Neon 50 - Smartphone ARCHOS - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Neon 50 ARCHOS

EN Table of contents

For more information, please consult the FAQs on www.archos.com.

Make sure to read them before considering any product return. As we

are often updating and improving our products, your device’s software

may have a slightly dierent appearance or modied functionality than

presented in this Quick Start Guide.

Description of the phone

3G & WiFi connection

Google account & Contacts

Hints & tips with Android

Check your product box for the following items:

- Warranty Legal & Safety notices

The items supplied with your device and available accessories may vary

depending on your region or service provider.

The supplied items are designed only for your device and may not be

compatible with other devices.

Unapproved accessories may cause your device to malfunction.

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Description of the phone

Description of the phone

EN Menu: open the list of options available on the current screen.

Home/Recent apps/Google NOW: short press to return to the Home

screen; double press to open the list of recent applications; long press to

Back: return to the previous screen..

1. Use the notch to remove the back cover.

Do not bend or twist the back cover excessively. Doing so may damage

2. Remove the battery.

For your 3G SIM card, slide it facing downwards in the 2G/3G slot (slot 1).

For your standard SIM card, slide it facing downwards in the 2G slot (slot 2).

Inserting a Memory card

For your Memory card, slide it facing downwards in the slot 3.

1. Align the battery’s 4 contact points with those of the phone and gently

press the battery down into place.

2. Replace the back cover clicking it back into position.

Before using your device for the first time, charge completely its battery.

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1. Press and hold the ON/OFF button to turn on the device.

When you turn on your device, a PIN code may be requested.

2. Type the PIN code supplied with your SIM card.

Beware of typing a wrong PIN code.

Turn OFF To turn o your device, press and hold the ON/OFF button, and then

Your device goes in standby mode when you do not use it for a specified

period of time. To wake up your device, press the ON/OFF button.

To set the duration, go to Settings > Display > Sleep.

1. When the device is turned on, press

and hold the ON/OFF button.

EN Through the wizard

The rst time you start up your ARCHOS, the installation wizard will help

you set up your device:

- Location service options

Touch screen actions:

Tap: touch once to select or launch a menu, option, or application.

Tap and hold: tap an item and hold it for more than 2 seconds.

Drag: tap an item and move it to a new location.

Double-tap: tap an item twice quickly.

Flick: briskly scroll up, down, left, or right to move through lists or screens.

Pinch: place two of your ngers far apart, and then pinch them together.

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With your 3G SIM card, you should be connected to the Internet without

any further setup. The ARCHOS will only have signal if you are in an area

covered by your 3G provider’s 3G or EDGE network. When connected to

the 3G network, the 3G icon is displayed in the status bar.

Activating the mobile data

3G & WiFi connection

To be able to access Internet, the mobile data icon must be activated.

1. Touch and hold the time & battery icons

to reveal the status bar.

2. Pull the blue line down to display the

3. Touch the status dashboard icon .

4. Touch the mobile data icon to activate it.

When you encounter connection problem’s, see the FAQs on www.

archos.com or contact your 3G network connection provider.

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WARNING: Make sure that you are in a WiFi zone. You can access the WiFi

settings quickly from the status bar.

1. Touch and hold the time & battery icons to reveal the status bar.

2. Pull the blue line down to display the

3. Touch the status dashboard icon .

4. Touch the “Settings” icon to open the

5. In the “Wireless & networks”section, if the

WiFi is o, slide the WiFi switch to the “ON”

position. Once the WiFi is on, the ARCHOS

will scan for WiFi networks in range.

6. Touch “WiFi” to display available

7. Touch the name of network you want to connect to.

Private networks are shown with a lock icon and will require you to enter

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Adding a Google account

A Google account lets you take full advantage of any Google apps and

services that you may want to use.

1. Go to “Settings” > “Accounts” > “Add account”.

2. Select the account type “Google” to add.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter information about the account.

Once the account is created, you can access Play Store, Gmail, Hangouts,

Maps and many other apps.

Information must be sync to be saved. Your data are backed up on

1. Go to “Settings” > “Accounts” > “Google”.

2. Select your account.

The list of information that can be sync are displayed.

3. Check all information in order to sync them.

You can get them back in case of loss of your device or SIM card.

When your Google account is added to a new device, all your saved

information are collected.

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EN Saving your contacts

When your contacts are saved, they are always available on the web

and can be synced to any Android phone that’s set up with your Google

1. Install the SIM card with your contacts in your phone.

2. From a Home or All Apps screen, select the People app .

3. Touch the Menu button > “Import/Export”.

4. In Import/export contacts, select “Import from SIM card”.

5. Select your Google account.

6. Check contacts to be imported and validate.

7. Once the contacts are imported in the Google account, go to “Settings” >

“Accounts” > “Google”.

