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  • Page 1 ZTE BLADE V0850/ ZTE BLADE V8 MINI/ BLADE V8 mini/ ZTE BLADE V8 mini User Manual...
  • Page 2 About This Manual Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference. Copyright Copyright © 2017 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. ® The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license. microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............8 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........8 Knowing the Keys ............10 Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC Card (Optional) ..................11 Charging the Battery ............13 Powering On/Off .............. 15 Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ......15 Getting to Know the Home Screen ........
  • Page 5 Connecting to Wi-Fi ............31 ® Using Wi-Fi Direct ............34 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ........34 Connecting to Your Computer via USB ......37 Using the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage ....38 Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) .......... 40 Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ......
  • Page 6 Checking Your Emails ............56 Responding to an Email ........... 57 Writing and Sending an Email .......... 58 Adding and Editing Email Accounts ........58 Messaging .............. 60 Opening the Messaging Screen ........60 Sending a Message ............60 Replying to a Message ............ 61 Camera ..............
  • Page 7 Explosive Environments ........... 84...
  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Headset jack Earpiece Front flash Indicator light Front camera Proximity & light sensor Volume key Power key Touch screen Home key Back key Recent apps key...
  • Page 9 Dual-lens camera Back flash Fingerprint nano-SIM/ sensor microSDXC card tray Speaker Charging/ Microphone micro-USB jack...
  • Page 10: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function • Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, control sound and vibration, restart, or Power key power off. • Press to turn off or on the screen display. Volume key Press or hold to turn the volume up or down. •...
  • Page 11: Installing The Nano-Sim Card And Microsdxc Card (Optional)

    Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC Card (Optional) The nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card before removing it. 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 12 2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM/microSDXC card on the tray with the gold-colored contacts facing down. Then carefully slide the tray back into place.
  • Page 13: Charging The Battery

    You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
  • Page 14 1. 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 on the status bar. 3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, the phone may not power on even while charging.
  • Page 15: Powering On/Off

    charging. Powering On/Off • Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone. • To power off, press and hold the Power key and touch Power off. NOTE: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.
  • Page 16: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    - or - Swipe right to open the Phone app. - or - Swipe left to open the Camera app. - or - Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related app. NOTE: If you have set a fingerprint, a pattern, a PIN or a complex password for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen...
  • Page 17 Status bar Widget Folder Shortcut Primary shortcuts NOTE: Touch at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.
  • Page 18: Personalizing

    Personalizing Turning On/Off System Sounds 1. Touch , and swipe left on the home screen. Touch Settings > Sound. 2. Switch on or off Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Touch sounds, Vibrate on tap, or Ringtone fade-in. Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods.
  • Page 19: Using Do Not Disturb Mode

    NOTE: Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarm sound. 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. To turn on Do not disturb mode: 1.
  • Page 20 2. When Do not disturb is on, in the Sound allowed section, touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Incoming Call and set who can alert you of their messages or calls. NOTE: To set exceptions based on apps, touch Settings >...
  • Page 21: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

    Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to draw a pattern, enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys. 1. Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2.
  • Page 22 NOTE: The fingerprint feature is only usable when the screen lock (Pattern, PIN or Complex password) is enabled. When the screen lock is reset to Swipe, all registered fingerprints are erased. Register a Fingerprint 1. Touch Settings > Security > Fingerprint. 2.
  • Page 23: Using Split Screen

    verification is needed. Answer call: Touch the fingerprint sensor to answer  incoming calls. No fingerprint verification is needed. 4. Touch Fingerprint management. 5. Touch the switches next to Wake up and unlock your phone, Access Private Space or Simple touch. Wake up and unlock your phone: Touch the fingerprint ...
  • Page 24 You can also touch the Recent apps key and drag an app tab from recent apps to the top half of the screen (the Drag here to use split screen area). 3. On the bottom half of the screen, touch another app from recent apps.
  • Page 25: 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/2G connected 3G /HSPA+ connected 4G LTE connected No signal Silent mode or Do not...
  • Page 26: 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 SMS Upcoming event New Wi-Fi network New message(s) from detected the Email app New message(s) from Downloading data...
  • Page 27 • To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the screen or touch the Back key. Use Quick Settings The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone. Open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards to find the following Quick Settings on the screen.
  • Page 28: Entering Text

