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  • Page 1 ZTE A15 GSM Dual-band Digital Mobile Phone User Manual...
  • Page 2 ZTE Corporation. The manual is published by ZTE Corporation. We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents GENERAL INFORMATION............1 ................1 ELCOME .................1 ECURITY ..............2 AFETY RECAUTIONS GETTING STARTED..............11 ..............11 EFINITION ..............13 ISPLAY YMBOLS ............14 ECHNICAL ARAMETERS .................15 ATTERY 2.4.1 Removing & Installing the Battery.........15 2.4.2 Charging the Battery............16 ..........18 ONNECTING TO THE ETWORK...
  • Page 4 2.5.1 SIM Card ............... 18 2.5.2 Inserting & Removing SIM Card........19 2.5.3 Power on/off Your Phone..........20 2.5.4 Unlocking the SIM Card and Mobile Phone ....20 2.5.5 Connecting to the Network..........21 BASIC OPERATIONS ............... 23 ..............23 AKING A ..............
  • Page 5 4.3.2 Diverts................35 4.3.3 Firewall................37 ................39 ROFILES ................41 ETTINGS 4.5.1 Phone Settings..............41 4.5.2 Display Settings .............42 4.5.3 Clock Settings..............42 4.5.4 Call Settings ..............42 4.5.5 Network Settings ............43 4.5.6 Security Settings.............44 4.5.7 Factory Settings .............47 .................47 OOLKIT 4.6.1 Alarm Clock ..............48 4.6.2 Calculator ..............49 4.6.3 Stopwatch ...............49...
  • Page 6 ................... 50 AMES ................... 51 AMES 4.8.1 Searching............... 53 4.8.2 Editing................53 4.8.3 Deleting................. 53 4.8.4 Making an IP Call ............54 4.8.5 Adding New Name............54 4.8.6 Settings ................55 4.8.7 Batch Operation ............55 TEXT INPUT ................56 ................

  • Page 7: General Information

    The pictures, symbols and contents in this manual are just for your reference. They might not be completely identical with your cellular phone. Please subject to the material object. ZTE operates a policy of continuous development. We reserve the right to update the technical specifications in this document at any time without prior notice.

  • Page 8: Safety Precautions

    the phone to the service provider. You can see the IMEI number after removing the battery. Please keep the IMEI number for further use. To protect your mobile phone from illegal use, please take the security measures as follows: Set PIN codes of the SIM card. Set handset lock code.
  • Page 9 affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a high 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. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a family history of such occurrences, please consult with you doctor before playing video games on you phone or enabling a flashing-lights feature on your phone.
  • Page 10 Precautions for Medical Devices and Facilities When using your phone near pacemakers, please: Always keep the phone more than 8 inches (20 centimeters) from the pacemaker when the phone is switched on. Not carry the phone in the breast pocket. Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
  • Page 11 manufacturer. Using any unauthorized accessories may affect your mobile phone’s performance, hurt your phone or even cause danger to your body and violate related national regulations about telecom terminals. Turn off your phone before you clean it. Use a damp or anti-static cloth to clean the phone.
  • Page 12 Do not attempt to disassemble the mobile phone and battery. Do not store the phone with flammable and explosive articles. Do not charge the mobile phone without battery. Precautions for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Switch off your phone prior to entering any area with potentially explosive atmospheres, such as fueling areas, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities.
  • Page 13 Safety and General Use in Vehicles Safety airbag, brake, speed control system and oil eject system shouldn’t be affected by wireless transmitting. If you do meet problems above, please contact your automobile provider. Do not place your phone in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area.
  • Page 14 during flight. Battery use Do not short-circuit the battery, as this can cause overheating to bring about fire. Do not store battery in hot areas or throw it into fire. Otherwise, it will cause explosion. Do not disassemble or refit the battery. Otherwise, it will cause liquid leakage, overheating, explosion and ignition of the battery.
  • Page 15 While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various ZTE phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves.
  • Page 16 the users body Warning: If the battery is damaged, keep away from the discharge. If the leakage does come into contact the eyes or skin, please wash thoroughly in clean water and consult with a doctor.

  • Page 17: Getting Started

    Getting Started Key Definition Left Soft Key Execute functions of the indicator as showed in the lower left corner of the screen, or execute select/confirm function. Right Soft Key Execute functions of the indicator as showed in the lower right corner of the screen, or execute exit/clear function.
  • Page 18 End Key Finish or reject a call. Power on/off. Return to idle screen or the previous screen in the menu interface. Left/Right/Up/Down Key Up/Down Key: Scroll through the phone number list or setting options. Roll the cursor up and down when editing. Direction keys in games. Left/Right Key: Roll the cursor left and right when editing.

