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  • Page 1 ZTE-C F285 CDMA 1X Digital Mobile Phone User Manual...
  • Page 2 ZTE Corporation. The manual is published by ZTE Corporation. We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice.
  • Page 3 Declaration We, ZTE Corporation, declared that: The product is installed with battery separately in the box. The FCC ID label is placed on the mobile phone clearly visible to all persons at the time of purchase. The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to...
  • Page 4 organizations through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies. The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age or health. The exposure standard for wireless fixed phoned employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR.
  • Page 5 Content General Information ............1 1.1 Welcome..................1 1.2 Security ..................1 1.3 Safety Warnings .............. 2 1.4 Limited Warranty ..............5 1.5 Limitation of Liability............... 6 Know Your Phone............7 2.1 Keypad ..................7 2.2 Instruction of Interface Icon............ 10 2.3 Technical Parameters...............
  • Page 6 Basic Operations............18 3.1 Make a Call ................18 3.2 Answer a Call................19 3.2.1 Headset Autoanswer ............20 3.2.2 Set Any Key Answer ............20 3.2.3 Incoming Call Silence ............. 21 3.3 In Conversation............... 21 3.3.1 Silence in Conversation ........... 21 3.3.2 Adjust Volume in Conversation ........
  • Page 7 4.10 Set Speed Dial............... 28 4.11 View and Make Speed Dial ........... 29 4.12 Memory Status ..............29 4.13 My Profile ................30 Messages................. 31 5.1 Send a New Message .............. 31 5.2 Send Messages ................ 32 5.3 Receive Incoming Call while Editing Message....... 33 5.4 Read Message .................
  • Page 8 5.9.8 Edit SMS on Call Reject..........38 5.9.9 Memory Status of Messages ..........38 Recent Calls ..............40 6.1 View Recent Calls ..............40 6.2 Call Duration................41 6.3 Erase Recent Calls List ............41 Settings ................42 7.1 Profiles ..................42 7.1.1 Profile Settings ..............
  • Page 9 7.3.3 View Emergency Numbers ..........48 7.3.4 Reset................48 7.3.5 Premium Service ............. 49 7.4 Phone Settings................. 49 7.4.1 Slide Up................49 7.4.2 Alert................. 50 7.4.3 My Phone Number ............50 7.4.4 Serial Number..............50 7.4.5 Version................50 7.5 Display ..................51 7.5.1 Set Wallpaper..............
  • Page 10 8.4 Stopwatch................56 8.5 Calculator................56 8.6 Unit Conversion ..............57 8.7 Games ..................57 8.7.1 Brick attack..............57 8.7.2 Push Box ................. 58 Radio ................59 10 My Services..............61 11 VBytes ................62 11.1 Voice Services ............... 62 11.2 Data Services.................

  • Page 11: General Information

    The pictures, symbols and contents in this manual are just for your reference. They might not be completely identical with your phone. Please subject to the real object. ZTE operates a policy of continuous development and reserves the right to update and modify the technical specifications in this document at any time without prior notice.

  • Page 12: Safety Warnings

    security measures as follows: Set PIN code of the UIM card. Take it with you as you can. 1.3 Safety Warnings To the Owner Some electronic devices are susceptible to electromagnetic interference sent by mobile phone if inadequately shielded, such as electronic system of vehicles.
  • Page 13 cause injury if used as a toy. Mobile Phone Please use original accessories or accessories that are authorized by the manufacturer. Using any unauthorized accessories may affect your mobile phone’s performance, or even endanger your body If you want to clean your phone, please use clean fabric that is a bit wet or anti-static.
  • Page 14 yourself. Non-expert handling of the devices may damage them. Do not charge the mobile phone without battery. On emergency calling, phone must be powered on and in area of service. On the condition of standby, enter emergency phone number, and then press Send key to make a phone call.

  • Page 15: Limited Warranty

    (b) Misuse including mishandling, physical damage, improper installation, unauthorized disassembly of the product. (c) Water or any other liquid damage. (d) Any unauthorized repair or modification. (e) Power surges, lightning damage, fire, flood or other events outside ZTE’s reasonable control.

  • Page 16: Limitation Of Liability

    1.5 Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in connection with using this product, whether or not ZTE had been...

