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  • Page 1 N9136 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 © 2018 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced, translated...
  • Page 3 Trademarks ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of ZTE Corporation. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. ® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by ZTE Corporation is under license.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started ............10 Installing the nano-SIM Card (Included) ......10 Installing a microSDHC Card (Not Included) ..... 11 Installing the Battery (Included) ........12 Charging the Battery ............13 Extending the Battery Life ..........15 Powering Your Phone On/Off ........... 15 Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time......
  • Page 5 Changing Screen Brightness ..........30 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ......30 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..... 31 Knowing the Basics ..........33 Monitoring the Phone Status ..........33 Managing Notifications ............. 34 Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ........37 Organizing With Folders ...........
  • Page 6 Working With the Call History ........... 62 Calling Your Contacts ............63 Using Voicemail ............... 64 Using Options During a Call ..........65 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........66 Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........67 Contacts ..............73 Checking Contact Details ..........73 Adding a New Contact .............
  • Page 7 Changing General Email Settings ........88 Messenger .............. 89 Opening the Messenger Screen ........89 Sending a Message ............89 Replying to a Message ............. 90 Forwarding a Message ............. 91 Web Browser ............92 Opening the Browser ............92 Setting the Home Page ............
  • Page 8 Music ..............106 Viewing Your Music Library ..........106 Playing Music ..............107 Managing Playlists ............108 Video Player ............109 Opening the Video Library ..........109 Playing and Controlling Videos ........109 Managing Video Files ............. 111 Sound Recorder ........... 112 Recording a Voice Memo ..........
  • Page 9 Troubleshooting ........... 131 Specifications ............133 For Your Safety ............ 134 General Safety ............... 134 FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ......135 FCC Regulations ............137 Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile Phones ................138 Distraction ..............140 Product Handling ............141 Electrical Safety .............

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Installing the nano-SIM Card (Included) Power off the phone before installing or removing the nano-SIM card. NOTE: Your phone will come with the nano-SIM card already installed. WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.

  • Page 11: Installing A Microsdhc Card (Not Included)

    2. Hold the nano-SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slide it into the card slot. 3. Replace the battery and the back cover. Installing a microSDHC Card (Not Included) The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on.

  • Page 12: Installing The Battery (Included)

    3. Replace the back cover. NOTE: Some applications may require a microSDHC card to work normally and/or may store data on the card. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDHC card installed and not remove or replace it randomly. Installing the Battery (Included) 1.

  • Page 13: Charging The Battery

    As you charge your phone, the screen will show the exact battery level. WARNINGS! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode. 1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the...
  • Page 14 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as appear in 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 15: 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 16: Setting Up Your Phone For The First Time

    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 Backup & Reset), you will need to set it up before using it. First configure Talkback or other accessibility features and touch Next, then follow the prompts to set up your language, Wi-Fi, name, protection, Google services, and other options.

  • Page 17: Using The Touch Screen

    Unlocking the Screen and Keys 1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on. 2. Touch and hold a blank area of the screen to unlock the phone, touch and hold at the bottom right to open the Camera app, or touch and hold at the bottom left to use Google voice commands.
  • Page 18  Drag – To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.  Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps, web 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 19: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Getting to Know Your Phone...
  • Page 20 * You can switch the positions of the Back key and Recent apps key. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Navigation key and select one option. ** Supports CTIA headsets only.
  • Page 21 Key Functions Description  Power key Press and hold to turn airplane mode on or off, restart, or to power off.  Press to turn the screen on or off.  Home key Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.

  • Page 22: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    Getting to Know the Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
  • Page 23 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. You can add or remove home screen panels, or adjust their order. To add a new home screen panel: If you are not already using the maximum number of home screen panels for your phone, you can add more panels when...

  • Page 24: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Language & input > Language. 2. Touch a language in the list to set it as the system language. Setting the Date and Time 1. From the home screen, touch >...

  • Page 25: Changing The Ringtone And Notification Sound

    Changing the Ringtone and Notification Sound You can quickly customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound. 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Sound & notification. 2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone. 3.

  • Page 26: Switching To Silent Or Vibration Mode

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

  • Page 27: Using Do Not Disturb Mode

    Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to. To turn on Do Not Disturb mode: 1.

  • Page 28: Applying New Wallpapers

    To set exceptions for Do Not Disturb mode: You can set reminders, certain calls and messages as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is on and Priority only is selected as the disturb rule, so these ringtones, sounds and vibration are not turned off.

