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- Page 1 Android Mobile Phone User Manual The manual is applicable for the NX521J .
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Content About the User Manual .................... 1 Copyrights ......................1 Trademarks ....................... 2 Statement of Third-party Applications .............. 3 Basic Operations ...................... 3 Definition of Keys ....................3 Icons on the Status Bar ..................5 Screen Control ....................6 Home Screen ....................6 Lock &... - Page 3 End a call ......................14 Options during a call ..................15 Call Log ......................16 Voicemail ......................16 Contacts ......................... 17 Create new contact ..................17 Search contacts ....................17 Add to Favorites ....................18 Contacts group ....................18 Delete a contact ....................19 Edit a contact ....................
- Page 4 Delete messages .................... 22 Message settings .................... 23 Email ........................23 Set up Email account ..................23 Check Emails ....................23 Send an Email ....................24 Network Applications ....................25 Data connection ....................25 Wi-Fi ........................ 26 Tethering & portable hotspot ................27 Browser ......................
- Page 5 Wireless & Networks ..................34 Personal ......................35 System ......................38 Multimedia ......................39 Camera......................39 Video recorder....................45 Music player ....................46 Video player ....................48 Gallery ......................49 Tools ........................50 Flashlight ......................50 Sound recorder ....................51 Calculator ......................
- Page 6 Profile ......................55 Screen division ....................57 Custom bottom key ..................59 Touch gestures ....................59 Smart sensing ....................60 Other ........................62 My Files ......................62 Backup ......................62 Screen projection .................... 63 Input Method ......................63 Using your phone safely ..................63 Battery care and safety ..................
- Page 7 Disposal of your old phone ..................76...
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Page 8: About The User Manual
Copyrights Copyright © 2015 by Nubia Technology Co., Ltd. All the copyrights of the user manual herein belong to Nubia Technology Co., Ltd. Without the written permission of copyright owner, no part of this publication may be excerpted, reproduced, translated by any person or entity in any form or by any means. -
Page 9: Trademarks
And don’t worry if the pictures we use to demonstrate your phone’s functions look a little different from what you see on its screen. It’s the functions they show that matter. If the contents described in the user manual are consistent with the actual product due to upgrade, please subject to the information subsequently released by the company. -
Page 10: Statement Of Third-Party Applications
The installation of a third-party ROM or non-official operating system might bring security risk and security threats. Nubia Technology Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for the security threats brought by upgrade of the operating system. - Page 11 Home key Press the key to return to the home screen from any other interface. Press & hold the key to open the list of most recently used applications. Menu key Press the key to open the tools menu of current interface. After Free Screenshot is enabled, press &...
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Page 12: Icons On The Status Bar
Icons on the Status Bar Icon Description Icon Description Battery full In charging In a call New E-mail Missed calls Unread messages Mute on call Silence mode enabled Vibrate on call Vibration mode enabled Sleep mode enabled Bluetooth On Flight mode enabled Alarm On Connected to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi hotspots enabled... -
Page 13: Screen Control
Screen Control You can control your phone through a series of operations on the screen. - Touch: select an item or option on the screen, or open an application. - Slide: swipe left/right or up/down on the screen to move through what’s on the screen. - Page 14 Extend home screen The home screen can be extended to exceed the width of the screen to provide more space for newly added applications, shortcuts, widgets, etc. Slide left/right on the home screen to move to the left or right side of the home screen.
- Page 15 detailed operation. Swipe up from any place on the screen to hide the notification bar. Move icons on home screen To move an icon on the home screen, press & hold the icon you want to move, drag it to your desired position on the screen and release it. Drag the icon to the navigation bar to quickly switch to other screen.
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Page 16: Lock & Unlock The Screen
Touch the icon to continue adding more screens; Press and hold the icon until it has changed to , touch the icon to remove the newly added screen. Touch the icon to set the current screen as Home screen. Change desktop wallpaper On the home screen, press ‘Menu key’>... - Page 17 shall automatically lock the screen after it’s not used for a while. Lockscreen photo As the screen is locked, press the ‘Power’ key to light up the screen. Show Music widget As the screen is locked, press the ‘Power’ key to light up the screen, and double touch the'Home' key to display music widget.