  • Page 17: Know Your Phone

    Know Your Phone 2.1 Keypad Earpiece Charger LCD Screen connector/Earphone Up key Ok key Left select key Right select key Right key Left key Send key End key Down key 0～9 number key # key * key Microphone...
  • Page 18 Function Description Make or answer a call. Press Send key in standby mode to Send key enter recent call list. Press Send key two times directly to redial the last number. End an anctive call or reject a call. End key Power on/power off.
  • Page 19 In standby mode, press the key to enter My Menu. Scroll the cursor up and down. Used as selection key up and down keying commands selecting options shown on the Up/Down key display. (Scroll key) In standby mode, hold Up key to write new message;...

  • Page 20: Instruction Of Interface Icon

    Make a Speed Dial call. # key: Hold # key in standby mode to lock phone’s keypad. Press # key to select text mode *key, #key when edit text. key: Hold key in standby mode to enable/disable vibration. Press key once to enter Symbols mode when edit text.

  • Page 21: Technical Parameters

    New message Voice mail Vibration Vira+Ring Mute Alarm Earphone Power indicator 2.3 Technical Parameters Handset Type ZTE-C F285 Dimensions 47.5mm×99mm×14.8mm Weight About 88g(Battery Included) Battery Continuous standby About 180~200H (Subject to Network) time Continuous talk time About 200minute (Subject to Network) Note: Please refer to the real phone for other relative parameters of the battery and charger.

  • Page 22: Battery

    2.4 Battery The attached Li-ion battery along with the phone can be used after unpacking. For the first three times, please use up the power and charge it fully for a new battery to perform well. 2.4.1 Remove and Install the Battery Remove：...

  • Page 23: Charge The Battery

    2.4.2 Charge the Battery As shown in the picture, connect the lead of the charger to the socket at the side of the handset. (Note: The side with arrow should be upright while connecting). Connect the charger to a standard wall AC socket. The charging indicator lights up after connecting.

  • Page 24: Connect To The Network

    while before the charging indicator appears on the display. When the charging animation on the screen stops, the charging is completed. The charging takes usually up to 2～3 hours. During charging, it is a normal phenomenon that the battery, phone and charger may get hot. After the completion of charging, disconnect the charger from the phone and AC socket.

  • Page 25: Insert And Remove Uim Card

    All the information related to the network connection is recorded in the metal plane area of UIM card together with the information you stored in your Contacts in the UIM card. The UIM card can be inserted into any CDMA phone to use (new phone automatically reads UIM card).

  • Page 26: Pin Code

    Searching——Search appropriate network connected. 2.5.4 PIN Code To set PIN code (personal identification number) is to avoid the illegal usage of UIM card. To input PIN code of UIM card and press OK key to confirm to start on using phone. If wrong PIN is entered several times continuously, then UIM card will be locked by network.
  • Page 27 Press OK key to enter Voice Services. Hold # key to enable/disable vibration. Hold Up key to enter General menu. Press Up key to enter Profile menu. Press Down key to active Radio function. Press Left key to enter Schedule menu. Press Right key to enter Messages menu.

  • Page 28: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations 3.1 Make a Call Please ensure that you are in good service coverage area. Examine network signal strength icon on the screen. More bars indicate good signalr or network coverage. If there is no bar, please move to good network coverage. Sometimes, you only need to change the direction.

  • Page 29: Answer A Call

    international call directly. Inter prefix + Country code + Area code + Telephone number 26770000 Make Recent Calls All calls you recently dialed, received or missed are saved in your phone. All numbers are grouped as Missed Calls, Received Calls and Dialled Calls. When the list is full, the oldest number will be erased automatically replaced by a new record.

  • Page 30: Headset Autoanswer

    ringer or vibration to prompt according to your settings. With the number already saved in Names, the phone also shows the name of caller. • Press Send key to answer an incoming call. • Press End key to end a call and the call duration is temporarily displayed.

  • Page 31: Incoming Call Silence

    An incoming call can be answered by pressing any key except End key, Left /Right select key. 3.2.3 Incoming Call Silence • For an incoming call, press Right select key to make the ringer tone in Mute/Umute. • This function silences the current incoming call only. The phone will ring normally for next incoming call.

  • Page 32: Menu Functions

    Messages, with no worry about ending the conversation. 3.4 Menu Functions Main Menu Function: In standby mode, press Left select key to enter main Menu. Scroll Up/Down or Left/Right key through the menu and select functions according to the prompt on the screen. If the menu contains submenus and further submenus, select options and submenu you want according to the prompt on the screen.

  • Page 33: Contacts

    4 Contacts You can save contacts in phone and UIM card. Each contact in phone’s memory has three phone numbers. Select Memory Status to view memory of phone and UIM card. 4.1 Find Records You can search for a name or number in Contacts in pop-up window by choosing: Contacts 1.

