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  • Page 1: Z796C

    Z796C User Manual...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    About This Manual Thank you for choose 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 © 2013 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Disclaimer

    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. The microSD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Z796C ................ 1   User Manual .............. 1   About This Manual ........... 2   Copyright ..............2   Copyright © 2013 ZTE CORPORATION ....2   All rights reserved............ 2   Notice ................ 2   Disclaimer ..............3  ...
  • Page 5   Getting to Know the Home Screen ........20   Personalizing ............23   Changing the System Language ........23   Setting the Date and Time ..........23   Changing Ringtone ............23   Changing Notification Sound ..........24   Turning On/Off Touch Sounds ..........
  • Page 6   Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ........45   Connecting to Your Computer via USB......47   Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ......49   Phone Calls ............52   Placing and Ending Calls ........... 52   Answering or Rejecting Calls ..........53  ...
  • Page 7   Set Up the First Email Account .......... 74   Checking Your Emails ............74   Responding to an Email ............. 75   Writing and Sending an Email ..........76   Adding Signature to Your Emails ........77   Adding and Editing Email Accounts ........77  ...
  • Page 8   Changing Message Settings ..........88   Calendar ..............89   Viewing Your Calendars and Events ........89   Creating an Event .............. 91   Editing or Deleting an Event ..........91   Changing Calendar Settings ..........92   Google+ ..............93  ...
  • Page 9   Searching for Local Places ..........104   Sharing Location .............. 105   Google Search and Voice Search ....... 106   Searching With Text ............106   Searching by Speaking ............ 106   Changing Search and Voice Search Settings ....107  ...
  • Page 10   Video Player ............127   Opening the Video Library ..........127   Playing and Controlling Videos ........127   Managing Video Files ............128   Sound Recorder ........... 129   Recording a Voice Memo ..........129   Playing a Voice Memo ............. 129  ...
  • Page 11   Settings ..............138   General Settings .............. 138   Wireless and Networks ............ 141   Device ................141   Accounts ................143   Personal ................143   System ................145   Upgrading the Phone Software ......147   Troubleshooting ........... 148  ...

  • Page 12: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Earpiece Front Camera Power Key Touch-screen Menu Key Back Key Home Key...
  • Page 13 Headset Jack Camera Flash Light Volume Keys Battery Cover Charger/ USB Jack Speaker...

  • Page 14: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function  Press and hold to turn on or off Flight mode, Power Key enable silent mode, vibration mode or sound, power off, or to restart the phone.  Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode. ...
  • Page 15 2. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place. WARNING! Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion battery as you can be burned.

  • Page 16: Charging The Battery

    As you charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time you wake up your phone. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

  • Page 17: Powering On/Off

    adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charging jack. 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as , appear on the status bar.

  • Page 18: Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys

    1. Touch the language field to select the language you want to use and then touch Start. 2. Set the date, time, and time zone, or use date and time data provided by the network. Then touch Next. 3. Touch Get an account to create a Google account or touch Sign in to sign in to your account.

  • Page 19: Using The Touch Screen

    Key. NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off. To unlock the screen and keys: 1.

  • Page 20: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    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 21 Status bar Google Search Widget Shortcut Favorites Tray Extended Home Screens Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen, providing more space to add icons, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the screen to see the extended Home Screens. To add or remove an extended Home Screen: Touch the Home Key to return to the Home Screen.
  • Page 22 Touch the Home Key to return to the Home Screen. Touch the Menu Key > Customization > Screen edit. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it to change the place with other screens.

  • Page 23: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Language & input > Language. Select the language you need. Setting the Date and Time Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Date &...

  • Page 24: Changing Notification Sound

    TIP: See chapter People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact. Changing Notification Sound You can customize the default notification sound by taking the following steps. 1.

  • Page 25: Switching To Silent Mode

    application is active, press the Volume Up/Down Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call). Switching to Silent Mode You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the following methods.  Press and hold the Power Key and then touch to enable silent mode, touch to enable silent mode with vibration,...

