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ZTE Overture

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User Guide

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Page 1: ...ZTE Overture 2 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...ociated 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 from Cricket or elsewhere from third parties Cricket provides tools for you to control access to the Internet and certain Internet content These controls ...

Page 3: ...Internet 48 Adding a new mobile data connection 48 Turning on Wi Fi 48 Connecting to a Wi Fi network 49 Adding a Wi Fi network 49 Checking the Wi Fi network status 49 Connecting to a WPS network 50 Connecting to virtual private networks 50 Browsing the Internet 52 Using the Browser 52 Opening a web page or searching the web 52 Using multiple browser tabs 52 Opening a new browser tab 53 Switching b...

Page 4: ... Retouching your pictures 66 Playing videos 67 Making memorable memos 67 Recording a voice memo 67 Playing a voice memo 68 Google applications 69 Gmail 69 Google Calendar 70 Google Chrome 70 Google 70 Google Maps 71 Google Search 73 Google Music 74 Google Play Store 77 Creating a Google Wallet account 78 Applications 79 Backup Restore 79 Calculator 79 Clock 79 Downloads 80 File Manager 80 Mi Momen...

Page 5: ...IM card You can obtain the standard micro SIM card from your service provider 3 Align the back cover with the back of the phone and press the cover back into place Make sure all the tabs are secure and there are no gaps around the cover Accounts 89 System 89 Upgrading the phone software 91 Troubleshooting 92 For your safety 95 General safety 95 FCC RF exposure information SAR 96 FCC compliance 97 ...

Page 6: ...nged charging 1 Insert the charger s connector into the charging port Be sure to insert the connector in the correct orientation Do not force the connector into the port 9 GETTING STARTED 8 GETTING STARTED 2 Plug the charger into a standard AC wall outlet 3 When the battery is fully charged unplug the charger and disconnect it from the phone Warning Use only ZTE approved chargers and cables The us...

Page 7: ...r phone also goes into Sleep Mode by itself when the display is automatically turned off after a certain period of time which you can set by tapping Settings Display Sleep from the home screen Press the Power key to switch to Sleep Mode Waking up your phone 1 Press the Power key to activate your screen display 2 Press and hold any blank area of the screen to unlock the screen and keys Or drag an a...

Page 8: ...t or spreading them apart to zoom in Rotate the screen For most screens you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways GETTING STARTED Proximity and light sensor Headset port Indicator light Back key Charging data port Volume keys Camera lens Power key Earpiece Home key Touch screen Recent apps key Microphone Status and notification bar...

Page 9: ...Back key Tap to go to the previous screen Volume keys Adjust the volume of the phone Home screens You can customize your home screens Set your own wallpaper add the widgets or application shortcuts you need or remove them as you like Extended home screen The home screen extends beyond the screen width giving you a lot more space to add more stuff Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to se...

Page 10: ...lder 3 To add more shortcuts into the folder press and hold each shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it Tip Tap the folder and then tap the name field to rename the folder Removing items from your home screen 1 Press and hold the item you want to delete until Delete appears on the screen 2 Drag the item to Delete and release your finger when the item turns red Setting the home sc...

Page 11: ... empty Ringer off Battery low Vibrate mode Battery partially drained Speaker on Battery full Phone microphone off Battery charging Bluetooth on Wired headset connected Connected to a Wi Fi network New SMS Wi Fi in use New MMS Updates available New email Alarm set Indicator What it means Indicator What it means New Gmail message Upcoming event Missed call Call on hold Call in progress Downloading d...

Page 12: ...fications for an app you may miss important alerts and updates The notifications of some apps cannot be turned off Using Quick Settings The Quick Settings located in the Notifications panel make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone Open the Notifications panel and tap to view the full Quick Settings menu Sound Tap to turn sound on or off Vibrate Tap to turn vibra...

Page 13: ...tional protection in case your phone is stolen and may be required or recommended in some organizations Consult your system administrator before turning it on In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator Before turning on encryption prepare as follows Set a lock screen PIN or password Charge the battery Keep the phone connected to the charger S...

