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successfully.

Note

: The SMS centers of some cities and regions do not support messages

longer than 70 Chinese characters or 160 English characters.

Viewing Received messages and Saved messages

Select

Inbox

to check received short messages; select

Outbox

to check short

messages saved in SIM card, and use

Up/Down key

to select in the message list.

In the message list, press

Read

to view the message details; press

Options

do the following operations:

Text Reply

: Send the message to the opposite party. (The menu appears

only when reading messages in the Inbox.)

Delete

: Delete the message.

Forward

: Transfer messages to others.

Voice Reply

: Make a phone call to the opposite party. (The menu appears

only when reading messages in the Inbox.)

Extract No.

: Extract numbers from the message text and list them on the

screen. If you select one, the number will be displayed on the dialing interface for

Summary of Contents for A16

Page 1: ...1 ZTE CORPORATION ZTE A16 GSM Dual band GPRS Digital Mobile Phone User Manual ...

Page 2: ...or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and microfilm without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation ZTE operates a policy of continuous development We reserve the right to update the technical specifications in this document at any time without prior notice Edition 1 st edition Mar 2006 SW Edition P103A2DV1 0 0B04 ...

Page 3: ...1 2 SECURITY 1 1 3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2 2 GETTING STARTED 9 2 1 KEY DEFINITION 9 2 2 DISPLAY SYMBOLS 11 2 3 TECHNICAL PARAMETERS 12 2 4 BATTERY 13 2 4 1 Removing Installing the Battery 13 2 4 2 Charging the Battery 15 2 5 CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK 17 ...

Page 4: ...e 18 2 5 4 Unlocking the SIM Card and Mobile Phone 19 2 5 5 Connecting to the Network 20 3 BASIC OPERATIONS 21 3 1 MAKING A CALL 21 3 2 ANSWERING A CALL 24 3 3 CALL MENU 24 4 FUNCTION MENU 26 4 1 USAGE AND STRUCTURE OF FUNCTION MENU 26 4 2 PHONE TMENUS 27 4 2 1 Calls 27 4 2 2 Diverts 29 ...

Page 5: ...NGS 36 4 5 1 Phone Settings 37 4 5 2 Display Settings 37 4 5 3 Clock Settings 37 4 5 4 Call Settings 38 4 5 5 Network Settings 39 4 5 6 Security Settings 39 4 5 7 Fact Settings 42 4 6 MESSAGE 43 4 7 GAMES 48 4 8 TOOLKIT 49 4 8 1 Alarm Clock 50 4 8 2 Calculator 51 ...

Page 6: ...ing New Name 58 4 11 2 Editing 59 4 11 3 Viewing Error Bookmark not defined 4 11 4 Searching 59 4 11 5 Deleting One Record 60 4 11 6 Making an IP Call 60 4 11 7 Sending Message Error Bookmark not defined 4 11 8 Settings 60 4 11 9 Sending Name Card 61 4 11 10 One touch Dialing Error Bookmark not defined ...

Page 7: ...7 5 TEXT INPUT 62 5 1 OVERVIEW 62 5 2 KEYBOARD DEFINITION 62 5 3 ALPHABET AND NUMERIC INPUT 63 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 65 ...

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Page 9: ...tents in this manual are just for your reference They might not be completely identical with your cellular phone 1 2 Security If your mobile phone is lost or stolen please report to your service provider or proxy agencies to ban the use of your lost SIM card which will protect you from economic losses resulted from unauthorized use To protect your mobile phone from illegal use please take the secu...

Page 10: ...ll please hold your phone as holding a wireline telephone Ensure the phone is at least 1 inch 2 5 centimeters from your body when transmitting Do not touch the antenna area the upper area at the back of the handset when the phone is in use Touching the antenna area affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a high power level than needed Some people may be susceptible to epileptic ...

Page 11: ...ntion to the traffic safety Check the laws and regulations on the use of your phone in the area where you drive Always obey them Use hands free function of the phone if available Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if conditions require Precautions for Medical Devices and Facilities When using your phone near pacemakers please Always keep the phone more than 8 inches 20 ce...

Page 12: ...tal or health care facilities please pay attention to the restriction on the use of mobile phone Switch off your phone if required Mobile phone Please use original accessories or accessories approved by the phone manufacturer Using any unauthorized accessories may affect your mobile phone s performance hurt your phone or even cause danger to your body and violate related national regulations about...

