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WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM
cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.
You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service
provider.
1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole next to the card

tray.

2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card and the

microSDXC card on the tray, as shown. Carefully slide the
tray back into place.

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Summary of Contents for BLADE A512

Page 1: ...1 ZTE BLADE A512 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...ission 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 We ...

Page 3: ...ogle 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 microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are products of Qualcomm Technologies Inc Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated registered in the United States and ot...

Page 4: ...ing the Screen and Keys 17 Using the Touch Screen 18 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 24 Turning On Off System Sounds 24 Adjusting Volume 25 Using Do Not Disturb Mode 25 Applying New Wallpapers 27 Changing Screen Brightness 28 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks 28 Protectin...

Page 5: ...es 46 Connecting to Mobile Networks 46 Connecting to Wi Fi 47 Using Wi Fi Direct 51 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices 52 Connecting to Your Computer via USB 55 Using USB On The Go OTG 56 Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Phone Storage56 Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection 60 Connecting to Virtual Private Networks 63 Phone Calls 65 Placing and Ending Calls 65 Answering or Rejecting Calls 66 Wor...

Page 6: ...ts 78 Working With Favourite Contacts 80 Searching for a Contact 80 Editing Contacts 81 Web 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 and Editing Email Accounts 90 Changing General Email Settings 91 Messaging 92 Opening the Messaging S...

Page 7: ...g Files 97 Changing Chrome Settings 98 Camera 99 Capturing a Photo 99 Recording a Video 101 Using Manual Camera Mode 101 Using Other Camera Modes 103 Customizing Camera Camcorder Settings 103 Gallery 106 Opening Gallery 106 Working With Albums 106 Working With Pictures 107 Retouching Your Pictures 109 Playing Videos 109 Play Music 110 Playing Your Music 110 Managing Playlists 113 ...

Page 8: ... Saving Channels 117 Listening to FM Radio 117 Editing a Saved Channel 118 Other Options and Settings 118 Sound Recorder 120 Recording a Voice Memo 120 Playing a Voice Memo 121 More Apps 122 Calculator 122 Clock 122 Downloads 123 File Manager 124 Google Apps 124 Settings 126 Wireless and Networks 126 Device 128 Personal 133 System 138 ...

Page 9: ...9 Upgrading the Phone Software 140 Troubleshooting 141 ...

Page 10: ...10 Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Indicator light Front camera Earpiece Proximity light sensor Touch screen nano SIM microSDXC card tray Charging micro USB jack ...

Page 11: ...11 Headset jack Volume key Power key Back camera Flash Speaker ...

Page 12: ...e Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen Touch and hold to use Google Search or Now on Tap Back Touch to go to the previous screen Recent apps Touch to see recently used apps Installing the nano SIM Card and the microSDXC Card The microSDXC card optional not included can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on You need to unmount the microSDXC card before re...

Page 13: ...SIM card cut from a SIM card You can get a standard nano SIM card from your service provider 1 Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole next to the card tray 2 Pull out the card tray and place the nano SIM card and the microSDXC card on the tray as shown Carefully slide the tray back into place ...

Page 14: ...here will be a pop up message on the screen As you charge your phone the lock screen will show you the exact battery level on the status bar WARNING Use only ZTE approved chargers and cables The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode WARNING Do not remove the back cover The battery is not removable Removal may cause fire or explosion microSDXC card na...

Page 15: ...the charger to a standard AC power 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 NOTE If the battery is extremely low you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged In this case try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes Contact the ...

Page 16: ...een brightness Turn Wi Fi Bluetooth and auto sync off when not in use Disable the GPS function when not in use Most applications using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location and each query drains your battery Powering On Off Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone To power off press and hold the Power key to open the options menu and touch Shu...

Page 17: ...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 the phone automatically turns off the screen after some time of inactivity You will still be able to re...

Page 18: ...ecting 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 enables you to control actions through a variety of touch gestures Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard select items on the screen such as the application and settings icons or press the onscreen buttons simply touch...

Page 19: ... and hold the item Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen Drag To drag press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger While dragging do not release your finger until you have reached the target position ...

Page 20: ...in and out by placing 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 ...

Page 21: ...ents of the screen You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto rotate Portrait 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 home screen by adding folders widgets and more Status bar Primary shortcuts Shortcut Folder Widgets ...

Page 22: ...application icon or a widget and drag it to the left of right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the icon or widget on it NOTE No empty home screen panel is allowed to exist If the icon widget or folder is the only item on the current home screen panel the panel will be deleted as you remove the item To adjust the order of a home screen panel 1 Touch and hold an empty are...

