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ZTE Prelude

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Page 1: ...ZTE Prelude user guide ...

Page 2: ...o privacy tools do not apply to applications available outside of Aio Please review the terms and conditions and the associated privacy policy for each location based service to learn how location information will be used and protected In addition your Aio phone may be used to access the internet and to download and or purchase goods applications and services from Aio or elsewhere from third parti...

Page 3: ... Internet 41 Opening a web page 41 Browsing options 41 Opening another browser window 42 Using bookmarks 42 Changing browser settings 43 Using Google Chrome 43 Bluetooth 44 Using Bluetooth 44 Entertainment 45 Taking pictures with your camera 45 Adjusting camera settings 45 Sharing a picture 46 Shooting video with your camcorder 47 Adjusting your video settings 47 Sharing a video 48 Playing your vi...

Page 4: ...ines 64 Play Movies TV 64 Voice Search 64 YouTube 64 Phone settings 65 Setting date and time 65 Display settings 65 Sound settings 65 Language settings 66 Mobile network services 66 Security settings 66 Managing your device memory 68 Factory reset 69 Managing applications 69 Managing other settings 70 For your safety 72 General safety 72 FCC regulations 73 RF exposure information SAR 74 Hearing Ai...

Page 5: ...emove the back cover as shown 2 Insert the SIM card into the card slot with the cut corner oriented as shown 3 Carefully insert the battery with the contacts located against the metal springs Push down on the battery until it is fully seated 4 Replace the back cover Specifications 85 Warranty 86 Limited warranty 87 How to get warranty service 88 Other warranty programs 88 ...

Page 6: ...hone and the battery is charged Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone To turn it off press and hold the Power key to open the options menu Tap Power off OK Setting up your phone for the first time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings see Phone settings Factory reset you need to set up your phone settings before using it 1 Scroll the ...

Page 7: ...ontrol Use the touch screen to control your phone The controls on your touch screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you re performing 1 Tap the buttons icons or applications to select items or to open applications 2 Keep your finger on an item to see the available options 3 Swipe the screen to scroll up down left or right 4 Drag and drop to move particular items across the screen 5 Pinch...

Page 8: ...and hold to see recently used applications Menu key Tap to see the options for the current screen Back key Tap to go to the previous screen Volume keys Adjust the volume of the phone Home screens You can customize your home screens Set your own wallpaper add the widgets or application shortcuts you need or remove them as you like Navigating your home screens Your phone comes with 3 home screens gi...

Page 9: ...tion of the widget Add city Tap a major city name or enter a name to search for it Note Your phone will automatically add the weather for your current location via GPS If you have more than one city added to the widget swipe left or right on the weather screen to switch between cities To set a city as a default location replace it or delete it tap Tip To change from Celsius to Fahrenheit tap Tempe...

Page 10: ...uetooth on Battery partially drained Connected to a Wi Fi network Battery full Wi Fi in use Battery charging Wired headset connected Indicator What it means Indicator What it means No SIM card No SIM card installed Alarm set New SMS microSD card unmounted New MMS microSD card unexpectedly removed New email Preparing microSD card New Gmail message Upcoming event New Google Talk instant message Call...

Page 11: ...matically reconnect to that network if it is in range Bluetooth Enable or disable Bluetooth If your phone was previously connected to a device it will automatically reconnect to that device if it is in range GPS Allow apps to use GPS to pinpoint your location Sound Quickly silence all phone sounds Data Enable or disable data access over the mobile network Sync Disable automatic account syncing Air...

Page 12: ...ng Contacts Calling from your call history 1 From the home screen tap Call log 2 Tap next to the number you want to call Calling from a text message If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call you can make the call while viewing the text message 1 From the home screen tap 2 Tap the conversation and then the message that contains the phone number you need 3 Tap the number 4 Tap ...

Page 13: ...ish a call Adjusting your call settings You can open the call settings menu by tapping Settings Fixed dialing numbers Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers To do this you must know your SIM s PIN2 code Not all carriers support this functionality Quick responses Edit Quick response to rejected callers Voicemail Select a voicemail service provider your carrier is the default or edit the ...

Page 14: ...here you can tap the tabs on the top to quickly switch to Phone Call log or Favorites Importing and exporting contacts You can import or export contacts from to your SIM card phone storage or microSD card This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices Importing contacts from the SIM card or exporting to the card 1 From the Contacts screen tap Import export 2...

Page 15: ... For import you should have vCard files saved in the phone storage If there s more than one vCard file choose to import one multiple or all vCard files Tap the vCard file and tap OK For export the phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file Tap OK to create the file in the phone storage Creating a contact 1 From the Contacts screen tap to add a new contact 2 Tap Phone contact to choose w...

