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  • Page 1 Smart E8 User manual VFD 511...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of ZTE Corporation. 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.
  • Page 3 microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. Qualcomm ® Snapdragon™ processors are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Used with permission. Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting started...........7 Getting to know your phone ........ 7 Knowing the keys..........8 Setting Up Your Phone ........8 Charging the battery .......... 11 Extending the battery life........13 Powering on/off ..........13 Setting up for the first time ........ 13 Locking/unlocking the screen and keys...
  • Page 5 Connecting to virtual private networks..... 39 Phone calls..........41 Placing and ending calls ........41 Answering or rejecting calls ....... 42 Working with the call history......42 Calling your contacts ......... 43 Contacts........... 44 Checking contact details ........44 Adding a new contact........44 Setting up your own profile .......
  • Page 6 Using multiple browser tabs......57 Downloading files ..........58 Changing Chrome settings ........ 58 Camera ............. 59 Capturing a photo..........59 Recording a video ..........61 Using manual camera mode ......61 Music ............63 Playing your music..........63 Managing playlists ..........65 Settings............

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting started Getting to know your phone Number Name Headset jack Earpiece Front camera Main microphone Charging/micro-USB jack Power key Volume key Indicator light Back camera Back flash Proximity & light sensor Auxiliary Microphone...

  • Page 8: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the keys Function  Press and hold to turn on or off flight mode, reboot, turn on or off vibration or sound, Power key power off, or take a screen shot.  Press to turn off or on the screen display.
  • Page 9 1. Insert your fingernail into the slot at the bottom left of the back cover and lift it up gently. 2. Install the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card (optional). Slide the nano-SIM card into the card holder. ...
  • Page 10 Hold the microSDXC card with the cut corner  oriented as shown and slip it into the card slot. 3. Insert the battery. Make sure the connectors on the battery go into the battery compartment first and align with the connectors in it. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

  • Page 11: Charging The Battery

    4. Install the back cover in the order and direction as shown in the figure. Charging the battery Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.
  • Page 12 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 13: Extending The Battery Life

    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:  Use the battery saver feature in Settings. ...
  • Page 14 To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power key. NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

  • Page 15: Using The Touch Screen

    Using the touch screen Your phone’s touch screen enables you to control actions through a variety of touch gestures.  Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items on the screen such as the application and settings icons, or press the onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.
  • Page 16  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.  Pinch In some apps (such as Maps and web browser), 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 17: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    Getting to know the home screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customise your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Status bar Widget Folder Shortcut Primary shortcuts Extended home screen panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more.
  • Page 18 the place you need. To open your favourite home screen app: You can slide right on the home screen to open your favourite app quickly. 1. Slide right if necessary on the home screen to access the leftmost home screen. 2.

  • Page 19: 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 No signal connected 3G/HSPA+ Signal strength connected...

  • Page 20: 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/MMS detected Missed call Downloading data Call in progress Sending data Data saver on USB tethering on...

  • Page 21: Entering Text

    Entering text You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.

  • Page 22: Editing Text

    Editing text  Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.  Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text.

  • Page 23: Use Two Apps In Split-Screen Mode

    NOTE: You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it from the screen; touch on the tab to lock it; touch CLEAR ALL to remove all unlocked tabs. NOTE: Double-tap to quickly switch between two most recently opened apps.

  • Page 24: Hiding Apps

    Hiding apps You can hide apps in the application list screen. > 1. Touch to open the application list screen. > Hide app. 2. Touch 3. Touch the apps you want to hide and touch NOTE: Touch > > > Hide app to view all the hidden apps at the top.

  • Page 25: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to mobile networks Control mobile data use To enable or disable data access: > > Settings > Data usage. 1. Touch 2. Touch the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile data use. To get data services when roaming: 1.

  • Page 26: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider. > Save to complete. 4. Touch NOTE: > Reset to To set the APN to default settings, touch default. Select network operator 1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile networks.
  • Page 27 Get notified of open networks > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 1. Touch 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch 4. Slide the Network notification switch. When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 28: Connect To Another Device Via Wi-Fi Direct

    4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point will recognise your phone and add it to the network. Method two: PIN number 1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3.

  • Page 29: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    2. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. > Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will 3. Touch search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct connections. 4. Touch a device name below Peer devices to connect with it.

  • Page 30: Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

    Pair with another Bluetooth device > > Settings > Bluetooth. 1. Touch 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. You >...

  • Page 31: Exchanging Data Via Nfc

    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 32: Using Tap & Pay

    Using tap & pay You can tap and pay with your phone at the merchants that accept contactless payments. NOTE: To use tap & pay, you need to install a nano-SIM card which supports NFC in your phone. For detailed information, please contact the service provider.