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Page 18: Calls
Calls Make a call Directly make a call Phone On the home screen, touch the icon ‘ ’ to display the dialing keypad. Touch the numeric buttons to input telephone numbers and touch the button to make a call. You can touch the first letter of a contact’s name on the dialing keypad to quickly search the contact. - Page 19 Make a call from call logs Phone On the home screen, touch the icon ‘ ’, select one call log and touch it to make a call. Make an international call Phone On the home screen, touch the icon ‘ ’...
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Page 20: Call Settings
Speed dial On the dialing keypad, press & hold 2-9 key to quickly call the corresponding contact. Please perform settings according to the prompt on the screen. Call Settings 1. On the home screen, touch the icon ‘Phone’ to display the dialing keypad. 2. -
Page 21: Reject A Call
- If you’ve activated ‘Motion Answer’, you can put the phone near your ears to directly answer the call. Reject a call Screen unlocked On the incoming call interface, touch the icon ‘Decline’ to reject the call. If you want to politely reject the call, you can touch the icon ‘Send SMS’ to send a text message. -
Page 22: Options During A Call
Options during a call Adjust the volume During a call, press the volume key to adjust the volume. Dialpad During a call, touch the icon ‘Dialpad’ to display the dialing keypad for easy operations. Speaker During a call, touch the icon ‘Speaker’ to enter the hands-free mode and touch the icon again to resume. -
Page 23: Call Log
Record During a call, select ‘More’ > ‘Record’. Call Log 1. On the home screen, touch the icon ‘Phone’. 2. The call log is displayed on the screen. If you want to clear call logs, select ‘More’ > ‘Clear call log’. -
Page 24: Contacts
On the home screen, touch the icon ‘Phone’ to display the dialing keypad and press & hold ‘1’ key to listen to voicemail. Contacts Create new contact 1. On the home screen, touch the ‘Contacts’ icon and select ‘New contact’. 2. -
Page 25: Add To Favorites
3. Touch a contact’s name to view the details of the contact. 4. On the interface of contact’s details, you can touch to make a call and touch to send a message. Add to Favorites 1. Enter ‘Contacts’ and select the contact you want to add to favorites. 2. -
Page 26: Delete A Contact
4. Touch ‘Default Ring’ to set the ringtone for the group, and input a contact’s name or touch to select from the list of contacts. 5. Touch ‘Done’. 6. Enter one group and touch ‘Text’ or ‘Email’ at the bottom of the screen to send a text message or E-mail to all group members. -
Page 27: Scan Business Card
Scan business card 1. Enter ‘Contacts’ and touch the icon ‘Scan’. 2. Center the business card in the view finder, touch the shutter button and the icon icon to display the information from the business card on the screen. 3. Touch ‘Done’. Share a contact You can share a contact with others. -
Page 28: Messaging
1. Enter ‘Contacts’ and touch the icon ‘More’. 2. Touch ‘Advanced’, and select from ‘IMPORT/EXPORT CONTACTS’. Messaging Send messages 1. On the home screen, touch the icon ‘Messaging’ to enter the messaging interface, and touch the icon ‘Create’ . 2. Type your desired telephone number into the field “To”. - Manually input a telephone number. -
Page 29: Receive Messages
content field. Touch the icon to select Send messages from SIM card 1 or SIM card 5. Touch to send the message. Receive messages There is a notification in the notification bar upon the receipt of a new message. You can pull down the notification bar and touch a message to view it. Delete messages On the messaging interface, press &... -
Page 30: Message Settings
Message settings On the messaging interface, select ‘More’ > ‘Settings’ to perform settings related to messages. Email Set up Email account 1. On the home screen, touch ‘Email’. 2. Select one mail provider. 3. Input your Email address & password and touch ‘Next’. 4. -
Page 31: Send An Email
3. Touch the account’s name at the top of the screen to select the account you want to check; touch ‘Combined view’ to check the inbox of all Email accounts you’ve set. 4. Scroll the screen and check the Emails. Send an Email 1. -
Page 32: Network Applications
Network Applications Data connection Your phone can connect to the Internet. Pull down the notification bar to show the Shortcuts panel, and touch ‘Data’ to enable or disable data connection. If you have inserted only one SIM card, you can press the ‘Menu’ key> ‘Settings’ > ‘More’... -
Page 33: Wi-Fi
If you don’t use mobile network, please promptly disable data connection to avoid unnecessary charges. Wi-Fi Your phone can connect to the Internet through a wireless access point or Wi-Fi hotspot. Turn on Wi-Fi 1. On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key> ‘Settings’. 2. -
Page 34: Tethering & Portable Hotspot
2. Touch the icon ‘Add network’, enter the network SSID and select the security type. 3. Touch ‘Show advanced options’ to perform further settings. 4. Touch ‘Save’. Tethering & portable hotspot Tethering Wi-Fi hotspot 1. On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key > ‘Settings’ > ‘More’. 2. -
Page 35: Browser
1. Connect your phone to the PC through a USB cable, 2. On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key > ‘Settings’ > ‘More’. 3. Drag the scrollbar beside ‘USB tethering’ to the right side to turn it on and share mobile networks through USB tethering. -
Page 36: Bluetooth Connection
3. Touch ‘Go’. Browser options When browsing a web page, you can slide to view other parts of the web page. - Pinch your fingers together on the screen or stretch them apart to zoom in or out. - Double touch the screen to return to the original size. The function might not be available on some pages. - Page 37 might exist due to some obstacles or other electronic devices. Turn on Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key > ‘Settings’ > ‘Bluetooth’. 2. Drag the scrollbar beside ‘Bluetooth’ to the right side to turn on Bluetooth. Search for devices and pair 1.
