Vortex PULSE Mobile Phone User Manual

Vortex PULSE Mobile Phone

FCC ID: 2ADLJPULSE

The 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.

OVERVIEW
Thank you for choosing the WCDMA/GSM digital mobile phone. After reading this guide you will be able to fully master the use of your phone and appreciate all its functions and ease of use. Not only does the smartphone provide you with basic call functions such as call Register, but also with many practical functions and services, to improve the time you spend working and playing.

The color screen mobile phone complies with theWCDMA/GSM technology and has been approved by certification authorities both domestically and abroad. The availability of some services and features described in this manual depends on the network and your subscription.

Therefore, some menu items may not be available on your phone. The shortcuts to menus and features may also vary from phone to phone. Our company reserves the right to revise this manual content without prior notice.

SAFETY 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 the battery to expose the number located on the label on the back of the phone).

Please copy this number and keep it in a safe place for future use. To avoid the misuse of your mobile phone please take the following preventative measures: Set the PIN of your mobile phone’s SIM card and change this number immediately if it becomes known to a third party. Please keep the phone out of sight when leaving it in a vehicle. It is best to carry the phone with you or lock it in the trunk. Set call barring.

SAFETY WARNINGS AND NOTICES
Before using your mobile phone, read and understand the following notices carefully to ensure you will use it safely and properly.

GENERAL ATTENTION
Only the battery and battery charger specified by our company should be used in your phone. Other products might result in battery leakage, overheating, fire, or explosion. To avoid your phone malfunctioning, or catching fire, please do not violently impact, jolt or throw your phone. Please do not place the battery, 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 hazards.

Please do not use your phone near flammable or explosive gases, otherwise, it could cause a malfunction of your phone or a fire hazard. Please do not subject your phone to high temperatures, high humidity, or dusty places; otherwise, this may lead to the malfunction of your phone. Keep your phone out of the reach of small children. Your phone is not a toy. Children could hurt themselves. To avoid your phone falling and malfunctioning or being damaged, please do not place it on uneven or unstable surfaces.

NOTICES WHEN USING YOUR PHONE
Turn off your mobile phone where the phone is not allowed, such as, on an airplane or in hospitals. Using the mobile phone in those places may impact the normal operation of electronic devices and medical instruments. Follow relevant regulations when using your mobile phone in those places. Your mobile phone has the auto turn-on feature. Check your alarm clock settings to confirm that your mobile phone will not be turned on automatically during the flight. Please do not use your mobile phone near a weak signal or high-precision electronic devices. RF interference might cause malfunctioning of such electronic devices and other problems.

Special tips must be paid for the following equipment: hearing aids, pacemakers and other medical electronic devices, fire detectors, automatic doors, and other automatic control installations. To find out the effect of mobile phones on a pacemaker or other pieces of electronic medical equipment please contact the manufacturers or local sales agents of the equipment. 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.

Do not disassemble or modify your mobile phone, as it will lead to damage to the phone such as battery leakage or circuitry failure. Under very rare circumstances using the mobile phone in certain models may negatively affect the internal electronic equipment. To assure your safety under such circumstances please do not use the mobile phone. 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. In the event of antenna malfunction, do not use your phone, as it could be harmful to the human body. 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 to 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 leakage, or other malfunction.

NOTICES WHEN USING THE BATTERY
The battery has a limited service life. The remaining life gets shorter as the times of charging increase. If the battery becomes feeble even after charging, this indicates the service life is over and you have to use a new battery. 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 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 shortcircuit 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 your eyes with clear water and go to the hospital for treatment. Please do not disassemble or modify the battery, as this will cause the battery to leak, overheat, crack, and catch fire. 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 color, or becomes distorted during use, charging, or storage, please stop using it 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 odor, 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.

