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  • Page 1 Z971 User Guide...
  • 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 ® 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. Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............10 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........10 Knowing the Keys ............12 Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC Card ..12 Charging the Battery ............14 Extending the Battery Life ..........16 Powering On/Off .............. 16 Setting Up for the First Time ..........
  • Page 5 Using Your Fingerprint ............30 Knowing the Basics ..........32 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........32 Managing Notifications ............. 33 Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ........36 Organizing With Folders ........... 37 Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ........38 Entering Text ..............38 Editing Text ..............
  • Page 6 Using Options During a Call ..........67 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........68 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........70 Contacts ..............75 Checking Contact Details ..........75 Adding a New Contact ............. 76 Setting Up Your Own Profile ..........76 Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ..... 77 Working With Favorite Contacts ........
  • Page 7 Sending a Message ............91 Replying to a Message ............. 92 Forwarding a Message ............. 93 Changing Message Settings ..........93 Calendar ..............94 Viewing Your Calendars and Events ......... 94 Creating an Event ............95 Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event ....... 96 Changing Calendar Settings ..........
  • Page 8 Playing Music ..............108 Managing Playlists ............109 Video Player ............111 Opening the Video Library ..........111 Playing and Controlling Videos ........111 Managing Video Files ............ 112 More Apps and Features ........113 Clock ................113 Downloads..............114 File Manager ..............
  • Page 9 For Your Safety ............ 139 General Safety ............... 139 FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ......140 FCC Regulations ............142 Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile Phones ................143 Distraction ..............145 Product Handling ............145 Electrical Safety ............. 149 Radio Frequency Interference ........

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Proximity & light sensor Earpiece Front camera Volume key Power key Touch screen Home key Back key Recent apps key...
  • Page 11 Headset jack Back camera Flash nano-SIM/ microSDXC Fingerprint card tray sensor Speaker Charging/USB Type-C jack...

  • Page 12: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function  Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, restart, or power off. Power key  Press to turn off or on the screen display. Press or hold either end of the key to turn the Volume key volume up or down.
  • Page 13 provider. 1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the nano-SIM card tray. 2. 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 14: Charging The Battery

    As you charge your phone, the screen can show you the exact battery level on the status bar. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB Type-C cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
  • Page 15 Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider. NOTE: Use the charger that comes in-box with your phone to charge the battery. 1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack.

  • Page 16: Extending The Battery Life

    NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, the phone may not power on even while charging. In this case, charge the phone at least for 20 minutes before trying to power on again. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

  • Page 17: Setting Up For The First Time

    Setting Up for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup and Reset), you need to do some settings before using it. Touch the language field to select a language. Then touch GET STARTED and follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, name, device protection, Google services and other options.

  • Page 18: Using The Touch Screen

    - or - Swipe left to open the Selfie app. - or - Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related app. NOTE: If you have set a pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone Locks), you’ll need to (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
  • Page 19  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...
  • Page 20 or horizontally across the screen.  Drag To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
  • Page 21  Pinch In some apps (such as Maps or web browser), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in). ...

  • Page 22: 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 bar Widgets Wallpaper Folder Shortcut Primary shortcuts Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more.
  • Page 23 To add a new home screen panel: 1. 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 24: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Languages & input > Languages. 2. Touch and hold the language you need and move it to top. You can touch Add a language to add a system language. Setting the Date and Time 1.

  • Page 25: Changing Ringtone And Notification Sound

    Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default incoming call ringtone, message tone, and the default notification sound. 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Phone ringtone, Default notification ringtone, or Default alarm ringtone to set incoming call ringtone or the default notification sound and alarm sound.

  • Page 26: Adjusting Volume

    Adjusting Volume 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound. 2. Drag the sliders below Ring volume, Notification volume, Media volume, and Alarm volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio. NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume key.

  • Page 27: Using Do Not Disturb Mode

    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 28: Applying New Wallpapers

    Settings > Notifications. Select an app and switch on Override Do not disturb. Applying New Wallpapers You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen. 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper. 2.

