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  • Page 1 V877P User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............10 Your Phone at a Glance ............ 11 Knowing the Keys .............. 13 Installing the microSD Card and Battery ......13 Charging the Battery............16 Extending the Battery Life ..........18 Powering On/Off ..............18 Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ......18 Using the Touch Screen ............
  • Page 3 Organizing With Folders ............ 32 Rearranging the Favorites Tray ......... 33 Entering Text ..............33 Editing Text ................ 35 Opening and Switching apps ..........36 Connecting to Networks and Devices ....38 Connecting to Mobile Networks ......... 38 Connecting to Wi-Fi ............38 Using Wi-Fi Direct ..............
  • Page 4 Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...... 64 Working With Favorite Contacts ........66 Working With Groups ............67 Searching for a Contact ............. 69 Editing Contacts ..............70 Accounts ..............73 Adding or Removing Accounts........... 73 Configuring Account Sync ..........74 Email ...............
  • Page 5 Changing Gmail Settings ........... 87 Messaging .............. 88 Opening the Messaging Screen ......... 88 Sending a Text Message............ 88 Sending a Multimedia Message ......... 89 Replying to a Message ............90 Forwarding a Message ............90 Viewing Details About a Message ........91 Deleting Messages or Threads ..........
  • Page 6 Checking Photos ............. 102 Checking and Managing Your Profile ......103 Browser ..............104 Opening the Browser ............104 Working With an Opened Page ........106 Using Multiple Browser Windows ........107 Downloading Files ............108 Using Bookmarks ............108 Changing Browser Settings ..........
  • Page 7 Recording a Video ............120 Customizing Camcorder Settings ........122 Gallery ..............123 Opening Gallery ............... 123 Working With Albums ............123 Working With Pictures............124 Working With Videos ............126 Music ..............128 Copying Music Files to Your Phone ......... 128 Viewing Your Music Library ..........
  • Page 8 Sound Recorder ........... 141 Recording a Voice Memo ..........142 Playing a Voice Memo ............. 142 More Apps ............. 144 Alarm ................144 Calculator ................ 145 File Manager ..............145 News and Weather ............145 Note pad ................146 Task Manager ..............146 Timer ................
  • Page 9 FCC Compliance ............. 160 Distraction ................ 162 Product Handling ............. 162 Electrical Safety ............... 166 Radio Frequency Interference ......... 167 Explosive Environments........... 168...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Thanks for choosing V877P. Please read this guide carefully and keep it for future reference. The pictures and icons presented in this guide are meant for illustrative purposes only and may not accurately represent the actual pictures and icons found on the phone. Your phone contains the most up to date information.

  • Page 11: Your Phone At A Glance

    Your Phone at a Glance Earpiece Volume Keys Touchscreen Menu Key Search Key Home Key Back Key Charger/USB Jack...
  • Page 12 Headset Jack Power Key Camera Battery Cover Speaker...

  • Page 13: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function • Press and hold to turn on or off Silent, Power Key Vibration or Flight mode, or to power off. • Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode. • Press to wake up your phone. •...
  • Page 14 1. Remove the back cover. 2. Hold the SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder.
  • Page 15 3. Hold your microSD card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in. NOTE: microSD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association. 4. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

  • Page 16: Charging The Battery

    WARNING! Do not handle a damaged or leaking Li-Ion battery as you can be burned. 5. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click. Charging the Battery When you first get your new phone you’ll need to charge the battery.
  • Page 17 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. 3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. How much charge have you got? If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen and the LED indicator will be red. As you charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time you wake up your phone.

  • Page 18: Extending The Battery Life

    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: • Reduce the screen backlight time. • Lower the screen brightness. •...

  • Page 19: Using The Touch Screen

    need it. To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power 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.
  • Page 20 • Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press 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 21: 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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Status & Google Search Notifications Wallpaper Shortcut All apps...

  • Page 22: 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 Format Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Date &...

