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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual U.S. Cellular Customer Service 1-888-944-9400 ®...
  • 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 © 2016 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 Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time : January 15, 2016...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ..............15 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........15 Knowing the Keys ............17 Installing the nano-SIM card /microSDXC Card ....18 Charging the Battery ............20 Extending the Battery Life ..........22 Powering On/Off .............. 22 Setting Up for the First Time ..........
  • Page 6 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..... 38 Turn On Screen Pinning ..........38 Pin a Screen ............. 38 Unpin the Screen ............39 Knowing the Basics .............. 40 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........40 Managing Notifications ............. 41 Notification Icons ............41 Open/Close the Notification Panel ......
  • Page 7 Switch Between Recently Opened Apps ....52 Uninstalling or Disabling an App ........52 Sharing your phone ............53 Adding a New User ........... 53 Removing a User ............54 Switching Between Different Users ......54 Connecting to Networks and Devices ........55 Connecting to Mobile Networks ........
  • Page 8 Send Data via Bluetooth ........... 63 Receive Data via Bluetooth ........63 Connecting to Your Computer via USB ......64 Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB .... 64 ® Connect With Windows Media Player ...... 65 Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer....65 Remove the microSDXC Card From Your Phone ..
  • Page 9 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........74 Switch Between Current Calls ........74 Set Up a Conference Call .......... 75 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........75 Set Contact Display Options ........75 Set Sound and Vibration..........76 Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers ....77 Set Voicemail ............
  • Page 10 Share Contacts ............86 Working With Favorite Contacts ........86 Add a Contact to Favorites ........86 Remove a Contact From Favorites ......86 Working With Groups ............87 View Your Contact Groups ........87 Set Up a New Group ..........87 Delete a Group ............
  • Page 11 Setting Up the First Email Account ........94 Checking Your Emails ............94 Responding to an Email ........... 95 Reply to or Forward an Email ........95 Mark an Email as Unread .......... 95 Delete an Email ............96 Writing and Sending an Email .......... 96 Adding and Editing Email Accounts ........
  • Page 12 Camera ................105 Capturing a Photo ............105 Recording a Video ............108 Using Other Camera Modes .......... 109 Using Manual Camera Mode ......... 110 Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ....... 111 Gallery ................. 113 Opening Gallery ............. 113 Working With Albums ............. 113 Working With Pictures ............
  • Page 13 More Apps ................126 Calculator ..............126 Clock ................126 Set a New Alarm ............. 126 Check World Time ........... 127 Use the Stopwatch and Countdown ......127 Downloads ..............127 File Manager ..............128 Mi-Moment ..............128 Sound Recorder ............. 129 Record a Voice Memo ..........
  • Page 14 Wireless and Networks ..........137 Data Usage ............137 VPN ................ 137 Default SMS App ............ 138 USB tethering ............138 Bluetooth tethering ..........138 Device ................138 Storage ..............138 Power Manager ............139 Apps ............... 140 Users ..............140 Connect to PC ............

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Proximity & Earpiece light sensor Front camera nano-SIM/ microSDXC card tray Home screen camera Recent apps key Back key Home key...
  • Page 16 Headset jack Auxiliary microphone Dual-lens camera Flash Volume up key Volume down key Power key Main microphone Speaker Charging/USB Type-C jack...

  • Page 17: Knowing The Keys

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

  • Page 18: Installing The Nano-Sim Card /Microsdxc Card

    Installing the nano-SIM card /microSDXC Card Notice on the 4G LTE SIM card: This phone requires a 4G LTE nano-SIM card to connect to the 4G LTE network. Prior to turning on the phone please insert the 4G LTE nano-SIM card as instructed below. This 4G LTE nano-SIM card will only work with this phone.
  • Page 19 1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card tray. 2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card (right) /microSDXC card (left) facing down on the tray. Gently slide the card tray in until it clicks into place.

  • Page 20: Charging The Battery

    You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
  • Page 21 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as appear in the status bar. 3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged.

  • Page 22: Extending The Battery Life

    customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging. Extending the Battery Life Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power: 1.

  • Page 23: Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys

    using it. 1. Touch the language field to select the language. 2. Touch 3. Follow the prompts to Select Wi-Fi, type your Name, set screen lock to protect your phone, etc. Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it.

