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  • Page 1 ZTE Blade S6 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 © 2015 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 Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: July 8, 2015...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............11 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........11 Knowing the Keys ............13 Installing the micro-SIM Cards and the Battery ....13 Installing the microSDHC™ Card ........15 Charging the Battery ............16 Extending the Battery Life ..........18 Powering On/Off ..............
  • Page 6 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....... 27 Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ......27 Knowing the Basics ..........30 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........30 Managing Notifications ............. 31 Managing Home Screen Icons and Widgets ..... 33 Organizing With Folders ..........35 Rearranging the Primary Icons .........
  • Page 7 Using Options During a Call ..........61 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........62 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........63 Contacts ..............68 Checking Contact Details ..........68 Adding a New Contact ............68 Setting Up Your Own Profile ..........69 Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...... 69 Working With Favorite Contacts ........
  • Page 8 Forwarding a Message ............ 84 Copying a Message ............84 Changing Messaging Settings .......... 84 Calendar ..............85 Viewing Your Calendars and Events ......... 85 Creating an Event ............86 Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event ....... 87 Changing Calendar Settings ..........87 Browser ..............
  • Page 9 Viewing Your Music Library ..........100 Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone ......101 Playing Music ..............101 Managing Playlists ............103 Video ..............104 Opening the Video Library ..........104 Playing and Controlling Videos ........104 Managing Video Files ............. 105 FM Radio ..............
  • Page 10 Task Manager ..............115 Google Apps ..............116 Settings ..............118 Wireless and Networks ..........118 Device ................120 Personal ................ 125 System ................129 Upgrading the Phone Software ......131 Troubleshooting ........... 132 For Your Safety ............ 136 General Safety............... 136 Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure ........

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Earpiece Proximity & light Front camera sensor Volume key Touch screen Power key nano-SIM cards tray microSDHC card tray Back key Menu key Home key...
  • Page 12 Back camera Headset jack Flash Speaker Charging/ micro-USB jack CAUTION: Your phone is designed for simultaneous use of two micro-SIM cards in standby mode. However, the cards cannot be used simultaneously for calls or the Internet. If one micro-SIM card is in a voice call, the other card is not available.

  • Page 13: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function  Power key Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, manage notification sound and vibration, restart, power off, or to reboot.  Press to turn off or on the screen display.  Home key Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.
  • Page 14 2. Pull out the nano-SIM card tray and place the nano-SIM cards on the tray, as shown. Then carefully install the tray back. Card Slot 2 Card Slot 1 NOTES:  Place your LTE, WCDMA or GSM nano-SIM card on the Card Slot 1.

  • Page 15: Installing The Microsdhc™ Card

    WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM card, or any non-standard micro-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard micro-SIM card from your service provider. Installing the microSDHC™ Card The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on.

  • Page 16: Charging The Battery

    As you charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level on the lock screen. See Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the...
  • Page 17 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 18: Extending The Battery Life

    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:  Reduce the screen backlight time. ...

  • Page 19: Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys

    do some settings before using it. Touch the language field to select the language you want to use and then touch . Then follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, owner name, Google services and other options. Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone into sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the...

  • Page 20: Using The Touch Screen

    Touch the Camera icon at the bottom right and swipe left to open the Camera app. NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your Locks), you’ll phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

  • Page 21: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    In some apps (such as Maps, 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).  Rotate the screen For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.
  • Page 22 Status & notification bar Google search Widget Wallpaper Application icons Primary shortcuts Extended Home Screens Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the screen to see the extended panels. Managing Home Screen Icons and Widgets for more information on how to add or remove additional home screen...

  • Page 23: 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 24: Turning On/Off Touch Sound

    4. Touch OK. NOTE: Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact. Turning On/Off Touch Sound 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Sound & notification > Other sounds. 2. Touch Touch sounds. Adjusting Volume 1.

  • Page 25: Applying New Wallpapers

     Press and hold the Power key and then touch to enable no interruptions mode, touch to enable vibration mode, or touch to disable no interruptions mode.  Press the Volume Key when no media application is active to show the ringtone sound management window. Touch ALL and drag the slider to the left to switch the phone to silent mode with vibration.

