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3. Touch

Accept

to start receiving the data.

Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder
(

Bluetooth

, for instance). You can access them with the

File

Manager

app.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and
transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your
phone stores these files in internal storage or on a removable
microSD card.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.

2. Open the notification panel and touch

3. Choose one of the following options:

Install driver:

Install the driver needed for some USB

connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install
the driver on the same PC once.

NOTE:

You can also install the driver on PC by running

the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive.

Connect to PC software:

Install apps or manage data on

the phone via PC software.

Media device (MTP):

Transfer media files on Windows or

Mac.

Summary of Contents for AWE

Page 1: ...1 AWE User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ding the Battery Life 18 Powering On Off 19 Locking Unlocking the Screen and Keys 19 Using the Touch Screen 20 Getting to Know the Home Screen 21 Personalizing 23 Changing the System Language 23 Setting the Date and Time 23 Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound 23 Turning On Off Touch Sounds 24 Adjusting Volumes 24 Switching to Silent Mode 25 Using SRS Sound Effects 25 Applying New Wallpapers 2...

Page 3: ...y 35 Entering Text 35 Editing Text 46 Opening and Switching Apps 47 Connecting to Networks and Devices 48 Connecting to Mobile Networks 48 Connecting to Wi Fi 48 Using Wi Fi Direct 52 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices 54 Connecting to Your Computer via USB 57 Connecting to Virtual Private Networks 59 Phone Calls 61 Placing and Ending Calls 61 Answering or Rejecting Calls 62 Working With the Call Log...

Page 4: ...r Own Profile 77 Importing Exporting and Sharing Contacts 77 Working With Favorite Contacts 79 Working With Groups 80 Searching for a Contact 81 Editing Contacts 82 Accounts 84 Adding or Removing Accounts 84 Configuring Account Sync 85 Email 87 Setting Up the First Email Account 87 Checking Your Emails 87 Responding to an Email 88 Writing and Sending an Email 89 Adding Signature to Your Emails 90 ...

Page 5: ...ments 95 Searching for Messages 96 Working With Labels 96 Changing Gmail Settings 98 Messaging 99 Opening the Messaging Screen 99 Sending a Text Message 99 Sending a Multimedia Message 100 Replying to a Message 101 Forwarding a Message 101 Viewing Details About a Message 101 Deleting Messages or Threads 102 Changing Message Settings 102 Calendar 103 Viewing Your Calendars and Events 103 Creating a...

Page 6: ...nd Managing Your Profile 110 Other Features 110 Browser 112 Opening the Browser 112 Working With an Opened Page 114 Using Multiple Browser Tabs 115 Downloading Files 116 Using Bookmarks 116 Viewing Your Browsing History 117 Changing Browser Settings 118 Maps Navigation and Local 119 Activating Location Services 119 Getting Your Location 119 Searching for a Location 120 Getting Directions to Your D...

Page 7: ... Settings 125 Camera 126 Capturing a Photo 126 Customize Camera Settings 128 Taking a Panoramic Photo 129 Recording a Video 130 Customizing Camcorder Settings 132 Gallery 133 Opening Gallery 133 Working With Albums 133 Working With Pictures 134 Working With Videos 137 Music 138 Copying Music Files to Your Phone 138 Viewing Your Music Library 139 Playing Music 140 Managing Playlists 142 ...

Page 8: ...olling Videos 148 Managing Video Files 150 Sound Recorder 151 Recording a Voice Memo 151 Playing a Voice Memo 151 More Apps 153 Alarm 153 Calculator 154 Chrome 154 Downloads 154 File Manager 155 Mobile ID 155 My Account 156 News and Weather 156 Play Books 157 Play Magazines 157 Play Movies TV 157 Qualcomm Enhanced 158 Timer 158 ...

Page 9: ...rowsing and Searching for Apps 160 Downloading and Installing Apps 160 Managing Your Downloads 161 Settings 162 Wireless Networks Settings 162 Device Settings 163 Personal Settings 168 Accounts Settings 170 System Settings 170 Troubleshooting 173 ...

Page 10: ...10 Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Volume Keys Home Key Earpiece Touchscreen Back Key Menu Key LED Indicator Front Camera Power Key ...

Page 11: ...11 3 5mm Headset Jack Battery Cover Back Camera Speaker Charger micro USB Jack Flash Camera Key ...

Page 12: ... phone to Sleep mode Press to wake up your phone Home Key Touch to return to the Home Screen from any application or screen Touch and hold to see recently used applications Menu Key Touch to get the options for the current screen Back Key Touch to go to the previous screen Camera Key Press and hold to open the camera and press to take pictures or videos Volume Keys Press or hold to turn the volume...

Page 13: ...ne before installing or replacing the battery 1 Remove the back cover 2 Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the battery compartment Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place ...

Page 14: ...14 3 Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click ...

Page 15: ...roSD card before removing it 1 Remove the back cover 2 Hold your microSD card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in NOTE Some applications may require a microSD card to work normally or may store certain data on it Therefore it is recommended that you keep a microSD card installed and not remove or replace it randomly ...

Page 16: ... the battery before using your phone for the first time If the battery is low there will be a pop up message on the screen As you charge your phone the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time you wake up your phone WARNING Use only ZTE approved chargers and cables The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode ...

Page 17: ...k 2 Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet If the phone is on you ll see a charging icon such as or appear on the status bar 3 Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged Setting Up Your Phone 1 From your computer visit virginmobileusa com and click on Activate 2 Choose an activation option and click Next Then enter your zip code and click Next ...

Page 18: ...e 1 Turn on your new phone See Powering On Off 2 Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the activation process 3 After you have completed the activation wizard make a phone call to confirm your activation NOTE Do not press the Power Key while the phone is being activated Pressing the Power Key cancels the activation process Extending the Battery Life Active applications screen brightness levels B...

Page 19: ... the Power Key to open the options menu Touch Power off and then touch OK Locking Unlocking the Screen and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys put the phone to sleep mode when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it To lock the screen and keys To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys press the Power Key NOTE To save battery power ...

Page 20: ...Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks you ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN password to unlock your screen Using the Touch Screen Your phone s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard select items onscreen such as application and settings icons or press onscreen buttons simply touch them with your...

Page 21: ...g two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together to zoom out or spreading them apart to zoom in Rotate the screen For most screens you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways Getting to Know the Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone s applications functions and menus You can customize your hom...