  • Page 29: Setting The Theme

     For Live Wallpapers or Wallpapers, just touch Set wallpaper.  For Photos images, zoom in or out with two fingers to select the area you need and touch Set wallpaper. NOTE: In addition, you can touch and hold an empty place on the home screen, touch Wallpapers and then touch an option to select the wallpaper.

  • Page 30: Changing Screen Brightness

    Changing Screen Brightness 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Display > Brightness level. 2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness. NOTE: With the proximity and light sensor, your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display settings screen to turn the feature on or off.

  • Page 31: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    the screen by touching and holding a blank area on the lock screen.  Touch Pattern to create a pattern that you must draw to unlock the screen.  Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password that you must enter to unlock the screen.
  • Page 32 Turn On Screen Pinning 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Security > Screen pinning. 2. Touch the On/Off switch. 3. Touch YES. 4. If you have set a screen lock, you can touch Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password before unpinning. You will need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unpin the screen.

  • Page 33: 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. Indicators and Icons Indicator What it means Indicator What it means 3G data service No signal...

  • Page 34: Managing Notifications

    Managing Notifications Notification Icons The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left side. Below are some of the icons you may see. Indicators and Icons Indicator What it means Indicator What it means New text or MMS Upcoming event message(s)
  • Page 35  To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen.  To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen or touch the Back key. Respond to or Remove a Notification In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications.
  • Page 36 Use Quick Settings The quick settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone. Open the notification panel and you can find a few quick settings on the top. To open the quick settings panel and find all setting tiles, drag the notification panel downwards, touch , or swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

  • Page 37: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts 1. From the home screen, touch to add shortcuts. 2. Slide to browse the available applications. 3. Touch and hold an application icon and drag it to a home screen panel. NOTE: When no existing panel is empty, you can hold the icon and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the shortcut on it.

  • Page 38: Organizing With Folders

    Remove Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2. Drag it to to remove it. Adjust Widget Size 1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it. 2.

  • Page 39: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    NOTE: Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder. Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most four shortcuts or folders in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange the area.
  • Page 40 Change Input Methods 1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears in the status bar. 2. Open the notification panel and touch Change keyboard. 3. Select the input method you need. Google Keyboard The Google keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard.
  • Page 41  As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Touch to select the correct one; touch and hold to remove suggestions.  Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase,...
  • Page 42 TouchPal Keyboard The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts including Full, Phonepad, and T+. You can touch to select a language and layout. and Wave™ to speed up text input by ® You can also use Curve moving your finger from letter to letter or word from word without lifting the finger.

  • Page 43: Editing Text

    NOTE: Curve and Wave is only available in the Full layout. Google Voice Typing Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text. 1. Touch when you are using Google keyboard. - or - Touch >...

  • Page 44: Uninstalling Or Disabling An App

     Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch CUT or COPY to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.  Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch PASTE. ...

  • Page 45: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Mobile networks. 2. Slide the Data Enabled switch to enable or disable mobile data use. Select Preferred Network Type 1.

  • Page 46: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    Connecting to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters), depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1.
  • Page 47 your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option to turn off notifications. Add a Wi-Fi Network You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.
  • Page 48 Connect to a WPS Network Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points which support WPS. You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS. Method one: WPS button (Recommended) 1.
  • Page 49 Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch > Advanced to adjust the following settings.  Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available. ...

  • Page 50: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to share files and data directly by connecting to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots). Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct 1. From the home screen, touch >...
  • Page 51 The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed. Turn Bluetooth On/Off 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position. When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.
  • Page 52 4. If necessary, confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between 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 kits.

  • Page 53: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait 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. 2. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data. If necessary, swipe down on the status bar, and touch ACCEPT on the Bluetooth sharing notification.

  • Page 54: Using The Microsdhc Card As Portable Or Device Storage

    NOTE: You can also install the driver on PC by running the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive. ®  Media device (MTP): Transfer files on Windows PC or ® NOTE: ® For Windows XP, install the drivers and Windows Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device (MTP) for the first time.
  • Page 55 storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSDHC card from working with other devices. CAUTION: As part of the device storage, the microSDHC card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally. Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly. Set Up the microSDHC Card as Portable Storage When you install a microSDHC card that has not been used on...
  • Page 56 CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Set Up the microSDHC Card as Device Storage If your microSDHC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the device storage.
  • Page 57 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Storage. 2. To move data from the phone to the microSDHC card, touch the name of the card; to move data from the card to the phone, touch Phone. 3. Touch Migrate data. 4.