- Page 38 1. On the home screen, touch ‘Gallery’. 2. Open the photo you want to send. 3. Select ‘Share’ > ‘Bluetooth’. 4. If there is a prompt ‘Turn on Bluetooth now?’ on the screen, touch ‘OK’. 5. Select one paired device or touch ‘Scan for devices’...
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Page 39: Gps
The mobile phone has GPS receiver, so you can start GPS service and use other GPS functions. Please try to use GPS function on sunny days. The GPS performance can be affected by factors such as ceiling, roof or weather. If you want to get the best performance, please try to move to the area where you can get 360°panoramic view of the entire sky. -
Page 40: Connect To Your Pc
2. Move the icon next to 'Location service' to right, and the touch "Mode" to select the location mode. Connect to your PC MTP media device You can use your computer to access the media files saved in your phone after connecting your phone to your computer. -
Page 41: Settings
2. Pull down from the top of the screen to open the notification bar and touch ‘ Connectd as an installer’> ‘camera(PTP)’ Settings Wireless & Networks Airplane mode After the Airplane mode is activated, your phone will close all wireless connections. -
Page 42: Personal
(Single SIM card) Mobile networks 1. On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key > ‘Settings’ > ‘More’. 2. Select ‘Mobile networks’ and then set ‘Data enabled’, ‘Data roaming’, ‘Access Point Names’ and ‘Network operators’. Dual card settings If you have inserted two SIM cards, your phone will automatically switch to Dual card mode. - Page 43 Screen timeout: adjust the delay before the screen automatically turns off. Auto-rotate screen: rotate the phone to change the display orientation after you turn it on. Automatic brightness: After you turn on Automatic brightness, your phone will adjust the screen brightness automatically according to the environment. If Automatic brightness is disabled, you can drag the scrollbar to adjust the screen brightness manually.
- Page 44 Silent mode: turn on/off silent mode. Phone ringtone: set the default incoming call ringtone. DTS: enhance sound effect when playing video, music, audio, and provide complete entertainment experience. Dial pad touch tones: play sound when touching dial pad. Touch sounds: play sound when touching the screen. Screen lock sound: play sound when locking the screen.
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Page 45: System
Installment manager: allow installation of apps from unknown sources. Install from storage : install the encrypted certificate from storage. Clear credentials: remove all certificates. Accounts On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key > ‘Settings’ > ‘Accounts’, touch ‘Add account’ to add accounts requiring SYNC. System Language &... -
Page 46: Multimedia
Check the phone’s status, battery usage and legal information. More Backup & reset: reset the phone to factory settings and erase all data. Accessibility: accessibility is specially customized for people with disabilities. Changing settings can make the phone more accessible to people with disabilities. Multimedia Camera You can take photos with your phone. - Page 47 Camera 1. Touch ‘ ’ on the home screen to enter the back camera by default. - Touch the icon to enter ‘Settings’. You can turn on/off HDR, DOF, etc, Touch the icon to exit ‘Settings’ and touch the icon to restore to default settings.
- Page 48 In Camera mode, touch the icon to set Exposure Compensation, Shutter Speed, White Balance, ISO, Focus, etc.; touch the icon to restore to default settings. Camera Family In Camera mode, slide your fingers on the screen from left to right to open Camera Family ‘...
