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  • Page 1 Z852 User Manual...
  • Page 2 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. Copyright Copyright © 2017 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. ® The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license. microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. ®...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............10 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........10 Knowing the Keys ............12 Installing the nano-SIM Card, the microSDXC™ Card and the Battery ............... 13 Charging the Battery ............15 Extending the Battery Life ..........17 Powering On/Off ..............
  • Page 5 Changing Screen Brightness ..........30 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ......31 Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ......32 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..... 33 Knowing the Basics ..........35 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........35 Managing Notifications ............. 36 Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ........
  • Page 6 Phone Calls ............74 Placing and Ending Calls ..........74 Answering or Rejecting Calls ........... 75 Working With the Call History ........... 76 Calling Your Contacts ............78 Checking Voicemail ............78 Using Options During a Call ..........79 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........80 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........
  • Page 7 Writing and Sending an Email ........100 Responding to an Email ..........100 Adding and Editing Email Accounts ........ 102 Changing General Email Settings ........103 Messaging ............104 Opening the Messaging Screen ........104 Sending a Message ............104 Replying to a Message ...........
  • Page 8 Recording a Video ............116 Using Manual Camera Mode ......... 117 Using Other Camera Modes .......... 118 Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ...... 118 Gallery ..............121 Opening Gallery ............. 121 Working With Albums ............. 121 Working With Pictures ............ 123 Retouching Your Pictures ..........124 Making a GIF Picture or a Collage .........
  • Page 9 Sound Recorder ........... 138 Recording a Voice Memo ..........138 Playing a Voice Memo ............ 138 More Apps ............140 Backup & Restore ............140 Calculator ..............140 Clock ................140 Downloads ..............142 File Manager ..............142 Google Apps ..............143 Settings ..............

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Auxiliary microphone Front camera Indicator light Proximity & light Earpiece sensor Touch screen Home key Back key Recent apps key Main microphone...
  • Page 11 Flash Back camera Volume up/down key Power key Back cover Speaker 3.5mm Headset Charging/ jack micro-USB port...

  • Page 12: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function Press and hold to turn on or off airplane  Power key mode, power off or restart the phone. Press to turn off or on the screen display.  Touch to return to the home screen from any ...

  • Page 13: Installing The Nano-Sim Card, The Microsdxc™ Card And The Battery

    Installing the nano-SIM Card, the microSDXC™ Card and the Battery The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. Power off your phone before removing or replacing the battery. The microSDXC card (not included) can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on.
  • Page 14 2. Hold the nano-SIM card or the microSDXC card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder. microSDXC card nano-SIM card...

  • Page 15: Charging The Battery

    Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of...
  • Page 16 unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode. 1. Connect the adaptor to the charging jack. Ensure that the adaptor is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charging jack. 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as appear on the status bar.

  • Page 17: Extending The Battery Life

    If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

  • Page 18: Setting Up For The First Time

    If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone. Setting Up for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup and Reset), you need to...

  • Page 19: Using The Touch Screen

    1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on. 2. Touch and hold the blank area on the screen. - or - Touch and hold to make a call, or touch and hold take a selfie photo or video with the front camera. - or - Double-tap a notification to open the related app.
  • Page 20 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. Swipe or Slide  To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
  • Page 21 Drag  To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Pinch  In some apps (such as Maps, web browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading...

  • Page 22: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    them apart (to zoom in). Rotate the screen  For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. NOTE: The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 23 Status bar Widget Google Search Folder Shortcut Primary shortcuts Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or remove home screen panels, or adjust their order.
  • Page 24 To delete a home screen panel: 1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and touch Home. You can slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails. 2. Touch on the top right corner of a thumbnail. 3.

  • Page 25: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Languages. The first language in the list is the default system language. 2. Touch Add a language to add another language to the list. 3.

