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ZTE Corporation. ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice. Version No. : R1.0 Edition Time : 2011.1.13...
E821 User Manual Contents Welcome ............................6 Your E821 ............................ 6 Specifications ..........................7 Getting Started ..........................8 Installing the Battery ........................8 Removing the Battery ........................8 Charging the Battery ........................9 Installing and Removing the SIM Card ..................9 Inserting and Removing the microSD Card ................
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E821 User Manual Setting up Your E-mail Account ....................23 Writing and Sending an E-mail ....................23 Receiving E-mails ........................23 Personal Information ........................24 Contacts ............................24 Creating a Contact ........................24 Updating an Existing Contact ....................24 Finding a Contact ........................24 Copying and Moving Contacts ....................
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E821 User Manual Games and Applications ......................33 Monitoring On-going Downloads ....................33 For Your Safety ..........................34 General Care ..........................34 Aircraft Safety ..........................35 Hospital Safety ........................... 35 General Guidelines ........................35 Road Safety ..........................35 Vehicles Equipped with an Airbag .................... 36 Third Party Equipment .......................
And when using your E821, please make sure you obey the laws of the country you are in, and respect the privacy and rights of others, including copyright.
C h a p t e r Getting Started Installing the Battery 1. Remove the back cover. 2. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment. 3. Push the battery down so it clicks into place. 4.
E821 User Manual Charging the Battery Please charge the battery according to the following procedure. Caution: Do not charge the battery if the temperature is under 0° C or above 45° C. 1. Open the USB jack cover on the side of the phone and connect the USB charger, making sure it’s inserted the right way round.
E821 User Manual 4. Replace the battery first. 5. Replace the back cover. Caution: Do not bend, scratch the SIM card, or unnecessarily touch its metal surface. It may damage the information stored in it. To remove the SIM card, slide it out of the card slot.
E821 User Manual Powering On/Off 1. Insert your SIM card and make sure the battery is charged. 2. Hold Power Key to power on the phone. The phone will automatically search for a network. Notes: You may need to enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) or handset password if you have enabled PIN lock or phone lock (See Basic Operation —...
E821 User Manual Open the widget tab to use the preset widgets. Add/delete the contact shortcuts on the screen. You can tap the contact to make a call or send a message. Add/delete the shortcuts of image and video files on the screen. You can tap the image to set it as ...
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E821 User Manual 3G network Roaming Missed voice call Missed video call Call forwarding active Data transfer in progress New voice message New SMS New MMS New WAP PUSH message New E-mail Message inbox full E-mail inbox full Downloading Meeting mode...
C h a p t e r Basic Operation Menu Navigation The various functions of the phone can be accessed through menus and submenus. You can navigate the menus by tapping on the touch screen or using the keys. 1. You can open the main menu in the following ways: •...
PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to unlock the card. Running Multiple Applications Similar to a computer, your E821 is capable of handling several applications simultaneously. When running an application, you can press Back Key to return to the main menu. Then you can go to whichever menu you need to launch new applications or just return to standby mode.
E821 User Manual Using the Hardware Keyboard to Enter Text Your phone has a hardware keyboard – a compact version of standard computer keyboard. When entering text, do the following: To enter lowercase letters, press the letter keys on the hardware keyboard.
C h a p t e r Personalizing Your Phone Screen Select Settings > Screen. You can set the standby wallpaper, the screen brightness and backlight duration, or the keyboard light duration and period. Select Idle Greeting and enter the greeting content which will be displayed on the standby screen below the network status widget.
C h a p t e r Using the Phone Making a Call Making a Voice Call 1. Enter the number by pressing the keyboard from standby mode. Delete wrong digits by pressing Clear Key or 2. Tap Voice Call or press Send Key to dial the call. Note: You can also tap on standby screen or select Dial from the main menu to open the dialer and then enter the phone number.
E821 User Manual Video Call. Making a Speed Dial Call Press and hold a numeric key (1~9) from standby mode to call the corresponding speed dial number. The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail. How to set up a speed dial number 1.
