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Getting Started ............................................................................................. 9

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................................................................... 9

Knowing the Keys ............................................................................................................. 11

Installing the nano-

SIM Card and microSDHC™ Card

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Charging the Battery ......................................................................................................... 13

Extending the Battery Life ................................................................................................. 14

Powering On/Off ............................................................................................................... 14

Setting Up for the First Time ............................................................................................. 14

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................................................................... 15

Using the Touch Screen .................................................................................................... 16

Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................................................................... 19

Personalizing .............................................................................................. 20

Changing the System Language ....................................................................................... 20

Setting the Date and Time................................................................................................. 20

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ....................................................................... 20

Turning On/Off System Sounds ......................................................................................... 21

Adjusting Volume .............................................................................................................. 21

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ................................................................................ 21

Using Do Not Disturb Mode .............................................................................................. 22

Setting Notification Mode .................................................................................................. 23

Applying New Wallpapers ................................................................................................. 23

Setting the Theme ............................................................................................................ 23

Changing Screen Brightness ............................................................................................ 24

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ........................................................................ 24

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................................................................ 24

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ...................................................................... 25

Knowing the Basics .................................................................................... 26

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................................................................. 26

Managing Notifications...................................................................................................... 27

Managing Widgets ............................................................................................................ 29

Summary of Contents for Z855

Page 1: ...1 Z855 User Manual and Safety Information ...

Page 2: ... errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure the accuracy of its content However all statements information and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a warranty of any kind either expressed or implied Please refer to For Your Safety to be sure to use your phone properly and safely We offer self servic...

Page 3: ...f such marks by ZTE Corporation is under license microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC Qualcomm Snapdragon processors are products of Qualcomm Technologies Inc Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated registered in the United States and other countries Used with permission Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners Version No R1 0 Editi...

Page 4: ...the System Language 20 Setting the Date and Time 20 Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound 20 Turning On Off System Sounds 21 Adjusting Volume 21 Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode 21 Using Do Not Disturb Mode 22 Setting Notification Mode 23 Applying New Wallpapers 23 Setting the Theme 23 Changing Screen Brightness 24 Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect 24 Protecting Your Phone With Scr...

Page 5: ...croSDHC Card as Portable or Internal Storage 42 Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection 44 Connecting to Virtual Private Networks 46 Phone Calls 47 Placing and Ending Calls 47 Placing a Video Calling 48 Answering or Rejecting Calls 48 Working With the Call History 49 Calling Your Contacts 50 Using Options During a Call 50 Managing Multi party Calls 50 Adjusting Your Call Settings 52 Contacts 56 Checki...

Page 6: ...ending an Email 67 Adding and Editing Email Accounts 67 Changing General Email Settings 68 Messaging 69 Opening the Messaging Screen 69 Sending a Message 69 Replying to a Message 70 Forwarding a Message 71 Changing Message Settings 71 Chrome 72 Opening the Browser 72 Using Multiple Browser Tabs 72 Downloading Files 73 Changing Browser Settings 73 Camera 74 Capturing a Photo 74 Recording a Video 75...

Page 7: ...tting a Song as the Default Ringtone 84 Playing Music 84 Managing Playlists 86 Video Player 87 Opening the Video Library 87 Playing and Controlling Videos 87 Managing Video Files 88 More Apps and Features 90 Clock 90 Downloads 91 File Manager 91 Calculator 91 Sound Recorder 92 Google Apps 93 Google Play Store 94 Browsing and Searching for Apps 94 Downloading and Installing Apps 94 Creating a Googl...

Page 8: ...roubleshooting 104 For Your Safety 108 General Safety 108 FCC RF Exposure Information SAR 109 FCC Regulations 110 Hearing Aid Compatibility HAC regulations for Mobile Phones 111 Distraction 112 Product handling 112 Electrical safety 115 Radio frequency interference 116 Explosive environments 117 ...

Page 9: ...9 Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Recent apps key Charging micro USB jack Power key Volume key Touch screen Earpiece Home key Back key Front camera Indicator light Proximity light sensor ...

Page 10: ...10 Flash Headset jack Back cover Back camera Speaker Auxiliary microphone Main microphone ...

