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Common functions 

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Common functions 

Making and receiving calls 

Making a call 

 

Directly make a call

:

 

In idle mode, press the numeric keys to 

input the telephone number and press the Send key to make a 

call.   

 

Making a call from Phonebook

:

 

In idle mode, press the Right 

Soft key to enter 

Phonebook

, select the desired contact and 

press the Send key to make a call. 

 

Making a call from Call History

: In idle mode, press the Send 

key, select the desired call log and press the Send key to make a 
call. 

 

Make an international call

:

 

Press the ‘

*

’ key continuously until 

“+” appears on the screen, and then dial the country code or 
region code, city code and phone number.   

Summary of Contents for F231

Page 1: ...GSM Digital Mobile Phone User Manual The manual is applicable for the F231 mobile phone ...

Page 2: ...文档信息 版本 修订日期 修订人 软件版本 备注 1 0 2012年 11 月 丁雪璋 拟制初稿 ...

Page 3: ...out the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this manual without prior notice V...

Page 4: ...afety 5 Charger care and safety 7 Getting to know your phone 9 Inserting and removing a memory card 13 Using the battery 15 Power on off 17 Using your phone 18 Basic operation 19 Common functions 21 Making and receiving calls 21 Writing messages 23 Viewing messages 23 Adding a new contact 24 ...

Page 5: ...ng your phone as modem 24 Main function list 26 Input what you want how you want 34 Appendix 36 Care and maintenance 36 FCC regulations 37 Declaration of RoHS compliance 41 Disposal of your old phone 42 Problems and their solutions 43 ...

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Page 7: ... you might need it And don t worry if the pictures we use to demonstrate your phone s functions look a little different from what you see on its screen It s the functions they show that matter Lost or stolen If your phone goes missing please tell your service provider as soon as you know That way other people can be barred from using it Obviously it s best to keep your phone with you at all times ...

Page 8: ...vices such as pacemakers as it could cause them to malfunction It can also interfere with the operation of fire detectors and other automatic control equipment For more information about how your phone affects pacemakers or other electronic equipment please contact the manufacturer or your local distributor Your phone may cause interference when used near TVs radios or automated office equipment w...

Page 9: ...pital regulations and turn it off when you re asked to by posted warnings or medical staff at a petrol station Don t use your phone at petrol stations In fact it s always best to switch off whenever you re near fuels chemicals or explosives around water Keep your phone away from water or any other liquid It s not a waterproof model making repairs Never take your phone apart Please leave that to th...

Page 10: ...eir health original accessories Only use the original accessories supplied with your phone or those approved by the manufacturer Using unapproved accessories may affect performance make the warranty void break national regulations on the use of mobile phones or even cause injury near explosives Turn off your phone in or near areas where explosive materials are used Always obey local laws and turn ...

Page 11: ...e and don t hang up until help has arrived working temperature The working temperature for the phone is between 0 and 40 Please don t use the phone outside the range Using the phone under too high or too low temperature might cause problems At very high volume prolonged listening to a mobile phone can damage your hearing Battery care and safety Keep the battery in a cool ventilated place and out o...

Page 12: ...and could explode hurting you or somebody else When you put the battery into your phone there s no need to use force Exerting too much pressure could make it leak overheat explode or burst into flame Never take the battery apart This may result in leakage overheating explosion or fire If the battery becomes hot changes colour or shape at any time when in use charging or even while in storage pleas...

Page 13: ...ed Charger care and safety Only plug into voltages between 110VAC and 220VAC Using a voltage outside that range can damage the phone charger and cause the battery to leak or catch fire Never short circuit the charger this may cause electrocution overheating or damage Don t charge the phone in direct sunlight or in an area where it s damp dusty or on a vibrating surface And charging your phone near...

Page 14: ...er apart It could cause injury give you an electric shock or catch fire Never touch any charger electric cable or socket with wet hands Don t place heavy objects on the electric cable If the cable is damaged don t try to mend it yourself it could cause a fire or electrocute you Always unplug the charger before you clean it When unplugging the charger hold the plug itself rather than pulling on the...

Page 15: ...r or receive incoming calls In idle mode press the key to view call Under text input mode press key to display the list of symbols In idle screen hold the key to key key In idle screen Up key Standby shortcut Down key Messaging Left key Neo Applications Right key Neo Navigation OK key main menu In idle screen hold key to quickly switch between Silent mode and other mode Under text input mode press...