  • Page 24: Using The Touch Screen

    2. Touch and hold any blank area of the screen. - or - On the blank area of the screen, touch and hold at the bottom right of the screen to open the Camera app. - or - Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related app.
  • Page 25 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 •...
  • Page 26 To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. 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.
  • Page 27 Pinch • In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome, 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 them apart (to zoom in). Rotate the screen •...

  • Page 28: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar and touch Auto Rotate. Getting to Know the Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
  • Page 29 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. To add a new home screen panel: 1.
  • Page 30 1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails. 2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need. NOTE: Touch at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.

  • Page 31: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Language. 2. Select the language you need. Setting the Date and Time 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Date & time. 2.

  • Page 32: Changing Ringtone And Notification Sound

    Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound. 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notifications. 2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone. 3. Select the ringtone you want to use and touch OK. NOTE: for how to assign a special Set a Ringtone for a Contact...

  • Page 33: Switching To Silent Mode

    each type of audio. NOTE: You can adjust the volume levels any time by pressing the Volume up key or Volume down key. Then touch and drag a volume slider. Switching to Silent Mode You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the following methods.

  • Page 34: Applying New Wallpapers

    NOTE: In addition to silent mode and vibration, you can also allow priority apps to send out notifications when you switch the phone to priority interruption mode. Applying New Wallpapers You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen. 1.

  • Page 35: Setting The Theme

    settings screen to turn the feature on or off. NOTE: You can also use the Quick Settings to manage the screen brightness. See Use Quick Settings. Setting the Theme 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen. 2.

  • Page 36: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. Touch None, Long press, Pattern, PIN or Password. Touch None to disable the screen lock. Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlock with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding on the blank area of the screen.
  • Page 37 controlled by the system administrator. Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows: Set a lock screen PIN or password. ● Charge the battery. ● Keep the phone connected to the charger. ● Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you ●...

  • Page 38: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    Subsequently, you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your phone in order to decrypt it. Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view, so others cannot switch to other apps or access your personal information.

  • Page 39: Unpin The Screen

    Unpin the Screen To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold the Recent apps key. If you have checked Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password before unpinning when turning on screen pinning, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password.

  • Page 40: 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 LTE connected a llow data 3G connected a llow data （...

  • Page 41: Managing Notifications

    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 Upcoming event New MMS New Wi-Fi network detected New message(s) Downloading data from the Email app New message(s)

  • Page 42: Respond To Or Remove A Notification

    To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the • screen or touch the Back key. Respond to or Remove a Notification In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the notification itself.

  • Page 43: Use Quick Settings

    Use Quick Settings The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone. Open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards to find the following Quick Settings on the screen. Sync: Sync the information of the accounts on your phone •...

  • Page 44: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth. Touch and hold • to open the Bluetooth menu. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Brightness: Uncheck Auto and drag the brightness slider to • adjust the screen brightness. NOTE: In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu;...

  • Page 45: Move Shortcuts Or Widgets

    screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it. 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.

  • Page 46: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    drag the shortcut to an existing folder to add the shortcut into the folder. 3. If needed, drag more shortcuts and drop them into the folder. NOTES: Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the • folder.

  • Page 47: Enable Or Disable Input Methods

    Enable or Disable Input Methods 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Current Keyboard. 2. Touch CHOOSE KEYBOARDS at the bottom. 3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them. NOTE: Some default input methods may not be disabled.

  • Page 48: Google Keyboard

    Google Keyboard The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
  • Page 49 case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, when locked in uppercase. Touch to delete the text before the cursor. • Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then • touch to find more. Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions, •...

  • Page 50: Google Voice Typing

    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 51: Editing Text

    2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type. 3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it. NOTE: Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation. Editing Text Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type.

  • Page 52: Opening And Switching Apps

    Opening and Switching Apps Open an App 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it. Switch Between Recently Opened Apps 1. Touch the Recent apps key. The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in a series of tabs.

  • Page 53: Sharing Your Phone

    To find the disabled applications, touch the Home key > > • Settings > Apps > DISABLED. You can then touch an application and touch ENABLE to restore it. You can share your phone with other people by creating additional user accounts. Each user with a separate account has his/her own storage space, wallpaper, screen lock and so on.

