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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual U.S. Cellular ® Customer Service 1-888-944-9400...
  • Page 2 About This Manual Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference. Copyright Copyright © 2017 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. ® The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license. microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. ®...
  • Page 4 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Audio, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. WARNING: This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents   Getting Started ..................16   Getting to Know Your Phone .............16   Knowing the Keys ................17   Installing the nano-UIM Card and microSDXC Card (Optional)...18   Charging the Battery .................20   Extending the Battery Life ..............22   Powering On/Off ................22  ...
  • Page 6   Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ........37   Turn On Screen Pinning ............37   Pin a Screen ................38   Unpin the Screen..............38   Using Your Fingerprints ..............38   Capturing a Fingerprint ............38   Using a Fingerprint to Wake up or Unlock your Device ...
  • Page 7   Change Input Methods ..............51   Google Keyboard ..............52   Google Voice Typing ..............55   Editing Text ..................55   Opening and Switching Apps ............56   Open an App ................56   Switch Between Recently Opened Apps ........56   Uninstalling or Disabling an App ............57  ...
  • Page 8   Pair With Another Bluetooth Device ......... 66   Forget (Unpair With) a Bluetooth Device ......... 67   Send Data via Bluetooth............68   Receive Data via Bluetooth ............68   Connecting to Your Computer via USB ..........69   Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB ......
  • Page 9   Calling Your Contacts ................82   Checking Voicemail ................82   Using Options During a Call ..............83   Managing Multi-party Calls ..............84   Switch Between Current Calls...........84   Set Up a Conference Call ............85   Adjusting Your Call Settings ..............85   Set Contact Display Options .............85  ...
  • Page 10   Import Contacts From the microSDXC Card or Phone Storage 96   Export Contacts to the microSDXC Card or Phone Storage ..96   Share Contacts ................. 97   Working With Favorite Contacts ............97   Add a Contact to Favorites ............97  ...
  • Page 11   Email ...................... 107   Setting Up the First Email Account ..........107   Checking Your Emails ..............108   Responding to an Email ..............108   Reply to or Forward an Email..........108   Mark an Email as Unread............109  ...
  • Page 12   Editing/Deleting/Sharing/Copying an Event ........119   Changing Calendar Settings ............120   Camera ....................121   Capturing a Photo ................121   Recording a Video ................124   Using Manual Camera Mode ............125   Using Other Camera Modes ............126  ...
  • Page 13   Playing and Controlling Videos ............141   Managing Video Files ..............142   Delete Video Clips ..............142   Share Video Clips ..............143   Trim a Video Clip ..............143   More Apps ..................... 144   Calculator ..................144  ...
  • Page 14   Airplane Mode ................ 153   VPN ..................153   Default SMS App ..............153   USB tethering ................. 153   Bluetooth tethering ..............154   Personal ..................154   Display ..................154   Sound and Notification ............156   Security ..................
  • Page 15   Troubleshooting ..................168...

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Auxiliary Front camera microphone Earpiece Proximity & light sensor nano-UIM/ microSDXC card tray Touch screen Recent apps key Back key Main Home key microphone...

  • Page 17: Knowing The Keys

    Headset jack Dual-lens camera Dual-flash Fingerprint Volume key sensor Power key Speaker Charging/USB Type-C jack Knowing the Keys Function  Power key Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, power off or restart the phone.  Press to turn off or on the screen display.

  • Page 18: Installing The Nano-Uim Card And Microsdxc Card (Optional)

    Function  Home key Touch to return to the home screen.  Touch and hold to open Google Search. Back key Touch to go to the previous screen. Recent apps Touch to see recently used applications. Press or hold either end of the key to turn the Volume key volume up or down.
  • Page 19 removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card before removing it. WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any non-standard nano-UIM card cut from a UIM card. You can get a standard nano-UIM card from your service provider.

  • Page 20: Charging The Battery

    You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
  • Page 21 1. Connect the adapter to the charging/USB Type-C ja 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. 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.

  • Page 22: Extending The Battery Life

    charging. Extending the Battery Life Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power: 1. Reduce the screen backlight time. 2. Lower the screen brightness. 3.