  • Page 29: Changing Screen Brightness

    Changing Screen Brightness 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level. 2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness. NOTE: Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness to turn the feature on or off.

  • Page 30: Using Your Fingerprint

    password that you must enter to unlock the screen. NOTE: Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone. Using Your Fingerprint With the fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can register up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock the phone, or simply press the fingerprint sensor to take photos, or answer calls.
  • Page 31 Touch an existing fingerprint record to change its name or delete Set Fingerprint Actions 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Fingerprint. 2. Touch the switches next to Wake up and unlock your phone, Quick-open app, Take photo, or Answer call. Wake up and unlock your phone: When the screen lock ...

  • Page 32: 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. 4G connected No signal Silent mode Signal strength Vibration mode...

  • Page 33: 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 message(s) from New Wi-Fi network the Email app detected New message(s) from Downloading data...
  • Page 34 home screen or from the top of the screen.  To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the screen or touch the Back key. Respond to or Remove a Notification In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications.
  • Page 35 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.  Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightness.

  • Page 36: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    menu in Settings. See Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot. NOTE: In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu; touch the battery icon to open the Battery Usage screen in Settings; touch to add or remove control switch.

  • Page 37: Organizing With Folders

    Remove Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2. Drag it to to remove it. Adjust Widget Size 1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it. 2.

  • Page 38: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

     Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder.  Drag the folder to to delete the folder. Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most four items in the primary shortcuts area.
  • Page 39 3. Select an input method you need. Google Keyboard The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
  • Page 40  Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, when locked in uppercase.  Touch to delete the text before the cursor.  Touch to select numbers and symbols.
  • Page 41 The FULL Layout The FULL layout offers an input experience similar to a computer keyboard.  The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch a key and slide if necessary to choose more characters.  The shift key: Touch to use uppercase.
  • Page 42  Pre-defined texts: Touch to enter digits, symbols, and other pre-defined texts. You can touch the arrow keys to turn pages, or touch to go back to the alphabetic keys. Slide up on the space key or touch to enter Emoji and emoticons.
  • Page 43 Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter appears. You can also touch and hold the key and slide left or right to choose the letter or number you need. If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys once and choose the right word.
  • Page 44 Curve Word Gesture Curve allows you to enter text by moving your finger on the screen from letter to letter to enter each word. To enable and use Curve: 1. On the TouchPal keyboard, touch > Settings > Smart ® input and check Curve - Word gesture.
  • Page 45  Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to trace the next word. Wave Sentence Gesture Wave allows you to enter words by dragging candidate words to the space key. To enable and use Wave: 1.
  • Page 46 NOTE: Wave is only available in the Full layout. Google Voice Typing Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text. 1. Touch to access the voice typing feature when you are using the Google Keyboard. - or - Open the notification panel, and touch Change keyboard >...

  • Page 47: 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 > Settings > Languages & input from the home screen. In the Keyboard & input methods section, you can set the current input method and choose the settings for input methods.

  • Page 48: Opening And Switching Apps

     Search the text with Google search: Select the text you want to search and touch ASSIST. Opening and Switching Apps Open an App 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it. Switch Between Recently Opened Apps 1.

  • Page 49: Connecting To Networks And Devices

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

  • Page 50: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    service provider to get the necessary information. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. Touch Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider. Touch > Save to complete. NOTE: To set the APN to default settings, touch >...
  • Page 51 Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Touch a network name to connect to it. 4.
  • Page 52 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 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 53 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. Forget a Wi-Fi Network You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added - for example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use.

  • Page 54: Using Wi-Fi Direct

     WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the phone PIN method.  Connect to AT&T Wi-Fi spot: Automatically connect to an available AT&T Wi-Fi spot. ® 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 55 feet. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed. Turn Bluetooth On/Off 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position. When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.
  • Page 56 Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered. 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.

  • Page 57: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    Receive Data via Bluetooth 1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth. 2. Flick down the status bar and touch 3. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data. Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance) in the phone.
  • Page 58 connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install the driver on the same PC once. NOTE: You can also install the driver on PC by running the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive. ®  Media device MTP: Transfer files on Windows PC or ®...