  • Page 34: Add New Record

    name/number/group you are searching for in Find Name/Find Number/Find Group. And then press Left select key to find. 3. Press Up/Down key to scroll though the corresponding name(s) and records in the list. Scroll to the name you want, and press OK key to view the details or select Option.
  • Page 35 Make a call: Make a call to this number. Send Name: Send the name and number of the contact as a message. Erase: Delete the number. Copy to UIM: Copy the number to UIM card (available for contact saved in phone). Move to UIM: Move the number to UIM card (available for contact saved in phone).

  • Page 36: View Records

    4.3 View Records 1. Select Menu→Contacts. 2. Select All List to view all records saved in phone and UIM card. Note: When there is no storage record in Contacts, it will indicate “No Item”. 4.4 Erase Records 4.4.1 Erase a Record 1.

  • Page 37: Edit Phone Number

    5. Press Right select key to erase character of the current name, and rewrite the name. 6. Select Save, “Succeed to save”appears on the display. 4.6 Edit Phone Number 1. Select Menu→Contacts. 2. Select All List or Find to search for would-be edited record. 3.

  • Page 38: Edit Other Information

    2. Select any group of No Group, Family, Relatives, Friends, Business, Colleagues, School, Club, VIP or UIM and press OK key 3. Select options listed to edit Groups’ information. - View Members: View the group information and do further edit. - Set Ring Tone: Set the ring tone for the contacts in this group.

  • Page 39: View And Make Speed Dial

    speed dial number, press OK key, and then move to number in menu, and press OK key. 3. Select Option to Add to Speed Dial and press OK key. 4. Select an Empty slot in list. 5. Press OK key or Left select key. “Succeed to save” appears on the display.

  • Page 40: My Profile

    entries saved in phone and UIM card. For example: Phone: 8/500, UIM Card: 4/500, indicating that 500 records entries in Max., out of which eight have be saved in phone. And 500 entries in Max., out of which four have been saved in UIM Card. Please consult with service supplier for storage capacity of UIM card.

  • Page 41: Messages

    Messages This is introduction of how to send, receive and erase the messages in your phone. 5.1 Send a New Message Please consult with the service provider to support the network service of sending message. 1. Select Menu→ Messages→ Write. 2.

  • Page 42: Send Messages

    for sending message. - Delivery Ack: Select On or Off for your phone can or can not automatically receive message from network informing you whether you have sent message successfully. - Send as Flash: Send a flash SMS. - Validity Period: Select the validity period of the message. - My Words: Dictionary of your own for message.

  • Page 43: Receive Incoming Call While Editing Message

    1. Select Menu→ Messages→ Msg Groups. 2. Select any SMS Groups (1-5), press OK key to View and Add receiver into those groups. All the phone numbers displayed listed in pop-up window can be reedited. The maximum of receivers not exceed 10 persons.

  • Page 44: View Outbox

    space for new messages. 1.Select Menu→ Messages→ Inbox. 2. Scroll to the message you want to read. 3. Press OK key to read message. Display automatically scrolls page by page. You can also press Up/Down key to scroll. 4. After reading, press Left/Right key to select: －Reply：...

  • Page 45: Erase A Message

    messages; erase messages one by one or all in Inbox, Outbox. 5.6.1 Erase a Message 1. Select Menu→ Messages. 2. Select messages location: Inbox, Outbox, Draft. 3. Press Up/down key to select the messages. 4. Select Erase to erase messages. 5.

  • Page 46: Read Voice Mail

    4. Press Ok key or Left select key to send, save the message, see “5.1 Send a new message” in detail. 5.8 Read Voice Mail Before using Voice Mail box, please consult with network provider to confirm that the function of voice mail box has been activated. After your successful setting, network will automatically transfer divert incoming call(s) to your voice mail box, and send message(s) to your phone.

  • Page 47: Delivery Acknowledgment

    5.9.2 Delivery Acknowledgment Select Menu→ Messages→Msg Settings→Text Setting→ Delivery Ack. 2. Select On or Off for your phone can or can not automatically receive message from network informing you whether you have sent message successfully. 5.9.3 Save Sent Message Select Menu→...

