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  • Page 1 Z936L User Manual...
  • Page 2 About This Manual Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference. Copyright Copyright © 2015 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. ® The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license. microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. ®...
  • Page 4 Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: December 16, 2014 Manual No. : 079584506902...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ............13 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........13 Knowing the Keys .............. 15 Installing the micro-UIM Card and Battery ......15 Installing the microSDHC™ Card (Not Included) ....17 Charging the Battery ............19 Extending the Battery Life ..........21 Powering On/Off ..............
  • Page 6 Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ......33 Knowing the Basics ..........35 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........35 Managing Notifications ............36 Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ........39 Organizing With Folders ............ 40 Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ......40 Application List Screen ............
  • Page 7 Using Options During a Call..........65 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........66 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........67 Contacts ..............74 Checking Contact Details ........... 74 Adding a New Contact ............75 Setting Up Your Own Profile ..........75 Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...... 76 Working With Favorite Contacts.........
  • Page 8 Switching Accounts ............92 Writing and Sending a Message ........93 Replying to or Forwarding a Message ....... 93 Working With Received Attachments ......... 94 Working With Labels ............94 Changing Gmail Settings ........... 95 Messaging .............. 96 Opening the Messaging Screen ........96 Sending a Message ............
  • Page 9 Downloading Files ............107 Changing Browser Settings ..........108 Maps ..............109 Activating Location Services ..........109 Getting Your Location ............109 Searching for a Location ..........110 Getting Directions to Your Destination ......110 Searching for Local Places ..........111 Google Search .............
  • Page 10 Copying Music Files to Your Phone ......... 126 Viewing Your Music Library ..........127 Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone......128 Playing Music ..............128 Managing Playlists ............130 Play Music ............131 Playing Your Music ............131 Managing Playlists ............133 Video Player ............
  • Page 11 Unlock Shortcuts .............. 143 Voice Dialer..............143 Google Play™ Store ..........145 Browsing and Searching for Apps ........145 Downloading and Installing Apps ........145 Creating a Google Wallet™ Account ........ 146 Managing Your Downloads ..........147 Settings ..............148 General Settings ..............
  • Page 12 Distraction ............... 172 Product Handling ............. 173 Electrical Safety ............... 177 Radio Frequency Interference ......... 178 Explosive Environments ..........179...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Earpiece Front Camera Proximity & Light Indicator Light Sensor Volume Key Touch Screen Recent Apps Key Back Key Home Key...
  • Page 14 Headset Jack Back Camera Flash microSDHC Card Tray micro-UIM Card Tray Power Key Speaker Charging/ micro-USB Jack...

  • Page 15: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the Keys Function  Press and hold to turn on or off airplane Power Key mode, enable or disable sound or vibration, restart, or power off.  Press to turn off or on the screen display.  Touch to return to the home screen from any Home Key application or screen.
  • Page 16 WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard micro-UIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard micro-UIM card from your service provider. 1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the micro-UIM card tray.

  • Page 17: Installing The Microsdhc™ Card (Not Included)

    Installing the microSDHC™ Card (Not Included) A microSDHC card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDHC card before removing it. 1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the microSDHC card tray.
  • Page 18 2. Pull out the tray and place the card on the tray, as shown. Then carefully install the tray back. NOTE: Some applications may require a microSDHC card to work...

  • Page 19: Charging The Battery

    CAUTION: Do not remove or change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorised service provider. 1. Connect the adapter to the charging/micro-USB jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted in the correct direction.
  • Page 20 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.

  • Page 21: Extending The Battery Life

    Extending the Battery Life Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:  Reduce the screen backlight time.  Lower the screen brightness. ...

  • Page 22: 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. Flick the language field to select the language and touch Then follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, Google account, Google location and other options.

  • Page 23: Using The Touch Screen

    - or - Touch and hold an application shortcut at the bottom of the screen to unlock the screen and open the application quickly. NOTE: If you have set face unlock, an unlock pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you will be prompted to look at the front camera,...
  • Page 24  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 or horizontally across the screen.
  • Page 25  Pinch In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), 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 26: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    NOTE: The Auto-rotate screen check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar and touch >...
  • Page 27 Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels.

  • Page 28: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Language. Select the language you need. Setting the Date and Time Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Date & time. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format. ...