  • Page 26: Changing Screen Brightness

    animation from Live Wallpapers. Changing Screen Brightness 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Display > Brightness level. 2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness. NOTE: With the proximity and light sensor, your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light.

  • Page 27: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

    Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to swipe the screen, look at the front camera, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.
  • Page 28 WARNING! Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset which erases all your data. Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen and may be required or recommended in some organizations.
  • Page 29 3. Draw the lock screen pattern, or enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch NEXT. 4. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE. The encryption process starts and displays its progress. Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times.

  • Page 30: 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. GPRS connected Battery low EDGE connected Battery full 3G connected...

  • Page 31: 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 message microSDHC card unmounted New email microSDHC card removed New Gmail message Upcoming event Missed call Incoming file via Bluetooth...

  • Page 32: 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 33: Managing Home Screen Icons And Widgets

    brightness.  Wi-Fi: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi.  Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth.  Mobile data: Touch to enable or disable data access over the mobile network.  Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off the airplane mode. ...

  • Page 34: Adjust Widget Size

    2. Touch and hold a blank area of the home screen. The Widgets panel appears. 3. Slide left or right to view all available widgets. Touch and hold a widget and drag it to the home screen above. NOTE: Release the widget to an empty home screen panel to add a new home screen and put the widget on it.

  • Page 35: Organizing With Folders

    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 a home screen and put several icons in a folder. Create a Folder 1.

  • Page 36: Rearranging The Primary Icons

    Remove Icons From a Folder 1. Touch a folder to open it. 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to remove and then drag it to the home screen. 3. Release the icon and it will be removed from the folder. Rearranging the Primary Icons The home screen includes a customizable primary icons area at the bottom visible from all home screen panels.
  • Page 37 is not supported in all applications.  Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose è.

  • Page 38: 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 when you are using the Android Keyboard. 2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.

  • Page 39: Opening And Switching Apps

     Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch the Cut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.  Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch or PASTE.

  • Page 40: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Manage the micro-SIM Cards You can turn on or off the micro-SIM cards and choose the default card for voice calls, messaging, and data. To turn on or off a card: 1.
  • Page 41 Select Network Operator 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > More > Cellular networks. 2. Touch the name of the micro-SIM card you have installed. 3. Touch Network operators to search for all available networks. 4. Touch a network in the network list to register manually. You can also touch Choose automatically to select preferred network automatically.
  • Page 42 Select Preferred Network Type Set the preferred type of network for the micro-SIM card installed in slot 1 (See Installing the micro-SIM Cards and the Battery). 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > More > Cellular networks. 2. Touch the left tab. 3.

  • Page 43: 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 44 Add a Wi-Fi Network You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID) or 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 45 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch the Menu Key > 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 46: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Scanning always available: Let Google’s location  service and other apps scan for networks even when Wi-Fi is off.  Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi on in sleep mode.  Wi-Fi frequency band: Set Wi-Fi frequency band. ...

  • Page 47: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    connections. 3. 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. Both devices may need to enter a common PIN. 4. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in the Wi-Fi Direct screen.

  • Page 48: Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

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

  • Page 49: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    2. Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth. The method may vary by application and data type. 3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them. Receive Data via Bluetooth 1.
  • Page 50 2. Open the notification panel and touch (Connected to/as...). 3. Choose one of the following options:  Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.  USB mass storage: Use the phone storage and the external microSDHC card as two flash drives. You can transfer files among the flash drives and the computer freely.

  • Page 51: Disconnect Your Phone From The Computer

    Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished. NOTE: For USB mass storage connection, you need to end the connection before unplugging the cable. First unmount (“eject”) the flash drives from your computer.

  • Page 52: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    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 mobile hotspot feature to create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • Page 53 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. 1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth. 2.
  • Page 54 remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network. 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 2. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID). 3.

  • Page 55: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.
  • Page 56 Modify a VPN 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to modify. 3. Touch Edit profile and edit the VPN settings you want. 4. Touch SAVE.

