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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User Guide...

  • Page 3: About This Guide

    About This Guide 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 © 2017 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 Content in this manual may differ from the actual product or software. Trademarks ZTE, BLADE, 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.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............9 Getting to Know Your Phone .............9 Key Functions ..................11 Installing the nano-SIM Card (Included) and a microSDXC Card (Not Included) ......12 Installing the Battery ..............14 Charging the Battery ..............14 Extending the Battery Life............15 Powering Your Phone On/Off ..........16 Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time ......16 Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys......16 Using the Touch Screen .............17...
  • Page 6 Setting the Theme ................26 Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ....26 Changing the Screen Brightness .........26 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....27 Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ......28 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ....29 Knowing the Basics ..........31 Monitoring the Phone Status ...........31 Managing Shortcuts and Widgets........36 Organizing With Folders ............37...
  • Page 7 Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ......68 Phone Calls .............70 Placing and Ending Calls ............70 Answering or Rejecting Calls ..........71 Working With the Call History ..........72 Calling Your Contacts ..............73 Checking Voicemail ..............74 Using Options During a Call............. 74 Managing Multi-party Calls .............75 Adjusting Your Call Settings ............76 Contacts ..............
  • Page 8 Responding to an Email .............92 Writing and Sending an Email..........93 Adding a Signature to Your Emails ........94 Adding and Editing Email Accounts ........94 Changing General Email Settings ........95 Messaging .............. 96 Opening the Messaging Screen ......... 96 Sending a Message ..............96 Replying to a Message ...............97 Forwarding a Message .............
  • Page 9 Camera ..............105 Capturing a Photo ...............105 Using Manual Camera Mode ..........107 Using Other Camera Modes ..........108 Recording a Video ..............108 Customizing Camera and Video Settings ....109 Gallery ..............111 Opening Gallery ................111 Working With Albums ..............111 Working With Pictures ...............112 Retouching Your Pictures ............114 Making a GIF or a Collage ............115...
  • Page 10 More Apps .............125 Calculator ..................125 Clock ....................125 Downloads ..................126 File Manager ..................126 Google Apps ..................127 Settings ..............129 Wireless & Networks ..............129 Device ....................132 Personal ....................136 System ....................141 Upgrading the Phone Software .......142 Troubleshooting ..........143 Specifications ............149...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Auxiliary Earpiece microphone Indicator light Front camera Proximity & light sensor Volume key Power key Touch screen Home key Recent Back key* apps key* Charging/ Main micro-USB microphone jack...
  • Page 12 * You can switch the positions of the Back key and Recent apps key. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Navigation key and select one option. Flash Back camera Back cover Speaker 3.5 mm headset jack...

  • Page 13: Key Functions

    Key Functions Function • Press and hold to turn airplane mode on or off, restart, or power off. Power key • Press to switch your phone to sleep mode or wake up your phone. • Touch to return to the home screen Home key from any application or screen.

  • Page 14: Installing The Nano-Sim Card (Included) And A Microsdxc Card (Not Included)

    Installing the nano-SIM Card (Included) and a microSDXC Card (Not Included) NOTE: Your phone will come with the nano-SIM card already installed. 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.
  • Page 15 3. Hold the microSDXC card with the metal contacts facing down and the cut corner oriented a shown, and slide it into the card slot. NOTE: Some applications may require a microSDXC card to work normally and/or may store data on the card. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDXC card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

  • Page 16: Installing The Battery

    You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

  • Page 17: Extending The Battery Life

    Connect the adapter to the charging jack. 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as , appear in the status bar. 3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.

  • Page 18: Powering Your Phone On/Off

    • Reduce the screen backlight time. • Lower the screen brightness. • Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync off when not in use. • Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery.

  • Page 19: Using The Touch Screen

    NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off. Unlock the Screen and Keys Press the Power key to turn the screen on.
  • Page 20 simply touch them with your finger. • Touch and Hold – To open the available options for an item (for example, a message or link in a web page), touch and hold the item. • Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

  • Page 21: 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 customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Status & notifications Widgets Folder Shortcut Primary shortcuts Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for...
  • Page 22 To add a new home screen panel: Touch the Home key > , or touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select Widgets. 2. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the icon or widget on it.

  • Page 23: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language Touch the Home key > > Settings > Languages & input > Languages. 2. To add a system language, touch Add a language and then the language you need. 3. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch to that language.