Page 22: ...22 Status Notifications Google Search Widget Browser Messaging People Phone All apps Shortcuts ...

Page 23: ...tem settings Date time 2 Uncheck Automatic date time and Automatic time zone if you want to set the date time and time zone by yourself 3 Set the date time time zone and date time format Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the ringtone for incoming calls and default notification sound 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Sound 2 Touch Phone ringtone or Default notif...

Page 24: ...ff Touch Sounds 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Sound 2 Check or uncheck Touch sounds Adjusting Volumes 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Sound Volumes 2 Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type of audio 3 Touch OK to save TIP You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume Keys If no media application is active press t...

Page 25: ... status bar the phone is set to silent mode with vibration When the icon appears in the status bar the phone is in silent mode Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Sound Silent mode and touch Vibrate or Mute Using SRS Sound Effects You can use the SRS sound effects when playing a song to enhance the sound quality 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Sound SRS sound enhancement 2 Sl...

Page 26: ...e Home Screen 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Wallpaper 2 Select a wallpaper source and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images 3 Touch OK at the top of the screen for Gallery images or Set wallpaper Changing Screen Brightness 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Display Brightness 2 Check Automatic brightness to make the...

Page 27: ... gesture You can unlock the screen by touching and holding on the display X If you touch Pattern you re guided to create a pattern you must draw to unlock the screen The first time you do this a short tutorial about creating an unlock pattern appears Then you re prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern X If you touch PIN or Password you re prompted to set a numeric PIN or a password you must e...

Page 28: ...nded in some organizations Consult your system administrator before turning it on In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator Before turning on encryption prepare as follows 1 Set a lock screen PIN or password 2 Charge the battery 3 Keep the phone connected to the charger 4 Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process you must not inter...

Page 29: ...r your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next 5 Touch Encrypt phone again The encryption process starts Encryption can take an hour or more during which time your phone may restart several times When encryption is completed you re prompted to enter your PIN or password Subsequently you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your phone to decrypt it ...

Page 30: ...ome of the icons you may see Mobile data connected No signal Mobile data in use Signal strength Airplane mode Mobile data in use Battery dead Ringer off Battery low Vibrate mode Battery partially drained Speaker on Battery full Phone microphone off Battery charging Bluetooth on Wired headset connected Connected to a Wi Fi network Alarm set Wi Fi in use TTY mode on ...

Page 31: ...i Fi network detected New Email Downloading data New Gmail message Sending data Missed call GPS on Call in progress Updates available Song is playing USB connected Open Close the Notification Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms as well as ongoing events such as when you are playing music You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifi...

Page 32: ...n also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications To remove a notification swipe it left or right To remove all notifications touch in the top right corner Touch and hold a notification and then touch App info to identify the application that created it To turn off notifications from that application if needed uncheck Show notifications in the App info s...

Page 33: ...o the Home Screen Move Shortcuts or Widgets 1 Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the Home Screen 2 Drag it to the place you need Remove Shortcuts or Widgets 1 Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the Home Screen 2 Drag it to to remove it Adjust Widget Size 1 Touch and hold a widget on the Home Screen and then release it 2 An outline appears around the widget Drag the outline to resize the wi...

Page 34: ... will be created and the icons are added into the folder Rename a Folder 1 Touch a folder to open it 2 Touch the folder name field and enter a new name Add Shortcuts to a Folder 1 Touch and hold a shortcut and then drag it onto a folder icon 2 Release the shortcut and it will be added into the folder Remove Shortcuts From a Folder 1 Touch a folder to open it 2 Touch and hold the shortcut you want ...

Page 35: ...rom the favorites tray Touch and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it out of the tray To add items to the favorites tray Touch and hold an item on the Home Screen and drag it into the favorites tray If the favorites tray is full you need to remove an item in the tray Entering Text You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard Some apps open it automatically In others you open it by touc...

Page 36: ...board provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers For example to enter È touch and hold and the available accented letters...

Page 37: ...sor Touch to select numbers and symbols You can then touch to find more Touch and hold and then swipe to choose the emoticons Touch to use Google s networked voice input Touch and hold to change the input languages or set up the Android keyboard Swype Text Input Swype Text Input can speed up text input by replacing the letter touching typing motion of input with a tracing gesture where you move yo...

Page 38: ...le on that key including associated accented letters symbols or numbers For example touch and hold to enter number 6 Keep holding to open a character and number list You can select to enter y ý ÿ or 6 Touch to use uppercase or lowercase This key also indicates the current case for lowercase for uppercase and when locked in uppercase Touch and hold to open a pop up menu to select an input language ...

Page 39: ... emoticon panel Touch to delete the text before the cursor Touch to use voice input Touch and hold to access the Swype settings To enter text via Swype Move your finger from letter to letter to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word The following example shows how to enter the word here Put your finger on the h and without lifting glide it to the e and then to ...

Page 40: ...Keyboard offers three layouts Full QWERTY 12 Key PhonePad and CooTek T You can swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch the layout You can also use TouchPal CurveTM to speed up text input by replacing the key tapping motion of input with a tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word End of the word St...

Page 41: ...Curve box and then touch Close 4 Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to select the Full QWERTY 12 Key PhonePad or CooTek T layout Full QWERTY Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters Touch and hold an alphabetic key to enter the number or symbol indicated on the bottom of the key touch and hold an alphabetic key and then slide to to customize the number or symbol for the key ...

Page 42: ...ons and other pre defined texts Touch to find more Touch to lock or unlock the inputting Touch to go back to enter letters Touch to start a new line Touch or hold to delete text before the cursor Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard Touch to set the TouchPal keyboard options Touch to open text editing options You can select cut copy paste and delete text or move the cursor Touch...

Page 43: ...tter or symbol appears If word prediction is enabled just touch the keys once and choose the right word Touch and hold a key to enter the number indicated on the bottom of the key touch and hold a key and then slide to to customize the number or symbol for the key ...

Page 44: ...bol indicated on the bottom of the key touch and hold a key and then slide to to customize the number or symbol for the key To enable and use TouchPal Curve 1 In the TouchPal keyboard screen touch and check Curve and then touch Close 2 Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word NOTE TouchPal Curve is only av...

Page 45: ...tically when you begin to trace the next word Touch Input Settings Choose the touch input settings by touching the Menu Key System settings Language input from the Home Screen In the KEYBOARD INPUT METHODS section you can touch Default to set the default input method or touch to choose the settings for input methods Start of the word End of the word ...