Page 14: ...t to call Tip You can search for a contact by tapping the search field above the contacts list PHONE CALLS Calling from your call history 1 From the home screen tap RECENT CALLS 2 Flick the screen up or down and tap the contact you want to call Tip You can search for a contact by tapping the search field above the contacts list 3 Tap next to the number or contact you want to call Calling from a te...

Page 15: ... the Contacts app Tap to switch between two calls Tap to merge separate calls into a single conference call Tap 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 call waiting and three way call features are available you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call Note Call waiti...

Page 16: ...otification sound for new voicemails Vibrate Set the condition for vibration Fixed Dialing Numbers Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers To do this you must know your micro SIM card s PIN2 code TTY mode Your phone is a TTY compatible device A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone Simply connect the TTY device to the phone s head...

Page 17: ... the phone select an account in which to save the contacts 30 CONTACTS 31 CONTACTS 3 Select the vCard file s in the microSDHC card or the phone storage and tap OK Note If the microSDHC card is not installed in the phone you can import vCard file s in the phone storage Exporting contacts to the micro SIM card 1 From the Contacts screen tap Import Export Export to SIM card 2 Check the contacts you w...

Page 18: ...ct whose information you want to join with the first entry 5 Tap CONTACTS The information from the second contact is added to the first and the second contact is no longer displayed in the contacts list You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact Separating contact information If contact information from different sources was joined in error you can separate the informat...

Page 19: ...e Typing and make sure Enable gesture typing is on Entering text You can enter text using the on screen keyboard Some apps open it automatically In others you open it by tapping where you want to type You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature Changing input methods 1 When you use the on screen keyboard to enter text the icon appears on the notification bar 2 Open the...

Page 20: ...ey and slide down to enter the number or symbol on the key You can also press and hold a key and slide to choose more characters The capital key Tap to use uppercase Double tap to lock uppercase This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using for lowercase for uppercase and when locked in uppercase Word prediction Tap Prediction ON Prediction OFF Languages Tap Language Pre defined...

Page 21: ...on service to convert speech to text You must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi Fi network to use it 1 Flick down the status bar when entering text and tap Change keyboard and then select Google voice typing Or tap to access the voice typing feature when you are using the Google keyboard 2 When you see the microphone image speak what you want to type 3 You can continue entering text to keep...

Page 22: ...u can create a new message search for messages or open an ongoing message thread Tap to write a new text or multimedia message Tap to search for a message with keywords Tap an existing message thread to open the conversation you ve had with a certain number Sending a message 1 From the Messaging screen tap at the bottom 2 Add recipients by one of the following ways Tap the To field and manually en...

Page 23: ... Tap to send your message Forwarding a message 1 From the Messaging screen tap the thread that has the message you want to forward 2 Tap the message 3 Tap Forward in the menu that opens 4 Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want 5 Tap to send your message Copying a message To copy a text message from the phone to the SIM card tap the message then tap Copy to SIM card 43 M...

Page 24: ...ing to an email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways 45 EMAIL Replying to or forwarding an email 1 Open the email you want to reply to or forward 2 Choose from the following To reply to the sender tap To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original email tap To forward the email to someone else tap 3 Edit your m...

Page 25: ... more email accounts and manage them separately 1 Open Email to get to the Inbox screen 2 Tap Settings and tap ADD ACCOUNT at the top right of the screen 3 Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the first one Editing 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...

Page 26: ... From the home screen tap Settings 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the position to turn on Wi Fi 49 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET Connecting to a Wi Fi network 1 From the home screen tap Settings Wi Fi The Wi Fi access points or hotspots that your phone has detected are displayed with their names and security settings 2 Tap an access point to connect to it If security features are implemented you ll need...

Page 27: ...s VPNs allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations 51 CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET schools and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus or when connected to a wireless network Depending on the type of VPN you are using you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security c...

Page 28: ...b pages at the same time one page in each tab and switch between them freely 53 BROWSING THE INTERNET Opening a new browser tab Tap A new browser window opens and the homepage is loaded Switching between tabs Tap the tabs at the top of the screen to switch between tabs Tip Tap on a tab to close it Setting the home page Your home page opens when you open a new browser tab and when you start Browser...

