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Safety information that, if ignored, may WARNING cause serious damage to the equipment or danger to personal safety. Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: January 7, 2020...
Contents Exciting New Features .......... 10 Face Recognition ............... 10 Fingerprint Identification ............ 10 Split-Screen Mode ............. 10 Private Space ..............10 Camera Features ............... 11 Getting Started ............12 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........12 ...
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Knowing the Basics ..........29 Phone Status Icons ............29 Notification Icons ............... 29 Using Quick Settings ............30 Using App Shortcuts ............31 Notification Dots ..............32 Opening and Switching Apps ..........33 ...
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Placing Calls ..............49 Answering or Rejecting Calls ..........50 Using Options During a Call..........51 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........52 Contacts ..............54 Adding a New Contact ............54 Importing and Exporting Contacts ........54 ...
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Using Other Camera Modes ..........68 Photos ..............70 Opening Photos ..............70 Sharing Your Photos or Videos .......... 70 Deleting Unwanted Photos or Videos ........ 70 Restoring a Photo or Video ..........71 ...
Exciting New Features Face Recognition You can use your face to unlock the screen or to open the apps locked by Private Space. Your phone can automatically turn on the screen and recognize your face to unlock the screen each time you raise your phone.
need to draw a pattern, enter a password, or use your registered fingerprint. Camera Features Wide-angle camera: Take photos with a wider vision range. You can turn on distortion correction if necessary. PORTRAIT mode: Use PORTRAIT mode to focus on your subject with a depth effect and blur backgrounds.
Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Proximity Earpiece sensor Indicator light Light sensor Front camera nano-SIM/ microSDXC Volume keys card tray Power key Touch screen...
Knowing the Keys Function Press and hold to turn on or off airplane Power key mode, turn on or off vibration or sound, restart, or power off. Press to turn off or on the screen display. Press or hold the Volume up/down key to Volume keys turn the volume up or down.
Setting Up Your Phone The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. 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. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service provider.
You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
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WARNING! Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable. Removal may cause fire or explosion. 1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Do not force the connector into the 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, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it. To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power key.
a PIN or a password for your phone (see Using Face Recognition, Using Your Fingerprint Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to use your face or fingerprint, draw the pattern, or enter the PIN/password to unlock the screen. Getting to Know the Home Screen Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, or folders.
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place you need. NOTE: Touch at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.
Personalizing Setting the Navigation Style You can set the navigation style as normal navigation, swipe navigation or gesture navigation. Use Normal Navigation To enable normal navigation: 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Features > Navigation keys. 2. Select Normal. NOTE: Touch beside Normal to change the navigation key layout,...
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Touch twice to switch to the most recent application. Swipe up on the home screen to open the app list. Use Swipe Navigation To enable swipe navigation: 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Features > Navigation keys.
Use Gesture Navigation To enable gesture navigation: 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Features > Navigation keys. 2. Select Gesture. NOTES: Touch beside Gesture to enable or disable visual feedback for gesture navigation. The screen pinning feature is not available for gesture navigation.
Languages & input > Languages. The first language in the list is the default system language. Touch Add a language and then the language you need. Select the regional variant of the language if prompted. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch to that language.
Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can limit interruptions with Do Not Disturb mode. This mode can mute sound, stop vibration, and block visual disturbances. You can pick what you block and what you allow. Turn On or Off Do Not Disturb Mode Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings.
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Set the Exceptions for Do Not Disturb Mode Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings. Touch and hold Do not disturb. Under the Exceptions section, touch Calls or Messages, events & reminders and choose what to allow. Set How Long Do Not Disturb Mode Lasts Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings.
Choosing Your Wallpaper You can set the wallpaper for the home screen or lock screen. 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and then touch WALLPAPERS. 2. Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel along the bottom of the screen to select a wallpaper, or touch My photos to select a picture and pan and zoom on it to select the area for the wallpaper.
Knowing the Basics Phone Status Icons 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. 3G connected No signal LTE connected Signal strength Mobile data in use Airplane mode...
New message(s) from New Wi-Fi network the Messages app detected Missed call Downloading data Call in progress Sending data Call on hold USB tethering on microSDXC card Song playing mounted Using Quick Settings The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone.