Page 46: ...hts with a tab at each end of the selection Drag the tabs to change the selection Cut or copy Select the text you want to manipulate Then touch the Cut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboard Replace text with the clipboard text Select the text you want to replace Then touch or PASTE Insert text from the clipboard Move cursor to the insertion point and then touch and hold the tab b...

Page 47: ...d Apps 1 Touch and hold the Home Key A list of the names and thumbnails of apps you ve used recently opens If you ve been using more apps recently than can fit on the screen you can scroll the list up and down 2 Touch a thumbnail to open that app NOTE You can swipe a thumbnail sideways to remove it from the list or touch Remove All to remove all thumbnails ...

Page 48: ...imizer The Connections Optimizer helps you manage and enhance your data experience by finding and connecting to remembered Wi Fi networks on your phone Remembered Wi Fi networks are networks with which you have previously chosen to connect 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Mobile networks 2 Check Connections Optimizer to enable this feature Connecting to Wi Fi Wi Fi is a wireless netwo...

Page 49: ...eviously used Wi Fi networks when they are in range TIP To connect to a Wi Fi router that supports WPS touch on the phone s Wi Fi menu and press the WPS button on your router Get Notified of Open Networks 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the ON position 3 Touch the Menu Key Advanced 4 Check Network notification When Wi Fi is on you receive notificatio...

Page 50: ...e Wi Fi switch to the ON position 3 Touch 4 Enter the network SSID name If necessary enter security or other network configuration details 5 Touch Save Forget a Wi Fi Network You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi Fi network that you added for example if you don t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use 1 Touch the Home Key Menu ...

Page 51: ... the WPS button on the wireless router and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network Method two Pin number 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the ON position 3 Touch the Menu Key WPS Pin Entry 4 The WPS Pin number displays on the screen Enter the Pin number into the access point s setup page After entering the Pin number your ...

Page 52: ... Wi Fi on in sleep mode f Avoid no internet connections Only use Wi Fi networks that have Internet connection f MAC address Check the MAC address f IP address Check the phone s IP address f DLNA auto IP Check this option to use DLNA when no DHCP server is available Using Wi Fi Direct Wi Fi Direct allows Wi Fi devices to connect to each other without the need for wireless access points hotspots Con...

Page 53: ... Direct 1 Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share 2 Select the option for sharing via Wi Fi Direct The method may vary by application and data type 3 Touch a device the phone has connected with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them Receive Data via Wi Fi Direct When an attempt to transfer data via Wi Fi Direct is received you can see ...

Page 54: ...uetooth 2 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON or OFF position When Bluetooth is on the icon will appear in the status bar Make Your Phone Visible In order to work with other phones or devices that have Bluetooth you need to make your phone visible to them 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings Bluetooth 2 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON position if Bluetooth is off 3 Touch your device...

Page 55: ... displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range You could touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES if you want to scan again 3 Touch the device you want to pair with 4 Confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch Pair Alternately enter a Bluetooth passkey and touch Pair Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same pa...

Page 56: ... Data via Bluetooth 1 Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share 2 Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth The method may vary by application and data type 3 Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them Receive Data via Bluetooth 1 Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetoo...

Page 57: ...rage or on a removable microSD card Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB 1 Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable 2 Open the notification panel and touch 3 Choose one of the following options f Install driver Install the driver needed for some USB connection modes such as MTP You only need to install the driver on the same PC once NOTE You can also install the driver on PC by running th...

Page 58: ...ows Media Player 1 Connect the phone with your computer via USB and choose Media device MTP 2 Open Windows Media Player and synchronize music files Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer simply unplug the USB cable when you re finished Remove the microSD Card From Your Phone If you need to remove the microSD card while the phone is on you must unmount it ...

Page 59: ...vate networks VPNs allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations schools and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus or when connected to a wireless network Depending on the type of VPN you are using you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before...

Page 60: ... that you want to connect to 3 When prompted enter any requested credentials and then touch Connect Modify a VPN 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings More VPN 2 Touch and hold the VPN that you want to modify 3 Touch Edit profile and edit the VPN settings you want 4 Touch Save Delete a VPN 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings More VPN 2 Touch and hold the VPN that you want to dele...

Page 61: ...h the on screen keypad Touch to delete wrong digits NOTE As you enter digits your phone searches for contacts that match If you see the number you want to dial touch next to it to place the call immediately without entering the rest of the number 3 Touch the Phone icon below the keypad to dial TIP To make an international call touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus symbol Then enter the intern...

Page 62: ...e answering the call press the Volume Keys up or down Reject a Call When you receive a phone call drag over to reject the call You can also drag over to reject the call and select a preset text message to send to the caller TIP To edit the text response from within the Phone app touch the Menu Key Settings Quick responses Working With the Call Log The Call log is a list of all the calls you ve pla...

Page 63: ...e call information 3 Touch 4 To add the number to an existing contact touch a contact in the list To add a new contact touch CREATE NEW CONTACT Take Other Actions on a Call Log Entry 1 Open the call log 2 Touch a number to view more call information While viewing the call details you can X Touch the number to call it X Touch the Menu Key Edit number before call to edit the number in the dialer bef...

Page 64: ...en and touch the Menu Key Remove from call log to delete the call log of the number Calling Your Contacts Call a Contact 1 Touch the Home Key and then touch the Contact tab 2 Flick the screen up or down to view all your contacts with phone numbers TIP You can search for a contact by touching on the screen 3 Touch a contact or number to call it Call a Favorite Contact 1 Touch the Home Key and then ...

Page 65: ...e s screen is locked with a screen lock 1 Turn the screen on if it is turned off 2 Touch and hold Emergency call ICE on the screen 3 Touch beside 911 NOTE You can also touch an emergency contact ICE to call it You can add emergency contacts you need into the Emergency contacts ICE group in People app To call the 911 emergency number normally or when your account is restricted 1 Unlock the screen 2...

Page 66: ...and receive messages or browse Web pages Emergency Callback mode is active for five minutes or is cancelled when you make a non emergency call Enhanced 911 E911 Information This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System GPS chip necessary for utilizing E911 emergency location services where available When you place an emergency 911 call the GPS feature of your phone seeks information to...

Page 67: ... Visual Voicemail Setting up Visual Voicemail follows many of the same procedures as setting up traditional voicemail You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail even if your phone is in use or turned off 1 Touch the Home Key Voicemail You ll see a Personalize your voicemail prom...

