Forward 5.5 - Smartphone NGM - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Smartphone
Brand	NGM
Model	Forward 5.5
Operating System	Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Screen Size	5.5 inches (diagonal)
Screen Resolution	HD 720 x 1280 pixels
Processor	Quad-core 1.2 GHz
RAM Memory	1 GB
Internal Storage	8 GB
Rear Camera	8 megapixels with LED flash
Front Camera	2 megapixels
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
Mobile Network	3G (HSPA+), 2G
SIM Card Type	Micro SIM (1 slot)
Memory Card Slot	Micro SD up to 32 GB
Battery	Lithium-polymer 2200 mAh (non-removable)
Charging	Via micro USB
Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, light
Dimensions (approx.)	151 x 76 x 8 mm
Weight (approx.)	150 g
Special Features	Smart Gestures, Fake Call, Guest Mode
Maintenance and Cleaning	Clean with a soft, dry cloth
Safety	Avoid exposure to water and heat. Use original NGM chargers.
Spare Parts and Repairability	Battery not user-replaceable. Contact NGM after-sales service.

Frequently Asked Questions - Forward 5.5 NGM

How to insert the SIM card?

Turn off the phone. Use the provided eject tool to open the SIM compartment. Insert the micro SIM into the slot following the diagram. Replace the tray and push it all the way in.

How to charge the battery?

Use the USB cable and original charger. Plug the cable into the micro USB connector at the top of the phone, then into a wall outlet. You can also charge via a PC, but charging will be slower.

How to turn the phone on or off?

To turn on, press and hold the ON/OFF button on the side. To turn off, press and hold the same button and confirm by selecting 'Power off'. A short press puts the screen to sleep.

How to lock and unlock the screen?

To lock, briefly press the ON/OFF button. To unlock, swipe your finger from bottom to top on the screen. You can set up a secure lock in Settings > Security > Screen lock (pattern, PIN, etc.).

How to use Smart Gestures?

Smart Gestures are innovative functions. In Settings, you can enable: Auto call (bring the phone to your ear during a call), Auto answer, Pause alarm by flipping the phone, and Double tap to wake to wake the device.

How to use the Fake Call function?

On the lock screen, swipe right to access the Fake Call widget. Tap the phone icon to start a timer. When the countdown ends, you'll receive a realistic fake call. You can answer and listen to a recording. Useful for escaping an awkward situation.

How to activate guest mode?

In the notification panel, tap the Guest mode icon. This mode temporarily hides messages, call logs, and gallery, and prevents changes to the home screen. You can set a password in Settings > Security to manage this mode.

How to connect to a Wi-Fi network?

From the main menu, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and enable it. Choose your network from the list, enter the password if required, then connect. To avoid data charges, use Wi-Fi instead of mobile network.

How to sync my contacts and data?

Make sure you have an account set up (e.g., Google). Go to Settings > Accounts and select the account. Enable sync for the desired apps (contacts, email, etc.). Sync can also be automatic via Settings > Data usage > Sync data.

How to reset the phone to factory settings?

Back up your important data. Go to Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset. Confirm the operation. Note: This action erases all personal data and restores original settings.

USER MANUAL Forward 5.5 NGM

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Welcome to the NGM Android™ world. Thank you for purchasing NGM Forward 5.5. With this device you can have access to the many features of the 4.2.2 Jelly Bean edition of the Android™ OS to manage your contacts, email, social networks and to discover the opportunities of Internet with just a single touch! Explore the full potential of your new "intelligent" phone and enjoy its unique and refined design, which combines the convenience and functionality of a large screen with the class and the lightness of an extremely thin shiny glazed body; elements that transform your phone into a touch of style.

By visiting the official website www.ngm.eu you can appreciate the whole range of NGM mobile phones, ask for after sales assistance, access the forum for technical assistance and download software updates.

Warning: data Connection of NGM Forward 5.5 is active as soon as you first turn on the phone (and also after every factory data reset). If you do not have a special or "flat" rate for data connection with your SIM card, you are recommended to turn off data traffic and set up a Wi-Fi connection, in order to avoid additional costs.

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Set up

Attention: Insert the SIM card only after turning off the phone.

Insert the SIM cards: the SIM card contains your phone number, PIN codes, links to external services, contacts and other important details. To insert the SIM card, switch off your phone and insert the tip of the SIM ejection tool inside the small hole of the SIM compartment, press slightly to trigger out the SIM frame and completely pull it out. Insert the micro SIM card into the dedicated slot, following the scheme below, and then completely re-insert the SIM frame into the slot.

SIM ejection tool Micro SIM inserting frame Micro SIM slot

The battery: your device is provided with a lithium ion battery and is designed to be used exclusively with original NGM batteries and chargers. The battery is located in the back of the phone and cannot be removed from its placement. To replace the battery, contact the NGM Service Center. If a phone reboot is needed, e.g. when the phone is blocked, press and hold power ON key for 15 seconds.