  • Page 24: Changing The Ringtone And Notification Sound

    Changing the Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone. 3. Scroll through the list and select the ringtone you’ d like to use.

  • Page 25: Adjusting Volumes

    Adjusting Volumes Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound. 2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, and Notification volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio. NOTE: You can adjust the volume levels any time by pressing the Volume key.

  • Page 26: Using Do Not Disturb Mode

    NOTES: • Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarms. • To restore normal sound settings, press and hold the Volume up key. Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to.

  • Page 27: Applying New Wallpapers

    If you have selected Priority only, you can customize the types of allowed sounds or vibrations under Priority interruptions. Touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Calls to set preferences for which messages and calls will be allowed. NOTES: •...

  • Page 28: Setting The Theme

    NOTE: In addition, you can touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos, or Wallpapers, or an animation from Live Wallpapers. Setting the Theme Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen. 2.

  • Page 29: 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 can swipe up on the lock screen, and then draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys. Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 30: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    Protecting Your Phone With Encryption You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must draw an unlock pattern, or enter a numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.

  • Page 31: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    2. Read the information about encryption carefully. The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back key. WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.
  • Page 32 Turn On Screen Pinning Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Screen pinning. 2. Touch the On/Off switch. 3. To automatically lock the phone after unpinning, switch on Lock device when unpinning and set up a screen lock. If you have set a screen lock, you can switch on Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password before unpinning.

  • Page 33: 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. What it What it Indicator Indicator means...

  • Page 34: Managing Notifications

    Phone Battery low microphone (5% or lower) Battery full GPS on Battery Wired headset charging connected Alarm set Managing Notifications 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.

  • Page 35: Respond To Or Remove A Notification

    message(s) Downloading/ from the sending data Email app Missed call connected Call in Song playing progress Mobile Low battery hotspot on Open/Close the Notification Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.
  • Page 36 • Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications. You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications. • To remove a notification, swipe it left or right. To remove all notifications, touch CLEAR ALL at the •...
  • Page 37 Touch and hold to access the Bluetooth menu. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices. • Sound/Vibrate/Silent: Touch to switch between sound, vibration and silent mode. See Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode. Location: Touch to turn location services on or off. •...

  • Page 38: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Sync: Touch to turn on or off auto-syncing of accounts • data. Touch and hold to access the Accounts menu. Web Accounts or Accounts. NOTE: In the quick settings screen, touch at the top to access the Settings menu; touch to change control switch position.

  • Page 39: Organizing With Folders

    2. Drag it to to remove it. NOTE: When there are more than two home screen panels, no panel can be left empty. If the shortcut, widget, or folder is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.

  • Page 40: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    NOTES: • To remove a shortcut from a folder, touch the folder to open it. Touch and hold the shortcut and drag it to the home screen. • Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder. Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom of all home screens.

  • Page 41: Change Input Methods

    NOTE: Some default input methods may not be disabled. Change Input Methods When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, icon appears in the status bar. NOTE: icon appears only when more than one virtual keyboard is installed and enabled for use. 2.
  • Page 42 • 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 and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È. •...
  • Page 43 Gesture Typing The Google Keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. You use this feature to input a word by sliding through the letters. To enable and use gesture typing: > Google On the Google Keyboard, touch and hold Keyboard settings. Or, touch the Home key >...

  • Page 44: Touchpal Keyboard

    NOTES: • Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead and touch. • Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to input the next word.
  • Page 45 The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. • You can also touch and hold a key and slide to choose more characters. The shift key: Touch • to use uppercase. Double- to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: lowercase, for uppercase, and...
  • Page 46 The PHONEPAD Layout The PHONEPAD layout is similar to a phone pad. Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter or number appears. Touch and hold the key and slide left or right to choose the text you need. If word prediction is enabled, just touch the keys once and choose the right word.
  • Page 47 If word prediction is disabled, touch to enter the left letter on the key. Double-tap to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. Touch and hold a key and slide left or right to choose more letters and symbols. If word prediction is enabled, just touch the keys and choose the right word.
  • Page 48 NOTES: • Curve - Word gesture is only available in the Full layout. • Touch to type when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, simply touch the key once. • Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to trace the next word.

  • Page 49: Google Voice Typing

    NOTES: • If none of the suggested words are correct, type the word as you normally would. • Wave - Sentence gesture is only available in the Full layout. Google Voice Typing Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.

  • Page 50: Editing Text

    NOTE: Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation. Input Method Settings Choose the input method settings by touching the Home key > > Settings > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard. Touch an option to choose the settings for that input method.

