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Page 1: ...ZTE Sonata 4G User Guide Device color may vary ...

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

Page 3: ... network 43 Browsing the Internet 45 Using Google Chrome 45 Using the browser 45 Opening a web page 46 Browsing options 46 Using multiple browser tabs 46 Using bookmarks 47 Changing browser settings 48 Using Wi Fi Direct 49 Connecting to another device via Wi Fi Direct 49 Sending data via Wi Fi Direct 49 Receiving data via Wi Fi Direct 49 Bluetooth 50 Using Bluetooth 50 Entertainment 51 Taking pic...

Page 4: ... Music 73 News Weather 75 Play Books 75 Play Magazines 75 Play Movies TV 76 Voice Search 76 YouTube 76 Phone settings 77 Setting date and time 77 Display settings 77 Sound settings 77 Language settings 78 Mobile network services 78 Security settings 78 Managing your device memory 83 Factory reset 83 Managing applications 83 Managing other settings 84 Troubleshooting 87 For your safety 90 General s...

Page 5: ...e SIM card into the card slot with the cut corner oriented as shown 3 Carefully insert the battery with the contacts located against the metal springs Push down on the battery until it is fully seated 4 Replace the back cover Electrical safety 100 Interference 100 Explosive environments 102 Specifications 103 Warranty 104 Limited warranty 105 How to get warranty service 106 Other warranty programs...

Page 6: ...Switching your phone on off Make sure the SIM card is in your phone and the battery is charged Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone To turn it off press and hold the Power key to open the options menu Tap Power off OK Setting up your phone for the first time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings see Phone settings Factory reset you n...

Page 7: ... touch screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you re performing 1 Tap the buttons icons or applications to select items or to open applications 2 Keep your finger on an item to see the available options 3 Swipe the screen to scroll up down left or right 4 Drag and drop to move particular items across the screen 5 Pinch with two fingers or double tap the screen to zoom in out on a web pag...

Page 8: ...inued Key functions Key Function Power key Press and hold to turn phone on off change sound setting to silent vibration sound or to set to Airplane mode Press to switch your phone to Sleep Mode Press to wake up your phone Home key Tap to return to the main home screen from any application or screen Tap and hold to see recently used applications Menu key Tap to see the options for the current scree...

Page 9: ... widget Drag the outline to resize the widget Note Not all widgets can be resized Removing items from your home screen 1 Tap and hold the item you want to delete until Remove appears on the screen 2 Drag the item to Remove and release your finger when the item turns red Creating a folder 1 On a home screen tap and hold an app icon and drag it to Folder 2 You can add more apps to the folder by drag...

Page 10: ...ging status and other information as follows Indicator light What it means Red Battery less than 5 Orange Battery less than 90 Green Battery more than 90 Blinking red No service Blinking orange Alarm notification Blinking green Missed calls or messages Status and notification icons Your phone will tell you exactly what s going on by showing you simple icons Here s what they mean Indicators and ico...

Page 11: ... a notification You can respond to or remove notifications in the Notifications panel The panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions To respond to a notification tap it To expand a notification slide down with one finger You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications To remove a notification swipe it lef...

Page 12: ... enable or disable data access over the mobile network Sync Tap to turn the auto sync feature on or off When auto sync is on changes you make to account information on the web or on your phone are automatically synced Airplane Tap to turn airplane mode on or off Enabling airplane mode turns off voice and data transmission Brightness Tap to adjust the screen brightness Phone calls How to make calls...

Page 13: ...your speed dial keys from the dialer Press and hold the 2 9 Key and then tap OK How to receive calls Answering a call Drag to the center of the screen to answer the call Rejecting a call Drag to the center of the screen to reject the call This will prompt the caller to leave a voicemail message for you Drag to the center of the screen to send a text message to the caller Choose the default message...

Page 14: ...of numbers To do this you must know your SIM s PIN2 code Not all carriers support this functionality Quick responses Edit Quick response to rejected callers Voicemail Service Select voicemail service provider Setup Edit the voicemail number Ringtone Set the notification sound for new voicemails Vibrate Set the condition for vibration TTY mode Choose a TTY mode after connecting the TTY device to th...