Charging the battery

Charge the battery before starting to use the device. Use the supplied USB cable and the USB connector on the top side of the phone. Connect the charger to the provided wall socket adapter, and then the device to the USB cable. You can also charge the phone by connecting it with the PC USB port, but in this case charging will take longer. When the battery is charging, an animated icon on the screen will show the charging progress if the phone is on. Once the battery icon is filled, it is fully charged and the phone can be disconnected from the grid.

Attention: Do not connect the phone to a booting-up or running down PC to avoid voltage jumps. To preserve the functionality of the product and the integrity of the warranty, we recommend the use of original NGM chargers. Please charge the battery indoors, in a dry and favorable environment. It's normal for the battery to get slightly warm during the charging process. The battery will reach its full capacity when cycled several times.

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Power on, power off and standby

To turn on the phone, press and hold the power on/off key. To turn off your device, press and hold the same key and confirm by selecting "Shutdown". A quick pressure sets the phone in stand-by mode (screen off) or allows you to go back to the lock screen (see below).

Main screen

Use the touch screen by tapping, holding or dragging a finger across the screen. The main screen contains all of the applications of the phone, the system one and those downloaded by the user. Other main screen pages are available, just swipe the screen left or right. By long pressing an application icon, you can move it to one of the available main screens, whose thumbnails appear at the top of the screen. The four icons at the bottom of the screen will remain fixed when sliding the screen, but can be equally replaced with other icons at will.

By moving an icon over another, you can create folders on the desktop and by pressing the contextual menu you can change the wallpaper.

Lock Screen

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Home Screen

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Notification Bar

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Contacts

Messaging

Page Indicator Bar

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RAPID ACCESS

Notification panel to open the Notification Panel, touch the upper notification bar containing the battery and signal-intensity icons and drag it downwards. Tap the bottom right key ("Settings") to switch between notifications and Quick Setup buttons or tap the settings 🎨 icon to open the syste, Settings menu. Press the "Notifications" key, to return to the notification panel. To hide the panel, drag up the bottom of the panel or tap the Back key.

Recent applications: when in the Home page, press and hold the Home key (if you are within any application, go back to the Home page first): you will see the list of applications to which you have recently had access; directly selectable.

Contextual Menu: most applications have a Contextual Menu. By clicking on that key, you can display a contextual menu referred to the application itself, with related functions.

Lock screen and vibration: select Settings > Security > Screen lock. Select the desired unlocking mode (Slide, Pattern, or PIN) and confirm. To quickly lock the screen, briefly press the power on/off key. To unlock it, follow the instructions on the screen.

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Quickly turn on/off the vibration mode: to quickly disable the ringtone for calls and messages, you can press and hold volume "-" . Once you reach the minimum volume, the phone will enter the vibration mode. By pressing volume "-" again, the phone will enter the silent mode.

MANAGING CALLS

Touch the Phone icon; use the virtual keypad to enter the desired phone number.
Press the handset icon to start the call.
To end the call press the red end call key.
To answer a call, simply scroll down to the green stripe; to reject it, scroll up onto the red stripe, to reject through message scroll to the left or to the right, choosing the message to send in "SMS answer". To silence an incoming call, press Volume "+" or "-" (on the left side of the phone).

Call a number from the call log

Select the Phone icon. Above the keyboard you'll find the call log with the missed, received and outgoing calls.
Tap onto the phone icon next to the desired number to automatically start the call.

MANAGE CONTACTS

Note: In the contextual menu of the contacts you can access Import/Export functions and several other settings.

Add a new contact:

From the main menu select the Contacts icon.
Press the icon with the "+" symbol on the bottom bar.
Select the storage where you want to save the contact (Account, Phone or SIM).
Insert Name, Number and any other contact detail (if the contact is saved on the SIM card, name and phone number can be saved) and confirm with Done.

Add a new contact from the call logs

In the Phone menu, you'll see the Missed, Made or Received calls log.
To add a number to a contact, press and choose New Contact or Existing contact. Once you selected the saving path and added name and any further information (when saving in Phone), confirm with Done.

Add a new contact from Messaging

From the Messaging menu, select a thread.
Choose whether to add the number to a new contact or to an existing one through the related keys that appear at the top of the screen.

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Set ringtones

Note: you can set ringtones in *mid, *wav, *ogg or *mp3 formats.

From the main menu, select Settings > Ringtones and Vibration > Audio Profiles > General.

Select Voice call ringtone, and choose the desired ringtone.
If you want to set a custom ringtone: in Music, songs list, open the drop-down menu of the selected song and choose Ringtone. So, the audio file will be added to the available ringtones list.

Sending and reading SMS and MMS

Send SMS and MMS

From page or from the main menu, choose Messages on the bottom bar.
Type the first letters of a name in the recipient field to search for a contact, select it from the pop-up or directly enter the recipient number, otherwise select the icon next to the field and check the recipient/s.
Write the text into the dedicated space with the virtual keypad.
Select the clip-icon to insert multimedia files (the message will automatically be converted into MMS) and press the Send.