Page 13: ...hot areas High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices Prevent liquid from leaking into your phone Do not drop knock or harshly treat the phone Rough handling can break internal circuit boards Do not connect the phone with any incompatible enhancement Do not attempt to disassemble the mobile phone and battery Do not store the phone with flammable and explosive articles Do not charg...

Page 14: ...l signs and instructions Precautions for Electronic Devices Some electronic devices are susceptible to electromagnetic interference sent by mobile phone if inadequately shielded such as electronic system of vehicles Please consult the manufacturer of the device before using the phone if necessary Safety and General Use in Vehicles Safety airbag brake speed control system and oil eject system shoul...

Page 15: ...rplane s communication system from interference it is never allowed to use mobile phone when it is in flight Using mobile phone before the plane taking off should get aircrew s permission according to safety regulations If the mobile phone has the function of automatic timing power on please check your alarm setting to ensure that your phone will not be automatically turned on during flight Batter...

Page 16: ... time talk time and standby time is noticeably shorter than normal it is time to replace a new one Please stop using the charger and battery when they are damaged or show evidence of aging Return the wear out battery to the provider or dispose of it in accordance with environment regulations Do not dispose of it in household rubbish Warning If the battery is damaged keep away from the discharge If...

Page 17: ...ecute functions of the indicator as showed in the lower left corner of the screen Right Soft key Execute functions of the indicator as showed in the lower right corner of the screen Dial key Make and answer calls Bring out call logs in standby mode End key ...

Page 18: ...shortcut keys in standby mode and direction keys in games Left Right key Roll the cursor left and right when editing They could be set as shortcut keys in standby mode and direction keys in games OK key Confirm actions make selections Press Ok key to enter the browser homepage directly under standby interface 0 9 Number key Enter numbers and characters One touch dials Select options when entering ...

Page 19: ... menus Note In this manual pressing a key means you press a key and then release it while holding a key means you press a key and hold on for 2 seconds or more 2 2 Display Symbols Signal strength GPRS Attach Activate call diverts function keypad locked Indicate you are roaming ...

Page 20: ...nd message memory is full when flashing Enable vibrating function Enable mute mode Indicate the Alarm clock has been set Indicate battery level Indicate the handset is charging Technical Parameters Handset Type ZTE A16 ...

Page 21: ...r parameters about battery and charger please refer to the real objects 2 3 Battery The accessory lithium battery of the handset can be immediately used after unpacking A new battery performs best after full charge discharge cycles for the first three times 2 3 1 Removing Installing the Battery Remove Ensure that your handset is switched off Then slide down the cover board of the battery and lift ...

Page 22: ...14 Install Place the battery into position push down on the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place and then install battery cover ...

Page 23: ...with arrow Then plug the other end of the charger in the appropriate electrical outlet Now a charge indicator like a plug displays in the upper right corner of the screen If the battery is charged in power off condition the screen will display charge animated indicator that indicates the phone is charging If the phone is over used ...

Page 24: ...Please charge the battery for 6 8 hours for the first three times During the charge process your phone battery and charger may become hot and this is a normal phenomenon Please disconnect the charger with the phone and the power outlet when charging finished Warning Please put the phone at the ventilated place with temperature between 5 40 Please use charger provided by the provider Using unauthor...

Page 25: ...to the network and your call logs is initialized and saved in the SIM card together with information in your phonebook stored in the SIM card This SIM card can be used by any GSM mobile phone A new phone can read the SIM card automatically Don t touch the metal surface of the SIM card in case that information in the card may be lost or destroyed Keep the card away from electricity and magnetism Wa...

Page 26: ...r power source and remove the battery Plug SIM card into the SIM slot Please power off your phone before you remove your SIM card 2 4 3 Power on off Your Phone Hold End key to power on off the phone The mobile phone will automatically test whether the SIM card is plugged in and ...

Page 27: ...handset lock code you can protect your SIM card and phone from illegal use Method to unlock the SIM card Enter PIN code and end with pressing OK key or Left soft key If you enter an incorrect PIN code three times in a row your SIM card will be locked by the network and the phone will ask for PUK code Note Your network service provider will set a standard PIN code 4 8 digits for your SIM card pleas...

Page 28: ... operations in Section Security Settings 2 4 5 Connecting to the Network After the SIM card and the phone are unlocked the mobile phone will automatically search for the network The screen displays Searching After a few seconds you will be registered on the network Now your phone is in standby mode Besides receiving and sending calls you can do the following ...