  • Page 26: Changing Ringtone And Notification Sound

    To adjust the time zone manually, turn off Automatic  time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone. To adjust the time format, touch Use 24-hour format.  Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default incoming call ringtone and the default notification sound.

  • Page 27: Switching To Silent Or Vibration Mode

    NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume key. If no media application is active, press the Volume key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call) or touch to adjust other types of volume.

  • Page 28: Using Do Not Disturb Mode

    Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to. To turn on Do not disturb mode: 1.

  • Page 29: Applying New Wallpapers

    To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode: You can set reminders, certain calls and messages as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is on and Priority only is selected as the disturb rule, so these ringtones, sounds and vibration are not turned off.

  • Page 30: Setting The Theme

    In addition, you can touch and hold an empty place on the home screen, touch Wallpapers and then touch Lock screen or Home screen. Then select a built-in image, a live wallpaper, or an image from your Gallery. Setting the Theme 1.

  • Page 31: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

    Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to touch and hold on the screen, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

  • Page 32: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    Protecting Your Phone With Encryption You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must draw an unlock pattern, enter a numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone. WARNING! Encryption is irreversible.

  • Page 33: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    not charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back key. WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data. 3. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE. 4. Draw your screen lock pattern or enter your PIN or password. 5.
  • Page 34 2. Touch the On/Off switch. 3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, switch on Ask for unlock pattern / PIN / password before unpinning when the screen lock has been set. Pin a Screen 1.

  • Page 35: Knowing The Basics

    Knowing the Basics Monitoring the Phone Status The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see. 4G/3G connected No signal LTE connected Signal strength Do not disturb mode on...

  • Page 36: Managing Notifications

    Wired headset GPS on connected Managing Notifications Notification Icons The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see. New SMS or MMS Upcoming event messages New message(s) from New Wi-Fi network...
  • Page 37 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 on the ...
  • Page 38 , and then choose to silence or block the application, or touch MORE SETTINGS to customize more notification settings. See Notifications. NOTE: If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be blocked.

  • Page 39: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    panel. 1. Open the Quick Settings panel. 2. Touch at the top and do one of the following. Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you want.  Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the section below to ...

  • Page 40: Organizing With Folders

    Move Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2. Drag it to the place you need. Remove Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2.

  • Page 41: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    3. To add more shortcuts into the folder, touch and hold each shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it. NOTE: Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder. Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home screens.
  • Page 42 2. Touch Manage keyboards. 3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them. Change Input Methods 1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, open the notification panel and touch (Change keyboard). 2. Select the input method you need. NOTE: The icon appears only when more than one keyboard input...
  • Page 43 Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold  some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter É, touch and hold the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose É. As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard.
  • Page 44 touch to find more or touch to enter miniature icons. Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions,  horoscopes, and animals. Touch to use Google voice typing.  Touch and hold to change the input language or set up ...
  • Page 45 End of the word Start of the word NOTES: Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter,  go ahead and touch. Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added ...
  • Page 46 The Full Layout The FULL layout offers an input experience similar to a computer keyboard.  The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch and hold a key and slide if necessary to choose more characters.  The shift key: Touch to use uppercase.
  • Page 47  The delete key: Touch to delete text before the cursor. You can also slide left on the key to delete a whole word.  More options: Touch to access additional functions of TouchPal, use voice input, edit text, change keyboard themes, and more.
  • Page 48 The T+ Layout Touch to enter the left letter on the key. Double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. You can also touch and hold a key and slide left or right to choose more letters and symbols.
  • Page 49 NOTE: Curve is only available in the FULL layout. 3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting until you reach the end of the word. End of the word Start of the word NOTES: ...
  • Page 50 input and check Wave™ - Sentence gesture. 2. Touch the Back key to return to the text field. Open the TouchPal keyboard and switch to the FULL layout. NOTE: Wave is only available in the FULL layout. 3. Touch or use Curve to enter the first word. As the first word appears on the text field, candidate words appear on the keyboard for you to choose from as the following word.