  • Page 58: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    NOTE: Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the phone. 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Storage. 2. Touch your microSDHC card name below Device storage. 3. Touch Format as portable. 4. Touch FORMAT. CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.
  • Page 59 Add a VPN 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch and enter the VPN name. 3. Enter the server address and other information provided by your network administrator. Swipe up and check Show advanced options to fill out additional details.

  • Page 60: 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 61: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

     To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > > > and touch again. 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.

  • Page 62: Working With The Call History

    NOTE: To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, touch > Settings > Quick responses. 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.

  • Page 63: Calling Your Contacts

    Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry 1. Open the call history. 2. Touch a listing and then touch Call details to view more call information. While viewing the call details, you can:  Touch to delete the entry. ...

  • Page 64: Using Voicemail

    Using Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to set up and use your phone’s voicemail feature. Set Up Voicemail You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.

  • Page 65: Using Options During A Call

    Using Options During a Call During a call, you will see a number of on-screen options. Touch an option to select it.  Touch to switch to the keypad when you need to enter a code (for example, the PIN for your voicemail or bank account) during the call.

  • Page 66: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    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: Options and interface may vary. The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges.

  • Page 67: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    2. When you’re connected to the second party, touch If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the calls and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected. To end the conference call, touch Adjusting Your Call Settings You can configure a number of settings for the Phone application.
  • Page 68 1. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Sounds and vibration. 2. Touch the option you want to configure.  Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming call notification.  Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for incoming call notification.
  • Page 69 Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off. 1. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Call settings > TTY mode. 2. Select one of the following options. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary.
  • Page 70 CAUTION: Do not turn on the Hearing aids option unless you use a hearing aid with a telecoil. Using this setting without a hearing aid or with a hearing aid without a telecoil may be harmful to your hearing. Use Noise Reduction With noise reduction, your phone can use the microphone on its top to reduce background noise during calls.
  • Page 71 Set DTMF Tones You can set the length of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal tones. 1. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Call settings > DTMF tones. 2. Touch Normal or Long. Set Voice Privacy This option allows you to enable enhanced privacy mode. 1.
  • Page 72 Use Dial Assist This option allows the phone to automatically add the prefix or country code for calls to the U.S. when you are on a roaming network. 1. Touch the Home key > > > Settings > Call settings. 2.

  • Page 73: 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 on the home screen and touch Contacts. From there, you can touch the tabs to quickly switch to favorite contacts and contact groups.

  • Page 74: Setting Up Your Own Profile

    field and select a contact type. If a sync account is selected, the contacts will be synced automatically with your account online. 4. Touch to save the contact. Setting Up Your Own Profile You can create your own name card in your phone. 1.
  • Page 75 Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or microSDHC Card 1. From the home screen, touch > Contacts. 2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage. 3. If prompted, select an account for the imported contacts. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the import. Export Contacts to the Phone Storage or microSDHC Card 1.

  • Page 76: Working With Favorite Contacts

    Working With Favorite Contacts You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVORITES so that you can find them quickly. Add a Contact to Favorites 1. From the home screen, touch > Contacts > CONTACTS. 2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top of the screen.
  • Page 77 NOTE: To send a message or an email to the group members, touch a group > > Send group message / Send group email and touch to select group members to include. Set Up a New Group 1. From the home screen, touch >...

  • Page 78: Searching For A Contact

    Edit a Group 1. From the home screen, touch > Contacts > GROUPS. 2. Touch a group > > Edit. 3. Touch the group name to edit it, or touch the field below MEMBER, RINGTONE, NOTIFICATION RINGTONE, or VIBRATE PATTERN to add more members or change the ringtone/vibration pattern.

  • Page 79: Editing Contacts

    Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details 1. From the home screen, touch > Contacts > CONTACTS. 2. Touch a contact and then touch 3. Edit the contact and touch Join Duplicate Contacts As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact.
  • Page 80 Separate Contact Information If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone. 1. From the home screen, touch > Contacts. 2. Touch a joint contact you want to separate. 3.

  • Page 81: Web Accounts

    Web 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. From the home screen, touch >...

