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ZTE A462

User Guide

© ZTE 2016 Ver 1.0 April 2016

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    ZTE A462 User Guide © ZTE 2016 Ver 1.0 April 2016...
  • Page 2 All modifications shall be compiled in a new version of User Manual without prior notice. ZTE Corporation keeps the right to make the final explanation to this guide. Trademarks Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.
  • Page 3 Installation of a third-party ROM or non-official operating system (commonly called ‘rooting’ your device) might bring unwanted security risks and may make your device inoperable. ZTE Corporation will not be liable for the security threats brought by upgrade of the operating system.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting started ........................7 Key definitions ..................... 8 Inserting and Removing the SIM card ..............9 Charging the Battery ..................10 Getting to know your phone ..................11 Screen control ....................11 Volume Controls....................12 Home screen ..................... 13 Switch to sleep mode (turn off the display) ............16 Wake up your phone ..................
  • Page 5 Adjust the volume ..................... 19 Turn the speaker on or off................. 19 Add a multi party or Conference call ..............19 Use touch tones during a call for automated call systems ....... 19 Contacts ........................... 20 Add new contact ....................20 Delete contacts ....................
  • Page 6 Gmail ..........................26 Set up an Gmail account for the first time ............26 Connectivity ........................27 Wi-Fi ........................28 Bluetooth® ......................29 Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Smart) ............30 Connect to a Computer to transfer files ............31 Settings ..........................32 Airplane mode ....................
  • Page 7 Music Player ..................... 38 Sound Recorder ....................38 FM radio ......................39 More Applications ......................40 Chrome ......................40 File manager ..................... 42 Clock ......................... 42 Calculator ......................43 Calendar ......................44 Downloads ......................45 Manage applications ....................... 46 Install new applications ..................46 Uninstall applications ..................

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Getting started...

  • Page 9: Key Definitions

    Key definitions Menu key Touch the key to open the menu or Options screen. Touch and hold for the Recent Apps list. Home key Touch to open the home screen. If you’re viewing the left or right extended home screen, Touch it to open the central home screen. Back key Touch to open the previous screen you were working in.

  • Page 10: Inserting And Removing The Sim Card

    Inserting and Removing the SIM card You must insert a valid SIM card into your phone before use. 1. Switch off your phone and disconnect any external power. 2. Remove the back cover using the thumb catch in the bottom left corner (viewed from the back) 3.

  • Page 11: Charging The Battery

    Charging the Battery Connect the charger to the phone using a USB cable, and plug the charger into a standard power socket. Only use the approved charger and USB lead provided. Always insert the charger lead carefully. Check the plug and socket are aligned correctly. Do NOT use excessive force which may damage the USB port.

  • Page 12: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to know your phone Screen control You can control your phone through a series of operations on the screen. - Touch: You can touch the items on the screen to select, to open the applications or to use the keyboard to input characters. - Swipe or slide: Quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen, without pausing when you first touch (so you don't drag something instead).

  • Page 13: Volume Controls

    Volume Controls The volume keys work in different ways depending on which application or menu you are Lock screen or Home Screen Volume keys control the Ring Volume and the Priority Interuptions panel. Moving the volume all the way down will enable Vibrate mode with handset interuptions controlled by All, Priority, or None.

  • Page 14: Home Screen

    Home screen The home screen appears as the phone is in idle mode. On the home screen, you can check the status of the phone and access applications. Touch the Back key to return to the previous screen. Touch the Home key to return to the home screen. Manage notifications - Open notifications panel: Drag down from the top of the screen to open the notifications panel.
  • Page 15 Add Widgets to the home screen Press & hold an empty area on the home screen, select WIDGETS. Move icons on the home screen Press & hold the icon you want to move, drag it to your desired position on the screen and release it.

  • Page 16: Favorites Tray

    Favorites tray The favorites tray icons at the bottom of the screen remain visible on every Home screen. - Place an app icon in the Favorites tray: Touch, hold, & slide to move one of the Favorites icons out of the tray. Then use the same technique to move another one into the same position.

  • Page 17: Switch To Sleep Mode (Turn Off The Display)

    Switch to sleep mode (turn off the display) The display will automatically dim and turn off after a pre-set period of time (see Settings > Display) to save power and prevent inadvertent operations such as making phone calls in your pocket. It is also good practice to manually switch off the display after use. Press the Power key to turn your screen on or off during normal use.

  • Page 18: Make And Answer Calls

    Make and answer calls Make a call Directly make a call On the home screen, touch the button to open the Dialler. Touch a recently called number or press to open the Dial Pad and touch to make the call. Make a call from Contacts On the home screen, touch the icon, touch the desired contact and touch...

  • Page 19: Answer A Call

    Dial from Messaging 1. On the home screen, touch the Messaging icon 2. Select and open one message or conversation. 3. Touch the icon at the top of the phone to dial. Answer a call Your phone will ring or vibrate (depends on the current mode and settings) for an incoming call.

