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  ZTE F100 User Manual 

 

 

Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION 19 

 

 

 

A  (U)SIM  card  can  be  easily  damaged  if  its  metal  contacts  become  scratched.  Therefore,  take  special 

care when holding or inserting it.   

 The charger and other accessories should be disconnected from your phone before you insert or remove 

the (U)SIM card. 

 When inserting the (U)SIM card, make sure that the metal contacts face downward and the cut corner is 

in the right direction, as shown on your phone. 

Removing the (U)SIM card 

1. Press and hold 

End Key

 to power off your phone. 

2. Remove the back cover and battery. See 

Setting Up Your Phone-Battery- Removing the battery

3. Slide the (U)SIM card out of the card holder, as shown in the following picture. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

microSD Card 

The microSD card gives your handset a very large memory capacity. This allows you to save multimedia 
data,  including  images,  photos,  videos,  MP3  audio  files,  and  ring  tones.  You  can  also  use  this  memory 
card to store any other files. 

Notes:

 

Your phone can support a microSD card with capacity up to 4GB. 

   

microSD Logo is a trademark. 

Inserting the microSD card 

1. Pull the microSD cover out of the card slot and rotate it 90 degrees.   

2. Handle the card by the edges and carefully insert it with the cut edge oriented as shown in the picture. 

3. Push the card until it clicks into position. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for F100

Page 1: ...ZTE F100 User Manual ZTE CORPORATION NO 55 Hi tech Road South ShenZhen P R China Postcode 518057 Tel 86 755 26779999 URL http www zte com cn E mail mobile zte com cn ...

Page 2: ...zed in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and microfilm without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation The manual is published by ZTE Corporation We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice Version No R1 0 Edition Time 20100115 Manual No ...

Page 3: ...ur Phone 15 Battery 15 Installing the battery 15 Removing the battery 16 Charging the battery 17 U SIM card 18 Installing the U SIM card 18 Removing the U SIM card 19 microSD Card 19 Inserting the microSD card 19 Removing the microSD card 20 Accessing the microSD card on the phone 20 Starting Up 20 Standby Mode 21 Signal Strength 21 Basic Operations 22 Navigating the Menus 22 Making a Call 22 Maki...

Page 4: ...abetic Mode 26 Number Mode 27 Inserting Symbols 27 Menus 28 Messages 28 Messages 28 E mail 30 Games 31 STK SIM Tool Kit 32 Camera 32 Services 33 Home 33 New Link 33 Bookmark 33 History 34 Saved Page 34 Settings 34 Version 34 Multimedia 34 Camera 34 Video camera 34 FM radio 34 Media player 35 Voice recorder 36 Playlist 36 Slide show 37 Streaming URL 37 Applications 37 Tools 37 Calls 41 File Manager...

Page 5: ...Screen 46 Handset 47 Profiles 47 Security 48 Call 49 Questions Answers 50 Glossary 52 INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS DISPOSAL 53 Declaration of RoHS Compliance 54 ...

Page 6: ...s may be poisonous if swallowed Do not attempt to dismantle the handset or any of its accessories Do not put a battery into a microwave oven dryer or high pressure container Do not contact battery directly to an electric outlet or cigarette lighter charger Use only approved charger units Do not pierce battery with a sharp object such as a needle Do not disassemble or modify the battery Do not use ...

Page 7: ... of such material Please check roaming agreement availability with your service provider The use of mobile phones is not allowed in some radiation sensitive areas such as hospitals research centers and airplanes The user is responsible to power off the device If there is any uncertainty you should remove the battery from the handset Observe any signs that indicate powering off handsets such as tho...

Page 8: ...the Federal Communications Commission of the U S Government The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1 6 W kg Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency ban...

Page 9: ...r modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The antenna s used for this transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Emergency Services To make an emergency call in any country 1 Ensure that your handset is on and in service 2 Press End Key as many tim...

Page 10: ...ZTE F100 User Manual 10 Confidential and Proprietary Information of ZTE CORPORATION and must not be otherwise used without the permission of the copyright owner ...

Page 11: ...Global System for Mobile Communications or 2G and GPRS General Packet Radio Service or 2 5G and achieves seamless handover between different networks Empowered by the latest 3G technology F100 is so powerful and versatile it converges real life experiences with real time connectivity by sharing highlights of your day Earpiece Display Screen Navigation Keys OK Key Left Soft Key Back Key Send Key Al...

