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Consumer Cellular Link II

USER GUIDE

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Page 1: ...1 Consumer Cellular Link II USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...bsite at ConsumerCellular com Help Call us at 800 686 4460 TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started 7 Installing a microSDHC Card 7 Removing the microSDHC Card and the nano SIM Card 7 Charging the Battery 8 Extending the Battery Life 9 Powering Your Phone On Off 9 Getting to Know Your Phone 10 Key Functions 12 Getting to Know the Home Screen 14 Personalizing 15 Changing the System Language 15 Setting the...

Page 3: ... the Call History 33 Calling Your Contacts 35 Checking Voicemail 35 Using Options During a Call 36 Managing Multi Party Calls 37 Adjusting Your Call Settings 38 Contacts 43 Adding a New Contact 43 Setting Up Your Own Profile 43 Importing Exporting and Sharing Contacts 44 Working With Groups 46 Searching for a Contact 47 Editing Contacts 47 Messages 50 Opening the Messages Screen 50 Sending a Messa...

Page 4: ...and Saving Channels 64 Listening to FM Radio 64 Other Options and Settings 65 Sound Recorder 67 Recording a Voice Memo 67 Playing a Voice Memo 67 More Apps 68 Calculator 68 Setting a New Alarm 68 Checking World Time 69 Using Stopwatch and Countdown 69 File Manager 69 Notifications 70 Settings 71 Wireless Networks 71 Accessibility 71 Sound Notifications 72 Display 72 Phone Settings 73 Call Settings...

Page 5: ...d already remove it 3 Hold your microSDHC card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it into the microSDHC card slot 4 Install the battery 5 Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click REMOVING THE microSDHC CARD AND THE nano SIM CARD 1 With the phone powered off open the back cover and remove the battery 2 Press the soft blocks 1 that keep the cards in place and slide th...

Page 6: ...us bar 3 Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged NOTE If the battery is extremely low you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged In this case try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes Contact customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging EXTENDING THE BATTERY LIFE Active applications screen brightness l...

Page 7: ...Auxiliary Microphone OK Key Right Soft Key Power End Key Clear Key Vibration Mode Key Main Microphone Camera Key Send Key Left Soft Key 4 way Navigation Key Voicemail Key Earpiece Volume Up Key Volume Down Key Charging micro USB Jack Speaker 3 5 mm Headset Jack Camera External Display Back Cover ...

Page 8: ... option at the bottom center of the display which changes depending on the application function in use or the highlighted option in a list Send Key Press to answer or place a call Press to view call history from the home screen Key Function Ringtone Key Press to silence or restore the incoming call ringtone Camera Key Press to launch the Camera application from the home screen or the apps menu Whe...

Page 9: ...and press the OK Key SETTING THE DATE AND TIME 1 From the home screen select Menu Settings Phone settings Date time 2 Set the date time time zone and time format To adjust the date and time automatically select Automatic date time On To adjust the date and time manually select Automatic date time Off and select Set date Set time to change the date and time To adjust the time zone automatically sel...

Page 10: ... enable or disable each type of sound PERSONALIZING ADJUSTING VOLUMES 1 From the home screen select Menu Settings Sound notifications Volume 2 Highlight the Media volume Alarm volume Ring volume or Notification volume slider 3 Press left or right on the 4 way Navigation Key to adjust the volume NOTE You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume Up Down K...

Page 11: ... the 4 way Navigation Key or zooming using the Left Right Soft Key 4 Select Save or Set CHANGING THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS 1 From the home screen select Menu Settings Display Brightness level 2 Press up or down on the 4 way Navigation Key to adjust the brightness PERSONALIZING PROTECTING YOUR PHONE WITH A SCREEN LOCK You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock When it is enabled you need to e...

Page 12: ...ed headset connected Airplane mode Bluetooth on Speaker on Phone microphone off Alarm set NOTIFICATION ICONS The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left side Below are some of the icons you may see Indicator What it means New SMS MMS Missed call Call in progress Indicator What it means Call on hold Song playing Upcoming event EXTERNAL DISPLAY ICONS Indicato...