  • Page 20: End A Call

    End a call Touch the button to hang up the call. Adjust the volume In a call, you can raise or lower the volume by using the volume keys. Turn the speaker on or off In a call, touch the button to turn on the speaker, and touch it again to turn off speaker.

  • Page 21: Contacts

    Touch the button to open the dial pad to enter numbers during a call. Contacts You can place calls from the Phone app , the Contacts app , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number or call icon, you can usually touch it to dial.

  • Page 22: Delete Contacts

    Delete contacts 1. In Contacts, touch the and then select Delete contact. 2. Touch the contacts you want to delete or touch , then touch the OK. Edit contact details 1. In Contacts, touch the contact whose details you want to edit. 2.

  • Page 23: Import/Export Contacts

    in the upper right corner to add it to Favorites directly. Import/Export contacts 1. In Contacts, touch the to select Import/export. 2. You can select SIM card, Phone, Phone storage, SD Card. Share a contact You can share a contact with someone. 1.

  • Page 24: Using Google Contacts

    Using Google Contacts When you are signed into your Google account (ie Gmail) all your existing Contacts are downloaded and synced to your device. Also if you add a Contact to your device, for example by importing from your SIM card or entering a new Contact manually, it is automatically synced to your Google account and stored securely on line.

  • Page 25: Messaging

    Messaging In Messaging, you can send or receive text messages and multimedia messages. On the home screen or in the All Apps screen, touch the Messaging icon to open. Send messages 1. In Messaging, touch the icon. 2. Input your desired telephone number . You can also touch the button to select a contact from the People and then touch OK icon to add a contact.

  • Page 26: Receive Messages

    Receive messages 1. In idle mode, you will be reminded about the new messages in the notification area. Slide down to open the notification panel to view. 2. Touch the message. 3. Enter text to reply to the message. Touch the icon to send the message.

  • Page 27: Message Settings

    Message Settings In Messaging, touch Options and then touch Settings to perform relevant settings. Gmail You can use Gmail to read and write email from any mobile device or browser. All your email is always up to date and available no matter where you check it from. On the home screen or in the All Apps screen, touch the Gmail icon to open Gmail.

  • Page 28: Connectivity

    Connectivity Your phone can connect to the Internet via your mobile phone operator or over a Wi-Fi network. When A Wi-Fi network is configured and available the device will automatically choose the Wi-Fi connection to reduce your mobile data usage. GSM/WCDMA data connection Different locations may have different mobile networks available.

  • Page 29: Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi Turn on/off Wi-Fi 1. In the All apps screen, touch Settings > WIFI. 2. Touch the switch to turn it ON or OFF 3. You can also pull down the Quick Settings Panel and touch the Wi-Fi icon to switch Wi-Fi on or off.

  • Page 30: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth® ® Via the Bluetooth function, you can exchange data with other Bluetooth devices that are within a short distance. ® Turn on/off Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, touch and then touch Settings. ® 2. Touch Bluetooth , and slide the ON/OFF button to turn it on or off. Pairing ®...

  • Page 31: Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth Smart)

    ® Change your phone’s Bluetooth name 1. On the home screen, touch and then touch Settings > Wireless & networks. ® 2. If the Bluetooth function is not turned on, turn it on. ® 3. Touch Bluetooth > Rename this device to edit the name of your , then touch device, then touch Rename.

  • Page 32: Connect To A Computer To Transfer Files

    Connect to a Computer to transfer files Transfer audio, video and picture files between your handset and your computer. Connect your handset using the USB data lead supplied. First time, select Install driver on the handset notifications window. On your PC, use Windows Explorer to open the CD Drive: USB_Driver, then double click Setup to install the handset drivers.

  • Page 33: Settings

    Settings Airplane mode In areas where the use of mobile devices is restricted, you can activate the Airplane mode to disable phone function but still use other functions of your phone such as calendar, music and games. You will not be able to make/answer calls, send/receive messages in Airplane mode.
  • Page 34 Phone ringtone: Select the ringtone to sound when you receive a call. Default notification sound: Select your default notification ringtone. Vibrate: Set the phone to vibrate and play a ringtone for incoming calls. Dial pad touch tones: Check to play a sound when you touch dial pad. Touch sounds: Check to play a sound when you touch buttons, icons and other onscreen items.

  • Page 35: Accounts And Sync

    2. Turn on USB storage. During this time, you can’t access the SD card from your phone, so you can’t use applications that rely on the SD card, such as Camera, Gallery and Music. Check space on the SD card 1.

  • Page 36: Language

    account and the configuration of the service you're connecting to. Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to configure what kinds of data you want to sync, name the account, and other details. When you're finished, the account is added to the list in Accounts & sync. Depending how you configured the account, email, contacts, and other information may start syncing to your device.

