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  • Page 1 ZTE-U V856 WCDMA/GSM Mobile Phone User Manual...

  • Page 2: Legal Information

    ZTE Corporation. ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice. Version No.: R0.2...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction ........................... 13 For Your Safety ........................13 General Safety ........................13 Distraction ..........................15 Driving ........................... 15 Operating Machinery......................15 Product Handling........................15 General Statement on Handling and Use................15 Small Children........................17 Demagnetization ........................17 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)....................17 Antenna..........................
  • Page 4 Loud Noise ..........................19 Phone Heating ........................19 Electrical Safety ........................19 Accessories........................... 19 Connection to a Car ......................20 Faulty and Damaged Products....................20 Interference ........................... 20 General Statement on Interface .................... 20 Pacemakers .......................... 21 Hearing Aids.......................... 21 Medical Devices ........................
  • Page 5 Keys Explained ........................25 Starting up..........................25 Installing the SIM/microSD Card and Battery ................ 25 Removing the Battery and SIM/microSD Card ..............28 Charging the Battery ......................28 Switching Your Phone On/Off ....................28 Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time................29 Switching to Sleep Mode.......................
  • Page 6 Calling from a Text Message....................36 Receiving Calls ........................36 Answering a Call ........................36 Rejecting a Call ........................36 Muting a Call ......................... 37 Turning the Speakerphone On/Off ..................37 Ending a Call......................... 37 Contacts ..........................37 Creating a Contact ........................ 38 Searching for a Contact ......................38 Messaging..........................
  • Page 7 Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status..................42 USB tethering & portable hotspot..................43 Enabling USB tethering ......................43 Disabling USB tethering ......................43 Enabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot....................43 Disabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot....................44 Browsing the Internet ......................44 Browsing Options ........................45 Using Bookmarks ........................45 Editing a Bookmark .......................
  • Page 8 Making Voice Memos......................50 Using Your Google™ Applications ..................50 Gmail............................. 51 Using Google Talk......................... 51 Opening Google Talk ......................52 Adding a New Friend......................52 Starting a Chat ........................52 Places ........................... 52 Latitude ..........................53 Sorting out Your Phone Settings ................... 53 Setting Date and Time ......................53 Display Settings ........................
  • Page 9 Security Settings ........................56 Protecting Your Phone with a Pattern ................... 57 Protecting Your Phone with a PIN or Password ..............58 Disabling Screen Unlock Security ..................58 Protecting Your SIM Card with a PIN ..................59 Setting up Credential Storage ....................60 Managing Your Device Memory ....................
  • Page 10 Driving..........................15 Operating Machinery ......................15 Product Handling ........................ 15 General Statement on Handling and Use ................15 Small Children ........................17 Demagnetization ......................... 17 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).................... 17 Normal Use Position ......................18 Air Bags ..........................18 Seizures/ Blackouts ......................18 Repetitive Motion Injuries....................
  • Page 11 General Statement on Interface ..................20 Pacemakers ......................... 21 Hearing Aids ........................21 Medical Devices ........................21 Hospitals ..........................22 Aircraft ..........................22 Interference in Cars ......................22 Explosive Environments..................... 23 Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres ..............23 Blasting Caps and Areas ....................23 Overview ..........................
  • Page 12 Bluetooth ..........................47 Opening Camcorder......................48 FM Radio ..........................49 Sound Recorder ........................50 Using Gmail ......................... 51 Creating and sending an email ..................51 Open Gmail .......................... 51 Using Google Talk....................... 51 Opening Google Talk ......................52 Adding a new friend......................52 Starting a chat ........................

  • Page 13: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing ZTE products. Please read the user manual carefully in order to make the products in best condition. Images we use in this manual are only used to demonstrate the mobile phone’s functions, so they might be a bit different from what you see on your phone. Please take your handset as the standard.
  • Page 14 Small parts may cause a choking. Don’t dispose of your phone in fire. Your phone can produce a loud Avoid contact with anything magnetic. sound. Keep away from pacemakers and Avoid extreme temperatures. other electronic medical devices. Switch off when asked to in Avoid contact with liquids.