  • Page 29: Changing Ringtone And Notification Sound

    Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound. 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification. 3. Select the ringtone you want to use and touch OK. NOTE: Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special...

  • Page 30: Switching To Silent Mode

    NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call). Switching to Silent Mode You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the following methods.

  • Page 31: Changing Screen Brightness

    Wallpapers or Photos, and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images. 3. Crop the Gallery or Photos images or touch Set wallpaper. NOTE: Live Wallpapers and Photos are not available for the lock screen.

  • Page 32: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

    Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to touch and hold on the screen, look at the front camera, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

  • Page 33: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    phone and reset the screen lock. You need an active Internet connection. You can also upgrade the phone software. See Upgrading the Phone Software. Protecting Your Phone With Encryption You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on.
  • Page 34 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone. 2. Read the information about encryption carefully. The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back Key WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.

  • Page 35: 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. 2G connected No signal 3G connected Signal strength 4G connected...

  • Page 36: 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. Upcoming event New SMS New Wi-Fi network detected New MMS New Email Downloading data New Gmail™...
  • Page 37 the Back Key bottom of the screen or touch Respond to or Remove a Notification In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the notification itself.
  • Page 38 view or change the most common settings for your phone. Open the notification panel and touch to find the following Quick Settings.  OWNER: Touch the contact icon to open your profile in the Contacts app.  BRIGHTNESS: Touch to turn on or off automatic brightness adjustment.

  • Page 39: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen, and then touch Apps or Widgets. 2. Slide left or right to browse the available applications or widgets. 3. Touch and hold an item and drag it to a home screen thumbnail at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 40: Organizing With Folders

    Organizing With Folders You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts to a folder. You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts. 1. Touch and hold the shortcut on the home screen you want to add into a folder until (Folder) appears.

  • Page 41: Application List Screen

    Application List Screen Touch the Home Key > to access the application list screen and find all your applications on the phone. You can uninstall or disable the applications, hide the application icons or organize them into folders. Organizing Application Icons With a Folder Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 42: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    3. Touch the application icons you want to hide and then touch DONE. NOTE: To find the hidden application icons, touch > Display hidden apps. You can then touch the icons and touch DONE to display them again in the application list screen. Uninstall or Disable an Application 1.

  • Page 43: Entering Text

    Entering Text You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. Touch the Back Key to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.
  • Page 44  Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter è, touch and hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose è.
  • Page 45  Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and animals.  to use Google’s networked voice input. Touch  Touch and hold to change the input languages or set up the Android keyboard. Google Voice Typing Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.

  • Page 46: Editing Text

    the default input method and choose the settings for input methods. Editing Text  Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. ...

  • Page 47: Opening And Switching Apps

     Insert text from the clipboard: Move cursor to the insertion point and then touch and hold the tab below the cursor. Release the finger and touch PASTE. Opening and Switching Apps Open an App Touch the Home Key > Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it.

  • Page 48: 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 > Mobile networks. 2. Check Data enabled to enable data access over the mobile network.

  • Page 49: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges. Set Access Point Names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. 2.
  • Page 50 Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi networks when they are in range. NOTE: To connect to a Wi-Fi router that supports WPS, touch the phone’s Wi-Fi menu and press the WPS button on your router. Get Notified of Open Networks 1.
  • Page 51 Touch Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network configuration details. Touch Save. 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 52 point will recognize your phone and add it to the network. Method two: PIN number Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position. Touch > WPS Pin Entry. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN number into the access point's setup page.

  • Page 53: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    networks that have Internet connection.  Install certificates: Install certificates needed for connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.  Wi-Fi optimization: Minimize battery usage when Wi-Fi is on.  MAC address: Check the MAC address.  IP address: Check the phone’s IP address. ®...
  • Page 54 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON position if Bluetooth is off. Touch your device name on the top of the screen to make your phone visible or invisible. NOTE: Touch > Visibility timeout to set the Bluetooth visibility timeout of your phone. Change the Device Name Touch the Home Key >...
  • Page 55 the two devices and touch Pair. Alternately, enter a Bluetooth passkey and touch Pair. 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 kit.