  • Page 82: Configuring Account Sync

    Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. From the home screen, touch > Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data to enable or disable automatic sync. When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make to ...
  • Page 83 3. When Auto-sync is enabled, switch the items on or off as you need. The enabled types of information will be kept in sync automatically between the phone and the web. When Auto-sync data is disabled, touch a listing to sync that type of information between the phone and the web.

  • Page 84: Email

    Email Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen and touch Email. Use it to read and send emails from Microsoft Exchange ® ActiveSync, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! , and more. Setting Up the First Email Account 1. From the home screen, touch >...

  • Page 85: Writing And Sending An Email

    Writing and Sending an Email 1. Open your email Inbox and touch NOTE: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message. 2.
  • Page 86 To reply to the sender, touch  To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original  email, touch To forward the email, touch  3. Edit your message and touch Mark an Email as Unread You can return a read email to the unread state - for example, to remind yourself to read it again later.

  • Page 87: 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 the Email app. 2. Touch >...

  • Page 88: Changing General Email Settings

    Changing General Email Settings General settings apply to all email accounts you add. 1. Open the Email app. 2. Touch > Settings > General settings. 3. Make the changes and touch or the Back key when you’re finished.

  • Page 89: Messenger

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

  • Page 90: Replying To A Message

    5. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch to add stickers, pictures, audios, videos, your location, or other files to the message. Touch an attachment to view it (or play it). You can also touch to delete it. 6.

  • Page 91: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. On the Messenger screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward. 2. Touch and hold the message you would like to forward. 3. Touch at the top. 4. Touch the contact or number of existing threads or touch NEW MESSAGE and enter a recipient for the message.

  • Page 92: Web Browser

    Web Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser From the home screen, touch > Browser to launch the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. 1.

  • Page 93: Using Multiple Browser Windows

    Using Multiple Browser Windows You can open several web pages at the same time (one page in each window) and switch between them freely. Open a New Browser Window Touch > New tab. A new browser window opens. Switch Between Browser Windows 1.

  • Page 94: Changing Browser Settings

    Changing Browser Settings You can configure a number of 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 browser screen.

  • Page 95: Camera

    Camera You can use the camera or video camera to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with a 5 megapixel camera with an autofocus feature and a front-facing camera that lets you capture sharp pictures and videos. Capturing a Photo 1.
  • Page 96 Switch view mode: Switch between the back camera  and the front-facing camera lens (for selfies, video chatting, etc.). Self-timer: Set a time delay before the camera takes a  picture after you touch the shutter icon, or turns off this feature.

  • Page 97: Using Manual Camera Mode

     When you use the front camera, you can also touch use smile detection. Using Manual Camera Mode You can use the Manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo, such as ISO, white balance, and exposure. 1.

  • Page 98: Customizing Camera And Video Settings

    3. Touch to start recording. You can touch to pause or resume recording, or touch to save the frame as a photo. 4. Touch to stop recording. NOTE: You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen, or press the Volume up/down key, to zoom in or out before and during recording.
  • Page 99  Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the GPS location in your captured photos and videos.  Review: Automatically display the picture you just captured or turn off the feature.  Storage location: Change the save location for captured photos and videos when a microSDHC card is installed. ...

  • Page 100: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery From the home screen, touch > Gallery to view your pictures and videos. Working With Albums When you open Gallery, touch an album to view all pictures and videos on your phone in a number of albums. View Album Contents Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.

  • Page 101: Working With Pictures

    Move/Copy Pictures or Videos 1. Open an album and touch and hold a picture or a video to select it. 2. Touch more items that you want to move or copy. 3. Touch > Copy to / Move to. 4. Touch a destination album or touch New Album to name and create a new album as the destination.
  • Page 102 NOTES:  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. Swipe left or right to scan through them all.  You can delete a picture or video by touching >...

  • Page 103: Retouching Your Pictures

    Retouching Your Pictures You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery with Photo Editor. The changed picture is saved in the same album as the original one, while the original is never affected. 1. While viewing a picture in full screen, touch the screen and touch and choose Photo Editor.

  • Page 104: Making A Gif Or A Collage

    Making a GIF or a Collage You can put together a few pictures in the same album to make an animated GIF or a collage of pictures. 1. Open the Gallery app and touch > Gif maker or Collage maker. 2.

  • Page 105: 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. 3. Touch the video to view the playback controls.

  • Page 106: Music

    Music From the home screen, touch > 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 more. Viewing Your Music Library From the home screen, touch >...

  • Page 107: Playing Music

    Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the playback bar at the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen. You can still control the music when you are not in the playback screen.