  • Page 48: Automatically Erase Inbox

    5.9.6 Automatically Erase Inbox Set erasing the last read message in Inbox automatically when Inbox is full. 1. Select Menu→ Message→Msg Settings→General→ Auto Erase Inbox. 2. Select On or Off and press OK key 5.9.7 Save Position 1. Select Menu→ Message→Msg Settings→General→Save Position.
  • Page 49 2. Press Left select key or Ok key to view the number of saved messages and maximum number of messages saved in phone and UIM card. For example, UIM: 2/40, indicating that 40 messages entries in Max., out of which 2 have been saved in UIM card. Phone Inbox: 5/50, indicating that 100 messages entries in Max., out of which 5 have been saved in Inbox.

  • Page 50: Recent Calls

    Recent Calls 6.1 View Recent Calls Information of Missed Calls, Received Calls, Dialed Calls, Call Duration, Erase All including name, phone number, and call time and conversation duration is saved in the recent Calls list. 1. Select Menu→Calls. 2. Select Missed Calls, Received Calls, Dialled Calls. 3.

  • Page 51: Call Duration

    - Black List: Add this number to the Black List. If the UIM Card does not support the function of Incoming Call Indication, you can only see part of the above-mentioned options. 6.2 Call Duration 1. Select Menu→ Calls→ Call Duration. 2.

  • Page 52: Settings

    7 Settings In main Menu pop-up window, select Settings to enter into. Your phone has different functions in Settings to meet your requirement. They are: Profile, Call, Security, Phone, Display, My Menu. 7.1 Profiles You can personalise your phone. There are many ways to change the sound and feel of your phone.

  • Page 53: Headset Autoanswer

    7.1.2 Headset Autoanswer You can set headset to answer an incoming call automatically. 1. Select Menu→ Profiles→Headset→Profile Edit →Auto Answer. 2. Select option and press Left select key or OK key. - Off: No headset autoanswer. - After 5 Seconds: Call will be connected after 5 seconds - After 10 Seconds: Call will be automatically answer after 10 7.1.3 Alert Type You can select alert type for an incoming call, earpiece and...

  • Page 54: Call Settings

    7.2 Call Settings When network supports Call settings, you can use network services of call waiting and call forwarding, etc. Note: All these functions are network services. Please consult with network service provider to get corresponding service application. 7.2.1 Call Waiting During a call, use Call Waiting to answer the waiting call prompted by the network;...

  • Page 55: Voice Privacy

    For an incoming call, press any key to answer, except for End key and Left/Right select key. 7.2.3 Voice Privacy 1. Select Menu→ Settings→Call →Voice Privacy. 2. Set as Enhanced to enable voice encryption (need network support). Set as Standard to disable this function. 7.2.4 International Call Setting Auto Setting 1.

  • Page 56: Call Timers

    7.2.5 Call Timers Your phone can record call time of dialing and answering call. 1. Select Menu → Settings→ Call →Call Timers. 2. Select On or Off the set whether the time of conversation is shown on the display. 7.2.6 Call Connect Alert The phone prompts alert tone when a call is conected successfully.

  • Page 57: Security Settings

    1. Key in phone number to Add new contact directly, or select from Names. 2. Select options or scroll to one contact listed and select options: Add: Add another new contact in Black List. Edit: Edit this contact in Black List. Delete: Delete this contact in Black List.

  • Page 58: Set Phone Lock

    The default phone password is 0000, he default PIN code is 1234, please change it to your own PIN code and phone password as soon as possible. 7.3.1 Set Phone Lock 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Security. 2. Input your phone password, press OK key. 3.

  • Page 59: Premium Service

    1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Security. 2. Input your phone password, press OK key. 3. Move to Reset, and select Erase All Contacts, Reset Settings, or Reset Phone. 4. Select OK to confirm resetting or restoring factory default or select Cancel to exit. Note：...

  • Page 60: Alert

    －None: Deactivate the function. 3. Press OK key to confirm. 7.4.2 Alert You can select On or Off to set the alert. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→Phone→ Alert. 2. Select an option in menu and press OK key. －Service: When the service is available. －Minute Alert: During a call, ten seconds ahead of every minute.

  • Page 61: Display

    version of phone. SW Version: Shows present software version of phone. HW Version: Shows present hardware version of phone. 7.5 Display 7.5.1 Set Wallpaper You can select different wall papers as background in idle state. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Display→Wallpaper. 2.

  • Page 62: Set Keypad Light

    7.5.3 Set Keypad Light When pressing keys, the lights on. You can set lighting duration and type. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Display→Keypad LED. 2. Select an option in pop-up window: －Off: Always light off whenever pressing keys or not. －5 Sec: Keypad lights on 5 seconds after the last pressing keys. －10 Sec: Keypad lights on 10 seconds after the last pressing keys.