Page 23: ...djust the date and time automatically turn on Automatic date time To adjust the date and time manually turn off Automatic date time and touch Set date Set time to change the date and time To adjust the time zone automatically turn on Automatic time zone To adjust the time zone manually turn off Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone To adjust the time format to...

Page 24: ...you have additional audio files saved in the internal storage or the microSDXC card touch More Ringtones or More Notifications on the top of the ringtone list to choose one as the ringtone 4 Touch OK NOTE See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact Turning On Off System Sounds 1 Touch Settings Sound notification Other sounds 2 Touch Dial pad tones...

Page 25: ...imit interruptions with Do not disturb mode This mode silences your phone so that it doesn t make sounds or vibrate when you don t want it to To turn on Do not disturb mode 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings 2 Touch Do not disturb 3 Touch Total silence Alarms only or Priority only depending on whether you want to allow exceptions You can customise...

Page 26: ...locked or press and hold the Power key and touch To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode Priority only You can set reminders events and callers that you specify as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is set to Priority only 1 Touch Settings Sound notification Do not disturb Priority only allows 2 Turn on the switch next to the items you want to allow Touch Messages or Calls and set who can alert...

Page 27: ...et Do not disturb mode For an event rule select a Calendar account you want to make the rule for select the type of reply you want to use and set Do not disturb mode NOTE To turn on or off a rule touch it to open its details screen and then touch the on off switch Applying New Wallpapers You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen 1 Touch and hold an empty place on the home scree...

Page 28: ...ghtness NOTE Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display settings screen to turn the feature on or off Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock When it is enabled you need to swipe up on the screen draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone s scr...

Page 29: ...screen 3 For Pattern PIN or Password lock select whether to protect your phone by requiring your pattern PIN or password before it starts up Touch CONTINUE NOTE When this feature is enabled your phone cannot receive calls messages or notifications until it starts up 4 For Pattern PIN or Password lock select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked Then touch D...

Page 30: ...ings Security Screen pinning 2 Touch the On Off switch 3 If you want to ask for the unlock pattern PIN or password before unpinning the screen switch on Ask for unlock pattern PIN password before unpinning when the screen lock has been set Pin a Screen 1 Ensure that screen pinning is turned on 2 Open the app you want to keep in view 3 Touch 4 If there are many app tabs swipe up to find on the fron...

Page 31: ...the screen and return to normal use touch and hold and at the same time If you have asked for the unlock pattern PIN or password before unpinning the screen swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN password ...

Page 32: ...you may see EDGE connected No signal 3G HSPA connected Signal strength LTE connected Flight mode Do not disturb mode on Alarms only or Priority only Bluetooth on Do not disturb mode on Total silence Connected to a Wi Fi network Vibration on Speaker on Battery low Phone microphone off Battery partially drained GPS on Battery full Portable Wi Fi hotspot on Battery charging Alarm set ...

Page 33: ...cons on the left Below are some of the icons you may see New SMS New Wi Fi network detected New MMS Downloading data New message s from the Email app Sending data New message s from the Gmail app USB tethering on Missed call microSDXC card mounted Call in progress Song playing Call on hold Wired headset connected ...

Page 34: ...n respond to a notification or remove the notifications The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the notification itself To respond to a notification just touch it Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications To re...

Page 35: ... of some apps cannot be blocked Use Quick Settings The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone To access the Quick Settings open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards or swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers You can find the following Quick Settings Brightness Drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightne...

Page 36: ...ff the flash Location Touch to turn location services on or off See Location Cast Touch to search for and connect with TVs projectors or other devices that support wireless display and project your phone s content wirelessly to that device You need to turn on Wi Fi first Hotspot Touch to turn on or off the Wi Fi hotspot feature See Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi Fi Hotspot NOTES Additio...

Page 37: ...ld a widget or an application icon and drag it to a home screen panel NOTE While holding the item you can drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it 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 scre...

Page 38: ...eral shortcuts to a folder You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts 1 Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it quickly over another shortcut 2 Release the shortcut A new folder will be created and both shortcuts are added into the folder 3 To add more shortcuts into the folder touch and hold each shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasi...

Page 39: ...ou can enter text using the onscreen keyboard Some apps open it automatically In others you open it by touching where you want to type Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature Enable or Disable Input Methods 1 Touch Settings Language input Current Keyboard 2 Touch CHOOSE KEYBOARDS at the bottom 3 Slide the switches beside the inpu...

Page 40: ...ktop computer keyboard When screen auto rotation is enabled 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 É touch and hold and the available accented letters an...