  • Page 23: Setting Up For The First Time

    Setting Up for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings, you need to do some settings before using it. 1. Touch the language field to select the language. 2.

  • Page 24: Using The Touch Screen

    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 any blank area of the screen. - or - Touch and hold a shortcut icon ( ) at the corner to...
  • Page 25  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.  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 26  Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.  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 27  Pinch In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in). ...

  • Page 28: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    Getting to Know the Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. NOTE: Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and folders.
  • Page 29 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. You can add or remove home screen panels, or adjust their order. To add a new home screen panel: 1.
  • Page 30 Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need. NOTE: Touch at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.

  • Page 31: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Language. Select the language you need. Setting the Date and Time Touch the Home key > > Settings > Date & time. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format. To adjust the date and time automatically, check ...

  • Page 32: Changing Ringtone And Notification Sound

    To adjust the format of time, touch Use 24-hour format.  Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound. 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notification.

  • Page 33: Adjusting Volume

    Adjusting Volume Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notification. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, and Notification volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio. NOTE: You can adjust the volume levels any time by pressing the either end of the Volume key.

  • Page 34: Applying New Wallpapers

    panel and drag the panel downwards. Use the Sound button to switch the phone to silent mode. See Use Quick Settings.  Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notification > Notification mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to silent mode with or without vibration.

  • Page 35: Changing Screen Brightness

    2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or LIVE WALL PAPER to choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery and Photos images. NOTE: In addition, you can touch the Home key >...

  • Page 36: Setting The Theme

    Setting the Theme 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen. 2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Themes. 3. Select a theme you like. Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen. 2.

  • Page 37: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    2. Touch None, Long press, Pattern, PIN or Password. Touch None to disable the screen lock.  Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlock  with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding on the blank area of the screen.

  • Page 38: Pin A Screen

    3. Touch the Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password before unpinning switch. 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.
  • Page 39 Fingerprint. 2. Choose your backup screen lock method. And follow the instructions to set. -or- If you have already set the screen lock method, just draw the pattern or input PIN/password. 3. Touch REGISTER in the Add fingerprint message box when it prompts.

  • Page 40: Using A Fingerprint To Wake Up Or Unlock Your Device

    5. Do the step 4 until the percentage becomes 100%. 6. Touch OK when your fingerprint has been registered. 7. You can touch Add fingerprint in the Fingerprint management screen to add more fingerprints. Using a Fingerprint to Wake up or Unlock your Device It is convenient and fast to turn on/unlock the screen by using the fingerprint when the screen is off or locked.

  • Page 41: Using A Fingerprint To Open An App

    1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Fingerprint. 2. Slide the switch to the ON position next to Wake up and unlock your phone. 3. If the screen is off or locked, press one of your registered fingers on the fingerprint sensor to quickly turn on/unlock the screen.

  • Page 42: Using A Fingerprint To Snap A Picture

    Fingerprint1 on the fingerprint sensor to quickly launch the app. Using a Fingerprint to Snap a Picture It is convenient and fast to take a photo by using the fingerprint when the Camera is opened. 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 43: Knowing The Basics

    Knowing the Basics Monitoring the Phone Status The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see. 4G LTE connected（allow data 3G connected （...

  • Page 44: Managing Notifications

    Do not disturb mode on (Total silence) Managing Notifications Notification Icons The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see. New SMS Upcoming event New MMS New Wi-Fi network detected New message(s)

  • Page 45: Respond To Or Remove A Notification

    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.  To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down on the home screen or from the top of the screen. ...

  • Page 46: Use Quick Settings

     To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a notification to identify the application that created it. You can touch to adjust the notification settings: Touch Hide sensitive content to hide content in this  application’s notifications that might reveal private information when the phone is locked.
  • Page 47 used as a mobile hotspot.  Sound: Touch to switch between Silent and Sound.  Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off airplane mode.  Sync: Sync the information of the accounts on your phone between the app client and the app server. The information may include Calendar, Contacts, and Email, etc.

  • Page 48: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    AUTO  Brightness: Uncheck and drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightness. NOTE: In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu; touch to change the positions of the Quick Setting buttons. Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1.

  • Page 49: Move Shortcuts Or Widgets

    Move Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2. Drag it to the place you need. Remove Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2.