Page 15: ...chronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing To see your contacts tap on the home screen From there you can tap the tabs on the top to quickly switch to Phone Call Log or Favorites Importing and exporting contacts You can import or export contacts from to your SIM card phone storage or microSDHC card This is especially useful when you need t...

Page 16: ...ulti Select 2 Select the contacts you want to share and then tap 3 Choose how to share the contacts Options depend on the applications and services installed Creating a contact 1 From the Contacts screen tap to add a new contact 2 Tap Phone contact to choose where to save the contact 28 CONTACTS 29 CONTACTS 3 Enter the contact name phone numbers email addresses postal addresses and other informati...

Page 17: ...e left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch between the Full QWERTY 12 Key PhonePad or CooTek T keyboards Entering text When you tap a field that needs text or numbers a keyboard automatically appears on the screen Open the Notifications panel and tap Choose input method to change input method Android keyboard The Android keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard Tur...

Page 18: ...diting options You can select cut copy paste and delete text or move the cursor Tap to use voice input Tap to hide the on screen keyboard Tap a text entry field again to show the keyboard 32 ENTERING TEXT 33 ENTERTING TEXT 12 Key PhonePad Tap a key repeatedly until the desired letter or symbol appears If word prediction is enabled just tap the keys once and choose the right word Tap and hold a key...

Page 19: ...der Message box Instead of an inbox and outbox your phone organizes all messages you sent and received into one box where messages exchanged with the same number are grouped into one message thread on the Messaging screen You can tap a thread to see the conversation you have had with someone Message threads are sorted in chronological order with the latest one on top Sending a message 1 From the h...

Page 20: ...hoose to create an MMS message with or without restriction or receive a warning when adding a restricted attachment to an MMS message Display settings Dialog patterns Select a dialog pattern Notification settings Notifications Show message notifications in the status bar Select ringtone Choose a ringtone for your incoming messages Vibrate Make your phone vibrate when a new message arrives Signatur...

Page 21: ...w the server to remotely control some of your phone s security features 6 Configure the settings on the screen such as Days to sync email and then tap Next 7 If prompted tap Activate to activate the Email app as a device administrator 8 Identify your new account with a unique name and then tap Next Note If necessary contact your server administrator for more help Receiving email When you are in an...

Page 22: ...ork with ease You can use default connection settings to connect to the web via your mobile network or Wi Fi The mobile data connection can be enabled disabled manually From the home screen tap System settings Mobile networks and check or uncheck the Data enabled check box Adding a new mobile data connection To get connected via mobile network you need a data plan with your service provider If the...

Page 23: ...nternet connection Adding a Wi Fi network You can add a Wi Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name SSID or add a Wi Fi network when you are out of range To connect to a secured network you first need to get the security details from the network s administrator 1 From the home screen tap System settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Tap 4 Enter the network SSID n...

Page 24: ... on your Sonata 4G can sync bookmarks browsing history and opened tabs from your Google account 1 From the home screen tap 2 Read the terms of service and tap Accept and Continue 3 You can choose to sign in to Chrome to sync it with your open tabs bookmarks and your computer If you choose No thanks you can sign in later via the Settings menu 4 To enter a URL tap the web address bar enter an addres...

Page 25: ... for offline reading To read saved pages tap Bookmarks Saved Pages Using multiple browser tabs You can open several web pages at the same time one page in each tab and switch between them freely Opening a new browser tab 1 Tap beside the address bar The number in the icon indicates the number of currently active browser windows Tip Scroll to the top of the screen to view the address bar 2 Tap A ne...

Page 26: ... Tap a device name under Peer Devices to connect with it The other device will receive a Wi Fi Direct connection prompt and need to accept the request for connection Both devices may need to enter a common PIN If prompted tap Connect 5 Once connected the device is displayed as Connected Sending data via Wi Fi Direct 1 Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share 2...

Page 27: ...lessly within a distance of about 32 feet 10 meters The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed Using Bluetooth 1 Before you begin place the Bluetooth device in pairing mode Open the Notifications panel and tap Bluetooth Or from the home screen tap System settings and slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position to turn on Bluetooth When Bluetooth is on the icon wil...