  • Page 19: Display Symbols

    * Key, # Key They are used for various purposes in different functions. Note: In this manual pressing a key means you press a key and then release it while holding a key means you press a key and hold on for 2 seconds or more. Display Symbols Indicate signal strength.

  • Page 20: Technical Parameters

    space for messages. : Displayed when the mute function is enabled. Displayed when an alarm clock has been set. Indicate the battery level. Technical Parameters Handset Type Dimensions W×L×H 44mm×105mm×18mm Weight Approx. 77g (with standard battery) Battery 800mAh Continuous standby time Approx.

  • Page 21: Battery

    Battery The accessory lithium battery of the handset can be immediately used after unpacking. A new battery performs best after full charge/discharge cycles for the first three times. 2.4.1 Removing & Installing the Battery Remove: Push the spring buckle up; Lift the battery and remove it.

  • Page 22: Charging The Battery

    2.4.2 Charging the Battery...
  • Page 23 Plug the travel charger connector into your phone with the arrow facing up. Then plug the other end of the travel charger into the appropriate electrical outlet. If the battery is charged in power-on condition, the charging animated indicator bar starts scrolling at the top right of the screen.

  • Page 24: Connecting To The Network

    Please put the phone at the ventilated place with temperature between 5 ~ 40 . Please use charger approved by the phone manufacturer. Using unauthorized charger may cause danger and violate the authorization and warranty rules applying to the phone. Please charge the battery in time when your phone is automatically switched off or displays a warning “battery is low”.

  • Page 25: Inserting & Removing Sim Card

    card automatically). Don’t touch the metal surface of the SIM card in case that information in the card may be lost or destroyed. Keep the card away from electricity and magnetism. Warning: Please power off your phone before changing the SIM card. Inserting or removing the SIM card is forbidden when it is connected to the outer power source.

  • Page 26: Power On/Off Your Phone

    Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot. Please power off your phone before you remove your SIM card. 2.5.3 Power on/off Your Phone Hold End Key to power on/off the phone. The mobile phone will automatically test whether the SIM card is plugged in and valid after power on, then the screen will display the following messages in turn Enter PIN ——if SIM card password has been set.

  • Page 27: Connecting To The Network

    Note: Your network service provider will set a standard PIN code (4-8 digits) for your SIM card; please change it with your private password as soon as possible. Method to unlock the phone: Enter handset lock code and end with OK. Note: If you forget your handset lock code, please connect with your distributor or the authorized local customer service center.
  • Page 28 mode. Besides receiving and sending calls, you can do the following things: Press Right Soft Key to enter the Names. Press Left Soft Key to enter the function menu, please refer to Chapter 4 “Function Menu”. You can customize the fastkey settings of Up/Down/Left/Right Key for standby mode.

  • Page 29: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Making a Call You can make or answer calls in standby mode. The information bar in the upper left corner of the screen shows the network signal strength. Making DDD: Enter telephone number by Number Keys (add area code when making a long distance call), and then press Send Key to send a call.
  • Page 30 prompt. Method 2: Enter the telephone exchange number, hold # Key to enter pause character “P”, enter the extension number, and then press Send Key. Then your phone will dial the extension automatically after getting through the exchange. Like this: Area code Exchange number Extension number Send Key...

  • Page 31: Answering A Call

    When there is a list of phone numbers, you can press Options to enter the numbers list submenu. Note: Up/Down Key shortcuts can be customized in Settings-Phone Settings-Fastkey Setting. Answering a Call Generally, press Send Key or Left Soft Key to answer an incoming call. If Anykey Answer is set On, you can press any key (except End Key /Right Soft Key) to answer a call.
  • Page 32 You can do the following operations in the call menu: Hold/ Retrieve Keep the current call/Resume the kept call. Swap Switch between the current call and the kept call. Names Display information in the Names. Speaker Volume Adjust earpiece volume. Mute Don’t send local voice.
  • Page 33 appear only when the ongoing call and the hang-on call coexist at the same time.

  • Page 34: Function Menu

    Function Menu Usage and Structure of Function Menu Scrolling search function: Enter the Function main menu by pressing Menu in standby mode. Enter the call menu by pressing Menu in call state. Pressing Up/Down Key to select in menu interface. In function menu, you can select or quit some menu by pressing Left Soft Key or Right Soft Key according to the prompt displayed on the screen.