2. Touch at the bottom and do one of the following. Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you want. Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the section below to hide it. ...
NOTES: You can also touch and hold a function from the displayed menu, and drag it to a home screen panel to create a shortcut of the function. To disable the app shortcuts feature, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen, touch HOME SETTINGS and then switch off Long press app for menu options.
apps. 4. Touch the app you want to customize. 5. Touch Notifications > Advanced and touch the Allow notification dot switch. Opening and Switching Apps Open an App Open the app list to view apps. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it. NOTE: Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to search for...
free up running memory on the phone. Using Split-Screen Mode You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode. NOTE: Some apps may not support split-screen mode. 1. Open the first app you want to use and then open the recent apps list.
Security Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to swipe up on the screen, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.
messages, or notifications until it starts up. 4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE. CAUTION: Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to contact the customer service to reflash the phone software to use your phone, and all data in your phone will be erased.
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Register a Fingerprint 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint > Fingerprint management. 2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set. If you haven’t set a screen lock, follow the prompts to set it. 3.
a different app. Set Touch-Controlled and Swipe Functions 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint. 2. You can set the following options, for which no fingerprint verification is needed. Take photo: Press the fingerprint sensor to take a photo when the Camera app is open.
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Create a Face 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Face Verify. 2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set. If you have not set a screen lock, choose one backup screen lock method to set the screen lock pattern, PIN or password.
3. Depending on your setting, you may need to swipe up on the screen to unlock the phone. Set Face Recognition Options You can set what face recognition can do on your phone. 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location >...
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Turn On Screen Pinning 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Advanced > Screen pinning. 2. Touch the On/Off switch. 3. To add security for unpinning, switch on Lock device when unpinning and set up a screen lock with or without fingerprint as prompted, or switch on Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/ password before unpinning if you’ve set a screen lock already.
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The screen pinning feature is not available for gesture navigation.
Connecting to Networks Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use 1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network. 2. Touch the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile data use. Select Preferred Network Type 1.
4. Touch > Save to complete. NOTE: To set the APN to default settings, touch > Reset to default. Connecting to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.
Connecting to Devices Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of a few meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.
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 the phone storage or on a removable microSDXC card.
Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished. 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.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection Through Tethering You can use tethering to share your phone’s Internet connection with a computer that connects to your phone via USB cable or by Bluetooth. NOTE: You cannot transfer files between your phone and the computer when the phone is USB tethered.
Phone Calls Placing Calls Place a Call by Dialing 1. From the home screen, touch 2. Touch to open the dialer and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. Touch to delete incorrect digits. NOTE: As you enter the phone number or the contact name, your phone searches for matching information in your contacts.
From the home screen, touch > (in the top search field) > Call history. Touch beside a listing to call back. NOTE: Touch MISSED, INCOMING or OUTGOING to filter the records by call type. Call Your Contacts 1. From the home screen, touch >...
Reject a Call When you receive a phone call, swipe down on the screen to reject the call. - or - If the screen is unlocked, touch DECLINE to reject the call. Using Options During a Call During a call, you will see a number of on-screen options. Touch an option to select it.
Touch to end the current call. WARNING! Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use. Managing Multi-party Calls When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call. NOTE: The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges.
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Touch Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time. 1. Place the first call. 2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. This puts the first caller on hold. 3.
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, open the app list and touch Contacts. Adding a New Contact 1.
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Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch > Settings > Import > Import from [nano-SIM card name]. 3. Check the contacts you need and then touch Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1.
Export Contacts to the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch > Settings > Export > Export to .vcf file. 3. Touch and select the directory in which the vCard file will be saved. Touch > Show internal storage if needed. 4.
may see duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the Contacts list. 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch a contact, and then touch > Link. 3. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first entry.
Setting Call Blocking The call blocking feature allows you to block calls and messages from certain numbers. 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch > Settings > Blocked numbers. 3. Touch ADD A NUMBER. 4. Enter a phone number or touch to select a number from the contact list.
Messages You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and chat messages. Sending a Message 1. Open the app list and touch Messages. 2. Touch Start chat. 3. Add recipients by one of the following ways. ...
