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USER MANUAL Forward Art NGM
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FORWARD ART NGM NEW GENERATIONMOBILE
NGM
Guida Rapida - Italiano 4
Quick Guide - English....20
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Welcome to the NGM Android™ world. Thank you for purchasing NGM Forward Art. With this device you can have access to the many features of the new edition of the Android™ 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS to manage your contacts, email, social networks and to discover the opportunities of Internet with just a single touch! Discover the full potential of your new "intelligent" phone. Compared to the usual mono SIM Smartphones, NGM Forward Art offers the convenience of Dual SIM that has always characterized the entire range of NGM phones, i.e. the ability to handle two SIM cards and consequently two telephone numbers at the same time. You will discover other useful features such as setting the preferred SIM for calls, video calls, messages and data connection. By visiting the official website www.ngm.eu you can appreciate the whole range of NGM mobile phones, ask for assistance, access the forum for technical assistance and download software updates.
Warning: Data Connection of NGM Forward Art 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
Warning: insert SIM and SD Cards only after removing the battery, in order to prevent data loss.
Insert SIM card: the SIM cards contain your phone number, PIN codes, links to external services, contacts and other important details. To access the compartment containing the SIM slots, turn off the phone and lift up the cover starting from the bottom slit. Remove the battery and insert the SIM cards into the slots with their gold contacts facing downwards.
Insert the memory card: to better manage all the functions of NGM Forward Art, you are recommended to use a micro-SD card; insert it into the back side of the phone. After turning off the phone, remove the back cover and the battery and insert the micro-SD, as shown in the figure, with its golden contacts turned downwards.
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SD card slot Slot 2: SIM 2 Slot 1: Micro SIM1Insert 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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Charge the battery
Charge the battery before starting to use the device. Use the supplied USB cable and the USB connector on the lower 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.
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 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.
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 is the starting point for using all the applications on your phone. Other main screen pages are available, 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 shortcuts from the main menu and drag it up to "Move to Desktop." You also can customize the four widgets next to the central menu icon by pressing, holding and moving them onto the desktop. To delete shortcuts or widgets, tap and hold the icon and drag it onto the "X Delete" symbol on the screen. By moving an icon over another, you can create folders on the desktop and by pressing the contextual menu you can change the wallpaper.
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 screen. Press the context menu to create folders, set backgrounds and access the phone settings.
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Standby Screen
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08:09 01/01/2014 Hold and drag the central element to unlock the screenHome Screen
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Blue Sky LipSIM signal intensity and battery level
Notification panel
WiFi Signal Intensity
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Applications People Messaging Phone Gallery File Explorer SIM Toolkit Clock Calendar Settings Camera PowerManai Email Calculator Sound Reco FM RadioScroll HOME pages
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Earphone Plug Front camera Brightness and Proximity Sensors Volume "+" and "-" keys On/Off and Standby key Capacitive Touch Screen Contextual menu key Home Key Back key Microphone Micro USB connector Camera Flash Speaker26ENGLISH
RAPID ACCESS
Notification panel: to open the Notification Panel, touch the upper bar containing the battery and signal-intensity icons and drag it downwards. Tap the settings icon in the upper right corner to switch between notifications and Quick Setup keys or tap the settings icon to open the phone settings menu. To hide the panel, drag up the bottom of the panel or tap the Back key.
Recent applications: when you are inside any application, long press the Home key: a list of the applications you have recently accessed will be shown and can be directly selected.
Lock screen and vibration: from the main menu, select Settings > 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. To unlock it, follow the instructions on the screen.
Privacy unlock: by choosing Settings > Display> Privacy unlock, it is possible to activate special NGM option: after having gone in standby, the device will always show the Home screen when it is unblocked in order to protect the privacy of the user (some features could not be available).
Contextual Menu
Most applications have a Contextual Menu. By clicking on that icon, you can display a contextual menu referred to the application itself, with related functions.