  • Page 50: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    2. Drag the shortcut to (Folder) to create a new folder. Or drag the shortcut to an existing folder to add the shortcut into the folder. 3. If needed, drag more shortcuts and drop them into the folder. NOTES:  Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder.

  • Page 51: Enable Or Disable Input Methods

    open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. Touch the Back key to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature. Enable or Disable Input Methods 1.

  • Page 52: Google Keyboard

    Choose the input method settings by touching > Settings > Language & input from the home screen. In the Keyboard & input methods section, you can set the current input method and choose the settings for input methods. Google Keyboard The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard.
  • Page 53 numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.  As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Touch to select the correct one; touch and hold to see more possible options.
  • Page 54 the convenience of single-hand typing. Gesture Typing The Google keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. You use this feature to input a word by sliding through the letters. To enable and use gesture typing: 1. Touch and hold on the Google keyboard and then touch Google Keyboard settings.

  • Page 55: Google Voice Typing

    NOTE: Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to input the next word. Google Voice Typing Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text. 1.

  • Page 56: Opening And Switching Apps

    The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.  Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch CUT or COPY to cut or copy the text to the clipboard. ...

  • Page 57: Uninstalling Or Disabling An App

    Uninstalling or Disabling an App 1. Touch the Home key > to open the application list screen. 2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to (Uninstall) or (Disable) at the top of the screen. 3. Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app. NOTES: ...
  • Page 58 settings. 3. Touch Do not disturb: Select Never to disable the feature.  Select Always to enable the feature. You need to set  disturb rules and priority interruptions. Select Scheduled to schedule the feature. You need to set  schedule and disturb rules.

  • Page 59: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use To enable or disable data access: 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks. 2. Touch the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.

  • Page 60: Turn Wi-Fi On And Connect To A Wi-Fi Network

    Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Touch a network name to connect to it. 4.

  • Page 61: Add A Wi-Fi Network

    Add a Wi-Fi Network You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range. To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the security details from the network's administrator.
  • Page 62 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 wireless router and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network. Method two: PIN number 1.

  • Page 63: Forget A Wi-Fi Network

    Forget a Wi-Fi Network You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added - for example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use.

  • Page 64: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Install certificates: Install certificates needed for  connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks. Wi-Fi Direct: Use the Wi-Fi Direct feature. See Using  Wi-Fi Direct ®. WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the  push button method. WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the ...

  • Page 65: Send Data Via Wi-Fi Direct

    The other device will receive a connection prompt and need to accept the request for connection. 5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in the Peer devices list. Send Data via Wi-Fi Direct 1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share.

  • Page 66: Connecting To Bluetooth ® Devices

    ® Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ® Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters (32.8 feet). The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

  • Page 67: Forget (Unpair With) A Bluetooth Device

    2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could touch > Refresh if you want to scan again. 3.

  • Page 68: Send Data Via Bluetooth

    1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is 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.

  • Page 69: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    microSDXC card. You can access them with the File Manager app. Connecting to Your Computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in the phone storage or on a removable microSDXC card.

  • Page 70: Connect With Windows Media ® Player

    ® 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. Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software.  NOTE: To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again.

  • Page 71: Using The Microsdxc Card As Portable Or Internal Storage

    Using the microSDXC card as portable or internal storage You can use your microSDXC card as portable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose them. If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the internal phone storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSDXC card from working with other devices.

  • Page 72: Set Up The Microsdxc Card As Internal Storage

    1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage. 2. Touch next to the card name in the Portable storage section. 3. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you can now remove it from the phone. To erase and format the microSDXC card: 1.
  • Page 73 2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section. 3. Touch Format as internal. 4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. 5. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and other data from the phone storage to the microSDXC card.
  • Page 74 NOTE: Whenever you move data between the phone storage and the microSDXC card, the destination is used to save new apps and personal data (such as photos and videos) and only the destination is accessible from a computer. To move an app between the internal storage and the microSDXC card: With the microSDXC card as part of the internal storage, you can move your apps between the card and the phone storage freely.
  • Page 75 storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first. 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage. 2. Touch your card name below Internal storage. 3. Touch > Eject. NOTE: Before ejecting the card, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the phone storage.