  • Page 23: Adjusting Volumes

    3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you want to use. 4. Touch OK. NOTE: To adjust the ringtone for an individual caller, go to that person's contact card in the People app, touch the Menu Key > Set ringtone for that card.

  • Page 24: Applying New Wallpapers

    active. When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone is set to the vibration mode. When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone is in the silent mode. • Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Sound >...

  • Page 25: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    enabled, you need to draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys. 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Security. 2. Touch Screen lock. 3. Touch Pattern, PIN or Password. •...
  • Page 26 and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you power on your phone. WARNING! Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset, which erases all your data.
  • Page 27 3. Touch Encrypt phone. 4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next. 5. Touch Encrypt phone again. The encryption process starts. Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times. When encryption is complete, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password.

  • Page 28: 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 information on the right side. You can monitor the phone status by checking the following status icons. 3G connected No signal Flight mode Signal strength...

  • Page 29: Managing Notifications

    Managing Notifications Notification Icons The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification alerts on the left. You can view the following notification icons. New SMS microSD card unmounted New MMS microSD card removed New Email Upcoming event New Gmail New Wi-Fi network detected message...

  • Page 30: 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 are playing music. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications. • To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen.

  • Page 31: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1. Touch the Home Key > 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 32: Organizing With Folders

    Organizing With Folders You can combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over another on the Home screen, and the two icons will be combined. Create a Folder 1. Touch and hold the shortcut on the Home Screen you want to add into a folder until appears.

  • Page 33: 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 34: Android Keyboard

    2. Open the notification panel and touch Select 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 35: Editing Text

    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 on top of the keyboard. • Touch and hold and then swipe to choose the emoticons.

  • Page 36: 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, copy, paste: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch the Cut , Copy , or Paste button: Opening and Switching apps Open an App...
  • Page 37 You can swipe a thumbnail sideways to remove it from the list.

  • Page 38: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use To enable or disable data access: Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > Mobile networks. Tick the Data enabled check box to enable data access over the mobile network.
  • Page 39 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. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position to turn on Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi networks that your phone has detected are displayed with their names and security settings.

  • Page 40: Add Wps 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 41: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    add your phone to the access points which supply WPS. You can use the following method to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position. Touch WPS button connection.

  • Page 42: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    4. Touch a device name to begin the connection process. NOTE: The target device must also have Wi-Fi Direct service activated and running before it can be detected by your phone. 5. Touch Connect. The other device will receive a Wi-Fi Direct connection prompt and need to accept the request for connection.

  • Page 43: Making Your Phone Visible

    Making Your Phone Visible In order to work with other phones or devices that have Bluetooth, you need to make your phone ‘visible’ to them. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Bluetooth. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON position. Touch your device name on the top of the screen to make your phone visible or invisible.

  • Page 44: Connect To A Bluetooth Device

    Touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES. Your phone scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. Touch the device you want to pair with. Follow the instructions to complete the pairing. If you're prompted to enter a passcode, try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passcodes), or consult the documentation that came with the device.

  • Page 45: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Bluetooth and make sure Bluetooth is turned on. In the list of paired devices, touch the icon beside the Bluetooth device you want to unpair from.

  • Page 46: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the 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 must unmount it first.
  • Page 47 Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your device. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges. NOTE: If your phone has a microSD card or USB storage, you can’t mount it on your computer when USB tethered.
  • Page 48 Tick the Bluetooth tethering check box. Your computer is now sharing your phone's data connection. To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck Bluetooth tethering. Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

  • Page 49: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. Set your name and security options as follows: • Network SSID: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks. • Type: Broadcast or hide your network SSID. If the broadcast is disabled, other users need to get your network SSID to find the Wi-Fi hotspot.

  • Page 50: Connect To A Vpn

    Add a VPN Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN. Touch Add VPN network and fill in the information provided by your network administrator. Touch Save. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen. NOTE: You must set a lock screen PIN or password before using VPN.