  • Page 57: Phone Calls

    Phone Calls You can place calls from the Phone app, the People 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 58: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    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 > > > and touch again. End a Call During a call, touch on the screen.

  • Page 59: Working With The Call Log

    You can also drag over to reject the call and send a preset text message to the caller. NOTE: To edit the text response from within the Phone app, touch the top search field and select Settings > General settings > Quick responses.

  • Page 60: Calling Your Contacts

    3. Touch the Menu key > Add to contacts. 4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in the list. To add a new contact, touch Create new contact. Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry Open the call history and touch a number.

  • Page 61: Checking Voicemail

    Checking Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left. 1. Touch the Home Key > > 2. Touch and hold “1” in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.

  • Page 62: Managing Multi-Party Calls

     Touch to put the call on hold.  Touch the Menu key > Record to record phone conversation.  Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call. WARNING! Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use.

  • Page 63: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    back to the other call. Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time. 1. Place the first call. 2. Once you have established the connection, touch dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.) 3.

  • Page 64: Edit Quick Response To Rejected Callers

    1. Touch the Home Key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > General settings. 2. In the Sounds and vibrate section, touch the option you want to configure.  Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the dialpad keys.
  • Page 65 Use Fixed Dialing Numbers Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers. 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > SIM Settings. 2.

  • Page 66: Set Dtmf Tones

    When unanswered, or When unreachable) to enable it. 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.

  • Page 67: Other Options

    3. Touch Call Barring Settings. 4. Set the restriction of specific types of calls from your phone. Other Options 1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > SIM Settings. 2. Select a micro-SIM card. 3.

  • Page 68: Contacts

    Contacts You can put 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 contact groups or favorite contacts.

  • Page 69: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    where to save the contact. If a sync account is selected, the contacts will be synced automatically with your account online. 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.
  • Page 70 Import Contacts From the micro-SIM Cards 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch the Menu key > Import/export > Import from SIM card1 / Import from SIM card2. 3. Select an account in which to save the contacts. 4. Touch to select the contacts you need and then touch Import Contacts From the microSDHC Card 1.

  • Page 71: Working With Favorite Contacts

    2. Touch the Menu key > Import/export > Export to storage. 3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. Touch OK to create the file on the microSDHC card or the phone storage. Share Contacts 1.

  • Page 72: Searching For A Contact

    Remove a Contact From Favorites 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the FAVORITES tab. 2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch next to the contact name. Searching for a Contact 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch at the top of the screen.

  • Page 73: Delete Contacts

    2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch 3. Touch the Menu key > Set ringtone. 4. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK. Delete Contacts 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch the Menu key > Multi-Select. 3.
  • Page 74 CONTACTS list. 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.

  • Page 75: Accounts

    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. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts > Add account.

  • Page 76: Configuring Account Sync

    3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch the Menu key and check or uncheck Auto-sync data. When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make ...

  • Page 77: 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 78: 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. 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 79: Writing And Sending An Email

    sender images 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  While in a message list (for instance, the inbox), touch the sender images in front of the messages and then touch Writing and Sending an Email 1.

  • Page 80: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage them separately. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2.
  • Page 81 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch > Settings > General settings. 3. Make the changes and touch the Back key when you finish.

  • Page 82: Messaging

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

  • Page 83: Replying To A Message

    3. Touch the Type message field and enter the content of your message. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch the Menu key > Add subject to add a message subject or touch the paper clip icon to attach a file or a slideshow to the message.

  • Page 84: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward. 2. Touch the message. 3. Touch Forward in the menu that opens. 4. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.

  • Page 85: 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 the Home key > Tools (folder) and select Calendar.

  • Page 86: Creating An Event

    To change calendar views, touch the time period shown at the top left and select the view you prefer. You can also change to Day view from Month view by touching any day block.  In Month view, swipe vertically to see previous months and future months.