Page 68: ...raditional Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert certain calls to the voicemail callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you Here s how to check the messages they left 1 Touch the Home Key 2 Touch and hold in the dialer If prompted enter your voicemail password 3 Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages NOTE For detailed information please...

Page 69: ...ference call Touch the Menu Key for more call options You can record phone conversation or switch to another call in progress Touch to end the current call WARNING Because of higher volume levels do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use Managing Multi party Calls When the call waiting and three way call features are available you can switch between two calls or set up a confere...

Page 70: ... you can talk to two people at the same time 1 On the dialer screen enter a number and touch 2 Once you have established the connection touch and dial the second number This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number 3 When you re connected to the second party touch Your conference call is now in session To disconnect the second call and return to the first call touch FLASH To end t...

Page 71: ...ngs you want to change Set TTY Mode Your phone is a TTY compatible device A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone Simply connect the TTY device to the phone s headset jack Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device or turn TTY off 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Settings TTY mode 2 Select one of the following options X TTY Off...

Page 72: ...lar and landline communications Wireless TTY calls to 911 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points PSAPs rendering some communications unintelligible The problem encountered appears related to TTY equipment or software used by PSAPs This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are currently working to resolve this...

Page 73: ...er key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail To assign a speed dial key 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Settings Speed dial 2 Touch a speed dial key 3 Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list 4 Touch OK Forward Incoming Calls Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Settings Call forwarding 2 Touch Al...

Page 74: ...hen you touch and hold the 0 key in the dialer To activate Plus Code Dialing 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Settings Additional settings Plus Code Dialing Setting 2 Check North American dialing to enable this feature To change the international dialing code 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Settings Additional settings Plus Code Dialing Setting 2 Touch International dialing 3 Input a new code and touch...

Page 75: ... ask each time you place a call 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key Settings 2 Touch Use Internet calling 3 Touch the Internet calling option you want To configure your phone to receive Internet calls By default your phone is configured to make Internet calls but not to ensure that you will receive them But you can configure your phone to listen for Internet calls made to an Internet calling account you...

Page 76: ... favorite contacts Checking Contact Details 1 Touch the Home Key and touch the all contacts tab to access your contact list 2 Scroll through the list to view all your contacts 3 Touch a contact to view its details TIP If you have a lot of contacts stored you ll see a slider when you touch the right side of the screen To go directly to a letter touch and hold the slider and drag it to a letter Addi...

Page 77: ...u can create your own name card in your phone 1 Touch the Home Key and touch the all contacts tab 2 Touch your number under ME whichever is at the top of the contact list 3 Touch the Menu Key Edit to edit your profile information and touch DONE Importing Exporting and Sharing Contacts You can import export contacts from to your phone storage or the microSD card This is especially useful when you n...

Page 78: ...one you can import vCard file s in the phone storage Export Contacts to the microSD Card 1 Touch the Home Key 2 Touch the Menu Key Import Export Export to SD card 3 The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file Touch OK to create the file in the microSD card NOTE If the microSD card is not installed in the phone you can export vCard file s into the phone storage Share Contacts 1 Touch ...

Page 79: ... your favorite contacts and frequently contacted contacts Add a Contact to Favorites You can add the contacts used frequently to Favorites so you can find them quickly 1 Touch the Home Key and touch the all contacts tab 2 Touch a contact and then touch next to the contact name Remove a Contact From Favorites 1 Touch the Home Key and touch the favorite contacts tab 2 Touch a favorite contact and th...

Page 80: ...ou create 3 Touch a group to view its members Set Up a New Group 1 Touch the Home Key and touch the contact groups tab 2 Touch to create a new group 3 Touch to choose an account for the group 4 Enter the group name and touch DONE 5 Touch and select the contacts you wish to be the group members 6 Touch Delete a Group 1 Touch the Home Key and touch the contact groups tab ...

Page 81: ...oup you want to edit 3 Touch the Menu Key Rename group to edit the group name Or touch and select the members you don t need to remove them NOTE You cannot rename the Emergency contacts ICE group Searching for a Contact 1 Touch the Home Key 2 Touch on the bottom of the screen 3 Input the contact name you want to search for The contacts matched will be listed NOTE Touch the Menu Key GAL in the cont...

Page 82: ... a Contact Assign a special ringtone to a contact so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone 1 Touch the Home Key 2 Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch the Menu Key Set ringtone 3 Select a ringtone you like and touch OK Delete a Contact 1 Touch the Home Key 2 Touch a contact you want to delete and touch the Menu Key Delete 3 Touch OK to confirm ...

Page 83: ...83 To delete several contacts you can 1 Touch the Menu Key Select item s in the all contacts screen 2 Touch to select the contacts you want to remove and then touch 3 Touch OK to confirm ...

Page 84: ...ollow the onscreen steps to enter the information about the account Most accounts require a username and password but the details may vary You may also need to obtain some information from IT support or system administrator Types of the accounts successfully added are displayed above Add account in Settings Remove an Account Removing an account will delete it and all information associated with it...

Page 85: ...tion on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other X When auto sync is turned off you need to sync manually to collect emails updates or other recent information Sync Manually 1 Touch the Home Key Menu Key System settings 2 Touch the type and then the account you want to sync in the ACCOUNTS section 3 Touch the Menu Key Sync now Or touch the types of information you want to ...

Page 86: ...in the ACCOUNTS section The Sync screen appears showing a list of information the account can sync 3 When auto sync is turned on check or uncheck items as you need Checked types of information on the phone and the web will be kept in auto sync ...

Page 87: ...nter these details manually by touching Manual setup or when automatic setup fails 3 Follow the on screen instructions to finish the setup Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to download email messages Checking Your Emails Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account You can also check new emails manually by touchin...

Page 88: ...he Inbox 2 Do the following as you need To do Reply to the sender touch Reply to the sender and all recipients of the original message touch Forward the message Touch 3 Edit your message and touch Mark an Email as Unread You can return a read email to the unread state for example to remind yourself to read it again later You can also mark a batch of emails as unread While reading a message touch t...

Page 89: ...then touch OK Writing and Sending an Email 1 Open your email Inbox and touch NOTE If you have more than one email account added on the phone touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message 2 Enter a contact name or email address in the To field Separate each recipient with a comma You can also touch to select recipients from your contacts NOTE Touch the Menu Key...