  • Page 56: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    for it to search for new devices and touch one of them. Receive Data via Bluetooth 1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth. NOTE: If the phone has not been paired with the sending device, you may need to touch Bluetooth >...
  • Page 57  Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.  USB mass storage: Transfer files between PC and the microSDHC card on your phone.  Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install the driver on the same PC once.
  • Page 58 2. Open Windows Media Player and synchronize music files. Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished. Remove the microSDHC Card From Your Phone If you need to remove the microSDHC card while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

  • Page 59: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Connecting to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the 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.
  • Page 60 When prompted, enter any requested credentials, and then touch Connect. Modify a VPN Touch the Home Key > > Settings > More > VPN. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to modify. Touch Edit profile and edit the VPN settings you want. Touch Save.

  • Page 61: 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 62: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    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. You can answer or reject the call, or reject it with a text message.

  • Page 63: Working With The Call History

    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. To open the call history, you can touch the Home Key > >...

  • Page 64: Calling Your Contacts

    Touch Call [number] to make a call.  Touch > Edit number before call to edit the number  in the dialer before calling it. Touch to send a message.  If the number belongs to a contact you have, touch ...

  • Page 65: Using Options During A Call

    NOTE: Set Voicemail for how to set your voicemail service. For detailed information, please contact the service provider. Using Options During a Call During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it. ...

  • Page 66: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    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.

  • Page 67: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time. 1. On the dialpad, enter a number and touch 2. Once you have established the connection, touch dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.) 3.
  • Page 68 number if necessary. NOTE: You can touch Sound to set the notification sound for new voicemails or check Vibrate to let the phone vibrate when receiving new voicemails. Enable/Disable Phone Dial Pad Sound 1. Touch the Home Key > > >...
  • Page 69 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 TTY device. TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use ...
  • Page 70 Set Speed Dials You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 keys from the dialpad 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 71 3. Touch Call duration to set the waiting time before the call is answered automatically, or touch Auto answer conditions to set in which condition the call is answered automatically. Forward Incoming Calls Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number.
  • Page 72 2. Check Setup Plus Code Replacement to enable this feature. To change the international dialing code: 1. Touch the Home Key > > > Settings > Additional settings > Plus code dialing setting. 2. Touch Replace Code of Plus Code. 3.
  • Page 73 not to ensure that you will receive them. But you can configure your phone to listen for Internet calls made to an Internet calling account you added to your phone. 1. Touch the Home Key > > > Settings > Accounts. 2.

  • Page 74: Contacts

    Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. To see your contacts, touch the Home Key > > Contacts. From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to the contact groups or favorite contacts Checking Contact Details...

  • Page 75: Adding A New Contact

    Adding a New Contact Touch the Home Key > > Contacts and touch the all contacts tab Touch to add a new contact. Touch the account to choose where to save the contact. If a web account is selected, the contacts will be synced automatically with your account online.

  • Page 76: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts You can import/export contacts from/to your micro-UIM card, the phone storage, the microSDHC card or your online accounts. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, email, messages, etc.
  • Page 77 4. Select the vCard file(s) in the microSDHC card or the phone storage and touch OK. NOTE: If the microSDHC card is not installed in the phone, you can import vCard file(s) in the phone storage. Export All Contacts to the micro-UIM Card 1.

  • Page 78: Working With Favorite Contacts

    Share Contacts 1. Touch the Home Key > > Contacts and touch the all contacts tab 2. Touch > Multi-Select. 3. Touch to select the contacts you want to share and then touch 4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the applications and services installed.

  • Page 79: Working With Groups

    Remove a Contact From Favorites Touch the Home Key > > Contacts and touch the favorite contacts tab Touch a favorite contact and then touch next to the contact name. Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups Touch the Home Key > >...
  • Page 80 Touch to choose an account for the new group. Touch the Group’s name field and enter the group name. Touch Add member and select the contacts you wish to be the group members. Touch If necessary, touch Default below RINGTONE to set a special ringtone for incoming calls from the group members.

  • Page 81: Searching For A Contact

    Searching for a Contact Touch the Home Key > > Contacts. Touch on the top of the contacts list. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed. Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details Touch the Home Key >...
  • Page 82 Join Contacts As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you 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. Touch the Home Key > >...
  • Page 83 3. Touch Edit > > Separate. 4. Touch OK to confirm.