Page 12: ...prompts that appear in the lower right corner of the screen directly above it These prompts change according to the screen content Send Key Press to send or answer calls In standby mode Press to show all calls End Key Press and hold to turn the phone on off Press to end a call Press to reject an incoming call Press to cancel dialing Navigation Keys Up Down Left Right Key and center OK Key Loud Spe...

Page 13: ... numbers In standby mode Press and hold 2 to 9 key to start speed dial Press and hold 1key to call the voicemail number Key Press to enter Press and hold key and then press the right soft key to lock the keypad In an editing screen Press to input punctuation and symbols Key Press to enter In an editing screen Press to change the input method In standby mode Press and hold to activate silent mode w...

Page 14: ...ators and Icons Indicates the 3G signal strength Indicates the GSM GPRS signal strength Indicates the data communication is available Indicates the data communication in progress Indicates you have new text messages Indicates you have new multimedia messages Indicates you have new E mails Indicates your text messages Inbox is full Indicates you are roaming Indicates the amount of charge in your ba...

Page 15: ... battery of the handset can be immediately used after unpacking A new battery will have the best performance after full charge discharge cycles for the first three times Installing the battery 1 Insert the battery carefully with the contacts located against the gold springs 2 Push down the battery until it clicks into place 3 Install the battery cover ...

Page 16: ...itches off if the battery voltage is too low When not using the battery for a long period remove it from the phone and store it in a cool dry place Removing the battery 1 Make sure the power is off 2 Remove the back cover of your phone 3 Use a fingernail to hook the edge of the battery and lift it away from the phone ...

Page 17: ...but there may be enough power to power your phone on You should use it up completely before charging the battery for the first time Charge the battery with the procedure indicated below 1 Insert the charger s USB adapter into the USB port See the following pictures 2 Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet 3 Remove the charger from both the wall outlet and the phone once the charging is c...

Page 18: ...y charge the battery U SIM card You can obtain a U SIM card from a mobile phone service provider when you sign on as a subscriber Installing the U SIM card 1 Press and hold End Key to power off your phone 2 Remove the back cover and battery See Setting Up Your Phone Battery Removing the battery 3 Insert the U SIM card into the card holder 4 Push the card until it clicks into position Notes ...

Page 19: ...Remove the back cover and battery See Setting Up Your Phone Battery Removing the battery 3 Slide the U SIM card out of the card holder as shown in the following picture microSD Card The microSD card gives your handset a very large memory capacity This allows you to save multimedia data including images photos videos MP3 audio files and ring tones You can also use this memory card to store any othe...

Page 20: ...ccessing the microSD card on the phone 1 Press Left Soft Key Menu in standby mode to open the main menu 2 Select Applications File Manager and press OK Key 3 Press Right Key to get to microSD TFlash card interface Then you can view the contents of microSD card on the phone Starting Up After inserting your U SIM card microSD card if needed and battery you can power on and start using your phone Pow...

Page 21: ...phone use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger Standby Mode When the phone is ready for use after the name of the service provider is displayed on the screen and you have not entered any characters the phone is in the standby mode 1 Network name or the operator logo 2 Indicators and icons See Introduction Indicators and Icons 3 Function of Left Soft Key 4 Function of OK Key 5 ...

Page 22: ...o confirm your selection 4 Press Left Right Key to scroll to the desired tab for example Handset 5 Press Up Down Key to scroll to the desired option for example Language Notes Options are listed in the menu you can access the option quickly by pressing the corresponding number key 6 Press OK Key Select to confirm your selection 7 Press Up Down Key to scroll to the desired option for example Englis...

Page 23: ...ok 1 Press Menu Phonebook from standby mode 2 Use Navigation Keys to select a contact 3 Press Send Key for a voice call or 4 Press Options Call Video call for a video call Calling a Previous Dialed Number 1 Press Send Key in standby mode to display All calls 2 Press Up Down Key to select a number 3 Press Send Key for a voice call or 4 Press Options Call Video call for a video call Calling a Speed ...

Page 24: ... call Call Options Press Left Soft Key Options during a call for more options Options vary depending on the current situation 1 Before you answer the call Mute Unmute Mute or Unmute your current ringtone SMS Reject Send an SMS message to the caller if your reject his or her call 2 After you answer the call Hold Active Put the current call on hold or retrieve the call End call End the current call ...

Page 25: ...ary Information of ZTE CORPORATION 25 Locking the Keypad 1 Press and hold Key in standby mode 2 Press Right Soft Key Lock The lock icon will be on the display after you lock the keypad Unlocking the Keypad 1 Press Key 2 Press Right Soft Key Unlock ...