  • Page 33: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

     Turn off the tap and pay functionality in your payment app. Not all payment apps support this option. 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.

  • Page 34: Using The Microsd Card As Portable Or Phone Storage

    Using the microSD card as portable or phone storage You can use your microSD card as portable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose them. If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the phone storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSD card from working with other devices.
  • Page 35 To erase and format the microSD card: > > Settings > Storage. 1. Touch 2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section. > Storage settings and then touch 3. Touch Format. 4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.
  • Page 36 To move data between the internal storage and the microSD card: With the microSD card as part of the phone storage, you can move your photos, files and other data between the internal storage and the card any time. > >...

  • Page 37: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    NOTE: Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the internal storage. 1. Touch > > Settings > Storage. 2. Touch your card name below Internal shared storage. > Format as portable. 3. Touch 4. Touch FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.
  • Page 38 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 39: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    NOTE: To stop sharing your data connection, switch off Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Set your Wi-Fi hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID), secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options. 1. Touch > > Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.

  • Page 40: Connect To A Vpn

    Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator. Add a VPN 1.

  • Page 41: Phone Calls

    Phone calls You can place calls from the Call+ 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 dialling >...

  • Page 42: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    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. You can answer or reject the call, or reject it with a text message. Answer a call When you receive a phone call, drag over...

  • Page 43: Calling Your Contacts

    > > To open the call history, you can touch CALLS tab. Place a call from the call history 1. Open the call history. 2. Touch a listing to call back. Take other actions on a call history entry Open the call history, you can do the following operations.

  • Page 44: Contacts

    Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. > > To see your contacts, touch . From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to favourite contacts.

  • Page 45: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    Setting up your own profile You can create your own name card in your phone. > > and touch the ALL tab. 1. Touch 2. Touch Set up my profile. If a profile has already been set up, touch the listing beside ME and touch 3.

  • Page 46: Microsd Card

    4. Touch the location where the imported vCard file(s) saved on the phone storage or microSD card and touch one to import contacts. Export contacts to the nano-SIM card 1. Touch > > 2. Touch > Import/export > Export to SIM card. 3.

  • Page 47: Working With Favourite Contacts

    Working with favourite contacts In the favourite contacts tab, you can find your favourite contacts and frequently contacted contacts. Add a contact to favourites You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVOURITES so that you can find them quickly. 1.

  • Page 48: Delete Contacts

    Delete contacts 1. Touch > > and touch the ALL tab. 2. Touch and hold the contact you want to remove. > 3. Check more contacts if needed and then touch Delete. 4. Touch OK to confirm. Link contacts As your phone synchronises with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact.

  • Page 49: 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 > > Settings > Accounts > Add 1.

  • Page 50: Configuring Account Sync

    Configuring account sync Configure auto sync setting 1. Touch > > Settings > Accounts. and check or uncheck Auto-sync data. 2. Touch 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 51: Email

    Email Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Setting up the first email account 1.

  • Page 52: Reply To Or Forward An Email

    Reply to or forward an email 1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox. 2. Do the following as you need: To reply to the sender, touch  To reply to the sender and all recipients of the ...

  • Page 53: Writing And Sending An Email

    Writing and sending an email 1. Open your email Inbox and touch NOTE: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message. 2.

  • Page 54: Changing General Email Settings

    Edit an email account You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for email, how you’re notified of new mails, your email signature, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails.

  • Page 55: Message

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

  • Page 56: Replying To A Message

    Replying to a message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a new thread is created. 1. On the Message+ screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to.

  • Page 57: Web Browser

    Web browser Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information. Opening the browser Touch > > Chrome to launch the web browser. Chrome also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. To open a web page or search the web: 1.

  • Page 58: Downloading Files

    NOTE: Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its to close the tab. Downloading files 1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page. 2. In the menu that opens, touch Download image or Download link.

  • Page 59: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSD card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Photos app. Capturing a photo >...
  • Page 60 Number Function Turn on or off the HDR feature, only available for the back camera. Change the camera settings. Switch to PHOTO mode. Capture a picture. View pictures and videos you have taken. Switch to MANUAL, MULTI EXPOSURE, or TIME-LAPSE mode. Select a color effect or other special effects.

  • Page 61: Recording A Video

    Recording a video You can record normal-speed video clips. The back camera also allows you to record time lapse video. > > Camera. 1. Touch 2. Touch VIDEO if you want to capture a normal-speed video. To capture time lapse video, touch >...
  • Page 62 3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the following adjustments. Drag the yellow square to any area on the screen  where you want the camera to meter exposure so as to adjust the photo brightness. Touch and hold the square to lock exposure.