Page 28: ...f the screen and then tap 2 Scroll through options to send via text messaging or email Picasa and more Shooting video with your camcorder 1 From the home screen tap 2 Drag to switch to the camcorder 3 Zoom in or out by dragging the slider bar Tap to turn on the flash Tap to begin recording and to stop Tap the video thumbnail in the corner of the screen to view the video you ve just taken Adjusting...

Page 29: ...he video 5 Skip videos or pause and resume playback 6 Tap to lock the screen 7 Drag the slider to adjust the volume Opening your gallery Gallery helps you view pictures and play videos You can also do some basic editing of your pictures set them as wallpaper or contact icons or share with friends 1 From the home screen tap Gallery 2 Tap an album 3 Tap a photo or video to view it Number Function 1 ...

Page 30: ...en drag and drop the files you want to transfer 5 When you re finished transferring files open the Notifications panel and tap Connected as a media device Charge only You may now safely disconnect your phone from the computer Playing your music You can play the audio files stored in your phone s microSDHC card or internal storage in Music 1 From the home screen tap Music to access the music player...

Page 31: ...st 1 Tap next to the song in the music library 2 Tap Add to playlist 3 Tap a playlist Setting a song as ringtone 1 Tap next to the song in the music library 2 Tap Set as phone ringtone Making memorable memos Sound Recorder enables you to record your voice memos 1 From the home screen tap Sound Recorder 2 Tap to start recording 3 Tap to stop recording or tap OK to cancel recording Tip You can find ...

Page 32: ...n when charging the phone 3 Tap to return to the Alarm screen 4 Tap Bed Clock to open the bed clock screen Calculator From the home screen tap Calculator Tip Tap or or swipe left or right to switch between different panels You can also turn the phone to landscape to see all of the calculator buttons Facebook 1 From the home screen tap Facebook 2 Log in and choose sync options Tip You can change yo...

Page 33: ...open the options menu 3 Tap the app you d like to access My Cricket Access billing make a quick payment view usage and access support from the palm of your hand 1 From the home screen tap My Cricket 2 Tap the on screen prompt to update the app You will be directed to Google Play 3 Tap Update 4 Read the app permissions and tap Accept 5 Once installed you will see a notification in the Notifications...

Page 34: ... numbers to your Favorites list and respond to messages by calling back or texting 1 From the home screen tap Voicemail 2 Tap the on screen prompt to update the app You will be directed to Google Play 3 Tap Update 4 Read the app permissions and tap Accept 5 Once installed you will see a notification in the Notifications panel Open the app from this notification or by locating the app in Cricket Wi...

Page 35: ... or say Google to begin a voice search You will see results for your search To search images places and more tap an option on the bar at the bottom of the screen For additional web results simply scroll down the screen Gmail Gmail is a web based email service that s configured when you sign in to your Google account Depending on your synchronization settings the Gmail on your phone can be automati...

Page 36: ...the screen as they are scheduled You can also synchronize appointments to your Google account which enables you to manage your schedule online on your PC Accessing calendar settings 1 While in the calendar tap Settings 2 Tap an account name or tap General settings to change settings for all accounts Google Google is a social networking service offered by Google The Google application on your phone...

Page 37: ... communities on the Google network Events Tap Events to manage your social calendar You can add events invite people and then share photos in real time from the event Locations Tap Locations to see your friends locations on the map and configure your location sharing settings Search Tap Search to search for posts Google Maps Activating location services To use Google Maps and find your location on...

Page 38: ... it will appear in the start point field by default As suggested routes appear on the map swipe the bottom card left or right to choose a route Slide the bottom card up to see the route directions in a list Searching for local places Google Maps helps you find all kinds of businesses and establishments around you You can rate these places and get recommendations 1 From the home screen tap Maps 2 N...

Page 39: ...rent playlist queue 6 Get more options To control your music while using other apps swipe down to open the Notifications panel Tap the song title to restore the playback screen Tap the music controls to pause resume playback or skip to the next previous song When the screen is locked the song information album cover and playback controls are displayed on the top of the screen Tap to pause resume p...