  • Page 15: Distraction

    Distraction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while driving (even with a hands free kit) can cause distraction and lead to an accident. You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.
  • Page 16 • Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place. • Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames or lit tobacco products. • Do not expose your phone or its accessories to liquid, moisture or high humidity. •...

  • Page 17: Small Children

    Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the phone. Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or may become detached and create a choking hazard.

  • Page 18: Normal Use Position

    Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth. Air Bags Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area. Store the phone safely before driving your vehicle.

  • Page 19: Emergency Calls

    • Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax. Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone for emergency communications. Loud Noise This phone is capable of producing loud noises, which may damage your hearing.

  • Page 20: Connection To A Car

    Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system. Faulty and Damaged Products Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessory.

  • Page 21: Pacemakers

    such as pacemakers and hearing aids. Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket.

  • Page 22: Hospitals

    Hospitals Switch off your wireless device when requested to do so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment. Aircraft Switch off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff. Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices on board the aircraft.

  • Page 23: Explosive Environments

    Explosive Environments Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment. Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

  • Page 24: Getting Started

    Getting Started Overview Headset Jack Power Key Earpiece Charger/USB Jack Volume Keys Touch-screen Menu Key Search Key Back Key...

  • Page 25: Keys Explained

    Keys Explained Function • Power Key Hold to turn on or off Silent or Airplane mode, or to power off. • Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode. • Press to wake up your phone. • Home Key Press to return to the Home Screen from any application or screen. •...
  • Page 26 Remove the back cover. Hold the SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder. Follow the OPEN arrow to push the metal slot, and flip it up. Insert the memory card into the metal slot with the metal contacts facing down until it clicks to the right position.
  • Page 27 metal slot back and lock it. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.

  • Page 28: Removing The Battery And Sim/Microsd Card

    Removing the Battery and SIM/microSD Card Make sure that your mobile phone is off. Remove the back cover. Lift the battery up and out. Slide the SIM card out. Slide the microSD card out. Charging the Battery When you first get your new phone you’ll need to charge the battery. Connect the adapter to the charger jack.

  • Page 29: Setting Up Your Phone For The First Time

    • Hold Power Key to switch on your phone. • To switch it off, hold Power Key to get the phone options. Select Power off, and then tap Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Sorting out Your Phone Settings –...

  • Page 30: Waking Up Your Phone

    Waking Up Your Phone Press Power Key to activate your screen display. arrowhead Drag the icon to the top. NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see chapter Sorting out Your Phone Settings – Security Settings) you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

  • Page 31: Home Screen

    NOTE: You can view the phone screen in portrait or landscape orientation simply by holding it upright or turning it on its side. Not all screens are viewable in landscape. Home Screen In the Home screen, besides the shortcut icon is displayed, you can also set your own wallpaper, add the widgets or application shortcuts you need, or remove them as you like.

  • Page 32: Status And Notification Icons

    Adding Items to Your Home Screen Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen. Slide left or right to find a part of the Home Screen with free space. Hold the icon and drag to the application page then release your finger. Or you can Tap Menu Key and select Add to add the items you want to use.
  • Page 33 USB connected No signal Airplane mode Signal strength Battery low New message Battery status Connected to a Wi-Fi network Alarm set earphone insert Silent mode Signal searching Bluetooth icon USB debugging connected New Wi-Fi network detected Data Conn off...

  • Page 34: Using The Notification Panel

    Using the Notification Panel Flick the status bar downwards from across the top of the screen to open the Notification Panel, where you can see your calendar events, new Messaging, and current settings – such as call forwarding or call status. From here you can also open new Messaging, reminders, etc.

