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- Page 1 Z899VL EADY USER MANUAL N58151100005 ZTEUSA.COM...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 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. Getting Started ........5 Setting the Home Screen Copyright ©... - Page 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents Accounts ..........55 Setting Up the microSDHC Card as Changing Calendar Settings ....65 Playing Music ..........79 Portable Storage ........... 36 Searching an Event ........66 Managing Playlists ........81 Adding or Removing Accounts ....55 Sharing Your Mobile Data Configuring Account Sync ......
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Page 4: Getting Started
You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider. -
Page 5: Extending The Battery Life
Getting Started Getting Started WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved • To turn it off, press and hold the Power/Lock Key to open the options menu. accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode. -
Page 6: Using The Touch Screen
Getting Started Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your phone (see Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to draw the pattern Proximity & Microphone Earpiece or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen. -
Page 7: Getting To Know The Home Screen
Getting Started Getting Started Getting to Know the Home Screen Key Functions The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. Description You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, Press and hold to turn Airplane mode on or off, restart, or to widgets, and more. -
Page 8: Personalizing
Personalizing Getting Started Changing the System Language To add a new home screen panel: 1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen. 1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Languages & input > Languages. 2. Tap Widgets. 2. -
Page 9: Turning System Sounds On/Off
Personalizing Personalizing • See Contacts – Editing Contacts – Setting a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a • Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notification Panel, and drag the panel downward. Tap Sound, Vibrate, or Silent to switch the phone to vibrate or special ringtone to an individual contact. -
Page 10: Applying New Wallpapers
Personalizing Personalizing Changing the Screen Brightness • You can also enable Do not disturb mode from the Quick Settings menu. Swipe down twice to open Quick Settings, and then tap Do not disturb. Adjust the settings and tap 1. Press the Home Key > >... -
Page 11: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning
Knowing the Basics Personalizing Monitoring the Phone Status NOTES: • Screen lock options are listed in the approximate order of the strength of their security, The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on starting with None and Long press, which provide no security. -
Page 12: Managing Notifications
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Managing Notifications Opening/Closing the Notification Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left side. ongoing events. -
Page 13: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Using Quick Settings • Battery Saver: Tap to turn Battery saver on or off. Press and hold to open the Battery saver menu. (See Settings – Device – Battery.) The Quick Settings in the Notification Panel make it convenient to view or change the •... -
Page 14: Organizing With Folders
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Moving Shortcuts or Widgets 2. Press and hold an application icon and drag the icon to at the top of the screen. 1. Press and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen. 3. -
Page 15: Entering Text
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Google Keyboard Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode. The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. -
Page 16: Editing Text
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Gesture Typing Google Voice Typing The Google Keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. You use this feature to input a Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text. word by sliding through the letters. -
Page 17: Connecting To Networks And Devices
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Getting Notified of Open Networks 1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. Controlling Mobile Data Use 2. Slide the switch to the On position. -
Page 18: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to a WPS Network • Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi on in Sleep mode. • MAC address: Check the MAC address. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points that supply WPS. -
Page 19: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Receiving Data via Bluetooth 2. Slide the switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. 1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth NOTE: If the phone has not been paired with the sending device, you may need to devices in range. -
Page 20: Setting Up The Microsdhc Card As Portable Storage
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection NOTE: To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again. You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot. -
Page 21: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Setting Up Your Wi-Fi Hotspot NOTE: You need to set a lock screen pattern, PIN, or password before you can use credential storage (VPN). You can change your phone’s Wi-Fi network name (SSID), secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options. -
Page 22: Phone Calls
Phone Calls Phone Calls Answering a Call 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 tap it To answer an incoming call, to dial. -
Page 23: Calling Your Contacts
Phone Calls Phone Calls Adding a Call History Number as a Contact • Tap the contact icon in front of the listing to open the contact information tab. From here, you can send a message, call back, edit the contact, add the contact to favorites, 1. -
Page 24: Managing Multi-Party Calls
Phone Calls Phone Calls Setting Sounds and Vibration • Tap to make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold. Set the sounds and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds. • Tap when connected to two calls to put the caller you are speaking to on hold and 1. - Page 25 Phone Calls Phone Calls Setting Voicemail Setting Voice Privacy 1. Press the Home Key > > > Settings > Call settings. This option allows you to enable enhanced privacy mode. 2. Tap Voicemail to configure voicemail settings. 1. Press the Home Key > >...