Page 11: ...creen x Touch and hold to use Google Search Back key Touch to go to the previous screen Recent apps key Touch to see recently used apps Installing the nano SIM Card and microSDHC Card Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery The nano SIM card and the microSDHC card not included and can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on Unmount the microSDHC card before r...

Page 12: ...andard nano SIM card cut from a SIM card You can get a standard nano SIM card from your service provider 3 Hold the microSDHC card not included with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card slot 4 Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the battery compartment Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place ...

Page 13: ...to turn on find a signal and make a few calls You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible If the battery is low there will be a pop up message on the screen As you charge your phone the screen can show you the exact battery level on the status bar WARNING Use only ZTE approved chargers and USB cables The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to expl...

Page 14: ... tips below to conserve your battery power x Reduce the screen backlight time x Lower the screen brightness x Turn Wi Fi Bluetooth and auto sync off when not in use x Disable the GPS function when not in use Most applications using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location and each query drains your battery Powering On Off x Press and hold the Power key to ...

Page 15: ...hone automatically turns off the screen after some time of inactivity You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off To unlock the screen and keys 1 Press the Power key to turn the screen on 2 Touch and hold the screen or Swipe to the right to open Voice search app or Swipe to the left to open the Camera app NOTE If you have set a pattern a PIN or a password for...

Page 16: ... x Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard select items on the screen such as the application and settings icons or press the onscreen buttons simply touch them with your finger x Touch and Hold To open the available options for an item for example a message or link in a web page touch and hold the item ...

Page 17: ...ickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen x Drag To drag press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger While dragging do not release your finger until you have reached the target position ...

Page 18: ...ost screens you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways NOTE The auto rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change Touch the Home key Settings Display When device is rotated and select Rotate the contents of the screen You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status ...

Page 19: ...nd menus You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts folders widgets and more Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable providing more space for shortcuts widgets and more Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels Status bar Primary shortcuts Folder Widget ...

Page 20: ...ge the date and time f To adjust the time zone automatically switch on Automatic time zone f To adjust the time zone manually switch off Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone f To adjust the format of time switch on or off Use 24 hour format Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default incoming call ringtone message tone and the defau...

Page 21: ...me key to adjust ringtone volume or the earpiece volume during a call Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods x Press the Volume key when no media application is active to show the volume management window Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the lower end of the Volume key to switch the phone to vibratio...

Page 22: ...eduled touch Days Start time and End time to specify the periods during which Do not disturb is on To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode You can set reminders events certain calls and messages as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is on so these ringtones sounds and vibration are not turned off 1 Touch the Home key Settings Sound Do not disturb 2 When Do not disturb is on set Disturb rules to...

Page 23: ...ent home screen doesn t have room swipe the screen left or right to display an extended screen 2 Touch Wallpapers and then select Lock screen or Home screen 3 Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper or touch GALLERY or LIVE WALLPAPER to choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images 4 Touch OK GALLERY or SET WA...

Page 24: ...ing Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock When it is enabled you need to touch and hold on the screen draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone s screen and keys 1 Touch the Home key Settings Security Screen lock 2 Touch None Long press Pattern PIN or Password X Touch None to disable the screen lock X Touch Long press to enabl...

Page 25: ...unpinning the screen switch on Ask for unlock pattern PIN password before unpinning when the screen lock has been set Pin a Screen 1 Ensure that screen pinning is turned on 2 Open the app you want to keep in view 3 Touch the Recent apps key 4 If there are many app tabs swipe up to find on the front most tab 5 Touch GOT IT Unpin the Screen To unpin the screen and return to normal use touch and hold...

Page 26: ... on the right side Below are some of the icons you may see EDGE connected No signal GPRS connected Signal strength 4G LTE connected Flight mode Vibration on Bluetooth on Battery low Speaker on Battery partially drained Phone microphone off Battery charging Alarm set No nano SIM card installed Connected to a Wi Fi network Wi Fi in use ...

Page 27: ...ications report the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms as well as ongoing events such as when you are playing music You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications x To open the notification panel swipe your finger down on the home screen or from the top of the screen x To close the notification panel swipe your finger up on the screen or touch the Back key...

Page 28: ...ttings for your phone To access the Quick Settings open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards or swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers You can find the following Quick Settings x Brightness Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightness x Bluetooth Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth Touch and hold to open the Bluetooth menu in Settings See...