  • Page 26: Changing Screen Brightness

    4. Touch Set wallpaper. NOTE: Live Wallpapers are not available for the Lock Screen. Changing Screen Brightness 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Display > Brightness. 2. Check the Automatic brightness box to make the phone adjust the screen brightness automatically, or clear the check box to adjust the brightness manually.

  • Page 27: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

     If you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric PIN or a password you must enter to unlock your screen. The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you must draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or password to unlock it.
  • Page 28 2. Charge the battery. 3. Keep the phone connected to the charger. 4. Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data. When you're ready to turn on encryption: 1.

  • Page 29: 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. GPRS connected No signal EDGE connected Signal strength 3G connected...

  • Page 30: Managing Notifications

    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 microSD card unmounted New MMS microSD card removed New Email Upcoming event New Gmail Call on hold...

  • Page 31: Respond To Or Remove A Notification

    Open/Close the Notification Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've configured your phone as a Wi-Fi device. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications. ...

  • Page 32: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1. Touch the Home Key > > Widgets. 2. Touch Widgets or Shortcuts to view the available widgets and shortcuts. 3. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut and drag it to the Home Screen.

  • Page 33: Organizing With Folders

    Organizing With Folders You can create folders on the Home Screen and add several shortcuts in a folder. Create a Folder 1. Touch and hold the shortcut on the Home Screen you want to add into a folder until appears. 2.

  • Page 34: Rearranging The Favorites Tray

    Rearranging the Favorites Tray The Home Screen includes a customizable favorites tray at the bottom visible from all Home Screens. You can drag apps, shortcuts, folders, and other priority items in or out of the favorites tray for instant access from any Home Screen. To remove items from the favorites tray: Touch and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it out of the tray.

  • Page 35: Android Keyboard

    2. Open the notification panel and touch Choose input method. 3. Select an input method you need. Android Keyboard The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

  • Page 36: Google Voice Typing

    when locked in uppercase.  Touch to delete the text before the cursor.  Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch to find more. Also, often used symbols are displayed above the keyboard.  Touch and hold and then swipe to choose the emoticons.
  • Page 37  Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold a key to enter the number or symbol located on the top of the key. Keep holding the key to bring up a series of characters available on that key, including associated accented letters, symbols or numbers.
  • Page 38 you can enter numbers and certain symbols.  Hold until appear or hold on numbers and symbols interface to open an emoticon list.  Touch to delete a character before the cursor. Touch and hold to delete an entire word. ...

  • Page 39: Touch Input Settings

    Tips for using Swype Text Input:  To enter double letters, scribble slightly or make a loop on the letter. For example, to get the "ll" in "hello", scribble (or make a loop) on the "l" key.  Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you “Swype”...

  • Page 40: Editing Text

    Editing Text  Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.  Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection.

  • Page 41: Opening And Switching Apps

    Opening and Switching apps Open an App Touch the Home Key > Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it. Switch Between Recently Opened Apps 1. Touch and hold the Home Key. A list of the names and thumbnails of apps you’ve used recently opens.

  • Page 42: 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 > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile networks. 2. Check Data enabled to enable data access over the mobile network.

  • Page 43: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    charges. Connecting to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi.
  • Page 44 when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Uncheck the option to turn off notifications. 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.

  • Page 45: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    Adjusting Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Advanced to adjust the following settings.  Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available. ...

  • Page 46: Change The Device Name

    When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar. Change the Device Name 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON position if Bluetooth is off.

  • Page 47: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    0000 or 1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents for that device. 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.

  • Page 48: Connect With Windows Media Player

    transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in internal storage or on a removable microSD card. If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before you can use USB to transfer files between your phone and computer. Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB 1.

  • Page 49: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    USB cable when you’re finished. Remove the microSD Card From Your Phone If you need to remove the microSD card while the phone is on, you should unmount it first. 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Storage.

  • Page 50: Connect To A Vpn

    required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator. Add a VPN 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More >...

  • Page 51: Delete A Vpn

    Delete a VPN 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to delete. 3. Touch Delete profile.

  • Page 52: Phone Calls

    Phone Calls You can place calls from the Phone app, the People 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 53: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    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 People. You can answer or reject the call, or reject it with a text message. Answer a Call When you receive a phone call, drag over...