Page 90: ...s your name and contact information 1 Open the Email app 2 Touch the Menu Key Settings and select the account you want to add signature to 3 Touch Signature and enter the text 4 Touch OK Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account see Email Setting Up the First Email Account you can add more email accounts and manage them separately 1 Open Email...

Page 91: ...Touch the Menu Key Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change 3 Make the changes you want and touch the Back Key when you re finished Remove an Email Account 1 Open Email to get the Inbox screen 2 Touch the Menu Key Settings and touch the account you want to remove 3 Touch Remove account at the bottom of the screen and then touch OK Changing General Email Settings General set...

Page 92: ...92 3 Make the changes you want and touch the Back Key when you re finished ...

Page 93: ... you will be prompted to do so or create a new account Touch at the bottom right of the screen to refresh your Inbox and download new messages Switching Accounts Gmail displays conversations messages and settings from one Google account at a time If you have signed in to more than one Google account on your phone you can switch accounts and view information in each account 1 From your Inbox touch ...

Page 94: ...image or a video touch the Menu Key Attach picture Attach video 6 Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message Adding Signature to Your Gmail Messages You can set a few lines of plain text as signature for every outgoing Gmail message The signature you set on the phone is independent of the signature you use for Gmail on the web 1 Open the Gmail app 2 Touch the Menu Key Settings and se...

Page 95: ...ch in the message header Reply all Forward the message touch in the message header Forward 3 Edit your message and touch the send icon Working With Received Attachments When a message has an attachment Gmail displays information about that attachment at the bottom of the message Depending on the attachment type the applications installed on your phone as well as your settings you may preview view ...

Page 96: ...stions may appear below the search field You can touch a suggestion to search for it right away 3 In the search results touch the message you need and work with it just as you would with any Gmail message Working With Labels Message labels include both labels you create and default labels such as Sent Starred and Outbox You can organize your emails by labeling them or adding stars to them Labels a...

Page 97: ...the messages you want to star 2 At the bottom of the screen touch Add star To view messages by label 1 Open the Gmail app and touch the label icon at the bottom of the message list without checking any message 2 Touch the label to view messages with that label TIP You can also touch the name of your account at the top of the screen Then touch one of the labels listed in the RECENT section below ac...

Page 98: ...98 Changing Gmail Settings Touch the Menu Key Settings in any Gmail screen to change General settings which apply to all Gmail accounts or other settings that only apply to specific accounts ...

Page 99: ... write a new text or multimedia message Touch to search for a message with keywords Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation you ve had with a certain number Sending a Text Message 1 On the Messaging screen touch at the bottom 2 Add recipients by one of the following ways X Touch the To field and manually enter the recipient s number or the contact name If the phone presents a few...

Page 100: ...nd the text of the message as you do when sending a text message You can also include email addresses as recipients 3 Touch the Menu Key Add subject to add a message subject 4 Touch the paper clip icon to attach a file to the message 5 Touch or Send NOTE When you enter an email address as a recipient add a subject or attach a file the message is automatically converted to a multimedia message When...

Page 101: ...the bottom You can touch the icon if you want to reply with an MMS 3 Touch Forwarding a Message 1 On the Messaging screen touch the thread that has the message you want to forward 2 Touch and hold the message 3 Touch Forward in the menu that opens 4 Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want 5 Touch Viewing Details About a Message 1 Touch and hold a message in a thread 2 To...

Page 102: ...lect Delete 3 Touch Delete To delete message threads 1 On the Messaging screen touch and hold one thread you want to delete 2 If there are more threads you want to delete touch them one by one 3 Touch at the bottom 4 Touch Delete Changing Message Settings Touch the Menu Key Settings in the Messaging screen to change the Messaging settings ...

Page 103: ...s and Events Select Visible Calendars 1 Open the Calendar app 2 Touch the Menu Key Calendars to display 3 Touch the calendars to check the ones you want to see or uncheck the ones you d like to hide Events from hidden calendars are not shown in the Calendar app Change Calendar Views You can view your calendars in different forms The app offers four view types Month Week Day and Agenda To change ca...

Page 104: ...rlier weeks days and later weeks days When you are viewing earlier or later days weeks or months touch at the top to quickly switch to today View Event Details In Agenda Day or Week view touch an event to view its details In Month view touch a day to switch to Day view or Agenda view Then touch an event to view its details ...

Page 105: ...NOTE If you have more than one calendar account you can choose a calendar account to which to add the event by touching the current calendar above the Event name box 3 Touch DONE at the top of the screen to save the new event Editing or Deleting an Event 1 Find the event you want to edit or delete 2 Open its details screen see Viewing Your Calendars and Events View Event Details in this chapter 3 ...

Page 106: ...e how to share Changing Calendar Settings To change Calendar settings open a Calendar view Day Week Month or Agenda Then touch the Menu Key Settings You can change General settings which apply to all accounts or other settings that only apply to specific accounts ...

Page 107: ...to your Google account before you can use Hangouts Touch in the Home Screen and select Hangouts If you have signed into several Google accounts select the account you want to sign in with Starting a Hangout 1 Touch the Start Hangout button at the top right of your Hangouts list 2 Type the person s name email address phone number or choose a circle You can also select one of your contacts from the ...

Page 108: ...ime you open the Google app select the instant upload and contact sync options Organizing Your Contacts 1 Open the Google app 2 Touch Find people 3 Touch and enter the person you want to search for or select a suggested person and then touch Add or Follow The person is automatically added to one of your circles You can touch the circle by default Friends Family Acquaintances and Following to chang...

Page 109: ...s X What s hot shows popular posts on Google Chatting With Contacts You can chat with your Google contacts through instant messaging similar to sending a text with the Messages app 1 Touch Messenger in the Google app or touch from the home screen Messenger 2 Touch to create a new message If you touched at the top select recipients from suggested people or touch to add recipients They can be contac...

Page 110: ... Other Features Communities A community is where people gather for the sharing and discussion of a common topic Touch Communities in the Google app to search and join all kinds of online communities on the Google network Events Touch Events in the Google app to manage your social calendar You can add events invite people and then share photos in real time from the event Local Touch Local in the Go...

Page 111: ...pp After you sign in to apps with Google you can connect to third party websites mobile apps games and other online services without having to create another username and password Search Touch Search in the Google app to search for posts ...

Page 112: ...Search the Web 1 Open the Browser app 2 Touch the address box at the top of the web page If the address box isn t visible scroll to the top of the web page to show it 3 Enter the address URL of a web page Or enter terms you want to search for You can also touch to search by voice 4 Touch a URL or search suggestion or touch Go on the keyboard to open the web page or search results TIP Touch the X a...

