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  • Page 1 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 © 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. microSDHC 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(s) and the microSDHC™ Card ..................12 Charging the Battery ............14 Extending the Battery Life ..........16 Powering On/Off .............. 16 Setting Up for the First Time ..........
  • Page 5 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ......29 Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ......30 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..... 32 Knowing the Basics ..........34 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........34 Managing Notifications ............. 35 Managing Icons and Widgets ........... 38 Organizing With Folders ...........
  • Page 6 Answering or Rejecting Calls ........... 73 Working With the Call History ........... 74 Calling Your Contacts ............75 Checking Voicemail ............76 Using Options During a Call ..........76 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........77 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........79 Contacts ..............
  • Page 7 Changing General Email Settings ........100 Messaging ............101 Opening the Messaging Screen ........101 Sending a Message ............101 Replying to a Message ........... 102 Forwarding a Message ........... 103 Copying a Message ............103 Changing Message Settings ........... 103 Web Browser ............
  • Page 8 Playing Videos ............... 117 Play Music ............118 Playing Your Music ............118 Managing Playlists ............121 Video Player ............122 Opening the Video Library ..........122 Playing and Controlling Videos ........122 Managing Video Files ............ 123 FM Radio ............... 125 Scanning and Saving Channels ........
  • Page 9 ZTE Cares ..............133 Google Apps ..............133 Settings ..............135 Wireless and Networks ........... 135 Device ................138 Personal ................ 142 System................147 Troubleshooting ........... 150 For Your Safety ............ 155 General Safety ............... 155 Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ........156 Distraction ..............

  • Page 10: Getting Started

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

  • Page 12: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function  Press and hold to turn on or off flight mode, Power key restart, turn on or off vibration or sound, or power off.  Press to turn off or on the screen display.  Touch to return to the home screen from any Home key application or screen.
  • Page 13 WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service provider. NOTE: Your phone is designed for simultaneous use of two nano-SIM cards in standby mode.

  • Page 14: Charging The Battery

    2. Hold the nano-SIM card(s) and the microSDHC card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip them into the card slots. nano-SIM card slot 1 nano-SIM card slot 2 microSDHC card slot NOTE: The two nano-SIM slots support 4G/3G/2G networks. When one nano-SIM card is set to connect with 4G/3G networks, the other installed nano-SIM card can only connect with 2G networks.
  • Page 15 CAUTION: Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider. 1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted with the correct orientation.

  • Page 16: Extending The Battery Life

    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. 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 17: Setting Up For The First Time

    NOTE: 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 18: Using The Touch Screen

    To unlock the screen and keys: Press the Power key to turn the screen on. If you have set up a screen lock, you’ll need to unlock the phone by swiping up on the screen, drawing a pattern, or entering a PIN or password.
  • Page 19  Swipe or Slide 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 20  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 them apart (to zoom in). ...

  • Page 21: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    Rotate the contents of the screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto-rotate/Portrait. Getting to Know the Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus.
  • Page 22 Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for app icons, 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 23: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language Touch the Home key > Settings > Language & input > Language. Select the language you need. Setting the Date and Time Touch the Home key > Settings > Date & time. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format. To adjust the date and time automatically, turn on ...

  • Page 24: Changing Ringtone And Notification Sound

    Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default incoming call ringtone and the default notification sound. 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Sound & notification. 2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone. 3. Select the ringtone you want to use. NOTE: If you have additional audio files saved in the internal storage or the microSDHC card, touch More Ringtones or More...

  • Page 25: Adjusting Volume

    Adjusting Volume Touch the Home key > Settings > Sound & notification. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume and Ring volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio. NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume key.
  • Page 26 NOTES:  Press and hold the Power key and touch to turn on Alarms only quickly, or touch to turn on vibration.  Press the Volume key when no media application is active to show the volume bar. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to turn on vibration.

  • Page 27: Applying New Wallpapers

    To set a Do not disturb rule: If you want to allow all notification alerts through most of the time, but want to limit alerts during certain times (like at night or on the weekends), you can set a rule for Do not disturb mode. 1.

  • Page 28: Changing Screen Brightness

    Touch Wallpaper and slide left or right to select an image as the wallpaper. You can also touch GALLERY or CAMERA to choose or capture a picture. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images. NOTE: In addition, you can touch the Home key > Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery or Photos, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.

  • Page 29: Setting The Home Screen Transition Effect

    Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect 1. Swipe up on the home screen to open the editing panel. 2. Touch Effect. 3. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works. Touch other effects until you find the favourite one. Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock.