Page 29: ... hold to open the Battery saver menu x Sound Vibrate Silent Touch to switch between sound vibration and mute Touch and hold to open the Sound vibration menu in Settings See Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode x Wi Fi Calling Touch to turn Wi Fi Calling on or off NOTE In the Quick Settings screen touch at the top to get to the Settings menu touch to change control switch position touch to switch ...

Page 30: ...d a shortcut on the home screen and drag it to at the top left 2 Release the shortcut A new folder will be created and the shortcut is added into the folder 3 To add more shortcuts into the folder touch and hold each shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it NOTES x Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder x Drag the folder to to delete the folder Rearrang...

Page 31: ...r letters Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers For example to enter È touch and hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear Then slide to choose È x As you enter a word candidates appear above the keyboard Touch to select the correct one touch and hold to see more possible options x Touch to use uppercase Double tap to lock uppercase Thi...

Page 32: ... you see the microphone image speak what you want to type 3 You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it NOTE Say comma period question mark exclamation mark or exclamation point to enter punctuation Input Method Settings Choose the input method settings by touching Settings Languages input from the home screen x Touch Personal dictionary to add or delete customized words x Touch Spel...

Page 33: ...ith the clipboard text Select the text you want to replace Then touch PASTE x Insert clipboard text to the text field Touch and hold the tab below the cursor and then select PASTE x Share text Select the text you want to share touch SHARE and select a method Opening and Switching Apps Open an App 1 Touch the Home key 2 Swipe up or down on the screen and touch an application icon to open it Switch ...

Page 34: ...able at the top of the screen 2 Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app NOTES x Pre installed apps cannot be uninstalled and not all apps can be disabled x To find the disabled applications touch the Home key Settings Apps You can then touch the disabled application and touch ENABLE to restore it ...

Page 35: ...t roaming charges Select Preferred Network Type 1 Touch the Home key Settings Mobile networks Preferred network type 2 Touch the type of network you prefer to connect to Set Access Point Names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names APN And if you want to add a new APN please contact the service provider to get the necessary information 1 Touch the Home key Settings M...

Page 36: ... Network 1 Touch the Home key Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch a network name to connect to it 4 If the network is secured enter the password and touch CONNECT Get Notified of Open Networks 1 Touch the Home key Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch 4 Slide the Network notification switch to the On position When Wi Fi is on you will rec...

Page 37: ...eless network using WPS Method one WPS button Recommended 1 Touch the Home key Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch Advanced WPS Push Button 4 Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network Method two PIN number 1 Touch the Home key Settings Wi Fi 2 Slide the Wi Fi switch to the On position 3 Touch Adv...

Page 38: ...or connecting to certain Wi Fi networks f Wi Fi Direct Use the Wi Fi Direct feature See Using Wi Fi Direct f WPS Push Button Connect to a WPS network via the push button method f WPS Pin Entry Connect to a WPS network via the phone PIN method f Passpoint Enable or disable your phone to automatically connect to a passpoint certified Wi Fi access point Using Wi Fi Direct Wi Fi Direct allows Wi Fi de...

Page 39: ... Touch the Home key Settings Bluetooth 2 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position When Bluetooth is on the icon appears in the status bar Change the Device Name 1 Touch the Home key Settings Bluetooth 2 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off 3 Touch Rename this device 4 Edit the name and touch RENAME Pair With Another Bluetooth Device 1 Touch the Home key Set...

Page 40: ... turned on 2 In the list of paired devices touch the icon beside the Bluetooth device you want to forget 3 Touch FORGET Send 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 Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search fo...

Page 41: ...modes such as MTP You only need to install the driver on the same PC once NOTE You can also install the driver on PC by running the executable file in the new CD ROM drive f Media device MTP Transfer files on Windows PC or Mac NOTE For Windows XP please install the drivers and Media Player 11 or later version when you use Media device MTP for the first time f Camera PTP Transfer photos using camer...

Page 42: ...y default You can also open the Notification Panel and touch the microSDHC card name select Use as portable storage and then touch NEXT DONE Remove the microSDHC Card From Your Phone If you need to remove the microSDHC card while the phone is on you should unmount it first 1 Touch the Home key Settings Storage 2 Touch next to the card name in the Portable storage section 3 When the screen prompts ...

