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Zte A12 User Manual

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  • Page 1 GSM Dual-band Digital Mobile Phone User Manual...
  • Page 2 ZTE Corporation. The manual is published by ZTE Corporation. We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice.
  • Page 3 Contents GENERAL INFORMATION............1 ................1 ELCOME .................1 ECURITY ..............2 AFETY RECAUTIONS GETTING STARTED..............10 ..............10 EFINITION ..............12 ISPLAY YMBOLS ............13 ECHNICAL ARAMETERS .................14 ATTERY 2.4.1 Removing & Installing the Battery.........14 2.4.2 Charging the Battery............15 ..........17 ONNECTING TO THE ETWORK...
  • Page 4 2.5.1 SIM Card ............... 17 2.5.2 Inserting & Removing SIM Card........18 2.5.3 Power on/off Your Phone..........18 2.5.4 Unlocking the SIM Card and Mobile Phone ....19 2.5.5 Connecting to the Network..........20 BASIC OPERATIONS ............... 21 ..............21 AKING A ..............
  • Page 5 4.3.2 Diverts................33 4.3.3 Firewall................35 ................37 ROFILES ................39 ETTINGS 4.5.1 Phone Settings..............39 4.5.2 Display Settings .............40 4.5.3 Clock Settings..............40 4.5.4 Call Settings ..............41 4.5.5 Network Settings ............42 4.5.6 Security Settings.............42 4.5.7 Factory Settings .............45 .................45 OOLKIT 4.6.1 Alarm Clock ..............46 4.6.2 Calculator ..............47 4.6.3 Stopwatch ...............48...
  • Page 6 ................... 48 AMES ................... 49 AMES 4.8.1 Searching............... 51 4.8.2 Editing................52 4.8.3 Deleting................. 52 4.8.4 Making an IP Call ............52 4.8.5 Adding New Name............52 4.8.6 Settings ................53 4.8.7 Batch Operation ............53 TEXT INPUT ................55 ................

  • Page 7: General Information

    Please subject to the material object. ZTE operates a policy of continuous development. We reserve the right to update the technical specifications in this document at any time without prior notice.

  • Page 8: S Afety P Recautions

    back of the phone to the service provider. You can see the IMEI number after removing the battery. Please keep the IMEI number for further use. To protect your mobile phone from illegal use, please take the security measures as follows: Set PIN codes of the SIM card.
  • Page 9 SAR: This mobile phone meets government requirements for exposure to radio waves. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the population.
  • Page 10 Some people may be susceptible to epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, such as when watching television or playing video games. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a family history of such occurrences, please consult with you doctor before playing video games on you phone or enabling a flashing-lights feature on your phone.
  • Page 11 carry the phone in the breast pocket. Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference. Switch off the phone immediately if necessary. Some phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your hearing aids manufacturer to discuss alternatives.
  • Page 12 Turn off your phone before you clean it. Use a damp or anti-static cloth to clean the phone. Do not use a dry cloth or electrostatically charged cloth. Do not use chemical or abrasive cleaners as these could damage the phone. As your mobile phone can produce electromagnetic field, do not place it near magnetic items such as computer disks.
  • Page 13 Precautions for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Switch off your phone prior to entering any area with potentially explosive atmospheres, such as fueling areas, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities. Do not remove, install, or charge batteries in such areas. Sparks in a potentially explosive atmosphere can cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
  • Page 14 your automobile provider. Do not place your phone in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area. Airbags inflate with great force. If a phone is placed in the airbag deployment area and the airbag inflates, the phone may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle.
  • Page 15 Do not store battery in hot areas or throw it into fire. Otherwise, it will cause explosion. Do not disassemble or refit the battery. Otherwise, it will cause liquid leakage, overheating, explosion and ignition of the battery. Please store the battery in a cool dry place if you don’t use it for a long period. The battery can be recharged for hundreds of times, but it will eventually wear out.

  • Page 16: Getting Started

    Getting Started Key Definition Left Soft Key Execute functions of the indicator as showed in the lower left corner of the screen, or execute select/confirm function. Right Soft Key Execute functions of the indicator as showed in the lower right corner of the screen, or execute exit/clear function.
  • Page 17 End Key Finish or reject a call. Power on/off. Return to idle screen or the previous screen in the menu interface. Left/Right/Up/Down Key Up/Down Key: Scroll through the phone number list or setting options. Roll the cursor up and down when editing. Direction keys in games. Left/Right Key: Roll the cursor left and right when editing.

  • Page 18: D Isplay S Ymbols

    Note: In this manual pressing a key means you press a key and then release it while holding a key means you press a key and hold on for 2 seconds or more. Display Symbols Indicate signal strength. : Displayed when the function to divert all calls unconditionally is enabled. : Displayed when the Key Lock function is enabled.