  • Page 59: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    USB cable when you’re finished. Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot. Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone.
  • Page 60 1. 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 documents. 3. Touch the Home key > > Settings > More. 4. Switch on Bluetooth tethering. Your computer is now sharing your phone's data connection.

  • Page 61: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    with it to start using the phone’s mobile data. NOTE: To stop sharing your data connection, switch off Mobile Hotspot. Set Your Wi-Fi Hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID), secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options. 1.
  • Page 62 resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network. Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN.
  • Page 63 2. Touch next to the VPN that you want to modify. 3. Edit the VPN settings you want. 4. Touch SAVE.

  • Page 64: 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 65: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    NOTE: To redial the last call you made, just touch when the phone number field is empty to enter the number automatically. Then 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 66: Working With The Call History

    preset text message or write 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. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your contacts.

  • Page 67: Checking Voicemail

    Checking Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left. 1. Touch the Home key > 2. If the dialpad is closed, touch to display it.

  • Page 68: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    during the call.  Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.  Touch to turn on or off the speakerphone.  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.
  • Page 69 puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.)  Touch to answer the call. (This ends the first call and answers the seconds call.)  Touch to reject the second call.  Touch to reject the second call and select a preset text message or write one to send to the caller.

  • Page 70: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    Adjusting Your Call Settings Set Contact Display Options You can set the order of the contacts displayed in the Phone app. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Display options. 2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the contacts and the format of the contact names.
  • Page 71  Check Vibrate when call is answered to turn on or off the function Set Speed Dials You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 keys from the dialer to call the corresponding speed dial number. The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail. To assign a speed dial key: 1.
  • Page 72 number.  Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new voicemails.  Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification. Use Fixed Dialing Numbers Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers. 1.
  • Page 73 forward-Busy, Call forward-No reply, Call forward- Not reachable) to enable it. Additional Settings 1. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings. 2. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call. Or check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call.
  • Page 74 2. Select one of the following options. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary. 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 a TTY device.

  • Page 75: Contacts

    Use LTE Network for Calls Voice over LTE allows transferring of voice over LTE networks and provides faster call connections and better call quality. 1. Touch the Home key > > > Settings. 2. Touch the Voice over LTE preferred to turn it on or off. Turn On or Off Video Call Your phone supports to make video calls.

  • Page 76: Adding A New Contact

    2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts. 3. Touch a contact to view its details. NOTE: A list of initials is displayed on the right side of the screen. Drag the list up or down to the initial letter you need. Adding a New Contact 1.

  • Page 77: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    3. Edit your profile information. Touch More Fields to add more details if you want. 4. Touch Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM card or the phone storage. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.
  • Page 78 select an account in which to save the contacts. 4. Select the vCard file(s) and touch OK. Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Card 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to SIM card. 3. Check the contacts you need and then touch Export Contacts to the Phone Storage 1.

  • Page 79: Working With Favorite Contacts

    Working With Favorite Contacts Favorite contacts are listed at the top of the contacts list for easy access. Add a Contact to Favorites You can add the contacts you use frequently to favorites so that you can find them quickly. 1.
  • Page 80 To send a message or an email to all or some of the group members, you can touch from the groups list. Set Up a New Group 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUP tab. 2. Touch to create a new group.

  • Page 81: Searching For A Contact

    Edit a Group 1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUP tab. 2. Add or remove group members or rename the group as you wish.  Touch to select contacts and add them to the group.  Touch >...
  • Page 82 2. Touch a contact you need to edit 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. 1.

  • Page 83: 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 the Home key > >...

  • Page 84: Configuring Account Sync

    Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Touch the Home key > > 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 85 Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. 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 is enabled, switch on or off the items as you need.

  • Page 86: Email

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

  • Page 87: Responding To An Email

    the message list. To check earlier emails for your IMAP or POP3 accounts, swipe upwards to the bottom of the message list and touch LOAD MORE. Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways.