  • Page 51: Opening And Switching Apps

    Opening and Switching Apps Open an App Touch the Home key > 2. Swipe up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it. NOTES: • Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to search for apps.

  • Page 52: Using Two Apps In Split-Screen Mode

    Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode You can work with two apps at the same time in split- screen mode. NOTE: Some apps may not support split-screen mode. Open the first app you want to use and then touch and hold the Recent apps key.

  • Page 53: Uninstalling Or Disabling An Application

    Uninstalling or Disabling an Application Touch the Home key > to open the application list screen. 2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon at the top of the screen. 3. Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app. NOTES: •...

  • Page 54: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks. 2. Touch the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use. Set Access Point Names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN).

  • 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 300 feet (100 meters), depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network Touch the Home key >...
  • 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 one: WPS button (Recommended) Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Push Button. 4. Press the WPS button on the wireless router and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network.

  • Page 58: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Avoid bad Wi-Fi connections: Use the mobile network whenever the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to has no Internet connection. Keep Wi-Fi on when screen is off: Choose whether or not to keep Wi-Fi on in sleep mode. MAC address: Check the MAC address. IP address: Check the phone’s IP address.

  • Page 59: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    3. Touch > Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct connections. 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.

  • Page 60: Change The Device Name

    Turn Bluetooth On/Off Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position. When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar. Change the Device Name Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 61: Send Data Via Bluetooth

    NOTE: The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits. You can try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passkeys) or refer to the documents for that device. Forget a Bluetooth Device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device.

  • Page 62: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    2. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data. If necessary, swipe down on the Status Bar, and touch ACCEPT on the Bluetooth sharing notification. Depending on your storage setting and whether a microSDXC card is installed, received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance).

  • Page 63: Using The Microsdxc Card As Portable Or Internal Storage

    NOTES: • To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again. • In Install driver mode, you can manually install the driver on the PC by running the executable file in the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 64 CAUTION: As part of the internal storage, the microSDXC card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally. Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly. Set Up the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage When you install a microSDXC card that has not been used on your phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable storage by default.
  • Page 65 Set Up the microSDXC Card as Internal Storage If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the internal storage. If you move the microSDXC card to another device, it’ll be formatted before it can be used.
  • Page 66 NOTE: Whenever you move data between the phone and the microSDXC 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. To remove the microSDXC card from your phone: If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as internal storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

  • Page 67: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    4. Touch FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone.

  • Page 68: Bluetooth Tethering

    Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth. 2. Configure your computer to obtain its network connection via Bluetooth. For more information, please see your computer's documentation. > Settings > Tethering & Mobile Hotspot. 3. Touch 4. Switch on Bluetooth tethering. Your computer is now sharing your phone's data connection.
  • Page 69 NOTE: To stop sharing your data connection, slide the switch to the Off position. Set Up Your Mobile Hotspot You can change your phone’s Wi-Fi network name (SSID), secure your mobile hotspot, and set other options. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 70: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    Show advanced options: Check to select a 802. 1 1 mode. Manage users: Block or unblock users, or set the maximum number of devices that can connect to the hotspot simultaneously. Sleep policy: Set hotspot sleep policy and notification. Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network.
  • Page 71 Add a VPN Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch and enter the VPN name. 3. Select the VPN type, enter the server address and other information provided by your network administrator. Check Show advanced options to fill out additional details.

  • 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 Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 73: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    • To redial the last call you made, 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

    NOTE: To edit the preset text responses from within the Phone app, touch > Settings > Quick responses. Working With the Call History The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts.

  • Page 75: Calling Your Contacts

    Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry Open the call history. 2. Touch a number and then touch Call details to view more call information. While viewing the call details, you can: Touch to delete the entry. Touch Edit number before call to edit the number in the dialer before calling it.

  • Page 76: 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. Touch the Home key > > 2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.

  • Page 77: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    • Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call. • Touch to end the current call. WARNING! Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use. Managing Multi-party Calls When the three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

  • Page 78: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time. Place the first call. 2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. 3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected.
  • Page 79 Set Sound and Vibration Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Sounds and vibration. 2. Touch the option you want to configure. Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming call notification.