  • Page 84: Accounts

    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 85: Configuring Account Sync

    3. Touch > Remove account > Remove account. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Data Usage. 2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data. When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make ...
  • Page 86 Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings. 2. In the ACCOUNTS section, 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, check or uncheck items as you need.

  • Page 87: 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 88: Responding To An Email

    Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways. Reply to or Forward an Email 1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox. 2.

  • Page 89: 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 > OK.  While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the checkboxes before the messages and then touch >...

  • Page 90: 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 91: 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. 3. Make the changes you want and touch the Back Key when you finish.

  • Page 92: Gmail

    ™ Gmail After you sign in to your Google account on the phone, you can send and retrieve Gmail messages with the Gmail app. NOTE: This feature may not be available in certain regions or with certain service providers. Opening Your Gmail Inbox Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 93: Writing And Sending A Message

    Writing and Sending a Message Open your Gmail inbox and switch to the account you want to use for sending the message. Touch Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

  • Page 94: Working With Received Attachments

    Working With Received Attachments When a message has an attachment, Gmail displays information about it in the ATTACHMENTS section of the email. Depending on the attachment type, the applications installed on your phone as well as your settings, you may preview, view, or save the attachment.

  • Page 95: Changing Gmail Settings

    At the top right of the screen, touch > Change labels. Check or uncheck labels in the new screen and touch OK. To add stars to messages: Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the sender images in front of the messages you want to star. At the top right of the screen, touch >...

  • Page 96: Messaging

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

  • Page 97: Replying To A Message

    3. Touch the Type message field and enter the message text. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch > Add subject to add a message subject or touch to attach a file or a slideshow to the message. 5.

  • Page 98: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward. 2. Touch the message and then touch Forward in the menu that opens. 3. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.

  • Page 99: Changing Message Settings

    Changing Message Settings Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change the messaging settings.

  • Page 100: 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 101: Creating An Event

    To change calendar views, touch the view you want at the bottom of the screen. You can also change to Day view from Month view by touching any day in the monthly calendar.  In Month view, swipe vertically to see previous and future months.

  • Page 102: Editing Or Deleting An Event

    Editing or Deleting an Event 1. Find the event you want to edit or delete. 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 103: Google

    Google+™ Google+ is a social networking service offered by Google. The Google+ application on your phone enables you to manage your data, chat with online contacts, organize them in different circles, and share your selected information. Touch in the home screen and select Google (folder) > Google+.

  • Page 104: Signing Out Of Google

    then share photos in real time from the event by enabling Party Mode.  See friends’ locations on a map: Touch and select Locations at the bottom of the screen. You’ll see a map that shows everyone who shares their location with you. Touch the photo of a person to display their location details.

  • Page 105: Browser

    Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch in the home screen and select Browser to use the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. Open a Web Page or Search the Web 1.

  • Page 106: Using Multiple Browser Tabs

    Set the Homepage Your home page opens when you open a new browser tab, and when you start Browser after restarting your phone. 1. Open the page you want to set as your home page. 2. Touch > Settings > General > Set homepage. 3.

  • Page 107: Downloading Files

    window opens and the homepage is loaded. To switch between tabs: 1. Touch the tabs icon 2. Swipe vertically to scroll through the list of opened tabs. 3. Touch the thumbnail of the tab you want to open. NOTE: Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its X to close the tab. To use incognito tab for privacy browsing: Pages you view in incognito tabs won’t appear in your browsing history or search history.

  • Page 108: Changing Browser Settings

    Changing Browser Settings You can configure a number of Browser settings to customize the way you browse the web, including several that you can use to control your privacy. To open the Browser settings screen, touch > Settings in the web page screen.

  • Page 109: Maps

    Maps Activating Location Services To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps™, you must have location services turned on on your phone. 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Location. 2. Slide the Location switch at the top to turn location services on or off.

  • Page 110: Searching For A Location

    The map centres on a circle and an arrow that indicates your location and the direction the phone is facing. Searching for a Location 1. Touch the Home Key > > Google (folder) > Maps. 2. Touch the search box on the top. 3.