  • Page 87: Editing, Deleting Or Sharing An Event

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

  • Page 88: Browser

    Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch in the home screen to launch Browser. The last web page you were viewing is displayed. If you have not used Browser recently, your home page opens. Browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message.

  • Page 89: Downloading Files

    select to open a new web page in a new tab. Downloading Files Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page. In the menu that opens, touch Save image or Save link. The downloaded files are saved to your phone or the memory card.

  • Page 90: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the phone’s microSDHC card or in the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1.

  • Page 91: Recording A Video

    Number Function available for the back camera. Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera. Select color effect, only available for the back camera. Change the camera modes including normal, auto, HDR, panorama, beautify, smile, photo clear, group, and straighten.

  • Page 92: Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings

    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. NOTE: You can spread or pinch on the screen or press the Volume Key to zoom in or out before and during recording.
  • Page 93 Grid: Show or hide the composition line.  Self-timer: Set a time delay before the camera takes a  picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon, or turn off this feature. Interval: Take a series of pictures at the interval you set ...

  • Page 94: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch in the home screen 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. Swipe up and down to see them all.

  • Page 95: Working With Pictures

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

  • Page 96: Retouching Your Pictures

    NOTE: You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up or down in the filmstrip view. If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it.  Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in. ...
  • Page 97 NOTE: Slide left or right on the bottom of the screen to find all options. 3. Touch to keep the change or to cancel it. 4. Touch Save to save the new picture. NOTE: Touch History in the PhotoEditor screen to see the edits you have made and undo or redo them.

  • Page 98: Playing Videos

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

  • Page 99: Music

    Music Touch Music in the home screen 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 100: Viewing Your Music Library

    Receive via Bluetooth You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth. Receive Data via Bluetooth. Receive via Wi-Fi You can receive music files from other devices via Wi-Fi. See AliveShare. Viewing Your Music Library Touch Music in the home screen and your music library is displayed.

  • Page 101: Setting A Song As The Default Ringtone

    Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special ringtones (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact). 1. Touch Music in the home screen to open the music library. 2.
  • Page 102 Number Function Song and artist information. Album artwork. Slide left or right to see lyrics or the current playlist. Add the song to Favorite. Share the song.

  • Page 103: Managing Playlists

    Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode or toggle repeat mode: sequential, repeating current song, or repeating all songs. Touch to enable Hi-Fi when headphone is plugged in. Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. Touch to repeat a part of the song.

  • Page 104: Video

    Video Use the Video app to manage your video library and to watch videos. Opening the Video Library Touch Video in the home screen 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 the Menu Key to sort the list.

  • Page 105: Managing Video Files

     Touch to change the video ratio.  Touch to rotate the video.  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 capture a screenshot.
  • Page 106 Trim a Video Clip 1. Touch a video to start playing it. 2. Touch the Menu key > Trim. 3. Drag the two tabs on the progress bar to select the portion you want to keep. If necessary, touch the play button to preview the selected portion.

  • Page 107: 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 that comes with your phone works as an antenna, so always connect the headset when using the radio.

  • Page 108: Recording Radio Programs

    touch to adjust the channel frequency. NOTES:  Touch to listen to the radio programs through the phone speaker.  Touch to add the channel to favorites. Favorite channels are put on the FM Radio main screen. Recording Radio Programs When you listen to the radio, you can record your favorite programs and save the audio on the phone.

  • Page 109: Other Options And Settings

    Other Options and Settings To turn off FM radio automatically: Touch the Menu key > Timing turn off and select the time you want to turn off the radio. A count-down clock appears above the frequency and the radio is turned off when the clock counts down to 0:00. To turn off FM radio immediately: Touch at the top right of the screen.

  • Page 110: More Apps

    More Apps AliveShare AliveShare is an app based on Wi-Fi technology to transfer files and data between devices at a high speed and without data fees. To start sharing, touch AliveShare on the home screen and select Connect Friends at the top. After successful connection, you can touch the following sharing options.

  • Page 111: Backup And Restore

    Set a New Alarm 1. Touch the tab in the Clock app. 2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm. 3. Set up the alarm options, such as time, repeat, and alarm sound.