  • Page 35: Short Message

    Short Message If the network supports and you have subscribed this service, you can send and receive text short messages freely. And you also can subscribe a voice mailbox to receive voicemail. Please contact your service provider for details. In standby mode, press Menu, select Short Message then press OK Key to access the Short Message menu interface.
  • Page 36 Please ensure message service center number has been set before writing messages. In message interface, select New Msg and press Select to access message input interface to enter the message. (Please refer to Chapter “Text Input”.) When you finish entering the message, press Options, and then use Up/Down Key to select Send to One, Send to Many or Save.
  • Page 37 messages saved in the Outbox, and use Up/Down Key to select in the message list. In the message list, press Read to view the message details; press Options to do the following operations: Text Reply: Reply messages to the sender. (The menu appears only when reading messages in the Inbox.) Delete: Delete the current message.
  • Page 38 Msg Settings submenu: Templates: When editing messages, set idioms can be brought out by holding * Key. In this menu, you can edit or change these phrases. Select Msg Centre, input the short message service center number (You must obtain this number from your service provider.), and then press Save to store the number.

  • Page 39: Phone Menus

    Select and access Voice Mail submenu: Select Get Voicemail to check the voicemail box and listen to the voice message. Voicemail No.: Set the voice mailbox number. Cell Information Select Settings to access, and then select language and subjects you are interested.

  • Page 40: Call Logs

    In standby mode, press Menu, select Phone Menus and then press OK Key to access the Phone Menus interface. 4.3.1 Call Logs View calls list Select All Calls to view all calls list. Select Missed Calls to view the calls that you received but did not answer. Select Received Calls to view the calls that you answered.

  • Page 41: Diverts

    Add to Blacklist: Add the number to the black list. Call Duration: Check the last call duration and the total call duration. And you can reset the timer. Call Costs: Select Last Call/All Call Info check the last call cost and the total call costs.
  • Page 42 network service area. After choosing one of the above 4 options, select By Service and then select one of the following options, you can set to divert which service to the preset number: All Services: Divert incoming calls, voice calls and short messages. Voice Calls: Only divert voice calls.

  • Page 43: Firewall

    4.3.3 Firewall 4.3.3.1 Incoming Calls Bar Friend List: Press Select to access. If you have not added anything, the screen displays “List empty”. Press Add to enter the adding interface, add the friend number and then press OK to save. If you have added something, you can directly enter the friend list.
  • Page 44 4.3.3.2 Outgoing Calls Bar Before entering the function, you need to enter handset lock code first. Please refer to Section “Security Settings” for the password. The default lock code is 1234. Current Settings: Bar All: Bar all outgoing calls except emergency calls. Bar List: Bar all numbers in the barred list and all the numbers beginning with any number in the barred list.

  • Page 45: Profiles

    Profiles In standby mode, press Menu, select Profiles and then press OK Key to access the profiles interface. You can select the profile you need in this submenu. The profile options are: Normal, Outdoor, and Silent. These profiles have been set before leaving factory. You can change them in the Personalise submenu.
  • Page 46 Ringing Volume: Adjust the volume of the ring tone by Left/Right Key and press OK Key to save the change. Speaker Volume: Adjust the volume of the earpiece by Left/Right Key and press OK Key to save the change. Key Tone: Select to turn on/off key tone. Warn Tone: Select On to set the phone to sound tones, for example, when the battery is running out of power, or turn off the tone.

  • Page 47: Settings

    Settings In standby mode, press Menu, select Settings and then press OK Key to access the settings interface. 4.5.1 Phone Settings Select and enter the Phone Settings submenu. Language: Press Select to change the current language for the displayed texts according to your needs.

  • Page 48: Display Settings

    length of time in standby mode. You can unlock the keypad according to the prompt on the screen. Select Off to disable this function. 4.5.2 Display Settings Backlight: Select to turn on/off the backlights of the screen and the keypad. 4.5.3 Clock Settings You can set date and clock.

  • Page 49: Network Settings

    Minute Minder: Select to sound an alert notification 5 or 10 seconds ahead of every 1 minute after call connection, or select Off. Connected Minder: Select to turn on/off alert tone when the dialed call is connected. DTMF Tones: Select to turn on/off DTMF Tones. Call Waiting: Select On/Off to enable/disable this function;...

  • Page 50: Security Settings

    If you have selected a service provider manually, you have to manually select again or return to the Automatic option to select the service provider when you switch to the SIM card of another network. 4.5.6 Security Settings Security features protect you from illegal use of your phone and SIM card. Note: You need to input handset lock code to enter security settings interface.
  • Page 51 password as soon as possible. Handset Lock: Handset Lock can prevent your mobile phone from unauthorized use. Select On/Off to enable or disable the handset lock protection; select Change Code to set a new handset lock code. Note: The default handset lock code is 1234. Network Call Bar: You can set any combination of the following call restriction options to improve security level.
  • Page 52 All Services: Restrict incoming calls, voice calls and short messages. Voice Calls: Only restrict voice calls. Data: Only restrict data. Fax: Only restrict faxes. Messages: Only restrict short messages. All Except Msgs: Restrict other services except short messages. When you have set types of restriction services, the following can be chosen: On: The restriction is functional.