Page 113: ...tab without opening a web page by default This can make new Browser tabs open more quickly X Default page Set the factory default URL as the homepage X Most visited sites Every new browser tab displays a list of your frequently visited sites for you to choose from X Site Navigation Every new browser window displays a site navigation screen with several shortcuts to specific websites X Other Type a...

Page 114: ...the same window Go forward Touch Refresh the page Touch to the right of the address box Find text on the page Touch the Menu Key Find on page and type the terms you want to search for Send the page URL to friends Touch the Menu Key Share page and select how you want to send the URL Save the page for offline reading Touch the Menu Key Save for offline reading You can touch the Menu Key Bookmarks SA...

Page 115: ... number of currently active browser windows 2 Swipe vertically to scroll through the list of opened tabs 3 Touch the thumbnail of the tab you want to open TIP Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its X to close the tab Touch X on the top right of the screen to close all tabs To use incognito tab for privacy browsing Pages you view in incognito tabs won t appear in your browsing history or searc...

Page 116: ...ads when in the Browser app Using Bookmarks Save web URLs as bookmarks to open them easily in the future To open a bookmark touch the Menu Key Bookmarks in a browser window and then touch the bookmark Bookmark a Web Page 1 Open the web page 2 Touch the Menu Key Save to bookmarks 3 Edit the bookmark label and address if necessary or choose a different account Touch the name beside Add to to change ...

Page 117: ... Delete a Bookmark 1 Touch the Menu Key Bookmarks in the web page screen 2 Touch and hold the bookmark to delete 3 Touch Delete bookmark 4 Touch OK Viewing Your Browsing History 1 Open the Browser app and touch the Menu Key Bookmarks 2 Touch the HISTORY tab 3 Touch a time span to view the web pages you browsed during then or touch Most visited to view your frequently visited web pages You can touc...

Page 118: ...You can configure a number of Browser settings to customize the way you browse the web including several that you can use to control your privacy To open the Browser settings screen touch the Menu Key Settings in the web page screen ...

Page 119: ...se X Check Google s location service to use Wi Fi and mobile networks to determine your approximate location X Check GPS satellites to use GPS satellites to determine your location X Check Location Google search to let Google apps access your location and use your location to improve search results and other services NOTE To let Google apps such as Maps Local and Navigation access your location Lo...

Page 120: ...you enter information suggestions from your previous searches and from popular searches appear in a list below the search box You can touch a suggestion to search for it TIP You can also touch beside the search box to use voice search 3 Touch the search key on the keyboard Balloons with letter labels indicating search results appear on the map 4 Touch a balloon to open a label with summary informa...

Page 121: ...ONS The directions to your destination are marked on the map Touch the left or right arrow to see the direction step by step You can also touch DIRECTIONS LIST to see your route displayed in a list NOTE Touch Navigation from the Home Screen to use Google Maps Navigation beta and get turn by turn voice directions Searching for Local Places Google Local helps you find all kinds of businesses and est...

Page 122: ...out how to get there give that place a call add your rating and review and more Sharing Location Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others locations on maps and share status messages with each other To use Latitude on your phone open the Maps app touch the Maps icon at the top of the screen and select Latitude The first time you access Latitude follow the prompts and choose to tur...

Page 123: ...contacts via email addresses or from suggested friends Touch the Menu Key Show Hide stale friends to show or hide stale friends who haven t updated their location with you for a while Touch the Menu Key Location settings to change Latitude settings ...

Page 124: ...Touch the Google search box at the top of the home screen 2 Enter the terms you want to search for in the search box and touch the search button on the screen keyboard or touch a search suggestion Searching by Speaking 1 Touch the Home Key Google 2 Touch the microphone icon to the right of the search box or just say Google You can also the Home Key Voice Search 3 Speak the terms you want to search...

Page 125: ...ler 2 Follow the examples shown to dial a number or open an application Changing Search Settings Open the Google app and touch the Menu Key Settings to set Google Now notification voice phone search options etc and change privacy settings for your account ...

Page 126: ...Photos and videos are stored to the phone s memory card or the phone s internal storage You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app Capturing a Photo 1 Touch the Home Key Camera 2 Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment ...

Page 127: ...in or out 6 View photos and videos you have taken 7 Change the flash mode only available for the back camera 8 Capture a photo 9 Switch between the camera and camcorder 3 You can either let the camera autofocus on the center of the screen or you can touch another area on the screen that you want to focus on 4 Touch the shutter icon or press the Camera Key to take the photo WARNING Keep a safe dist...

Page 128: ...fter the picture taking when burst selection is on Interval Mode Set the duration during which the camera takes several photos automatically after you touch the shutter icon You can turn off this feature Face Mode Turn on or off face detection blink detection smile detection and red eye reduction Image Settings Adjust image exposure contrast saturation and sharpness White Balance Change white bala...

Page 129: ...ptured photos and videos Restore Defaults Restore default camera settings NOTE Some options are not available for the front camera Taking a Panoramic Photo 1 Touch the Home Key Camera 2 Touch and then touch Panorama 3 Frame one side or the other of the scene you want to include in the panorama For example if you re photographing a bridge frame the end of the bridge where you want to start your pan...

Page 130: ...6 To view the image touch the thumbnail in the corner of the screen NOTE Touch the Back Key to exit the panorama mode Recording a Video 1 Touch the Home Key Camera 2 Slide the switch to open the camcorder 3 Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording ...

Page 131: ...r out You can also press the Volume Keys to zoom in or out 4 View photos and videos you have taken 5 Turn on or off the flash only available for the back camera 6 Record a video 7 Switch between the camera and camcorder 4 Touch or press the Camera Key to start recording 5 Touch or press the Camera Key to stop recording ...

Page 132: ...g options Video Quality Set the quality for your video Time Lapse Set the time interval between each frame when you shot time lapse videos White Balance Change white balance scenario or leave it at Auto Geo tagging Select whether to store the GPS location in your recorded videos Storage Location Change the storage location for captured photos and videos Restore Defaults Restore default camera sett...

Page 133: ...splayed in a number of albums To view album contents Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains To share albums 1 Touch and hold an album until it is selected 2 Touch more albums that you want to share 3 Touch at the top of the screen and select how you want to share the albums To view details of an album 1 Touch and hold an album until it is selected 2 Touch Details ...