  • Page 51: Delete A Vpn

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

  • 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 and any additional 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 log or touch the tab in the Phone app. Place a Call From the Call Log Open the call log. Touch a number for more information about the call, or touch beside it to call back. NOTE: You can touch on the bottom of the screen and select the call log type you want to view.

  • Page 55: Calling Your Contacts

    • If the number belongs to a contact you have, touch view contact details. Delete the Call Log Open the call log. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s). Touch the call log items you want to delete and then touch >...

  • Page 56: Using Options During A Call

    Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts or numbers are listed at the top of the screen. Touch a contact or number to call it. Using Options During a Call During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.

  • Page 57: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Touch the Home Key > Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer.

  • Page 58: Edit Quick Response To Rejected Callers

    feature. • Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access. • FDN list: Manage the FDN list. NOTE: The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can cause the phone to lock. Contact the service provider for assistance. Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 59: Set Dtmf Tones

    Select one of the following options. • TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY support. • TTY Full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device.

  • Page 60: Bar Certain Calls

    Call > Speed dial. 2. Touch a speed dial key. 3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list. 4. Touch OK. Bar Certain Calls Call barring feature allows you to forbid certain types of calls from your phone.

  • Page 61: Internet Call Settings

    when someone receives your outgoing call. Or check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call. NOTE: Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID and call waiting features are available. Internet Call Settings To add an Internet calling account: Touch the Home Key >...
  • Page 62 account you added to your phone. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Call > Accounts. Tick the Receive incoming calls check box. Checking this setting will reduce your battery life between charges.

  • Page 63: 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 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 Opening Your Contact List...

  • Page 64: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    Touch to add a new contact. Touch the account field on the top of the screen to choose where to save the contact. If a sync account is selected, the contacts will be synced automatically with your account online. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information.

  • Page 65: Import Contacts From The Microsd Card

    between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, Email or Messages, etc. Import Contacts From the SIM Card Touch the Home Key > Touch Import/export > Import from SIM card. Select an account to save the contacts. Touch to select the contacts you need and then touch Import Contacts From the microSD Card Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 66: Working With Favorite Contacts

    The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. Touch OK to create the file in the microSD card. Share Contacts Touch the Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s). Touch to select the contacts you want to share and then touch Choose to share the contacts via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail...

  • Page 67: Working With Groups

    Touch a contact and then touch next to the contact name. Remove a Contact From Favorites Touch the Home Key > and touch the favorite contacts tab Touch a favorite contact and then touch next to the contact name. Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 68: Add Members To A Group

    Add a New Group Touch the Home Key > and touch the contact groups Touch to create a new group. Touch the account field on the top of the screen to choose an account for the group. Enter the group name and touch DONE. Add Members to a Group Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 69: Searching For A Contact

    Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key > Disband group. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted. Edit a Group Touch the Home Key > and touch the contact groups Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key.

  • Page 70: Editing Contacts

    Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details Touch the Home Key > Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch the Menu Key > Edit. Edit the contact and touch DONE. Set a Ringtone for a Contact Touch the Home Key > Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch the Menu Key >...

  • Page 71: Join Contacts

    Touch to select the contacts you want to remove and then touch Touch OK to confirm. Join Contacts Your phone can synchronize with multiple accounts containing your contact information (such as Google and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync). When you synchronize your phone with those accounts, each account adds a separate contact entry in the Contacts list.
  • Page 72 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. Touch the Home Key > Touch a contact you want to separate, to view its details.

  • Page 73: 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. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Accounts &...

  • Page 74: Configuring Account Sync

    Accounts & sync. 2. Touch the account. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove account > Remove account. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Open the Accounts & sync settings screen. Your accounts and sync status are displayed. turns green if automatic sync is enabled for some or all of the accounts data, and gray if automatic sync is disabled.
  • Page 75 Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. Open the Accounts & sync 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 76: 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 and then touch Next. NOTE: Your phone will connect to the Internet and verify incoming and outgoing server settings before proceeding to the next step.

  • Page 77: 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 touching in any of the email account’s boxes. Touch Load more messages at the bottom of the email list to download earlier messages.