Page 13: ...left of the cursor NOTE When using Abc mode only the first letter will be capitalized Then the entry mode will change to abc automatically Entering Numbers In numeric 123 mode you can enter numbers directly using the number keys Entering Symbols 1 Press the Key 2 Use the 4 way Navigation Key to select a symbol 3 Press the OK Key Using Predictive Text Predictive text mode T12 abc T12 Abc and T12 AB...

Page 14: ...performed CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES Turning Bluetooth On Off 1 From the home screen select Menu Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth 2 Press the Left Soft Key to turn Bluetooth on or off When Bluetooth is on the icon appears in the status bar Your phone will remain visible to nearby devices while the Bluetooth menu is open Changing the Device Name 1 From the home screen select Menu Settin...

Page 15: ... a USB cable 2 The Connect to PC options menu will automatically open Choose one of the following options CONNECTING TO NETWORKS AND DEVICES Charge only Charge your phone via USB Install driver Install the driver needed for some USB connection modes such as MTP You only need to install the driver on the same PC once NOTE You can also install the driver on the PC by running the executable file in t...

Page 16: ...ontact name Press the Clear Key to delete incorrect digits NOTE As you enter the number or the contact name your phone searches for contacts that match If you see the number contact you want to dial highlight it 2 Press the Send Key to dial the number you entered or you highlighted NOTES To make an international call press and hold the Key to enter the plus symbol Next enter the country code follo...

Page 17: ... Settings Setting Phone Flip Actions PHONE CALLS USING REAL TIME TEXT RTT Your phone supports Real Time Text If you or the person on the other end of the line has a hearing or speech impairment you can use RTT on top of a voice call for a real time text conversation NOTES You can use RTT only when the phone is connected to the 4G LTE network Text conversation will be on pause when the RTT call is ...

Page 18: ... incoming voice only calls as RTT calls by pressing the OK Key or selecting Options RTT answer depending on the RTT on Incoming Call setting PHONE CALLS Switching Between RTT and Voice only Call During a voice only call select Options Switch to RTT call to start an RTT conversation The voice conversation will not be affected While exchanging RTT messages select Options Switch to voice call to retu...

Page 19: ...ers are automatically rejected Edit number before call Edit the number in the dialer before placing the call PHONE CALLS CALLING YOUR CONTACTS 1 From the home screen select Contacts 2 Highlight a contact listing and then press the Send Key to place the call If the contact has more than one number select the number you want to dial and press the OK Key NOTE To set a number as default select the con...

Page 20: ... phone near your ear during speakerphone use NOTE Some options may not be available without network support PHONE CALLS MANAGING MULTI PARTY CALLS When the call waiting and three way call features are available you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call NOTE The call waiting and three way call features need network support and may result in additional charges Please contact custo...

Page 21: ...port and may result in additional charges Please contact Consumer Cellular for more information PHONE CALLS Setting Phone Flip Actions You can answer or end reject a call simply by opening or closing the phone flip 1 From the home screen select Menu Settings Call settings 2 Select Flip open to answer or Flip close to disconnect 3 Select On or Off to enable or disable the function Editing Quick Res...

Page 22: ...creen select Menu Settings Call settings Calls 2 Select Call waiting to enable or disable this feature PHONE CALLS Setting Caller ID Choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call 1 From the home screen select Menu Settings Call settings Calls 2 Select Caller ID and select an option Managing Blocked Numbers You can use the Blocked numbers feature to block calls an...

Page 23: ...mful to your hearing CONTACTS To see your contacts press the Left Soft Key from the home screen or select Menu Contacts ADDING A NEW CONTACT 1 From the home screen select Contacts 2 Select Options New contact 3 Select the contact icon at the top to add the contact image You can take a photo or choose from the Gallery 4 Enter the contact name phone numbers email addresses and other information Use ...