Page 29: ... you can only send emergency calls Press key and then press key within 2 seconds can lock or unlock the keypad Lock the keypad can prevent you from pressing the keys unconsciously however you can receive the phonecall normally 3 Basic Operations 3 1 Making a Call You can make or answer calls in standby mode The information bar in the upper left corner of the screen shows the network signal strengt...

Page 30: ...r Dialing extension number Method 1 Dial the telephone exchange and then the extension number Method 2 Enter the telephone exchange number hold key to enter pause character P enter the extension number and then press Dial key Then your phone will dial the extension automatically after getting through the exchange Like this Area code Exchange number P Extension number Dial key ...

Page 31: ...Calls Received Calls and Missed Calls Your mobile phone lists all the numbers so that you can view all the call logs When the list is full old numbers will be deleted automatically You can check the list by the following operations All the numbers in the list can be directly dialed by Dial key When there is a list of phone numbers Press Up Down key to select the number and then press Options to en...

Page 32: ... also use the buttons on the headset to answer a call If it is inconvenient for you to press keypad you can set Auto Response If Auto Response is set On and the headset is in use then several seconds after the ringing tone or vibrating alert your mobile phone will be automatically connected Note The headset is the optional accessory 3 3 Call Menu When in in call mode you can enter the call menu by...

Page 33: ... local voice Speaker Volume Adjust earpiece volume DTMF On Off Enable or disable sending DTMF tone Hold Retrieve Keep the current call Resume the kept call Multiparty Join All Add the current call to Multiparty Hold All Calls Hang on all calls Private Converse with one side privately and keep the session with the other one Exclude Keep one call from Multiparty End All Calls End up the current call...

Page 34: ...g search function Enter the Function main menu by pressing Menu in standby mode Pressing Up Down key to select in menu interface In function menu you can select or quit some menu by pressing Left Soft key or Right Soft key according to the prompt displayed on the screen ...

Page 35: ...27 4 2 Phone Menus In standby mode press Menu select Phone Menus and then press OK key to access the PhoneMenu interface 4 2 1 Calls View calls list Select All Calls to view all calls list ...

Page 36: ...ame as creating messages IP Dial Press IP Dial to add IP number before the dialing number if IP number has been set before Detail View the detail information of the selected call record Save Save the number to SIM card or phone Add to Blacklist Add the selected phone number to the Blacklist Calls Duration View the approximate duration of the last call and the total call And select Reset to clear a...

Page 37: ...eset numbers Please contact your service provider for details Set Diverts Set diverts in different conditions Diverts Always Divert all calls When Busy Divert calls when you are already on another call No Reply Divert calls when you do not answer the phone Unreachable Divert calls when you are not in an area covered by your service network When you have set conditions and types of divert services ...

Page 38: ...n set to divert which service to the preset number All Services Divert incoming calls voice calls and short messages Voice Calls Only divert voice calls Data Only divert data Fax Only divert faxes Messages Only divert short messages All Except Msgs Diverts all services except messages Cancel All Enter the divert interface use Scroll key to select Cancel All to cancel all diverts services ...

Page 39: ... Add Edit or Delete Black List Press SELECT to access If you have not added anything the screen displays List empty Press Options Add to add and then press Options OK to save If you have added something you can directly enter the black list Press Options to select such options Add Edit or Delete Current Settings Press SELECT to access and the following options are displayed Bar All Bar Blacklist F...

Page 40: ...is 1234 Current Settings Bar All Bar all outgoing calls except emergency calls Bar List Bar all numbers in the barred list and all the numbers beginning with any number in the barred list Cancel All Cancel the restriction on outgoing calls Barred List Directly enter the list press Options to select Add Edit Delete Clear All If you have not added anything the screen displays List empty Press Option...

Page 41: ...o access the profile interface Select the profile you need The profile options are Normal Meeting Outdoor and Silent These profiles have been set before leaving factory You can change the setting by select Personalise submenu Alert Type Select the notification mode for incoming calls ...

Page 42: ...plug key Tone Select to turn on off the keypad tone Warn Tone Select to turn on off warning tone Missed Alert Select to turn on off the missed alert when there is any missed messages or calls Message Alert Select the alert tone type when a new message is coming or select to turn off the alert tone Power on off Ring Select to turn on off the power on off ring tone ...

Page 43: ... key to access the profile interface My Pictures Press left soft key to enter the picture list The pictures can be captured by handset downloaded from a browser or received from attachment of a message My Sounds press left soft key to enter the audio list The audio files can be ...

Page 44: ...rom attachment of a message My Favorites press left soft key to enter the files which were downloaded from a browser or received from attachment of a multimedia message Space Usage check the total space size and the free space size 4 5 Settings ...

