Security To protect your mobile phone from illegal use, take the security measures as follows: Set PIN codes of the SIM card. Set handset lock code. Set call restrictions. Safety Precautions This section includes some important information on safe and efficient operation.
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antenna area affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than needed. Some people may be susceptible to epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, such as when watching television or playing video games.
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Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if conditions require. Precautions for Medical Devices and Facilities When using your phone near pacemakers, please always keep the phone more than eight inches (about twenty centimeters) from the pacemaker when the phone is switched on.
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Mobile Phone Please use original accessories or accessories approved by the phone manufacturer. Using any unauthorized accessories may affect your mobile phone’s performance, damage your phone or even cause danger to your body and violate related local regulations about telecom terminals. Turn off your phone before you clean it.
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Do not drop, knock or harshly treat the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards. Do not connect the phone with any incompatible enhancement. Do not attempt to disassemble the mobile phone or battery. Do not store the phone with flammable or explosive articles. Do not charge the mobile phone without battery.
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Do not touch the antenna while calling. Otherwise it will affect the quality of calling and waste battery energy. The damaged antenna will cause slight burn while touching your skin. Keep phone out of the reach of small children. Phone may cause injury if used as a toy.
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To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, switch off your phone when you are near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in areas posted “Turn off electronic devices.” Obey all signs and instructions. Precautions for Electronic Devices Some electronic devices are susceptible to electromagnetic interference sent by mobile phone if inadequately shielded, such as electronic system of vehicles.
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Please turn off your mobile phone at a refueling point, and the same to the place where the use of two-way radio is prohibited. Aircraft Safety Please turn off your mobile phone before the airplane takes off. In order to protect airplane’s communication system from interference, it is forbidden to use mobile phone in flight.
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Do not disassemble or refit the battery. Otherwise, it will cause liquid leakage, overheating, explosion and ignition of the battery. Please store the battery in a cool dry place if you don’t use it for a long period. The battery can be recharged for hundreds of times, but it will eventually wear out.
RF Exposure Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines. These guidelines were developed by the independent scientific organisation ICNIRP and include safety margins designed to assure the protection of all persons, regardless of age and health.
* The tests are carried out in accordance with EN 62209-1. Body Worn Operation Important safety information regarding radio frequency(RF) radiation exposure. To ensure compliance with RF exposure guidelines the phone must be used with a minimum of 15 mm separation from the body. Failure to observe these instructions could result in your RF exposure exceeding the relevant guideline limits.
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NOTE: 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Health and safety information Radio Frequency (RF) Energy This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. 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 U.S.
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reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output. The highest SAR value for the model phone as reported to the FCC when tested for use at the ear is 1.2 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 1.0 W/kg (Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon available enhancements and FCC requirements.)
and the positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body. Use of other enhancements may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines. If you do no t use a body-worn accessory and are not holding the phone at the ear, position the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from your body when the phone is switched on.
Key Functions Torch Earpiece Charger interface 4-Way Navigation keys and Center key Right soft key Left soft key End/Power key Send key Alpha numeric keys * key # key...
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Function Description Left soft key Performs the function indicated at the left bottom of the screen. Right soft key Performs the function indicated at the right bottom of the screen. Press to confirm actions and make selections. Center key 4-Way These keys (UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT) allow for navigation Navigation through menu options and quick access to some function menus.
Note: In this User Manual, “press a key” means to press the key and release it immediately, while “hold a key” means to press the key for at least two seconds and then release it. Turning On / Off and waking up your phone Hold the Power key to turn your phone on or off.
Locking the keypad can prevent unintentional operations on it. You can answer an incoming call with the regular operation when the keypad is locked. Status bar icons Indicator What it means Indicator What it means New SMS, message box full Signal strength when blinking New voicemail...
Writing text You can use the keyboard to enter messages, contact information, notes, and more. • Change input mode: Press the # key to change the input mode. • Input letters: In ABC/abc/Abc/AR mode, constantly press the corresponding letter key till the letter appears. •...