  • Page 111: Searching For Local Places

    1. Touch the Home Key > > Google (folder) > Maps. 2. Touch beside the search box. 3. Select the mode of transportation and then enter a start and end point. If your location is found, it will appear in the start point field by default.
  • Page 112 5. Touch a location to see it on the map or get directions. You can also slide up the bottom card to find out more information, such as the street address, website, and street view, or to call that place, save it to your Google account, or share it with others.

  • Page 113: Google Search

    Google Search You can search for information on the web or on your phone using Google Search or perform certain tasks by speaking. Searching With Text You can search for information on the Internet or on the phone (such as music, apps and contacts) by entering text. 1.

  • Page 114: Changing Search Settings

    want to ask. When you’re finished speaking, your speech is analyzed and the search is initiated. Changing Search Settings Open the Google app and touch > Settings to set phone search options, voice recognition and output settings, change accounts and privacy settings, and set the notification options for your account.

  • Page 115: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDHC card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or check them out in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1.
  • Page 116 Number Function Switch between the front and the back cameras. Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon, or turn off this feature. Change flash modes (only available for the back camera).
  • Page 117 3. You can either let the camera autofocus on the center of the screen, or touch another area on the screen that you want to focus on. 4. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo. To use manual camera mode: You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for you photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc.

  • Page 118: Recording A Video

    Touch to adjust the photo exposure.  4. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo. Recording a Video 1. Touch the Home Key > > Camera. 2. Aim the camera at the subject. You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording.
  • Page 119 the following camera and video setting options.  Camera options Picture size: Set the image size for your photo.  Full screen: Set the viewfinder screen as full screen or  not when the back camera is in use. Mirror: Select to take an original photo or a mirror photo ...
  • Page 120 captured photos and videos. Storage location: Change the storage location for  captured photos and videos. Restore defaults: Restore default camera and  camcorder settings. NOTE: Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes.

  • Page 121: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Touch the Home Key > > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos. Working With Albums When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed in a number of albums. To view album contents: Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.

  • Page 122: Working With Pictures

    Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen. When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are available.  Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.  Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row.

  • Page 123: Retouching Your Pictures

    NOTE: You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up or down in the filmstrip view. If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it.  Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in. ...
  • Page 124 Apply filters and old photo effects. Crop, straighten, rotate, or flip (mirror) the picture. Adjust exposure, saturation, hue, sharpness, and other colour options. Add a frame to the picture. Decorate people in the picture with comical moustaches, eye glasses, hats and more. Apply a blur effect to the picture.

  • Page 125: Playing Videos

    Playing Videos 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video. 2. Touch at the center and select a player to start playing. Touch the video to view the playback controls. In the Video Player, you can touch to play the video in a small floating window and continue with other tasks on the phone.

  • Page 126: 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 127: Viewing Your Music Library

    Receive via Bluetooth You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth. Receive Data via Bluetooth. Viewing Your Music Library Touch the Home Key > > Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files are cataloged, according the information stored in the files.

  • Page 128: Setting A Song As The Default Ringtone

    Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special ringtones (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact). 1. Touch the Home Key > >...
  • Page 129 Number Function Song, album, and artist information. Open the Dolby app and select a sound effect. Album artwork and lyrics (if available). Touch to return to the music library. Add the song to your favorites.

  • Page 130: Managing Playlists

    Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. Touch to shuffle the songs in the playlist or toggle repeat modes. Touch for more options. Managing Playlists Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.

  • Page 131: Play Music

    Play Music The Play Music application works with Google Music, Google’s online music store and streaming service. You can stream via mobile data or Wi-Fi and listen to your favorite songs that you’ve added to your online Google Music library. You can also play audio files you’ve copied directly to your phone from a computer.
  • Page 132 Touch a song to play it. When the song is playing, touch the summary information at the bottom to display the playback screen. Number Function Song and artist information. Touch or drag down to return to the music library. Album artwork (if available). Slide left/right to switch to the next/previous song in the playlist.

  • Page 133: Managing Playlists

    Number Function Playback control. Skip songs, pause and resume playback, use shuffle or repeat. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. Give the song a thumbs-down. Touch to see the current playlist (queue). Get more options. You can still control the music when you are not in the playback screen.
  • Page 134 To remove a song from a playlist: 1. Touch > Playlists in the Play Music app and open a playlist. 2. Touch next to a song in the playlist. 3. Touch Remove from playlist. To delete a playlist: 1. Touch >...