  • Page 30: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE. NOTE: Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone. Protecting Your Phone With Encryption You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information,...
  • Page 31 Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you ● must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data. When you're ready to turn on encryption: 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

  • Page 32: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    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. Turn On Screen Pinning 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Security > Screen pinning.
  • Page 33 Unpin the Screen To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold the Back key. If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password.

  • Page 34: 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. EDGE connected No signal 3G/HSPA+ connected Signal strength LTE connected...

  • Page 35: 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 Wi-Fi network New SMS detected New MMS Downloading data New message(s) from Sending data the Email app New message(s) from...

  • Page 36: Respond To Or Remove A Notification

    view the details of notifications.  To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down on the home screen or from the top of the screen.  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.
  • Page 37 Allow peeking: Allow this app to show certain  notifications briefly in the current screen. Hide sensitive content: Hide content in this app's  notifications when the phone is locked. NOTE: If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates.

  • Page 38: Managing Icons And Widgets

     Mobile data: Touch to view the mobile data usage, enable or disable data access over the mobile network, and access more settings.  Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off flight mode.  Auto-rotate/Portrait: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate screen feature.
  • Page 39 3. Slide left or right to browse all available widgets. Touch and hold a widget and drag it to a home screen panel. NOTE: While holding the item, you can drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it. Move Icons or Widgets 1.

  • Page 40: Organizing With Folders

    Adjust Widget Size 1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it. 2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to resize the widget. NOTE: Not all widgets can be resized. Organizing With Folders You can create folders on the home screen and add several application icons to a folder.

  • Page 41: Rearranging The Primary App Icons

    Rearranging the Primary App Icons The home screen includes a customizable primary icons area at the bottom visible from all home screen panels. You can keep at most five items in the area. Drag icons or folders in or out of the area to rearrange it.

  • Page 42: Change Input Methods

    Change Input Methods 1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears on the status bar. 2. Open the notification panel and touch Change keyboard. 3. Select the input method you need. NOTE: The icon appears only when more than one input method is installed and enabled.
  • 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. ...

  • Page 44: Android Keyboard Settings

    To enable and use gesture typing: 1. Touch and hold on the Android Keyboard and then touch Android Keyboard Settings. 2. Touch Gesture Typing and then touch Enable gesture typing if this feature is turned off. 3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

  • Page 45: Touchpal Keyboard

    TouchPal Keyboard The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts including Full, Phonepad, and T+. You can touch to select a language and layout. ® You can also use Curve and Wave™ to speed up text input by moving your finger from letter to letter or word from word without lifting the finger.
  • Page 46 uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.  Word prediction: Touch and hold and touch the prediction switch to turn off or on prediction.  Pre-defined texts: Touch to enter digits, symbols, and other texts. You can touch the arrow keys to turn pages, or touch to go back to the alphabetic keys.
  • Page 47 Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter appears. You can also touch and hold the key and slide left or right to choose the letter or number you need. If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys once and choose the right word.
  • Page 48 To enable and use Curve: 1. On the TouchPal keyboard, touch > Settings > Smart input and check Curve - Word gesture. 2. Touch the Back key to return to the text field. Open the TouchPal keyboard and switch to the full layout. NOTE: Curve is only available in the full layout.
  • Page 49 To enable and use Wave: 1. On the TouchPal keyboard, touch > Settings > Smart 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.

  • Page 50: 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 Android Keyboard. Or flick down the status bar when entering text and touch Change keyboard, and then select Google voice typing.

  • Page 51: 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 52: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Manage the nano-SIM Cards You can turn on or off the nano-SIM cards and choose the default card for voice calls, messaging, and data. To turn on or off a card: 1.
  • Page 53 card is changed, and touch OK. NOTE: When one nano-SIM card is set to connect with 4G/3G networks, the other installed nano-SIM card can only connect with 2G networks. Control Mobile Data Use To enable or disable data access: 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Data usage. 2.
  • Page 54 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 > Settings > More > Cellular networks.

  • Page 55: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    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. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2.
  • Page 56 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. To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the security details from the network's administrator.
  • Page 57 Method two: PIN number 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Pin Entry. 4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN number into the access point's setup page.

  • Page 58: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar  when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available. Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi  on in sleep mode. Install certificates: Install certificates needed for ...