Page 41: ...ers and symbols You can then touch to find more Touch to enter miniature icons such as expressions horoscopes and animals Touch to use Google voice typing Touch and hold to change the input language or set up the Android Keyboard Gesture Typing The Android Keyboard supports the gesture typing feature You use this feature to input a word by sliding through the letters To enable and use gesture typi...

Page 42: ...t to enter a single letter go ahead and touch Lift your finger at the end of the word A space is added automatically when you begin to input the next word Google Voice Typing Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text 1 Touch to access the voice typing feature when you are using the Android Keyboard Start of the word End of the word ...

Page 43: ...om the home screen In the Keyboard input methods section you can set the current input method and choose the settings for input methods Editing Text Move the insertion point Touch where you want to type The cursor blinks in the new position and a tab appears below it Drag the tab to move the cursor Select text Touch and hold or double tap within the text The nearest word highlights with a tab at e...

Page 44: ... down on the screen and touch an app to open it NOTE Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you need or touch the search box at the top to search for apps Switch Between Recently Opened Apps 1 Touch The apps you ve used recently are displayed in a series of tabs Slide up and down to see all the tabs 2 Touch a tab to open that app NOTE You can swipe a tab s...

Page 45: ...pp 1 Touch to open the application list screen 2 Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to Uninstall at the top of the screen 3 Touch OK to uninstall the app NOTE Some pre installed apps cannot be uninstalled ...

Page 46: ... switch to enable or disable mobile data use To get data services when roaming 1 Touch Settings More Mobile networks 2 Touch the Data roaming switch if it is turned off NOTE Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges Select Preferred Network Type 1 Touch Settings More Mobile networks Preferred network type 2 Touch the type of network you prefer the phone to connect to ...

Page 47: ...vider 4 Touch Save to complete NOTE To set the APN to default settings touch Reset to default Select Network Operator 1 Touch Settings More Mobile networks Network operators 2 Touch Search networks to search for all available networks 3 Touch a network in the network list to register manually You can also touch Choose automatically to select preferred network automatically Connecting to Wi Fi Wi F...

Page 48: ... Wi Fi networks when they are in range Get Notified of Open Networks 1 Touch Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch Advanced 4 Slide the Network notification switch When Wi Fi is on you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi Fi network Switch off this option to turn off notifications Add a Wi Fi Network You can add a Wi Fi network if ...

Page 49: ...rotected Setup WPS is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points which support WPS You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS Method one WPS button Recommended 1 Touch Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch Advanced WPS Push Button 4 Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point...

Page 50: ...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 Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch Saved networks 4 Touch the Wi Fi network name and then touch FORGET Adjust Advanced Wi Fi Settings 1 Touch Settings...

Page 51: ...e PIN method MAC address Check the MAC address IP address Check the phone s IP address Using Wi Fi Direct Wi Fi Direct allows Wi Fi devices to share files and data directly by connecting to each other without the need for wireless access points hotspots Connect to Another Device via Wi Fi Direct 1 Touch Settings Wi Fi 2 If Wi Fi is off slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch Advanced Wi ...

Page 52: ...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 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Bluetooth is a short range wireless communication technology Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters 32 8 feet The Bluetooth devices must be pair...

Page 53: ...ilable Bluetooth devices in range You could touch Refresh 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 passkey is entered NOTE The Bluetooth pas...

Page 54: ...oth 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 Bluetooth 2 Flick down ...

Page 55: ...ne and computer 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 USB for 3 Choose one of the following options Charging only Charge your phone via USB Transfer files MTP Transfer files on Windows or Mac NOTE For Windows XP please install Media Player 11 or later version when you use MTP Transfer photos PTP Transfer pho...

Page 56: ...e NOTE To safely remove a connected USB storage device such as a USB flash drive touch Settings Storage USB and find the name of the device Then touch next to it Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Phone Storage You can use your microSDXC card as portable storage when there s already content such as your media and other files so that you don t lose them If your microSDXC card is new or doesn t...

Page 57: ...tion panel and touch the microSDXC card name select Use as portable storage and then touch NEXT DONE To remove the microSDXC card from your phone If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as portable storage while the phone is on you must unmount it first 1 Touch Settings Storage USB 2 Touch next to the card name in the Portable storage section 3 When the screen prompts the card is safely ejec...

Page 58: ...C card to another device it ll be formatted before it can be used 1 Touch Settings Storage USB 2 Touch the card name in the Portable storage section 3 Touch Settings and then touch Format as internal 4 Touch ERASE FORMAT CAUTION The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card after which the files CANNOT be retrieved 5 The phone will prompt you to move your photos files and othe...