  • Page 37: About Phone

    About phone You can check the phone’s status, battery use, software version, etc. and then touch Settings > About phone. On the home screen touch Experiencing Multimedia Camera Your phone has a camera, which can be used to take photos. You can set the photo you’ve just taken as wallpaper, a contact photo or send it through MMS/Bluetooth or Gmail.

  • Page 38: Camcorder

    - Touch the icon to set Color effect. 3. Touch where you want to focus on the preview screen. The focus frame moves to the place you touched and changes to green when the subject is in focus. 4. Tap the icon to take photos after the view is satisfactory.

  • Page 39: Gallery

    After a video is recorded, you can slide to the left to view it. Gallery The Gallery categorizes your pictures and videos by storage location and stores these files in folders. Tap a folder to view the pictures or videos inside. Music Player You can listen to music saved on the memory card with the music player.

  • Page 40: Fm Radio

    Before opening the sound recorder, please insert a memory card. In the All Apps screen, touch the Sound Recorder icon to open it. Record audio files 1. Put the microphone close to your mouth and touch to start recording. 2. Touch to stop recording.

  • Page 41: More Applications

    -Slide left or right to change the frequency. -Tap to scan for available FM channels. -Tap to change the frequency by +/–0.1 MHz. - Press the Volume Keys to adjust the volume. - Touch to select preset list or add new list. - Touch to switch off the radio.
  • Page 42 field. You can touch the > Bookmarks to select the bookmark you want to open. Browse web After opening a web page, you could slide your finger on the screen to view other parts of the page. Zoom in or out You can use two fingers to zoom in or out.

  • Page 43: File Manager

    File manager In the All Apps screen, touch the File Manager icon. You can view all files saved in the phone or on the memory card. Clock In the All Apps screen, touch the Clock icon to set Alarms, World time, Stopwatch and Timer functions.

  • Page 44: Calculator

    Turning on/off an Alarm To turn it on, touch OFF and slide it to the right. Touch ON and slide to the left to turn it off. World Time Press the Globe icon to add a new world time location (City) Timer Select the Timer function.

  • Page 45: Calendar

    Calendar Touch the Calendar icon in the All Apps screen. Creating a new Event 1. On the calendar screen, touch and then touch New event. 2. Enter the event name and location. 3. To set the duration for the event, touch From and To. 4.

  • Page 46: Downloads

    Swipe to scroll vertically or horizontally. In the Day or Week views, spread your fingers apart or pinch them together to zoom in or out. Displaying and synchronizing calendars Initially, all calendars that you create or subscribe to in Google Calendar on the web are available to synchronize and display in Calendar on your phone.

  • Page 47: Manage Applications

    Manage applications You can view and manage applications installed in your phone. Install new applications You can install applications from the Play Store or from elsewhere. When installing applications that are not from the Play Store, make sure the software is suitable for your phone.

  • Page 48: Uninstall Applications

    Uninstall applications Uninstall applications in the Play Store 1. On the Play Store screen. 2. Touch the application to uninstall. 3. Touch Uninstall and complete the uninstall process according to the wizard. Uninstall applications not in the Play Store and then select Settings > Apps. 1.

  • Page 49: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Size and Weight 143 × 72.2 × 8.8 mm. 150g with battery Networks 4G LTE Band 1, 3, 7, 28 (2100/1800/2600/700) LTE Data Rates: 150M Down / 50M Up 3G UMTS 850, 2100 MHz. HSPA+ 42Mbps data 2G 900, 1800 MHz. Display TFT 5.0”, FWVGA 480 x 854, 196pi, Capacitive touch.
  • Page 50 Capacity 2240mAh Li-ion user replaceable Charge 3-4 hrs with AC Charger Time Battery Standby Up to 420 hours (subject to network) time Voice Up to 11 hours (subject to network) talk time Connectivity Bluetooth 4 , Wi-fi 802.11b/g/n, 3.5mm jack NAHJ, micro USB SIM Card Nano SIM, 4FF format.

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom Solution How do I check the Menu > Settings > About phone > Build number software version? How do I reset to Menu > Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset factory defaults? How do I check the Messages >...
  • Page 52 Calls > Options > Settings > Call Settings > Call forwarding forwarding etc Apps > System updates How do I check for Software Updates? How do I get more Visit zte.com.au or call 1300 789 475 during office house technical support? AEST.
  • Page 53 Symptom Solution How do I change the Menu > Settings > Sound & notifications > Phone ringtone Ringtone? Possible network coverage issue. Check the signal level. With only 1 or 2 bars, the battery has to work harder to The battery discharges maintain network contact.
  • Page 54 Symptom Solution Turn Bluetooth on. Set visibility to Show. Make sure the I cannot connect to pass-code is correct. Possible compatibility issues. Not all other Bluetooth devices functionality is supported between different Bluetooth devices and standards. Check Settings > Data usage to determine which apps are My data usage is consuming your data.

  • Page 55: Disposal Of Your Old Phone

    Disposal of your old phone 1. When the wheelie bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/CE. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from normal household waste via designated collection points provided by government or local authorities.

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