Page 134: ...um until it is selected 2 Touch more albums that you want to delete 3 Touch OK Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen When viewing a picture or video in full screen the following options are available ...

Page 135: ...them apart to zoom out or in Touch and select a method to share the picture Touch OK to delete the picture or video Touch the Menu Key to access more options You can browse the album contents in a slideshow rotate or crop the picture view file detail set picture as contact icon or wallpaper or edit picture Touch the Gallery icon in the upper left corner to return to the album NOTE Some options may...

Page 136: ...isheye Apply color filters for warmth saturation B W sepia negative and other effects including doodling on the image Crop fix red eye straighten rotate flip or sharpen the picture etc 3 To undo or redo the changes you ve made to the picture touch or at the top of the screen 4 Touch SAVE to save the new picture to the Edited album Share Your Pictures 1 Touch an album in the gallery and then touch ...

Page 137: ...eo 2 Touch at the center to start playing Touch the video to view the playback controls Share Videos 1 Touch an album in the gallery and then touch and hold the thumbnail of a video Touch more videos you want to share to select them 2 Touch at the top of the screen 3 Select how you want to share the videos ...

Page 138: ... Copy From a Computer 1 Connect your phone and the computer with a USB cable 2 Open the Notification panel and touch 3 Touch Media device MTP if supported on the PC to browse the files on the phone storage and the microSD card See Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB 4 Copy the music files from the PC and paste them to the phone storage or microSD card Download From the Internet You can downlo...

Page 139: ...ataloged according the information stored in the files Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to view your music library organized by Albums Artists Songs Playlists Folders or Genre List NOTE If an audio file is being played its summary information is displayed at the bottom of the music library screen Touch to open the playback screen Set a Song as the Default Ringtone The song will be used as t...

Page 140: ...e TIP If the song is being played you can touch the Menu Key Set as ringtone in the playback screen Delete a Song 1 Touch the Home Key Music to see the music library NOTE If you are in the playback screen touch to return to the music library 2 Touch next to a song in any list 3 In the menu that opens touch Delete OK Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it The following play...

Page 141: ...e current playlist 2 Playback control Skip songs or pause and resume playback Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song 3 Touch to return to the music library 4 Touch to add the song to or remove it from favorites Your favorite songs can be found in the Favorite playlist in the Playlists tab ...

Page 142: ...he songs you like in the order you prefer Create a Playlist 1 Touch next to the song in the music library 2 In the menu that opens touch Add to playlist 3 Touch New 4 Type the playlist name and touch Save The playlist is created and the song you selected is added to the playlist Add a Song to a Playlist 1 Touch next to the song in the music library 2 In the menu that opens touch Add to playlist 3 ...

Page 143: ...rom playlist Delete or Rename a Playlist 1 Touch the Playlists tab in the music library to see all the playlists 2 Touch next to a playlist and touch Rename Playlist or Delete Playlist in the menu that opens NOTE These options may not be available for certain automatically created playlists such as Recently added ...

Page 144: ... data or Wi Fi connection you can only play music stored on your phone Playing Your Music Touch the Home Key Play Music If you are prompted select an account to access its online music library The app searches your online library and your phone for music and playlists before displaying your combined music library organized by PLAYLISTS RECENT ARTISTS ALBUMS SONGS and GENRES To change views of your...

Page 145: ... 1 Touch to return to the library 2 Song and artist names 3 Album artwork 4 Playback control Skip songs pause and resume playback use shuffle or repeat Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song 5 Rate the song ...

Page 146: ...en is locked the song information album cover as well as playback control is displayed on the top of the screen You can pause resume playback or skip songs Managing Playlists Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer To create a playlist or add a song to a playlist Touch and hold the song or touch next to the so...

Page 147: ...you want to remove 3 Touch Remove from playlist To rename or delete a playlist 1 Swipe to the PLAYLISTS tab in the music library to see all the playlists 2 Touch and hold a playlist or touch next to the playlist 3 Touch Rename or Delete in the menu that opens NOTE Certain automatically created playlists such as Last added cannot be renamed or deleted ...

Page 148: ...ideo library Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to view the available videos ALL VIDEOS all videos on your phone LAST ADDED recently added videos on your phone CAMERA VIDEOS videos you have recorded with the phone s camera Playing and Controlling Videos Touch a video in the video library to play it The following video play screen appears ...

Page 149: ...ume the video play drag the slider to jump to any part of the video 3 Touch to share delete or zoom the video or set the SRS sound effects for video playing 4 Touch to hide the onscreen controls Touch to display them 5 Touch to capture the video frame as a picture while watching the video 6 Adjust the video play volume ...

Page 150: ...eos 1 Touch and hold a video in the video library The video is highlighted 2 To share more videos touch them 3 Touch and select how you want to share them To rename a video 1 Touch next to the video you want to rename 2 Touch Rename 3 Type the new video name and touch OK To view details of a video 1 Touch next to the video you want to view the details of 2 Touch Details ...

Page 151: ...g you can do the following X Touch to pause or continue the recording X Touch to cancel the recording 3 Touch to stop recording The memo is automatically saved If you don t want to save the memo after recording it touch OK to delete it Playing a Voice Memo To play a memo you just recorded Touch at the bottom of the screen To play any saved memo 1 Touch at the top right of the screen to see all rec...

Page 152: ...152 2 Touch the title of a memo to play it NOTE You can also touch next to a memo to delete rename share it check its file information add a tag or set it as your phone ringtone ...

Page 153: ... such as time repeat and alarm sound 4 Touch SAVE to save enable the alarm TIP You can touch in front of an existing alarm to enable or disable it Use Bed Clock Bed clock displays all alarms you have set 1 Touch the Home Key Alarm 2 If necessary touch the Menu Key Preferences in the Alarm screen to set up the following bed clock options Then touch the Back Key to return to the Alarm screen X Enabl...

Page 154: ...calculator buttons Chrome Touch the Home Key Chrome Google Chrome is a web browser on your phone When you sign in to Chrome with your Google Account you can enable sync to access your Chrome bookmarks browsing history and open tabs from other devices where you re also signed in For detailed information touch the Menu Key Help in the browser Downloads The Downloads app keeps a record of the files y...

Page 155: ...external microSD card storage and the internal phone storage Mobile ID ID Packs are bundles of applications and content that you can download to your phone ID Packs are installed using an application called Mobile ID You can easily switch from one ID Pack to another without losing any applications already installed NOTE Before you install Mobile ID Pack make sure your phone is activated your batte...