Page 59: ...ove data between the internal storage and the microSDXC card the destination is used to save new apps and personal data such as photos and videos and only the destination is accessible from a computer To remove the microSDXC card from your phone If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as phone storage while the phone is on you must unmount it first 1 Touch Settings Storage USB 2 Touch your c...

Page 60: ...ch your card name below Internal storage 3 Touch Format as portable 4 Touch FORMAT CAUTION The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card after which the files CANNOT be retrieved Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection You can share your phone s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot Share Your Mobile Data Connecti...

Page 61: ...ring or disconnect the USB cable Share Your Mobile Data Connection via Bluetooth If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth you can configure your phone to share its mobile data connection with your computer 1 Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth 2 Configure your computer to obtain its network connection via Bluetooth For more information please see your computer ...

Page 62: ...E When the portable Wi Fi hotspot feature is enabled you cannot use your phone s Wi Fi capability to access the Internet You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network 1 Touch Settings More Tethering portable hotspot 2 Switch on Portable Wi Fi hotspot After a moment the phone starts broadcasting its Wi Fi network name SSID 3 On another device locate your phone via Wi Fi an...

Page 63: ...if they enter the correct password When you select WPA2 PSK touch the Password field to edit the security password 3 Touch SAVE to save your settings Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private 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 res...

Page 64: ...t on the VPN screen NOTE You must set a lock screen pattern PIN or password before using VPN Connect to a VPN 1 Touch Settings More VPN 2 Touch the VPN that you want to connect to 3 When prompted enter any requested credentials and then touch CONNECT Modify a VPN 1 Touch Settings More VPN 2 Touch beside the VPN that you want to modify 3 Edit the VPN settings and then touch SAVE ...

Page 65: ... the phone number or the contact name your phone searches for matching information in your contacts If you see the number and contact you want to call touch it to place the call immediately 3 Touch below the keypad to dial You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to call Touch the matching contact or Call number to pla...

Page 66: ...caller ID or the information about the caller that you ve entered in the Contacts app You can answer or reject the call or reject it with a text message Answer a Call When you receive a phone call drag over to answer the call or If the screen is unlocked touch ANSWER to answer the call NOTE To silence the ringer before answering the call press either end of the Volume key Reject a Call When you re...

Page 67: ...d and select Settings Quick responses Working With the Call History The call history is a list of all the calls you ve placed received or missed It provides a convenient way to redial a number return a call or add a number to your contacts To open the call history you can touch Phone in the top search field Call History Place a Call From the Call History 1 Open the call history 2 Touch beside a li...

Page 68: ... call history touch a listing and then touch Call details to view more call information Touch to delete the entry While viewing the call details touch Edit number before call to edit the number in the dialer before calling it Touch the contact icon in front of the entry to open the contact information tab from the bottom where you can send a message call back edit the contact add the contact to fa...

Page 69: ...s to voicemail callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you Here s how to check the messages they left 1 Touch Phone 2 Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer If prompted enter your voicemail password 3 Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages NOTE See Set Voicemail for how to set your voicemail service For detailed information please contact the s...

Page 70: ... on hold Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call Touch to transfer the calls Touch On hold at the bottom to put the caller you are speaking to on hold and switch to the other call that has been put on hold 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 cal...

Page 71: ...ag over to answer the call This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call Drag over to reject the call Drag over to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller To switch between two calls Touch On hold to switch back to the other call Set Up a Conference Call With this feature you can talk to two people at the same time 1 Place the first call ...

Page 72: ...f the Phone app 1 Touch Phone in the top search field Settings Display options 2 Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the contacts and the format of the contact names Set Sound and Vibration Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds 1 Touch Phone in the top search field Settings Sounds and vibration 2 Touch the following options you want to configure Touc...

Page 73: ...uch Voicemail to configure voicemail settings Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider Your carrier is the default Touch Setup Voicemail number to edit the voicemail number Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new voicemails Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification Use Fixed Dialling Numbers Fixed Dialling Numbers FDN allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a l...

Page 74: ... locked Contact the service provider for assistance Set Speed Dials You can touch and hold the 1 to 9 keys from the dialler to call the corresponding speed dial number The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail To assign a speed dial key 1 Touch Phone in the top search field Settings Calls 2 Touch Speed dial and then touch a speed dial key 3 Enter a phone number or select one from t...

Page 75: ...ther your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call Or check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call NOTE Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID and call waiting features are available Bar Certain Calls Call barring feature allows you to forbid certain types of calls from your phone 1 Touch Phone in the top search field Settings C...