  • Page 76: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    4. Touch FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.

  • Page 77: Connect To A Vpn

    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 > > Settings > More > VPN. 2.

  • Page 78: Phone Calls

    Phone Calls 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, you can usually touch it to dial. Placing and Ending Calls Place a Call by Dialing 1.

  • Page 79: End A Call

    NOTE: To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number. NOTE: To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 80: Reject A Call

    NOTE: To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume up key or the Volume down key. Reject a Call When you receive a phone call, slide up the red bar to reject the call. You can also slide up to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

  • Page 81: Add A Number From Call History As A Contact

    2. Touch beside a number to call back. NOTE: You can touch MISSED, OUTGOING, or INCOMING to filter the records by call type. Add a Number From Call History as a Contact 1. Open the call history. 2. Touch the contact icon in front of a number. 3.

  • Page 82: Calling Your Contacts

    to delete all history records. Calling Your Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > . Your favourite contacts are displayed in the tab. 2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch or swipe to the tab to view all your contacts and touch beside a contact to make a call.

  • Page 83: Using Options During A Call

    Using Options During a Call During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it. 1. 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.

  • Page 84: Managing Multi-Party 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 your service provider for more information.

  • Page 85: Set Up A Conference Call

    Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time. 1. Place the first call. 2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.) 3.

  • Page 86: Set Sound And Vibration

    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. 2. In the Sounds and vibration section, touch the option you want to configure.

  • Page 87: Edit Quick Response To Rejected Callers

    Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > General settings > Quick responses. 2. Touch a text message to edit it. Set Voicemail 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 88: Set Hearing Aids

    Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off. 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > TTY mode. 2. Select one of the following options. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary.

  • Page 89: Set Speed Dials

    When you turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a Telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call. 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings >...

  • Page 90: Answer Calls Automatically

    signal tones. 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > DTMF tones. 2. Touch Normal or Long. Answer Calls Automatically The Auto answer feature allows the phone to automatically answer incoming calls so your hands are free to do something else.

  • Page 91: Check Call Timers

    Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Call waiting > Activate/Deactive to dial the preset service number to enable/disable the feature. Check Call Timers Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >...

  • Page 92: Plus Code Dialing Setting

    1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings. 2. Check Voice privacy to enable this feature. Plus Code Dialing Setting Plus Code Dialing allows the phone to automatically dial the international access code for your location when you touch and hold the 0 key in the dialer.

  • Page 94: Contacts

    Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. To see your contacts, touch the Home key > . From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to the contact groups or favorite contacts.

  • Page 95: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. Touch ADD ANOTHER FIELD to add more information if you want. Touch to take a photo or choose a photo from Gallery to set as the contact image. 4.

  • Page 96: Import Contacts From The Microsdxc Card Or Phone Storage

    to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, Google Drive, Email, Gmail, or Messaging, etc. Import Contacts From the microSDXC Card or Phone Storage 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage. The phone starts to searching for vCard data in storage and imports it to the phone automatically if founded.

  • Page 97: Share Contacts

    NOTE: If the microSDXC card is not installed in the phone, you can export vCard file(s) into the phone storage. Share Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch > Multi-Select. 3. Check the contacts you want to share and then touch 4.

  • Page 98: Remove A Contact From Favorites

    Remove a Contact From Favorites 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the FAVORITES tab. 2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch at the top. Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.

  • Page 99: Delete A Group

    4. Touch Add member and select the contacts you wish to be the group members. 5. Touch 6. If necessary, touch Default below RINGTONE to set a special ringtone for incoming calls from the group members. Touch OK. 7. Touch to save the group.

  • Page 100: Searching For A Contact

    Searching for a Contact 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch at the top of the screen. 3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed. Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details 1.

  • Page 101: Delete Contacts

    Delete Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch > Multi-Select. 3. Check the contacts you want to remove and then touch 4. Touch OK to confirm. Join Contacts As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact.

  • Page 102: Separate Contact Information

    contacts list. You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact. Separate 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.