Page 156: ...n from Virgin mobile Included here are your account information news featured apps and your phone information etc 1 Touch the Home Key My Account Read the privacy statement and touch OK 2 Navigate through the screen to find your relevant topics 3 Touch a topic link to continue to that page News and Weather News Weather offers weather forecasts and news stories about common topics You can also cust...

Page 157: ... start reading it You can also touch the shop bag icon at the top to buy more books from Play Store or touch to search by book title or author name Play Magazines Touch the Home Key Play Magazines to browse magazines from Play Store Touch the Menu Key Help for detailed information Play Movies TV Touch the Home Key Play Movies TV to watch movies and TV shows from Play Store as well as your personal...

Page 158: ... Touch the Home Key Qualcomm Enhanced 2 Check Allow to activate IZat and start using Qualcomm enhanced location service or uncheck it to disable the service Timer Touch the Home Key Timer to use stopwatch or time countdown Stopwatch allows you to record lap times while countdown allows you to set a time and count down to 0 World Time Touch the Home Key World time to check local time for cities aro...

Page 159: ...159 YouTube Touch the Home Key YouTube You can watch YouTube videos or upload your own ...

Page 160: ...ng an app s name or description or the developer s name Just touch and enter the search terms Downloading and Installing Apps When you find the app you are interested in through browsing or searching touch it to open its details screen where more information about the app is displayed 1 Touch INSTALL free apps or the price paid apps If the app is not free you need to sign in to your Google Wallet ...

Page 161: ...anaging Your Downloads After you ve downloaded and installed an app you can rate it view it in a list with your other downloaded apps configure it to update itself automatically and so on View Your Downloaded Apps 1 On the Apps screen of Play Store touch the Menu Key My apps 2 Your list of installed apps opens you can touch one to rate it uninstall it request a refund and so on Uninstall an App 1 ...

Page 162: ... Wi Fi on or off and configure your Wi Fi connections See Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Wi Fi When Wi Fi is on touch the Menu Key Wi Fi Direct in the Wi Fi menu to share data between two devices via Wi Fi directly See Connecting to Networks and Devices Using Wi Fi Direct Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections See Connecting to Networks and De...

Page 163: ...le data or restrict background data for individual apps NOTE The data usage is measured by your phone and your carrier s data usage accounting may differ VPN Set up and connect to virtual private networks See Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Device Settings Sound Adjust volumes see Personalizing Adjusting Volumes toggle sound and mute see Switching to Silen...

Page 164: ...f inactivity before the screen turns off automatically Font size Set the font size of the text on the screen Pulse notification light Flash the LED light to notify you of missed calls new messages and other events Calibration Calibrate the phone s accelerometer gravity sensor when you notice errors Place the phone flat on a level surface and touch Calibration Test Front key light Control the backl...

Page 165: ...e words from the dictionary The words you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion KEYBOARD INPUT METHODS Configure text input settings See Knowing the Basics Entering Text Touch Input Settings Voice Search X Language Select the language you use when entering text by speaking or searching by speaking X Speech output To turn on speech output only when you ve got a headset attached to you...

Page 166: ...cognition accuracy X Google Account dashboard Open your Google Account dashboard in the browser where you can manage the data Google collect from you X Bluetooth headset Record audio through Bluetooth headset if available Text to speech output X PREFERRED ENGINE Select the speech synthesis engine you want to use or change its settings X Speech rate Select how quickly you want the synthesizer to sp...

Page 167: ...all data on your memory card and prepare it for use with your phone Battery Check how much power remains for the battery and what has been using the battery Apps See apps installed on your phone and manage them Touch an app in the DOWNLOADED ON SD CARD RUNNING or ALL tab to see its information You can stop the app uninstall or disable the app clear data and cache or move the app between the intern...

Page 168: ...k Location Google search to let Google apps access your location and use your location to improve search results and other services Security Screen lock Lock the screen with long press pattern PIN or password See Personalizing Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks Make pattern visible Show the pattern as you draw it This option is available when unlock pattern is set Automatically lock Set the t...

Page 169: ...rsonalizing Protecting Your Phone With Encryption Encrypt SD card Check this option to require a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your microSD card each time you power on your phone NOTE If you encrypt your microSD card all the data in the card will be erased Make passwords visible Display passwords as you enter them Device administrators View or deactivate apps you have authorized to be device ...

Page 170: ...r personal data from the phone s internal storage will be erased You can also erase the data on the microSD card during the process Accounts Settings Manage your accounts and synchronization Touch Add account to sign in to or create accounts on your phone Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have added and adjust the accounts settings System Settings Accessibility Configure the s...

Page 171: ...or your phone You can download and apply the following updates Update PRL Download and update the PRL preferred roaming list Update Profile Update your online user profile information NOTE If your data services or account syncing ever seems to go out unexpectedly use this feature to reconnect with the network Update ZTE Software Update the Android Operating System OS on your phone via an over the ...

Page 172: ...172 About Phone View phone status legal information and other information ...

Page 173: ...ent location for example in a basement or near a tall building because wireless transmissions can not effectively reach it Move to a location where the network signal can be properly received The network is busy at the current time for example during peak times there may be too much network traffic to handle additional calls Avoid using the phone at such times or try again after waiting a short ti...

Page 174: ...link or phone line Unable to select certain features Your service provider does not support these features or you have not applied for services that provide these features Contact your service provider The battery or battery charger is damaged Contact the dealer The phone s temperature is below 0 C or higher than 45 C Adjust the battery charging environment to avoid extremes of temperature Battery...

Page 175: ...ignaling is weak temporarily power off the phone The battery is depleted In high temperature environments battery life will be shortened Use a new battery Shortened standby time If you are not able to connect to the network the phone will continue to send out signals as it attempts to locate a base station Doing so consumes battery power and will consequently shorten standby time Change your locat...

Page 176: ...he network Poor signal Move to an open space or if you are inside a building move closer to a window Unable to enter information into the phonebook The phonebook s memory is already full Delete unnecessary data from the contacts Uninstall the software that may cause the problem Upgrade the phone software Phone crashes reboots freeze or cannot be powered on Some third party software is not compatib...

Page 177: ...permission of ZTE Corporation Notice ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure the accuracy of its content However all statements information and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a warranty of any kind either expressed or implied...

Page 178: ...fer from the actual product or software Trademarks ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of the ZTE Corporation Google and Android are trademarks of Google Inc The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license microSD Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LCC Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respe...

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