- Page 49 Camera Family Light Painting . In ‘ ’, touch the icon ‘ ’. . There are multiple special effects on the screen for you to select. Touch the icons at the lower part of the screen to select your desired special effect. .
- Page 50 shoot photos, touch the icon again to end, and touch the icon to exit Panorama. Slow Shutter Slow Shutter is a kind of slow shutter shooting mode, which allows you to adjust the exposure time. It is suitable for you to shoot scenes with insufficient light, animated objects such as human beings, vehicles, rain/snow, misty waves or colorful light track.
- Page 51 . Touch the icon to shoot photos, and touch the icon to finish.。 Video Maker Video Maker . In ‘Camera Family’, touch the icon ‘ ’. . Press and hold the icon to shoot, release the icon to pause, press and hold the icon again to continue shooting, and touch the icon end.
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Page 52: Video Recorder
- Touch the icon to turn on ‘Beautify Skin’ and touch the icon again to turn it off. - Touch the icon to toggle among 5S delay/10S delay/20S delay/Delay OFF. . Touch the icon to shoot photos. Video recorder You can record video clips with your phone. Tips Please respect others’... -
Page 53: Music Player
- You can respectively drag the focus frame and metering frame. 3. Touch the icon to start recording, touch the icon to pause recording, touch the icon to continue recording and touch the icon to end. Touch the icon to take a photo during the process of video recording. 4. - Page 54 volume. 4. Touch the playing song’s thumbnail to enter one single music player interface. - Touch to add the current song to Favorites. - Touch to return to the music playlist. - Touch to switch among Random play, Repeat current song and Repeat all songs.
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Page 55: Video Player
4. Touch the playing song’s thumbnail to enter one single music player interface and touch to select ‘Download’. Video player With Video player, you can watch the videos saved in your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch ‘Video’ to open the list of videos. 2. -
Page 56: Gallery
- Pinch your fingers together on the screen or stretch them apart to adjust the display ratio of the screen. - Swipe up/down to adjust the volume. Gallery On the home screen, touch ‘Gallery’ to view all photos and videos in your phone. You can use video player to play the videos. -
Page 57: Tools
Slideshow 1. Select one album from ‘Gallery’ > ‘My Album’. 2. Touch ‘Slideshow’. Tools Flashlight On the home screen, touch ‘Tools’ > ‘Flashlight’ to use your phone as a flashlight. Turn on flashlight On the Flashlight interface, drag the button and swipe up to turn on the flashlight. -
Page 58: Sound Recorder
Enter SOS mode No matter whether you turn on the flashlight or not, touch the button ‘SOS’ to enter SOS mode; at this moment the flashlight shall flash to send out a distress signal. Sound recorder On the home screen, touch ‘Tools’ > ‘Sound Recorder’ to turn on the sound recorder. -
Page 59: Calculator
Cut audio files Press & hold a recording file to display a pop-up menu, touch ‘Cut’ and then drag the scrollbars at two ends. The contents between two scrollbars are reserved. Calculator On the home screen, touch ‘Tools’ > ‘Calculator’ to perform simple calculations. After you turn on Auto-rotate, the phone shall switch to the landscape mode and switch from Simple Calculator to Advanced Calculator. -
Page 60: Notepad
- Touch to add the current channel to My Favorites. - Touch to turn off the radio. - Touch to automatically search the previous channel and touch automatically search the next channel. - Press the volume keys to adjust the volume. - Select >... - Page 61 Tip: When viewing calendar by Day or Week, press & hold one existed event and drag it to other time to quickly change the date of event. You can slide your fingers on the screen to the left/right to change time. Create new event 1.
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Page 62: Features
Features Profile On the home screen, touch ‘Profile’ to enter. Pocket Avoid mistouch in pocket: After this function is enabled, the phone can prevent some inadvertent operations when put inside the pocket. In Pocket mode, the screen will light up upon an incoming call or in other cases, but operations won’t be allowed on the lighted screen. - Page 63 Double touch the area outside the small screen to lock the one-handed mode, and touch it again to exit. As the one-handed mode is not locked, press & hold the round icon at the top of small screen to drag the small screen to your desired location. Touch ‘One-handed’...
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Page 64: Screen Division
Sleep music and set the time length of playing music. - If you turn on ‘Disable network connection’, your phone will turn off WLAN, mobile networks, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi hotspots once entering the sleep mode. - If you turn on ‘Repeated incoming calls not barred’, the phone shall right or vibrate when receiving the same incoming call for the third time or later in 5... - Page 65 You can handle different tasks on two different areas. Split-screen mode . After you turn on ‘ ’, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to activate the split screen. . The split-screen control bar is located at the center of the screen. Drag the round dot in the middle of control bar and swipe up or down to adjust the size of two split screens.