  • Page 54: Add A Call Log Number As A Contact

    To open the call log, you can touch Home Key > > Call log or touch the tab in the Phone app. Place a Call From the Call Log 1. Open the call log. 2. Touch a number for more information about the call, or touch beside it to call back.

  • Page 55: Calling Your Contacts

     If the number belongs to a contact you have, touch view contact details. Delete the Call Log 1. Open the call log. 2. Touch Menu Key > Multi-Select. 3. Touch the call log items you want to delete and then touch >...

  • Page 56: Checking Voicemail

    or number to call it. Checking Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert certain calls to the voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left. 1. Touch Home Key > 2.

  • Page 57: Managing Multi-Party Calls

     Touch to switch to the dialer, for example to enter a code.  Touch the Menu Key for more call options. You can record phone conversation, or view the contact list.  Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call.

  • Page 58: Adjusting Your Call Settings

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

  • Page 59: Set Dtmf Tones

    Set TTY Mode Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a teletypewriter, or turn TTY off. 1. Touch Home Key > 2. Touch Menu Key > Settings > TTY mode. 3. Touch TTY Off to turn the feature off, or touch TTY Full, TTY HCO, or TTY VCO to select a mode for your phone to work with the teletypewriter.

  • Page 60: Internet Call Settings

    3. Touch a speed dial key. 4. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list. 5. Touch OK. Forward Incoming Calls Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number. 1. Touch Home Key > 2.
  • Page 61 1. Touch Home Key > 2. Touch Menu Key > Settings > Use Internet calling. 3. Touch the Internet calling option you want. To configure your phone to receive Internet calls: By default, your phone is configured to make Internet calls, but not to ensure that you will receive them.

  • Page 62: People

    People 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 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 Checking Contact Details...

  • Page 63: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    online. 4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. 5. Touch DONE to save the contact. Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone. 1. Touch Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab 2.

  • Page 64: Import Contacts From The Microsd Card

    3. Select the vCard file(s) in the phone storage and touch OK. Import Contacts From the microSD Card 1. Touch Home Key > 2. Touch Menu Key > Import/export > Import from SD card. 3. Select the vCard file(s) in the microSD card and touch OK. Export Contacts to the Phone Storage 1.

  • Page 65: Working With Favorite Contacts

    touch 4. Choose to share the contacts via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail or Messages. Working With Favorite Contacts In the favorite contacts tab, you can find your favorite contacts and frequently contacted contacts. Add a Contact to Favorites You can add the contacts used frequently to Favorites, so you can find them quickly.

  • Page 66: Delete A Group

    2. Touch at the lower left corner. 3. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any groups you have created. 4. Touch a group to view its members. NOTE: To send messages to the group members, you can touch next to the group and select message recipients from the listed group members.

  • Page 67: Searching For A Contact

    Edit a Group 1. Touch Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab 2. Touch at the lower left corner. 3. Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key. 4. Touch Rename group to edit the group name. Or touch Multi-Select to select the members you don’t need and remove them.

  • Page 68: Set A Ringtone For A Contact

    Set a Ringtone for a Contact Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone. 1. Touch Home Key > 2. Touch a contact to view the details. 3. Touch at the lower left corner to edit the contact details. 4.
  • Page 69 Exchange ActiveSync). When you synchronize your phone with those accounts, there might be duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the Contacts list. 1. Touch Home Key > 2.
  • Page 70 3. Touch Menu Key > Separate contact. 4. Touch OK to confirm. The contact information is separated into individual contacts in the list of contacts.

  • Page 71: Accounts

    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. From the Home Screen, touch Menu Key > System settings and move to the ACCOUNTS section.

  • Page 72: Configuring Account Sync

    settings move to the ACCOUNTS section. 2. Touch the account. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove account > Remove account. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Open the ACCOUNTS settings screen. Your accounts and sync status are displayed. The icon turns green if automatic sync is enabled for some or all of the account’s data, and gray if automatic sync is disabled.
  • Page 73 Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. Open the ACCOUNTS settings screen. 2. Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. The Sync settings screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync. 3. Check or uncheck items as you need. Checked types of information on the phone and the web will be kept in sync when auto-sync is turned on.

