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USER MANUAL Forward Infinity NGM

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Welcome to the NGM Android ^TM world. Thank you for purchasing NGM Forward Infinity. With this device you can have access to the many features of the new edition of the Android ^TM 4.1 Jelly Bean OS to manage your contacts, emails, social networks and to discover the opportunities of Internet with just a single touch!

It will be like having a small tablet, a phone and a navigator in one stylish device. Compared to mono SIM Smartphones available on the market, NGM Forward Infinity offers the convenience of Dual SIM, which has always distinguished the entire spectrum of NGM phones; the ability to manage two SIM cards simultaneously and to set the preferred SIM card for calls, video calls and data connection; a benefit for NGM customers only! By visiting the official website www.ngm.eu you can appreciate the whole range of NGM mobiles, ask for assistance, access the forum for technical assistance and download software updates.

Warning: Data Connection of NGM Forward Infinity is active when you first turn on the phone. If you do not have a "flat" tariff for data connection, we recommend to turn off data traffic and set up a Wi-Fi to avoid extra charges.

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Set up

Warning: insert USIM and SD Cards only after removing the battery, in order to prevent data loss.

Insert USIM cards: USIM cards contain your phone number, PIN codes, links to external services, contacts and other important details. To access the compartment containing the USIM slots, turn off the phone and lift up the cover from the bottom of the phone. Remove the battery. Insert the USIM cards in their slots with their gold contacts facing downwards. Slot 1 supports WCDMA (3G).

Insert SD card: in order to use all the functions of NGM Forward INFINITY, we recommend the use of a micro-SD card: it has to be inserted into the back side of the phone after removing the back cover and the battery; its slot is placed laterally above the battery tray. Slide in the memory card, as shown below, with the gold contacts facing downwards.

Slot 1: USIM1 (UMTS or GSM) Slot 2: USIM2 (GSM) SD card slot SIM 1 SIM 2 FORWARD INFINITY

Inserting 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 must be inserted into the backside of the phone. Insert the battery into the battery compartment with the contacts facing up, matching with those of the phone. When done, put the hind cover back into position as shown in the following illustrations.

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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 a provided wall socket adaptor, and then the device to the USB cable. You can charge the phone also by connecting it with the PC USB port, but in this case it will charge more slowly. When the battery is charging, an animated icon on 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.

Warning: 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 guarantee, we recommend the use of NGM original 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.

Turn on, turn 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 is the starting point for using all the applications on your phone. Other main screen pages are available (as indicated by the white bar), just swipe the screen left or right. These pages can be customized with shortcuts of the favorite applications; to place a link on one of the main screens, press and hold the desired shortcut from the main menu and drag it up to "Move to Desktop." You can customize also the four widgets next to the central menu icon holding and moving them on the desktop. To delete shortcuts or widgets, tap and hold the icon and drag it up to the "X Delete" symbol on the screen. Overlapping an icon on another you can create folders on the desktop and in the Main Menu.

The main menu

Select an application from the main menu or scroll left/right to view other applications. Press back key to return to the previous screen, press the Home key to return to the main scr

Standby Screen

Hold and drag the central element upward to use Internet search Hold and drag the central element to the left to open the camera menu Hold and drag the central element to the right to unlock the screen

Home Screen Main Menu wSIM signal intensity and battery level

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Rapid access

Notification panel To open the Notifications panel, touch the upper area containing the battery and signal-intensity icons and drag it downwards. To hide the panel, drag up the bottom of the list or tap the Back button. From notification panel you can rapidly access to a list of notifications from the USIM or the system, and at the top, to 13 quick setting keys.

Recent applications: When you are inside any application, long press the Home key: a list of the most recent applications that have been opened will be shown and it can be directly selected.

Contextual Menu: Inside some applications, press the Contextual Menu icon. Clicking on that icon, you can display a contextual menu that refers to the application with related functions.

Lock screen and vibration: From the main menu, select Settings > (Personal) Security > Screen Lock. Select the desired unlocking mode (None, Slide, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password) and confirm. To quickly lock the screen, briefly press the power on/off key of the phone. To unlock it, follow the instructions on the screen.

Rapid activation of 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 vibrating mode. Pressing volume "-" again, the phone will enter in silent mode.

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Managing the two USIM cards: From the main menu, select Settings > (Wireless and Networks) SIM Management. Select on/off keys next to the phone operators corresponding to "USIM1" and "USIM2" to activate or deactivate selectively the USIM at any time. In this menu you can moreover assign custom colors to each USIM card and define the card for your voice calls, video calls or data connections. You can also associate the phonebook contacts (turn on Contacts associated with the SIM) to one SIM to automatically dial the contacts with the attributed SIM; associate contacts to the desired SIM by Contacts & SIM option.

