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Instructional Icons NOTE Additional information, supplementary instruction or tips for the operation of the product. CAUTION Safety information that, if ignored, may cause minor damage to the equipment or service interruption. WARNING Safety information that, if ignored, may cause serious damage to the equipment or danger to personal safety.
Contents Getting Started ............9 Overview ................ 9 Knowing the Keys ............11 Setting Up Your Phone ..........12 Charging the Phone ............. 14 Powering On/Off ............15 Setting Up for the First Time ........16 Knowing the Home Screen ........... 16 View Notifications and the Quick Settings Panel ..
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Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ........29 Connecting to Devices .......... 30 ® Bluetooth ..............30 ® Wi-Fi Direct ..............31 Connecting to a Computer via USB ......32 Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ....33 Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection through Tethering ..................
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Responding to an Email ..........46 Messages ............... 47 Opening the Messages Screen ........47 Sending a Message ............. 47 Message Options ............48 Message Settings ............49 Camera ..............50 Taking Pictures ............50 Recording Videos ............51 Using Other Camera Modes ......... 52 Gallery ..............
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Sound ................61 Storage................ 62 Security & Location ............62 Users & Accounts ............64 Accessibility ..............65 Google................. 65 System ................ 65 Software Update ............66 For Your Safety ............67 General Safety ............67 Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ........69 Distractions..............
Knowing the Keys Function Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, restart or power off. Power key Press to turn off or on the screen display. Press or hold either end of the key to Volume key turn the volume up or down.
Setting Up Your Phone The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. Power off your phone before removing or replacing the battery. 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.
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2. Install the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card as shown. nano-SIM card microSDXC card 3. Insert the battery, making sure the connectors align. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.
You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.
Setting Up for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings, you need to do some settings before using it. Touch the language to select the language you want to use and then touch START.
View Notifications and the Quick Settings Panel Pull down from the top of the screen to view any Notifications. Pull down again to open the quick settings panel: Pull down from the top of the screen Touch the Settings icon as a shortcut to the Settings menu: Settings...
Personalizing Choosing Your Wallpaper You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and the lock screen. 1. Touch and hold on a blank area of the home screen and touch WALLPAPERS. 2. Touch My photos to select an image or directly touch a built-in static wallpaper.
NOTE: If the item is an app icon, you may also drag it to Uninstall and touch OK to uninstall the app. Some preinstalled apps cannot be uninstalled. 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.
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NOTE: Press the Volume key when no media application is active to show the volume bar. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to turn on vibration. Press the key again to turn on Alarms only. Set Do Not Disturb Mode 1.
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. 3G connected No signal 4G connected Signal strength Mobile data in use...
Managing Notifications Notification Icons The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see. New SMS/MMS USB tethering on New message(s) from Song playing the Gmail™ app Open Wi-Fi network Missed call detected...
the screen or touch the Back key. Using Quick Settings The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone. Swipe down from the status bar and drag the notification panel downwards to open the Quick Settings panel. To turn on or off settings quickly: 1.
Opening and Switching Apps Open an App 1. Swipe up on the home screen to view apps. 2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open NOTE: Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to search for apps.
Security Protecting Your Phone with a Screen Lock 1. Swipe up from the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock. 2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN, or Password. Touch None to disable the screen lock. ...
Protecting Your Phone with Screen Pinning You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view, so others cannot switch to other apps or access your personal information. Turn On Screen Pinning 1. Swipe up from the home screen and touch Settings > Security &...
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Unpin the Screen To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold the Back key. If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password.
Connecting to Networks Connecting to Mobile Network Set 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 get the necessary information.
Switch on/off Mobile data to turn on/off mobile data access. Switch on/off Roaming to turn on/off mobile data when roaming. Switch on/off Mobile data always online to conserve power and data. You may need to manually refresh in applications to update online data.
Connecting to Devices ® Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters (33 feet). The Bluetooth devices must be paired before communication is performed. 1.
The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits. You can try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents for that device ® Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to share files and data directly by connecting to each other without wireless access points (hotspots).
Connecting to a Computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in the phone storage or on a removable microSDXC card. USB tethering will be turned off automatically when you use USB to transfer files between your phone and computer.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot. Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection through Tethering You can use tethering to share your phone’s Internet connection with a computer or other device that connects to your phone via USB cable or by Bluetooth.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature requires data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges. NOTE: When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the...
Phone Calls Placing Calls Place a Call by Dialing 1. From the home screen, touch 2. Touch to open the dialer and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. Touch to delete incorrect digits. NOTE: As you enter the phone number or the contact name, your phone searches for matching information in your contacts.
Place a Call from a Text Message While viewing a text message, you can call the sender or phone numbers contained in the message. 1. From the home screen, touch 2. Touch the conversation. 3. To call the message sender, touch at the top;...
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NOTE: To silence the ringer before answering the call, press either end of the Volume key. Reject a Call When you receive a phone call, swipe down on the screen to reject the call. You can also swipe from at the bottom left to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.
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Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call. Touch to put the caller you are speaking to on hold, and switch to the other call that has been put on hold. Touch to end the current call. WARNING! Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use.
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. You can view and add contact information directly from Phone, Gmail, and message applications. Creating a Contact 1.
has to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed. Importing and Exporting Contacts You can import/export contacts from one account to another, or from/to the phone storage or an installed microSDXC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.