  • Page 74: Email

    Email Touch in the Home Screen and select Email. Use it to read and send emails from services other than Gmail. Set Up the First Email Account 1. When you open Email for the first time, enter your email address and password. 2.

  • Page 75: Responding To An Email

    Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways. Reply to or Forward an Email 1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from Inbox. 2.

  • Page 76: Writing And Sending An Email

    checkboxes before the messages and then touch Delete an Email You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a batch of emails.  While reading a message, touch > OK.  While in a message list (for instance, the inbox), touch the checkboxes in front of the messages and then touch >...

  • Page 77: Adding Signature To Your Emails

    Adding Signature to Your Emails You can set a few lines of plain text as signature for every outgoing email message from an account, such as your name and contact information. 1. Open the Email app. 2. Touch Menu Key > Settings and select the account you want to add signature to.

  • Page 78: Changing General Email Settings

    and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch Menu Key > Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change. 3. Make the changes you want and touch the Back Key when you’re finished.

  • Page 79: Gmail Tm

    Gmail After you sign in to your Google account on the phone, you can send and retrieve Gmail messages with the Gmail app. NOTE: This feature may not be available in certain regions or with certain service providers. Opening Your Gmail Inbox Touch in the Home Screen and select Gmail.

  • Page 80: Writing And Sending A Message

    Writing and Sending a Message 1. Open your Gmail Inbox and switch to the account you want to use for sending the message. 2. Touch 3. Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma. 4.

  • Page 81: Replying To Or Forwarding A Message

    Replying to or Forwarding a Message 1. Open the Gmail message you want to reply to or forward to another person. 2. Do the following as you need: To… do… Reply to the sender, touch in the message header. Reply to the sender and all touch in the message recipients of the original header...

  • Page 82: Searching For Messages

    time and data. Searching for Messages You can search for messages using words that appear in addresses, subjects, labels, or contents. NOTE: If you search while the phone doesn’t have an active Internet connection, only messages synchronized onto your phone can be searched. 1.

  • Page 83: Changing Gmail Settings

    checkboxes before the messages you want to label. 2. Touch the label icon at the bottom of the screen. 3. Check or uncheck labels in the new screen and touch OK. To add stars to messages: 1. Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the checkboxes before the messages you want to star.
  • Page 84 General settings, which apply to all Gmail accounts, or other settings that only apply to specific accounts.

  • Page 85: Messaging

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

  • Page 86: Sending A Multimedia Message

    Sending a Multimedia Message 1. On the Messages screen, touch at the bottom. 2. Enter the recipient and the text of the message, as you do when sending a text message. You can also include email addresses as recipients. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Add subject to add a message subject.

  • Page 87: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. On the Messages screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward. 2. Touch and hold the message. 3. Touch Forward in the menu that opens. 4. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.

  • Page 88: Changing Message Settings

    To delete message threads: 1. On the Messages screen, touch and hold one thread you want to delete. 2. If there are more threads you want to delete, touch them one by one. 3. Touch at the bottom. 4. Touch OK. Changing Message Settings Touch Menu Key >...

  • Page 89: 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 90: View Event Details

    top left and select the view you prefer. TIPS:  In Month view, swipe vertically to see earlier months and later months.  In Week or Day view, swipe horizontally to see earlier weeks/days and later weeks/days.  When you are viewing earlier or later days, weeks, or months, touch at the top to quickly switch to today.

  • Page 91: Creating An Event

    event to view its details. Creating an Event 1. In any Calendar view, touch Menu Key > New event to open an event details screen for a new event. You can also touch a spot in Day or Week view twice to add an event to that time spot.

  • Page 92: Changing Calendar Settings

    Delete the event, touch at the top of the screen and then touch OK. Changing Calendar Settings To change Calendar settings, open a Calendar view (Day, Week, Month, or Agenda). Then touch Menu Key > Settings. You can change General settings, which apply to all accounts, or other settings that only apply to specific accounts.