  • Page 78: Mark An Email As Unread

    Forward the message, touch in the message header > Forward. 3. Edit your message and touch 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.

  • Page 79: Writing And Sending An Email

    Writing and Sending an Email 1. Open your email Inbox. 2. Touch to open the compose screen. 3. If you have more than one email accounts added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message.

  • Page 80: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings and select the account you want to add signature to. 3. Touch Signature and enter the text. 4. Touch OK. Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account (see Email –...

  • Page 81: Changing General Email Settings

    3. Make the changes you want and touch the Back Key when you’re finished. Remove an Email Account 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Account settings and touch the account you want to remove. 3.

  • Page 82: 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. Opening Your Gmail Inbox Touch in the Home Screen and select Gmail. The Inbox screen appears. If you haven’t signed in, you will be prompted to do so or create a new account.

  • Page 83: 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 84: 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 85: Searching For Messages

    PREVIEW option will only download the pages you view. While touching VIEW, PLAY, or SAVE will download the entire file and cost more time and data. Searching for Messages You can search for messages using words that appear in addresses, subjects, 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.
  • Page 86 To label or change labels: 1. Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the 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.

  • Page 87: Changing Gmail Settings

    Changing Gmail Settings Touch Menu Key > Settings in any Gmail screen to change General settings, which apply to all Gmail accounts, or other settings that only apply to specific accounts.

  • Page 88: Messaging

    Messaging You can use the Messaging app 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, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread.

  • Page 89: Sending A Multimedia Message

    your text message. NOTE: You can touch the Menu Key to insert signature, quick text, smiley or contact in text format. 4. Touch Sending a Multimedia Message On the Messaging screen, touch at the bottom. Enter the recipient and the text of the message, as you do when sending a text message.

  • Page 90: Replying To A Message

    Touch Replying to a Message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a new thread is created. 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to.

  • Page 91: Viewing Details About A Message

    Viewing Details About a Message 1. Touch and hold a message in a thread. 2. Touch View message details to see information about the message, such as message type, sender, recipient, or date. Deleting Messages or Threads To delete messages in a thread: 1.

  • Page 92: Changing Message Settings

    Changing Message Settings Touch the Menu Key > Settings in the Messaging screen to change the Messaging settings.

  • Page 93: 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 94: View Event Details

    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 95: Creating An Event

    view. Then touch an event to view its details. Creating an Event 1. In any Calendar view, touch the 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 96: Changing Calendar Settings

    Touch DONE to save your changes. Delete the event, touch at the top of the screen and then touch OK. Share the event, touch at the top of the screen and choose a method to send the event. Changing Calendar Settings To change Calendar settings, open a Calendar view (Day, Week, Month, or Agenda).

  • Page 97: Google Talk

    Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people who also use Google Talk, on a phone, on the web, or with a desktop application. Signing In to See Your Friends You must sign in to your Google account before you can use Google Talk.

  • Page 98: Changing Your Online Status

    Your friend’s address in Google Talk is a Gmail or other email address that is configured to connect to Google Talk. NOTE: If other people try to add you as a friend, you will receive a notification in the status bar and the invitation appears in your friends list.

  • Page 99: Switch Between Active Chats

    Enter your message and touch . You can also touch to initiate a video chat or voice chat if the friend is online. Switch Between Active Chats If you have more than one chat going, you can switch between these chats in one of the following ways. Touch the Back Key to return from one chat to the friends list.

  • Page 100: Changing Google Talk Settings

    You can also touch the Menu Key > End all chats while in the friends list to end all active chats. Changing Google Talk Settings On any chat screen or the friends list, touch the Menu Key > Settings to change Google Talk settings for your account.

  • Page 101: 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 102: Chatting With Contacts

    • NEARBY shows posts shared with you by users near your current location. • ALL CIRCLES, ACQUATANCES, 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 103: Checking And Managing Your Profile

    Checking and Managing Your Profile 1. Touch Profile in the Google+ app. 2. Swipe left or right to see your posts, personal info, and photos. • Touch the ABOUT tab and you can change your profile photo. • Touch the PHOTOS tab and open a photo. You can add comments to it, delete it, or set it as your profile photo.