  • Page 63: Set Time Format

    Key to confirm. 7.5.7 Set Time Format 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Display→ Time Format. 2. Select AM/PM or 24 HR, and press OK key/Left Select Key to confirm. 7.5.8 Change Banner View and edit phone’s greeting to which appears on the display to your own.

  • Page 64: Tool

    Tools Extra Tools offers two games: Hit Rat and Greedy Snake, as well as tools, such as, Scheduler, Voice Memo, Alarm, Stopwatch, and Calculator, Unit Conversion. 8.1 Scheduler 1. Select Menu→Tools→Scheduler. 2. Press Left/Right key or Up/Down key to scroll date and month. Select exact date to view the events scheduled every day in current month or in different month.

  • Page 65: Voice Memo

    Erase To Date: Erase the events before the date appointed. Go To Date: Go to the date of schedule appointed. Go To Today: Go to today of schedule. Setting: Set the supposed day of beginning of a week. 5. And then do further to Edit, Erase and add another New event. Press OK key to confirm.

  • Page 66: Alarm

    deleted. 8.3 Alarm Set alarm alert at a certain time. Alarm alerts either the phone is in power on or off. 1. Select Menu→Tools→ Alarm. 2. Select Set alarm to set, and press OK key. Select Alarms list to view the settings. Select Set rest day to exclude the week day from alarm alert.

  • Page 67: Unit Conversion

    Multiply Sign Decimal Point ± Change digit to positive number or negative Press Right select key to erase digit one by one and exit to previous window. Select Reset to clear all input digits and reset to Zero. Press End key to exit to standby mode. Note：This calculator has a limited accuracy and is designed for simple calculations.

  • Page 68: Push Box

    2. Press Left select/OK key, the display shows greeting and play guide. 3.Select Newgame to start, press Left/Right key to move the paddle bar left/right. Press Right select key to pause the game.. 4. As passing a stage, select Continue to enter next stage, select Exit to return back to the previous window.

  • Page 69: Radio

    9 Radio ZTEF285 supports Radio function. 1. Select Menu→ Radio. 2. Insert earphone and then the phone notify on the display “Radio On!”, so the radio is activated. 3. Select any of the Option as follows: Save Channel: Input Channel Name and select one channel from Channel List.
  • Page 70 Delete: Delete the channel selected. Speaker: Set the speaker of the phone on/off. Off: Turn off the radio.

  • Page 71: My Services

    My Services This function needs network support by service provider. If your phone can also support, menu of My Services appears on the display. Specified services enable you to have more choices to set and edit even more conveniently some functions following direction offered by UIM card.

  • Page 72: Vbytes

    VBytes 11.1 Voice Services Make a voice call to 58686 to enjoy VBytes Voice Services which are available to the subscribers. 11.2 Data Services This connects you to VBytes (mobileshop--mobile world data services) like ringtones, cricket, dating, news, astrocity, and TV guides, and more provided by the service provider (Virgin).
  • Page 73 are available to the subscribers.

  • Page 74: Games & Apps

    Games & Apps This connects you to VBytes (mobileshop--mobile world data services) like Games and some other appendent services provided by the service provider (Virgin).

  • Page 75: Text Input

    13 Text Input Your phone offers text input modes: Multitap Input (abc/ABC/Abc), Numbers Input (123), eHiText Input (eng), and Symbol Input (Symbols). Input mode includes capital letter and lowercase mode. You can key in letters, digits, characters and symbols when writing text or editing contact record information in Names or Messages etc., following the common instruction in hereinafter table.

  • Page 76: Multitap Input

    Move cursor left Press Left/Right key. or right Change input Press # key to select another text mode. mode Capitalization Press # key to switch between capitalization and lowercase as “abc/ABC/Abc”. 13.1 Multitap Input Select Multitap Input (abc/ABC/Hi) — Each key stands for multiple letters.

  • Page 77: Symbols Input

    13.4 Symbols Input - Press “1” key to input till the symbol appears except for Numbers Input mode. Most common punctuation marks and special characters are available. Or press * key to entert Symbols mode when edit text: - Press Up/Down key to page up/down. And press digit key to enter corresponding symbol.

  • Page 78: Troubleshooting

    14 Troubleshooting If your phone is not functioning properly, please read following relative information at first. If the problems still persists, please contact with the distributor or service provider. Problem Check Point When switching on the phone, it Please input your PIN code which prompts “Enter PIN”.
  • Page 79 Volume in Settings/Profile). Messages cannot be sent. Please check signal network.

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