Page 29: ...tification in the status bar Tap Accept to start receiving the data Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder WiFiShare for instance in the phone storage or microSDHC directory You can access them with the File Manager app 55 BLUETOOTH Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short range wireless communication technology Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange informat...

Page 30: ...nt to unpair from 3 Tap FORGET Sending data via Bluetooth 1 Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share 2 Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth The method may vary by application and data type 3 Tap a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search for new devices and tap one of them 57 BLUETOOTH Receiving data via Bluetooth 1 Turn Bluet...

Page 31: ...en that you want to focus on 4 Tap to take the photo 59 ENTERTAINMENT Warning Keep a safe distance when using the flash Do not point the flash toward people s or animals eyes Adjusting camera settings 1 Before taking a photo you can tap CAMERA to open the following camera setting options Full screen Turn full screen on or off Shutter tone Set the shutter tone Geo tagging Select whether to store th...

Page 32: ...Interval Take pictures in chosen time frame intervals 61 ENTERTAINMENT Panorama Tap and move the camera right or left to capture a panorama shot Multi exposure Overlap two photos into one image 4 Follow on screen instructions to take photos and add different effects 5 Aim the camera and tap to take a photo Recording a video 1 From the home screen tap 2 Aim the camera at the subject You can tap any...

Page 33: ...sic library screen Tap the summary information to open the playback screen Setting a song as the default ringtone The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special ringtones 1 From the home screen tap Music to see the music library 2 Tap next to a song in any list 3 Tap Set as ringtone 4 Tap Phone Ringtone or Notification Ring...

Page 34: ...s pictures or videos 1 Press and hold an item to select an album or after you open an album to select a picture or a video 2 Tap more items that you want to share 65 ENTERTAINMENT 3 Tap and select how you want to share the items Deleting albums 1 Press and hold an album until it is selected 2 Tap more albums that you want to delete 3 Tap OK Working with pictures Tap a picture in an album to view t...

Page 35: ...nd draw anything on the picture Add text to the picture and adjust its effect ENTERTAINMENT 67 ENTERTAINMENT 3 Tap to keep the change or to cancel it 4 Tap to save the new picture Note Tap in the Photo Editor screen to see the edits you have made and undo or redo them Playing videos 1 From the phone screen tap Video Player 2 Tap a video name to start playing Tap the video to view the playback cont...

Page 36: ...ome screen tap Settings Accounts Google 2 Tap Enter your email to sign in to your existing account or OR CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT to create a new account 3 Follow the on screen steps to enter the information about the account and finish the setup 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 yo...

Page 37: ...osts people have shared with you a circle you are in or everyone Circles Find people to add to your Google circles create new circles view and organize people into circles based on your relationships You can also follow content posted by people you find interesting Find communities Search and join all kinds of online communities where people gather for the sharing and discussion of a common topic ...

Page 38: ...tion and then enter a start and end point If your location is found it will appear in the start point field by default 4 Tap a suggested route to view it on the map You can swipe the bottom card left or right to choose other routes Slide the bottom card up to see the route directions in a list Note Tap to use Google Maps Navigation and get turn by turn voice directions Searching for local places G...

Page 39: ...t you ve added to your online Google Music library You can also play audio files you ve copied directly to your phone from a computer GOOGLE APPLICATIONS Note The availability of Google Music is dependent on your region If it s not available or you don t have a mobile data or Wi Fi connection you can only play music stored on your phone Playing your music From the home screen tap Google Play Music...

Page 40: ...Last added cannot be deleted Google Play Store From the home screen tap You can buy or rent music books movies apps and download them to your phone Note The content you can access in Google Play Store depends on your region and your service provider Browsing and searching for apps You can browse apps by category Tap a top level category such as GAMES and tap the app from any subcategory You can al...

Page 41: ...ion GOOGLE APPLICATIONS Applications Backup Restore From the home screen tap Backup Restore You can back up your user data such as contacts and messages and installed applications to the memory card regularly If the data gets lost restore it from the memory card Tap Help to view detailed guide Calculator From the home screen tap Calculator to use the phone s convenient built in calculator for some...