  • Page 51: Editing Text

    Google Voice Typing Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text. 1. Touch to access the voice typing feature when you are using the Google Keyboard. Or flick down the status bar when entering text and touch Change keyboard, and then select Google voice typing.

  • Page 52: Opening And Switching Apps

     Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.  Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch CUT or COPY to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.

  • Page 53: Using Two Apps In Split-Screen Mode

    NOTE: You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it from the screen. Touch Clear all to remove all tabs. NOTE: Double-tap the Recent apps key to quickly switch between two most recently opened apps. Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode.

  • Page 54: Uninstalling Or Disabling An App

    screen. Uninstalling or Disabling an App 1. Touch the Home key > to open the application list screen. 2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to (Uninstall) or (Disable) at the top of the screen. 3. Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app. NOTES: ...

  • Page 55: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use To enable or disable data access: 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Mobile Data. 2. Touch the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.
  • Page 56 Set Access Point Names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information. 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 57: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    CAUTION: If 2G service is disabled, some apps and functions may not work in areas with limited coverage. Connecting to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 300 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.
  • Page 58 When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option to turn off notifications. Add a Wi-Fi Network You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.
  • Page 59 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Push Button. 4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network. Method two: PIN number 1.

  • Page 60: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    4. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET. Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch to adjust the following settings. Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar  when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available.

  • Page 61: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    by connecting to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots). Your phone supports Wi-Fi Direct, but you may need to install third-party applications to share data through Wi-Fi Direct. To connect via Wi-Fi Direct: 1. Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 62 When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar. Change the Device Name Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. Touch > Rename this device. Edit the name and touch RENAME.
  • Page 63 1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents for that device. Forget (Unpair With) a Bluetooth Device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you need to search it and enter or confirm a passkey again. 1.

  • Page 64: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    card is installed, received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance). You can access them with the File Manager app. Connecting to Your Computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions.

  • Page 65: Using The Microsdxc Card As Portable Or Phone Storage65

    Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device (MTP) for the first time. Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software.  NOTE: To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again. Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.
  • Page 66 Set Up the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage When you install a microSDXC card that has not been used on your phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable storage by default. You can also open the notification panel and touch the microSDXC card name, select Use as portable storage and then touch NEXT >...
  • Page 67 Set Up the microSDXC Card as Phone Storage If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the phone storage. If you move the microSDXC card to another device, it’ll be formatted before it can be used.
  • Page 68 4. Touch MOVE. NOTE: Whenever you move data between the internal storage and the microSDXC card, the destination is used to save new apps and personal data (such as photos and videos) and only the destination is accessible from a computer. To remove the microSDXC card from your phone: If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as phone storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

  • Page 69: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    2. Touch your card name below Phone. 3. Touch Format as portable. 4. Touch FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection You can share your phone’s data capabilities through USB tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot.
  • Page 70 or disconnect the USB cable. Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Mobile Hotspot You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

  • Page 71: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    2. Touch Mobile hotspot and set the following options. Configure:  Network name: Enter or edit a network name (SSID) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks. Channel: To avoid interference with other Wi-Fi networks, try using a different channel. Security: Choose a security option, Open (not recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the...
  • Page 72 deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network. Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN.
  • Page 73 Touch beside the VPN that you want to modify. Edit the VPN settings and then touch SAVE.

  • Page 74: Phone Calls

    Phone Calls 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 touch it to dial. Placing and Ending Calls Place a Call by Dialing 1.

  • Page 75: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    NOTE: To redial the last call you made, just touch when the phone number field is empty to enter the number automatically. End a Call During a call, touch on the screen. Answering or Rejecting Calls When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens, displaying the caller ID or the information about the caller that you've entered in the Contacts app.

  • Page 76: Working With The Call History

    Drag to reject the call. - or - Touch at the bottom to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller. - or - If the screen is unlocked, touch Dismiss to reject the call, or touch Message to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.
  • Page 77 Add a Number From Call History as a Contact Open the call history. Touch the contact icon in front of a number. Touch on the contact information tab. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in the list.