NOTES: If you add two or more recipients, the message may be sent as a group MMS where everyone can reply and see each other’s messages. For group message setting, touch > Settings > Advanced > Group messaging from the Messages screen.
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NOTE: You can touch and hold a thread and touch more to select them, and then choose to archive or delete them.
Web Browser Opening the Browser Open the app list and touch Browser to launch the web browser. To open a web page or search the web: 1. Open the Browser app. 2. Touch the address box at the top of the web page. 3.
To open a new browser tab: Touch at the bottom and then touch . A new browser tab opens. To switch between tabs: 1. Touch (the number shows how many tabs you have opened). 2. Swipe left or right to view all opened tabs. 3.
Camera Capturing a Photo 1. Open the app list and touch Camera. 2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments. PHOTO (auto camera) mode is used by default. Number Function Use the filter. Use auto-beauty mode or customize the personal options to beautify faces in the picture.
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Number Function Change the camera settings. View pictures and videos you have taken. Capture a picture. Switch between the front and back cameras. Swipe left or right to switch among the default PHOTO mode, VIDEO mode, WIDE (wide-angle camera) mode, and PORTRAIT mode. Touch MORE to use other special photo or video camera modes: MANUAL, PANORAMA and TIMELAPSE.
Recording a Video 1. Open the app list and touch Camera. 2. Touch VIDEO. 3. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments. You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording.
Using Wide-Angle Camera Mode You can use the wide-angle camera to take photos with a wider vision range. 1. Open the app list and touch Camera. 2. Touch WIDE. 3. Touch to turn on distortion correction if necessary. 4. Touch to take the photo.
etc. 1. Open the app list and touch Camera. 2. Touch MORE > MANUAL. 3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the following adjustments. Drag the blue square to any area on the screen that you want to focus on.
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NOTE: These camera modes are only available for the back camera.
Photos Opening Photos Open the app list and touch Photos. You'll see all the photos and videos on your phone and, if you turned on “back up & sync,” anything else synced to your Google Photos library. NOTE: You can touch >...
NOTE: Items in the trash will be removed after 60 days. Restoring a Photo or Video 1. Open the app list and touch Photos. 2. Touch > Trash. 3. Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore and touch Restore.
FM Radio Scanning for Channels 1. Plug in a wired headset, open the app list and touch FM Radio. 2. Touch > Scan. Your phone scans for all available channels and saves them to the All channels list. NOTE: When you open the FM Radio app for the first time, it will automatically scan for channels and show the All channels list.
Voice Recorder Voice Recorder enables you to record and listen to voice memos. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Open the app list and touch Voice Recorder. 2. Touch to select the audio format of the recording. 3. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can do the following: ...
2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. During the playing, you can touch View tag to view all tags, touch to add a time tag or photo tag, or touch and hold a tag to delete it. Trimming a Voice Memo 1.
Private Space Private Space allows you to encrypt your files, lock your apps and manage your account passwords. To access Private Space, you need to draw a pattern, enter a password, or use your registered fingerprint. Opening Private Space for the First Time When you use Private Space for the first time, you need to set a new lock pattern or password for Private Space.
5. If you have registered a fingerprint in your phone, the phone will prompt you to use your fingerprint to access Private Space. Touch OK to confirm. Encrypting Pictures/Videos/Files After the pictures, videos, and files are encrypted, they can be accessed only in Private Space.
2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set. 3. Touch App lock. 4. Turn on the switches beside the apps you want to lock. NOTE: Touch on the App lock screen and touch App lock to turn on or off this feature, or touch Lock mode to set when the locked apps will be locked again after you open them.
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answer. NOTE: If you forget the lock pattern or password, you can touch Forgot password on the screen and enter your answer to reset the pattern or password. Pattern feedback: Set whether the phone vibrates or whether the pattern is visible when you draw the lock pattern.
Settings Open the app list and touch Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customising and configuring your phone. Network & Internet Wi-Fi Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi.
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Unrestricted data to allow some apps to always have data connection access, even when Data Saver is enabled. NOTE: The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ. Hotspot & Tethering Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via USB or Bluetooth.