  • Page 19: T Echnical P Arameters

    : Displayed when the mute function is enabled. Displayed when an alarm clock has been set. Indicate the battery level. Technical Parameters Handset Type Dimensions（W×L×H） 44.4mm×106mm×16.8mm Weight Approx. 77g (with standard battery) Battery Continuous standby time Approx. 60 hours ~ 130 hours (subject to network status) Continuous talk time Approx.

  • Page 20: B Attery

    Battery The accessory lithium battery of the handset can be immediately used after unpacking. A new battery performs best after full charge/discharge cycles for the first three times. 2.4.1 Removing & Installing the Battery Remove: Push the spring buckle up; Lift the battery and remove it.

  • Page 21: Charging The Battery

    2.4.2 Charging the Battery Plug the travel charger connector into your phone with the arrow facing up. Then plug the other end of the travel charger into the appropriate electrical outlet. If the battery is charged in power-on condition, the charging animated indicator bar starts scrolling at the top right of the screen.
  • Page 22 charger is red during charging. When the battery level indictor changes from charging symbol to full level indicator, it means charging has been finished. When charging finished, the indicator light on the charger turns green. Generally the whole charge process needs 2~3 hours (Please charge the battery for 6~8 hours for the first three times).

  • Page 23: C Onnecting To The N Etwork

    The phone’s talking time and standby time are based on ideal working environments. In practice, the battery work time varies with different network conditions, work environments and modes. Connecting to the Network 2.5.1 SIM Card Please insert a valid SIM card (user identification card) into the phone before using it. Everything about setting connection to the network and your call logs is initialized and saved in the SIM card, together with information in your Names stored in the SIM card.

  • Page 24: Inserting & Removing Sim Card

    2.5.2 Inserting & Removing SIM Card Power off your phone, disconnect the outer power source and remove the battery. Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Please power off your phone before you remove your SIM card. 2.5.3 Power on/off Your Phone Hold End Key to power on/off the phone.

  • Page 25: Unlocking The Sim Card And Mobile Phone

    Unlock-Enter Lock Code ——if handset lock code has been set. Searching ——search for the network. 2.5.4 Unlocking the SIM Card and Mobile Phone By setting PIN (personal identification number) code of SIM card and handset lock code, you can protect your SIM card and phone from illegal use. Method to unlock the SIM card: Enter PIN code and end with OK.

  • Page 26: Connecting To The Network

    2.5.5 Connecting to the Network After the SIM card and the phone are unlocked, the mobile phone will automatically search for the network. (The screen displays “Searching for network”.) When the connection is set up, the network service provider’s name will be displayed at the center of the screen.

  • Page 27: Basic Operations

    You can customize the fastkey settings of Up/Down/Left/Right Key for standby mode. Note: If “Emergency only” or “SOS” is shown on your screen, you can only send emergency calls. Basic Operations Making a Call You can make or answer calls in standby mode. The information bar in the upper left corner of the screen shows the network signal strength.
  • Page 28 Making DDD: Enter telephone number by Number Keys (add area code when making a long distance call), and then press Send Key to send a call. Hang up the phone by End Key if the call is over. Dialing extension number: Method 1: Dial the telephone exchange and then the extension number.
  • Page 29 international access code), then enter the country code and complete phone number and then press Send Key. Dialing the number in the List: Generally, all calls you have made or received are saved in a list of the phone. All numbers are grouped as Dialled Calls, Received Calls and Missed Calls.

  • Page 30: Answering A Call

    Answering a Call Generally, press Send Key to answer an incoming call. If Anykey Answer is set On, you can press any key (except End Key /Right Soft Key) to answer a call; if a headset is plugged in, you can also use the buttons on the headset to answer a call. If it is inconvenient for you to press keypad, you can set Auto Response.
  • Page 31 Hold/ Retrieve Keep the current call/Resume the kept call. Swap Switch between the current call and the kept call. Names Display information in the Names. Speaker Volume Adjust earpiece volume. Mute Don’t send local voice. DTMF On/Off Enable or disable sending DTMF tone. Multiparty Join All Calls Add the current call to Multiparty.

  • Page 32: Function Menu

    Function Menu Usage and Structure of Function Menu Scrolling search function: Enter the Function main menu by pressing Menu in standby mode. Enter the call menu by pressing Menu in call state. Pressing Up/Down Key to select in menu interface. In function menu, you can select or quit some menu by pressing Left Soft Key or Right Soft Key according to the prompt displayed on the screen.