Page 40: ...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 Sound settings From the home screen tap System settings Sound to adjust volumes toggle sound and mute set up ringtone and notification sound and select system sounds Tap Silent mode to turn off all sounds except media and alarm or enable silent m...

Page 41: ... PIN or password 1 Press the Power key to wake up the phone 2 Enter the PIN or password you set 3 Tap OK Language settings You can change the language of your phone system in two simple steps 1 From the home screen tap System settings Language input Language 2 Tap a language to select it Mobile network services From the home screen tap System settings Mobile networks to enable or disable data serv...

Page 42: ...ore for the encryption process You must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data When you re ready to turn on encryption 1 From the home screen tap System settings Security Encrypt phone 2 Read the information about encryption carefully 3 The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone is not plugged in 4 If you change your mind about encrypting yo...

Page 43: ...ap System settings Security 2 Tap Clear credentials to clear credentials Managing your device memory From the home screen tap System settings Storage You can view the space information for the microSDHC card as well as the phone storage Unmount Mount SD card You can unmount the microSDHC card to safely remove it or mount the card Erase SD card Erase all data on the microSDHC card Factory reset Res...

Page 44: ... off mobile data You can check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set set a mobile data limit and warning see what apps have been using mobile data or restrict background data for individual apps Connect to PC From the home screen tap System settings Connect to PC Choose the USB connection mode between your phone and PC Charge only Charge your phone via USB USB mass storage Tran...

Page 45: ...gal information and software version Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone or if it performs abnormally you can refer to the chart below If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart contact the dealer where you purchased the phone Problem Possible causes Possible solution Poor reception The network signal is too weak at your current loc...

Page 46: ...ly Debris on the SIM card contacts Use a soft dry cloth to clean the SIM card contacts TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible causes Possible solution Unable to connect to the network The 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 Poor signal Move to an open space or if you are inside a building move c...

Page 47: ...ice must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This mobile phone has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate ...

Page 48: ...CC and can be found under the Display Grant section of www fcc gov oet ea fccid after searching on FCC ID SRQ Z740 For this device the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 1 05 W kg for usage near the body is 1 12 W kg While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions they all meet the government requirements SAR compliance for bod...

Page 49: ...eets the M3 T4 level rating Hearing devices may also be rated Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you find this rating For more information about FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility please go to http www fcc gov cgb dro CTIA a Do not disassemble or open crush bend or deform puncture or shred b Do not modify or remanufacture attempt to insert foreign objects into the ...

Page 50: ...ies to liquid moisture or high humidity Do not drop throw or try to bend your phone or its accessories Do not use harsh chemicals cleaning solvents or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories Do not paint your phone or its accessories Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories Only authorized personnel can do so Do not expose your phone or its accessories to extreme tempera...

Page 51: ...ase consult a physician Repetitive strain injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury RSI when texting or playing games with your phone Do not grip the phone too tightly Press the keys lightly Use the special features that are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons such as Message Templates and Predictive Text Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax Emergency calls This ...

Page 52: ...emaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 6 inches 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker To achieve this use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket Hearing aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wire...

Page 53: ...hemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders Blasting caps and areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas posted with power off two way radios or electronic devices notices to avoid interfering with blasting operations Specifications Handset specifications are shown in the following table Handset standards GSM EDGE 850 900 1800 1900MHz UMT...

Page 54: ...exposure to moisture dampness or corrosive environments unauthorized modifications unauthorized repair neglect rough handling abuse accident alteration improper installation incorrect voltage application food or liquid spoilage acts of God c Normal wear and tear WARRANTY WARRANTY d If the Product has been opened modified or repaired by anyone other than a warranty service center or if it is repair...

Page 55: ... Proof of Purchase Return address Daytime phone number or fax number Model IMEI Look for the 15 digit IMEI behind the battery of the device Complete description of the problem Transportation prepaid Other warranty programs You may have other warranty programs with your purchase such as warranty exchange If so please refer to equipment package or the original point of sale WARRANTY NOTES ...

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