  • Page 63: Music

    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 64 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. Toggle repeat mode. You can repeat the current track, repeat the current playlist, or turn off repeat.

  • Page 65: Managing Playlists

    You can still control the music when you are not in the playback screen.  In the music library of the Play Music app, touch the summary information at the bottom of the screen to restore the playback screen.  In other apps, flick down the notification panel.
  • Page 66 To delete a playlist: 1. Touch > Music library in the Play Music app. 2. Touch PLAYLISTS tab. 3. Touch next to the playlist you want to delete. 4. Touch Delete > OK. NOTE: Certain automatically created playlists such as Thumbs up, Last added cannot be deleted.

  • Page 67: Settings

    Settings Touch > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customising and configuring your phone. At the top of the Settings screen, you can see setting suggestions. Touch to check or customize the recommended settings. Wireless and networks Wi-Fi >...

  • Page 68: Flight Mode

     Touch the Mobile data switch to turn on or off mobile data.  Touch Mobile data usage to check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, see what apps have been using mobile data, restrict background data for individual apps, or allow unrestricted data usage when Data saver is on for individual apps.

  • Page 69: Device

    Tethering and portable hotspot > > Settings > More > Tethering & Touch portable hotspot to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. See Sharing your mobile data connection. Touch > >...
  • Page 70  Navigation buttons: Drag the navigation buttons at the bottom of the screen to rearrange them.  Lockscreen shortcuts: Show shortcut icons on the lock screen. You can swipe from a shortcut icon at the bottom of the lock screen to open the related app or feature.
  • Page 71 notification content to display on the lock screen, or let its notifications override your Do No Disturb settings. Sound Touch > > Settings > Sound. You can adjust different types of volume, set Do not disturb options, set up ringtone and notification sound, set up alarm ringtone, configure emergency broadcasts, and select system sounds.
  • Page 72 NOTE: Not all options are available for the apps. Some apps may have more options. Default apps Touch > > Settings > Default Apps to set the following options.  Opening links: Check the app’s supported links and set whether to open the links in the app, and clear the app’s defaults.

  • Page 73: Power Manager

    Power Manager Touch to do > > Settings > Power Manager the management on power. You can view the battery level, check what has been using the battery, choose a suitable power plan and optimise battery use, and more. Memory Touch >...

  • Page 74: Personal

    Tap and pay > > Settings > Tap & pay. You can tap Touch and pay with your phone at the merchants that accept contactless payments. A nano-SIM card which supports NFC is needed. See Using tap & pay. Personal Location Touch >...
  • Page 75 turns off. This option is available when unlock pattern, PIN or password is set. Power button instantly locks: Lock protection is  activated immediately when you press the Power key. This option is available when unlock pattern, PIN or password is set. Lock screen message: Set the text that you may ...
  • Page 76 Store.  Storage type: Check the credential storage type.  Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates.  User credentials: View and modify stored credentials.  Install from SD card: Install certificates from the internal storage or the microSD card.  Clear credentials: Delete all certificates.

  • Page 77: Backup And Reset

    options for Google account and services. Languages & input > > Settings > Languages & input to Touch configure options related to system language, input methods, speech input and output as well as mouse/trackpad input.  Languages: Select a language for your system. ...

  • Page 78: System

    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.  Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an app. ...

  • Page 79: About Phone

    About phone > > Settings > About phone to view Touch important phone information and legal information. You can also touch Software updates to check for system updates and install them when they become available.

  • Page 80: 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. Possible Problem Possible causes...
  • Page 81 Possible Problem Possible causes solution End the call and dial again. You The network link may be switched quality is poor on the to a part of your service better-quality provider. network link or phone line. Echo or noise End the call and dial again.
  • Page 82 Possible Problem Possible causes solution The standby time is related to your service If you are located provider system in an area where configuration. The signalling is same phone used with weak, different service temporarily providers’ systems will power off the not provide exactly the phone.
  • Page 83 Possible Problem Possible causes solution Insert the The nano-SIM card is nano-SIM card inserted improperly. properly. Use a soft, dry There is debris on the cloth to clean the nano-SIM card nano-SIM card contacts. contacts. The nano-SIM card is Contact your invalid.
  • Page 84 Possible Problem Possible causes solution Contact your service provider. If the service You have entered an provider provides PIN Code incorrect PIN code the nano-SIM blocked three consecutive card’s PUK code, times. use the PUK code to unlock the nano-SIM card. Uninstall the software that Phone...
  • Page 85 © Vodafone Group 2017. Vodafone, Vodacom and the Vodafone logos are trade marks of Vodafone Group. Any product or company names mentioned herein may be the trade marks of their respective owners.

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