  • Page 104: Browser

    Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch in the Home Screen and select Browser to use the web browser. Browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message.
  • Page 105 If you touch a suggested page or enter an address and touch Go, that web page opens. If you touch a suggested query, your web search engine opens with the results. TIP: Touch the X to the left of the address box if you want to stop opening the page.

  • Page 106: Working With An Opened Page

    Working With an Opened Page While viewing most web pages, you can do the following operation. • Scroll: Swipe the screen in any direction. • Zoom out: Touch the screen with two fingers and pinch them together. • Zoom in: Touch the screen with two fingers and spread them apart.

  • Page 107: Using Multiple Browser Windows

    TIPS: • Some web sites may redirect you to the mobile version of their web pages, which mostly do not support scrolling or zooming. If you want to view the desktop version, touch the Menu Key and check Request desktop site. •...

  • Page 108: Downloading Files

    To use incognito window for privacy browsing: Pages you view in incognito windows won’t appear in your browsing history or search history. No trace will be left on your device once you close the window. 1. Touch the tabs icon to the right of the address box.

  • Page 109: Edit A Bookmark

    2. Touch the Menu Key > Save to bookmarks. 3. Edit the bookmark label and address if necessary, or choose a different account. Touch the name beside Add to to change the place where the bookmark will be stored. 4. Touch OK. Edit a Bookmark 1.

  • Page 110: Changing Browser Settings

    Changing Browser Settings You can configure a number of Browser settings to customize the way you browse the web, including several that you can use to control your privacy. To open the Browser settings screen, touch the Menu Key > Settings in the web page screen.

  • Page 111: Maps, Navigation, Places, And Latitude

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

  • Page 112: 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 113: Searching For Local Places

    3. Enter a start and end point and select the mode of 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.

  • Page 114: Sharing Location

    NOTE: Touch the Menu Key > Add a search to add new place categories. 4. Touch 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.
  • Page 115 • Touch the Menu Key > Show/Hide stale friends to show or hide stale friends, who haven’t updated their location with you for a while. • Touch the Menu Key > Location Settings to change Latitude settings or sign out of Latitude service.

  • Page 116: Google Search, Voice Search, And Voice Actions

    Google Search, Voice Search, and Voice Actions 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. Start the Search app in one of the following ways. •...

  • Page 117: Using Voice Actions

    Using Voice Actions 1. Touch the microphone icon to the right of the search box. 2. Speak the voice action you want to use. For example, say ‘send a text’. Your speech is analyzed before the action is initiated. 3. Some voice actions need you to complete by speaking or typing more information.

  • Page 118: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored to the phone’s memory card or the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1.

  • Page 119: 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 the front and the back cameras. Hold the blue dot and slide to adjust brightness. 3. If Touch AF/AEC is turned on in camera settings, touch the area where you want the camera to focus.

  • Page 120: 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 photo. Or allow the camera to adjust the white balance automatically. Exposure Adjust the exposure. To let the camera set the exposure without adjustment, touch 0.
  • Page 121 Number Function Hold the circle and slide to zoom in or out. You can also press the Volume Keys to zoom in or out. Change the camcorder settings. Switch to the camera. Record a video. View photos and videos you have captured. Switch between the front and the back cameras.

  • Page 122: Customizing Camcorder Settings

    screen to save the frame as a separate photo. Customizing Camcorder Settings Before recording a video, you can touch to open the following camcorder setting options. NOTE: Some options are not available for the front camera. Store location Set whether your location is stored with each video you record.

  • Page 123: 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 124: Working With Pictures

    1. Touch and hold an album until it is selected. 2. Touch more albums that you want to delete. 3. Touch > Delete. Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen. Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in.
  • Page 125 Number Function Touch to return to the album, where all its contents are displayed in a grid. Thumbnails of all the pictures and videos in the album. Swipe left or right to see more; touch a thumbnail to view it in full screen. Share the picture.