  • Page 135: Video Player

    Video Player Touch in the home screen and select Video Player to view your video library and play various kinds of videos. Playing and Controlling Videos Touch a video in the video library to play it. Touch the screen to show the playback controls.
  • Page 136 If necessary, touch to preview the selected portion. 4. Touch . The trimmed video is saved as a new video file.

  • Page 137: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Touch the Home Key > > Sound Recorder. 2. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can do the following: Touch to pause or continue the recording.
  • Page 138 2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. NOTE: You can also touch next to a memo to delete, rename, share, trim it, check its file information, add a tag, or set it as your phone ringtone.

  • Page 139: More Apps

    More Apps Calculator Touch the Home Key > > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. Touch to use the tips calculator. NOTE: Hold the phone on its side to display the basic panel and the advanced panel at the same time.
  • Page 140 2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch Add alarm at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm. 3. Set up the alarm options, such as time, repeat, and alarm sound. 4. Touch Save to save and exit. NOTE: To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just touch Use Bed Clock...

  • Page 141: Dolby

    Use the Stopwatch and Countdown Touch the Stopwatch or Countdown tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch or the countdown timer. Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while Countdown allows you to set a time and count down to zero. Dolby Touch the Home Key >...

  • Page 142: File Manager

    or collaborate with others. File Manager Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone storage and the microSDHC card. Touch the Home Key > > File Manager. You can find the file you need by category in the Category tab, or touch Phone or SD Card to browse folders and files on the phone storage or the microSDHC card.

  • Page 143: Task Manager

    Task Manager Touch the Home Key > > Task Manager to view or stop applications.  Touch a task in the Tasks tab to check the details of the application or force it to stop.  Touch the Apps tab to manage all the apps on your phone. ...
  • Page 144 2. When you see "Listening", follow the onscreen examples to speak "Call...", "Dial...", or "Open..." to make phone calls or open phone menus and applications.

  • Page 145: Google Play™ Store

    Google Play™ Store Touch the Home Key > > Play Store. 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 146: Creating A Google Wallet™ Account

    CAUTION: Once installed, some apps can access many functions or a 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.

  • Page 147: Managing Your Downloads

    WARNING! When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase items from the Google Play Store app, the phone remembers your password so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission.

  • Page 148: Settings

    Settings Touch the Home Key > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. General Settings Airplane Mode Touch the Home Key > > Settings and slide the ON/OFF switch beside Airplane mode to turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on.
  • Page 149 Sound Adjust volumes (see Adjusting Volume), toggle sound and mute (see Switching to Silent Mode), set Dolby sound effects, set up ringtone and notification sound (see Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound), and select system sounds. Display  Brightness: Set the brightness of the display. ...
  • Page 150 Always on: Keep the touch keys backlight on while the  screen is turned on. 2 seconds / 5 seconds: The touch keys light for 2 or 5  seconds each time you touch the screen or touch keys while the screen is turned on. Auto: Let your phone turn on or off the touch keys ...
  • Page 151 “OK Google” Detection: When this is enabled, you can  say “OK Google” when using the Google app rather than touching the microphone icon to initiate a voice search or action. Offline speech recognition: Download one or more  additional language packages so you can use speech recognition when you do not have a network connection.

  • Page 152: Wireless And Networks

    Wireless and Networks Data Usage Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off mobile data. You can check how much data has been used during the time circle you set, set mobile data limit and warning, see what app has been using mobile data, allow data roaming or restrict background data for individual apps.

  • Page 153: Device

    Device Storage Check memory information for your microSDHC card and internal storage. You can choose the default location for new data, such as files downloaded, photos captured, and voice recorded. Touch Save location and select Phone or SD card to store items in the phone storage or the installed microSDHC card.

  • Page 154: Personal

    screen brightness and sleep.  MODE: Enable power saving mode you need. Touch a mode to get its detailed information. Apps See apps installed on your phone and manage them. Touch an app in the DOWNLOADED, RUNNING, or ALL tab to see its information.
  • Page 155 Security  Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with long press, face unlock, pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.  Improve face matching: Have your face captured in different conditions to improve face matching. This option is available when face unlock is enabled.
  • Page 156 Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to  require PIN before accessing the micro-UIM card. Change SIM PIN: Change the PIN used to access the  micro-UIM card. NOTE: Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future use.