Page 43: ...icroSDHC card Select Move now or Move later and touch NEXT Follow the on screen instructions to continue CAUTION As part of the internal storage the microSDHC card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally Therefore do not remove or replace the card randomly Move Data Between the Internal Storage and the microSDHC Card With the microSDHC card as part of the internal ...

Page 44: ...can share your phone s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges NOTE You cannot transfer files between your phone and y...

Page 45: ...ur Wi Fi Hotspot You can change the name of your phone s Wi Fi network SSID secure your portable Wi Fi hotspot and set other options 1 Touch the Home key Settings More Tethering Mobile HotSpot Mobile HotSpot settings 2 Touch Configure Mobile HotSpot and set your name and security options as follows f Network name Enter or edit a network SSID name that other devices see when scanning for Wi Fi netw...

Page 46: ...t to your VPN You can get this information from your network administrator Add a VPN 1 Touch the Home key Settings More VPN 2 Touch at the top right corner and fill in the information provided by your network administrator 3 Touch SAVE The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen NOTE You must set a lock screen pattern PIN or password before using VPN Connect to a VPN 1 Touch the Home key Settin...

Page 47: ...for matching information in your contacts If you see the number and contact you want to call touch it to place the call immediately 3 Touch below the keypad to dial You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to call Touch the matching contact or Call number to place the call NOTE To make an international call touch and h...

Page 48: ...g a call touch on the screen Answering or Rejecting Calls When you receive a phone call the incoming call screen opens displaying the caller ID or the information about the caller that you ve entered in the Contacts app You can answer or reject the call or reject it with a text message Answer a Call x If the phone screen is active touch voice call or video call x If the phone screen is locked slid...

Page 49: ... all the calls you ve placed received or missed It provides a convenient way to redial a number return a call or add a number to your contacts To open the call history you can touch the Home key RECENTS Place a Call From the Call History 1 Open the call history 2 Touch beside a listing to call back NOTE You can touch View full call history to see more entries and then touch or to filter the record...

Page 50: ... Touch to open the Contacts app and view your contacts list x Touch to switch to the keypad when you need to enter a code for example the PIN for your voicemail or bank account during the call x Touch to mute or unmute your microphone x Touch to turn on or off the speakerphone x Touch to put the caller you are speaking to on hold and switch to the other call that has been put on hold x Touch to me...

Page 51: ... on hold and answers the second call x Touch to answer the voice call This end the first call and answer the second call x Touch to answer the video call as a video call x Touch to answer the video call as a voice call x Touch to reject the second call x Touch to reject the second call and select a preset text message or write one to send to the caller To respond to an incoming call while you re o...

Page 52: ...set the order of the contacts displayed in the Phone app 1 Touch the Home key in the top search field Settings Display options 2 Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the contacts and the format of the contact names Set Sound and Vibration Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds 1 Touch the Home key in the top search field Settings Sounds and vibration 2...

Page 53: ...he contact list 4 Touch OK Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1 Touch the Home key in the top search field Settings Quick responses 2 Touch a text message to edit it Set Voicemail 1 Touch the Home key in the top search field Settings Call settings Voicemail 2 Configure voicemail settings f Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider Your carrier is the default f Touch Setup to set ...

Page 54: ...uch Voice over LTE Preferred to turn it on or off Check Call Timers Call Timers allows you to view the talking time and mobile data usage 1 Touch the Home key in the top search field Settings Call settings 2 Touch Call Timers to view the talking time and mobile data usage Wi Fi Calling When Wi Fi calling is on your phone can route calls via Wi Fi networks or your carrier s network depending on you...

Page 55: ...ttings Call waiting 2 Check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call Additional Settings 1 Touch the Home Key in the top search field Settings Call settings Additional settings 2 Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call NOTE Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID feature is available ...

Page 56: ...ough the list to view all your contacts 3 Touch a contact to view its details NOTE If you have a lot of contacts stored you ll see a slider on the right side of the screen Drag the slider to the initial letter you need Adding a New Contact 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch to add a new contact 3 Choose where to save the contact If a sync account is selected the contacts will be sy...