Page 16: ...uppercase and when locked in uppercase Tap and hold to lock the keyboard in uppercase Tap to delete any text you have entered Tap to select numbers and symbols You can then tap to access more Also frequently used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard Swipe left or right to find the one you need and tap to enter Tap and hold and then swipe to choose emoticons Tap to use Google s networked vo...

Page 17: ...p to start a new line Tap or tap and hold to delete text before the cursor Tap to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard Tap to change the TouchPal keyboard settings Tap to open text editing options You can select cut copy paste and delete text or move the cursor Tap to use voice input Tap to hide the on screen keyboard Tap the Type message field again to show the keyboard 12 Key PhonePad ...

Page 18: ...er Message box Instead of an inbox and outbox your phone organizes all messages you sent and received into one box where messages exchanged with the same number are grouped into one message thread on the Messaging screen You can tap a thread to see the conversation you have had with someone Message threads are sorted in chronological order with the latest one on top Sending a message 1 From the ho...

Page 19: ...it the service center number Multimedia message MMS settings Auto retrieve Automatically download multimedia messages MMS creation mode Choose to create an MMS message with or without restriction or receive a warning when adding a restricted attachment to an MMS message Display settings Dialog patterns Select a dialog pattern Notification settings Notifications Show message notifications in the st...

Page 20: ...loads new email by tapping Settings name of the account Inbox check frequency Tap an option to select it Composing and sending an email After creating an email account you can compose and send email messages 1 From your inbox tap 2 Tap the To field and enter the recipient s address or tap to select a contact or group When you enter the address matching contacts on the phone will be displayed Separ...

Page 21: ...can be enabled disabled manually From the home screen tap System settings Mobile networks and check or uncheck the Data enabled check box Adding a new GPRS EDGE 3G connection To get connected via GPRS EDGE 3G you need a data plan with your service provider If the GPRS EDGE 3G settings are not pre configured on your phone please contact your provider to get the necessary information 1 From the home...

Page 22: ...then check the network status from the pop up window Browsing the Internet Your phone has two options for Internet access Use the Browser or Google Chrome to view web pages and search for information From the home screen tap Opening a web page Tap the address bar enter the website you want to browse and tap Go Tap beside the address bar or tap Bookmarks Tap a bookmark to open it Tap Bookmarks Choo...

Page 23: ...ng a bookmark 1 From the home screen tap 2 Tap Bookmarks 3 Tap and hold the bookmark you want to delete until the shortcut menu pops up 4 Tap Delete bookmark OK Changing browser settings Tap Settings from a browser window to change browser settings Using Google Chrome Use Google Chrome to browse the Internet Chrome on your ZTE Prelude can sync bookmarks browsing history and opened tabs from your G...

Page 24: ... Notes The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices such as headsets or hands free car kits You can try entering 0000 or 1234 the most common passkeys or refer to the documents for that device To allow compatible Bluetooth devices to find your phone for pairing tap Z993 on the Bluetooth settings screen Your device will be visible for 2 minutes Entertainment Taking pictures with your came...

Page 25: ...n tap Camcorder 2 Zoom in or out by dragging the slider bar Tap to begin recording and to stop Tap the video thumbnail in the corner of the screen to view the video you ve just taken Tip You can switch between camcorder and camera by tapping Adjusting your video settings Before recording a video you can tap to open the following camcorder settings Video quality Choose the video quality as VGA or M...

Page 26: ...he video 5 Pause or resume playback 6 Tap to lock the screen 7 Drag the slider to adjust the volume Opening your gallery Gallery helps you view pictures and play videos You can also do some basic editing of your pictures set them as wallpaper or contact icons or share with friends 1 From the home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap an album 3 Tap a photo or video to view it Number Function 1 Tap to return to...

Page 27: ... and then drag and drop the files you want to transfer 5 When you re finished transferring files open the notifications panel and tap Connected as a media device Charge only You may now safely disconnect your phone from the computer Playing your music You can play the audio files stored in your phone s microSD card in Music 1 From the home screen tap Music to access the music player 2 Select Album...

Page 28: ...ylist 1 Tap next to the song in the music library 2 Tap Add to playlist 3 Tap a playlist Setting a song as ringtone 1 Tap next to the song in the music library 2 Tap Use as phone ringtone Making memorable memos Sound Recorder enables you to record your voice memos 1 From the home screen tap Sound Recorder 2 Tap to start recording 3 Tap to stop recording or tap OK to cancel recording Tip You can fi...

Page 29: ...tings to change your account settings Tap Status Photo or Check In to update your status upload a photo or check in at a location File Manager From the home screen tap File Manager Tap a folder to view its contents Tap and hold a folder or file for options such as Delete Share Copy and Move Kingsoft Office Create view and edit Word documents PowerPoint presentations spreadsheets and other types of...