  • Page 54: Removing A User

    screen. Removing a User 1. When the phone’s current user is the owner, slide down the status bar and touch 2. Touch 3. Touch next to an account. 4. Touch Remove user. 5. Touch DELETE. NOTE: When a guest user is finished using your phone, he/she can touch Remove guest in the User menu to delete all his/her data from your phone.

  • 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. 2. Touch the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.

  • Page 56: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider. 4. Touch > Save to complete. NOTE: To set the APN to default settings, touch > Reset to default. ® Connecting to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

  • Page 57: Add A Wi-Fi Network

    2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch > Advanced. 4. Slide the Network notification switch. When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Uncheck the option to turn off notifications.

  • Page 58: Forget A Wi-Fi Network

    Method one: WPS button (Recommended) 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Push Button. 4. Press the WPS button on the wireless router and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network.

  • Page 59: Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

    1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET. Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2.

  • Page 60: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    phone PIN method. MAC address: Check the MAC address. IP address: Check the phone’s IP address. ® Using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to connect to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots). Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct 1.

  • Page 61: Receive Data Via Wi-Fi Direct

    may vary by application and data type. 3. Touch a device the phone has connected with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them. Receive Data via Wi-Fi Direct When an attempt to transfer data via Wi-Fi Direct is received, you can see a notification in the status bar.

  • Page 62: Change The Device Name

    Change the Device Name 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. 3. Touch > Rename this device. 4. Edit the name and touch RENAME. Pair With Another Bluetooth Device 1.

  • Page 63: Forget (Unpair With) A Bluetooth 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. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 64: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    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. Your phone stores these files in the phone storage or on a removable microSDXC card.

  • Page 65: Connect With Windows Media Player

    NOTE: To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again. ® Connect With Windows Media Player You can sync music, picture, and video files from your computer to your phone via Windows Media Player. 1.

  • Page 66: Erase The Microsdxc Card

    safely remove the microSDXC card from the phone. NOTE: If you unmount the microSD card, some apps that you are using will stop and may be unavailable until you remount the microSDXC card. Erase the microSDXC Card 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 67: Add A Vpn

    Add a VPN 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch at the top right and fill in the information provided by your network administrator. 3. Touch SAVE. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen. NOTE: You must set a lock screen pattern, PIN or password before using VPN.

  • Page 68: 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 69: End A Call

    NOTE: To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number. NOTE: To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 70: Reject A Call

    Reject a Call When you receive a phone call, slide up the red bar to reject the call. You can also slide up to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller. NOTE: To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, touch in the top search field and select Settings >...

  • Page 71: Add A Number From Call History As A Contact

    Add a Number From Call History as a Contact 1. Open the call history. 2. Touch the contact icon in front of a number. 3. Touch on the contact information tab. 4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in the list.

  • Page 72: Calling Your Contacts

    Calling Your Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > . Your favourite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed in the SPEED DIAL tab. 2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch or swipe to the CONTACTS tab to view all your contacts and touch beside a contact to make a call.

  • Page 73: 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. 1. Touch to view all call options. 2. Touch to switch to the keypad when you need to enter a code (for example, the PIN for your voicemail or bank account) during the call.

  • Page 74: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    your ear during speakerphone use. 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.

  • Page 75: Set Up A Conference Call

    3. Touch to reject the second call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller. To switch between two calls: Touch to switch back to the other call. > Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time.

  • Page 76: Set Sound And Vibration

    CONTACTS tab of the Phone app. 1. Touch the Home key > (in the top search field) > > Settings > General settings. 2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the contacts and the format of the contact names. Set Sound and Vibration Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds.

  • Page 77: Edit Quick Response To Rejected Callers

    You can set the vibration pattern for incoming call notification. Touch the Home key > (in the top search field) > > Settings > Call settings > Vibrate pattern and select one. Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1. Touch the Home key > (in the top search field) >...

  • Page 78: Set Tty Mode

    Set TTY Mode Your phone is a TTY compatible device. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone. Simply connect the TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off.