  • Page 59: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    4. Touch a device name below Peer devices to connect with it. The other device will receive a connection prompt and need to accept the request for connection. Both devices may need to enter a common PIN. 5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in the Peer devices list.

  • Page 60: Change The Device Name

    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. Pair With Another Bluetooth Device Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 61: Send Data Via Bluetooth

    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 > Settings > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.

  • Page 62: 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 microSDHC card.

  • Page 63: Using The Microsdhc Card As Portable Or Phone Storage

    2. Open the notification panel and touch (USB for ...). 3. Touch Transfer files (MTP). 4. Open Windows Media Player and synchronise music, picture, and video files. Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.
  • Page 64 Set Up the microSDHC Card as Portable Storage When you install a microSDHC 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 microSDHC card name, select Use as portable storage and then touch NEXT >...
  • Page 65 Set Up the microSDHC Card as Phone Storage If your microSDHC 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 microSDHC card to another device, it’ll be formatted before it can be used.
  • Page 66 3. Touch > Migrate data. 4. Touch MOVE. NOTE: Whenever you move data between the internal storage and the microSDHC 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.

  • Page 67: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Storage & USB. 2. Touch your card name below Internal storage. 3. Touch > Format as portable. 4. Touch FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot.
  • Page 68 NOTE: To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering or disconnect the USB cable. Share Your Mobile Data Connection via Bluetooth If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share its mobile data connection with your computer.
  • Page 69 data charges. NOTE: When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network. 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

  • Page 70: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access your Wi-Fi hotspot only if they enter the correct password). When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the Password field to edit the security password. 3. Touch SAVE to save your settings. Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network.

  • Page 71: Connect To A Vpn

    Connect to a VPN Touch the Home key > Settings > More > VPN. Touch the VPN that you want to connect to. When prompted, enter any requested credentials, and then touch CONNECT. Modify a VPN Touch the Home key > Settings > More > VPN. Touch beside the VPN that you want to modify.

  • Page 72: 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 73: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    NOTE: To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > > > and touch again. 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 74: Working With The Call History

    Drag over to reject the call. - or - Drag over 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. NOTE: To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, touch in the top search field and select Settings >...

  • Page 75: Calling Your Contacts

    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 76: Checking Voicemail

    2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch or swipe to the tab to view all your contacts, touch a contact and then touch its number to make a call. Checking Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you.

  • Page 77: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    account) during the call.  Touch to put the call on hold.  Touch to make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold.  Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call. ...

  • Page 78: Switch Between Current Calls

    Switch Between Current Calls When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone screen informs you and displays the caller ID. To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:  Drag over to answer the call. (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.) ...

  • Page 79: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    Adjusting Your Call Settings Set Contact Display Options You can set the order of the contacts displayed in the CONTACTS tab of the Phone app. 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Display options. 2.

  • Page 80: Edit Quick Response To Rejected Callers

    Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Quick responses. 2. Touch a text message to edit it. Internet Call Settings To add an Internet calling account: 1.
  • Page 81 If you want to make a choice each time you make a call,  touch Ask first. NOTE: To select which accounts can make calls, touch All calling accounts in the Calling accounts screen and switch on or off the accounts.
  • Page 82 2. Touch the name of the nano-SIM card. 3. Touch Voicemail to configure voicemail settings. Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider.  Your carrier is the default. Touch Setup > Voicemail number to edit the voicemail  number. Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new ...

  • Page 83: Bar Certain Calls

    Forward Incoming Calls Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number. 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Calling accounts. 2. Touch the name of the nano-SIM card. 3.

  • Page 84: Set Speed Dials

    1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Calling accounts. 2. Touch the name of the nano-SIM card. 3. Touch Other call settings > Call barring. 4. Set the restriction of specific types of calls from your phone. Set Speed Dials You can touch and hold the 1 to 9 keys from the dialler to call the corresponding speed dial number.

  • Page 85: 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 favourite contacts.

  • Page 86: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. 5. Touch to save the contact. Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone. 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL CONTACTS tab.
  • Page 87 Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from SIM1 card / Import from SIM2 card. 3. Select an account in which to save the contacts. 4. Check the contacts you need and then touch Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or the microSDHC Card 1.

  • Page 88: Working With Favourite Contacts

    Export Contacts to the Phone Storage or the microSDHC Card 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to .vcf file. 3. Touch and select the directory in which the vCard file will be saved. Touch >...

  • Page 89: Searching For A Contact

    Add a Contact to Favourites You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVOURITES so that you can find them quickly. 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top.