Page 30: ... the Resources tab to view the real time system resources information Tip If your phone is running slow close applications you are not using by tapping and holding and swiping left or right on applications you wish to close Timer From the home screen tap Timer Stopwatch or Countdown Note You can set up to 20 laps with the stopwatch Twitter 1 From the home screen tap Twitter and sign up for or sign...

Page 31: ...n search terms or say Google to begin a voice search You will see results for your search To search images places and more tap an option on the bar at the bottom of the screen For additional web results simply scroll down the screen Gmail Gmail is a web based email service that s configured when you sign in to your Google account Depending on your synchronization settings the Gmail on your phone c...

Page 32: ...d tap OK 3 Tap Use PIN for purchases Using Google Calendar From the home screen tap Calendar to use Google Calendar Google s time management application You can use the calendar to schedule appointments including meetings and other events Your appointments will be displayed on the screen as they are scheduled You can also synchronize appointments to your Google account which enables you to manage ...

Page 33: ...4 Tap a result you are interested in and check out the details and reviews about that place You can also see the place on Google Maps find out how to get there or call the business Google Music You can access up to 20 000 songs from your music collection by storing them in the cloud You can also purchase music through Google Play with this app From the home screen tap Play Music to access Google M...

Page 34: ...ime 1 From the home screen tap System settings Date time 2 Uncheck the Automatic date time and Automatic time zone check boxes if you want to set the time date and time zone by yourself 3 Set date time time zone and date time format Display settings You can adjust your phone s display settings From the home screen tap System settings Display Brightness Set the brightness of the display Wallpaper S...

Page 35: ...o lock the screen Tip Uncheck the Make pattern visible check box if you want to hide the pattern as you draw it on the screen Unlocking the screen with your pattern 1 Press the Power key to wake up the screen 2 Draw the pattern you set to unlock the screen If you make a mistake your phone will ask you to try again Cannot recall your screen unlock pattern You have up to five attempts to unlock your...

Page 36: ...Unmount Mount SD card You can unmount the microSD card to safely remove it or mount the card Erase SD card Erase all data on the microSD card Factory reset Reset your phone to factory default settings All your personal data from the phone s internal storage will be erased including your Google account system and app data and settings and downloaded apps You can also erase the data on the memory ca...

Page 37: ...e options for accessibility related applications TalkBack Device provides spoken feedback such as describing what you touch select and activate to help blind and low vision users Power button ends call When enabled you can press the Power Key to end phone calls without turning the screen off Auto rotate screen Change the orientation of some on screen content based on the position of the phone Spea...

Page 38: ...terference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This mobile phone has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy...

Page 39: ...odel phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of www fcc gov oet ea fccid after searching on FCC ID Q78 Z992 For this device the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 1 25 W kg for usage near the body is 1 46 W kg While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions they all meet the government req...

Page 40: ...e been rated Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the box The ratings are not guarantees Results will vary depending on the user s hearing device and hearing loss If your hearing device happens to be vulnerable to interference you may not be able to use a rated phone successfully Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it for yo...

Page 41: ...Electrostatic discharge ESD Do not touch the SIM card s metal connectors Distraction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident Using a phone while driving even with a hands free kit can cause distraction and lead to an accident You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving Operatin...

Page 42: ...urrences please consult a physician Repetitive strain injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury RSI when texting or playing games with your phone Do not grip the phone too tightly Press the keys lightly Use the special features that are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons such as Message Templates and Predictive Text Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax Emergency...

Page 43: ...on of 6 inches 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker To achieve this use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket Hearing aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby The level of interf...

Page 44: ...metal powders Blasting caps and areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas posted with power off two way radios or electronic devices notices to avoid interfering with blasting operations Specifications Handset specifications are shown in the following table Handset standards GSM WCDMA support Dimensions HxWxD 4 6 H x 2 44 W x 0 45 D Weight 4 40 oz wit...

Page 45: ...xposure to moisture dampness or corrosive environments unauthorized modifications unauthorized repair neglect rough handling abuse accident alteration improper installation incorrect voltage application food or liquid spoilage acts of God c Normal wear and tear d If the Product has been opened modified or repaired by anyone other than a warranty service center or if it is repaired using unauthoriz...

Page 46: ...Proof of Purchase Return address Daytime phone number or fax number Model IMEI Look for the 15 digit IMEI behind the battery of the device Complete description of the problem Transportation prepaid Other warranty programs You may have other warranty programs with your purchase such as warranty exchange If so please refer to equipment package or the original point of sale WARRANTY ...

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