  • Page 78: Calling Your Contacts

    Touch > Clear call history in the call history screen to select and delete the history records. Calling Your Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > > Phone. Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed in the FAVORITES tab. 2.

  • Page 79: Using Options During A Call

    Using Options During a Call During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.  Touch to turn on or off the speaker.  Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.  Touch to switch to the keypad when you need to enter a code (for example, the PIN for your voicemail or bank...

  • Page 80: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    Managing Multi-party Calls When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call. NOTE: The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

  • Page 81: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    1. Place the first call. 2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.) 3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected.
  • Page 82 Sounds and vibration. 2. Touch the following options you want to configure. Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming  call notification. Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for  incoming call notification. Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the ...
  • Page 83 3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list. 4. Touch OK. Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1. Touch the Home key > > Phone > > Settings > Quick responses. 2. Touch a text message to edit it. Set Voicemail 1.
  • Page 84 available. Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN  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 get your nano-SIM card locked.
  • Page 85 settings > Additional settings. 2. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call. NOTE: Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID feature is available. Set Call Blocking You can add numbers to the blocked numbers list to filter out calls and messages from these numbers.
  • Page 86 Touch the Home key > > Phone > > Settings > Accessibility > TTY mode. Select one of the following options. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary. TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY  support.
  • Page 87 aid with a telecoil. Using this setting without a hearing aid or with a hearing aid without a telecoil may be harmful to your hearing. Enable VoLTE You can use LTE services to improve call quality. 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 88: Contacts

    Contacts 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 > > Contacts. From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to favorite contacts and contact groups.

  • Page 89: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    If necessary, touch More Fields to add other information including phone ringtone and notification ringtone. Touch to save the contact. Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone. Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 90 Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts. 2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage. 3. Select the vCard file(s) in the microSDXC card or the phone storage and touch OK. Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card 1.

  • Page 91: Working With Favorite Contacts

    2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to SIM card. 3. Check the contacts you need and then touch Share Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts and touch the CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch > Multi-select. 3. Touch the contacts you want to share and then touch 4.

  • Page 92: Working With Groups

    Remove a Contact From Favorites 1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts and touch the FAVORITES tab. 2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch at the top. Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 93 select an account for the new group. Touch the Group’s name field and enter the group name. Touch Add member and select the contacts you wish to be the group members. If necessary, touch the field below RINGTONE and NOTIFICATION RINGTONE to select the ringtone for incoming calls and notifications from the group members.

  • Page 94: Searching For A Contact

    NOTE: To remove group members, touch a group and touch > Multi-select to choose members. Then touch > OK. Searching for a Contact 1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts. 2. Touch at the top of the screen. 3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it.
  • Page 95 1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts. 2. Touch and hold a contact to select it. 3. Touch the duplicate contacts to select them. 4. Touch and touch LINK. 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.

  • Page 96: Web Accounts

    Web 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 > >...

  • Page 97: Configuring Account Sync

    3. Touch > Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data. When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make ...
  • Page 98 Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch the account category and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync. 3. When auto-sync is enabled, switch on or off the items as you need.

  • Page 99: Email

    Email Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Setting Up the First Email Account 1.

  • Page 100: Writing And Sending An Email

    the message list. Writing and Sending an Email 1. Open your email Inbox and touch NOTE: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message. 2.
  • Page 101 Reply to or Forward an Email 1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox. 2. Do the following as you need: To reply to the sender, touch  To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original ...

  • Page 102: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    beside the messages and then touch NOTE: If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it. Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage them separately.

  • Page 103: Changing General Email Settings

    Changing General Email Settings General settings apply to all email accounts you add. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch > Settings > General settings. 3. Make the changes and touch when you finish.

