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ZTE X176 CDMA 1X Digital Mobile Phone User Manual...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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Explanation for Mobile Phone with/without UIM Card There are two types of ZTE CDMA Mobile phone, one need UIM card inserted and another does not need. Sections or functions in this manual are for the phone with UIM card. If your phone could be used without UIM card, please pay attention to the following items: The phone can be used without the UIM card.
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.
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. Please consult the manufacturer on the device before using the phone if necessary. Operating of mobile phone may interfere with medical devices like hearing aides and pacemakers.
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Pay attention to traffic safety. Do not use your mobile phone while driving. Park before making or answering a call. Store the phone out of the reach of little children. The phone may cause injury if used as a toy. The phone complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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affects the function of the phone. Do not expose your mobile phone to direct sunlight or store it in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices. Prevent liquid from leaking into your phone. Do not drop, knock or harshly treat your phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards.
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package and packed in well condition. Please make use of the battery carefully following the instructions. Do not short-circuit the battery, as this can cause excessive heat and fire. Do not store battery in hot areas or dispose of it in a fire to avoid explosion.
(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. (f) Use of the product with any unauthorized third party products such as generic chargers.
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 advised, knew or should have known the possibility of such damages.
Know Your Phone 2.1 Keypad Earpiece Earphone LCD Display 4-way scroll Key OK Key Cancel Key End Key Send Key 0~9 Number Key Charge connector Microphone Function Description Make or answer a call. Send key Press Send key in standby mode to enter All Recent Calls list.
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Press Send key two times directly to redial the last number. End an active call or reject a call. End key Power on/power off. Exit from any interface to standby mode. Erase character(s) while editing. Cancel operation, eixt to previous Clear key pop-up window.
Adjust volume in conversation. Used as direction key in games. Scroll the cursor left and right. Used as selection key to scroll cursor left and right for keying in commands and selecting options Left/Right key shown on the display. (Scroll key) In standby mode, press Left key to enter Extra menu, press Right key to view All Contacts.
Keypad locked Roaming New message Vibration Silence All Alarm Power indicator 2.3 Technical Parameters Handset Type ZTEX176 Dimensions (Width×Height×Thickness) 43.4 mm×100mm×13.4mm Weight About 85g(Battery Included) Battery Continuous standby About 80h~160h (Subject to Network) time Continuous talk time About 2h~4h (Subject to Network) Note: Please refer to the real phone for other relative parameters of the battery and charger.
2.4.1 Remove and Installation of Battery Remove: (1) Press and push the back-cover of the phone down to release and remove it off the phone. (2) Put finger on the top finger grip, and then lift up the battery from the finger grip to remove the battery.
2.4.2 Charging the Battery Plug out rubber away (turn 180° as shown in the picture)from the jack on the bottom of the handset and connect the lead from the charger to the socket on the bottom of the phone. (Note: The side with arrow should be upright while connecting).
Note: When it is in charge, place the phone on condition of good ventilation and temperature between -5℃~+45℃. Ensure to use the charger offered by the manufacturer. Using unauthorized charger may cause danger and violate the authorization of the phone and the guarantee article. When the phone is automatically switched off or indicates the alarm information of power shortage, please charge the battery in time.
missing and damaging information in the card and put UIM card in place far away from electricity and magnetism. Warning: Please power off the phone before taking out UIM card. It is prohibited to insert or take out UIM card in the condition of connecting with external power.
2.5.3 Power on/off Phone Press and hold End key to power on/off the phone.The phone will check whether UIM card inserted well or not. And then follow the prompt indication on the display: Searching——Search appropriate network connected. 2.5.4 Connect the Network After powering on, the phone automatically searches the network available and in state of standby mode.
Basic Operations 3.1 Make a Call Please ensure that you are in the place where the signal can be received. Examine network signal strength icon in the upper left corner of the screen. The more the indication bars, the stronger the intensity of receiving signal is.
the complete telephone number you want to dial, press Send key to call out. Before the country code, hold a certain number key, e.g. “0” key to enter the international prefix “+” (the “+”character replaces the international access code) or key in international prefix e.g. “00”...
With the number already saved in Contacts, the phone also shows the name of caller meanwhile. • Press to answer an incoming call. • Press to end a call and the call duration is temporarily displayed. See “7.8 Accessories” or refer to other ways of answering calls for your option as follows.
3.2.4 Incoming Call Silence • When a call is coming, press OK key to select Silence to mute the ringer tone. • This function silences the current incoming call only. The phone will ring normally as next call coming. 3.3 In Conversation 3.3.1 Silence in Conversation During conversation, you can select Menu or Mute displayed.
Select Menu for options in Menu, such as Contacts, with no worry about the ending of conversation. 3.4 Menu Functions Main Menu Function: In standby mode, press OK keyto enter main Menu. Scroll Up/Down or Left/Right key through the menu and select functions according to the prompt on the screen.
4 Contacts You can save contacts in phone and UIM card. Each contact in phone’s memory has three phone numbers, one e-Mail, one address and one personal web page. Select Memory Status to view memory of handset and UIM card. 4.1 Find Records You can search for a name or number in Contacts in pop-up window by choosing:...