  • Page 80: Edit Quick Response To Rejected Callers

    To assign a speed dial key: Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Speed dial. 2. Touch a speed dial entry. 3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list. 4. Touch OK. Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers Touch the Home key >...
  • Page 81 Forward Incoming Calls The call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding. 2. Touch an available option to enable it. Block Certain Numbers The call blocking feature allows you to forbid calls and messages from certain numbers.
  • Page 82 TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY support. TTY Full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device. TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use this mode to listen to conversation of the other party, and respond via text messages.

  • Page 83: Contacts

    Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. To see your contacts, touch the Home key > . From there, you can touch the tabs to quickly switch to your contact groups or favorite contacts.

  • Page 84: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab. 2. Touch Set up my profile. If a profile has been set up, touch the listing below ME and touch 3.

  • Page 85: Working With Favorite Contacts

    Export Contacts to the microSDXC Card or Phone Storage Touch the Home key > 2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to storage. 3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. Touch OK to create the file. Share Contacts Touch the Home key >...

  • Page 86: Working With Groups

    Remove a Contact From Favorites Touch the Home key > > FAVORITES. 2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups Touch the Home key > > GROUPS. 2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any groups you have created.

  • Page 87: Searching For A Contact

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

  • Page 88: Editing Contacts

    Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details Touch the Home key > > CONTACTS. 2. Touch a contact and then touch 3. 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 89: Separating Contact Information

    Touch the Home key > > CONTACTS. 2. Touch a contact entry to display the contact’s details. > > Link. 3. Touch 4. Touch the contact whose information you want to link with the first entry. 5. Touch to save the joined contact. NOTES: •...

  • Page 90: 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 Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 91: Configuring Account Sync

    Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch > Auto-sync data to enable or disable automatic sync. 3. Touch OK. 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 92 Change an Account’s Sync Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch the account category and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync. 3. When Auto-sync data is enabled, switch items on or off as you need.

  • Page 93: Email

    Email Touch the Home key > . Use it to read and send emails from Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Outlook, Yahoo!®, AOL, and more. Setting Up the First Email Account Touch the Home key > 2. Select an email server and enter the email address and password.

  • Page 94: 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 Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox.

  • Page 95: 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), touch the sender image before the message and then touch NOTE: If you accidentally delete an email, touch UNDO to retrieve Writing and Sending an Email...

  • Page 96: Adding A Signature To Your Emails

    3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text. 4. Touch to add audio files, images, videos, and other types of files as attachments. 5. Touch at the top of the screen to send the message. Adding a Signature to Your Emails You can set a few lines of plain text as a signature for every outgoing email message from an account, such as your name and contact information.

  • Page 97: 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 emails, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive emails. Open the Email app.

  • Page 98: Messaging

    Messaging Two apps are preloaded on your phone that allow you to send text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). You can choose the default messaging app in Settings > Application manager. Opening the Messaging Screen Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 99: Replying To A Message

    To add more recipients, enter another number or contact name, or touch to select from your contacts. 3. Touch the Send message field and enter the content of your text message. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch to attach a file to the message.

  • Page 100: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward. 2. Touch and hold the message, and then touch 3. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if needed. 4.

  • Page 101: 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 > >...

  • Page 102: Creating An Event

    • To quickly switch to a specific date, touch > Go to date, swipe horizontally to find the month you want, and touch a day > OK. View Event Details In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details.

  • Page 103: Editing, Deleting, Or Sharing An Event

    Editing, Deleting, or Sharing an Event Find the event you want to edit, delete, or share. 2. Open its details screen (see View Event Details). 3. Choose one of the following options. . Touch SAVE to save To edit the event, touch your changes.

  • Page 104: Searching An Event

    Searching an Event Touch > Search event and then type the event in the Search field, or touch to speak out the event you want to search.

  • Page 105: Browser

    Browser U s e C h ro m e to v i ew we b p a g e s a n d s e a rc h fo r information. Opening the Browser Touch the Home key > to launch the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link –...

  • Page 106: Downloading Files

    page in each tab) and switch between them freely. Open a New Browser Tab Touch > . The number shows how many tabs you have opened. Switch Between Browser Tabs Touch (the number shows how many tabs you have opened). 2.

  • Page 107: Camera

    Camera You can take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDXC card, if you have installed one, or to the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo Touch the Home key >...
  • Page 108 Number Function Change the flash setting (back camera only). Change the camera settings. Change the HDR setting (back camera only). Switch among the default PHOTO mode, VIDEO mode, and MANUAL mode. Exit the camera. Select a filter. Capture a photo. View pictures and videos you have taken.