  • Page 112: Calculator

    data, such as contacts and messages, and installed applications to the memory card regularly. If the data get lost, restore it from the memory card. Touch > Help to view detailed guide. Calculator Touch Tools (folder) > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations.

  • Page 113: Mi-Pop

    file you need by category in the CATEGORY tab, or touch PHONE or SD CARD to browse folders and files on the phone storage or the microSDHC card.  Touch folders and files to access stored items.  Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as Copy, Move, Share, or Delete.

  • Page 114: Flashlight

    screenshot, and turning on/off sound. Flashlight Touch Tools (folder) > Flashlight in the home screen to use the phone’s flash for illumination. Touch to turn on or off the flashlight, or to configure flashlight settings. Note Pad Touch Tools (folder) > NotePad in the home screen and select to save and view your text notes.

  • Page 115: Task Manager

    2. Touch to start recording. Touch to cancel recording if you change your mind. You can touch to pause and to continue during the recording. 3. Touch to stop recording. The memo is automatically saved. If you don’t want to save the memo after recording it, touch >...

  • Page 116: Google Apps

     Touch a task in the Tasks tab to check the details of the application or force it to stop.  Touch the Apps tab to manage all the apps on your phone.  Touch the Resources tab to view the real-time use of the system resources (CPU, RAM and storages).
  • Page 117 latest and your favorite movies and TV shows.  Play Books: Buy and read the electronic version of new and classic books.  Play Newsstand: Purchase and read newspapers and magazines.  Play Games: Buy and play games from the Google Play Store.

  • Page 118: Settings

    Settings Touch Settings in the home screen. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your device. Wireless and Networks Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi. Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections.

  • Page 119: Airplane Mode

    apps have been using mobile data, or restrict background data for individual apps. NOTE: The data usage is measured by your phone. Your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ. Airplane Mode In the Settings app, touch More > Airplane mode. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off.

  • Page 120: Device

    Cellular Networks In the Settings app, touch More > Cellular networks to control mobile data use, select mobile network and set access point names. See Connecting to Mobile Networks. Device Display  Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display. ...
  • Page 121 contents should rotate when the phone is rotated.  Cast screen: Connect with TVs, projectors or other devices that support wireless display and project your phone’s content wirelessly to that device. You need to turn on Wi-Fi first. For detailed introduction, please refer to the device manual. Sound &...
  • Page 122  Auto call: When you’re writing message, viewing a contact or viewing call logs with a contact, it will call the contact by putting the phone close to your ear.  Auto answer: Put the phone close to your ear to answer the incoming call immediately.
  • Page 123 Save location This menu allows you to choose the default location for new data, such as files downloaded, photos captured, and voice recorded. 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Storage > Save location. 2. Touch Phone to store items in the phone's memory. - or - If a microSDHC card is present, touch SD card to store data on the card.
  • Page 124 Phone storage section. To erase the phone storage: 1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Storage and scroll to the Phone storage section. 2. Touch Erase USB storage > ERASE USB STORAGE > ERASE EVERYTHING. NOTE: The formatting procedure erases all the data in the phone storage, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

  • Page 125: Personal

    app, uninstall the app, clear data and cache, or move the app between the internal storage and the phone storage. NOTE: Not all applications can be moved or uninstalled. Connect to PC Select your USB connection type between your phone and PC. Connecting to Your Computer via USB.
  • Page 126 from your battery than using GPS. Device only: Use GPS to pinpoint your location.  Security  Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with swipe, face unlock, pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.
  • Page 127 use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than allowed, your micro-SIM card will be locked and you cannot access the mobile phone network. Contact your operator for a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the micro-SIM card. ...

  • Page 128: Language And Input

    added and adjust the accounts settings. Language and Input  Language: Select a language and region for your system.  Spell checker: Use Android 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.

  • Page 129: System

    Backup & Reset  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.  Backup account: Set the Google account that the data is backed up to. ...

  • Page 130: About Phone

    plug-ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer. About Phone View important phone information and legal information. You can also upgrade your phone system from update packages copied to the storage card.