  • Page 93: Google

    Google+ Google+ is a social networking service offered by Google. The Google+ application on your phone enables you to manage your data, chat with online contacts, organize them in different circles, and share your selected information. Touch in the Home Screen and select Google+. The first time you open the Google+ app, select the instant upload and contact sync options.

  • Page 94: Chatting With Contacts

    Nearby shows posts shared with you by users near your  current location. All circles, Acquaintances, Family, Following, and  Friends show updates from people you’ve added to your circles. What’s hot shows popular posts on Google+.  Chatting With Contacts You can chat with your Google+ contacts through instant messaging, similar to sending a text with the Messages app.

  • Page 95: Checking And Managing Your Profile

    Touch > My photos in the Google+ app to see all available albums. Checking and Managing Your Profile 1. Touch > Profile in the Google+ app. 2. Swipe up or down to see your posts and personal info. Touch and you can change your profile photo.

  • Page 96: Browser

    Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch in the Home Screen and select Browser to start this function. The last web page you were viewing is displayed. If you have not used Browser recently, your home page opens. Browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message.

  • Page 97: Working With An Opened Page

    when you start Browser after restarting your phone or after not using the app for a while. 1. Open the page you want to set as your home page. 2. Touch Menu Key > Settings > General > Set homepage. 3.
  • Page 98 together.  Zoom in: Touch the screen with two fingers and spread them apart.  Go back: Touch at the bottom to return to the page you’ve viewed previously in the same window.  Go forward: Touch at the bottom. ...

  • Page 99: Using Multiple Browser Tabs

    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: 1. Touch at the bottom of the screen. A new browser window opens and the homepage is loaded.

  • Page 100: Edit A Bookmark

    future. To open a bookmark, touch Menu Key > Bookmarks in a browser tab and then touch the bookmark. Bookmark a Web Page 1. Open the web page. 2. Touch Menu Key > Add to bookmarks. 3. Edit the bookmark label and address if necessary, or choose a different account.

  • Page 101: Viewing Your Browsing History

    2. Touch and hold the bookmark to delete. 3. Touch Delete bookmark. 4. Touch OK. NOTE: Preinstalled bookmarks may not be deleted. Viewing Your Browsing History 1. Open the Browser app and touch Menu Key > Bookmarks. 2. Touch the HISTORY tab. 3.

  • Page 102: Maps, Navigation, Local, And Latitude

    Maps, Navigation, Local, and Latitude Activating Location Services To use Navigation, Local, Latitude, and find your location on Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on your phone. 1. Touch Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Location services.

  • Page 103: Searching For A Location

    Searching for a Location 1. Touch in the Home Screen and select Maps. 2. Touch 3. Enter the place you’re looking for in the search box at the top. You can enter an address, a city, or a type of business or establishment, for example, “museums in Shanghai.”...

  • Page 104: Searching For Local Places

    transportation (car, public transit, or walking). If you have enabled My Location, this will appear in the start point field by default. 4. Touch GET DIRECTIONS. The directions to your destination are marked on the map. Touch the left or right arrow to see the direction step by step.

  • Page 105: Sharing Location

    4. Tap a result you are interested in and check out the details and reviews about that place. You can also see the place on Maps, find out how to get there, give that place a call, add your rating and review, and more. Sharing Location Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others’...

  • Page 106: Google Search And Voice Search

    Google Search and Voice Search You can search for information on the web or on your phone using Google Search. You can also search the web or perform certain tasks by speaking. Searching With Text 1. Touch the Google Search box at the top of the Home Screen to start the Search app.

  • Page 107: Changing Search And Voice Search Settings

    Changing Search and Voice Search Settings Open the Search app and touch Menu Key > Settings to set Searchable items. To set Voice Search settings, touch in the Home Screen the Menu Key > System settings > Language & input > Voice Search.

  • Page 108: Camera

    Camera You can take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored to the phone’s memory 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.

  • Page 109: Customize Camera Settings

    Number Function Change the camera settings. Switch to the camcorder. Capture a photo. View photos and videos you have captured. Switch between normal and timing mode. Select the color effect. Turn on/off flash. Switch between the front and the back cameras. 3.