  • Page 90: Editing Contacts

    Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details Touch the Home key > Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch Edit the contact and touch Set a Ringtone for a Contact Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.

  • Page 91: Delete Contacts

    Delete Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch and hold the contact you want to remove. 3. Touch more contacts if you want to delete them and then touch 4. Touch OK to confirm. Join Contacts As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact.
  • Page 92 You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact. 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. 1. Touch the Home key > 2.

  • Page 93: 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 > Settings > Accounts > Add account.

  • Page 94: Configuring Account Sync

    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  to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other.
  • Page 95 3. When auto-sync is enabled, switch on or off items as you need. The types of information enabled on the phone and the web will be kept in auto-sync. When auto-sync is disabled, touch a listing to sync that type of information between the phone and the web.

  • Page 96: Email

    Email Touch Email in the home screen 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. When you open Email for the first time, enter your email address and password.

  • Page 97: Responding To An Email

    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. Reply to or Forward an Email 1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox. 2.

  • Page 98: Writing And Sending An Email

    Delete an Email You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a batch of emails.  While reading a message, touch  While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), slide a message left or right to delete it, or touch the sender images beside the messages and then touch NOTE: If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it.

  • Page 99: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    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. Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email...

  • Page 100: 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 101: 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 102: Replying To A Message

    Select recipients from your contacts or call history by  touching 3. Touch the text box and enter the message text. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch to add a message subject, pictures, audios, videos or other files to the message.

  • Page 103: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward. 2. Touch and hold the message and then touch Forward in the menu that opens. 3. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.

  • Page 104: Web Browser

    Web Browser Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information. Opening a Web Page or Searching the 1. Touch the Home key > Google (folder) > Chrome to launch the web browser. NOTE: Chrome also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message.

  • Page 105: 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. To switch between tabs: 1.

  • Page 106: Changing Chrome Settings

    Changing Chrome Settings You can configure a number of settings to customize the way you browse the web, including several that you can use to control your privacy. To open the Chrome settings screen, touch > Settings.

  • Page 107: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDHC 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 108 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. Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera. Turn on or off the HDR feature. Change the camera settings.

  • Page 109: Recording A Video

    3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the centre of the image. 4. Lightly touch Recording a Video 1. Touch the Home key > Camera. 2. Aim the camera at the subject. You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording.

  • Page 110: Using Manual Camera Mode

    Using Manual Camera Mode You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for you photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc. 1. Touch the Home key > Camera. 2. Touch Manual. 3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the following adjustments.

  • Page 111: Using Other Camera Modes

    Using Other Camera Modes Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera modes. Touch Mode in the viewfinder screen to find them all.  Filters: Use special filters to capture pictures. ...
  • Page 112  CAMERA Beauty face: You can turn on or off the beauty face  feature when taking a selfie using the front camera. Picture size: Set the image size for your photo.  Point-and-shoot: When this feature is enabled, you can ...
  • Page 113 Focus lock when recording: Select whether to lock the  focus point on the centre of the screen during video recording using the back camera. Location tag: Select whether to store the location  information in your captured photos and videos. Storage location: Touch Save location to change the ...

  • Page 114: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch the Home key > to view albums of your pictures and videos. Working With Albums When you open the Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed in a number of albums. Swipe left or right to see them all.

  • Page 115: Working With Pictures

    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 116 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. Swipe left or right to scan through them all.

  • Page 117: Retouching Your Pictures

    Retouching Your Pictures You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery. 1. Touch > Edit while viewing a picture in full screen. 2. Touch an edit option along the bottom of the screen and edit the picture.

  • Page 118: Play Music

    Play Music The Play Music application works with Google Music, Google’s online music store and streaming service. You can stream via mobile data or Wi-Fi and listen to your favourite songs that you’ve added to your online Google Music library. You can also play audio files you’ve copied directly to your phone from a computer.
  • Page 119 Number Function Song and artist information. Touch or drag down to return to the music library. Album artwork (if available). Slide left/right to switch to the next/previous song in the playlist.
  • Page 120 Number Function Toggle repeat mode. You can repeat the current track, repeat the current playlist, or turn off repeat. Give the song a thumbs-up. Playback control. Skip songs, or pause and resume playback. Give the song a thumbs-down. Turn on or off shuffle. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.

  • Page 121: 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. To create a playlist or add a song to a playlist: Touch next to a song and select Add to playlist. To remove a song from a playlist: 1.