8. Select you Google account. Make sure “Contacts” is checked.

9. Select the Menu button, then “Sync now”.

Your contacts are saved to via your Google account.

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The extended home screen:

Navigate between dierent home screen panels by swiping left and

Short press the Home button to go back to the main screen.

Double press the Home button to display all the apps you have opened.

Swipe any app left or right to close it.

Moving a home screen item:

Touch and hold your nger onto it until the positioning gridlines appear,

then slide it to the desired location, and release your nger.

Removing a home screen item:

Touch and hold it, slide your nger towards the top of the screen and

drop it over the "Remove" icon.

Uninstalling an item:

From the "All apps" screens, touch and hold it, slide your nger towards

the top of the screen and drop it over "Uninstall" bin.

Hints & tips with Android

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EN Creating application folders:

Drop one app icon over another on a home screen and the two icons will

Touch the “All Apps” icon on your home screen. Touch “Widgets” at the

top of the screen. From the main Widget screen, you can move around

widgets just as you do for app icons.

Changing your wallpaper:

Hold your nger on a home screen at an empty location, then choose

Locking the touchscreen:

From the quick settings dashboard in the status bar, touch “Settings”. In

“Settings”, scroll down and touch “Security”. Touch “Screen lock”. Touch

the type of lock you would like to use. After you set a lock, a lock screen

is displayed whenever your screen wakes up, requesting the pattern, pin

or other specied key.

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My phone is frozen or cannot switch on

Check the battery contacts, remove and reinstall your battery, then turn

your phone on. Check the battery power level, charge for at least 20

My phone cannot connect to a network or “No service” is displayed

Try connecting in another location. Verify the network coverage with

Unable to make outgoing calls

Make sure your phone is connected to a network, and the network is not

overloaded or unavailable.

Unable to receive incoming calls

Make sure your phone is switched on and connected to a network

(check for overloaded or unavailable network).

Contact your network operator to obtain the PUK code (Personal

To configure a new 3G network:

On your device, tap Settings.

Select Wireless & networks > More... > Mobile networks.

Select Network settings. In Network operators, select your operator. In

Access Point Names, select the correct access point name and enter the

exact connection parameters provided by your 3G provider.

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FR Emplacement1 carte SIM 2G/3G Emplacement2 carte SIM 2G Emplacement3 carte mémoire

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DE Slot1 2G/3G-SIM-Karte

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ES Ranura1 Tarjeta SIM 2G/3G Ranura2 Tarjeta SIM 2G Ranura3 Tarjeta de memoria

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IT Slot1 Scheda SIM 2G/3G Slot2 Scheda SIM 2G Slot3 Scheda di memoria

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NL Sleuf1 2G/3G SIM-kaart

8. Kies uw Google-account. Controleer of “Contacts” [Contacten] is

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PT Ranhura1 Cartão SIM 2G/3G Ranhura2 Cartão SIM 2G Ranhura3 Cartão de memória

"Import from SIM card" (Importar do cartão SIM).

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Open Source Software Offer

The software bundled with this product includes software les subject to certain open source license

requirements. Such open source software les are subject solely to the terms of the relevant open source

software license. Such open source software is provided on an “AS IS” basis to the maximum extent

permitted by applicable law.

For the open source les contained herein, please access “Open source license” section located at: Settings\

About tablet\Legal information on the device for the relevant copyright and licensing terms. You may obtain

a copy of Apache License, Version 2.0 at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. You may also obtain a

copy of GNU General Public License, Version 2 at the Free Software Foundation, INC, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth

Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

Until the date that is three years after our last shipment of this product, you may obtain a copy of the source

code corresponding to the binaries for any GPL-Licensed le by contacting ARCHOS customer service at

http://www.archos.com and ARCHOS will send you a link to such source code or will provide instructions to

get the source on a physical medium.

This oer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information.

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National restrictions

This device is intended for home and oce use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU

directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below:

Country Restriction Reason/remark

None General authorization required for outdoor use and public

Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band

has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed

regulation. Full implementation planned 2012

None If used outside of own premises, general authorization

None General authorization required for network and service

supply (not for spectrum)

Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical aera

within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Alesund

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Federation None Only for indoor applicationsNote: Frequency 2454-2483.5MHZ are restricted to indoor use in France.Consult the declaration of conformity on http://www.archos.com/products/declaration_conformity.html

SAR After the laboratory measurement, this mobile phone SAR value is:

0.291 W/Kg 10g Head Tissue

0.360 W/Kg 10g Body Tissue

Archos company declares that this device is in compliance with the essential

requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC CE 2200

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