  • Page 33: Short Message

    Short Message If the network supports and you have subscribed this service, you can send and receive text short messages freely. And you also can subscribe a voice mailbox to receive voicemail. Please contact your service provider for details. In standby mode, press Menu, select Short Message to access the Short Message menu interface.
  • Page 34 Please ensure message service center number has been set before writing messages. In message interface, select New Msg and press Select to access message input interface to enter the message. (Please refer to Chapter 6 “Text Input”.) When you finish entering the message, press Options, and then use Up/Down Key to select Send to One, Send to Many or Save.
  • Page 35 messages saved in the outbox, and use Up/Down Key to select in the message list. In the message list, press Read to view the message details; press Options to do the following operations: Delete: Delete the current message. Forward: Transfer messages to others. Text Reply: Reply messages to the sender.
  • Page 36 Msg Settings submenu: Templates: When editing messages, set idioms can be brought out by holding * Key. In this menu, you can edit or change these phrases. Select Msg Centre, input the short message service center number (You must obtain this number from your service provider.), and then press Save to store the number.

  • Page 37: Phone Menu

    Select and access Voice Mail submenu: Select Get Voicemail to check the voicemail box and listen to the voice message. Voicemail No.: Set the voice mailbox number. Cell Information Select Settings to access, and then select language and subjects you are interested.

  • Page 38: Call Logs

    In standby mode, press Menu, select Phone Menus and then press Select to access the Phone Menus interface. 4.3.1 Call Logs View calls list Select All Calls to view all calls list. Select Missed Calls to view the calls that you received but did not answer. Select Received Calls to view the calls that you answered.

  • Page 39: Diverts

    Add to Blacklist: Add the number to the black list. Call Duration: Check the last call duration and the total call duration. And you can reset the timer. Call Costs: Select Last Call/All Call Info check the last call cost and the total call costs.
  • Page 40 network service area. After choosing one of the above 4 options, select By Service and then select one of the following options, you can set to divert which service to the preset number: All Services: Divert incoming calls, voice calls and short messages. Voice Calls: Only divert voice calls.

  • Page 41: Firewall

    4.3.3 Firewall 4.3.3.1 Incoming Calls Bar Friend List: Press Select to access. If you have not added anything, the screen displays “List empty”. Press Add to enter the adding interface, add the friend number and then press OK to save. If you have added something, you can directly enter the friend list.
  • Page 42 4.3.3.2 Outgoing Calls Bar Before entering the function, you need to enter handset lock code first. Please refer to Section “Security Settings” for the password. The default lock code is 1234. Current Settings: Bar All: Bar all outgoing calls except emergency calls. Bar List: Bar all numbers in the barred list and all the numbers beginning with any number in the barred list.

  • Page 43: P Rofiles

    Profiles In standby mode, press Menu, select Profiles and then press Select to access the profile interface. You can select the profile you need in this submenu. The profile options are: Normal, Meeting, Outdoor, Silent and Headset. (Note: The Headset mode appears only when the headset is plugged.) These profiles have been set before leaving factory.
  • Page 44 Ringing Tone: Many polyphonic ring tones for selection. Ringing Volume: Adjust the volume of the ring tone by Left/Right Key and press OK to save the change. Speaker Volume: Adjust the volume of the earpiece by Left/Right Key and press OK to save the change.

  • Page 45: S Ettings

    Settings In standby mode, press Menu, select Settings and then press Select to access the settings interface. 4.5.1 Phone Settings Select and enter the Phone Settings submenu. Language: Press Select to change the current language for the displayed texts to Chinese or English or other supporting...

  • Page 46: Display Settings

    Fastkey Setting: shortcut menu content corresponding Up/Down/Left/Right Key in standby mode. Auto Lock: If you select On, the keypad is automatically locked after a certain length of time in standby mode. You can unlock the keypad according to the prompt on the screen. Select Off to disable this function. 4.5.2 Display Settings Backlight: Select to turn on/off the backlights of the screen and the keypad.

  • Page 47: Call Settings

    4.5.4 Call Settings Access Call Settings menu. Anykey Answer: If “On” is selected, you can answer the call by pressing any key except End Key and Right Soft Key. Auto Response: Select to switch on/off the auto answer function, which is valid only when the headset is plugged in.

  • Page 48: Network Settings

    Names, and the IP code will be automatically added before the phone number that you want to dial. 4.5.5 Network Settings In this menu, you can select Automatic/Manual to select the network service provider according to needs. If you have selected a service provider manually, you have to manually select again or return to the Automatic option to select the service provider when you switch to the SIM card of another network.
  • Page 49 PIN to set a new PIN code. Note: Three consecutive times of wrong PIN code inputting will lock the SIM card. Then, the PUK code is needed to unlock the SIM card. The PIN code and the PUK code may be provided to you together with the SIM card.
  • Page 50 Incoming Calls: Bar all incoming calls. Incoming If Abroad: Bar all incoming calls when roaming abroad. Outgoing Calls: Bar all outgoing calls. After choosing one of the above options, select Select to restrict any of the following services: All Services: Restrict incoming calls, voice calls and short messages. Voice Calls: Only restrict voice calls.