Page 42: ...ers and files to access stored items Press and hold an item to access options such as copy move share or delete To copy or move an item navigate to a new location and tap PASTE Tap to create a new folder in the current directory Mi Moment From the home screen tap Mi Moment to create view and manage your notes You can add audio files pictures videos and more to your notes Selfie Take selfies quickl...

Page 43: ...l Settings Airplane mode Swipe the On Off switch to turn airplane mode on or off Wi Fi Turn Wi Fi on or off and configure your Wi Fi connections When Wi Fi is on tap Advanced Wi Fi Direct in the Wi Fi menu to share data between two devices via Wi Fi Direct Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections Mobile networks Enable or disable data service allow data services ...

Page 44: ... words to the phone s dictionary or remove words from the dictionary The words you add are used for spell check and word suggestion Keyboard input methods Configure text input settings Voice input Select voice input services Text to speech output Preferred engine Select the speech synthesis engine you want to use or change its settings Speech rate Select how quickly you want the synthesizer to spe...

Page 45: ...in the internal storage or on a removable microSDHC card Connecting your phone to a computer via USB 1 Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable 2 From the home screen tap Settings Connect to PC or open the notification panel and tap 3 Choose one of the following options Charge only Charge your phone via USB Install driver Install the driver needed for some USB connection modes such as MTP You...

Page 46: ...orage Trusted credentials Display trusted CA certificates Install from SD card Install certificates from the storage card Clear credentials Delete all certificates PHONE SETTINGS Trust agents View or deactivate trust agents Screen pinning Keep a screen of your choice in view so that others cannot switch to other apps and access your personal information Apps with usage access Turn on or off some a...

Page 47: ...de your phone software 1 Use the online upgrade tool for mobile terminal products 2 Use the one press upgrade package offered by your mobile service provider 3 Use your PC to download an upgrade package to your microSDHC card and install it to your phone from the card Note Visit the ZTE official handset service support website http www ztedevice com support and click your country or region to lear...

Page 48: ...e features Contact your service provider Problem Possible causes Possible solution Battery not charging 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 environment to avoid extremes of temperature Poor contact between the battery and charger Check all connectors to make sure all connections have been properly made Sho...

Page 49: ...phone Uninstall the software that may cause the problem Upgrade the phone software Reset the phone to factory status For your safety General safety Don t make or receive handheld calls while driving And never text while driving Don t use at gas stations Keep your phone at least half an inch 15 mm away from your ear or body while making calls Your phone may produce a bright or flashing light Small ...

Page 50: ... SAR levels of various phones and at various positions they all meet the government requirements SAR compliance for body worn operation is based on a separation distance of 0 4 inches 10 mm between the unit and the human body Carry this device at least 0 4 inches 10 mm away from your body to ensure RF exposure level compliant or lower to the reported level To support body worn operation choose the...

Page 51: ...to use a rated phone successfully Trying out the phone with your hearing device is the best way to evaluate it for your personal needs This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses However there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids It is important to try...

Page 52: ...straction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident Using a phone while driving even with a hands free kit can cause distraction and lead to an accident You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving FOR YOUR SAFETY Operating machinery Full attention must be given to operating the m...

Page 53: ...SAFETY Air bags Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area as an airbag inflates with great force and serious injury could result Store the phone safely before driving your vehicle Seizures blackouts The phone can produce a bright or flashing light A small percentage of people may be susceptible to blackouts or seizures even if they have never had one before...

Page 54: ...l you have taken it to be checked at an authorized service center Interference General statement on interference Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 6 inches 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential int...

Page 55: ...bid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation Explosive environments Gas stations and explosive atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fueling ar...

Page 56: ...s made from a supplier authorized by the Seller Transfer or resale of a Product will automatically terminate warranty coverage with respect to that Product This limited warranty is not transferable to any third party including but not limited to any subsequent purchaser or owner of the Product This limited warranty is applicable only to end users in the United States 1 This product or phone is war...

Page 57: ... USE OF PRODUCTS OR FUNCTIONALITY LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF REVENUES OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFIT INCREASED COSTS OR EXPENSES OR FOR ANY INDIRECT OR SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ZTE S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PURCHASE VALUE OF THE PRODUCT THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY DEFECT OF PRODUCT IN MA...

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