Page 24: ...lect the vCard file s to import and press the OK Key CONTACTS Exporting Contacts to the nano SIM Card 1 From the home screen select Contacts 2 Select Options Import Export Export to U SIM 3 Select Options Select all or highlight each contact you need and press the OK Key to select it NOTE To deselect a contact highlight it and press the OK Key again 4 Select Options Done NOTE If the nano SIM card ...

Page 25: ...roup 4 Press the OK Key to disband the group The contacts in the group will not be deleted Editing a Group 1 From the home screen select Contacts Groups 2 Select the group you want to edit 3 You can rename the group add new members or remove members To rename the group select Options Rename group Edit the group name and select Save To add new members select Add and then select the contacts you wan...

Page 26: ... list 1 From the home screen select Contacts 2 Select the contact you want to join with a duplicate 3 Select Edit Options Link 4 Highlight the duplicate contact and press the OK Key 5 Select Save Separating 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 From the home screen select ...

Page 27: ... send a multimedia message select Options Add attachments to add audio video picture or vCard contact files to the message NOTE If you want to send contact information as an SMS select Options Add attachments Contacts as text 5 Press the OK Key to send the message NOTES You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia messages Do not add any attachment if you want to send a text m...

Page 28: ...lect Options Monthly view Weekly view Daily view Agenda view In Monthly view use the 4 way Navigation Key to select a day and the OK Key to switch to Daily view of the selected day In Weekly or Agenda view scroll left and right to see past and future weeks or days In Daily view scroll up and down to see all time blocks of the day scroll left and right to switch to past and future days In any view ...

Page 29: ... the first day of every week set the home time zone or set the default reminder settings CALENDAR CAMERA You can take photos and record videos with the Camera app Photos and videos are stored to the phone s microSDHC card or to the phone s internal storage You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app CAPTURING A PHOTO 1 From the home screen press the Camera Key or select Me...

Page 30: ...DEO 1 From the home screen press the Camera Key or select Menu Camera 2 Press right on the 4 way Navigation Key to switch to the video recorder 3 Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments You can press up or down on the 4 way Navigation Key to zoom in or out before and during recording or select Options to set the storage settings or change the video quality 4 Press the OK K...

Page 31: ...ss the OK Key to play the video 3 During the playback you can press the OK Key to pause or resume press up down on the 4 way Navigation Key to adjust brightness or hold left right on the 4 way Navigation Key to rewind or fast forward GALLERY WORKING WITH PICTURES Highlight a picture and press the OK Key to view it Press the Left Soft Key to view the picture in full screen Press the Right Soft Key ...

Page 32: ...ft right on the 4 way Navigation Key to switch to the Playlist view Highlight a playlist you have added and then select Options Delete OK to delete the playlist Highlight a playlist you have added and then select Options Rename to rename the playlist PLAYING MUSIC Select a song in the music library to listen to it The following playback screen will appear Press the Right Soft Key for more options ...

Page 33: ...te OK to delete or Options Share and choose an option to share PLAYING AND CONTROLLING VIDEOS Open the Video app and select a video to play it From the video playback screen you can control playback or manage the video Press the Right Soft Key to share the video or check file details Press the OK Key to pause or resume playback To play the previous video press left on the 4 way Navigation Key To s...

Page 34: ...ation Press the OK Key to open Favorite channels and select a channel OTHER OPTIONS AND SETTINGS To set the FM frequency range FM radio frequency ranges differ in different regions From the main FM Radio screen select Options FM frequency range and select the range you need NOTE If you change the frequency range previously saved channels will not be displayed until you switch back to the original ...

Page 35: ...nter Sound recorder 2 Press the OK Key to start recording NOTE During recording press the Right Soft Key to pause or resume 3 Press the OK Key to stop recording 4 Edit the name of recording and press the OK Key again to save it If you want to delete the recording select Delete OK PLAYING A VOICE MEMO 1 From the main Sound Recorder screen select List 2 Highlight a file and press the OK Key to play ...