Page 76: ...screen to quickly switch to favourite contacts Checking Contact Details 1 Touch Contacts 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 NOTE If you have a lot of contacts stored you ll see a slider on the right side of the screen Drag the slider to the initial letter you need Adding a New Contact ...

Page 77: ... online 4 Enter the contact name phone numbers email addresses and other information 5 Touch to save the contact Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone 1 Touch Contacts and touch the ALL CONTACTS tab 2 Touch Set up my profile If a profile has already been set up touch the listing beside ME and touch 3 Edit your profile information 4 Touch ...

Page 78: ...ve Gmail Messaging etc Import Contacts From the nano SIM Card 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch Import Export Import from SIM card 3 Select an account in which to save the contacts 4 Check the contacts you need and then touch Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch Import Export Import from vcf file 3 Select an account in which to save the contacts 4 Touch and ...

Page 79: ...o the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch Import Export Export to vcf file 3 Touch and select the directory in which the vCard file will be saved Touch Show SD card if needed 4 Edit the file name if needed and touch SAVE to create the file Share Contacts 1 Touch Contacts and touch the ALL CONTACTS tab 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to share 3 Check more contacts if ...

Page 80: ...tacts Add a Contact to Favourites You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVOURITES so that you can find them quickly 1 Touch Contacts and touch the ALL CONTACTS tab 2 Touch a contact and then touch at the top Remove a Contact From Favourites 1 Touch Contacts and touch the FAVOURITES tab 2 Touch a favourite contact and then touch at the top Searching for a Contact 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch ...

Page 81: ...eed to edit and then touch 3 Edit the contact and touch Set a Ringtone for a Contact Assign a special ringtone to a contact so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch 3 Touch Set ringtone NOTE The contact must be saved on the phone not the nano SIM card 4 Select a ringtone you like and touch OK 5 Touch ...

Page 82: ...me contact You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the contacts list 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch a contact entry to display the contact s details and then touch 3 Touch Merge 4 Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first entry 5 Touch The information from the second contact is added to the first contact and the second contact is no longer disp...

Page 83: ...on from different sources was joined in error you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone 1 Touch Contacts 2 Touch a contact entry you have merged and want to separate and then touch 3 Touch Separate 4 Touch OK to confirm ...

Page 84: ... 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 your system administrator When the account is successfully added it is displayed in the Accounts menu Remove an Account Removing an account will delete it and all information associated with it from you...

Page 85: ...d on changes you make to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other When automatic sync is turned off you need to sync manually to collect emails updates or other recent information Sync Manually 1 Touch Settings Accounts 2 Touch the account category and then the account you want to sync 3 Touch Sync now Or touch the types of information you want to sync ...

Page 86: ...nc screen appears showing a list of information the account can sync 3 When auto sync is enabled switch on or off items as you need The types of information enabled on the phone and the web will be kept in auto sync When auto sync is disabled touch a listing to sync that type of information between the phone and the web ...

Page 87: ...NEXT to let the phone retrieve the network parameters automatically NOTE Touch MANUAL SETUP if you want to enter these details manually or set up an Exchange ActiveSync account 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 ...

Page 88: ...der touch To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original email touch or Reply all To forward the email to someone else touch or Forward 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 While in a message li...

Page 89: ... retrieve it 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 add recipients from your contacts NOTE To send a carbon copy ...

Page 90: ...ou can add more email accounts and manage them separately 1 Open Email to get the Inbox screen 2 Touch Settings Add account 3 Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the first one Edit an Email Account You can change a number of settings for an account including how often you check for email how you re notified of new mails your email signature and details about the servers the ac...

Page 91: ...nd touch when you finish Changing General Email Settings General settings apply to all email accounts you add 1 Open Email to get the Inbox screen 2 Touch Settings General settings 3 Make the changes and touch when you finish ...

Page 92: ...dia message Touch to search for a message using keywords Touch to view all your messages unread messages or favourite messages Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation you ve had with a certain number Sending a Message 1 On the Messaging screen touch at the bottom right corner 2 Add recipients by one of the following ways Touch the To field and manually enter the recipient s numbe...

Page 93: ... for a multimedia message NOTE Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to send a text message Otherwise you may be charged for a multimedia message Replying to a Message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number If the new message comes from a new number a new thread is created 1 On the Messaging screen touch the thread that has the message you wan...

Page 94: ...f you want 4 Touch Copying a Message You can copy text messages between the nano SIM card and the phone storage To copy a text message from the phone storage to the nano SIM card 1 On the Messaging screen touch the thread that has the message you want to copy 2 Touch and hold the message and then touch Copy to SIM card in the menu that opens NOTE Only a message which has no more than 160 alpha num...