Page 16: ...get started 10 Note In this user guide press means pressing the key and then releasing Hold means pressing and holding the key for two seconds or Camer a Headset jet Flash USB port Side keys Adjust the volume ...

Page 17: ...Let s get started 11 more ...

Page 18: ... Icons Descriptions Icons Descriptions Network signal strength Battery capacity Audio player is on A clock alarm is active You have missed calls Insert the headset Meeting mode Flight mode Outdoor mode Silent mode You have unread message ...

Page 19: ...ress book are saved on the SIM So to avoid damaging your SIM or losing data try not to touch the metal surface when you re handling it and keep well away from any magnetic or electric source Here s what you do 1 Switch off your phone and disconnect any external power 2 Remove the back cover 3 Hold your SIM on the cut corner and slide it face down into the card holder 4 Replace the back cover ...

Page 20: ... turned on could not only damage it and your phone but also destroy any data saved on the card 1 Remove the battery cover of the phone 2 Insert the memory card into the slot Before you take out the card please remove the battery cover of the phone slightly press the memory card to unlock it and then take out the card ...

Page 21: ...ack of your phone 2 Align the battery s contact points with those of the phone and gently press the battery down into place 3 Replace the battery cover clicking it back into position Removing the battery 1 Switch off your phone 2 Open the battery cover 3 Lift the battery up and out of your phone ...

Page 22: ...hen recharge it fully That will help to ensure its optimum performance and a long life 1 Connect the charger to your phone and plug it into an 110V 220V socket 2 The battery indicator in the corner of the screen will scroll right and left to show you it s charging And please don t worry if the phone and charger become warm while charging That s completely normal 3 When fully charged the battery in...

Page 23: ...mation appears When you turn your phone on it ll automatically show the following information on screen Please input the security code If you ve set phone lock Searching The phone will search for the available network Power off In idle mode long press the Power key and then select Power off ...

Page 24: ...ber Memory status Copy contacts Move contacts Delete all contacts Multimedia Video player Audio player Camera Camcorder FM radio Recorder Messaging Write message Inbox Outbox Drafts Sent messages Message settings En tus manos Browser Settings Profiles Phone settings Security settings Connectivity Restore settings Camcorder SIM tool kit Paginas Amarillas File manager Tools Calendar Tasks Alarm Worl...

Page 25: ...gation In idle screen press the Left soft key to enter the main menu Once at the main menu use the Navigation keys and the Left soft key to enter the submenu press Back to return to the previous menu and press the Power key to return to the home screen ...

Page 26: ... accidentally pressed You can press the Power key to lock the screen quickly To unlock the screen press any key and then press the Left soft key and key In Settings Phone settings Auto lock set the auto keypad lock time If the phone is not operated within this time the keypad will be locked ...

Page 27: ...rom Phonebook In idle mode press the Right Soft key to enter Phonebook select the desired contact and press the Send key to make a call Making a call from Call History In idle mode press the Send key select the desired call log and press the Send key to make a call Make an international call Press the key continuously until appears on the screen and then dial the country code or region code city c...

Page 28: ... side keys to adjust the keypad volume Hands free During a call press LoudSp to enter the hands free status and press Nomal to restore the normal conversation Call Options During a call if you need input the symbols such as password during a call please press Option and select Dialer and then input the symbols You could also press Option and then select Contacts or Messages to view the relevant in...

Page 29: ...ss Option and choose Message type MMS or you can press Option and choose Insert to directly insert multimedia contents to the message and it will be switched to MMS automatically 5 When you finish writing press Send to send the message out If you want to save the message as a draft select Option Save to Draft Viewing messages Your phone is very versatile According to what you ve selected it can te...

Page 30: ...ok 2 Select Add 3 Edit the information and select Save Using your phone as memory Make sure the memory card is installed and your phone is switched off Then connect the phone to your PC with the USB data cable and switch your phone back on Then select U disk on the phone and you can use your phone as extra memory Using your phone as modem You could use your mobile phone as Modem after connecting i...

Page 31: ...Common functions 25 Internet Software in CD ...

Page 32: ...ing calls Incoming calls All calls Delete a call log Delete a call log Calls Select one call log Option Delete Delete call logs Delete Miss calls Outgoing calls Incoming calls All calls Calls Delete all View call duration View the duration of last call all outgoing calls and all incoming calls Calls Call duration View contacts View all contacts Press left right key to switch among the contacts in ...