  • Page 126: Working With Videos

    Apply effects such as cross-processing, posterizing, lomography, documentary, vignetting, film grain and fisheye. Apply color filters for warmth, saturation, B&W, sepia, negative, and other effects - including doodling on the image. Crop, fix red eye, straighten, rotate, flip, or sharpen the picture.

  • Page 127: Share Videos

    2. Touch at the center to start playing. Touch the video screen to view the playback controls. Share Videos 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch and hold the thumbnail of a video. 2. Touch at the top of the screen. 3.

  • Page 128: 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 129: Set A Song As The Default Ringtone

    Set a Song as the Default Ringtone The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts you have assigned special ringtones to (see People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone for a Contact).

  • Page 130: Playing Music

    Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. The following playback screen appears. Number Function Touch to open the current playlist. Song, artist and album information. Touch to toggle repeat mode: no repeat, repeat the current song, or repeat the current playlist...

  • Page 131: Managing Playlists

    Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode, where tracks are played in random order. Album artwork. Touch for more options, the same as touching the Menu Key.

  • Page 132: Remove A Song From A Playlist

    3. Touch the name of the playlist you want the song added to. The song is added to the playlist. TIP: Want to rearrange the songs in a playlist you create? Open the playlist and touch and hold the small grid in front of a song.

  • Page 133: 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 134 Number Function Touch to see the current playlist. Album artwork. Playback control. Skip songs, pause and resume playback, use shuffle or repeat. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. Search for music. Touch the album artwork, the song information or below the artwork to show more options.

  • Page 135: Managing Playlists

    Number Function Song, artist and album names. Touch and hold to search for related information. Rate the song. You can still control the music when you are not in the playback screen. • In the Play Music app, touch the Now Playing bar at the bottom (portrait mode) of the screen to restore the playback screen.
  • Page 136 2. Touch and hold the small grid in front of a song. 3. Drag the grid up or down to change its order in the playlist. To remove songs from a playlist: 1. Open the playlist in the PLAYLISTS tab of the music library. 2.

  • Page 137: 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 138: 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 > Delete at the bottom left of the screen. To share videos: 1.

  • Page 139: Fm Radio

    FM Radio With the FM radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save them on your device. Note that the quality of the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio station in your area. The wired headset that comes with your device works as an antenna, so always connect the headset when using the radio.

  • Page 140: Adding A Radio Station To Favorites

    Adding a Radio Station to Favorites 1. Touch in the Home Screen and select FM Radio. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Tune. 3. Touch the up and down arrows to adjust the frequency and touch Set. 4. Touch and hold the frequency digits and drag it down to the favorite channels area.

  • Page 141: Other Options And Settings

    Other Options and Settings To remove a channel from favorites: 1. Touch the channel you want to remove from favorites. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Remove from favorites. To turn off FM radio automatically: Touch the Menu Key > Sleep Timer and select the time you want to turn off the radio.

  • Page 142: Recording A Voice Memo

    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. 3. Touch to stop recording. The memo is automatically saved. If you don’t want to save the memo after recording it, touch to delete it.
  • Page 143 your phone ringtone.

  • Page 144: 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 + at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm. 3.

  • Page 145: Calculator

    3. Touch the Menu Key > Bed Clock to open the bed clock screen. Calculator Touch in the Home Screen and select Calculator. TIP: Touch , or swipe left or right to switch between different panels. You can also hold the phone on its side to see all calculator buttons.

  • Page 146: Note Pad

    Touch the Menu Key to refresh news and forecast data, or to change the settings. Note pad Touch in the Home Screen and select Note pad to save and view your text notes. Touch ADD NOTE to create a new note. Then enter your text and touch to save it.