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E821 User Manual and choose Activate or Deactivate. You can also select Check Status to see what services are on or off. Send My Number lets you reveal or hide your number when making calls. Or you can select Automatic which gives the network the choice to show or hide your number. But this function needs network support.
C h a p t e r Messaging Select Messaging in the main menu to access your text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). The messages are kept in different folders. You can move text messages between the phone and the SIM card, or move important messages to the User Folder.
E821 User Manual message. Delivery Report: Turns on or off the report that tells you whether a message has been delivered. • MMS Settings Retrieval Settings: Select how you want to retrieve the multimedia messages – automatically, • manually on your own network, or manually on a roaming network.
C h a p t e r E-mail Setting Up Your E-mail Account Go to Pop/IMAP > Settings > Manage Account from the main menu to set up your E-mail account before use the E-mail function normally. Tap New to create new E-mail accounts. Set up your new E-mail accounts by entering account name, Pop/IMAP address, user name, password, sending/receiving server, sending/receiving port, server type, and so on.
C h a p t e r Personal Information Contacts Select Contacts from the main menu. You can add new contacts with names and phone numbers to the SIM card, or put contacts with more information on your phone. The phone can store 500 records. The capacity of the SIM card varies.
E821 User Manual Calendar Select Tools > Calendar from the main menu. You can use the function to arrange and remind you of your upcoming events. Adding New Events 1. Initially, the current date is highlighted. Tap on the date you need and then tap New.
C h a p t e r Multimedia Camera Taking Pictures or Videos First, press and hold Camera key, or go to Multimedia > Camera to display the camera menu. Then, by tapping Mode you can switch between picture and video modes. There are five modes to choose from: normal photos, portrait photos, normal video, video for MMS, and POP/IMAP.
E821 User Manual You can also View Playlist, and use the Volume Keys to adjust the volume. Copyright and Protected Files Some media files (by which we mean picture, audio and video files) have licenses that protect them from being unlawfully distributed or shared.
E821 User Manual 2. Adjust the recording volume onscreen with or use the Volume Keys. 3. You can select Pause or Continue at any time. 4. Tap Done to stop and save your memo, or tap Cancel if you prefer not to save it.
C h a p t e r Getting Connected Setting Up Data Connection Access Point Settings You need the correct access points to link to the Internet, watch online videos, send/receive MMS and download files. If the setting is not preset on your phone, obtain the setting information from your service provider.
E821 User Manual • Tap the search field on the screen. Enter your search information and tap OK. and select a record to open the web page you have visited. • to choose a website bookmark. • • and select a page memo.
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E821 User Manual network mode, or tap Preferred Selection to search for all available networks and choose the network you want manually.
E821 User Manual C h a p t e r Other Functions Managing Files Select File Manager to manage files on your phone and your memory card. In Photos, Audios, Videos and Others folders on the phone, or the Micro SD Card folder, you can search for files, create new folders, send/delete/rename/move/copy selected files, check folder or memory information.
E821 User Manual Timer and Stop Watch Select Tools > Timer to use the timer and stop watch. Tap Timer/Stop Watch to switch between the two. Tap Start to begin timing. You can pause the timing or reset it. You can also tap Minimum Display to put the timing screen into the background while you get on with other things.
C h a p t e r For Your Safety General Care Your phone contains delicate electronic circuitry, magnets and battery systems. You should treat it with care and give particular attention to the following points: Do not allow the phone, battery or accessories to come into contact with liquids or moisture at any time. •...
E821 User Manual Warning: In the unlikely event of a battery leak, take care to keep the battery discharge away from your eyes or skin. If the leakage does come into contact with the eyes or skin, please flush thoroughly in clean water and consult with a doctor.
FCC requirements.) While there may be differences between the SAR levels of individual E821 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.
E821 User Manual FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
E821 User Manual C h a p t e r Questions and Answers Got a problem with your phone? Then see if the solution is below. And if that doesn’t help, please contact your service provider. problem possible cause possible solution...
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E821 User Manual problem possible cause possible solution You are located in an area where Change your location to one the signal is weak or non-existent, where the network is more so your phone uses more battery accessible, or temporarily turn off power trying to receive a signal.