    • Ultra power saving: Touch to turn on or off Ultra Power Saving Mode. • Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flash. • Lock: Touch to lock and turn off the screen. • Mi-POP: Touch to turn on or off Mi-POP. Touch and hold to open the Mi-POP menu in Settings.
  • Page 29 disable them. Change Input Methods 1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, open the notification panel and touch (Change keyboard). 2. Select the input method you need. NOTE: The Change keyboard notification appears only when more than one keyboard input method is installed and enabled.
  • Page 30: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Cellular Data Use To enable or disable data access: 1. Touch Settings > Cellular networks. 2. Touch the switch next to Data enabled to enable or disable cellular data use. To get data services when roaming: 1.
  • Page 31: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    the service provider to get the necessary information. 1. Touch Settings > Cellular networks. 2. Touch Access Point Names. 3. Touch 4. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider. 5. Touch > Save to complete. NOTE: To set the APN to default settings, touch >...
  • Page 32 Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to turn it on. 3. Touch a network name to connect to it. 4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch Connect.
  • Page 33 1. Touch Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to turn it on. 3. Touch > Add network. 4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network configuration details. 5. Touch Save. Connect to a WPS Network Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points which support WPS.
  • Page 34: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the connection. NOTE: For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to its user documents. ® Using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to share files and data directly by connecting to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots).
  • Page 35 meters (30 feet). The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed. Turn Bluetooth On/Off 1. Touch Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch at the top to turn it on or off. When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.
  • Page 36 Forget (Unpair With) a Bluetooth Device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you need to search it and enter or confirm a passkey again. 1. Touch Settings > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.
  • Page 37: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    Received contacts (vCard files) are automatically imported to your contact list. Connecting to Your Computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in its phone storage or microSDXC card.
  • Page 38: Using The Microsdxc Card As Portable Storage

    the first time, you have to install a driver on the PC. ®  Media device MTP: Transfer files on Windows PC or ® NOTE: For Windows XP, please install the drivers and Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device (MTP) for the first time.
  • Page 39 When you install a microSDXC card that has not been used on your phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable storage automatically. To remove the microSDXC card from your phone: If you need to remove the microSDXC card while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.
  • Page 40: Using Usb On-The-Go (Otg)

    Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) Your phone supports USB On-The-Go. You can connect the phone and a USB peripheral device (such as a USB flash drive, a USB mouse, or a USB keyboard) with an OTG adapter cable. For example, when you connect the phone with a USB flash drive, you can browse the files on the flash drive;...
  • Page 41 or disconnect the USB cable. Share Your Mobile Data Connection via Bluetooth If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share its mobile data connection with your computer. 1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth. 2.
  • Page 42 use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network. 1. Touch Settings > Wi-Fi hotspot. 2. Switch on Wi-Fi hotspot. After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).
  • Page 43: Phone Calls

    Phone Calls You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. Placing and Ending Calls Place a Call by Dialing 1.
  • Page 44: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    phone number field is empty to enter the number automatically. 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 45: Working With The Call History

    -or- You can touch to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller. Working With the Call History The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed.
  • Page 46: Calling Your Contacts

    Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry Open the call history and touch next to a listing to view detailed call information. • Touch to delete the entry. • Touch and hold the number and select Edit before calling to edit the number in the dialer before calling it, or select Copy the number to copy the number to the clipboard.
  • Page 47 1. Touch > Phone. 2. If the dialpad is closed, touch to display it. 3. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password. 4. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.
  • Page 48: 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 > Contacts. From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to contact groups or the Phone app.
  • Page 49: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    the phone. 4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. 5. Touch Save. Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM cards or the storages. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.
  • Page 50 Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Card 1. Touch > Contacts. 2. Touch > Import/Export contacts > Export contacts > Export to SIM. 3. Check the contacts you need and then touch Export. Export Contacts to the Storage 1. Touch > Contacts. 2.
  • Page 51: Working With Groups

    Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups 1. Touch > Contacts and touch the Groups tab. 2. Scroll through the list to view the groups you have created. 3. Touch a group to view its members. NOTE: To send a message or an email to all or some of the group members, open the group and touch Set Up a New Group 1.
  • Page 52: Combine Duplicate Contacts

    Delete a Group 1. Touch > Contacts and touch the Groups tab. 2. Touch a group and then touch > Delete. 3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted. Edit a Group 1.
  • Page 53 1. Touch > Contacts. 2. Touch > Manage contacts > Combine duplicate contacts. 3. Touch OK. 4. Touch Done. Fully duplicate contacts and partially duplicate ones you select are combined.
  • Page 54: Web Accounts

    Web Accounts Adding or Removing Accounts You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ® ActiveSync accounts. You may also add other kinds of accounts depending on the apps installed on your phone. Add an Account 1. Touch Settings > Accounts > Add account. 2.
  • Page 55: Configuring Account Sync

    Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Touch Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data. When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make  to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other.
  • Page 56: Email