  • Page 35: Calling From The Phone

    Calling from the Phone Press Home key>tap > Phone or tap on the Home Screen. Enter the phone number using the on-screen keypad. to delete wrong digits. Tap the dial icon. TIPS: To make international calls, hold to enter the “+”. Calling from Your Contacts Press Home key>...

  • Page 36: Calling From A Text Message

    Calling from a Text Message If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call, you can make the call while viewing the text message. Press Home key> tap > Messaging. Tap the conversation and then the message that contains the phone number you need. Tap the message, the phone will list the numbers.

  • Page 37: Muting A Call

    Muting a Call During a call, you can mute your microphone so that the person you are speaking to cannot hear you, but you can still hear them. Tap Mute to turn your microphone off. The mute icon will appear on the status bar. To turn your microphone back on, tap Mute again.

  • Page 38: Creating A Contact

    Creating a Contact or Menu Key > New contact from the Contacts Screen. Choose the storage location to save the contact. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, and other information, and then save it. Searching for a Contact on the top of the Contacts Screen. Input the contact name you want to search for.

  • Page 39: The Message Box

    The Message Box Instead of an inbox and outbox, your phone organizes all Messaging you sent and received into one box, where Messaging exchanged with the same number are grouped into one message thread in the Messaging Screen. You can tap a thread to see the conversation you have had with someone.

  • Page 40: Message Settings

    Tap Send to send your message. NOTE: Add an attachment to text message and it will be converted into an MMS automatically. Likewise if you remove all attachments and the subject from an MMS, it’ll automatically become a text message. Message Settings The phone’s message settings are pre-configured for you to use immediately.

  • Page 41: Getting Connected To The Internet

    Getting Connected to the Internet Your phone’s impressive networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet or your corporate network with ease. You can use default connection settings to connect to the Internet via your mobile network, or Wi-Fi. The network connection can be enabled /disabled manually. Just select >...

  • Page 42: Turning On Wi-Fi

    Turning On Wi-Fi Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to about 300 feet. Press Home key> tap > Settings > Wireless & networks. Tick the Wi-Fi box to turn it on. Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network Press Home key>tap >...

  • Page 43: Usb Tethering & Portable Hotspot

    USB tethering & portable hotspot Share your phone’s data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Enabling USB tethering TIPS: The PC accesses the Internet via the phone’s mobile network. Therefore, set up the networks connection correctly before you try to use the phone as a modem. Press on the phone Home Key >tap Menu Key >...

  • Page 44: Disabling The Wi-Fi Hotspot

    NOTE: • When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot function is enabled, you can’t use your phone’s applications to access the internet via its Wi-Fi connection. • You configure the hotspot with the Wi-Fi hotspot settings. Press Home Key > tap Menu Key > Settings > Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot and tick the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box.

  • Page 45: Browsing Options

    There are different ways to open web pages: Tap the address bar to enter the website you want to browse. Then tap Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks. Select a bookmark to open. Browsing Options When you browse the Web, you can also do the following: •...

  • Page 46: Editing A Bookmark

    Editing a Bookmark 1. Open a Browser window. 2. Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks. 3. Select an item you want to edit and hold on it until the shortcut menu pops up. 4. Select Edit bookmark. 5. Edit the name or location, and then save it. Deleting a Bookmark 1.

  • Page 47: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed. Press Home Key > tap >...

  • Page 48: Making The Most Of Multimedia

    Making the Most of Multimedia Taking Pictures with Your Camera Your phone has camera function. Open it by pressing Home Key > tap > Camera. to take a shot. To view it, just tap the picture in the right corner of the screen. Or select Menu Key >...

  • Page 49: Listening To Your Fm Radio

    Listening to Your 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.

  • Page 50: Opening Your Gallery

    Opening Your Gallery Press Home Key > tap > Gallery. You can use Gallery to view pictures and play videos. You can also do some basic editing of your pictures – such as setting them as wallpaper or contact icons, and sharing with friends. Making Voice Memos Sound Recorder enables you to record your voice memos.