  • Page 79: Set Hearing Aids

    Set Hearing Aids Your phone supports HAC (Hearing Aid Compatibility) function. When you turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a Telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call. 1.

  • Page 80: Set Dtmf Tones

    4. Touch OK. Set DTMF Tones You can set the length of Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal tones. 1. Touch the Home key > (in the top search field) > > Settings > Call settings > DTMF tones. 2. Touch Normal or Long. Call Ended Operation Tips When this feature is enabled, the phone will prompt you to call back, send a message to the contact, or add the new number to...

  • Page 81: Forward Incoming Calls

    Settings > Call settings > Auto answer. 2. Touch Auto answer if the feature is off. 3. If necessary, touch Call duration to configure how long the phone should wait before it answers a call; touch Auto answer conditions to set the condition when Auto answer works.
  • Page 82 hold the 0 key in the dialer. To activate Plus Code Dialing: 1. Touch the Home key > (in the top search field) > > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Plus code dialing setting. 2. Check Setup Plus Code Replacement to enable this feature.

  • Page 83: 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 > . From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to the contact groups or favorite contacts.

  • Page 84: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    contacts will be synced automatically with your account online. 4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. Touch ADD ANOTHER FIELD to add more information if you want. 5. Touch to save the contact. Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone.

  • Page 85: Import Contacts From The Microsdxc Card Or Phone Storage

    Gmail, or Messaging, etc. Import Contacts From the microSDXC Card or Phone Storage 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage. 3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone, select an account in which to save the contacts. 4.

  • Page 86: Share Contacts

    export vCard file(s) into the phone storage. Share Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch > Multi-Select. 3. Check the contacts you want to share and then touch 4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the applications and services installed.

  • Page 87: Working With Groups

    Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab. 2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any groups you have created. 3. Touch a group to view its members. NOTE: To send a message or an email to the group members, you can touch...

  • Page 88: Delete A Group

    8. Touch to save the group. Delete a Group 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab. 2. Touch a group and then touch > Delete Group. 3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted.

  • Page 89: Editing Contacts

    3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed. Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch 3.

  • Page 90: Join Contacts

    4. Touch OK to confirm. Join Contacts As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the contacts list. 1.

  • Page 91: Web Accounts

    2. Touch a contact entry you have merged and want to separate. 3. Touch > > Separate. 4. Touch OK to confirm. 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.

  • Page 92: Configuring Account Sync

    1. Touch the Home key > > Settings. 2. Touch the account category in the Accounts section and then touch the account. 3. Touch > Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Find the Power control widget on the home screen. NOTE: If the widget is not on the home screen, you can add it from the Widgets panel.

  • Page 93: Sync Manually

    manually to collect emails, updates, or other recent information. Sync Manually 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings. 2. In the Accounts section, touch the account category and then the account you want to sync. 3. Touch > Sync now. Or touch the types of information you want to sync.

  • Page 94: 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 95: Responding To An Email

    the message list. To check earlier emails for your IMAP or POP3 accounts, swipe upwards to the bottom of the message list and touch Load more messages. Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways.

  • Page 96: Delete An Email

    While in a message list (for instance, the inbox), touch the • checkboxes before the messages and then touch Delete an Email You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a batch of emails. While reading a message, touch >...

  • Page 97: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text. 4. Touch > Attach file to add audio files, images, videos and other types of files as attachments. 5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message.

  • Page 98: Changing General Email Settings

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

  • Page 99: Messaging

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

  • Page 100: Replying To A Message

    touching 3. Touch the Type message field and enter the message text. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch > Add subject to add a message subject or touch to attach a file or a slideshow to the message. 5.

  • Page 101: Deleting Messages

    Deleting Messages 1. Touch and hold a message that you want to delete on the Messaging screen. You can multi-check the checkboxes behind the messages if you want to delete more messages. 2. Touch > OK. You can delete all the messages manually. 1.

  • Page 102: 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 103: View Event Details

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

  • Page 104: Editing Or Deleting An Event

    Editing or Deleting an Event 1. Find the event you want to edit or delete. 2. Open its details screen (see in this View Event Details chapter). 3. Do one of the following as you need. To edit the event, touch .