Page 26: ...f letters pressed 1 Press each key associated with the letter you want to enter only once The letters you have entered appear on the display The candidate words change with each key you press 2 When the candidate word is displayed press Up Down Key to highlight the desired candidate words and press OK Key to confirm 3 Press Number Key to insert space 4 Press Clear Key to delete the letter left of ...

Page 27: ... more Spanish letters can be entered Number Mode In Number mode use number keys to enter the number You can only enter the number directly shown on the keypad The letters can t be entered in this mode Notes While in Number Mode you need to switch to other text input modes in order to insert a space by pressing Inserting Symbols 1 Press Key 2 Use Navigation Keys to select a symbol 3 Press OK Key to...

Page 28: ... My words or Templates Press Left Soft Key Options My words to insert My words Press OK Key to insert Templates v Press Left Soft Key Options Save to save your message vi After finishing your SMS message press Right Soft Key Send to send your message Send an MMS message i In standby mode press Menu Messages New message Multimedia message ii Enter the recipient s party s number Or press OK Key Phon...

Page 29: ... this folder you can view or delete your received messages reply or forward messages to another recipient Notes You cannot receive new messages if the memory for messages is full Outbox The Outbox folder contains all messages that were unsuccessfully sent during the last attempt From this folder you can edit delete or resend your messages Drafts The drafts folder contains drafts and unfinished mes...

Page 30: ...umber Your service provider presets the service center number for you Expiration Time The length of time in which the message center will attempt to deliver the message until it is received Delivery Report You can select to receive or reject a popup message to inform you when the message is delivered to the recipient 3 Templates Setting There are some templates for SMS MMS in your phone You can pr...

Page 31: ...er contains all unsuccessfully sent E Mails during the last attempt From this folder you can edit resend or delete your E Mails Drafts The drafts folder contains drafts and unfinished E Mails From this folder you can delete edit and send your E Mails Sent The Sent folder contains E mails sent successfully From this folder you can edit delete or forward E mails to another recipient User folders You...

Page 32: ...e photo just taken Press Left Soft Key Options to send the photo via MMS E mail Bluetooth or set it as wallpaper Options for camera mode While in camera mode press Left Soft Key Options to do the following operations Photo size Set the size of your photo Photo quality Set the quality standard of your photo Brightness Set the brightness of your photo Contrast Set the contrast of your photo Effect S...

Page 33: ...ack camera Use the front or back camera to shoot the video Switch to camera Switch to the camera mode Services 3G brings you a whole world of communication information and entertainment services You can ask for directions within major cities get the latest news sports weather and much more In standby mode press Menu Services to access the services interface Internet access may require registration...

Page 34: ...ficate Displays root certificate names in a list CA Certificate Displays CA certificate names in a list Version Version View the edition and copyright information of the browser Multimedia In standby mode press Menu Multimedia to access the multimedia interface Camera In standby mode press Menu Multimedia Camera to activate the camera and take photos Please refer to Chapter Camera for detailed inf...

Page 35: ...le Manager interface Playlist Switch to the Playlist interface Slide Switch to the Slide show interface URL Switch to the Streaming URL interface More options Enter Media player and press Options The Option menu may differ according to different kinds of files Please refer to the actual menu on the phone Mute Unmute Mute or unmute the media player This menu appears only when the current file is an...

Page 36: ...ft Soft Key Options for more options Send Send the memo via MMS E mail Bluetooth Replay Replay the audio file Playlist When you have some audio files stored in your phone you can create a playlist to play your audio files in the preferred order 1 If there is no playlist press OK Key Add to create a new playlist Enter the name of the playlist and press OK Key Select the audio files from Audios Othe...

Page 37: ...elected slide Streaming URL The streaming content is only available while you are connected to the server depending on your service provider Press OK Key Add to add a new streaming file input the Title and URL and then press OK Key Save to complete the setting In the Streaming URL list interface you can do the following operations Press OK Key Open to open the URL Press Right Soft Key Edit to edit...

Page 38: ...elected device from the device list Delete All Delete all the devices in the device list Properties View the properties of the selected device 3 New device You can search Bluetooth devices and create a Bluetooth connection i Turn on the Bluetooth function and make your phone visible in Bluetooth manager ii Select New device to search for new Bluetooth devices iii Select a device from the displayed...

Page 39: ...y Input Subject required Start date and Alarm set Press Up Down Key to select each item and Left Right Key to set each item The anniversary alarm should be after the current time of the phone Press Save after finish inputting the information 2 Press Left Soft Key Options to display the following popup menu items Week view View the schedule of the current week Go to date Input a date and go to see ...