  • Page 88: 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 and hold a message to select it and then touch Writing and Sending an Email 1.

  • Page 89: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage them separately. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2.

  • Page 90: Changing General Email Settings

    Changing General Email Settings General settings apply to all email accounts you add. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch > Settings > General settings. 3. Make the changes and touch the Back key when you finish.

  • Page 91: Messaging

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

  • Page 92: Replying To A Message

    3. Touch the Send message field and enter the message text. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch add a subject or attach a file to the message. 5. Touch NOTE: You can also include email addresses as recipients for a multimedia message.

  • Page 93: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. 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. Touch an existing thread or touch to enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.

  • Page 94: 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 in the home screen and select Calendar.

  • Page 95: Creating An Event

     In Month, Week, or Day view, swipe horizontally to see previous and future months, weeks, or days.  In Agenda view, swipe vertically to see all your events.  When you are viewing past or future days, weeks, or months, touch at the top right to quickly switch to today.

  • Page 96: Editing, Deleting Or Sharing An Event

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

  • Page 97: Web Browser

    Web Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch the Home key > to launch the web browser. You can also open the browser by touching a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. 1.

  • Page 98: Downloading Files

    To switch between tabs: 1. Touch . Titles of opened tabs appear as a list. 2. Touch the title you want to open. NOTE: Swipe a title horizontally or touch its X to close the tab. Downloading Files 1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page.

  • Page 99: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1. Touch the Home key > 2.
  • Page 100 Number Function Switch between the front and back cameras. Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon. Turn on or off the High-Dynamic Range (HDR) feature, only available for the back camera. Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera.

  • Page 101: Recording A Video

    NOTE: In Auto camera mode, 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 can also be used to take a photo.

  • Page 102: Using Other Camera Modes

    When you touch the screen to focus during normal-speed recording, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. 4. Touch to start recording a normal-speed video clip, or touch to record a time lapse video. NOTE: While the normal-speed is in progress, touch to pause...

  • Page 103: Using Manual Camera Mode

    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. 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch MANUAL. 3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the following adjustments.
  • Page 104 Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes. Options in Photo Mode Resolution: Set the resolution for your photo.  Water mark: Apply a water mark to your photos.  Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter tone. ...
  • Page 105 Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the GPS location in  your captured photos and videos. Anti-banding: Available for the back camera. Set the  anti-banding value when you record videos of TV or computer screens to avoid stripes on the screen. Save location: Change the storage location for captured ...

  • Page 106: 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 so on. Copying Music Files to Your Phone Before using Music, you need to copy or download audio files to your phone.

  • Page 107: Viewing Your Music Library

    Viewing Your Music Library Touch the Home key > > Music to open the Music app. There you can touch All songs to view all your audio files or by categorized lists or singers, albums, and genres. You can also touch Favorites, Playlists, Alums, Folders, Artists to find songs.

  • Page 108: Playing Music

    NOTE: If the song is being played and you’re in the playback screen, you can touch > Set as the ringtone. Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.

  • Page 109: Managing Playlists

    Number Function Song, album, and artist information. Touch to go back to the music library. Album artwork. Touch to see the detailed information about the song. Playback control. Skip songs, pause and resume playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode, where tracks are played in random order.
  • Page 110  In playlist, touch a playlist to view its content. You can touch > Add Songs next to playlist to add more songs to the playlist.

  • Page 111: Video Player

    Video Player Use the Video Player app to manage your video library and watch videos. Opening the Video Library Touch in the home screen and select Video Player to view your video library, where your video files are displayed. Swipe up or down to find the video you want. You can also touch to search for video files, or touch >...

  • Page 112: Managing Video Files

     Touch to hide or show the control panel.  Touch to save the frame as a separate photo.  Touch to manage the Dolby Audio effects.  Touch to share, trim or delete the video. Managing Video Files Delete Video Clips 1.

  • Page 113: More Apps And Features

    More Apps and Features Clock Touch the Home key > > Clock. The Clock app allows you to check local time in places around the world, set alarms, and use timers. Set a New Alarm 1. Touch the tab in the Clock app. 2.