Page 95: ...phone storage 1 On the Messaging screen touch Settings SMS MMS settings Manage SIM card messages 2 Touch and hold a message and then touch Copy to phone memory Changing Message Settings Touch Settings in the Messaging screen to change the messaging settings ...

Page 96: ...for example in an email or a text message 1 Open the Chrome app 2 Touch the address box at the top of the web page 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 the enter key on the keyboard to open the web page or search results NOTE Touch if you want to stop opening the page ...

Page 97: ...n the icon indicates the 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 NOTE Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its X to close the tab Downloading Files 1 Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page 2 In the menu that opens touch Save image or Save link The downloa...

Page 98: ...ging Chrome Settings You can configure a number of settings to customize the way you browse the web including several that you can use to control your privacy To open the Chrome settings screen touch Settings ...

Page 99: ...os are stored on the microSDXC card you have installed or in the phone storage You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app Capturing a Photo 1 Touch Camera 2 Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment Auto camera mode is used by default ...

Page 100: ... Capture a picture 8 Capture a video clip 9 Select the manual or auto camera mode or use filters scene smile detection interval capture panorama or multi exposure modes Some camera modes are only available for the back camera WARNING Keep a safe distance when using the flash Do not point the flash towards the eyes of people or animals NOTE You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out be...

Page 101: ...read or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording 3 Touch to start recording You can also touch to pause or resume recording NOTE While the recording is in progress you can touch to save the frame as a separate photo 4 Touch to stop recording Using Manual Camera Mode You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo such as ISO white balance exposu...

Page 102: ...area on the screen where you want the camera to meter exposure so as to adjust the photo brightness Touch to show the grid or the golden spiral or hide it Touch to enable or disable the level guide Touch to change white balance scenario or leave it at Auto Touch to select ISO level or leave it at Auto Touch to adjust the photo exposure 4 Touch the shutter icon to take the photo ...

Page 103: ...le Capture pictures automatically when detecting smiles Interval capture Capture time lapse pictures at the interval you select Panorama Capture panorama pictures Multi exposure Capture two pictures for collage NOTE Some camera modes are not available for the front camera Customizing Camera Camcorder Settings Before capturing a photo or a video you can touch to open the following camera and camcor...

Page 104: ...s Review Select whether to review the picture after you shot it You can also set the review time Volume key control Use the Volume key as the shutter button or to zoom in and out Save original image Choose to save the original images when taking HDR pictures Storage location Touch Save location to change the storage location for captured photos and videos Restore defaults Restore default camera an...

Page 105: ...ring video recording using the back camera Location tag Select whether to store the location information in your captured photos and videos Storage location Touch Save location to change the storage location for captured photos and videos Restore defaults Restore default camera and camcorder settings ...

Page 106: ...n a number of albums Swipe left or right to see them all To view album contents Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains To share albums pictures or videos 1 Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an item after you open an album to select a picture or a video 2 Touch more items that you want to share 3 Touch and select how you want to share the items ...

Page 107: ...and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an item after you open an album to select a picture or a video 2 Touch more items that you want to delete 3 Touch OK Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen ...

Page 108: ...it up or down in the filmstrip view If you accidentally delete one touch UNDO to retrieve it Double tap the picture or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in Touch to edit the picture Touch and select a method to share the picture Touch to access more options You can delete edit rotate crop the picture set it as the wallpaper or contact photo check its details browse the...

Page 109: ... the picture Select a frame for the picture Crop straighten rotate mirror or doodle the picture Apply and adjust effects such as exposure vignette contrast and shadows on the picture 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 picture Playing Videos 1 Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video 2 Touc...

Page 110: ... you don t have a mobile data or Wi Fi connection you can only play music stored on your phone Playing Your Music Touch 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 organised by PLAYLISTS ARTISTS ALBUMS SONGS and GENRES You can touch Music...

Page 111: ...n Touch or drag down to return to the music library 2 Album artwork if available Slide left right to switch to the next previous song in the playlist 3 Toggle repeat mode You can repeat the current track repeat the current playlist or turn off repeat ...

Page 112: ...l control the music when you are not in the playback screen In the music library of the Play Music app touch the summary information at the bottom of the screen to restore the playback screen In other apps flick down the notification panel Touch the song title to restore the playback screen or just pause resume playback or skip songs When the screen is locked the song information album cover as we...