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Page 26: Contacts
Contacts Phone Calls Setting TTY Mode You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. Your phone is a TTY compatible device. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing To see your contacts, press the Home Key >... -
Page 27: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts
Contacts Contacts Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts Working With Favorite Contacts You can import/export contacts to/from phone storage, a microSDHC card, or your online You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVORITES so that you can find accounts. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different them quickly. -
Page 28: Searching For A Contact
Contacts Contacts Setting a Ringtone for a Contact 6. Tap Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear 7. If necessary, tap the field below RINGTONE or NOTIFICATION RINGTONE to set a the ringtone. -
Page 29: Accounts
Accounts Contacts Adding or Removing Accounts 5. Tap LINK to confirm. NOTES: You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. • The information from the second contact is added to the first, and the second contact You may also add other kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on your phone. is no longer displayed in the contacts list. -
Page 30: Email
Email Accounts Syncing Manually Press the Home Key > . Use it to read and send emails. Select Microsoft Exchange 1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Accounts. ActiveSync, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo!®, or Others. 2. Tap the account category and then the account you want to sync. Setting Up the First Email Account 3. -
Page 31: Writing And Sending An Email
Email Email Adding a Signature to Your Emails 3. Edit your message and tap You can set a few lines of plain text as a signature for every outgoing email message from Marking an Email as Unread an account, such as your name and contact information. You can return a read email to the unread state —... -
Page 32: Changing General Email Settings
Messaging Email Removing an Email Account You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). 1. Open the Email app. Opening the Messaging Screen 2. Tap > Settings and tap the account you want to remove. Press the Home Key >... -
Page 33: Adding An Attachment
Messaging Messaging Adding an Attachment Replying to a Message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new Number Function message comes from a new number, a new thread is created. 1. On the Messaging screen, tap the thread that has the message you want to reply to. Tap to select a focus area. -
Page 34: Calendar
Calendar Calendar Creating an Event 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 1. In any Calendar view, tap to open an event details screen for a new event. Exchange ActiveSync calendar once you sign into your Exchange account on the phone. -
Page 35: Searching An Event
Browser Calendar starts on, and use home time zone when you are traveling. You can also choose event Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. reminder settings such as notification sound, vibrate, default reminder time, and more. Opening the Browser Searching an Event 1. -
Page 36: Downloading Files
Camera Browser ➊ Downloading Files You can take photos and record videos. Photos and ➋ ➓ videos are stored to the phone’s memory card or to the 1. Press and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page. phone’s internal storage. -
Page 37: Using Manual Camera Mode
Camera Camera • Drag the yellow square to any area on the screen where you want the camera to Use special photo or video camera modes: Panorama, Multi Exposure, and meter exposure to adjust the photo brightness. Press and hold the square to Timelapse. -
Page 38: Customizing Camera And Video Settings
Camera Camera Options in Manual Mode (Back Camera) • When you tap the screen to focus during normal-speed recording, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. • Metering: Adjust the light metering setting. •... -
Page 39: Gallery
Gallery Gallery Opening the Gallery ➐ Number Function Press the Home Key > > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos. Tap ➊ ➏ Tap to return to the album or timeline. Timeline or Album to select a viewing mode. Timeline displays contents in chronological order, and Album displays contents organized by album. -
Page 40: Playing Videos
Gallery Gallery 2. Tap the icons along the bottom of the screen to edit the picture. 5. Tap the options along the bottom to adjust the final picture. • For GIF, you can adjust the speed, order, and size. Tap MORE to adjust each picture. Apply filters, old photo effects, or blur effects. -
Page 41: Music
Music Music Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone Press 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 The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and more. -
Page 42: Managing Playlists
Music Music Managing Playlists Number Function Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the Song, album, and artist information. songs you like in the order you prefer. Return to the music library. •... -
Page 43: Video Player