Page 57: ...contacts between different devices You can also quickly share contacts using Bluetooth Google Drive Gmail Messaging etc Import Contacts From the SIM Card 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch Import Export 3 Touch Import from SIM card 4 Select the contacts you need and touch Import Contacts From the Phone Storage 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch Import Export Import ...

Page 58: ...ou need and touch Share visible contacts 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch Import Export Share visible contacts 3 Choose how to share the contacts The options available depend on the applications and services installed Share Contacts 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch Multi select 3 Touch the contacts you want to share to select them and then touch 4 Choose how to ...

Page 59: ...S tab 2 Touch a favourite contact and then touch at the top Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups 1 Touch the Home key Contacts GROUPS tab 2 Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any groups you have created 3 Touch a group to view its members NOTE To send a message or an email to all or some of the group members you can touch from the groups list Set Up a New Group 1 Touch t...

Page 60: ...sband the group The contacts in the group will not be deleted Edit a Group 1 Touch the Home key Contacts GROUPS tab 2 Touch a group and add or remove group members or rename the group as you wish f Touch to select contacts and add them to the group f Touch Multi select to select group members and touch OK to move them out of the group f Touch Edit group to give the group a new name and touch Searc...

Page 61: ...Touch the current ringtone next to to select a ringtone or touch the current vibrate pattern next to to select a vibration pattern 5 Touch Delete Contacts 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch Multi select 3 Check the contacts you want to remove and then touch 4 Touch OK to confirm Link Contacts As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts you may see duplicate entries for...

Page 62: ...isplayed in the CONTACTS list x You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact Unlink Contact Information If contact information from different sources was joined in error you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone 1 Touch the Home key Contacts CONTACTS tab 2 Touch a contact you want to separate 3 Touch Unlink 4 Touch UNLINK to confirm ...

Page 63: ...obtain some information from IT support or your system administrator When the account is successfully added it is displayed in the Accounts menu Remove an Account Removing an account will delete it and all information associated with it from your phone such as emails and contacts 1 Touch the Home key Settings Accounts 2 Touch the account category and then touch the account 3 Touch Remove account R...

Page 64: ...information you want to sync Change an Account s Sync Settings 1 Touch the Home key Settings Accounts 2 Touch the account category and then the account The Sync screen appears showing a list of information the account can sync 3 When auto sync is enabled switch on or off items as you need The types of information enabled on the phone and the web will be kept in auto sync When auto sync is disabled...

Page 65: ...word 3 Touch NEXT to let the phone retrieve the network parameters automatically NOTE You can also enter these details manually by touching MANUAL SETUP or automatic setup fails 4 Follow the on screen instructions to finish the setup Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to download email messages Checking Your Emails Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the...

Page 66: ...n Email You can mark an email as read or unread or flag important emails with a star x While reading a message touch Mark unread x While in a message list for instance the Inbox touch the sender images beside the messages and then touch x While reading a message touch to flag the email x While in a message list for instance the Inbox touch the sender images beside the messages and then touch Add s...

Page 67: ... subject and compose the email text 4 Touch to add audio files images videos and other types of files as attachments 5 Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account see Setting Up the First Email Account you can add more email accounts and manage them separately 1 Open Email to get the Inbox...

Page 68: ...older Remove an Email Account 1 Open Email to get the Inbox screen 2 Touch Settings and touch the account you want to remove 3 Touch Remove account from this device OK Changing General Email Settings General settings apply to all email accounts you add 1 Open Email to get the Inbox screen 2 Touch Settings General settings 3 Make the changes and press the Back key when you re finished ...

Page 69: ...recipients You can f Enter the phone number or contact name directly in the To field Touch Send to number or a match from your contacts displayed below the To field to add the number or contact as the recipient f Select a contact from FREQUENTS or ALL CONTACTS NOTE If you add two or more recipients the message may be sent as a group MMS where everyone can reply and see each other s messages 3 Touc...

Page 70: ...lso include email addresses as recipients for a multimedia message x Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to send a text message Otherwise you may be charged for a multimedia message Replying to a Message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number If the new message comes from a new number a new thread is created 1 On the Messaging screen touch t...