  • Page 131: Upgrading The Phone Software

     Use the upgrade package on your microSDHC card. NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website (http://www.ztedevice.com/support) and click your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well as which phones and methods are supported.

  • Page 132: 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 133 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, provider.
  • Page 134 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 135 Problem Possible causes Possible solution You have activated the Disable this feature. See Fixed dial numbers Use Fixed Dialing Numbers. feature. PIN Code You have entered an Contact your service blocked incorrect PIN code three provider. If the service consecutive times. provider provides the micro-SIM card’s PUK code, use the PUK code to unlock...

  • Page 136: For Your Safety

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

  • Page 137: Radio Frequency (Rf) Exposure

    Turn off when told to in Only use approved aircrafts and airports. accessories. Don’t rely on your phone Turn off when near explosive materials or for emergency liquids. communications. Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure General Statement on RF Energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy.

  • Page 138: Body Worn Operation

    user guide**. As SAR is measured utilizing the device’s highest transmitting power, the actual SAR of this device while operating is typically below that indicated above. This is due to automatic changes to the power level of the device to ensure it only uses the minimum power required to communicate with the network.

  • Page 139: Distraction

    mobile phones. If individuals are concerned, they might choose to limit their own or their children’s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls, or using ‘hands-free’ devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body. Further information on this subject can be obtained from the WHO home page http://www.who.int/peh-emf (WHO Fact sheet 193: June 2000).

  • Page 140: Product Handling

    Product Handling General Statement on Handling and Use You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must always turn off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.

  • Page 141: Small Children

     Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories. Only authorized personnel can do so.  Do not expose or use your phone or its accessories in a environment with or that can reach extreme temperatures, minimum - [5] and maximum + [50] degrees Celsius. ...

  • Page 142: Normal Use Position

    devices or magnetic media to be close to your phone for a long time. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the SIM card’s metal connectors. Antenna Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily. Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth.

  • Page 143: Repetitive Strain Injuries

    physician. Repetitive Strain Injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting or playing games with your phone:  Do not grip the phone too tightly.  Press the buttons lightly.  Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text.

  • Page 144: Electrical Safety

    normal use. Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals. Never puncture the surface of the battery with sharp objects.

  • Page 145: Radio Frequency Interference

    Radio Frequency Interference General Statement on Interference Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids. Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker.

  • Page 146: Explosive Environments

    operation of your medical device. Hospitals Turn off your wireless device when requested to do so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment. Aircraft Turn off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff.

  • Page 147: Blasting Caps And Areas

    other radio equipment. Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fueling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Blasting Caps and Areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas posted power off “two-way radios”...

  • Page 148: 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 S6 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 149: Disposal Of Your Old Appliance

    The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. For this product’s recycling information based on WEEE directive, please send an e-mail to weee@zte.com.cn...

  • Page 150: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    CONFORMITY It is hereby declared that following designated product: Product Type: LTE/WCDMA/GSM(GPRS) Multi-Mode Digital Mobile Phone Model No: Blade S6 Product Description: LTE/WCDMA/GSM(GPRS) Multi-Mode Digital Mobile Phone Complies with the essential protection requirements of Directives on Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (Directive...
  • Page 151 performed by Shenzhen Huatongwei International Inspection Co.,Ltd. The assessments were based on the following regulations and standards: Requirement Standard EN 62209-1:2006 , EN 62209-2:2010 EN 50360:2001/A1:2012 EN 50566:2013/AC:2014 EN 62479:2010 Health and safety EN 62311:2008 60950-1:2006+A11:2009+A1:2010+A12:2011 EN50332-1-2000; EN50332-2-2003 EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2:2011 EN 301 489-7 V1.3.1: 2005 EN 301 489-3 V1.6.1;2012 EN 301489-17 V V2.2.1 :2012...
  • Page 152 IEC 62321:2013 (EC) No 278/2009 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 Quality Director Of ZTE Corporation Name in block letters &...
  • Page 153 This equipment may be operated in:...

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