  • Page 110: Recording A Video

    White balance Select how the camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light to achieve the most natural looking colors for your shots, or allow the camera to adjust the white balance automatically. Adjust the ISO. Review Time Adjust the review time. Geo-tag Set whether your location information is stored or not with each photo you take.
  • Page 111 Number Function Hold the slider and slide to zoom in or out. Change the camcorder settings. Switch to the camera. Start or stop recording a video. View photos and videos you have captured. Turn on/off flash. Switch between the front and the back cameras. 4.

  • Page 112: Customizing Camcorder Settings

    Customizing Camcorder Settings Before recording a video, you can touch to turn on flash or touch to open the following camcorder setting options. Video quality Adjust video quality Time Lapse Adjust the time lapse. White balance Select how the camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light to achieve the most natural looking colors for your videos, or allow the camera to adjust the white balance...

  • Page 113: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch in the Home Screen and select 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 114: Working With Pictures

    3. Touch > Delete. If only one album is selected, touch > Delete > OK. To download Picasa web albums: 1. Touch Menu Key > Make available offline. 2. Touch the Picasa web albums you want. 3. Touch Done. Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen.
  • Page 115 Number Function Touch to return to the album, where all its contents are displayed in a grid. Share the picture. Delete the picture. Touch the Menu Key to browse the album contents in a slideshow, rotate the picture, view picture file detail, set it as contact icon or wallpaper, or edit it.

  • Page 116: Working With Videos

    Apply color effects such as warmth, saturation, B&W, sepia, negative, as well as other effects including doodling on the picture. Crop, fix red eye, straighten, rotate, flip, or sharpen the picture. 3. To undo or redo the changes you’ve made to the picture, touch at the top of the screen.

  • Page 117: Share Videos

    Share Videos 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video. 2. Touch at the top of the screen. If the icon is invisible, touch the screen first. 3. Select how you want to share the video.

  • Page 118: Music

    Music Touch in the Home Screen and select 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 audio files from your computer to your phone’s memory card.

  • Page 119: Viewing Your Music Library

    Receive Data via Bluetooth. Viewing Your Music Library Touch in the Home Screen and select Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files are cataloged, according the information stored in the files. Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to view your music library organized by Albums, Artists, Songs, Playlists, Folders, or GenreList.

  • Page 120: Playing Music

    Use as ringtone in the playback screen. Delete a Song 1. Touch in the Home Screen and select Music to see the music library. NOTE: If you are in the playback screen, touch Menu Key > Library to return to the music library. 2.

  • Page 121: Managing Playlists

    Number Function Song and artist information. Touch to toggle repeat mode: no repeat, repeat the current song, or repeat the current playlist. Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. Touch to open the current playlist.

  • Page 122: Add A Song To A Playlist

    Add a Song to a Playlist 1. Touch next to the song in the music library. 2. In the menu that opens, touch Add to playlist. 3. Touch the name of the playlist you want the song added to. TIP: You can rearrange the songs in the playlists you created. Open the playlist and touch and hold in front of a song.

  • Page 123: Play Music

    Play Music The Play Music application ( ) works with Google Music, Google’s online music store and streaming service. You can stream via mobile data or Wi-Fi and listen to you favorite songs that you’ve added to your online Google Music library. You can also play audio files you’ve copied directly to your phone from a computer.
  • Page 124 Number Function Touch to view the current playing list. Album artwork. Playback control. Skip songs, pause and resume playback, use shuffle or repeat. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. Search for music. Back to Now playing list. Rate the song.

  • Page 125: Managing Playlists

    bottom (portrait mode) of the screen to restore the playback screen.  In other apps, flick down the notification panel. Touch the song title to restore the playback screen, or just pause/ resume playback or skip to the next/previous song. ...
  • Page 126 To rename or delete a playlist: 1. Swipe to the Playlists tab in the music library to see all the playlists. 2. Touch and hold a playlist or touch next to the playlist. 3. Touch Rename or Delete in the menu that opens.

  • Page 127: Video Player

    Video Player Use the video player to play various kinds of videos. Opening the Video Library Touch in the Home Screen and select Video Player to view your video library. Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to view the available videos.