  • Page 105: 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 107 Number Function Change the camera/video settings. Change flash mode (only available for the back camera). Switch to Bokeh camera mode to adjust aperture (only available for the back camera). View photos and videos you have taken. Select a special effect for pictures and videos. Capture a photo.

  • Page 108: Recording A Video

    WARNING! Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash toward people or animals’ eyes. 3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image. NOTE: In Auto camera mode, when you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar...

  • Page 109: Using Other Camera Modes

    NOTE: You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording. NOTE: When you touch the screen to focus during recording, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. 3.

  • Page 110: Using Manual Camera Mode

    parameters like shutter speed, exposure, ISO, white balance and more. Using Manual Camera Mode 1. You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc. 2. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 111: Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings

    Touch to adjust the focus manually or turn on auto-focus. 5. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo. Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings Before capturing a photo or a video, you can touch to open the following camera and camcorder setting options. NOTE: Some camera and video options will change according to different camera modes.
  • Page 112 storage location for captured photos and videos. Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video settings. VIDEO • Video quality: Set the quality for your video. Time lapse: Set the time interval between each frame when you shot time lapse videos with the back camera. Focus lock when recording: Select whether to lock the focus point on the center of the screen during video recording using the back camera.

  • Page 113: 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 in a number of albums. To view album contents: Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.

  • Page 114: Working With Pictures

    3. Touch > OK. To hide albums: 1. Touch and hold an album to select it. 2. Touch more albums that you want to hide. 3. Touch > OK. NOTE: To show the hidden albums again, touch > Settings > Manage hidden albums.
  • Page 115 1. Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos. 2. 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. Swipe left or right to scan through them all. NOTE: You can delete a picture or video by swiping it upwards in the filmstrip view.

  • Page 116: Retouching Your Pictures

    spread them apart to zoom out or in. 4. Touch to share, rename, print, or edit the picture, set it as wallpaper or contact photo, edit its tag, check file details, or browse the album contents in a slideshow. 5. Touch to manage picture tags.

  • Page 117: Making A Gif Picture Or A Collage

    Add a frame to the picture. Decorate people in the picture with comical moustaches, eye glasses, hats and more. Apply a blur effect to the picture. Select a color and draw anything on the picture. Add some text to the picture and adjust its effect. 3.

  • Page 118: Playing Videos

    To make a collage, touch 2 to 9 pictures. The pictures you touched are displayed along the bottom. Touch to remove the pictures you do not need. 4. Touch NEXT. The GIF or collage is displayed. 5. Touch the options along the bottom to adjust the final picture.

  • Page 119: 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. Copying Music Files to Your Phone Before using Music, you need to copy or download audio files to your phone.

  • Page 120: Viewing Your Music Library

    Receive Data via Bluetooth. Viewing Your Music Library Touch the Home key > > Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files are cataloged, according to the information stored in the files. Touch All Songs to view all music files on your phone. •...

  • Page 121: Playing Music

    ringtones (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact). 1. Touch the Home key > > Music to see the music library. NOTE: If you are in the playback screen, touch to return to the music library. 2. Touch next to a song in any list. 3.

  • Page 123: Managing Playlists

    Number Function Return to the music library. Album artwork. Swipe left to see lyrics (if available) and right the current playlist. Check the track information. Toggle repeat mode: sequential (no repeat), repeat the current track, or repeat the current playlist. Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume playback.

  • Page 124: Fm Radio

    Touch > Delete next to a playlist to delete the playlist. • Touch > Rename next to a playlist to rename the • playlist. Touch a playlist to view its content. You can touch and hold • a song to select multiple songs for removal from the playlist. FM Radio With the FM radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save them on your phone.

  • Page 125: Listening To Fm Radio

    3. Touch > All channels to view all the channels. NOTE: Touch to manually add a channel frequency to the All channels list. Touch behind the channel to set it as your favorite. Listening to FM Radio 1. Plug in a wired headset and touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 126: More Apps

    More Apps Calculator Touch the Home key > > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. Touch to calculate tips. NOTE: Slide left while holding the phone upright, or hold the phone on its side, to access advanced buttons.