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Find 1. Select Menu → Contacts. 2. Select Find. You can key in total or any part of the the name you are searching for. You can also switch between Find, Text input mode (Abc, etc.), Cancel by pressing OK key and Right /Left key. And then press OK key to find.
4.2 Add New Record Save to Phone: 1. Select Menu→ Contacts→ Add New 2. Select would-be added information: Phone, Email, Address, and Web Page. 3. Press OK key twice to select Next, then Enter name of the contact. See “10. Text Input” more instructions for writing text and character.
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Erase Contact:Erase this new contact record. When you Add new Email, Address or Web Page and press OK key, you can: View Address:View the Email, Address or Web Page in detail. Edit:Edit the Email, Address or Web Page. Erase:Erase the Email, Address or Web Page. Add to UIM Card: 1.
to add new record or search for record. If you save the same number again, the phone prompts to remind you this number is already exist. 4.3 View Records 1. Select Menu→ Contacts. 2. Select following option, you can view the corresponding records in list.
4.4.2 Erase all Contacts You can erase all the records in Contacts See “7.7 Security Settings” for the details. 4.5 Edit Name of the Contacts 1. Select Menu→ Contacts. 2. Select View All or Find to search for would-be edited record. 3.
4.7 Select Group You can group the stored records into Personal and Business. 1. Select Menu→ Contacts. 2. Select View All or Find to search for would-be edited record in phone’s memory, and press OK key. 3. Select Classify Contact and press OK key. 4.
3. Scroll to select Add to Speed Dial and press OK key. 4. Select an Empty slot in list. 5. Press OK key. “Contact added” appears on the display. 4.10 View and Make Speed Dial View: Select Menu→ Contacts→ Speed Dial List, all Speed Dial list indicated.
2. View the number of saved entries and maximum number of entries saved in phone and UIM card. For example: phone: 8/200, UIM Card: 4/150, indicating that 200 records entries in Max., out of which eight have be saved in phone. And 150 entries in Max., out of which four have been saved in UIM Card.
Messages This is introduction of how to send, receive and erase the messages in your phone. Note:The function introduced hereinafter may differ with different service offered in your area. Please consult with your service provider for more detailed information. 5.1 Send a New Message Please consult with the service provider to support the network service of sending message.
more instructions for writing text and character. 4. When you finish writing message, press OK key to select message Priority: Interactive, Normal, Urgent, Emergency. The default priority is Normal. 5. Select Continue and - Send, and press OK key to send message. - Save, and press OK key to save message in OutBox.
can be reedited. The maximum of receivers not exceed 10 persons. 4. When you finish editing and writing, select Continue, and press OK key to Send to all the recipients. 5.3 Receive Incoming Call while Editing Message • If you do not want to receive the incoming call, press End key. •...
-Next: View the next message. -Erase:Erase this message. -Forward: Forward the message to other recipients. -Reply: Reply message to sender. -Sender:Call back or reply message to sender or save sender’s number. Select Call to call back, select Reply to reply message to sender, select New to save sender’s number to contacts, select To Existing to save the sender’s number to existed records in the contacts.
appears. Select Yes to erase. Select No to return to previous pop-up window. 5.7 UIM The phone can move messages received to UIM card, see “5.4 Reading Message”. Viewing message in UIM card: 1. Select Menu→ Messages→ UIM. 2. Scroll to the message you want to read. 3.
1. Select Menu→ Messages→Preformatted Msg. 2. Scroll to the message you want to send. 3. Press OK key to key in phone number or select in Contacts. 4. Press Ok key to edit, save and send message, see “5.1 Sending a new message”...
Yes, and then add directly. 3. If the number has been set, select Edit to edit and press OK key. 4. After inputting voice mail number, press OK key twice to confirm. Note:Please consult with your network operator for the number of voice mail box.
Recent Calls 6.1 View Recent Calls Information of Missed Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, All Recent Calls including name, phone number, and call time and conversation duration is saved in the Recent Calls. 1. Select Menu→ Recent Calls. 2. Select Missed Calls, Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls or All Recent Calls.
- Save To Existing:Add this number to the existed record in the Contacts. - Save to UIM: Save this number in UIM Card. 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 Erase Recent Calls List You can erase all the Recent Calls in the menu of Recent Calls.
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: Auto Key Guard, Supp. Services, Sound, Display, Alert, Call Timers, Security and Accessories. 7.1 Auto Key Guard 1.
Note: - Hold Clear key to lock the keypad directly in standby mode. - In state of key lock, to make use of phone, unlocking code should be input prompted by phone on the display. 7.2 Supp.Services When network supports Supp. Services, you can use network services of call waiting and call forwarding.
7.2.2 Call Forwarding Use Call Forwarding to forward the incoming call to a designated phone number. After setting of call forwarding, phone will automatically dial network to set the function in active. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Supp.Services→ Call Forwarding. 2. Set types of Call Forwarding, press OK key. -ALL(Divert unconditionally): All is diverted in all conditions.