Page 36: ...e alarm and press the Left Soft Key CHECKING WORLD TIME 1 From the home screen select Menu Tools World clock 2 World time lets you check local times for cities around the world Select Add to add a new city USING STOPWATCH AND COUNTDOWN 1 From the home screen select Menu Tools Stopwatch or Timer 2 Use the stopwatch to record lap times or use the timer feature to set a time and count down to zero FI...

Page 37: ...ins most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone WIRELESS NETWORKS Airplane Mode Select Settings Wireless networks Airplane mode to turn airplane mode on or off All the phone s radios mobile network Bluetooth and GPS are turned off when airplane mode is on Bluetooth Select Settings Wireless networks Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections see Con...

Page 38: ...Set how long the keypad backlight should be on when you are not pressing any keys Font size Set the font size of the text on the screen SETTINGS PHONE SETTINGS Languages Input Select Settings Phone settings Languages input to set the system language Date Time Select Settings Phone settings Date time to set date time time zone and the time format You can also use network provided data see Personali...

Page 39: ...e phone and access the network NOTE Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future use If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than allowed your nano SIM card will be locked and you cannot access the mobile phone network Contact Consumer Cellular for a PIN Unlock Key PUK to restore the nano SIM card Reset Options Select Settings Phone settings Reset to reset network settings or t...

Page 40: ...rovider You can request a service area map from your service provider TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible causes Possible solution Echo or noise The network link quality is poor on the part of your service provider End the call and dial again You may be switched to a better quality network link or phone line The quality of the phone line that you are calling is poor End the call and dial again You ma...

Page 41: ...ower has been depleted Recharge the phone s battery Problem Possible causes Possible solution nano SIM card error 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 The nano SIM card has malfunctioned or is damaged Call customer support at 800 686 4460 Unable to connect to...

Page 42: ...mmission of the United States During SAR testing this device was set to transmit at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands and placed in positions that simulate RF exposure in usage against the head with no separation and near the body with the separation of 0 4 inches 10 mm Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of the dev...

Page 43: ...ce 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 FOR YOUR SAFETY However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televis...

Page 44: ...mation on hearing aid compatibility If you have questions about return or exchange policies consult your service provider or phone retailer M Ratings Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled M4 is the better higher of the two ratings FOR YOUR SAFETY T Ratings Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requireme...

Page 45: ... local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving Operating Machinery Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident FOR YOUR SAFETY PRODUCT HANDLING General Statement on Handling and Use You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use You must always turn off your phone whereve...

Page 46: ... not short circuit the battery as this can cause excessive heat and fire Do not throw the battery into a fire to avoid explosion FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY Do not disassemble squeeze or puncture the battery as this can cause explosion or fire When not using the battery for a long period please charge the battery about half then remove the battery from your device and store it in a cool dry pl...

Page 47: ...l lit room and take frequent breaks Repetitive Strain Injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury RSI when texting or playing games with your phone Do not grip the phone too tightly Press the buttons lightly Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons such as Message Templates and Predictive Text Take frequent breaks to stretch and relax Emer...

Page 48: ...on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket FOR YOUR SAFETY FOR YOUR SAFETY Hearing Aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby The level of interference depends on the type of hearing device and the distance from the interference source Increasing the separation betwee...

Page 49: ...n areas where signs are posted to power off two way radios or electronic devices to avoid interfering with blasting operations SPECIFICATIONS Handset specifications are shown in the following table Network capability 4G LTE GSM UMTS Dimensions 4 287 H x 2 209 W x 0 78 D Weight 4 6 oz with battery Display Internal 2 8 320 x 240 External 1 77 160 x 128 Camera 2 MP Internal memory 8 GB ROM 1 GB RAM R...

Page 50: ...Y This product is guaranteed for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase In the unlikely event of a fault occurring during this period please contact the place of purchase Proof of purchase is required for any service or support needed during the guarantee period This guarantee will not apply to a fault caused by an accident or a similar incident or damage liquid ingress negligence abnorma...

Page 51: ...e trademarks of Consumer Cellular Inc The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG Inc and any use of such marks by ZTE Corporation is under license microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD 3C LLC Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners ...

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