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Page 66: Custom Bottom Key
Custom bottom key You can define the functions of three keys at the bottom of the phone. On the home screen, press ‘Menu’ key > ‘Settings’ > ‘Feature’ > ‘Custom bottom key’, and select what you prefer according to the prompt on the screen. Touch gestures You can perform fast operations on the screen via gestures. -
Page 67: Smart Sensing
screenshot mode. Draw an enclosed pattern to take your desired screenshot. Tri finger screenshot After this function is enabled, you can swipe up with three fingers to take a screenshot. Tri finger switch app After this function is enabled, you can slide three fingers to the left or right to switch between the opened applications. - Page 68 phone close to your ears to dial the contact. Motion sensing answer Upon an incoming call, put the phone close to your ears to answer the incoming call. Flip to mute/pause Flip the phone to mute the ringer, pause the media player or snooze the alarm. Shake to change songs When playing music, shake the phone to the left to play the previous song, and shake the phone to the right to play the next song.
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Page 69: Other
Other My Files With Files, you can manage the files in your phone (including pictures, music, videos, documents, zips, APKs and folders) Backup On the home screen, touch ‘Backup’. Touch ‘One key backup’ to backup the contacts, SMS to phone or external OTG storage. -
Page 70: Screen Projection
Screen projection With Screen projection, you can project your phone’s screen onto your smart TV. Input Method The phone has preinstalled Android input method. Using your phone safely On the road Using a phone while driving is illegal in many countries. Please follow local ... - Page 71 electronic equipment, please contact the manufacturer or your local distributor. Your phone may cause interference when used near TVs, radios or automated office equipment. While flying Your phone can cause interference with aircraft equipment. So it’s essential you follow airline regulations. And if airline personnel ask you to switch off your phone, or disable its wireless functions, please do as they say.
- Page 72 Broken antenna Don’t use your phone if the antenna is damaged, as it could cause injury. Please do not touch or cover the antenna area (the upper part on the back of your phone) during the conversation to avoid affecting talk quality and consuming more battery power, which might reduce the talk time and standby time.
- Page 73 Emergency calls To make an emergency call your phone must be turned on and in an area where there’s network coverage. Dial the national emergency number and touch ‘send’. Explain exactly where you are and don’t hang up until help has arrived.
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Page 74: Battery Care And Safety
In order to protect your personal information and prevent disclosure of sensitive information, please set a phone password and change it from time to time, make sure to back up important data, back up the data on your phone before disposal and reset your phone. -
Page 75: Charger Care And Safety
Never take the battery apart. This may result in leakage, overheating, explosion or fire. If the battery becomes hot, changes colour or shape at any time (when in use, charging or even while in storage) please stop using it immediately and replace. Keep the battery dry. -
Page 76: Care And Maintenance
Never short-circuit the charger – this may cause electrocution, overheating or damage. Don’t charge the phone in direct sunlight or in an area where it’s damp, dusty, or on a vibrating surface. And charging your phone near – or on – a TV or radio could interfere with transmission. -
Page 77: Health And Safety
Use a soft dry cloth to clean your phone, battery and charger. Don’t use liquids such as alcohol, dilution agents or benzene. From time-to-time, clean the socket where the charger cable connects to the phone. Dust tends to gather there. This will ensure a really good connection. Don’t use needles, pen points or other sharp objects on the keypad or screen. - Page 78 and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This mobile phone 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.
- Page 79 FCC Note: Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment. RF exposure information (SAR) This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States.
- Page 80 SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-NX521J. For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.370 W/kg, for usage near the body is 1.205 W/kg.
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Page 81: Declaration Of Rohs Compliance
Declaration of RoHS compliance We’re determined to reduce the impact we have on the environment and take responsibility for the earth we live on. So this document allows us to formally declare that the nubia Z9mini, manufactured by Nubia Technology Co., Ltd. fully... - Page 82 EU 2002/95/EC, or are exempt due to their application. The nubia Z9mini manufactured by Nubia Technology Co., Ltd. meets all the requirements of EU 2002/95/EC.
- Page 83 Disposal of your old phone 1. When the wheelie bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/CE. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from normal household waste via designated collection points provided by government or local authorities.