7.3 Sound 7.3.1 Volume You can adjust the volume of Ringer, earpiece and key beep. 1. Select Menu→ S ettings→ Sound→ Volume. 2.Select Ringer (When earpiece is inserted, it is earpiece Ringer), Earpiece or Key Beep. 3. Press Up/ Down key or Left/ Right key to adjust volume. Press OK key.
7.3.3 Ringer of Incoming Call ZTEX176 offers various Ringers of incoming call for your selection. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ S ound→ Ringer Type. 2. Press Up/Down key to scroll to your selection, press OK key. 7.3.4 Key Beep Set phone beep sound or not when you press keys. 1.
7.3.7 ClockRinger Type You have a choice of various ringing tones for alarm in phone. 1. Select Menu → Settings→ Sound→ ClockRinger Type. 2. Press Up/Down key to scroll to select and press OK key. 7.4 Display 7.4.1 Set Backlighting During a call or pressing keys, the display lights on.
your own. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Display→ Banner. 2. Press OK key to Edit. 3. Key in character(s) and press Clear key to erase character(s). 4. Press OK key twice to Save. 7.4.3 Select Language 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Display→Language. 2.
7.4.7 Screensaver Select Menu→ Settings→ Display → Screensaver. You can set screensaver duration and type. 1. Select Type, press OK key. And then select None to deactivate screen save or select type as Digital Clock. 2. Select Timeout, press OK key. Select an option in pop-up window: -30 seconds:...
For the function mentioned above, select Enable to operate; select Disable to cancel alert. 7.6 Call Timers Your phone can record call time of dialing and answering call. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Call Timers. 2. Select an option on display and press OK key. -Outgoing Calls:Indicate call time of all dialed call.
7.7.1 Modify PIN Code 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Security. 2. Input your phone PIN code, and press OK key. 3. Scroll to PIN Change, input New PIN and press OK Key. “PIN Changed” appears showing confirmation. 7.7.2 Erase All Recent Calls You can erase all Recent Calls.
Default to renew some modified options to the origin. 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Security. 2. Input your PIN Code, press OK key. 3. Select Phone Reset. 4. Select Yes to revert to Restore Factory Default or select No to cancel. Note:...
accordingly. 3. Press OK key. 7.8.3 Any Key Answer 1. Select Menu→ Settings→ Accessories→ Any Key Answer. 2. Select On or Off, press OK key to set or not. For an incoming call, press any key to answer, except for End key.
Extra Extra offers two games: BlackJack and Video Poker, as well as tools, such as, Stopwatch, Alarm, Calendar, Calculator and Voice Memo. 8.1 Games 8.1.1 BlackJack After the screen appears greeting, it will indicate play guide. You can select New Game to start a new game or Continue for continuing the last game.
Deal:To begin a new game. Bet: To bet for game. Payout:Display the payout for each symbol. 8.2 Stopwatch 1. Select Menu→ Extra→ Stopwatch. 2. Select Start to make stopwatch timing. 3. Select Stop to stop timing. 4. Select Reset to clear the time record. 8.3 Alarm Set alarm alert at a certain time.
8.4 Calendar 1. Select Menu→ Extra→ Calendar. 2. Press Left/Right key or Up/Down key to select exact date you want to view in pop-up calendar window. Press OK key. 3. Scroll Left/Right key to select: Query: Press OK key to view date info in detail. Prev Month: - Press OK key once or several times to view date info in previous month(s).
2. Key in digits and press Left/Right key to scroll to the symbol you want, press OK key to execute basic math calculation. ÷ Division Sign Subtraction Sign Equal Sign Plus Sign Multiply Sign Decimal Point Clear all input digits and reset to Zero ±...
2. Scroll Up/Down key to select: Record – When you are not in conversation, select Start to begin a new Recording, or Stop/ Pause recording. Record List – Play or Delete the record listed and named by date and time. Memory Space –...
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will stop recording. The record of phone will be saved automatically and return to call interface. With Message While recording in state of non-conversation, receive a message won’t stop recording. The phone prompts message alert without display message interface. With Others - Alarm: Prompts later.
Text Input Your phone offers text input modes: Multitap Input (Abc), Numbers Input (Num), eZiText Input (eZi), 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 Contacts or Messages etc., following the common instruction in hereinafter table.
Erase Character Press Clear key Erase all the Hold Clear key till all the characters characters to be erased. Move cursor left or Press Left/Right key. right Change input mode Under current mode, press OK key and Left/Right key to pop-up window of Text Input and press Up/Down key to select any text input mode and press Ok key.
once to input the number. In Numbers input mode, you can not enter space. 9.3 eZiText Input Select eZiText Input (eZi) — Predictive word input is based on a built-in dictionary to which you can also add new word. One letter asks for pressing only once. Press the digit key corresponding to the letters once till the word appears on the screen.
10 Troubleshooting If your phone appears following phenomenon in the process of application, please read following relative information at first. If the problems still can not be solved, 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”.
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No prompt tone at alarm time. Please check relative sound setting (Alert Type and ringer Volume in Settings). Messages cannot be sent. Please check signal network.
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