  • Page 103: Web Accounts

    Web Accounts Adding or Removing Accounts You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ® ActiveSync accounts. You may also add other kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on your phone. Add an Account 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 104: Configuring Account Sync

    2. Touch the account category in the Accounts section and then touch the account. 3. Touch > Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Slide down from the top of the screen by using your two fingers to open the Quick Settings panel.

  • Page 105: Sync Manually

    When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make  to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other. When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync  manually to collect emails, updates, or other recent information.
  • Page 106 information on the phone and the web will be kept in auto-sync. When auto-sync is disabled, touch the specific type of information you want to sync to merely sync the specific type of information between the phone and the web.

  • Page 107: Email

    Email Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Setting Up the First Email Account 1.

  • Page 108: Checking Your Emails

    Checking Your Emails Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account. You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on the email list. To check earlier emails for your IMAP or POP3 accounts, swipe upwards to the bottom of the email list and touch LOAD MORE.

  • Page 109: Mark An Email As Unread

    Mark an Email as Unread You can return a read email to the unread state - for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a batch of emails as unread.  While reading an email, touch >...

  • Page 110: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the email. 2. Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma. NOTE: To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients, touch to open the Cc/Bcc field and enter the contact names or email addresses.

  • Page 111: Edit An Email Account

    2. Touch > Settings > Add account. 3. Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the first one. NOTE: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch > Combined view to check the emails in your multiple accounts.
  • Page 112 2. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 3. Touch > Settings > General settings. 4. Make the changes and touch when you finish.

  • Page 113: Messaging

    Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Opening the Messaging Screen Touch the Home key > The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread.

  • Page 114: Replying To A Message

    Select recipients from your contacts or call log by  touching 3. Touch the Type message field and enter the message text. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch > Add subject to add a message subject or touch to attach a file or a slideshow to the message.

  • Page 115: Deleting Messages

    1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to. 2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom. You can touch if you want to reply with an MMS. 3. Touch Deleting Messages 1.

  • Page 116: Changing Message Settings

    number of messages to save. 3. Touch OK. 4. Touch the checkbox behind Delete old messages. Changing Message Settings Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change messaging settings.

  • Page 117: Calendar

    Calendar Calendar on the phone works with the web-based Google Calendar™ service for creating and managing events, meetings, and appointments. It also works with the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendar once you sign into your Exchange account on the phone. To open Calendar, touch in the home screen and select Calendar.

  • Page 118: View Event Details

    four view types: Month, Week, Day, and Agenda. To change calendar views, touch the current view at the top left and select the view you prefer. You can also change to Day view from Month view by touching any day block in the monthly calendar.

  • Page 119: Creating An Event

    Creating an Event 1. In any Calendar view, touch You can also touch a spot in Day/Week view twice to add an event to that time block. 2. Enter the event details and touch DONE. NOTE: Touch > Refresh to get the latest calendar views. Searching an Event 1.

  • Page 120: Changing Calendar Settings

    To edit the event, touch and edit the event details if  you need. Touch DONE to save your changes. To delete the event, touch . Touch to choose Only  this event/This and future events/All events if the event belongs to the type of iterative event. Touch OK. To share the event, touch .

  • Page 121: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDXC card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1.
  • Page 122 Number Function Change flash mode (only available for the back camera). Change the camera/video settings.
  • Page 123 Number Function Enable/disable High-Dynamic Range (HDR) mode when capturing a photo with high illumination contrast to keep more details in both the bright and the dark areas. Or set as auto HDR mode. Switch to camera mode (only available for the back camera).

  • Page 124: Recording A Video

    WARNING! Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash toward people or animals’ eyes. 3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image.  ...

  • Page 125: Using Manual Camera Mode

    and during recording. NOTE: You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording. 3. Touch to start recording and touch to stop. NOTE: While the recording is in progress, you can touch to save the frame as a separate photo.

  • Page 126: Using Other Camera Modes

    exposure. Touch to unfold the options, including shutter speed,  ISO, overall exposure, white balance, interval for time lapse pictures, and focus. 4. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo. Using Other Camera Modes Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera modes.
  • Page 127 the following camera and camcorder options.   NOTE: Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes.  Options in photo mode Resolution: Set the image size for your photo.  Watermark: Apply a watermark to your photos. ...
  • Page 128 captured photos and videos. Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you  record videos of TV or computer screens to avoid stripes on the screen. Save location: Change the storage location for captured  photos and videos when a microSDXC card is installed. Help: View help details or enable help icon on the ...