Managing calls

From the main screen touch the call menu icon in order to open the calling screen. Use the virtual keypad to digit the desired phone number.
Call by pressing the 1 or 2 handset icon depending on the desired SIM.
To end the call press the red end key.
To answer a call, drag the light to the right on the green handset; to reject it, drag it to the left on the red handset, to reject with a message bring the handset up. To silence an incoming call, tap Volume "+" or "-" (on the right side of the phone).

Call a number from the call log:

From the main menu, select the Phone menu. Above the numeric keypad are automatically displayed missed, received and Outgoing calls
Tap the phone next to the desired number to start the call.

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Managing contacts

Add a new contact:

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

From the main menu, select the Contacts icon.
Press the icon indicated by "+" symbol on the bar at the bottom.
Select the storage where you want to save the contact (Phone, USIM1 or USIM2).
Insert Name, Number and any other contact details (if the contact is saved on USIM is not guaranteed to save any further details as well as the name and phone number) and confirm with Done.

Add a new contact from the call history:

From Phone menu, go to Call Log (Upward the virtual keyboard).
Touch the contact icon with the “?” symbol near the desired number into Missed, Received or Outgoing calls.
Choose New Contact or add the number to an Existing contact. After you selected the save path and added name and any other information (if saving in Phone), confirm with Done.

Set Ringtones

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

From the main menu, first select Settings> (Device) Sounds > General.
Select Voice call ringtone, and choose the desired ringtone for both USIM.
If you want to set a custom ringtone from Music select the audio track you want, then Use as ringtone pressing the contextual menu. At this point, the audio file will be added to the list of available ringtones.

Send and read SMS and MMS

Send SMS e MMS:

From the main screen or menu, select Messaging and select the icon with the "+" symbol to access the text input screen for a new message.
Write the first few letters of a contact name into the recipients bar and select the desired contact from the popup contact list that will appear, or directly insert the recipient's number. Otherwise press the "+" icon to open the phonebook, check the contact's box, then Select.
Write the text into the dedicated space with the virtual keypad.
Select the Attach-icon to insert multimedia files (the message will automatically be converted into MMS). Press either Send key, depending on the desired USIM (1 or 2).

Read SMS and MMS: when you receive an SMS or MMS, an icon appears in the notification panel on the main page. Opening the Notifications panel and clicking on the icon appears, you can enter the conversation and read the incoming message. In any case, you can view the incoming messages from the home screen or menu, selecting Messaging.

Connectivity: to better use the potentialities provided by the device and its OS, an active data connection is required; Data Connection of NGM Forward Infinity is active at the first turning on the phone. If not provided by subscription, data traffic may cause you costs, so it is recommended to configure Internet connection via WiFi networks. To enable data traffic on the USIM card, go to Settings> (Wireless and Networks) SIM Management > Data connection.

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Connect to the Internet using Wi-Fi®:

You can connect to the WLAN using the Wi-Fi. To activate it, from the main menu choose Settings> (Wireless and Networks) WiFi Off/On. 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 need 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>(Wireless and Networks) Bluetooth Off/On to turn on Bluetooth. By selecting Bluetooth, it will open the appropriate menu.
Choose Search for devices 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.

Web navigation and Email management

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

Email: Configuring a default account you can easily manage e-mail and display it automatically on your phone. If you want to use a different Email account from the default one, you have to configure a new account selecting Email in the Main Menu.

Account setup: In order to better manage OS Android ^TM 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, Instant Messaging Service and Geo-localization Service.

SwiftKey text input

The default text input method is the SwiftKey keyboard. SwiftKey is an advanced predictive text input system; when writing SMS messages, MMS or E-mail, this method predicts the word you are typing, changing it each time you press the keys. During the first use, the program will prompt you with a pop-up the innovations and peculiarities of this writing system. SwiftKey has an "intelligent" dictionary that retrieves words also from other applications in the phone, such as the phonebook or the social networks etc. For the correct use of this function, the micro-SD contained in the selling package has to be installed into the phone. To change the text input parameters, select Settings> (Personal) Language and input > SwiftKey for NGM.

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Synchronization: Synchronization is the most efficient approach to manage their 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 or manual and can be activated individually for each synchronized application installed; you can find the application list in Settings > (Account) [Installed App list].

To add a new account, select Add Account. The synchronization operation 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 > (Personal) Location Services > GPS Satellites (ON/OFF). 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 about the license, and the system operation visit www.ngm.eu

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 such case, the latter shall govern.

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Bluetooth® is a registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. worldwide.
Wi-Fi® and the Wi-Fi logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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