  • Page 109: Using Manual Camera Mode

    NOTES: • You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in or zoom out before taking a picture. • In PHOTO (auto camera) mode, when you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point.

  • Page 110: 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 in the viewfinder screen to find them. PANORAMA: Capture panorama pictures. • • MULTI EXPOSURE: Capture multiple photos to create collages and special effects.

  • Page 111: Customizing Camera And Video Settings

    • When you touch the screen to focus during recording, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. Touch and hold the focus point to lock the focus. • To capture a time-lapse video, touch >...

  • Page 112: General Options

    Options in Video Mode (Front or Back Camera) Video quality: Set the quality for your video. • Options in Manual Mode (Back Camera) • Resolution: Set the resolution for your photo. Metering: Adjust the light metering setting. • Composition: Show or hide the grid or golden spiral •...

  • Page 113: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch the Home key > > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos. Working With Albums When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed. Touch Timeline/Album to select view mode. Timeline displays contents in chronological order and Album displays in a number of albums.

  • Page 114: Working With Pictures

    Delete Albums, Pictures, or Videos Touch and hold an item in the Album view to select an album, or after you open an album, to select a picture or a video. 2. Touch more items that you want to delete. >...
  • Page 115 Number Function Touch to return to the album, where all its contents are displayed in a grid. Delete the picture. Edit the picture. Share the picture. View more options, such as rotate, rename, and print. Add to favorites.

  • Page 116: Retouching Your Pictures

    NOTES: • 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. • You can delete a picture or video by touching >...

  • Page 117: Making A Gif Or A Collage

    Adjust exposure, contrast, shadows, sharpness, and other light options. Adjust color of the picture. Select a color and draw anything on the picture, or add some text or mosaics to the picture and adjust the effect. 3. Touch to keep the change or to cancel it.

  • Page 118: Playing Videos

    The pictures you touched are displayed along the bottom of the screen. Touch to remove the pictures you do not want. 4. Touch NEXT. The GIF or collage is displayed. 5. Touch the options along the bottom to adjust the final picture.

  • Page 119: Music

    Music Touch the Home key > > Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and more.

  • Page 120: Playing Music

    ringtones to (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact). Touch the Home key > > Music to see the music library. 2. Touch next to a song in any list. 3. In the menu that opens, touch Set as ringtone. 4.
  • Page 121 Number Function Song, album, and artist information. Touch to go back to the music library. Touch for track information. Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. Turn shuffle on or off. Skip to the last track, pause/play, and skip to the next track.

  • Page 122: Managing Playlists

    • When the screen is locked, the song information, album cover, and playback controls are displayed on the lock screen. Touch the song title to restore the playback screen, or you can pause/resume playback or skip songs. 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.

  • Page 123: Video Player

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

  • Page 124: Managing Video Files

    Number Function Return to the video library list. Take a screenshot. Change the video ratio (fit to screen). Playback control: Skip, pause, and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the video. Rotate the video. Hide video playback controls and lock the touch screen.
  • Page 125 2. Touch the videos you want to delete. 3. Touch > OK. Share Videos In the video library, touch > Multi-Select, or touch and hold a video. 2. Touch the videos you want to share. 3. Touch and select how you want to share them. Trim a Video Touch a video to start playing it.

  • Page 126: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Recording a Voice Memo Touch the Home key > > Sound Recorder. 2. Touch to turn on or off high quality recording. 3. Touch to start recording.

  • Page 127: More Apps

    More Apps Calculator Touch the Home key > > Calculator to use the phone’ s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. NOTE: To see more calculator options, swipe left while holding the phone in portrait view or turn the phone to landscape view.

  • Page 128: Downloads

    Use World Time Open the Clock app and touch 2. World time lets you check local times for cities around the world. Touch to add a new city. Using Stopwatch and Countdown Open the Clock app and touch 2. Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown allows you to set a time and count down to zero.

  • Page 129: Google Apps

    • Touch folders and files to access stored items. • Touch > New folder to create a new folder in the current directory. • Touch to search for a file or folder by name. • Touch and hold a folder or file for options: copy move , share , delete...
  • Page 130 Maps: Find your place and find your way in the world. • Photos: Manage photos on the phone and your • Google account. Play Movies & TV: Purchase, download and watch • movies and TV shows. Play Music: Play music on the phone and on your •...

  • Page 131: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings. Settings contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Wireless & Networks Airplane Mode In the Settings app, touch Airplane mode > Airplane mode to turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on.