  • Page 104: Messaging

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

  • Page 105: Replying To A Message

    3. Touch the Send message field and enter the message text. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch attach a file to the message. You can also add quick reply or contact information to your text message. Touch to capture a photo or record a video and add ...

  • Page 106: Forwarding A Message

    message you want to reply to. 2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom. You can touch if you want to reply with an MMS. 3. Touch Forwarding a Message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward.

  • Page 107: Changing Message Settings

    Delete Message Threads On the Messaging screen, touch and hold a thread you want to delete. If there are more threads you want to delete, touch them one by one. Touch > DELETE. Changing Message Settings Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change the messaging settings.

  • Page 108: 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 109: Creating An Event

     In Month view, swipe horizontally to see past and future months.  In Week or Day view, swipe horizontally to see previous and future weeks/days.  In Agenda view, swipe vertically to see all your events.  When you are viewing past or future days, weeks, or months, touch the date icon at the top right to quickly switch to today.

  • Page 110: Editing, Deleting Or Sharing An Event

    You can also create a new event by copying the details of an existing event. Just open the event details screen and touch > Copy. Then edit the new event information and touch SAVE. Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event 1.

  • Page 111: Web Browser

    Web Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch the Home key > > Browser to launch the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. 1.

  • Page 112: Using Multiple Browser Tabs

    Using Multiple Browser Tabs You can open several web pages at the same time (one page in each tab) and switch between them freely. To open a new browser tab: Touch > New tab. A new browser tab opens and the homepage is loaded.
  • Page 113 control your privacy. To open the Browser settings screen, touch > Settings in the browser screen.

  • Page 114: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDXC card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1.
  • Page 115 Number Function Switch between the front and back cameras. Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon. Turn on or off the HDR feature, only available for the back camera. Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera.

  • Page 116: Recording A Video

    leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image. NOTE: In PHOTO (auto camera) mode, when you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. 4.

  • Page 117: Using Manual Camera Mode

    drag up or down to adjust the exposure. Touch and hold the focus point to lock the focus. 3. Touch to start / stop the recording. You can also touch to pause the recording. NOTE: When the recording is in progress, touch to save the frame as a separate photo.

  • Page 118: Using Other Camera Modes

    pictures. You can also touch one icon to unfold one setting. 4. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo. Using Other Camera Modes Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera modes.
  • Page 119 feature is enabled, you can touch the viewfinder screen to take a photo using the front camera. Mirror image: Available for the front camera. You can  enable this feature to take a mirror photo using the front camera. Selfie indicator: Available for the front camera. You can ...
  • Page 120 settings.  Options in video mode Video quality: Set the quality for your video.  Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter tone.  Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the GPS location in  your captured photos and videos. Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you ...

  • Page 121: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch the Home key > > 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. Touch Timeline/Album to select view mode. Timeline displays contents in chronological order and Album displays in a number of albums.
  • Page 122 To delete albums, pictures, or videos: 1. Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an item after you open an album to select a picture or a video. 2. Touch more items that you want to delete. 3.

  • Page 123: Working With Pictures

    Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen. When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are available.  Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.  Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row.

  • Page 124: Retouching Your Pictures

    NOTE: You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up in the filmstrip view. If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it.  Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in. ...

  • Page 125: Making A Gif Picture Or A Collage

    You can also choose to edit the picture with Photos. 2. Touch an edit option along the bottom of the screen and edit the picture. Apply filters, old photo effects or blur effects. Crop, rotate, or flip (mirror) the picture. Adjust exposure, contrast, sharpness, and other colour options.
  • Page 126 1. Open the Gallery app and touch > GIF maker or Collage maker. 2. Touch an album. 3. Touch the pictures you need. You can exit the album and open other albums to add more pictures. To make a GIF, touch 2 to 50 pictures in the order or ...

  • Page 127: Playing Videos

    Playing Videos 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video. 2. Touch at the center and select a player to start playing. Touch the video to view the playback controls.