  • Page 128: Managing Video Files

    Managing Video Files To delete videos: 1. Touch and hold a video in the video library. The video is highlighted. 2. To remove more videos, touch them. 3. Touch at the bottom left of the screen. 4. Touch OK. To share videos: 1.

  • Page 129: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Touch in the Home Screen and select Sound Recorder. 2. Touch to start recording. Touch to cancel recording if you change your mind.

  • Page 130: More Apps

    More Apps Alarm Set alarms or turn the phone into a bedside clock. Setting a New Alarm 1. Touch in the Home Screen and select Alarm. 2. Touch a default alarm to configure it, or touch Add alarm at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm. 3.

  • Page 131: Backup And Restore

    3. Touch Menu Key > Bed Clock to open the bed clock screen. Backup and Restore Touch in the Home Screen and select Settings > Backup & restore. You can back up your user data, such as contacts and messages, and installed applications to the memory card regularly.

  • Page 132: File Manager

    File Manager Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone and on the memory card. Touch in the Home Screen and select File Manager. Touch the folder name at the top of the screen to switch between the memory card storage and the phone storage.

  • Page 133: Notepad

    Accessing Shared Files on Other Devices After another device has shared its media contents while connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can access them with your phone. 1. Connect your phone to the same Wi-Fi network as the other device. 2.

  • Page 134: Play Books

    view your text notes. Touch New+ to create a new note. Then enter your text and touch to save it. Touch a note to view its entire content. You can also delete it, share it, or change its title. Play Books Touch in the Home Screen and select Play Books to read ebooks purchased from Play Store.

  • Page 135: Task Manager

    Task Manager Touch in the Home Screen and select Task Manager to view or stop applications.  Touch a task in the Tasks tab to switch to its screen, abort it, or see its detail.  Touch the Apps tab to manage all the apps on your phone. ...

  • Page 136: Play Store

    Play Store Touch in the Home Screen and select Play Store. You can buy or rent music, books, movies, and apps and download them to your phone. NOTE: The content you can access in Play Store depends on your region and your service provider. Browsing and Searching for Apps You can browse apps by category and sort them in different ways.

  • Page 137: Managing Your Downloads

    (paid apps) to accept the permissions for the app. Your app will start downloading immediately or once payment is successfully authorized. 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.

  • Page 138: Settings

    Settings Touch in the Home Screen and select Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your device. General Settings Airplane mode In the Settings app, drag the Airplane mode switch to turn it on. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off.
  • Page 139 Sound Adjust volumes (see Personalizing – Adjusting Volumes), toggle sound and mute (see Switching to Silent Mode), set up ringtone (see Personalizing – Changing Ringtone), set up notification sound (Personalizing – Changing Notification Sound), and select system sounds (refer to Turning On/Off Touch Sounds).
  • Page 140 Language & Input  Language: Select a language and region for your system.  Personal dictionary: Add new words to the phone’s dictionary or remove words from the dictionary. The words you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion. ...

  • Page 141: Wireless And Networks

     Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse accessory. Wireless and Networks Data Usage Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off mobile data. You can check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, set a mobile data limit and warning, see what apps have been using mobile data, or restrict background data for individual apps.

  • Page 142: Connect To Pc

    phone is on.  Erase SD card: Erase all data on your memory card and prepare it for use with your phone. Touch Menu Key > USB computer connection to set the connection type for your phone. Battery Check how much power remains for the battery and what has been using the battery.

  • Page 143: Accounts

     Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software, and transfer any files on computers that don’t support MTP. To disconnect the device from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished. Accounts Manage your accounts and synchronization settings. ...
  • Page 144 Security  Screen lock: Lock the screen with slide, pattern, PIN, or password. See Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.  Make pattern visible: Show the pattern as you draw it.  Automatically lock: Set the time needed for the lock protection to be activated after the screen turns off.

  • Page 145: System

    Backup & reset  Back up my data: Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers after you sign in to your Google account.  Backup account: Set the backup account for backup your data.  Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an app.
  • Page 146 your phone system from update packages copied to the storage card.