Page 71: ...ou want to forward 2 Touch and hold the message and then touch in the menu that opens 3 Touch to create a new message 4 Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want 5 Touch Changing Message Settings Touch Settings in the Messaging screen to change the messages settings ...

Page 72: ...terms you want to search for and touch on the keyboard NOTE Touch to go to the next webpage Using Multiple Browser Tabs You can open several web pages at the same time one page in each tab and switch between them freely To open a new browser tab Touch New tab A new browser window opens To switch between tabs 1 Touch at the top of the screen 2 Touch the tab you want to view To close the browser tab...

Page 73: ...e downloaded files are saved to your phone or the microSDHC card You can view or open them in the Downloads app Changing Browser Settings You can configure a number of Browser settings to customize the way you browse the web including several that you can use to control your privacy To open the Browser settings screen touch Settings in the web page screen ...

Page 74: ...them in the Gallery app Capturing a Photo 1 Touch the Home key 2 Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment Auto camera mode is used by default Number Function 1 Select a color effect or other special effects 2 Change the flash setting only available for the back camera 3 Turn on or off the High Dynamic Range HDR feature only available for the back camera 4 Change the camera s...

Page 75: ... the area where you want the camera to focus or leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image NOTE In Auto camera mode when you touch the screen to focus the exposure bar appears beside the focus point You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure 4 Lightly touch Recording a Video You can record normal speed video clips 1 Touch the Home key 2 Touch VIDEO if you want to capture a video ...

Page 76: ...cording is in progress you can touch to pause or resume recording or touch to save the frame as a photo 5 Touch to stop recording Using Panorama Camera Mode Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way your camera app offers panorama camera mode 1 Touch the Home key 2 Touch PANORAMA 3 If necessary touch the arrows on the screen to adjust the direction 4 Touch and move your phone in t...

Page 77: ... Touch the shutter icon to take the photo Customizing Camera Camcorder Settings Before capturing a photo or a video you can touch to open the following camera and camcorder setting options NOTE Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes x Options in Photo Mode X Resolution Set the resolution for your photo X Timer Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automati...

Page 78: ...r video X Shutter tone Turn on or off the shutter tone X Geo tagging Select whether to store the GPS location in your captured photos and videos X Anti banding Available for the back camera Set the anti banding value when you record videos of TV or computer screens to avoid stripes on the screen X Save location Change the storage location for captured photos and videos X Help View help details or ...

Page 79: ...it contains in Albums view To share albums pictures or videos 1 Touch and hold a picture or video in Photos view or Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an item after you open an album to select a picture or a video in Albums view 2 Touch more items that you want to share 3 Touch and select how you want to share the items To delete albums pictures or videos 1 Touch and hold a pic...

Page 80: ...a filmstrip style view of all your pictures and videos in a row Swipe left or right to scan through them all NOTE You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up in the filmstrip view x Double tap the picture or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in x Touch or to edit share or delete the picture Touch to rename rotate print the picture set it as wallpaper or contact ...

Page 81: ... Some editing tools need to be downloaded 2 Touch an edit option along the bottom of the screen and edit the picture NOTE Slide left or right at the bottom of the screen to find all options Apply filters and photo effects Crop rotate or flip mirror the picture Adjust exposure contrast sharpness vignette and shadows Adjust curves hue saturation and vibrance Select a color and draw anything on the p...

Page 82: ...g Videos 1 Touch a video in Photo view or touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video in Albums view 2 Touch at the center to start playing Touch the video to view the playback controls ...

Page 83: ...he PC to the phone storage or microSDHC card Download From the Internet You can download music files using certain apps such as Google Play Music Receive via Bluetooth You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth see Receive Data via Bluetooth Viewing Your Music Library Touch the Home key Music and your music library is displayed All your audio files are cataloged according to the ...

Page 84: ...e Home key Music to see the music library 2 Touch next to a song in any list 3 In the menu that opens touch Set as ringtone NOTE If the song is being played and you re in the playback screen you can touch Set as ringtone 4 Touch Phone Ringtone or Notification Ringtone Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it Touch the playback bar at the bottom of the screen to open the foll...

Page 85: ...yback control Skip songs pause and resume playback Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song 6 Tap to play the current playlist in shuffle mode where tracks are played in random order 7 Tap to toggle repeat the song the current playlist or turn off repeat 8 Add the song to your favorite 9 Tap to see more options 10 Tap to see the current playlist ...