Video Player Video Player ➐ ➏ NOTES: Use the Video Player to manage your video library and to watch videos. • Slide horizontally on the video to rewind or fast forward. ➊ ➎ • Slide vertically on the right part of the screen to adjust volume or on the left part of Opening the Video Library the screen to adjust brightness. -
Page 44: More Apps
More Apps More Apps Calculator Using Stopwatch and Countdown 1. Open the Clock app and tap Press the Home Key > > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. 2. Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown allows you to set a time and count down to zero. -
Page 45: Wi-Fi Utility
More Apps More Apps Wi-Fi Utility Google Apps Open these apps to use Google services. Some Google apps can be found in the Google Wi-Fi Utility can manage your Wi-Fi settings to provide free and high-speed data by folder on the home screen. automatically connecting your phone to reputable Wi-Fi hotspots. -
Page 46: Settings
Settings More Apps Play Music > Settings. Settings contains most of the tools for From the home screen, tap Play music on the phone and on your Google account. customizing and configuring your device. Wireless & Networks Play Store Purchase and download apps, games, and more from the Google Play store. Wi-Fi Voice Search Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections (see Connecting to Networks and... -
Page 47: Device
Settings Settings • Billing cycle: Set the reset date of the data usage cycle, and set the mobile data • Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically. warning and limit. • Jump to camera: Tap to enable/disable this feature, which allows you to quickly open •... -
Page 48: Personal
Settings Settings Apps Battery See apps installed on your phone and manage them. Tap an app to see its information. View the battery level, check what has been using the battery, and optimize battery use. The following options may be available: •... - Page 49 Settings Settings 3. When location is enabled, tap Mode to select the location mode you want to use. • Unknown sources: Permit installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store. • High accuracy: Get accurate location using GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile •...
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Page 50: System
Settings Settings • Physical keyboard • Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default settings. All your personal data from the phone’s internal storage will be erased. You can also erase the data on – Show virtual keyboard: Keep the virtual keyboard on screen while a physical the memory card during the process. -
Page 51: Upgrading The Phone Software
Possible Solution your phone from the card. The network signal is too weak NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website Z-Community at your current location (for Move to a location where the (https://community.zteusa.com) to learn more about the above upgrade methods,... -
Page 52: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution The battery or battery charger is Cannot turn Battery power has been Contact the dealer. Recharge the phone’s battery. damaged. your phone on depleted. The phone’s temperature is Adjust the battery charging The micro-SIM card has Take the micro-SIM card to your... -
Page 53: For Your Safety
For Your Safety For Your Safety General Safety Radio Frequency (RF) Energy This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure Don’t make or receive Don’t use at gas stations. to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the handheld calls while driving. -
Page 54: Fcc Regulations
For Your Safety For Your Safety Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Mobile Phones do not contain metallic components, to maintain a separation of 0.4 inches (10 mm) between this device and your body. In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones compatible with RF exposure compliance with any body-worn accessory, which contains metal, was not hearing aids and cochlear implants. -
Page 55: Distraction
Your Z899VL has been tested for hearing aid device compatibility and has an M4/T4 rating. • Clean the device and its accessories with a soft material such as cleaning cloth for Hearing devices may also be measured for immunity to this type of interference. -
Page 56: Electrical Safety
For Your Safety For Your Safety Demagnetization • Press the buttons lightly. • Use the special features that are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media such as Message Templates and Predictive Text. -
Page 57: Radio Frequency Interference
For Your Safety For Your Safety Radio Frequency Interference Faulty and Damaged Products Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel can General Statement on Interference service or repair the phone or its accessories. If your phone (or its accessories) has been Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical submerged in water, punctured, or subjected to a severe fall, do not use it until you have devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids. -
Page 58: Explosive Environments
Specifications For Your Safety Interference in Vehicles Handset specifications are shown in the following table. Please note that because of possible interference with electronic equipment, some Operating system Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands- free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation. - Page 59 Notes...