CHARGING YOUR PHONE

Connect the connector of the charger to the mobile phone. The battery level indicator flashes on the screen. Even if the phone has been turned off, the charging image still appears, indicating that the battery is being charged. If the phone is overused when the current is insufficient, it may take a longer time for the charging indicator to appear on the screen after the charging begins. When the battery level indicator does not flash and indicates the battery is full, this indicates the charging has been completed.

If the phone is off during charging, the charging is completed image also appears on the screen. The charging process often takes 3 to 4 hours. During the charging, the battery, phone, and charger get warm, this is a normal phenomenon. Upon the completion of charging, disconnect the charger from the AC power socket, and the mobile phone.

NOTES:
During charging, the phone must be placed in a well-ventilated environment of 5℃ ~ 40℃. Always use the charger supplied by your phone manufacturer. Using an unauthorized charger might cause danger and invalidate the authorization and warranty clauses for your phone. The standby time and call duration provided by the manufacturer are based on the ideal operating environment. In practice, the battery’s operating time varies depending on network conditions, operating environment, and usage methods. Make sure the battery has been installed before charging. It is best not to remove the battery while charging. Upon completion of charging, disconnect the charger from your phone and the power supply. If you have not disconnected the charger from your phone and the power supply, the charger will continue to charge the battery after about 5 to 8 hours when the battery level decreases substantially. We advise you not to do this, as it lowers your phone performance and shortens your phone life. Notices when using your charger.

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 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 the 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, loss of power, and even inability to recharge. Please clean regularly.

TO INSTALL THE APPLICATION
Native support extended applications can be installed applications for APK file format. Installation requires, first of all, for the first time in the “Settings – application” will check the item “unknown sources”.

• Network to download:
• Through the application of the computer to download to install the APK.
• The APK file copy into the phone T card.
• Select “document management” on the mobile phone find an APK file, find to install the application, and directly touch points to start the installation.
• Mobile phone Online to Download: Through mobile phones, the AP store downloads an Online application, you first need to install it in the mobile phone electronic market clients.
• For example: play, the Baidu mobile application stores, etc.
• Into the APP store, find the need to program, click download, and the system will be prompted to install after the download is complete.

ICONS
In the standby mode, the following icons may appear on the standby screen:

KEY EXPLANATIONS 

NOTE
In this guide, 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. The descriptions and functions of keys depend on the model of your phone.

USING THE TOUCHSCREEN
Your phone provides many touch keys on the Main screen. To use these keys correctly, calibrate the touch screen in advance (see “Calibrator”). Meanwhile please follow the instructions:

• Do not touch the screen with wet hands.
• Do not touch the screen with great force.
• Do not touch the screen with metallic or conductive objects

INSERTING AND REMOVING THE SIM CARD
Turn off the phone; remove the battery and unplug other external power supplies. Insert the SIM card into the SIM holder as shown in the phone. When you need to remove the SIM card, turn off the phone, remove the battery, and then remove the SIM card from the holder.
Warning:
Do turn off your phone before removing the SIM card. Never insert or remove the SIM card when an external power supply is connected, as this may cause damage to the SIM card.

TURNING YOUR PHONE ON AND OFF
To turn on the phone, hold down the POWER key on the top; to turn off the phone, hold down the POWER key If you have turned on your phone without inserting the SIM card, the phone will prompt you to install the SIM card. With the SIM card already inserted, your phone automatically verifies the availability of the SIM Card. Then, the screen shows the following:

• Enter PIN 1 —— if you have set the SIM card password.
• Enter phone password —— if you have set your phone password
• Search for network—— the phone searches for the appropriate network.

UNLOCKING THE SIM CARD
The PIN 1 (personal identification number) secures your SIM card from being misused by others. If you have selected this function, you must enter the PIN1 code each time you turn on the phone so that you may unlock the SIM card and then make or answer calls. You can deactivate SIM card protection (see “Safety settings”). In this case, the misuse of your SIM card cannot be prevented. Press the Hang Up key to turn on your phone; Enter your PIN1 code. Clear the incorrect digits by using the right soft key, and press OK for confirmation. e.g. if your PIN1 is 1234, please enter: 1 2 3 4 If you enter incorrect numbers three times in succession, your SIM card will be locked and your phone will ask you to enter the PUK 1 number. If you do not know the PUK1 code, do not try. Instead, contact your network service provider. See “Safety settings”.
NOTE:
your network service provider sets a standard PIN1 code (4 to 8 digits) for your SIM card. You should immediately change this number. See “Safety settings”.