  • Page 108: Managing Playlists

    pause/resume playback or skip songs.  When the screen is locked, the song information and playback controls are displayed on the screen with other notifications. Touch the song title to open the Music app, or you can pause/resume playback or skip songs. 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 109: Video Player

    Video Player Use the Video Player app to manage your video library and to watch videos. Opening the Video Library From the home screen, touch > Video Player to view your video library. Swipe up or down to find the video you want. You can also touch to search for video files, or touch >...
  • Page 110 NOTES:  Slide horizontally on the video to rewind or fast forward.  Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to adjust volume or brightness, respectively.  Touch to skip to the previous or the next video.

  • Page 111: Managing Video Files

    Managing Video Files Delete Videos 1. In the video library, touch > Multi-Select, or touch and hold a video. 2. Touch the videos you want to delete. 3. Touch > OK. Share Videos 1. In the video library, touch > Multi-Select, or touch and hold a video.

  • Page 112: Sound Recorder

    Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Recording a Voice Memo 1. From the home screen, touch > Sound Recorder. 2. Touch to turn on or off high quality recording. 3.

  • Page 113: More Apps

    More Apps Calculator From the home screen, touch > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. NOTE: To see more calculator options, swipe left while holding the phone in portrait view or turn the phone to landscape view. Clock From the home screen, touch >...

  • Page 114: Downloads

    NOTES:  To enable or disable existing alarms directly, touch the switches on the right side of each alarm.  Touch to configure alarm settings, including ringtone volume, alarm duration, vibration, volume crescendo, alarm in silent mode, and side button function. Use World Clock 1.

  • Page 115: File Manager

    File Manager Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone storage and the microSDHC card. From the home screen, touch > File Manager. Touch CATEGORY to find the file you need by category, or touch LOCAL to browse folders and files.
  • Page 116  Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in to your Google account. You can access them on your computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or collaborate with others.  Duo: Make a simple video calling which brings you face-to-face with all the people that matter most.
  • Page 117  Play Newsstand: Purchase and read newspapers and magazines.  Play Store: Purchase and download apps, games, and more from the Google Play Store.  Voice Search: Search for information with your voice.  YouTube: Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload your own and share with the world.

  • Page 118: Settings

    Settings From the home screen, touch > Settings. Settings contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Wireless & Networks Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections and Wi-Fi Direct feature. (see Connecting to Wi-Fi Using Wi-Fi Direct).
  • Page 119 the time span > Change cycle… to set the data usage measuring cycle to set the reset date for usage cycle.  Below the data usage graph, touch an app to see its data usage during the current time cycle. You can touch Restrict app background data to stop the app from using mobile data in the background altogether or during roaming.

  • Page 120: Personal

    In the Settings app, touch More > VPN to set up and connect to virtual private networks (see Connecting to Virtual Private Networks). Default SMS App In the Settings app, touch More > Default SMS app to choose the preferred application for sending and receiving SMS and MMS. Personal Display ...
  • Page 121  Accelerometer Calibration: Calibrate the phone's accelerometer when you detect any error during use.  Navigation key light duration: Control the backlight of the Home key, Back key, and Recent apps key. Choose one option to set the backlight duration. Sound &...
  • Page 122  Power button instantly locks: Lock protection is activated immediately when you press the Power key. This option is available when a Pattern, PIN, or Password lock is set.  Lock screen message: Set the text that you may display on the lock screen.
  • Page 123  Screen pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view so that others cannot switch to other apps and access personal information (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning).  Apps with usage access: Turn on or off some apps’ access to your phone usage information.

  • Page 124: Device

     Google Keyboard: Set Google Keyboard options.  TouchPal Keyboard: Set Touchpal keyboard options.  Google voice typing: Set options for Google voice text entry.  Text-to-speech output: Select the speech synthesis engine or change its settings, set speech rate and pinch, play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, and check whether the text-to-speech output feature supports the current system language.
  • Page 125 3. When location access is enabled, touch Mode to select the location sources you want to use. To get your accurate location, choose High accuracy. To save battery power and get approximate location, choose Battery saving. To use only GPS to pinpoint your location, choose Device only. NOTE: Touch Accelerated Location or Google Location History to ®...
  • Page 126  Touch an app or service to adjust its settings in order to save battery life. For example, touch Screen > Reduce the screen brightness and/or screen timeout to change screen brightness and sleep.  Touch > Battery saver. You can turn Battery saver on or off or configure it to turn on automatically in order to reduce battery use and improve battery life.
  • Page 127  DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app.  Storage: Check the amount of storage required and clear its data or cache.  Data usage: Check data used by the app during a specified time cycle or restrict background data for the app. ...
  • Page 128  To set up a new user, touch Add user > OK > SET UP NOW and follow the prompts.  To delete a user, touch next to the user and select Remove user > DELETE.  To switch users, touch the user name in the Users screen, or open the quick settings panel and touch NOTE: ...

