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  • Page 3: Device Information

    DEVICE INFORMATION Your Skinny R286 handset is manufactured and supplied by ZTE Corporation. For more detailed information about your product, go to https://www.skinny.co.nz/shop/ LEGAL INFORMATION Copyright © 2014 ZTE CORPORATION. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be excerpted, reproduced,...

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Security  To protect your mobile phone from unwanted use, take the security measures as follows:  Set PIN codes of the SIM card.  Set handset lock code.  Set call restrictions. Safety Precautions This section includes some important information on safe and efficient operation.

  • Page 5: Precautions While Driving

     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 your doctor before playing video games on your phone or enabling a flashing-light feature on your phone.

  • Page 6: Precautions For Medical Devices And Facilities

    Precautions for Medical Devices and Facilities  When using your phone near pacemakers, please always keep the phone more than eight inches (about twenty centimeters) from the pacemaker when the phone is switched on. Do not carry the phone in the breast pocket. Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
  • Page 7  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.

  • Page 8: Precautions For Potentially Explosive Atmospheres

     To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. 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. ...

  • Page 9: Aircraft Safety

    Safety and General Use in Vehicles  Safety airbag, brake, speed control system and oil eject system shouldn’t be affected by wireless transmission. If you do meet problems above, please contact your automobile provider. Do not place your phone in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area.

  • Page 10: Battery Use

    Battery Use  Do not short-circuit the battery, as this can cause the unit to overheat or ignite.  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.

  • Page 11: Limitation Of Liability

    Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in connection with using this product, whether or not ZTE had been advised, knew or should have known the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 12: Key Functions

    Key Functions Earpiece Headset 4-Way Navigation keys and Centre key Left/Right soft keys Charger interface Send key End/Power key Alpha numeric keys # key * key...

  • Page 13: Left Soft Key

    Function Description Performs the function indicated at the Left soft key bottom left of the screen. Performs the function indicated at the Right soft key bottom right of the screen. Press to confirm actions and make Center key selections. These keys (UP, DOWN, LEFT and 4-Way RIGHT) allow for navigation through Navigation keys...

  • Page 14: Locking And Unlocking The Keypad

    Locking and Unlocking the Keypad In idle screen, press the Left soft key and then press the * key within two seconds to lock the keypad. The unlock method is the same. Locking the keypad can prevent unintentional operations on it. You can answer an incoming call by pressing the green Call key even when the keypad is locked.

  • Page 15: Installing And Removing The Battery

    Battery The battery can be used immediately after unpacking. Installing and removing the battery 1. Make sure that your phone is off and remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts with the contacts in the battery slot. And then push down the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place.

  • Page 16: Inserting The Sim/Sd Card

    Replace the battery cover Push up the battery from here Inserting the SIM/SD card SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) is a micro-chip that holds your personal information such as names and phone numbers. Your phone won’t work without it. If you already have contacts on your SIM card, they can be transferred in most cases.
  • Page 17 Insert the SIM card 4. Insert the memory card as shown in the diagram below. Insert the memory card with the metal contacts facing down. Until it clicks to the right position. Notice：This product does not contain SD-card. Insert the memory card 5.

  • Page 18: Charging The Battery

    Note: You can use memory card to expand the storage of the phone. You can store or copy files such as music and so on. Do not take out the card or switch off the phone while transmitting or storing data, which may cause data loss or damage to the phone or the card.

  • Page 19: Powering Your Phone On/Off

    Powering your phone on/off Make sure that the SIM card is in your device and the battery is charged. Hold the End/Power key to power on/off the phone.

  • Page 20: Text Input

    Text Input  Change input mode: Press the # key to change the input mode.  Input Letters: Press the corresponding letter to enter desired characters. It does not work in numeric mode.  Input Digits: In numeric mode, press digit key once to input a digit.

  • Page 21: Adding Contact To The Phonebook

    Adding contact to the Phonebook There are some numbers that you may want to call again and again, so it makes sense to add these numbers to your Phonebook. You can then access these numbers quickly and easily. 1. Go to Menu>Phonebook>Add new contact. 2.

  • Page 22: Sending And Receiving Messages

    Make sure that you are in an area with sufficient signal coverage to make calls. The strength of the network signal is indicated on the Status Bar of the screen. Sending and receiving messages You can use your mobile phone to send and receive messages. ...

  • Page 23: User Profiles

    User profiles Go to Menu> User profiles. You can select Options>Activate to activate a profile. Or you can select Options>Customize to edit a profile. Call center Go to Menu>Call center.  Call history Dialled calls, Received calls and Missed calls are saved in Call history.
  • Page 24 Setting You can adjust various settings of your phone. Go to Menu>Settings.  Phone settings: Set time and date and schedule power on/off, select language, set pref. input method and Display, etc.  Network settings: Set to automatically or manually select network, and set the preferred networks.
  • Page 25 Bluetooth The Bluetooth device must be paired before the communication is performed. 1. Go to Menu>Settings>Connectivity>Bluetooth. You can turn Bluetooth On or Off. When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar 2. Go to My device>Search new device to search other Bluetooth-enabled devices and list them.

  • Page 26: Using Organizer

    Using Organizer Go to Menu>Organizer.  Calendar Go to Organizer>Calendar. The calendar of the current month will be displayed on the screen and the current date will be marked by a background box in a special colour.  Alarm Go to Organizer>Alarm. You can view and edit the alarm clocks settings.

  • Page 27: How To View Image

    How to view image Go to Menu>Multimedia>Image viewer. You can select an image in your phone or the memory card and view it. How to use FM radio Go to Menu>Multimedia>FM radio. With the radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save them on your device.
  • Page 28 Services Go to Menu > Services. Services allow you to view internet content. In Services you also can use the STK.  Internet browser You can perform the following operations:  Homepage: Go to your homepage interface.  Bookmarks: Access your phone’s preset websites. Select a bookmark to load the website.
  • Page 29  STK SIM card Toolkit (STK) services are value-added services provided by your network provider. Your mobile phone supports STK service, but if your SIM card and network provider do not support the service, these functions can’t be used.

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