Page 86: ...n pause resume playback or skip songs Managing Playlists Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer x Touch Add to playlist next to a song to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist x Touch Delete next to a playlist to delete the playlist x Touch Rename next to a playlist to rename the playlist x Touch a pl...

Page 87: ...ng Videos Touch a video in the video library to play it Touch the screen to show the playback controls You can control the video and audio or carry out other operations x Touch the play pause button at the bottom to pause or resume the playback x Slide horizontally on the screen to rewind or fast forward x Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to adjust volume or brightness x To...

Page 88: ...e 3 Touch and select how you want to share them Rename a Video 1 Touch next to the video you want to rename 2 Touch Rename 3 Type the new video name and touch OK Trim a Video 1 Touch a video to start playing it 2 Touch Trim 3 Drag the two tabs on the progress bar to select the portion you want to keep You can touch to preview the selected portion 4 Once the preview ends touch The trimmed video is ...

Page 89: ...89 View Details of a Video 1 Touch next to a video you want to view the details of 2 Touch Details 3 Check the file title time duration file size and path Touch CLOSE when you finish ...

Page 90: ... and exit NOTES x To enable or disable existing alarms directly just touch the switches on the right side x Touch in the tab to configure alarm settings including ringtone volume and duration vibration volume crescendo and alarm in silent mode Check World Time Touch the tab in the Clock app to check local time around the world Touch at the bottom to add a new city or country Use the Stopwatch and ...

Page 91: ...ab or touch LOCAL to browse folders and files on the phone s internal storage or the microSDHC card f Touch folders and files to access stored items f Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as copy move share or delete f To copy or move an item navigate to a new location and touch PASTE Calculator Your phone s convenient built in calculator lets you perform basic and advanced mathemati...

Page 92: ...p the recording The memo is automatically saved NOTE You can touch the name to edit the file name and touch OK to save the recording Play a Voice Memo To play a memo you just recorded Touch at the bottom of the screen To play any saved memo 1 Touch at the top right of the screen to see all recordings 2 Touch the title of a memo to play it Edit a Voice Memo You can trim a voice recording While play...

Page 93: ...your computers your phones and other devices share them or collaborate with others x Duo Make video calls with your friends x Gmail Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts x Google Use Google search or get information when you need it with Google Now x Maps Find your place and find your way in the world x Photos Manage photos on the phone and your Google acc...

Page 94: ...When you find the app you are interested in through browsing or searching touch it to open its details screen where more information about the app is displayed 1 Touch INSTALL free apps or the price paid apps If the app is not free you need to sign in to your Google Wallet account and select a payment method CAUTION Once installed some apps can access many functions or a significant amount of your...

Page 95: ...ogle Play Store app the phone remembers your password so you don t need to enter it the next time For this reason you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission Managing Your Downloads After you ve downloaded and installed an app you can rate it view it in a list with your other downloaded apps configure it to update itself automatically and so on View Your Do...

Page 96: ...ooth You can turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Mobile networks Touch the Home key Settings Mobile networks Control mobile data use and data roaming see Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Data Usage Touch the Home key Settings Data usage to manage mobile data use Touch the Cellular data switch to turn ...

Page 97: ...ey Settings Display to configure the following options x Brightness level Set the brightness of the display x Adaptive brightness Automatically adjust screen brightness x Wallpaper Select a background image for the home screen and the lock screen x Sleep Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically x Jump to camera Quickly open the Camera app by pressing the Power...

Page 98: ...if you have set a pattern a PIN or a password as the screen lock Sound Touch the Home key Settings Sound You can adjust different types of volume see Adjusting Volume toggle sound vibration and mute see Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode set up ringtone and notification sound see Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound or select system sounds see Turning On Off System Sounds Apps Touch the Hom...

Page 99: ...Settings Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone storage and the microSDHC card Battery Touch the Home key Settings Battery to check the battery use details of the app since last full charge or turn on or off battery saver Memory Touch the Home key Settings Memory to monitor the average memory use and performance of your phone You can also check which apps use the most memory ...