  • Page 122: Video Player

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

  • Page 123: Managing Video Files

     Touch to rotate the video.  Touch to capture a screenshot.  Touch to hide the control panel.  Touch to play the video in a small window and continue with other tasks on the phone.  Touch to trim the video. ...
  • Page 124 Trim a Video Clip 1. Touch a video to start playing it. 2. Touch on the right side of the progress bar. 3. Drag the two tabs on the progress bar to select the portion you want to keep. If necessary, touch to preview the selected portion.

  • Page 125: 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 126: Editing A Saved Channel

    You can also drag the red line along the frequency panel or touch to switch to other channels. NOTES:  Touch to add the channel to favourites. Favourite channels are put on the FM Radio main screen. Touch to view all favourite channels. ...
  • Page 127 To turn off FM radio immediately: Touch the switch at the top of the screen. NOTE: Touch > Exit to close the FM radio app. To record the FM radio program: Touch > Record/Stop Recording to record the current radio program.

  • Page 128: 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. Slide the HQ switch to turn on or off high quality recording. 3.
  • Page 129 To play any saved memo: 1. Touch at the top right of the screen to see all recordings. 2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. NOTE: 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 or notification ringtone.

  • Page 130: More Apps

    More Apps Backup & Restore Touch the Home key > Backup & Restore. You can back up your user data, such as contacts, messages, and installed applications to the microSDHC card regularly. If the data get lost, restore it from the microSDHC card. Touch >...

  • Page 131: Clock

    Clock Touch the Home key > Clock. The Clock app allows you to check local time in places around the world, set alarms, and use timers. 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.

  • Page 132: Downloads

    Use the Stopwatch and Countdown Touch the tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch 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 Chrome or Email.

  • Page 133: Notepad

    Touch the Home key > NotePad. You can create, view, share and export your notes. ZTE Cares Touch the Home key > ZTE Cares. You can easily ask questions and get online after-sales support, find service centres, upgrade phone software, and more.
  • Page 134 with your Google account.  Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in to your Google account. You can access them on your computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or collaborate with others.  Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts.

  • Page 135: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home key > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Wireless and Networks Wi-Fi Touch the Home key > Settings > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi.

  • Page 136: Data Usage

    Data Usage Touch the Home key > Settings > Data usage to manage mobile data use of each nano-SIM card installed. Touch the Cellular data or Set cellular data limit switches to turn on or off mobile data or mobile data limit. You can check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, set mobile data limit and warning, see what apps have been using mobile data, or restrict background data for...

  • Page 137: Tethering And Portable Hotspot

    Internet access, you can make and receive phone calls via Wi-Fi or your operator’s network, depending on your preference and which signal is stronger. NOTE: Please check with your operator regarding fees and other details before turning this feature. Tethering and Portable Hotspot Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 138: Device

    Device Display Touch the Home key > Settings > Display to configure the following options.  Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display.  Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen brightness.  Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation for the home screen and lock screen.
  • Page 139 ringtone and notification sound (see Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound), select system sounds (see Turning On/Off System Sounds), control notification display, and check the apps that have requested notification access or Do not disturb access. Apps Touch the Home key > Settings > Apps to see apps installed on your phone and manage them.
  • Page 140 full charge.  Memory: Check how much memory has been used by the app. NOTE: Not all options are available for the apps. Hard Key Touch the Home key > Settings > Hard Key to switch to location of the Back key and the Recent apps key. Select one of the two options that you feel comfortable with and then touch the Back key to exit.
  • Page 141 Battery Touch the Home key > Settings > Battery to view the battery level, check what has been using the battery, and optimize battery use. Touch an app or service to adjust its settings in order to save battery life. For example, touch Screen > Reduce the screen brightness and/or screen timeout to change screen brightness and sleep.

  • Page 142: Personal

    Users Touch the Home key > Settings > Users to manage the user accounts of your phone. 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 143 1. Slide the switch at the top right to turn location services on or off. 2. When location is enabled, touch Mode to select location sources you want to use. To get your accurate location, choose High accuracy.  To save battery power and get approximate location, ...
  • Page 144 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. NOTE: You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use the Smart Lock feature.

  • Page 145: Language And Input

     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.  Install from SD card: Install certificates from the internal storage or the microSDHC card.
  • Page 146  Language: Select a language for your system.  Spell checker: Use Google Spell Checker to check for spelling errors when entering text.  Personal dictionary: Add new words to the phone’s dictionary or remove words from the dictionary. The words you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion.