  • Page 51: Gmail

    Tap a Google application that needs a Google account, such as Market. Read the instructions and select Next. If you’ve got a Google account, tap Sign in. Enter your user name and password. Then tap Sign in. (Or tap Create if you don’t have a Google account.) Gmail Gmail is a web-based email service that’s configured when you sign in to your Google account.

  • Page 52: Opening Google Talk

    Opening Google Talk Press Home key>tap > Talk. Adding a New Friend You can only add people who have a Google Account. In the Friends list, tap Menu Key > Add friend. Enter the Google email address of the friend you want to add. Tap Send.

  • Page 53: Latitude

    Press Home Key > tap > Places. Select a business category and the information of that type of business near you will be displayed. Tap a result you are interested in and check out the details and reviews about that place. You can also see the place on Google Maps, find out how to get there, or give that business a call.

  • Page 54: Display Settings

    Clear the Automatic check box if you want to set the time and date by yourself. Set date, time and change the other options. Display Settings By tapping Menu key > Settings > Display, you can adjust the display settings as you like: •...

  • Page 55: Language Settings

    Language Settings You can change the language of your phone system in two simple steps. Press Home key>tap > Settings > Language & keyboard > Select language. Select a language from the list given. Mobile Network Services Press Home key> tap >...

  • Page 56: Switching Networks

    Network Mode. Select one of the following: GSM/WCDMA (auto mode), WCDMA only, or GSM only. Switching Networks Press Home key> tap > Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Network operators. The phone automatically searches for all available networks. Tap a network to register manually, or tap Select automatically.

  • Page 57: Protecting Your Phone With A Pattern

    Protecting Your Phone with a Pattern Creating Your Screen Unlock Pattern Press Home key>tap > Settings > Security > Set up screen lock > Pattern. Read the instructions on-screen and watch the example pattern, and select Next twice (if needed). Drag your finger to connect at least four dots, draw the pattern.

  • Page 58: Protecting Your Phone With A Pin Or Password

    Protecting Your Phone with a PIN or Password Creating a PIN or Password Press Home key>tap > Settings > Security > Set up screen lock. Tap PIN or Password. Read the instructions and according to this instruction to complete your PIN or password settings.

  • Page 59: Protecting Your Sim Card With A Pin

    Tap None. Protecting Your SIM Card with a PIN Every SIM card comes with a PIN. The initial PIN is provided by your mobile phone carrier. It’s best to lock your SIM card as soon as you can. Press Home key> tap >...

  • Page 60: Setting Up Credential Storage

    Tap Change SIM PIN. Setting up Credential Storage This lets you select applications to access secure certificates and other credentials. Enabling Secure Credentials Press Home key>tap > Settings > Security. Tap Set password and create a password for the credential storage. Tick the Use secure credentials box.

  • Page 61: Privacy: Reset To Factory Settings

    You can view the space information of the microSD card as well as the phone storage. • Unmount SD card: You can unmount the microSD card to safely remove it. • Erase SD card: Erase all data on the microSD card. Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings Press Home key>...

  • Page 62: Removing An Application

    sure that you select an application developed for your device and processor type before installing it. Copy the application file to the microSD card and install the card on your phone. Press Home key> tap > File Manager, and open the folder where the application file Tap the file to start installation.

  • Page 63: Managing Other Settings

    when the phone memory is full. You can also move applications to your phone if the memory card is getting full. NOTE: Not all applications can be move to your phone or memory card. Press Home key> tap > Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Click the application you want to move on the Downloaded tab.

  • Page 64: Other Applications

    Other Applications Clock Press Home key>tap > Alarms. Tap the default alarm to configure it. Or, to create a new alarm, tap Menu Key > Add alarm. When using the clock, use the following function: • Click to enter the alarm screen. •...

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