Page 45: ...view your own phone number Fastkey Setting Set the shortcut menu item corresponding to Up Down key Auto Lock keypad Select whether to lock the keypad automatically You can unlock the keypad according to the screen prompt 4 5 2 Display Settings Wallpaper Select your favorite wallpaper Contrast Adjust the screen s contrast Brightness Adjust the screen s brightness 4 5 3 Clock Settings Date Time Use ...

Page 46: ...cted you can answer the call by pressing any key except End key Side key and Right Soft key Auto Response Select to switch on off the auto answer function which is valid only when the headset is plugged in Minute Minder Choose to remind you 5 seconds or 15 seconds ahead of every minute when answering the incoming call or choose Off Connected Minder Select to turn on off alert ring when the dialed ...

Page 47: ...number will be automatically added before the phone number that you are dialing 4 5 5 Network Settings In this menu you can select Automatic Manual to select the network service provider according to needs 4 5 6 Security Settings Security features protect you from illegal use of your phone and SIM card Note You need to input handset lock code to enter security settings interface The default handse...

Page 48: ...r own private password as soon as possible Handset Lock Handset Lock can prevent your mobile phone from unauthorized use Select On Off to enable or disable the handset lock protection select Change Code to set a new handset lock code Note The default handset lock code is 1234 Network Call Bar You can set any combination of the following call restriction options to improve security level Please con...

Page 49: ...ict any of the following services All Services Restrict incoming calls voice calls and short messages Voice Calls Only restrict voice calls Data Only restrict data Fax Only restrict faxes Messages Only restrict short messages All Except Msgs Restrict other services except short messages When you have set types of restriction services the following can be chosen On The restriction is functional Off...

Page 50: ...rd to set or cancel network restrictions Three consecutive times of wrong network password inputting will lock the call restrictions service Please contact network service provider to unlock it 4 5 7 Fact Settings In this menu you can select to restore the related settings of the phone to factory settings ...

Page 51: ...ort messages freely And you also can subscribe a voice mailbox to receive voicemail Please contact your service provider for details In standby mode press Menu select Messages and then press OK key to access the message menu interface When a new message coming your phone will ring and or vibrate to inform you ...

Page 52: ...you finish entering the message press OK and then use Up Down key to select Send to One Send to Many or Save Select Save to save messages to the SIM card When saving you can directly input the destination number according to prompts on the screen or enter Names and then select number in the Names Select Send to One you can directly enter the recipient party s number or press Names to select number...

Page 53: ... list In the message list press Read to view the message details press Options to do the following operations Text Reply Send the message to the opposite party The menu appears only when reading messages in the Inbox Delete Delete the message Forward Transfer messages to others Voice Reply Make a phone call to the opposite party The menu appears only when reading messages in the Inbox Extract No E...

Page 54: ...the short message service center number You must obtain this number from your service provider and then press SAVE to store the number Msg Validity In the period of validity the message center will repeat to deliver a message till it is received Press Up Down key to select a valid time and then press SELECT to confirm Note This function needs the network to support Status Report If the Status Repo...

Page 55: ...ct Get Voice Mail to check the voicemail box and listen to the voice message Voicemail Num Set the voicemail number Cell Information Select Language or Set Info Subject Press Set Info Subject select Current List to set or select create subject to define a new subject When cell information coming you can view them detailedly by Read Info option in the menu ...

Page 56: ...ris The options are as follows New Game Start a new game Set Lines Select the original lines of the game Help Check the rules and instructions for the game Push Box The options are as follows New Game Start a new game ...

Page 57: ...49 Load Game Read the saved game records Help Check the rules and instructions for the game 4 8 Toolkit In standby mode press Menu select Toolkit and then press OK key to access the toolbox interface ...

Page 58: ...l only work when handset is switched on power on the handset will be switched on automatically on the set time power off the handset will be switched off automatically on the set time and ring tone View alarms list Select List Alarms submenu you can use Up Down key to view alarm clocks settings Press SELECT to enter setting screen select View Edit to view edit the alarm clock settings or select De...

Page 59: ...ess Right soft key Clear to clear last digit and results Press End key to exit the calculator Press Left soft key EQUAL to get results Note This calculator has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur especially in long division 4 8 3 Stopwatch You can measure time and take split times or lap times for example in different sports Press OK key to start timing Press OK key to stop the timing d...