  • Page 147: System

    Backup and Reset Touch the Home key > Settings > Backup & reset to manage data backup and restoration options, and to reset the network setting or the phone to factory status.  Back up my data: Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers after you sign in to your Google account.

  • Page 148: Date And Time

    Date and Time Touch the Home key > Settings > Date & time to set 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 Large text for users with sight problems.

  • Page 149: About Phone

    About Phone Touch the Home key > Settings > About phone to view the phone status and other information. You can also touch Software updates to check for system updates and install them when they become available.

  • Page 150: 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 151 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 152 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 153 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 154 Problem Possible causes Possible solution You have activated the Disable this feature. See Cannot Call barring feature. Bar Certain Calls. make You have activated the Disable this feature. See outgoing Fixed dialing numbers Use Fixed Dialling calls feature. Numbers. Contact your service provider.

  • Page 155: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive handheld calls while Don’t use at gas driving. Never text stations. while driving. Keep your phone at Your phone may least 15 mm away produce a bright or from your ear or body flashing light.

  • Page 156: Radio Frequency (Rf) Energy

    Keep away from Avoid contact with pacemakers and other liquids. Keep your electronic medical phone dry. devices. Turn off when asked to Do not attempt to in hospitals and disassemble your medical facilities. phone. Turn off when told to in Only use approved aircrafts and airports.

  • Page 157: Body Worn Operation

    Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines. These guidelines were developed by the independent scientific organization ICNIRP and include safety margins designed to assure the protection of all persons, regardless of age and health.

  • Page 158: Regulatory Information

    To ensure compliance with RF exposure guidelines the phone must be used with a minimum of 15 mm separation from the body. Failure to observe these instructions could result in your RF exposure exceeding the relevant guideline limits. Limiting Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Fields For individuals concerned about limiting their exposure to RF fields, the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides the...

  • Page 159: 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 160  Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material such as cleaning cloth for eyeglass lenses. Do not use alcohol or other corrosive substances for cleaning or allow them to get inside.  Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames or lit tobacco products.

  • Page 161: 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 162: Repetitive Strain Injuries

    bag deployment area as an airbag inflates with great force and serious injury could occur. Place your phone safely before driving your vehicle. Seizures/Blackouts Your phone can produce a bright or flashing light. A small percentage of people may be susceptible to blackouts or seizures (even if they have never had one before) when exposed to flashing lights or light patterns such as when playing games or watching videos.

  • Page 163: Electrical Safety

    Emergency Calls This phone, like any other wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you should not 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 164: Radio Frequency Interference

    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 accessories. Only qualified personnel can service or repair the phone or its accessories.

  • Page 165: Hearing Aids

    To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket. Hearing Aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby.

  • Page 166: Explosive Environments

    Interference in Vehicles Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands-free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation. Explosive Environments Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmosphere In locations with potentially explosive atmosphere, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or...

  • Page 167: Declaration Of Rohs Compliance

    To minimize the environmental impacts and take more responsibilities to the earth we live on, this document shall serve as a formal declaration that the ZTE BLADE A310 manufactured by ZTE CORPORATION is in compliance with the Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament - RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) with respect to the following substances: 1.

  • Page 168: Disposal Of Your Old Appliance

    Disposal of Your Old Appliance 1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2012/19/EU. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.

  • Page 169: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    It is hereby declared that following designated product: Product Type: LTE/WCDMA/GSM(GPRS) Mutil-Mode Digital Mobile Phone Model No: ZTE Blade A462/ZTE BLADE A462/ZTE BLADE A310/ZTE Blade A310/Blade A310/BLADE A310 Product Description: LTE/WCDMA/GSM Mobile Phone Complies with the essential protection requirements of...
  • Page 170 was performed by Shenzhen Huatongwei International Inspection Co.,Ltd. The assessments were based on the following regulations and standards: Requirement Standard EN 50360:2001/A1:2012; EN 50566:2013/AC:2014; EN 62209-1:2006; EN 62209-2:2010; Health and safety EN 62479:2010; EN 50332-1:2000; EN 50332-2:2003; EN 60950-1:2006 + A11:2009 + A1:2010 + A12:2011+ A2:2013;...
  • Page 171 This declaration is the responsibility of the manufacturer: ZTE Corporation ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, P.R.China Authorised person signing for the company: Yao Cuifeng Chief Quality Officer of ZTE Corporation Name in block letters & position in the company Shenzhen, 5 April 2016 Place &...

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