    Email Touch Email in the home screen to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Setting Up the First Email Account 1. When you open Email for the first time, enter your email address and password.
  • Page 57: Responding To An Email

    the message list. Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways. Reply to or Forward an Email 1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox. 2.
  • Page 58: 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 59 email accounts and manage them separately. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch > Settings > Add account. 3. Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the first one. 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...
  • Page 60: Messaging

    Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Opening the Messaging Screen Touch Messaging. The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, delete messages, or open an ongoing message thread. •...
  • Page 61: Replying To A Message

    Touch the To field and manually enter the recipient’s  number or the contact name. If the phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you want to add. Select recipients from your contacts or call log by  touching 3.
  • Page 62: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the phone’s internal storage or the installed microSDXC card. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1.
  • Page 63 Number Function Change the camera settings. Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera.
  • Page 64 Number Function Switch to PHOTO camera mode. Switch to VIDEO camera mode. Exit the camera. Select a filter. Capture a picture. Capture a LIVE photo. View pictures and videos you have taken. Use special photo or video camera modes including Manual, Panorama, Beautify, Super night, Magic shutter, Multi exposure, Time-lapse, and Slow motion.
  • Page 65: Recording A Video

    NOTE: In the default PHOTO mode of the back camera, when you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. 4. Lightly touch . The Volume key and Fingerprint sensor can also be used to take a photo.
  • Page 66: Using Dual-Camera Modes

    exposure bar appears beside the focal point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. • Spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording. 4. Touch to start recording a normal-speed video clip, or touch to record a slow motion or time lapse video.
  • Page 67: Using Manual Camera Mode

    3. Lightly touch , Fingerprint sensor or the Volume key. NOTE: You can change the focus of the pictures taken in BOKEH mode. Just open the picture in full screen and touch . Then touch the area you want to focus, select a blur level, and touch Using Manual Camera Mode You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc.
  • Page 68: Upgrading The Phone Software

    • Use the upgrade package on your microSDXC card. NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website (http://www.ztedevice.com/support) and select your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well as which phones and methods are supported.
  • Page 69: 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 70 Problem Possible causes Possible solution End the call and dial again. The local telephone line You may be switched to a quality is poor. better-quality network link or phone line. Your service provider does Unable to not support these features, Contact your service select certain or you have not applied for...
  • Page 71 Problem Possible causes Possible solution If you are not able to connect to the network, the phone will continue to send Change your location to one out signals as it attempts to where the network is locate a base station. Doing accessible, or temporarily so consumes battery power turn off your phone.
  • Page 72 Problem Possible causes Possible solution You have activated the Disable this feature.. Fixed dialing numbers feature. Contact your service provider. If the service You have entered an PIN Code provider provides the incorrect PIN code three blocked nano-SIM card’s PUK code, consecutive times.
  • Page 73: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive handheld calls while Don’t use at gas driving. Never text stations. while driving. Keep your phone at Your phone may least 5 mm away from produce a bright or your ear or body while flashing light.
  • Page 74: Fcc Rf Exposure Information (Sar)

    Keep away from Avoid contact with pacemakers and other liquids. Keep your electronic medical phone dry. devices. Turn off when asked to Do not attempt to in hospitals and disassemble your medical facilities. phone. Turn off when told to in Only use approved aircrafts and airports.
  • Page 75 of 5 mm. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network.
  • Page 76: Fcc Regulations

    separation distance of 10 mm between the unit and the human body. Carry this device at least 10 mm away from your body to ensure RF exposure level compliant or lower to the reported level. To support body-worn operation, choose the belt clips or holsters that do not contain metallic components to maintain a separation of 10 mm between this device and your body.
  • Page 77: Distraction

    and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Page 78: Product Handling

    Product Handling General Statement on Handling and Use You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of the use. You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.
  • Page 79 Do not place your phone inside or near heating equipment or high pressure containers, such as water heaters, microwave ovens, or hot cooking utensils. Otherwise, your phone may be damaged. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down.
  • Page 80 Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom toward your mouth. Air Bags Do not place your phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area as an airbag inflates with great force and serious injury could occur.
  • Page 81: Electrical Safety

    • Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text. • Take frequent breaks to stretch and relax. Emergency Calls This phone, like any other wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions.
  • Page 82: Radio Frequency Interference

    Never puncture the surface of the phone with sharp objects. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system. Faulty and Damaged Products Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel can service or repair the phone or its accessories.
  • Page 83 separation of 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket. Hearing Aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or...
  • Page 84 Aircraft Switch off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff. Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices on board the aircraft and enable airplane mode of your phone when boarding an aircraft.
  • Page 85 Blasting Caps and Areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas where signs are posted to power off “two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations.

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