Private DNS To get information from a website, your phone first asks where the website is. Private DNS is a way to help secure these questions and answers. By default, your phone uses Private DNS with all networks that can use Private DNS. We recommend keeping Private DNS turned on.
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them. Touch an app to see its information and configure the available options. Screen Time Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Screen time to find out how much time you spend on apps and set the total time per day that you can use an app. When you reach your limit, the app closes and its icon dims.
Changing the app permissions may result in the app not working correctly or as originally intended. Emergency Alerts Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Emergency alerts to configure the emergency broadcast notifications. Special App Access Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Special app access to set special access options of apps.
to pause or stop. Z-POP: While Z-POP is on, a floating bubble appears on the edge of the screen. You can drag the bubble to reveal navigation operations. Touch Custom button to customize the default and expanded buttons. Gesture &...
Sound Open Settings and touch Sound. Adjust different types of volume, toggle sound mode (see Switching to Vibration or Silent Mode), set Do Not Disturb options (see Using Do Not Disturb Mode), set up ringtone, notification and alarm sound, and set other sounds and vibration. Storage Open Settings and touch Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone storage and the microSDXC...
Security & Location Open Settings and touch Security & location to configure options that help keep your phone and data safe, and manage location services, which help your phone and apps determine your location. Google Play Protect: Google Play Protect regularly checks your apps and phone for harmful behaviour and warns you about any detected potential harm.
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open the apps locked by Private Space. See Using Face Recognition. Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to trusted devices, in trusted places, or unlocked when your phone is being carried on the body. NOTE: You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use all the Smart Lock features.
a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the nano-SIM card. Encryption & credentials: Check the encryption status of your phone and set the credential storage options. Trust agents: View or deactivate trust agents. Screen pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view, so that others cannot switch to other apps and access your personal information.
app. You can use that information to improve your digital wellbeing. For example, you can set app timers and schedule display changes. NOTE: You can also manage your child’s account if you are the default parent account on your child’s device. ...
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Date & Time Open Settings and touch System > Date & time to set date, time, time zone, and the time format. You can also use network-provided data. Backup Open Settings and touch System > Backup to manage data backup options. To easily restore or switch phones at any time, you can enable automatic backup to Google Drive of important data.
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to use your phone temporarily. You can touch Add user to create more user accounts. If you want users to add more users when the phone is locked, switch on Add users from lock screen. Anyone can then open the Quick Settings panel from the lock screen and touch >...
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 10 mm away produce a bright or from your body while flashing light.
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Avoid contact with Avoid extreme anything magnetic. temperatures. Keep away from Avoid contact with pacemakers and liquids. Keep your other electronic phone dry. medical devices. Turn off when asked Do not attempt to to in hospitals and disassemble your medical facilities. phone.
FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States. During SAR testing, this device was set to transmit at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands, and placed in positions that simulate RF exposure in usage against the head with no separation, and near the body with the separation...
be found under the Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-BLADEA72020. The FCC ID also can be found on the device when you touch Settings > System > About phone For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.269W/kg, and for usage near the body is 1.143W/kg.
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cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Distractions Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while driving (even with a hands-free kit) can cause distraction and lead to an accident. You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.
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operations or interfere with the image quality. Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material such as cleaning cloth for eyeglass lenses. Do not use alcohol or other corrosive substances for cleaning or allow them to get inside. ...
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Do not change or replace the built-in rechargeable battery in your device by yourself. The battery can only be changed or replaced by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider. Do not place the device or the battery in or near heating equipment, such as microwave ovens, stoves or radiators.
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If the battery damages or shows signs of swelling or leakage, please stop use immediately and contact ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider for replacement. Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it.
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Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth. Airbags Do not place a phone in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area, as an airbag inflates with great force and serious injury could result.
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. Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone for emergency communications.
to contact or short-circuit the charging jack. Never puncture the surface of the phone with sharp objects. Connection to Vehicles 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.
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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. 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...
Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices onboard the aircraft and enable airplane mode of your phone when boarding an aircraft. Interference in Vehicles Please note that because of possible interference with electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands-free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation.