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ZTE Blade A430
Mobile Phone
User Manual
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  • Page 1 ZTE Blade A430 Mobile Phone User Manual...
  • Page 2 LEGAL INFORMATION ZTE Corporation Copyright © 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced, translated or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation. ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents For Your Safety ............8 General Safety ..............8 Distraction ................ 9 Driving ................ 9 Operating Machinery ..........9 Product Handling ............10 General Statement on Handling and Use ....10 Small Children ............11 Demagnetization ............12 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ........12 Antenna ..............
  • Page 4 Pacemakers ............. 15 Hearing Aids ............15 Medical Devices ............15 Hospitals ..............16 Aircraft ..............16 Interference in Cars ..........16 Explosive Environments ..........17 Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres .... 17 Blasting Caps and Areas ......... 17 FCC Compliance ............17 Health and safety information ........
  • Page 5 Status and Notification Icons ........28 Using the Notification Panel ........29 Phone Calls ............30 Making Calls ..............30 Calling from the Phone ..........30 Calling from Your Contacts ........30 Calling from Your Call Log ........31 Calling from a Text Message ........31 Receiving Calls ..............
  • Page 6 Turning On Wi-Fi ............35 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ........36 Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status ....... 36 USB tethering & portable hotspot ........36 Enabling USB tethering ..........36 Disabling USB tethering ........... 37 Enabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot ........37 Disabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot ........
  • Page 7 Language Settings ............43 Disabling Data Services ........... 43 Switching Networks ..........43 Setting Access Point Names ........44 Security Settings ............44 Protecting Your Phone with a Pattern ...... 44 Protecting Your Phone with a Voice unlock ..... 45 Protecting Your Phone with a PIN or Password ..
  • Page 8: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive Don’t use at petrol handheld calls while driving. And never text stations. while driving. Keep your phone at least 15 mm away from Your phone may produce your ear or body while a bright or flashing light.
  • Page 9: Distraction

    Switch off when near Only use approved explosive materials or accessories. liquids. To prevent possible Don’t rely on your hearing damage, do not phone for emergency listen at high volume communications. levels for long periods. Distraction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident.
  • Page 10: 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 11: Small Children

     The phone's normal operating temperature is 0℃ ~ 40℃ .In order to ensure the normal phone functions, do not use this phone outside the temperature range.  Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.  Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down.
  • Page 12: Demagnetization

    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 SIM 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 13: Emergency Calls

     Do not grip the phone too tightly.  Press the buttons lightly.  Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text.  Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax. Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions.
  • Page 14: Electrical Safety

    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 battery terminals. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system.
  • Page 15: Interference

    Interference General Statement on Interface Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids. Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker.
  • Page 16: Hospitals

    to determine if operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical device. Hospitals 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 17: Explosive Environments

    Explosive Environments Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all 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.
  • Page 18: Health And Safety Information

    Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 19 This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government: The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR.
  • Page 20 model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-BLADEA430.
  • Page 21: Getting Started

    Getting Started Overview Indicator Earpiece Power Key Volume Key Touch Screen Home Key Back Key Menu Key...
  • Page 22: Keys Explained

    Keys Explained Function  Power Key Hold to switch audio profiles, or to turn on or off Airplane mode, or to power off.  Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode.  Press to wake up your phone. Home Key Press to return to the Home Screen from any application or screen.
  • Page 23 2. Hold the SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder. 3. Insert the memory card into the card slot with the metal contacts facing down until it inserts to the right position.
  • Page 24 4. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place. 5. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.
  • Page 25: Removing The Battery And Sim/Sd Card

    Removing the Battery and SIM/SD Card 1. Make sure that your mobile phone is off. 2. Remove the back cover. 3. Lift the battery up and out. 4. Slide the SIM card out. 5. Slide the SD card out. Charging the Battery When you first get your new phone you’ll need to charge the battery.
  • Page 26: Setting Up Your Phone For The First Time

     Hold Power Key to switch on your phone.  To switch it off, hold Power Key to get the phone options. Select Power off, and then tap OK. Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see chapter Sorting out Your Phone Settings –...
  • Page 27: Getting Around Your Phone

    Security Settings) you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen. Getting Around Your Phone Touch Control You can use finger gestures to control your phone. The controls on your touch-screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you’re performing. 1.
  • Page 28: Status And Notification Icons

    you loads more space to add more stuff. Simply slide your finger to the left or right. Choosing Your Wallpaper 1. Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen. 2. Tap Menu Key and select WALLPAPERS. 3. Choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper.
  • Page 29: Using The Notification Panel

    you simple icons. Here’s what they mean. USB connected Missed call Airplane mode Signal strength Battery charge New message Meeting mode Wi-Fi network Alarm set Earphone insert Silent mode Signal searching Bluetooth icon USB debugging connected New Wi-Fi network detected Data Conn off Using the Notification Panel Flick the status bar downwards from across the top of the...
  • Page 30: Phone Calls

    the applications you used recently. 2. Tap the application you want to open. Phone Calls Making Calls There are many ways to make a call with your phone. And they’re all easy to do. Calling from the Phone 1. Press Home key > tap >...
  • Page 31: Calling From Your Call Log

    Calling from Your Call Log 1. If you have opened the dialer, touch the call log tab to open the call records, respectively touch all, dialed, received, missed call button to display a list of the corresponding call records. 2. Tap dial icon on the right side of the current record. Calling from a Text Message If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call, you can make the call while viewing the text message.
  • Page 32: Muting A Call

    Muting a Call During a call, you can mute your microphone so that the person you are speaking to cannot hear you, but you can still hear them. to turn your microphone off. To turn your microphone back on, tap Turning the Speakerphone On/Off during a call to turn the speakerphone on.
  • Page 33: Searching For A Contact

    3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, and other information, and then save it. Searching for a Contact 1. Tap on the Contacts Screen. 2. Input the contact name you want to search for. The contacts matched will be listed. Messaging Your SMS (text message) and MMS (multimedia messaging service) are combined into one menu in Home Key >...
  • Page 34: Message Settings

    3. Enter the recipient’s number or name. As you type, matching contacts will appear. Tap a suggested contact to add as a recipient. You can also tap to select recipients from the contacts. 4. Tap Type text message and type your message. ...
  • Page 35: Getting Connected To The Internet

    > Settings > Language & input from Home Screen. In the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS section, you can choose the settings that you need. Getting Connected to the Internet Your phone’s impressive networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet or your corporate network with ease. You can use default connection settings to connect to the Internet via your mobile network, or Wi-Fi.
  • Page 36: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network

    2. Click next to the Wi-Fi menu to turn it on, click you can turn off the Wi-Fi function. Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Wi-Fi. When the Wi-Fi is on, the Wi-Fi access points, or “hotspots”, that your phone has detected are displayed with their names and security settings.
  • Page 37: Disabling Usb Tethering

    & portable hotspot and tick the USB tethering check box. Disabling USB tethering Press Home key > tap > Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot and clear the USB tethering check box. You can also just pull out the USB cable. Enabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot You can use the phone as a portable WLAN router, to share your phone’s internet connection with one or more PC or...
  • Page 38: Browsing The Internet

    hotspot to turn it off. Browsing the Internet You can use your phone to get on the Internet via a network or Wi-Fi connection. Press Home Key > tap > Browser. There are different ways to open web pages:  Tap the address bar to enter the website you want to browse.
  • Page 39: Editing A Bookmark

    Editing a Bookmark 1. Open a Browser window. 2. Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks/History. 3. Select an item you want to edit and hold on it until the shortcut menu pops up. 4. Select Edit bookmark. 5. Edit the Label or Address, and then tap OK to save it. Deleting a Bookmark 1.
  • Page 40: Making The Most Of Multimedia

    1. Press Home Key > tap > Settings. 2. Click next to the Bluetooth menu to turn it on, When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar. 3. Tap Bluetooth. Your phone will show all visible Bluetooth devices in range.
  • Page 41: Playing Your Music

    of the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio station in your area. The wired headset works as an antenna, so always connect the headset when using the radio.  To tune in, plug your headset into your phone. Press Home key >...
  • Page 42: Sorting Out Your Phone Settings

    1. Press Home Key > tap > Sound Recorder. 2. Tap to start recording. 3. Tap to stop recording. 4. Tap to play back the voice recording. 5. Save the voice recording after stop, or tap Discard to delete the recording. Sorting out Your Phone Settings Setting Date and Time 1.
  • Page 43: Audio Profiles Settings

     Wallpaper: Set the wallpaper of the phone. Audio Profiles Settings By pressing Home Key > tap > Settings > Audio profiles. When you choose the General mode, you can adjust the sound settings, such as ringtones, volume and vibrate. Language Settings You can change the language of your phone system in two simple steps.
  • Page 44: Setting Access Point Names

    Setting Access Point Names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact the service provider to find out more. Press Home key > tap >...
  • Page 45: Protecting Your Phone With A Voice Unlock

    Protecting Your Phone with a Voice unlock Creating unlock command Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. Tap Voice Unlock. 3. According to the instruction to set Unlock command and Wake up command. Unlocking the Screen with Your Voice unlock 1.
  • Page 46: Disabling Screen Unlock Security

    Disabling Screen Unlock Security If you have created an unlock pattern, PIN or password, you can disable it. 1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. Draw the screen unlock pattern or enter your PIN/ password you have created if required.
  • Page 47: Managing Your Device Memory

    you to remember and harder for others to guess. 1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security > Set up SIM card lock. 2. Choose the SIM card you want set. 3. Make sure you already tick the Lock SIM card check box. 4.
  • Page 48: Installing An Application

    Installing an Application You can install a non-Marketing application if you have allowed the installation of it. Make sure that you select an application developed for your device and processor type before installing it. 1. Copy the application file to the SD card and install the card on your phone.
  • Page 49: Managing Other Settings

    NOTE: Not all applications can be move to your phone or memory card. 1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Apps. 2. Click the application you want to move on the Downloaded tab. Managing Other Settings Text-to-speech Output You can set the text-to-speech and voice recognition options by pressing Home Key >...
  • Page 50: Calculator

    Calculator You can use the phone directly perform simple mathematical calculations. 1. Press Home Key > Tap > Calculator. 2. Click the button corresponding with the calculator display, perform basic arithmetic. TIPS: Tap Menu Key > Advanced panel to use scientific calculation.

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