  • Page 127: Check World Time

    To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just slide the • switches on the right side. Touch in the tab to configure alarm settings, • including ringtone volume, vibration, alarm duration, volume crescendo, and alarm in silent mode. Check World Time Touch the tab in the Clock app to check local time around the world.

  • Page 128: File Manager

    File Manager Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone storage and the microSDXC card. Touch the Home key > > File Manager. You can touch to find the file you need by category, or touch browse folders and files on the phone storage or the microSDXC card.

  • Page 129: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Record a Voice Memo 1. Touch the Home key > > Sound Recorder. 2. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can do the following: Touch to pause or continue the recording.

  • Page 130: Task Manager

    NOTE: You can also touch next to a memo to delete, rename, share, trim it, check its file information, add a tag, or set it as your phone ringtone. Task Manager Touch the Home key > > Task Manager to view or stop applications.

  • Page 131: Google Apps

    Google Apps Open the Google apps to use Google services. NOTE: Some contents or Google services may not be available in your region. Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and • get your bookmarks, browsing history, and more synced with your Google account.
  • Page 132 latest and your favorite movies and TV shows. Play Music: Play music on the phone and on your Google • account. Play Store: Buy and download apps, games, and other • content from the Google Play Store. Play Games: With Google Play Games Services, you can •...

  • Page 133: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. General Settings Airplane Mode Touch the Home key > > Settings and slide the switch beside Airplane mode to turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on.

  • Page 134: Mobile Networks

    Mobile Networks Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks to control mobile data use, set access point names, or select network types. See Connecting to Mobile Networks. Mobile hotspot Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile hotspot to allow your phone to be used as a mobile hotspot for up to 10 devices using your phone’s data connection.
  • Page 135 Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen • brightness. Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation for the • home screen and the lock screen. Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen • turns off automatically. Daydream: Manage the Daydream function. When •...

  • Page 136: Date And Time

    Date and Time Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are displayed. You can also use network-provided data. See Setting the Date Time. Language and Input Language: Select a language and region for your system. • Spell checker: Use Google Spell Checker to check for •...

  • Page 137: Wireless And Networks

    text-to-speech output feature supports the current system language. Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should • scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse accessory. Wireless and Networks Data Usage Touch the Home key > > Settings > Data usage to manage mobile data use.

  • Page 138: Default Sms App

    Default SMS App Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > Default SMS app to choose the preferred application for sending and receiving messages. USB tethering You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

  • Page 139: Power Manager

    The Storage settings menu lets you check memory information for your microSDXC card and internal storage. You can choose the default location for new data, such as files downloaded, photos captured, and voice recorded. Touch Save location and select Phone or SD card to store items in the phone storage or the installed microSDXC card.

  • Page 140: Apps

    mode to get its detailed information. Apps See apps installed on your phone and manage them. Touch an app in the DOWNLOADED, RUNNING, or ALL tab to see its information. You can stop or disable/uninstall the app, or clear data and cache. NOTE: Not all applications can be uninstalled.

  • Page 141: Call Settings

    Call Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings > Call settings to configure the call options. See Adjusting Your Call Settings. Personal 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.

  • Page 142: Security

    Device only: Use GPS to pinpoint your location. ® Accelerated location: Use Qualcomm IZat™ hardware accelerated location to determine your location. Security Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security to configure options that help keep your phone and data safe. Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with long •...

  • Page 143: Backup And Reset

    Install from SD card: Install certificates from the phone • storage or the microSDXC card. Clear credentials: Delete all certificates. • Trust agents: View or deactivate trust agents. • Screen pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view, so •...

  • Page 144: Accounts

    Accounts Manage your accounts and synchronization. Touch Accounts to sign in to or create accounts on your phone. Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have added and adjust the accounts settings. System Accessibility Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 145: 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 146 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Poor local telephone line End the call and dial again. quality. You may be switched to a better-quality network link or phone line. Unable to Your service provider does Contact your service select certain not support these features, or provider.
  • Page 147 Problem Possible causes Possible solution If you are not able to Change your location to one connect to the network, the where the network is phone will continue to send accessible, or temporarily out signals as it attempts to turn off your phone. locate a base station.
  • Page 148 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Uninstall the software that may cause the problem. Upgrade the phone software.

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