Page 113: ...ct Add to playlist To remove a song from a playlist 1 Touch Music library in the Play Music app 2 Touch PLAYLISTS and open a playlist 3 Touch next to a song in the playlist 4 Touch Remove from playlist To delete a playlist 1 Touch Music library in the Play Music app 2 Touch PLAYLISTS 3 Touch next to the playlist you want to delete 4 Touch Delete OK NOTE Certain automatically created playlists such...

Page 114: ...display mode or sort the list Playing and Controlling Videos Touch a video in the video library to play it Touch the screen to show the playback controls You can control the video and audio or carry out other operations Touch the play pause button at the bottom to pause or resume the playback Slide horizontally on the screen to rewind or fast forward Slide vertically on the right or left part of t...

Page 115: ...ol panel Touch to play the video in a small window and continue with other tasks on the phone Touch to trim the video Touch for more video options Managing Video Files Delete Video Clips 1 Touch Delete in the video library 2 Touch the videos you want to delete 3 Touch Delete OK Share Video Clips 1 Touch Share in the video library 2 Touch the videos you want to share ...

Page 116: ...Clip 1 Touch a video to start playing it 2 Touch on the right side of the progress bar 3 Drag the two tabs on the progress bar to select the portion you want to keep If necessary touch to preview the selected portion 4 Touch The trimmed video is saved as a new video file ...

Page 117: ...ming call while listening to the radio the radio will be turned off Scanning and Saving Channels 1 Plug in a wired headset and touch FM Radio 2 Touch Scan Your phone scans for all available channels and saves them to the All channels list NOTE When you open the FM Radio app for the first time it will automatically scan for channels and show the All channels list You can also touch All channels to ...

Page 118: ...the radio through the phone speaker Editing a Saved Channel 1 Open the FM Radio app and touch All channels to display the list of saved channels 2 Touch and hold a channel and select Rename or Delete or touch the star to the right of a channel to add it to favourites Other Options and Settings To turn off FM radio automatically Touch Auto off and select the time you want to turn off the radio A co...

Page 119: ...h the switch at the top of the screen NOTE Touch Exit to close the FM radio app To record the FM radio program Touch Record Stop Recording to record the current radio program The recorded files are saved in the phone storage or microSDXC card ...

Page 120: ...ecorder 2 Slide the HQ switch to turn on or off high quality recording 3 Touch to start recording During recording you can do the following Touch to pause or continue the recording Touch to cancel the recording 4 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 ...

Page 121: ...lay any saved memo 1 Touch at the top right of the screen to see all recordings 2 Touch the title of a memo to play it NOTE Touch next to a memo to delete rename share trim it check its file information add a tag or set it as your phone ringtone or notification ringtone ...

Page 122: ...or hold the phone on its side to access advanced buttons Clock Touch Clock The Clock app allows you to check local time in places around the world set alarms and use timers Set a New Alarm 1 Touch the tab in the Clock app 2 Touch an existing alarm to configure it or touch at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm 3 Set the time and touch OK Then edit repeat alarm sound vibration and label ...

Page 123: ...r cities Use the Stopwatch and Countdown Touch the or tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch or the countdown timer Stopwatch allows you to record lap times while countdown allows you to set a time and count down to zero Downloads The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have downloaded using apps such as Chrome or Email Touch Downloads to check the record Touch a file to open it with ...

Page 124: ...owse folders and files Touch at the top left and select your local storage the phone storage and the microSDXC card or the connected USB device Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as Copy Move Share or Delete To copy or move an item navigate to a new location and touch Paste Touch to create a new folder in the current directory Google Apps Open the Google apps to use Google services...

Page 125: ... Google search or get information when you need it with Google Now Hangouts Chat with Google friends or send text or multimedia messages Maps Find your place and find your way in the world Photos Manage photos on the phone and your Google account Play Movies TV Purchase download and watch the latest and your favourite movies and TV shows Play Music Play music on the phone and on your Google accoun...

Page 126: ... When Wi Fi is on touch Advanced Wi Fi Direct in the Wi Fi menu to share data between two devices via Wi Fi directly See Using Wi Fi Direct Bluetooth Touch Settings Bluetooth You can turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Data Usage Touch Settings Data usage to manage mobile data use Touch the Mobile data or Set mobile data limit switc...

Page 127: ...sing these networks for large downloads to avoid high mobile data bills Flight Mode Touch Settings More and slide the switch beside Flight mode to turn flight mode on or off All the phone s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when flight mode is on Tethering and Portable Hotspot Touch Settings More Tethering portable hotspot to share your phone s mobile data connection with PCs or ot...

Page 128: ...casts to configure mobile broadcast settings such as emergency alert settings ETWS settings etc Device Display Touch Settings Display to configure the following options Brightness level Set the brightness of the display Adaptive brightness Automatically adjust screen brightness Wallpaper Select a background image or animation for the home screen and lock screen Sleep Set the length of time of inac...