In ABC/abc/Abc/AR mode, constantly press the digit key until the number appears. • Input symbol: Press the * key to enter symbol mode, select the required symbol (common symbols) by pressing the Navigation keys and then press the Left soft key or Center key to confirm it. In eZi ABC/eZi abc/eZi Abc/eZi AR mode, press the 1 key, and select the required symbol (common symbols) by pressing the Navigation keys.
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unpacking. Installing the battery 1. Pull the battery cover from the notch on the bottom left edge and remove the cover. 2. Insert the battery by aligning the gold-coloured contacts with the contacts in the battery slot. 3. Push down the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place. 4.
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Removing the battery 1. Make sure that your mobile phone is switched off. 2. Remove the battery cover. 3. Pull the battery up and remove it from the mobile phone. Charging the battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. For maximum battery performance, it is recommended that you first use up the battery power and then charge it completely.
• Connect your travel adapter to the right side of your mobile phone as shown in the diagram. • Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the mains socket. • When you charge the battery, the battery charging indicator appears. •...
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Insert the SIM card as follows: Make sure that the phone is switched off and the charger is disconnected from the phone. Turn the phone over and remove the battery cover. Remove the battery if it is already installed. Hold your SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and then slide it into the card holder with the gold-coloured contacts facing downward.
Every mobile phone has a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module). This is a micro-chip that holds your personal information such as names and phone numbers. Your phone won’t work without it. If you already have contacts on your SIM card, they can be transferred in most cases. Inserting the Memory Card You can use a Memory card to expand the storage of the phone.
Contacts There are some numbers that you may want to call again and again, so it makes sense to add these numbers to your Contacts. You can then access these numbers quickly and easily. • Add new contact Go to Menu Contacts Add new contact.
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Edit the information and save it. • Save number to Contacts You can also save a number right after you’ve made or received a phone call or a message from someone who is not yet in your Contacts list. • Quick search To quickly search for the contacts, enter the first letter of your desired contact on the screen.
Select Options→Mark several and then select the records you want to mark. • View memory status Select Options Contacts settings→Memory status to check the → memory status both of phone and SIM. Making and receiving calls • Basic way to make a call In the standby mode, press the Alpha numeric keys to input the number and then press the Send key to dial.
• Answer a call Press the Send key. • End a call Press the End key. • Use call options During a call, you can select Options to enter the call options. You can put a call on hold, make a new call, and use applications such as Messages &...
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♦ Call: Call the record again. ♦ Send message: Send a message to the record. ♦ Save to Contacts: Save the current number to phonebook. ♦ Edit before call: Edit the number before you call. ♦ Delete: Delete the current call record. ♦...
activate this service. You can set the call divert service so that voice calls and data calls are diverted to a preset number under different conditions. ♦ Call barring: You can bar outgoing and incoming calls. ♦ Line switching: Switch the call line. ♦...
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3. If you want to change to MMS, you can press Options and choose Switch to MMS; or you can press Options and choose Add picture, Add sound, Add video or Add subject to directly insert multimedia contents to the message and it will be switched to MMS automatically.
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the main menu to read the message. 2. While the message is open, use Options to reply, delete, or forward the message. You can also call back the sender. You can view the message boxes in the Messaging interface. ♦ Select Inbox to view received messages. ♦...
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♦ Common settings: You can set Delivery report and Reply path on or off. You can select to save sent messages or not. ♦ Memory status: View the SIM and phone memory status. ♦ Preferred storage: Set the preferred storage to SIM or Phone. ♦...
Sending and receiving email • Set up accounts First you have to setup your email accounts. If the account is not properly set or activated, you cannot send or receive any email. Go to Menu→Messages→Email→Email accounts. 1. Select Options, and then select New account. 2.
• Send and receive emails If you want to receive emails, go to Menu→Messages→Email. Press Send and receive, and the emails in your mailbox will be downloaded to your phone and the emails in the Outbox will be sent out. Go to Inbox to view your received emails. User profiles Go to Menu→User profiles.
connect. • Answer mode: Select Any key to answer a call. Note: The Headset mode can only be activated with the headset connected. And the Bluetooth mode can only be activated when the Bluetooth headset is connected. Settings You can adjust various settings of your phone. Go to Menu→Settings. •...