  • Page 128: Music

    Music Touch 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 stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and so on. Viewing Your Music Library Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 129: Playing Music

    Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.
  • Page 130 Number Function Return to the music library. Album artwork (if available). Slide left/right to switch to the next/previous song in the playlist. Check the track information. Turn on or off shuffle. Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the track.

  • Page 131: Managing Playlists

    Managing Playlists Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.  Touch > Add to playlist next to a song to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist.

  • Page 132: Video Player

    Video Player Use the Video Player app to manage your video library and watch videos. Opening the Video Library Touch the Home key > > Video Player to view your video library, where your video files are displayed in a list. Swipe up or down to find the video you want.

  • Page 133: Managing Video Files

     Touch to rotate the video.  Touch to capture a screenshot.  Touch to hide the control panel.  Touch to share, trim or delete the video, or configure player settings. Managing Video Files Delete Video Clips 1. Touch and hold a video in the video library. 2.
  • Page 134 you want to keep. If necessary, touch to preview the selected portion. 4. Touch . The trimmed video is saved as a new video file. NOTE: You cannot trim the video during the preview.

  • Page 135: Fm Radio

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

  • Page 136: Editing A Saved Channel

    You can also drag the frequency panel left or right, touch + or -, or touch to switch to other channels. NOTES:  Touch to add the channel to favorites. Favorite channels are put on the FM Radio main screen. Slide up to view all favorite channels.
  • Page 137 To turn off FM radio immediately: Touch the switch at the top of the screen. To set your radio region: FM radio frequency ranges differ in different regions. Touch > FM frequency range to select the range you need. NOTE: If you change the frequency range, previously saved channels are not shown until you switch back to the original frequency range.

  • Page 138: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Touch the Home key > > Sound Recorder. 2. Touch the HQ icon to turn on or off high quality recording. 3.
  • Page 139 Touch next to a memo to delete, share, rename, trim it, add a tag, check its file information, or set it as your phone ringtone or notification ringtone.

  • Page 140: More Apps

    More Apps Backup & Restore Touch the Home key > > Backup & Restore. You can back up your user data, such as messages and installed applications, to the microSDXC card or phone storage regularly. If the data get lost, restore it from the card or storage. Touch >...
  • Page 141 Set a New Alarm 1. Touch the tab in the Clock app. 2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm. 3. Set up the alarm options, such as time, alarm days, snooze, alarm ringtone, and label.

  • Page 142: Downloads

    or the countdown timer. Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown allows you to set a time and count down to zero. Downloads The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have downloaded using apps such as Browser or Email. Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 143: Google Apps

    the current directory.  Touch to search for files.  Touch > View by or Sort by to change the view of the list or the order of the items in the list.  Touch > Multi-Select to select multiple items for deletion, sharing, copying, moving, or compression.
  • Page 144  Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts.  Google: Use Google search or get information when you need it with Google Now.  Keep: Create, share, and collaborate notes quickly and easily. ...

  • Page 145: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. At the top of the Settings screen, you can see setting suggestions. Touch to check or customize the recommended settings.
  • Page 146 Mobile Networks Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks. You can control mobile data, data roaming, network type, network operator, and APNs. See Connecting to Mobile Networks. Mobile Hotspot Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile hotspot to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via Wi-Fi.
  • Page 147 have been using mobile data, restrict background data for individual apps, or allow unrestricted data usage when Data Saver is on for individual apps.  Touch Billing cycle to set the reset date of the data usage cycle, and set mobile data warning and limit. ...

  • Page 148: Device

    USB Tethering Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > USB tethering to share your phone’s mobile data connection with a PC via USB so that you can access the Internet on the PC using the phone. See Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB.
  • Page 149 Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation for the  home screen or lock screen. Battery percentage: Show or hide the battery percentage  next to the battery icon in the status bar. Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen ...
  • Page 150 Notifications Touch the Home key > > Settings > Notifications. You can set different notification options for individual apps. Touch an app to block or mute its notifications, select its notification content to display on the lock screen, or let its notifications override your Do No Disturb settings.
  • Page 151 Data usage: Check how much data has been used by the  app during the time cycle you set, restrict background data for the app, or allow unrestricted data access when Data Saver is on. Permissions: Check or change the app permissions. ...
  • Page 152 photos captured and voice recorded. Touch Save location and select to store items in the phone storage or the installed microSDXC card. Touch Phone > Used space to get a detailed breakdown of space usage by type. Touch a data type to see more information or delete the files you do not need.

  • Page 153: Personal

    Memory Touch the Home key > > Settings > Memory to monitor the average memory use and performance of your phone. You can also check which apps use the most memory. Call Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings > Call settings to configure call options.
  • Page 154 sources you want to use. To get your accurate location, choose High accuracy. To save battery power and get approximate location, choose Battery saving. To use only GPS to pinpoint your location, choose Device only. NOTE: Touch Accelerated Location or Google Location History to ®...
  • Page 155 Lock screen message: Set the text that you may  display on the lock screen. Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to  trusted devices, in trusted places, or unlocked by trusted faces or voice, or unlocked when your phone is being carried on the body.
  • Page 156 Unknown sources: Switch on this option to permit  installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store. Storage type: Check the credential storage type.  Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates.  User credentials: View and modify stored credentials. ...
  • Page 157 manage settings for Google apps and features. You can set the options for Google account and services. Languages and Input Touch the Home key > > Settings > Languages & input to configure options related to system language, input methods, speech input and output as well as mouse/trackpad input.

  • Page 158: System

    Navigation Key Touch the Home key > > Settings > Navigation key to swap the positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key. Select an option to make the switch. Backup and Reset Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 159 date, time, time zone, and the time format. You can also use network-provided data. Accessibility Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accessibility to configure accessibility plug-ins and services on your phone, such as using Color inversion or Font size for users with sight problems.

  • Page 160: Upgrading The Phone Software

    3. Use your PC to download an upgrade package to your microSDXC card and install it to your phone from the card. NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website (http://www.ztedevice.com/support) and click your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well...

  • Page 161: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the chart below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible causes Possible solution...
  • Page 162 Problem Possible causes Possible solution End the call and dial The network link quality again. You may be is poor on the part of switched to a your service provider. better-quality network link or phone line. Echo or noise End the call and dial The quality of the phone again.
  • Page 163 Problem Possible causes Possible solution The standby time is related to your service provider system configuration. The same If you are located in an phone used with area where signaling is different service weak, temporarily power providers’ systems will off the phone. not provide exactly the same length of standby time.
  • Page 164 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Cannot turn Battery power has been Recharge the phone’s your phone depleted. battery. The nano-SIM card Take the nano-SIM card malfunctions or is to your service provider damaged. for testing. nano-SIM The nano-SIM card is Insert the nano-SIM card error inserted improperly.
  • Page 165 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Cannot You have activated the Disable this feature. See make Fixed dialing numbers Use Fixed Dialing outgoing feature. Numbers. calls Contact your service provider. If the service You have entered an provider provides the PIN Code incorrect PIN code three nano-SIM card’s PUK blocked...
  • Page 166 interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This mobile phone has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 167 different from that to which the receiver is connected. -Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. FCC Note: Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 168 maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output. The exposure standard for wireless devices employing a unit of measurement is known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR.
  • Page 169 FCC ID: SRQ-Z852. For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.57 W/kg, for usage near the body is 1.11 W/kg. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirements.
  • Page 170 be avoided. Hearing aid compatibility (HAC) regulations for mobile phones In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants. Although analog wireless phones do not usually cause interference with hearing aids or cochlear implants, digital wireless phones sometimes do because of electromagnetic energy emitted by the phone's antenna, backlight, or other components.
  • Page 171 for some of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or cochlear implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise.

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