  • Page 157: Accounts

    Backup and Reset  Back up my data: Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers after you sign in to your Google account.  Back up account: Set the Google account that the data is backed up to.
  • Page 158 Printing You can install printer plug-ins from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer and configure cloud printing service options, manage print jobs and more. Software Update You can view the current software version and check for the software updates. Developer Options Developer options contains settings that are useful when developing Android applications.

  • Page 159: Upgrading The Phone Software

     Use the upgrade package on your microSDHC card. NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website (http://www.ztedevice.com/support) and click your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well as which phones and methods are supported.

  • Page 160: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the chart below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible causes Possible solution...
  • Page 161 Problem Possible causes Possible solution End the call and dial Poor network link quality again. You may be on the part of your switched to a service provider. better-quality network link or phone line. Echo or noise End the call and dial again.
  • Page 162 Problem Possible causes Possible solution The standby time is related to your service provider system configuration. The same If you are located in an phone used with area where signaling is different service weak, temporarily power providers’ systems will off the phone. not provide exactly the same length of standby time.
  • Page 163 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Cannot turn Recharge the phone’s Battery power has been your phone depleted. battery. Take the micro-UIM card micro-UIM card to your service provider malfunction or damage for testing. micro-UIM micro-UIM card inserted Insert the micro-UIM card error improperly card properly.
  • Page 164 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Contact your service provider. If the service You have entered an provider provides the PIN Code micro-UIM card’s PUK incorrect PIN code three blocked consecutive times. code, use the PUK code to unlock the micro-UIM card.

  • Page 165: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive Don’t use at gas handheld calls while driving. Never text stations. while driving. Keep your phone at Your phone may least 15 mm away produce a bright or from your ear or body flashing light.

  • Page 166: Radio Frequency (Rf) Energy

    Keep away from Avoid contact with pacemakers and other liquids. Keep your electronic medical phone dry. devices. Turn off when asked to Do not attempt to in hospitals and disassemble your medical facilities. phone. Turn off when told to in Only use approved aircrafts and airports.
  • Page 167 FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-Z936L. For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.60 W/kg, for usage near the body is 1.12 W/kg.

  • Page 168: Fcc Regulations

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

  • Page 169: Hearing Aid Compatibility (Hac) Regulations For Mobile Phones

    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.
  • Page 170 wireless phones sometimes do because of electromagnetic energy emitted by the phone's antenna, backlight, or other components. Your phone is compliant with FCC HAC regulations (ANSI C63.19- 2011). While some wireless phones are used near some hearing devices (hearing aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining noise.

  • Page 171: Turning On The Hac Setting

    Settings > Call settings and check Hearing aids. This section applies to T-Rating only and hearing aids that contain telecoils. When the HAC setting is on, your Z936L sends the audio from your phone calls to the telecoil rather than to the microphone of your hearing aid.

  • Page 172: Distraction

    only the calls you listen to through the earpiece. It does not affect calls heard on the speaker or with a headset. HAC requires extra battery power, so watch your battery consumption when it's turned on. CAUTION: Do not turn on the HAC setting unless you use a hearing aid with a telecoil.

  • Page 173: Product Handling

    Product Handling General Statement on Handling and Use You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.
  • Page 174 clean the device or its accessories.  Do not paint your phone or its accessories.  Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories, only authorized personnel can do so.  Do not expose your phone or its accessories to extreme temperatures, minimum 23 ℉...
  • Page 175 Demagnetization To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the micro-UIM card’s metal connectors. Antenna Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily. Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth.
  • Page 176 watching video. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts or have a family history of such occurrences, please consult a physician. To reduce the risk of blackouts or seizures, you can use your phone in a well lit room and take frequent breaks. Repetitive Strain Injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting or playing games with your phone:...

  • Page 177: Electrical Safety

    Phone Heating Your phone may become warm during charging and during normal use. Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the charging jack terminals.

  • Page 178: Radio Frequency Interference

    have taken it to be checked at an authorized service center. 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. Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturer to determine if operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical device.

  • Page 179: Explosive Environments

    interference. You may also consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives. Medical Equipment Switch 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.
  • Page 180 posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment. Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

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