  • Page 147: World Time

    stopwatch or time countdown. Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown allows you to set a time and count down to 0. World Time Touch in the Home Screen and select World time to check local time for cities around the world. Touch + at the bottom to add a new city.

  • Page 148: Play Store

    Play Store Touch in the Home Screen and select Play Store. You can buy or rent music, books, movies, apps, and download them to your phone. Browsing and Searching for Apps You can browse apps by category. Touch a top-level category, such as GAMES and touch the app from any subcategory.

  • Page 149: Managing Your Downloads

    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. View Your Downloaded Apps 1.

  • Page 150: Settings

    Settings Touch in the Home Screen and select Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Wireless and Networks Wi-Fi Turn on or off Wi-Fi and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Wi-Fi.

  • Page 151: Airplane Mode

    Call Customize the settings for phone calls. See Phone Calls – Adjusting Your Call Settings. Airplane Mode In the Settings app, touch More under WIRELESS & NETWORKS and check the box next to Airplane mode. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off. Set up and connect to virtual private networks.

  • Page 152: Device

    Mobile Networks Control mobile data use, select mobile network and set access point names. See Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Mobile Networks. Device Sound Adjust volumes (see Personalizing – Adjusting Volumes), set up ringtone and notification sound (see Personalizing –...

  • Page 153: Personal

    Storage Check memory information for your memory card and internal storage. • Unmount SD card: Unmount the memory card from your phone so that you can safely remove the card while the phone is on. • Erase SD card: Erase all data on your memory card. Battery Check how much power remains for the battery and what has been using the battery.

  • Page 154: Location Services

    • Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off auto-sync. • Touch ADD ACCOUNT to sign in or create accounts on your phone. • Touch an account to set the sync settings for that account. You can then touch the Menu Key > Sync now to sync all checked items.

  • Page 155: Language And Input

    Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to require PIN before accessing the SIM card. Change SIM PIN: Change the PIN used to access the SIM card. • Make passwords visible: Display passwords as you enter them. • Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you have authorized to be device administrators.

  • Page 156: Backup And Reset

    text by speaking or searching by speaking. SafeSearch: You can use Google SafeSearch filtering to block some results when you use Google search by voice. Block offensive words: Hide recognized offensive words when you use Google voice recognition to transcribe your voice into text. •...

  • Page 157: System

    erased. You can also erase the data on the memory card during the process. System Date and Time Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are displayed. You can also use network-provided data. Accessibility Configure the system accessibility options and accessibility plug-ins on your phone, such as using TalkBack for the visually-impared.

  • Page 158: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety • Don’t make or receive handheld calls while driving. And never text while driving. • Don’t use at gas stations. • Keep your phone at least 1 cm away from your body while making calls. •...

  • Page 159: Radio Frequency (Rf) Energy

    Radio Frequency (RF) Energy This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. 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 U.S. Government: The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or...

  • Page 160: Fcc Compliance

    While there may be differences between the SAR levels of individual V877P phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines.
  • Page 161 by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE: This equipment 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 162: Distraction

    Distraction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while driving (even with a hands free kit) can cause distraction and lead to an accident. You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.

  • Page 163: Small Children

    • Do not expose your phone or its accessories to liquid, moisture or high humidity. • Do not drop, throw or try to bend your phone or its accessories. • Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories. •...

  • Page 164: Normal Use Position

    Demagnetization To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the SIM card’s metal connectors. 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 toward your mouth.

  • Page 165: Repetitive Strain Injuries

    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. To reduce the risk of blackouts or seizures, you can use your phone in a well lit room and take frequent breaks.

  • Page 166: Electrical Safety

    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

    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. Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturer to determine if operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical device.

  • Page 168: Explosive Environments

    Medical Equipment Switch 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. Aircraft Switch off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff.

  • Page 169: Blasting Caps And Areas

    Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fueling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Blasting Caps and Areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas posted power off “two-way radios”...

  • Page 170: Legal Information

    ® The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. We offer self-service for our smart terminal device users. Please visit ZTE official website (at www.zte.com.cn) for more...

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