  • Page 129: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch the Home key > > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos. Working With Albums When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed in a number of albums. To view album contents: Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.

  • Page 130: Working With Pictures

    3. Touch > OK. To hide albums: 1. Touch and hold an album (except the Camera, Favorites and Video albums) to select it. 2. Touch more albums that you want to hide. 3. Touch > OK. NOTES:  To show the hidden albums again, touch >...
  • Page 131 When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are available.  Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.  Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row. Swipe left or right to scan through them all.
  • Page 132 NOTE: You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up in the filmstrip view. If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it.  Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in. ...

  • Page 133: Retouching Your Pictures

    Retouching Your Pictures You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery. The changed picture is saved in the same album as the original image, which is not affected. 1. Touch > Photo Editor while viewing a picture in full screen to open the Photo Editor interface.

  • Page 134: Making A Gif Picture Or A Collage

    3. Touch to keep the change or touch to cancel it. 4. Touch to save the new picture. NOTE: Touch in the Photo Editor screen to see the edits you have made and undo or redo them. Making a GIF Picture or a Collage You can put together a few pictures in the same album to make an animated GIF picture or a collage of pictures.

  • Page 135: Playing Videos

    Touch to remove the pictures you do not need. 4. Touch NEXT. The GIF or collage is displayed. 5. Touch the options along the bottom to adjust the final picture. For GIF, you can adjust the speed, order and size, or ...

  • Page 136: Music

    Music Touch the Home key > > Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and so on. Copying Music Files to Your Phone Before using Music, you need to copy or download audio files to your phone.

  • Page 137: Receive Via Bluetooth

    Receive via Bluetooth You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth. 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 information stored in the files.

  • Page 138: Playing Music

    Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.
  • Page 139 Number Function Return to the music library. Album artwork (if available). Slide left/right to switch to the next/previous song in the playlist. Check the track information. Turn on or off shuffle. Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the track.

  • Page 140: Managing Playlists

    cover as well as the playback control is displayed on the screen. You can 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. ...

  • Page 141: Video Player

    Video Player Use the Video Player app to manage your video library and watch videos. Opening the Video Library Touch the Home key > > Video Player to view your video library, where your video files are displayed in a list. Swipe up or down to find the video you want.

  • Page 142: Managing Video Files

     Touch to skip to the previous or the next video.  Touch to change the video ratio.  Touch to rotate the video.  Touch to open the Dolby Audio app to adjust the sound effect.  Touch to capture a screenshot. ...

  • Page 143: Share Video Clips

    3. Touch > OK. Share Video Clips 1. Touch and hold a video you want to share in the video library. 2. Check other videos you want to share, or touch to select all the videos if you want to share all the videos at a time. 3.

  • Page 144: More Apps

    More Apps Calculator Touch the Home key > > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. NOTE: Slide left while holding the phone upright, or hold the phone on its side, to access advanced buttons.

  • Page 145: Check World Time

    and alarm ringtone. 4. Touch SAVE to save and exit. NOTES:  To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just slide the switches on the right side.  Touch in the tab to configure alarm settings, including ringtone volume, vibration, alarm duration, volume crescendo, and alarm in silent mode.

  • Page 146: Dolby Audio

    Dolby Audio Touch the Home key > > Dolby Audio to select or customize a Dolby profile. You can also touch to turn off Dolby Audio. Downloads The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have downloaded using apps such as Chrome or Email. Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 147: Sound Recorder

     Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as (Copy), (Move), (Share), or (Delete).  To copy or move an item, navigate to a new location and touch PASTE.  Touch at the top right corner to create a new folder in the current directory.

  • Page 148: Google Apps

    Touch 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. NOTE: Touch next to a memo to delete, share, rename, trim it, add a tag, check its file information, or set it as your phone ringtone or notification ringtone.
  • Page 149 in to your Google account. You can access them on your computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or collaborate with others.  Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts.  Google: Use Google search or get information when you need it with Google Now.
  • Page 150 content from the Google Play Store.  Play Games: With Google Play Games Services, you can build a range of features into your Android apps, including leader boards, achievements, multiplayer game play, cloud storage, and Google+ sign-in.  Play Books: With Google Play Books, you can read your favorite books charged or free with you on the go and personalize your reading experience.