  • Page 132: Data Usage

    Data Usage Check and manage mobile data use. You can view and restrict Wi-Fi data usage as well. Touch Data saver to enable Data saver which • prevents apps from using data connection in the background. For an app you’re currently using, it can access data, but may do so less frequently when Data saver is enabled.

  • Page 133: Advanced Calling

    Touch Wi-Fi data usage to view the Wi-Fi usage of • apps. • Touch Network restrictions to select Wi-Fi networks that are mobile hotspots. Apps may warn before using these networks for large downloads to avoid high mobile data bills. NOTE: The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ.

  • Page 134: Device

    In the Settings app, tap More > VPN to set up and connect to virtual private networks (see Connecting to Virtual Private Networks). Device Display • Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display. Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen • brightness.

  • Page 135: Application Manager

    Pulse notification light: Flash the backlight on • the Home key to notify you of missed calls, new messages, and other events. Accelerometer calibration: Calibrate the • accelerometer sensor. Navigation key: Exchange the position of the Back • key and the Recent apps key. Navigation key light duration: Control the backlight •...
  • Page 136 Touch > Reset app preferences to reset all preferences. (You will not lose app data, but app preferences will be restored to default.) Touch to configure apps. In the app list, touch an app to see its information. The following options may be available: •...
  • Page 137 NOTE: Not all options are available for all apps. Storage The Storage settings menu lets you check memory information for your microSDXC card and phone storage. You can choose the default location for new data, such as photos captured and voice recorded. Touch Save location and select to store items in the phone storage or the installed microSDXC card.

  • Page 138: Personal

    • Touch > Battery optimization. Battery optimization helps prolong battery standby time when you're not using the phone. To turn battery optimization off for specific apps, touch Not optimized > All apps. Touch the app name and then touch Don’t optimize > DONE.
  • Page 139 Security Screen lock: Set up a screen lock after which you • must swipe on the phone, draw a pattern, or enter a PIN/password to access the phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks). Touch beside Screen lock to set the following options.
  • Page 140 Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you • have authorized to be device administrators. • Unknown sources: Permit installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store. Storage type: Check the credential storage type. • Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates. •...
  • Page 141 NOTE: Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than allowed, your nano-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 nano- SIM card.
  • Page 142 Text-to-speech output: Select the speech synthesis • engine or change its settings, set speech rate and pinch, play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, and check whether the text-to-speech output feature supports the current system language. Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse •...

  • Page 143: System

    System Date & Time Set date, time, time zone, and how time is displayed. You can also use network-provided data (see Setting the Date Time). Accessibility Configure the system accessibility options and accessibility plug-ins on your phone, such as using Color inversion or Font size for users with sight problems.

  • Page 144: Upgrading The Phone Software

    NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website Z-Community (https://community.zteusa.com) to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well as which phones and methods are supported.

  • Page 145: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the chart below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution...
  • Page 146 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution End the call and dial again. You Poor network link may be switched quality on the part of to a better-quality your service provider. network link or phone line. Echo or noise End the call and dial again.
  • Page 147 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution The battery or battery Contact the charger is damaged. dealer. Adjust the The phone’s battery charging temperature is below environment to 32°F (0°C) or higher Cannot avoid extremes of than 113°F (45°C). charge the temperature. battery Check all connectors to...
  • Page 148 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution The standby time is related to your service provider system If you are located configuration. The in an area where same phone used signaling is weak, with different service temporarily power providers’ systems will off the phone. not provide exactly the same length of standby time.
  • Page 149 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Take the nano- The nano-SIM card SIM card to your has malfunctioned or is service provider damaged. for testing. nano-SIM The nano-SIM card is Insert the nano- card error inserted improperly. SIM card properly. Use a soft, dry Debris is on the nano- cloth to clean the SIM card contacts.
  • Page 150 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Contact your service provider. If the service You have entered an provider provides PIN Code incorrect PIN code the nano-SIM card’ blocked three consecutive s PUK code, use times. the PUK code to unlock the nano- SIM card.

  • Page 151: Specifications

    Specifications Handset specifications are shown in the following table. Operating System Android 7. 1 (Nougat) Handset standard 145.54 mm x 72.45 mm x 9.25 Dimensions Weight 160 g (with battery) Display 5.0” FWVGA 854x480 Camera Front 2 MP; Back 8 MP Internal memory ROM: 16 GB, RAM: 2 GB Supports microSDXC card up...

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