  • Page 51: Factory Settings

    Note: You need to input network password to set or cancel network restrictions. Three consecutive times of wrong network password inputting will lock the call restrictions service. Please contact the network service provider to unlock it. 4.5.7 Factory Settings In this menu, you can select to restore the related settings of the phone to factory settings.

  • Page 52: Alarm Clock

    Calculator: The phone provides simple calculating functions, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Stopwatch: The phone provides a stopwatch function. World Clock: The phone allows you to check time information on major cities worldwide. 4.6.1 Alarm Clock Your phone can set up to 5 alarm clocks at the same time. Set alarm: Select Set Alarm submenu, you can set the following options according to instructions: alarm type (Normal/Daily/Weekly/Workday Alarm), date, time, power-on/power-off/normal, and alert tone.

  • Page 53: Calculator

    Define Rest Day: Select Define Rest Day to set or change the settled days off in a week. The preset Workday Alarm will not sound at the defined rest day. Press Up/Down Key to select and then press Right Soft Key to set or cancel the rest day setting.

  • Page 54: Stopwatch

    4.6.3 Stopwatch Select Stopwatch to access the timing interface, press Start to start to measure, and then press Stop to stop the timing and view the measured duration of time. Press Reset to resume the stopwatch. 4.6.4 World Clock Enter World Clock, you can view the time of desired city by using Scroll Keys. Press Save to save the selected city time as local display and press End Key or Exit to quit.

  • Page 55: Name

    Set Lines: Select the original lines of the game. Help: Check the rules and instructions for the game. Push Box: The options are as follows: New Game: Start a new game. Load Game: Read the saved game records. Help: Check the rules and instructions for the game. Names In standby mode, access the Names interface by pressing Right Soft Key.
  • Page 56 the detailed information interface, press Options to access the menu interface of the selected record. The menu options are as follows: Send Message: Access the creating message interface. Edit: Edit the record. Delete: Select whether to delete the record. IP Dial: If IP code has been set in advanced, the phone will automatically prefix IP code to the number you want to dial while you select IP Dial option.

  • Page 57: Searching

    number. Records saved in the SIM card are sorted into an independent group. If the user doesn’t appoint the record to any group, the record will be sorted into the No Group. Besides, there are six groups for selection: Family, Friend, Colleague, Schoolmate, Society and VIP.

  • Page 58: Editing

    4.8.2 Editing In the Names list interface, press Options and select Edit. You can edit the current record including the name, the number and the group. 4.8.3 Deleting In the Names list interface, press Options and select Delete, you can delete all the information of the current record.

  • Page 59: Settings

    If SIM card is selected to save new number, you need: Enter the name you want to add. Enter the phone number you want to add. If Handset is selected to save new number, you need: Enter the phone number and then press Ok. Enter the name you want to add and then press Ok.
  • Page 60 function provides you to batch copy or move all the numbers saved in the SIM card or the handset. When copying or moving, there will be a prompt on the screen if the destination space is full. Delete All In SIM, Delete All In Phone: Delete all the records in the SIM card or the handset.

  • Page 61: Text Input

    Text Input Overview Your mobile phone provides the following input methods: upper and lower case input, numeric input and punctuation mark or special characters input. Entries where characters can be entered are as follows: Entering/Editing short messages. Entering/Editing Names. Searching for phone numbers in the Names. Editing preset idioms.

  • Page 62: C Haracter C Hart

    # Key is used to switch among different input modes. * Key: In input mode, press * Key to bring out symbol entering. Entering Idioms: In the original screen when creating messages, press Idiom to enter the idioms selecting interface. Character Chart Use this character as a guide for entering spaces, numbers, letters, symbols, and other characters.
  • Page 63 TUVtuv8 WXYZwxyz9 Space 0 * Key Press * Key to bring out symbol entering. # Key Switch among input methods. Up/Down Key Roll the cursor up/down. Roll the cursor left/right. Left/Right Key Left Soft Key Select or confirm the option. Exit, delete or cancel the last inputting.
  • Page 64 In numeric input mode, space cannot be entered. Use Clear to clear errors.

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Is it a malfunction? If you have a problem with your phone, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide as you check with your phone. If you can’t solve, please contact your dealer. “Enter PIN” is shown when the phone is switched on. Input the PIN1 code or input the new PIN if you have changed the code.
  • Page 66 No incoming ring tone. Check the ringing tone and ringing volume settings in the profile. No alarm tone when the reminder time reaches. Check the profile setting and the alarm ring setting. A phone number cannot be dialed. Check whether call restriction is set to the number. Please refer to Section “Outgoing Calls Bar”.

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