Page 100: ...pinpoint your location In the Location menu touch Google Location History to configure Google location options Security Touch the Home key Settings Security to configure options that help keep your phone and data safe x Screen lock Disable the screen lock or enable it with long press pattern PIN or password See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks x Smart Lock Keep the phone unlocked when conne...

Page 101: ...entials Delete all certificates x Trust agents View or deactivate trust agents x Screen pinning Keep a screen of your choice in view so that others cannot switch to other apps and access your personal information See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning x Apps with usage access Turn on or off some apps access to your phone usage information Accounts Touch the Home key Settings Accounts to man...

Page 102: ...ech rate Reset the speed at which the text is spoken to normal X Reset speech pitch Reset the speed at which the text is spoken to default X Listen to an example Play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer using your current settings X Default language status Check whether the text to speech output feature supports the current system language x Pointer speed Select how fast the pointer mouse sho...

Page 103: ...me Accessibility Touch the Home key Settings Accessibility to configure accessibility plug ins and services on your phone such as using Color inversion or TalkBack for users with sight problems Printing Touch the Home key Settings Printing to manage Google Cloud Print service or other printer plug ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer Software Update Touch the Home ...

Page 104: ...n it or add a phone number to the lock screen If you wish to utilize this feature please confirm that you can access the android com device manager the URL is https www google com android devicemanager 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 t...

Page 105: ...port these features or you have not applied for services that provide these features Contact your service provider Cannot charge the battery 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 battery charging environment to avoid extremes of temperature The contact between the battery and charger is poor Check all connec...

Page 106: ...e Cannot turn your phone on Battery power has been depleted Recharge the phone s battery nano SIM card error The nano SIM card malfunctions or is damaged Take the nano SIM card to your service provider for testing The nano SIM card is inserted improperly Insert the nano SIM card properly There is debris on the nano SIM card contacts Use a soft dry cloth to clean the nano SIM card contacts Unable t...

Page 107: ...vice provider If the service provider provides the nano SIM card s PUK code use the PUK code to unlock the nano SIM card Phone crashes reboots freeze or cannot be powered on Some third party software is not compatible with your phone Uninstall the software that may cause the problem Upgrade the phone software Reset the phone to factory status ...

Page 108: ...all parts may cause choking Don t dispose of your phone in fire Your phone can produce a loud sound To prevent possible hearing damage do not listen at high volume levels for long periods Avoid contact with anything magnetic Avoid extreme temperatures Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices Avoid contact with liquids Keep your phone dry Turn off when asked to in hospitals an...

Page 109: ...iple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power output The exposure standard for wireless devices 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 This device is complied with SAR for general population uncontrolled expo...

Page 110: ...h 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 radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there...

Page 111: ...ted 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 the differ...

Page 112: ...se of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment x Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and keep them in a clean place x Keep the screen and camera lens clean Unclean screen or camera lens may slow down the phone s reaction to your operations or lower image quality x Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material such as cle...

Page 113: ...eceived You might be in bad radio conditions in places such as trains cars or parking Before using your mobile phone it is also recommended to check the receipt of indications of your network operator Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it They could hurt themselves or others or could accidentally damage the phone...

Page 114: ...f you have experienced seizures or blackouts or have a family history of such occurrences please consult a physician To reduce the risk of blackouts or seizures you can use your phone in a well lit room and take frequent breaks Repetitive Strain Injuries To minimise the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury RSI when texting or playing games with your phone x Do not grip the phone too tightly x Press th...

Page 115: ...ry with sharp objects Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system Faulty and Damaged Products Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessories Only qualified personnel can service or repair the phone or its accessories If your phone or its accessories has been submerged in water punctured or subjected to a severe fall do...

Page 116: ...d be supervised x Avoid dropping the phone or battery If the phone or battery is dropped especially on a hard surface and the user suspects damage take it to a service center for inspection x Improper battery use may result in a fire explosion or other hazard The phone shall only be connected to CTIA certified adapters products that bear the USB IF logo or products that have completed the USB IF c...

Page 117: ...re instructed to do so by airport or airline staff Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices on board the aircraft and enable flight mode of your phone when boarding an aircraft Interference in Vehicles Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands free kit with...

Page 118: ...aps and Areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas where signs are posted to power off two way radios or electronic devices to avoid interfering with blasting operations ...

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