Page 60: ...des time information on major cities worldwide You can view the time of desired city by using Left Right key on the navigation screen of World Time Press Left soft key Save to save the selected city time as a native display Press End key to quit 4 9 WAP ...

Page 61: ... most recently accessed Bookmarks display the list of saved homepage Press select to enter the list press up down key to choose the homepage and enter it directly You can also edit name edit address and delete Empty Temp Files delete the data saved in the cache memory cookie and password ...

Page 62: ... Connection Type select temporary or continuous Connection Options select none or secure Gateway Settings set User id and password Gprs Settings set IP address APN User ID Password Security Cert Press up down key to select to delete Cache Mode select always check or never check Push Security select accept all trust only or accept none Push Messages enter the list of WAP messages select one of the ...

Page 63: ... Gprs Info press to check current connection all connections last connection or clear call logs Fastkey operation in standby mode hold ok key to enter the following interface directly 4 10 STK SIM Toolkit ...

Page 64: ...dby mode access the Names interface by pressing Right Soft key when there is no record in the Names it shows List empty you can add records by pressing Left Soft key Saved records will be listed in the record list and ordered by the first character of the name Excluding some rare names View records by pressing Up Down key In the viewing interface press Dial key to dial the number Press OK key to c...

Page 65: ...dent group If the user doesn t appoint the record to any group the record will be sorted into the No Group Besides there are six groups for selection Family Friend Colleague Schoolmate Society and VIP In the names list interface press Ok key to check the detailed information and then press Options to enter the following submenu Send Message Access the interface of editing messages directly The fol...

Page 66: ...e to save new number into SIM card or Handset then press Left soft key to confirm If SIM card is selected to save new number you need Enter the name of the number you want to add Enter the phone number you want to add If Handset is selected to save new number you need Press OK key enter the name of the number you want to add and then press SAVE Select the group ...

Page 67: ...e phone number saved in the 25th place After searching the number you can press Dial key to make a call Quick search In the Names list interface you can press Number keys to go to the record of the name with similar initials Sort principle Sort by ASCII Code in English mode Match principle If match go to the character if not go to the next 4 11 3 Editing In the names list interface press Options a...

Page 68: ...hosen number if you have set an IP number in advanced Or there will be a prompt on the screen Please set IP 4 11 6 Detail In the names list interface press Options and select Detail you can view the detailed information of this record 4 11 7 Settings Ringing Tone You can set different alert rings for different groups Save Nos to You can select Handset memory Choice SIM card to save numbers If you ...

Page 69: ...e method is as follows In the names list interface select Options after selecting one name record and then select Add to Speed to set the current number to the Speed Dial List 4 11 8 Batch Operation This function provides you to batch copy move or delete all the numbers saved in the SIM card or phone memory Copy Move SIM Memory to Memory SIM card Copy or move the current record to phone memory or ...

Page 70: ...Your mobile phone provides the following input methods upper and lower case input numeric input Eng input and punctuation mark or special characters input Entries where characters can be entered are as follows 5 2 keyboard Definition The general keyboard is defined as follows Left Soft key Usually means OK Right Soft key Usually means exit or cancel Scroll key Usually used for moving cursor ...

Page 71: ...entering hold key to bring out preset idioms OK key Usually means OK 5 3 Alphabet and Numeric Input The keyboard definition of Alphabet and Numeric Input is as follows key Corresponding Characters Notes 1 1 and some common symbols 2 ABCabc2 3 DEFdef3 4 GHIghi4 5 JKLjkl5 6 MNOmno6 7 PQRSpqrs7 8 TUVtuv8 ...

Page 72: ...e cursor left right Left Soft key Confirm Right Soft key Exit or cancel Using Alphabet input by the following steps Each key corresponds to multiple letters Press the key until the letters appear When the cursor moves enter the next letter Use key to switch among input methods In the upper and lower case input mode press 0 key once to enter space In numeric input mode space cannot be entered ...

Page 73: ... the code The code can be set off if you do not want to input 2 Insert SIM is shown when the phone is switched on Turn off your phone and make sure that you have inserted a valid SIM card 3 UNLOCK is shown when the phone is switched on Enter the handset lock code or the new code if you have changed it 4 No key tone when pressing keys Check the key tone setting in the profile 5 No incoming ring ton...

Page 74: ...annot be dialed Check whether call restriction is set to the number 8 A phone call cannot be answered Check the Black List in the Call Firewall menu 9 Short message cannot be sent Check the Msg centre setting in the Message Msg Settings menu 10 Some menus related to voice setting cannot be used Check the profile settings ...

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