UNLOCKING YOUR PHONE
To prevent unauthorized use, you can set phone protection. If you have selected this function, you must draw an unlocking pattern each time you turn on your phone, to unlock the phone and then make or answer calls. You may clear the unlocking pattern (see “Safety settings”). In this case, the unauthorized use of your phone cannot be protected. If you forget your phone password, you must contact the retailer or local authorized service center to unlock your phone.

CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK
Once your SIM card is unlocked, your phone searches for available networks automatically (the screen will show the network search is underway). If your phone has found the available network, the name of the network service provider appears at the center of the screen.
NOTE:
Making an emergency call Note: If “only for emergency calls” appears on the screen, it indicates that you are beyond the network coverage (service area) and that you can still, make emergency calls depending on the signal intensity.

MAKING A CALL
When the logo of the network service provider appears on the screen, you can make or answer a call. The bars at the upper left corner of the screen indicate the intensity of the network signal. Conversation quality is significantly affected by obstacles, thus moving within a small area while making or answering a call can improve the conversation quality.

MAKING A DOMESTIC CALL
In the Dial screen, enter a number, and press the Dial key to make a call. To change the number, delete the digits you have entered. During dialing, the animation appears on the screen. After the call is picked up, the screen will show call status information. If the connection alert tone has been set, your phone will ring the alert tone (network dependent). To end a call, press the Hang Up key. Zone code + Phone number + Dial key.

MAKING AN INTERNATIONAL CALL
To make an international call, hold down the 0 key on the Dialing screen until the international prefix “+” appears. This allows you to dial an international number without knowing its international prefix (e.g. 00 for China). Following the entry of the international prefix, enter the country code and complete the phone number. For the country codes, follow the general conventions, for example, 49 for Germany, 44 for the UK, and 46 for Sweden. Like making an international call via a fixed telephone, omit the “0” at the head of a city code. For example, to call our hotline from another country, you can dial: +86 21 114 (+) (Country code) (Complete phone number) (Dial key)

MAKING A CALL FROM THE LIST
All calls dialed and received are stored within a list in your phone. Those dialed and received recently are exhibited at the top of the list (see “Call Register”). All the numbers are sorted by Dialed Calls, Received Calls, and Missed Calls. Your phone also provides options for you to view all calls. When the call Register is full, the old numbers will be deleted automatically. To view the list, do the following:

• To view the dialed calls, press the Dial key
• You can dial any number from the list by pressing the Dial key.
• When the call list appears, press OK to see details, or go to Options -> Save to place the number into your Phonebook.

ENTER TEXT:
Tap the text box (memo, or new contact) to call the keypad. Tap the keys on the keypad. At the initial stage, you can tap keys using either of your index fingers. Once you get familiar with the keypad, you can try tapping keys using both of your thumbs. While tapping a key, the corresponding letter will appear above your thumb or another finger. If you are tapping the wrong key, you may slide to the correct one. Only when your tapping finger leaves a key, can the corresponding letter be entered in the text box.

To DELETE a character TAP

• To ENTER AN UPPER-CASE LETTER TAP and then tap that letter
• To ENTER A DIGIT TAP and then tap that digit.
• To ENTER A SYMBOL TAP and then tap that symbol.
• To QUICKLY ENTER A SPACE Press the SPACE KEY twice successively.
• To TOGGLE INPUT METHODS Hold down to bring up the keyboard.

FAQS AND SOLUTIONS

If you have any questions about the phone, please find the solutions in the table below.

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