  • Page 114: Downloads

    Check World Time Touch the tab in the Clock app to check local time around the world. Touch at the bottom to add a new city or country. Use the Stopwatch and Countdown Touch the tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch or the countdown timer.

  • Page 115: File Manager

    File Manager Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone storage. Touch the Home key > > File Manager. You can find the file you need by category in the CATEGORY tab, or touch LOCAL to browse folders and files on the phone storage or the microSDXC card.

  • Page 116: Google Apps

    Play a Voice Memo To play a memo you just recorded: Touch at the bottom of the screen. To play any saved memo: 1. Touch at the top right of the screen to see all recordings. 2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. Edit a Voice Memo You can trim a voice recording.
  • Page 117 certain regions.  Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and get your bookmarks, browsing history, and more synced with your Google account.  Docs/Sheets/Slides: Use words documents, excel sheets, and slideshows offered by Google for your work and projects.
  • Page 118 content from the Google Play Store.  Voice Search: Search for information with your voice.  YouTube: Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload your own and share with the world.

  • Page 119: Google Play™ Store

    Google Play™ Store Touch the Home key > . You can buy or rent music, books, movies, apps, and download them to your phone. NOTE: The content you can access in Google Play Store depends on your region and your service provider. Browsing and Searching for Apps You can browse apps by category.

  • Page 120: Creating A Google Wallet™ Account

    significant amount of your personal data. The Play Store will show you what the app can access. Touch Accept to proceed, or touch the Back key to cancel. 2. Wait for the app to be downloaded and installed automatically. Payment needs to be authorized before paid apps start downloading.

  • Page 121: Managing Your Downloads

    Managing Your Downloads After you’ve downloaded and installed an app, you can rate it, view it in a list with your other downloaded apps, configure it to update itself automatically, and so on. View Your Downloaded Apps 1. In the Play Store screen, touch >...

  • Page 122: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home key > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Swipe left or right to switch between frequently used settings and all settings. Wireless and Networks Wi-Fi Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 123 Mobile Hotspot Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile Hotspot to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via Wi-Fi. See Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot. Data Usage Touch the Home key > >...
  • Page 124 DIRECTV Video Acceleration Touch the Home key > > Settings > More and slide the switch next to DIRECTV Video Acceleration to turn on or off directv video acceleration. USB Tethering Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > USB tethering to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via USB.

  • Page 125: Device

    Device Display Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display to configure the following options.  Brightness level: Set the brightness and auto-adjustment of the display.  Adaptive brightness: Optimize brightness level for available light.  Wallpaper: Touch to set the wallpaper. ...
  • Page 126 Notifications Touch the Home key > > Settings > Notifications to control the display of notifications.  Switch on or off On the lock screen to control whether notifications should be displayed on the lock screen.  Touch an app to control its notifications. You may turn off its notifications, allow it to sound in Do not disturb mode, allow it display notifications as a pop-up for quick view, or hide content in lock screen.
  • Page 127 Touch an app to see its information. The following options may be available:  FORCE STOP: Stop the app.  UNINSTALL: Uninstall the app.  DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app.  Storage: Check its storage information, clear its data or cache.
  • Page 128 microSDXC card. Battery Touch the Home key > > Settings > Battery to check the battery use details of the app since last full charge, or turn on or off battery saver. Memory Touch the Home key > > Settings > Memory to monitor the average memory use and performance of your phone.

  • Page 129: Personal

    Personal Location Touch the Home key > > Settings > Location to manage location services, which help your phone and apps determine your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on your phone.
  • Page 130  Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with long press, pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.  Fingerprint: You can set up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock the phone. You can also press the fingerprint sensor to quick open app, take a photo or answer incoming call.
  • Page 131  Make passwords visible: Display passwords as you enter them.  Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you have authorized to be device administrators.  Unknown sources: Check this option to permit installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store. ...
  • Page 132 Accounts Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts to manage your web accounts and synchronization. Touch Add account to sign in to or create accounts on your phone. Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have added and adjust the accounts settings.
  • Page 133 Preferred engine: Select the speech synthesis engine  you want to use or change its settings. Speech rate: Select how quickly you want the  synthesizer to speak. Pitch: Drag the slider to adjust the pitch.  Reset speech rate: Reset the speed at which the text is ...