  • Page 129: Accounts

     Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an app.  Network settings reset: Reset Wi-Fi, mobile data, and Bluetooth settings.  Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default settings. All your personal data from the phone storage will be erased.
  • Page 130 Printing In the Settings app, touch Printing to configure Google Cloud Print service or other printer plug-ins. You need to install these apps and services from the Google Play Store and your printer manufacturer. System Updates In the Settings app, touch System updates to update your PRL (preferred roaming list), your user profile, your Android software, and your phone firmware.

  • Page 131: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the solutions below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem: Phone freezes/operation is unstable. Solution: Turn the phone on again.
  • Page 132 Solution 2: Power the phone on again. Solution 3: Is the phone in Airplane mode? To check that Airplane mode is canceled, open the Settings app, touch More, and check the Airplane mode slider. Solution 4: Is data communication disabled? To check that data communication is enabled, open the Settings app, touch Mobile networks, and check the Data Enabled slider.

  • Page 133: Specifications

    Specifications Handset specifications are shown in the following table. Operating system Android M Handset standards LTE/CDMA/GSM/UMTS Dimensions Approx. 145.5 x 72.0 x 10.0 mm Weight Approx. 155 g (with battery) Display 5" 854×480 Camera Front 5 MP; Back 5 MP Internal memory ROM: 16 GB, RAM: 2 GB Removable memory...

  • Page 134: For Your Safety

    For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive handheld calls while driving. Never text while driving. Don’t use at gas stations. Keep your phone at least 10 mm away from your ear or body while making calls. Your phone may produce a bright or flashing light. Small parts may cause choking.

  • Page 135: Fcc Rf Exposure Information (Sar)

    Avoid extreme temperatures. Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices. Avoid contact with liquids. Keep your phone dry. Turn off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities. Don’t take your phone apart. Turn off when told to in aircrafts and airports. Only use approved accessories.
  • Page 136 Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-N9136. For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage against the head is 0.62 W/kg, and for usage near the body is 1.19 W/kg. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of...

  • Page 137: Fcc Regulations

    various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirements. SAR compliance for body-worn operation is based on a 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.

  • Page 138: Hearing Aid Compatibility (Hac) Regulations For Mobile Phones

    interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ...
  • Page 139 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. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this interference noise and phones also vary in the amount of interference they generate.

  • Page 140: Distraction

    M-Ratings: Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than phones that are not labeled. M4 is the better/higher of the two ratings. T-Ratings: Phones rated T3 or T4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to be more usable with a hearing device’s telecoil (“T Switch”...

  • Page 141: 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 turn 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 142 Only authorized personnel can do so.  Do not expose or use your phone or its accessories in a environment with or that can reach extreme temperatures, minimum - 5 and maximum +50 degrees Celsius.  Do not place your phone inside or near heating equipments or high pressure containers, such as water heaters, microwave ovens, or hot cooking utensils.
  • Page 143 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the metal connectors on the nano-SIM card and the microSDHC card. 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. Air Bags Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area as an airbag inflates with great force and...
  • Page 144 Repetitive Strain Injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting or playing games with your phone:  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.

  • Page 145: 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. Never puncture the surface of the battery with sharp objects. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system.
  • Page 146 objects into the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to fire, explosion or other hazard.  Only use the battery for the system for which it is specified.  Only use the battery with a charging system that has been qualified with the system per CTIA Certification Requirements for Battery System Compliance to IEEE 1725.

  • Page 147: Radio Frequency Interference

    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. 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 148: Explosive Environments

    Hospitals Turn 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. Aircraft Turn off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff.

  • Page 149: Lca Assessment

    “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations. LCA Assessment We have done an LCA assessment for ZTE N9136 using the LCA assessment systems (EIME system) from BV, and have had it peer-reviewed by our Green Product manager who confirms that the LCA test report complies with related standard requirement.

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