  • Page 147: Upgrading The Phone Software

    2. Use the one-press upgrade package offered by your mobile service provider. 3. Use the upgrade package on your microSD card. NOTE: Visit ZTE official handset service support website (http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/) and click your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade...

  • Page 148: Troubleshooting

    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 149 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Echo or Poor network link quality End the call and dial noise on the part of your again. You may be service provider. switched to a better-quality network link or phone line. Poor local telephone line End the call and dial quality.
  • Page 150 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Shortened The standby time is If you are located in an standby time related to your service area where signaling is provider system weak, temporarily power configuration. The same off the phone. phone used with different service providers’...
  • Page 151 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Cannot turn Battery power has been Recharge the phone’s your phone depleted. battery. Unable to You are not within the Check the service area connect to network’s service area. with your service the network provider. Poor signal.
  • Page 152 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Phone Some third-party Reset the phone to crashes, software is not factory status. reboots, compatible with your freeze, or phone. Enter safety mode and cannot be uninstall the software powered on that may cause the problem.

  • Page 153: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive handheld calls while Don’t use at gas driving. Never text stations. while driving. Keep your phone at Your phone may least 15 mm away produce a bright or from your ear or body flashing light.

  • Page 154: Radio Frequency (Rf) Exposure For Ce

    Turn off when asked to Don’t take your phone in hospitals and apart. medical facilities. Turn off when told to in Only use approved aircrafts and airports. accessories. Turn off when near Don’t rely on your explosive materials or phone for emergency liquids.

  • Page 155: Body Worn Operation

    The guidelines use a unit of measurement known as Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit for mobile devices is 2 W/kg and the highest SAR value for this device when tested at the ear was 0.857 W/kg*. As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in other positions, such as on the body as described in this user guide**.

  • Page 156: Regulatory Information

    Limiting Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Fields For individuals concerned about limiting their exposure to RF fields, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the following advice: Precautionary measures: Present scientific information does not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones.
  • Page 157 interference that may cause undesired operation. This mobile phone has been tested and found to comply with 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.
  • Page 158 RF Exposure Information (SAR) This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States, Industry Canada of Canada. 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...
  • Page 159 Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: Q78-Z796C. For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.95 W/kg, for usage near the body is 1.18 W/kg.

  • Page 160: National Restrictions On Wi-Fi Usage

    Z796C does not have embedded software to support VOIP by default, and RF exposure compliance has not been assessed for possible VOIP operation. Installing 3rd party...

  • Page 161: Distraction

    Italy If used outside of own premises, general authorization is required. Luxembourg None General authorization required for network and service supply (not for spectrum). Norway Implemented This subsection does not apply for the geographical area within a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-Ålesund.

  • Page 162: Product Handling

    Operating Machinery Full attention must be given to operating machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident. 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 wherever the use of a phone is prohibited.

  • Page 163: Small Children

    moisture or high humidity.  Do not drop, throw or try to bend your phone or its accessories.  Do not paint your phone or its accessories.  Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories. Only authorized personnel can do so. ...

  • Page 164: Normal Use Position

    hazard. Demagnetization To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media to be close to your phone for a long time. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the metal connectors of the phone. Antenna Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily. Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth.

  • Page 165: Repetitive Strain Injuries

    percentage of people may be susceptible to blackouts or seizures (even if they have never had one before) when exposed to flashing lights or light patterns such as when playing games or watching video. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts or have a family history of such occurrences, please consult a physician.

  • Page 166: Electrical Safety

    headphones, Bluetooth stereo headsets or other audio devices. Phone Heating Your phone may become warm during charging and during normal use. Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals.

  • Page 167: Radio Frequency Interference

    punctured, or subjected to a severe fall, do not use it until you have taken it to be checked at an authorized service center. Radio Frequency Interference General Statement on Interference Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids.

  • Page 168: Medical Devices

    Medical Devices Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturer to determine if operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical device. Hospitals Turn off your wireless device when requested to do so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment.

  • Page 169: Explosive Environments

    Explosive Environments Gas Stations and Explosive Atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment. Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fueling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

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