Page 33: ... Select one contact Option Edit Caller groups Divide the contacts into different groups Phonebook Group Delete contacts You can select to batch delete some contacts or select to delete all contacts Phonebook Massive delete Speed dial Edit 8 phone numbers and assign these numbers to the keys from 2 to 9 In the dialing interface hold the numeric key to quickly dial the corresponding phone number of ...

Page 34: ...media Camera Video recorder Record video files Multimedia Camcorder Sound recorder Record audio files Multimedia Recorder Send message Send text messages multimedia messages to other mobile phones Messaging Write message View message Read the messages received unsent sent drafts saved Messaging Inbox Drafts Ou tbox Sent User folder Templates Select the template to send text message or multimedia m...

Page 35: ... A caller can leave a message and you can listen to it in your voicemail Messaging Voice mail Enter Dialer hold 1 key to call the voicemail number User profiles Perform personalized settings on ringtone volume ringer type etc according to different events and occasions Settings Profiles Select profile Standard Meeting etc Startup Wallpaper Set the standby image on the screen Settings Phone setting...

Page 36: ...pad backlight Settings Phone settings Keypad backlight Power saving mode Turn on off power saving mode Settings Phone settings Power saving mode Date and time format Set the date and time format Settings Phone settings Date and time format Schedule power on off Perform the action of power on off according to the setting time Settings Phone settings Schedule power on off Auto keypad lock The keypad...

Page 37: ...tings Call waiting Any key to answer If this function is set On press any key except End key Right Soft Key to answer the call Settings Call settings Any key to answer Headset auto answer If this function is set On you can automatically answer the phone after inserting the earpiece Settings Call settings Headset auto answer Call barring You could edit the Whitelist and Blacklist and set the incomi...

Page 38: ...network support so please consult your network operator Settings Call settings Voice Privacy Network settings Custom Proxy Settings Network settings Phone lock Activate phone lock to prevent the phone from abuse The default security code is 1234 Settings Security Phone lock Restore factory settings Restore to original factory settings Settings Security Reset Alarm Set multiple alarms and support p...

Page 39: ...or Simple calculation such as add subtract multiply divide etc Tools Calculator World clock Check the current time in different cities around the world Tools World clock Flash You can on off flash Tools Flash File manager View the files saved in phone and memory card File manager ...

Page 40: ...rd changes after each key stroke When you have finished writing the word and it is correct confirm it by pressing the OK key If the word displayed on the screen is not what you want press left right key to view other matching words then confirm it by pressing the OK key Predictive text input is based on a built in dictionary Input Digits In 123 mode press digit key once to key in a digit In ABC ab...

Page 41: ...Input what you want how you want 35 Delete Character Press Right soft key to clear a character Delete all Characters Press and hold Right soft key to delete all characters ...

Page 42: ...le connects to the phone Dust tends to gather there This will ensure a really good connection Don t use needles pen points or other sharp objects on the keypad or screen Don t use your phone with wet hands it could injure you and damage the phone Don t use your phone in dusty or dirty environment Keep your phone away from extremes of heat like radiators or ovens It may explode if it gets too hot I...

Page 43: ...d to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiated radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does ...

Page 44: ...nician for help Changes or 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 ...

Page 45: ...all tested frequency bands Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the poser required to reach the network In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power ou...

Page 46: ...ure requirements use accessories that maintain a 10mm separation distance between the user s body and the back of the handset The use of belt clips holsters and similar accessories should not contain metallic components in its assembly The use of accessories that do not satisfy these requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure requirements and should be avoided ...

Page 47: ...ces Directive 2002 95 EC with respect to all the following substances 1 Lead Pb 2 Mercury Hg 3 Cadmium Cd 4 Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 5 Polybrominated biphenyl PBB 6 Polybrominated diphenyl ether PBDE Our compliance is witnessed by written declaration from our suppliers This confirms that any potential trace contamination levels of the substances listed above are below the maximum level set by EU ...

Page 48: ...by the European Directive 2002 96 CE 2 All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from normal household waste via designated collection points provided by government or local authorities 3 The correct disposal of electrical and electronic products will help protect the environment and human health ...

Page 49: ...elf off Battery very low Charge the battery Poor standby time Deceasing of battery performance Replace the battery Weak network signal Turn off the phone Can t connect to the network Weak network signal Move to where the signal is stronger Out of the service area Make sure you re in a network service area Calls keep cutting off Weak network signal Move to where the signal is stronger ...

Page 50: ...ix 44 Symptoms Possible Causes Solutions Phone doesn t ring when I receive incoming calls Phone is set to Mute or minimum volume Enter Settings Profiles to select a Non silent mode or increase the ring volume ...

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