Page 40: ...ed city time as a native display 3 Press Back Key or End Key to exit Calculator The phone provides simple calculating functions such as addition subtraction multiplication and division 1 Press keys to enter numbers 2 Press Right Soft Key to enter the decimal point 3 Press Up Down Key or Left Right Key to choose 4 Press Clear Key to clear the last digit you input or the results 5 Press OK Key Equal...

Page 41: ...all Send Send an SMS or MMS message to the number Delete Delete the selected call log Delete all Delete all call logs iv Press Back Key to return Calls info Call duration This menu shows the last call duration and all calls duration You can clear all the call duration timers by pressing Right Soft Key Clear Notes Before you reset the timers you should enter the handset code The default code is 000...

Page 42: ...then press Left Soft Key Options to display the following submenu Search Search the files in My Pictures by inputting the full file name or part of the file name New folder Create a new folder to save pictures Delete all Delete all images in Photos My Pictures and all folders you created Folder information View information of the selected folder and creation time Space information View the usage i...

Page 43: ...ormation of your phone Select the desired music from Ring folder and press OK Key to open the file Press OK Key Pause Contin to pause or continue the playing Press Left Soft Key Stop to stop the playing and then press OK Key Start to start it Press Right Soft Key Mute Unmute to mute or unmute the playing If you stop playing the audio file you can press Left Soft Key Options to do the following ope...

Page 44: ... Videos and then press Left Soft Key Options to display the following submenu Search Search the files in My Videos by inputting the full file name or part of the file name New folder Create a new folder to save video files Delete all Delete all videos in Videos My Videos and all folders you created Folder information View information of the selected folder and created time Space information View t...

Page 45: ...by inputting the full file name or part of the file name New folder You can create a new folder Delete You can delete the selected folder Delete all You can delete all the folders Rename You can rename the selected folder Folder information You can view information about the selected folder Space information You can view the usage information of microSD TFlash Card Press OK Key Select to open a fo...

Page 46: ... the prestored service numbers such as voicemail number You can not edit these numbers Set speed dial You can set a speed dial number to the selected contact See Basic Operations Call a Speed Dial Number Manage Contact You can set or check the following items Groups You can set voice and video call ring or photo for the contact groups stored in the phone Speed Dial info View the current list of sp...

Page 47: ...coverage of your regular network When outside the coverage of your regular network you can manually select the local network system Preferred Mode Select the service provider in priority The default is Automatic Preferred Selection Select to make the phone scan for the available network automatically or manually when you are outside the home network 10 Access point settings You can view the access...

Page 48: ...you enter the PIN incorrectly three times in a row the U SIM card will be locked You have to enter the PUK for the card in order to unlock it Please contact your service provider to obtain a PUK Handset code If the phone lock is activated the phone will prompt to enter the handset code The default password for an inactivated phone is 0000 When the phone lock is activated you can only make emergenc...

Page 49: ...notifies you with a call waiting tone It shows the number name of the waiting call 4 Call barring Restrict the dialing or receiving of certain calls To activate or cancel call barring you have to enter the network password provided by your service provider i Bar all outgoing calls You can not make calls ii Bar outgoing calls international You can not make international calls iii Outgoing internati...

Page 50: ...s End Key and dial again You may be switched to a better quality network trunk 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 Battery will not charge The battery or battery charger is damaged Contact the dealer The phone s temperature is below 0 C or...

Page 51: ...side a building move closer to a window You cannot answer incoming calls You have activated the Call Barring feature Go to Settings Call Call barring and then select Cancel all call barring You cannot make outgoing calls You have activated the Call Barring feature Go to Settings Call Call barring and then select Cancel all call barring You have activated the Fixed Dial Number feature Go to Setting...

Page 52: ... services 4 MMS Multimedia Message Service A message service for the handset environment that allows videos pictures audio files and text to be sent between phones and dependent on network provider support 5 Roaming Use of your phone when you are outside your home area when traveling for example 6 U SIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module Your U SIM is provided by service provider It carries the ...

Page 53: ...to confer the refusal to the centers of differentiated collection predisposed from the local administrations or to deliver it to the retailer in exchange of one new equipment purchased The differentiated collection of the refusal and the successive operations of treatment recovery and waste help the production of equipment with recycle material and limit the hazardous effects on the atmosphere and...

Page 54: ...ormal declaration that the manufactured by ZTE CORPORATION is in compliance with the Directive 2002 95 EC of the European Parliament RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances with respect to the following substances 1 Lead Pb 2 Mercury Hg 3 Cadmium Cd 4 Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 5 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB s 6 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE s The F100 manufactured by ZTE CORPORATION meets t...

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