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♦ Flight mode: You can select to use flight mode. In flight mode, all wireless functions are disabled. ♦ Misc. settings: You can set the LCD backlight brightness and time. ♦ Key backlight: Set the Key backlight On or Off. •...
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incorrectly input the PIN code for three consecutive times. The PIN code and the PUK code may be supplied along with the SIM card. If not, contact the network provider. ♦ Phone lock: Phone lock can prevent your mobile phone from unauthorized use.
♦ Data account: You can add data account and view your GSM and GPRS data usage. • Restore factory settings You need to input the correct phone password to restore factory settings. Bluetooth Go to Menu Settings→Connectivity→Bluetooth. The Bluetooth → devices must be paired before the communication is performed.
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1. Go to Bluetooth→My device→Search new device to search other Bluetooth-enabled devices and list them. 2. Select the desired device name in the list and press Pair. 3. Then press Yes, the connection will be established. • Beam information using Bluetooth After the Bluetooth partnership is established, you can beam information, such as contacts, and calendar items, as well as files from your phone to another Bluetooth-enabled device.
Go to Bluetooth→Search audio device to search for the Bluetooth hands-free or stereo headset. Applications Go to Menu→Applications. • Calendar Enter Calendar, the calendar of the current month will be displayed on the screen and the current date will be marked with special colour. You can browse the dates, and press the 4-Way Navigation keys to switch the date;...
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corresponding features of the alarm according to the instructions. • Calculator You can perform simple calculations. You can use 4-Way Navigation keys to perform add, subtract, multiply or divide calculation. Note: This calculator has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur especially in long division.
Multimedia Go to Menu→Multimedia. • Camera ♦ Take a photo Go to Camera to take a photo. Aim the camera at the object and then press the Center key to take the shot. Before capturing a photo, press the Left/Right Navigation keys to adjust brightness.
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correspondingly. You can select an image and view it. • Video recorder ♦ Take a video Go to Video recorder to record a scene. Aim the camera at the object and then press the Center key to start, press it again to pause, and press the Right soft key to finish recording.
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• Video player The videos you want to play in Video player must be put in the ..\Videos folder in the phone or memory card, and in Options→Storage, the storage must be set to phone or card correspondingly. You can then select a video and play it. •...
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Options→List to view the sound clips you recorded. • FM radio With the radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save them on your device. Note that the quality of the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio station in that particular area.
Java MIDlets Go to Menu→Java MIDlets. MIDlets are Java™-based applications that can run on your phones. It supports Java 2 Edition, J2ME™. Java allows you to download Java-based applications, such as games and tools that are specifically designed for mobile phones. Java gives you the flexibility of installing and managing additional J2ME applications from the Internet.
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Your mobile phone supports STK service, but if your SIM card and network provider do not support the service, these functions can’t be used. • Internet service Your phone supports Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). You can get access to this service through your network provider. Internet service lets you get information about news, weather forecasts and more.
♦ Status: Check the version and time. ♦ Advance: Select Sweep to remove useless licences and reboot your phone. EC Declaration of Conformity It is hereby declared that following designated product: Product Type: GSM/GPRS Dual-band Mobile Phone Model No: ZTE-G R228...
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Complies with the essential protection requirements of the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive (EC Directive 1999/5/EC) and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive(2004/108/EC). This declaration applies to all specimens manufactured identical to the samples submitted for testing/evaluation. Assessment of compliance of the product with the requirements relating to the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive (EC Directive 1999/5/EC) was performed by American TCB(Notified Body No.1588), based on the following standards:...
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EN 301 511 V9.0.2; Radio EN 300 328 V1.7.1; EN 50360:2001; EN 62209-1:2006; Health EN 62209-2:2010; EN 50332-1:2000; EN 50332-2:2003 This declaration is the responsibility of the manufacturer: ZTE Corporation ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech, Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, P.R.China Authorised person signing for the company: Xu feng Quality Director Of ZTE Corporation...
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