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  Do not touch the antenna when the phone is in use. Touching the 

antenna area affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate 
at a higher power level than needed. 

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  Some people may be susceptible to epileptic seizures or blackouts when 

exposed to flashing lights, such as when watching television or playing 
video games. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if 
you have a family history of such occurrences, please consult your 
doctor before playing video games on your phone or enabling a flashing-
light feature on your phone. (The flashing-light feature is not available 
on all products.)  

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  Keep the phone out of the reach of small children. The phone may 

cause injury if used as a toy. 

Precautions While Driving 

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  Please pay attention to the traffic safety. Check the laws and regulations 

on the use of your phone in the area where you drive. Always obey 
them. 

Summary of Contents for R236

Page 1: ...ZTE R236 Mobile Phone User Manual ...

Page 2: ...tilized 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 03 08 2011 ...

Page 3: ...YPAD 21 STATUS BAR ICONS 21 BATTERY 22 INSERTING THE SIM CARD 25 INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD 26 POWERING YOUR PHONE ON OFF 27 WRITING TEXT 28 ADDING CONTACT TO THE PHONEBOOK 29 MAKING AND RECEIVING CALLS 30 CALL CENTER 31 SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES 32 USER PROFILES 36 SETTING YOUR PHONE 37 BLUETOOTH 38 ORGANIZER 40 EXTRA 41 FILE MANAGER 42 ...

Page 4: ...4 FUN GAMES 43 MULTIMEDIA 43 CAMERA 47 USING SERVICES 47 ...

Page 5: ...s This section includes some important information on safe and efficient operation Please read this information before using the phone Operational Precautions Please use your phone properly When making or receiving a call please hold your phone as holding a wireline telephone Make sure that the phone is at least one inch about two point five centimeters from your body when transmitting ...

Page 6: ...have experienced seizures or blackouts or if you have a family history of such occurrences please consult your doctor before playing video games on your phone or enabling a flashing light feature on your phone The flashing light feature is not available on all products Keep the phone out of the reach of small children The phone may cause injury if used as a toy Precautions While Driving Please pay...

Page 7: ...acemaker when the phone is switched on Do not carry the phone in the breast pocket Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference Switch off the phone immediately if necessary Some phones may interfere with some hearing aids In the event of such interference you may consult your hearing aids manufacturer to discuss alternatives If you use any other personal medical d...

Page 8: ...mage your phone or even cause danger to your body and violate related local regulations about telecom terminals Turn off your phone before you clean it Use a damp or anti static cloth to clean the phone Do not use a dry cloth or electrostatically charged cloth Do not use chemical or abrasive cleaners as these could damage the phone As your mobile phone can produce electromagnetic field do not plac...

Page 9: ...ne or battery Do not store the phone with flammable or explosive articles Do not charge the mobile phone without battery Some electronic devices are susceptible to electromagnetic interference sent by phone if inadequately shielded Please use phone at least 20 cm or as far away as you can from TV set radio and other automated office equipment so as to avoid electromagnetic interference Operating p...

Page 10: ...power off your phone if required Do not touch the antenna while calling Otherwise it will affect the quality of calling and waste battery energy The damaged antenna will cause slight burn while touching your skin Keep phone out of the reach of small children Phone may cause injury if used as a toy Do not put other things on the terminal to avoid overlaying radiator Keep the antenna free from obstr...

Page 11: ... fire resulting in bodily injury or even death To avoid possible interference with blasting operations switch off your phone when you are near electrical blasting caps in a blasting area or in areas posted Turn off electronic devices Obey all signs and instructions Precautions for Electronic Devices Some electronic devices are susceptible to electromagnetic interference sent by mobile phone if ina...

Page 12: ...oyment area and the airbag inflates the phone may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle Please turn off your mobile phone at a refueling point and the same to the place where the use of two way radio is prohibited Aircraft Safety Please turn off your mobile phone before the airplane takes off In order to protect airplane s communication system from inte...

Page 13: ...rwise it will cause explosion Do not disassemble or refit the battery Otherwise it will cause liquid leakage overheating explosion and ignition of the battery Please store the battery in a cool dry place if you don t use it for a long period The battery can be recharged for hundreds of times but it will eventually wear out When the operating time talk time and idle time is noticeably shorter than ...

Page 14: ...s damaged do not discharge it If the leakage does come into contact with the eyes or skin wash thoroughly in clean water and consult a doctor FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may ca...

Page 15: ... radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna I...

Page 16: ...fic Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1 6W 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 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 T...

Page 17: ...n Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http www fcc gov oet fccid after searching on FCC ID Q78 GR236 For body worn operation this phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guide...

Page 18: ...whether or not ZTE had been advised knew or should have known the possibility of such damages The user should refer to the enclosed warranty card for full warranty and service information Note The pictures and icons shown in the manual are just schematic drawings for function demonstration If they are inconsistent with your handset please take your handset as the standard If the inconsistency exit...

Page 19: ...19 Key Functions Torch Send key Headset jack QWERTY keyboard End Power key 4 Way Navigation keys and Center key Messaging key Left soft key Charger interface Phonebook key Earpiece Right soft key ...

Page 20: ...firm actions and make selections 4 Way Navigation keys These keys UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT allow for navigation through menu options and quick access to some function menus Send key Press to dial a phone number or answer a call or view the call history End Power key Press to exit to the idle mode Hold to switch on off the phone QWERTY keyboard Press to enter characters 0 9 the alphabets from a z and...

Page 21: ...In idle screen hold key to lock the keypad To unlock the keypad press Left soft key and then press Key Locking the keypad can prevent unintentional operations on it You can answer an incoming call with the regular operation when the keypad is locked Status Bar Icons Indicator What it means Indicator What it means Signal strength New message GPRS New MMS Silent Calling or in call General Roaming ...

Page 22: ...ng Installing the battery 1 Pull the battery cover from the notch on the bottom and remove the cover 2 Insert the battery by aligning the gold colored contacts with the contacts in the battery slot 3 Push down the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place 4 Replace the battery cover and close it gently until you hear a click ...

Page 23: ...the battery Replace the battery cover Removing the battery 1 Make sure that your mobile phone is switched off 2 Remove the battery cover 3 Pull the battery up and remove it from the mobile phone Remove the battery cover Pull up the battery ...

Page 24: ...ry s full performance is achieved only after three complete charge and discharge cycles 1 Connect your travel adapter to the left side of your mobile phone as shown in the diagram 2 Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the mains socket 3 When the battery is being charged the display will show the animation of a battery being filled up 4 When the battery is fully charged disconnect the ch...

Page 25: ...ed from the phone 2 Turn the phone over and remove the battery cover 3 Remove the battery if it is already installed 4 Hold your SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and then slide it into the card holder with the metal contacts facing downward 5 Replace the battery first 6 Replace the battery cover Insert the SIM card ...

Page 26: ...g the Memory Card You can use memory card to expand the storage of the phone You can store or copy files such as photos music and so on Do not take out the card or switch off the phone while transmitting or storing data which may cause data loss or damage to the phone or the card Insert the memory card as follows Open the battery cover and remove the battery Insert the card with the metal contacts...

Page 27: ...mory card Powering your phone on off Make sure that your SIM card is in your mobile phone and that the battery is charged Hold End Power key to power on off the phone The phone will automatically search for the network ...

Page 28: ... above the input field You can press Options Input method to select the input mode Alphabetic Modes Press A Z to enter desired characters Press to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press to enter a space Press to delete letters left of the cursor Numeric Mode In numeric mode use the numeric keys to enter numbers Notes Letters cannot be entered in this mode Entering Symbols ...

Page 29: ...ok You can then access these numbers quickly and easily 1 Go to Menu Phonebook Add new contact 2 Select to save the number to SIM or phone 3 Edit the information and confirm by pressing Center key and selecting Yes You can also save a number right after you ve made or received a phone call or a text message from someone who is not yet in your Phonebook list To delete someone from your Phonebook li...

Page 30: ...number and press Send key to dial Dial from the Phonebook Go to Menu Phonebook Find the name of the person you want to call and press Send key Make an emergency call You can make emergency calls without the SIM card inserted so long as you are in an area with network coverage Answer a call Press Send key End a call Press End key ...

Page 31: ...and Received calls are saved in Call history If the records are full the earliest saved records will be deleted Also you can view call timers call cost text msg counter and GPRS counter in Call history Call settings Caller ID You can select to Set by network Hide ID or Send ID Call waiting After this function is activated the system will inform you if there is another incoming call Please contact ...

Page 32: ...l divert service so that voice calls and data calls are diverted to a preset number under different conditions Call barring You can bar outgoing and incoming calls Line switching Switch the call line Advance settings You can set auto redial call time display and call time reminder Sending and receiving messages Write a new message You can use your mobile phone to send and receive messages 1 Go to ...

Page 33: ...omatically 4 You can select Options Slide options to add a new slide And you can select Options Advanced to insert an attachment contact number contact name or bookmark 5 When you finish writing press Options Send to to enter recipient or add from Phonebook If you are writing an MMS after adding recipients then you can select Options Change to Cc or Change to Bcc to change the current contact to C...

Page 34: ... reply delete or forward the message You can also call back the sender or save the sender s number to Phonebook You can view the message boxes in the Messaging interface Select Inbox to view received messages Select Drafts to view unsent messages Select Outbox to view messages that failed to send Select Sent messages to view messages been successfully sent and saved Select Archive to view archive ...

Page 35: ...ery report and Reply path on or off You can select to save sent messages or not Memory status View the SIM and phone memory status Preferred storage Set the preferred storage to SIM or Phone Preferred connection Set the preferred connection to GPRS GSM or GSM only Go to Menu Messaging Message settings Multimedia message Profiles You can activate a profile or add new ones Common settings In Compose...

Page 36: ...us User profiles Go to Menu User profiles You can select your preferred profile in this menu The profile options are General Meeting Outdoor Indoor Silent Headset and Bluetooth The default settings for each individual profile are preset at the factory You can change them in the Options Customize menu Tone settings Set the tone for various conditions Volume Set the Ringtone and Key tone Alert type ...

Page 37: ... the Bluetooth headset is connected Setting your phone You can adjust various settings of your phone Go to Menu Settings Phone settings Set time and date and schedule power on off select language set display deticated key etc Network settings Set to automatically or manually select network and set the preferred networks Security settings Set security features to protect you from unauthorized use o...

Page 38: ...l Note You may be required to input the phone lock code in some of the security settings interfaces The default lock code is 1234 Go to Security settings Change password Phone password to change the phone lock code Bluetooth Go to Menu Settings Connectivity Bluetooth The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed Turn on or off the Bluetooth on your phone Go to Power yo...

Page 39: ...st and press Pair 3 Enter a passcode 1 up to 16 characters and then press OK When the opposite party enters the same passcode the connection will be established Beam information using Bluetooth After the Bluetooth partnership is established you can beam information such as contacts and calendar items as well as files from your phone to another Bluetooth enabled device For example if you want to se...

Page 40: ...et For hands free phone conversations or to listen to music you can use a Bluetooth hands free or stereo headset Go to Search audio device to search for the Bluetooth hands free or stereo headset Organizer Go to Menu Organizer Calendar Enter Calendar the calendar of the current month will be displayed on the screen and the current date will be marked by a background box in a special colour ...

Page 41: ...Edit you can set the corresponding features of the alarm according to instructions Repeat Time Snooze Alart type etc World clock You can view the time in different cities Extra Go to Menu Extra Calculator You can perform simple calculations You can add subtract multiply or divide and select M M MR and MC to perform relevant operations ...

Page 42: ...igure in the Local field and then press OK to get the result Flashlight Press Center key or Left soft key to turn on or off the torch File manager Go to Menu File manager You can check all the folders in the phone or memory card create new ones or rename delete or sort etc The files you download from the internet will be stored in these folders Note When you select Format the data will be lost so ...

Page 43: ...me Java MIDlets are Java based applications that can run on your phones It supports Java 2 Edition J2ME Java allows you to download Java based applications such as games and tools that are specifically designed for mobile phones Java gives you the flexibility of installing and managing additional J2ME applications from the Internet Multimedia Go to Menu Multimedia Mobile TV ...

Page 44: ... will show a channel list and preview inferface Select a channel and press Center Key to watch it Press LEFT RIGHT keys to change to another Mobile TV channel Press UP DOWN keys to adjust the volume Note For high quality of Mobile TV please elongate the antenna that is in the right top of your phone Image viewer ...

Page 45: ...t the object and then press Center key to start press it again to pause and press Right soft key to finish recording Before recording a video press 4 Way Navigation keys to adjust brightness and zoom to the right size Video player The videos you want to play in Video player must be put in the Videos folder in the phone or memory card and in Options Storage the storage must be set to phone or card ...

Page 46: ...sonal settings Sound recorder Go to Options New record to record a sound clip Go to Options Settings to set preferred storage and file format Go to Options List to view the sound clips you recorded FM radio With the radio you can search for radio channels and listen to them In the FM radio interface you can press the Up Down keys to adjust volume press the Left Right keys to tune the frequency and...

Page 47: ...object and then press the Center key to take the shot Configure your camera Press the Left soft key to configure your camera Using Services Go to Menu Services Services allows you to view internet content In Services you can use the STK and Internet service and you can select Licence manager to manage the licences ...

Page 48: ...one supports Wireless Application Protocol WAP You can get access to this service through your network provider Internet service lets you get information about news weather forecasts and more You can perform the following operations Homepage Homepage is a WAP site you set in Settings Profiles Bookmarks Access your phone s preset websites Select a bookmark and press Options Go to to load the websit...

Page 49: ... item and choose Options Go to to visit the page again Settings You can set Profiles Browser options and Preferences Licence manager Licence list Display the list of Licences Status Check the version and time Advance Select Sweep to remove useless licences and reboot your phone ...

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