  • Page 134: System

    backed up to.  Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an app.  Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default settings. All your data in the internal storage will be erased during the process. System Date &...

  • Page 135: Troubleshooting

    AT&T Software Update Touch the Home key > > Settings > AT&T Software Update to check, download and install system updates. About Phone Touch the Home key > > Settings > About phone to view important phone information and legal information. Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the chart below.
  • Page 136 Problem Possible causes Possible solution You are too far away from a You can request a service base station for your service area map from your service provider. provider. End the call and dial again. The network link quality is You may be switched to a poor on the part of your better-quality network link or...
  • Page 137 Problem Possible causes Possible solution The standby time is related to your service provider system configuration. The If you are located in an area same phone used with where signaling is weak, different service providers’ temporarily power off the systems will not provide phone.
  • Page 138 Problem Possible causes Possible solution The nano-SIM card is Contact your service invalid. provider. Unable to You are not within the Check the service area with network’s service area. connect to the your service provider. network Move to an open space, or if you are inside a building, The signal is poor.

  • Page 139: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive handheld calls while Don’t use at gas stations. driving. Never text while driving. Keep your phone at least 10 mm away from your Your phone may produce a ear or body while making bright or flashing light.

  • Page 140: Fcc Rf Exposure Information (Sar)

    Keep away from pacemakers and other Avoid contact with liquids. electronic medical Keep your phone dry. devices. Turn off when asked to in Do not attempt to hospitals and medical disassemble your phone. facilities. Turn off when told to in Only use approved aircrafts and airports.
  • Page 141 Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-Z971. For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.87 W/kg, for usage near the body is 1.14 W/kg. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement.

  • Page 142: Fcc Regulations

    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. RF exposure compliance with any body-worn accessory that contains metal was not tested nor certified, and using such body-worn accessory should be avoided.

  • Page 143: Hearing Aid Compatibility (Hac) Regulations For Mobile Phones

     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.  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
  • Page 144 wireless telephone industry has developed a rating system for wireless phones to assist hearing device users in finding phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices. Not all phones have been rated. Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a label located on the box.

  • Page 145: Distraction

    better/ higher of the two ratings. (Note that not all hearing devices have telecoils in them.) Your phone meets the M3/T3 level rating. Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you find this rating.
  • Page 146 You must always turn off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.  Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place.
  • Page 147 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. Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it.
  • Page 148 Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth. Air Bags Do not place a 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 result.

  • Page 149: Electrical Safety

     Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text.  Take many breaks to stretch and relax. Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions.
  • Page 150 Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals. Never puncture the surface of the battery with sharp objects. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system.
  • Page 151  Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with the system per CTIA Certification Requirements for Battery System Compliance to IEEE 1725. Use of an unqualified battery or charger may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage, or other hazard.

  • Page 152: Radio Frequency Interference

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

  • Page 153: Explosive Environments

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

  • Page 154: Warranty

    “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations. Warranty ZTE offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period that expires one year from...
  • Page 155 If the serial number or mobile accessory date code has been removed, erased, defaced, altered or are illegible in any way subject to sole judgment of ZTE. LIMITED WARRANTY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THIS LIMITED WARRANTY IS YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AGAINST ZTE AND ZTE’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE...
  • Page 156 EXCLUDE NOR LIMIT ANY OF YOUR LEGAL (STATUTORY) RIGHTS UNDER THE APPLICABLE NATIONAL LAWS. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ZTE DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO OR CORRUPTION OF DATA, FOR ANY LOSS...
  • Page 157  IMEI #  Complete description of the problem  Transportation prepaid Other Warranty Programs You may have other warranty programs with your purchase, such as warranty exchange. If so, please refer to equipment package or the original point of sale.

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