  • Page 151: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Wireless and Networks Wi-Fi Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi.

  • Page 152: Wi-Fi Hotspot

    Wi-Fi Hotspot Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi hotspot to allow your phone to be used as a mobile hotspot for up to 10 devices using your phone’s data connection. If using this service, you should secure the connection to deny unauthorized access. This service consumes battery power and increases your data usage.

  • Page 153: Airplane Mode

    Touch > Network restrictions to select Wi-Fi networks that are mobile hotspots. Apps may warn before using these networks for large downloads to avoid high mobile data bills. Airplane Mode Touch the Home key > > Settings > More and slide the switch beside Airplane mode to turn airplane mode on or off.

  • Page 154: Bluetooth Tethering

    tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges. Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > USB tethering. Slide the switch to turn on the feature. Bluetooth tethering If your device such as a computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share...
  • Page 155 home screen or lock screen.  Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically.  Daydream: Manage the Daydream function. When Daydream is enabled, photos or animations can be displayed as a screensaver.  Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.

  • Page 156: Sound And Notification

    seconds each time you touch the screen or the touch keys while the screen is turned on. Auto: Let your phone turn on or off the touch keys  backlight automatically. Sound and Notification Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notification. You can adjust different types of volume (see Adjusting Volume), toggle sound, vibration and mute (see...
  • Page 157 option is available when unlock pattern is set.  Automatically lock: Set the time needed for the lock protection to be activated after the screen turns off. This option is available when unlock pattern, PIN or password is set.  Power button instantly locks: Lock protection is activated immediately when you press the Power key.
  • Page 158 use the Smart Lock feature.  Make passwords visible: Display passwords as you enter them.  Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you have authorized to be device administrators.  Unknown sources: Switch on this option to permit installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store. ...

  • Page 159: Navigation Key

    Navigation Key Touch the Home key > > Settings > Navigation key to swap the positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key. Select an option to make the switch. Date and Time Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are displayed. You can also use network-provided data.

  • Page 160: Google

    Preferred engine: Select the speech synthesis engine  you want to use or change its settings. Speech rate: Select how quickly you want the  synthesizer to speak. Pitch: Adjust the tone of the synthesizer voice.  Listen to an example: Play a brief sample of the ...

  • Page 161: Device

    Device Location Touch the Home key > > Settings > Location to manage location services, which help your phone and apps determine your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on your phone.

  • Page 162: Storage

    History service. Google Location History lets Google save your location to provide benefits like improved map searches and tailored commute information. Storage Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone storage and the microSDXC card.

  • Page 163: Apps

    battery level, check what has been using the battery, and optimize battery use. Touch an app or service to adjust its settings in order to save battery life. For example, touch Screen > Reduce the screen brightness and/or screen timeout to change screen brightness and sleep.
  • Page 164  FORCE STOP: Stop the app.  UNINSTALL: Uninstall the app.  DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app.  Storage: Check its storage information, clear its data or cache.  Data usage: Check how much data has been used by the app during the time cycle you set and restrict background data for the app.

  • Page 165: Memory

    NOTE: Not all options are available for the apps. 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. Connect to PC Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 166: Accounts

    backed up to.  Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an app.  Network settings reset: Reset all network settings, including Wi-Fi, cellular data, Bluetooth.  Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default settings.

  • Page 167: Printing

    such as using Color inversion or Large text 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. About Phone Touch the Home key >...
  • Page 168 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 the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible causes Possible solution...
  • Page 169 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Poor local telephone line End the call and dial again. quality. You may be switched to a better-quality network link or phone line. Unable to Your service provider does Contact your service select certain not support these features, or provider.
  • Page 170 Problem Possible causes Possible solution If you are not able to Change your location to one connect to the network, the where the network is accessible, or temporarily phone will continue to send out signals as it attempts to turn off your phone. locate a base station.
  • Page 171 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Uninstall the software that may cause the problem. Upgrade the phone software.

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