Page 129: ...s display and project your phone s content wirelessly to that device You need to turn on Wi Fi first For detailed introduction please refer to the device manual Sound and Notification Touch Settings Sound notification You can adjust different types of volume see Adjusting Volume set Do not disturb options see Using Do Not Disturb Mode set up ringtone and notification sound see Changing Ringtone an...

Page 130: ... and restrict background data for the app Permissions Check or change the app permissions Notifications Manage the app notifications in the notification panel and the lock screen You can set the priority sensitivity and more Open by default Check the app s supported links and set whether to open the links in the app and clear the app s defaults Battery Check the battery use details of the app sinc...

Page 131: ...touch Explore to view and manage all files in the storage For more information about using the internal storage and the microSDXC card see Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Phone Storage When you connect a USB storage device such as a USB flash to your phone with an OTG adapter cable you can view its storage status unmount it or erase all data on it See Using USB On The Go OTG Battery Touch ...

Page 132: ... Don t optimise DONE Memory Touch Settings Memory to monitor the average memory use and performance of your phone You can also check which apps use the most memory Users Touch Settings Users to manage the user accounts of your phone You can share your phone with other people by creating additional user accounts Each user with a separate account has his her own storage space wallpaper screen lock a...

Page 133: ...elated applications such as finding your location on Google Maps you must have location services enabled on your phone 1 Slide the switch at the top right to turn location services on or off 2 When location is enabled touch Mode to select location sources you want to use To get your accurate location choose High accuracy To save battery power and get approximate location choose Battery saving To u...

Page 134: ...d after the screen turns off This option is available when unlock pattern PIN or password is set Power button instantly locks Lock protection is activated immediately when you press the Power key This option is available when unlock pattern PIN or password is set Lock screen message Set the text that you may display on the lock screen Smart Lock Keep the phone unlocked when connected to trusted de...

Page 135: ... your operator for a PIN Unlock Key PUK to restore the nano SIM card Make passwords visible Display passwords as you enter them Device administrators View or deactivate apps you have authorized to be device administrators Unknown sources Switch on this option to permit installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store Storage type Check the credential storage type Trusted credentials Dis...

Page 136: ...ur phone Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have added and adjust the accounts settings Language and Input Touch Settings Language input to configure options related to system language input methods speech input and output as well as mouse trackpad input Language Select a language for your system Spell checker Use Android Spell Checker to check for spelling errors when entering...

Page 137: ...rrent system language Pointer speed Select how fast the pointer mouse should scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse accessory Google Touch Settings Google to easily manage settings for Google apps and features You can set the options for Google account and services Backup and Reset Touch Settings Backup reset to manage data backup and restoration options and to reset the network ...

Page 138: ...luetooth Factory data reset Reset your phone to factory default settings All your data in the internal storage will be erased during the process You can also erase the data on the microSDXC card System Auto Start Control Touch Settings Auto Start Control to control what apps can start automatically when the phone turns on Date and Time Touch Settings Date time to set date time time zone and the ti...

Page 139: ... sight problems Printing Touch Settings Printing to manage Google Cloud Print service or other printer plug ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer About Phone Touch Settings About phone to view the phone status and other information You can also touch Software updates to check for system updates and install them when they become available ...

Page 140: ...s Use the one press upgrade package offered by your mobile service provider Use the upgrade package on your microSDXC card NOTE Visit the ZTE official handset service support website http www ztedevice com support and select your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade methods as well as which phones and methods are supported ...

Page 141: ...eak at your current location for example in a basement or near a tall building because wireless transmissions cannot 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 wai...

Page 142: ...work 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 Cannot charge the battery 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 ...

Page 143: ...ea where signaling is weak temporarily power off the phone The battery is depleted In high temperature environments battery life will be shortened Contact the dealer to change a new battery 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 Chang...

Page 144: ...M card properly There is debris on the nano SIM card contacts Use a soft dry cloth to clean the nano SIM card contacts Unable to connect to the network The nano SIM card is invalid Contact your service provider You are not within the network s service area Check the service area with your service provider The signal is poor Move to an open space or if you are inside a building move closer to a win...

Page 145: ...lling Numbers PIN Code blocked You have entered an incorrect PIN code three consecutive times Contact your service provider If the service provider provides the nano SIM card s PUK code use the PUK code to unlock the nano SIM card Phone crashes reboots freeze or cannot be powered on Some third party software is not compatible with your phone Uninstall the software that may cause the problem Upgrad...

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