  • Page 53: Factory Settings

    4.5.7 Factory Settings In this menu, you can select to restore the related settings of the phone to factory settings. Toolkit In standby mode, press Menu, select Toolkit and then press Ok Key to access the Toolkit interface. Alarm Clock: The phone provides Power On/Power Off/Normal alarm clock services.

  • Page 54: Alarm Clock

    worldwide. 4.6.1 Alarm Clock Your phone can set up to 5 alarm clocks at the same time. Set alarm: Select Set Alarm submenu, you can set the following options according to instructions: alarm type (Normal/Daily/Weekly/Workday Alarm), date, time, power-on/power-off/normal, and alert tone. View alarms list: Select List Alarms submenu, use Up/Down Key to select the desired alarm clock, press Options to enter the submenu list, and then select Edit to view/edit the alarm clock settings, or select Delete to delete it, or select...

  • Page 55: Calculator

    Note: The Normal Alarm service is available only when the phone is switched on. When the phone is switched off, the Normal Alarm service doesn’t work. The function of Power on means to set the phone to switch itself on at the desired time, and the function of Power off means to set the phone to switch itself off at the desired time.

  • Page 56: World Clock

    4.6.4 World Clock Enter World Clock, you can view the time of desired city by using Scroll Keys. Press Save to save the selected city time as local display and press End Key or Exit to quit. Games In standby mode, select Menu-Games, and then press OK Key to access the Games interface.

  • Page 57: Names

    New Game: Start a new game. Load Game: Read the saved game records. Help: Check the rules and instructions for the game. Names In standby mode, access the Names interface by pressing Right Soft Key. It shows List empty when there is no record in the Names, you can add records by pressing Options-Add New Name.
  • Page 58 Edit: Edit the record. Delete: Select whether to delete the record. IP Dial: If IP code has been set in advanced, the phone will automatically prefix IP code to the number you want to dial while you select IP Dial option. Add to Speed: You can assign the phone number to a speed-dialling key.

  • Page 59: Searching

    Society and VIP. 4.8.1 Searching In the Names list interface, press Options, select Search and then enter the name you want to search. Quick-search: In the Names list interface, you can press Number Keys to go to the record of the name with similar initials. Switch method: Press # Key to switch between searching modes.

  • Page 60: Making An Ip Call

    4.8.4 Making an IP Call In the Names list interface, press Options and select IP Dial. If IP code has been set in advanced, the phone will automatically prefix IP code to the number you want to dial after you select IP Dial option. If not, there will be a prompt on the screen: Please set IP. Please refer to Section 4.5.4 for IP setting.

  • Page 61: Settings

    4.8.6 Settings Ringing Tone: Set different alert tones for different groups to distinguish. Save No. to: Select SIM card/Choice/Phone memory to save numbers. Used Space: Check the total amount of phone numbers that has already been stored and can be stored at most in the SIM card and the handset. Speed Dial List: Check the set speed-dialling keys list.

  • Page 62: Text Input

    Text Input Overview Your mobile phone provides the following input methods: upper and lower case input, numeric input and punctuation mark or special characters input. Entries where characters can be entered are as follows: Entering/Editing short messages. Entering/Editing Names. Searching for phone numbers in the Names. Editing preset idioms.

  • Page 63: Character Chart

    # Key is used to switch among different input modes. * Key: In input mode, press * Key to bring out symbol entering. When inputting short messages, hold * Key to bring out preset idioms. Entering Idioms: In the original screen when creating messages, press Idiom to enter the idioms selecting interface.
  • Page 64 PQRSpqrs7 TUVtuv8 WXYZwxyz9 Space 0 * Key Press * Key to bring out symbol entering. # Key Switch among input methods. Up/Down Key Roll the cursor up/down. Left/Right Key Roll the cursor left/right. Select or confirm the option. Left Soft Key Right Soft Key Exit, delete or cancel the last inputting.
  • Page 65 In other input modes except numeric input mode, press 0 Key once to enter space. In numeric input mode, space cannot be entered. Use Clear to clear errors.

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Is it a malfunction? If you have a problem with your phone, first refer to this Troubleshooting Guide as you check with your phone. If you can’t solve, please contact your dealer. “Enter PIN” is shown when the phone is switched on. Input the PIN1 code or input the new PIN if you have changed the code.
  • Page 67 No incoming ring tone. Check the ringing tone and ringing volume settings in the profile. No alarm tone when the reminder time reaches. Check the profile setting and the alarm ring setting. A phone number cannot be dialed. Check whether call restriction is set to the number. Please refer to Section “Outgoing Calls Bar”.

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