Reading SMS and MMS

When you receive a new SMS or MMS, an icon appears in the notification panel. By clicking onto this icon, you can directly access the conversation and read the incoming message. In any case, you can view the incoming messages from the home screen by selecting Messaging.

Smart Gestures

From Settings menu, you can activate a few innovative Smart Gestures, that can help you manage the main features of the phone comfortably and rapidly. These are the available options:

Automatic Call: From the messaging, call log or contact details screen, you can directly call the sender or contact by putting the phone to your ear.
Automatic Reply: Allows you to automatically reply to an incoming call by approaching the phone up to your ear.
Pause alarm: Automatically pause the alarm by flipping the phone.
Double click activation: To wake up the screen from stand-by with a double-tap onto the black screen.

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Fake call: by sliding the lock screen to the right, you can access a new feature called Fake call. Select the Fake Call icon from the lockscreen widget, a timer will be automatically activated. At the end of the preset time, you will receive a false but totally realistic call that you can take and listen to a recorded voice of your fake "interlocutor". This option can be useful if you need an excuse to escape from an embarrassing situation or a boring discussion.

Guest mode: the activation of the guest mode with the related key located in the notification panel will hide messages, call logs, photos and videos and any modification of the desktop will be inhibited. When this mode is active, an icon will be visible in the notification bar. In Settings > Security, you can set a password to manage this mode.

CONNECTIVITY: to better use the potentiality provided by the device and its operating system, you must have an active data connection; data connection of NGM Forward 5.5 is ON when you first power on the phone. If it is not included into your mobile phone plan, data traffic may cause you extra costs, so it is recommended to configure an Internet connection via WiFi. To enable data traffic, select Settings > Mobile Networks > Data connection or activate it through the Quick Setting keys in the Notification panel.

Connecting to Internet with WiFi®

You can connect to WLAN by using the Wi-Fi function. To activate it, from the main menu choose Settings > WiFi I/O. Please follow all warnings and indications concerning the use of wireless devices in areas where the use of such functions is restricted (airplanes, hospitals, etc.). Go offline mode when you have to use only the functions that do not require Network access.

Connecting to a Bluetooth ^® device

Turn ON the Bluetooth device you want to connect with. Refer to the device documentation.

From the main menu, choose Settings > Bluetooth I/O to turn on Bluetooth. In the contextual menu you will find additional functions and settings.
Choose Search to automatically find other Bluetooth devices.
Among the discovered devices, select the device name to associate with. The phone will attempt to associate with the device, which may be asked for a pairing code.

Connect to the Internet

From the main menu, choose Browser. Type the URL into the address bar to start browsing. If you choose to navigate using data connection, be aware of costs or choose a "flat" data contract with your service provider. Alternatively, use WiFi (see "Connectivity") where possible.

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Account setup: in order to better manage the Android ^TM OS functionalities, it is recommended to configure a default account. When you first power on the phone, it will guide you in configuring a default account that allows you to access OS Android ^TM applications like Email sync, for example.

Email: by configuring a default account you can easily manage your e-mails and display them automatically on your phone. If you want to use also a different Email account, you can configure a new account with another provider within the Email app in the Main Menu.

SwiftKey text input: SwiftKey is an advanced system for entering predictive text, it is the default input method. When you write SMS, MMS or E-mails, this method predicts the word you are typing, changing it with every key pressure. During the first use, the program will prompt you with a pop-up the innovations and peculiarities of this writing system. SwiftKey has a "smart" dictionary, that draws words also from the various phone applications such as Contacts, Social Networks, etc. To change the parameters of the text input, select Settings > Language and input > SwiftKey for NGM.

Synchronization

Synchronization is the most efficient approach to manage your useful data because it allows you to make a backup of the data on your device with an internet account. In case of replacement, loss or damage of the phone you will not experience loss of data. The synchronization can be automatic (Settings > Advanced Settings and Wireless > Data use > Contextual Menu) or can be activated manually, individually for each installed application to be synchronized; you can find the list of such applications in Settings > Account [installed app list]. To add a new account, select Add Account. The synchronization uses an active data connection, which could result in data traffic costs. It is advisable to use a WiFi connection when available.

GPS geolocalization

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based positioning system, with a global and continuous coverage. To access the GPS, select Settings > Location Access > GPS Satellites (I/O). When the GPS function is activated, the phone starts to collect data from satellites and determines the current position. The Fix Times (position detection) are variable and can be affected by several external factors (clouds, high buildings, etc.). Limit the use of battery and memory by switching off this function when you don't need it. The device is compatible with NGM NAVIGATION SYSTEM ^© . For more details on the license and the functioning of the system, please visit www.ngm.eu.

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Warning: formatting and delivery of this user manual is based on the Android ^TM operating system, NGM Italia will not bear responsibility for any incompliance with the above guidelines or improper use of the mobile phone. NGM reserves the right to modify any of the content in this user guide without previous public announcement. The content of this manual may vary from the actual content displayed in the mobile phone. In that case, the latter shall govern.

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Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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