Managing the two SIM cards
From the main menu, select Settings > Dual SIM Settings . Select on/off keys next to the phone operators corresponding to "SIM1" and "SIM2" to activate or deactivate selectively the SIM at any time. From this menu you can also customize the color and name for each SIM icon and decide which SIM to use as default for calls, video calls, messages and data connection or choose "always ask" if you don't want to set a SIM as default.
MANAGING CALLS
From the main screen touch the Phone icon; use the virtual keypad to enter the desired phone number.
Press the dial icon and then the desired SIM if you haven't set a default SIM for calls, otherwise, the call will start with the default SIM.
To end the call press the red end call key.
To answer a call, drag the phone icon to the right onto the green handset; to reject it, drag it to the left onto the red handset, to reject with a message drag the phone icon upwards. To silence an incoming call, tap Volume "+" or "-" (on the right side of the phone).
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Call a number from the call log
From the main menu, first select the Phone icon, the space above the keypad displays the call logs with the missed, received and outgoing calls.
Select the number you want to call and choose the SIM card 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 "+" on the bottom bar.
Select the storage where you want to save the contact (Account, Phone, SIM1 or SIM2).
Insert Name, Number and any other contact detail (if the contact is saved on the SIM, only saving name and phone number are guaranteed) and confirm with Done.
Add a new contact from call log
From Phone menu, access the Call Logs (above the keypad).
Touch the empty contact picture near the number you want to save among the Missed, Received or Outgoing calls and confirm with OK.
Choose Create New Contact on the bottom bar or add the number to an existing contact by selecting it from the list. Once you selected the saving path and added name and any further information (when saving in Phone), confirm with Done.
It's possible to associate Phonebook contacts to one of the SIM to automatically call the contacts with the associated SIM; to associate a contact to one of the inserted SIM, press the contextual menu in the Contact details screen, and choose Associate SIM card. In order to activate the associations, select the "Smart Dial" function in Settings > SIM Management > Contact binding.
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 for each SIM card.
If you want to set a custom ringtone: in Music select the desired audio track with a long press and choose Ringtone in the contextual menu. So, the audio file will be added to the available ringtones list
Quickly turn on/off the vibration mode
To quickly disable ringtone for calls and messages, you can press and hold volume "-" . Once you reach the minimum volume, the phone will enter the vibrating mode. By pressing volume "-" again, the phone will enter the silent mode.
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Sending and reading SMS and MMS
Reading SMS and MMS: when you receive a new SMS or MMS, an icon appears in the notification panel. By clicking on the appeared icon, you can access directly to the conversation and read the incoming message. In any case, you can view the incoming messages from the home screen or menu, by selecting Messaging.
Send SMS and MMS
From the Home page or from the main menu, choose Messaging and then the icon the bottom. Type the first letters of a name into the recipient field to search for a contact, select it from the pop-up or directly enter the recipient number, otherwise select the Contacts icon next to the field and check the recipients.
Write the text into the dedicated space with the virtual keypad.
Select the 🎨+ icon to insert multimedia files (the message will automatically be converted into MMS). Press either Send key, selecting the SIM you want to use.
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 Art 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 Internet connection via WiFi. To enable data traffic on one of the SIM cards, select Settings > Dual SIM Manager > Data connection, or activate it from the Quick Setup buttons in the notifications panel.
Connecting to Internet with WiFi®
You can connect to WLAN by using the Wi-Fi function. To activate it, choose Settings > WiFi. 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 on/off to turn on Bluetooth. In the contextual menu you will find additional functions and settings.
Choose 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 Wi-Fi (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.
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 from the default one, you can configure a new account with another provider within 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 an "intelligent" dictionary that retrieves words also from other applications in the phone, such as phonebook or social networks etc. For the correct use of this function, a micro-SD has to be correctly installed. To change the text input parameters, 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 > Data usage > Contextual menu > Auto-sync data) 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. 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 system operation, 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 such case, the latter shall govern.
Copyright © 2014 NGM Italia
No part of this manual may be reproduced, distributed, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of NGM Italia.
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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