3. Touch and find the vCard file(s) on the phone storage or microSDXC card and touch one to import contacts. NOTE: Touch > Show internal storage if needed to find your vCard file(s). Export Contacts to the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1.
2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for. NOTE: The contact must be saved on the phone or a web account, not the nano-SIM card. 3. Touch > Set ringtone. 4. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK. NOTE: In addition to preinstalled ringtones, you can touch Add ringtone to select an audio file in your phone or...
4. To join another contact to the main contact, touch > View linked contacts > ADD. Separating 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.
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NOTES: Open the Contacts app and touch > Settings > Blocked numbers > Call / Message to check blocked calls and messages. Touch and hold an entry in the Blacklist and select Remove or Edit to unblock the number or change blocking settings.
Gmail Swipe up on the home screen and touch Gmail. Use it to receive and send emails from your Gmail accounts or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Setting up the First Email Account 1.
Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. 1. Open the message you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox. 2. Do the following as you need: To reply to the sender, touch (Reply).
Messages You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Opening the Messages Screen From the home screen touch The Messages screen opens, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread. ...
4. Touch the Text message field and enter the message text. Touch to add emoji to your text message. 5. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch add stickers, pictures, audio, videos, location, or other files to the message. 6.
thread, and the thread will be archived. You can touch > Blocked contacts from the Messages screen to find all blocked numbers. NOTE: You can touch and hold a thread and touch more to select them, and then choose to archive or delete them. Message Settings On the Messages screen, touch >...
Camera Taking Pictures From the home screen touch Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment. Swipe right to select other camera modes.
Number Function Change the flash setting. Capture a picture. View pictures and videos you have taken. Swipe left for camera settings and right for more camera modes. Switch to the camcorder. Switch between the front and back cameras. WARNING! Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash towards the eyes of people or animals.
NOTES: You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording. While the recording is in progress, touch to pause the recording, or touch to save the frame as a photo. Using Other Camera Modes Your Camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera modes.
Gallery Opening Gallery From the home screen touch to view your pictures and videos. Touch to view everything, all photos, all videos, or all albums. Sharing Pictures and Videos 1. Touch and hold a picture or video to select it. If necessary, touch to see all pictures/videos in a time period or album.
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Apply a frame to the picture. Apply a filter to the picture. Adjust brightness, saturation, contrast, vignette, and sharpness for the picture. Crop, rotate, or flip (mirror) the picture. 3. If necessary, touch to keep the change or touch to cancel it. 4.
Play Music Playing Your Music Play Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and so on. 1. Swipe up from the home screen and touch >...
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In the music library, touch PLAYLISTS to view existing playlists. You can then touch next to the playlist name to play the list, add the songs to other playlists, edit the playlist name or description, or delete the playlist. ...
Settings From the home screen touch Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. In some menus, you may need to touch Advanced to get all the options. Network & Internet Wi-Fi Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections and Wi-Fi Direct feature.
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can access data but may do so less frequently when Data saver is enabled. You can touch Unrestricted data to allow some apps to always have data connection access, even when Data saver is enabled. NOTE: The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ.
Connected Devices Open Settings and touch Connected devices > Bluetooth. You can turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections. See Bluetooth. You can also touch Connected devices > Printing to use the default printing service or other printer plug-ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer.
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WARNING! Changing the app permissions may result in the app not working correctly or as originally intended. Default Apps Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Default apps to select the default app for voice assistant and input, web browsing, phone calling, messaging, etc.
Battery Open Settings and touch Battery to view the battery level, check what has been using the battery, enable battery saver, or optimize apps to improve battery life. Display Open Settings and touch Display to configure the display options, including brightness level, wallpaper, screen sleep time, font/display size, etc.
Storage Open Settings and touch Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone storage and the microSDXC card (if one is installed). Device storage: Touch Internal shared storage to get a detailed breakdown of space usage by type. Touch a data type to see more information or delete the files you do not need.
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Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with swipe, pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With a Screen Lock. Touch beside Screen lock to set its options. Lock screen preferences: Set notification display preference and message for the lock screen. ...
Change SIM PIN: Change the PIN used to access the nano-SIM card. NOTE: Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than allowed, your nano-SIM card will be locked and you cannot access the mobile phone network.
information and emergency contacts for first responders to read from your lock screen. Accessibility Open Settings and touch Accessibility to configure accessibility plug-ins and services on your phone, such as using Color inversion or Display size for users with sight problems.
Date & Time Open Settings and touch System > Date & time to set date, time, time zone, and the time format. You can also use network-provided data. Backup Open Settings and touch System > Backup to manage data backup options. To easily restore or switch phones at any time, you can enable automatic backup to Google Drive of important data.
For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive phone calls while driving. Never text while driving. Keep your phone at least 5 mm away from your body while making calls. Small parts may cause choking. Your phone can produce a loud sound. To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods.
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Turn off when told to on aircraft and at airports. Turn off when near explosive materials or liquids. Don’t use at gas stations. Your phone may produce a bright or flashing light. Don’t dispose of your phone in fire. Avoid extreme temperatures. Avoid contact with liquids.
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy General Statement on RF Energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver.
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communicate with the network. * The tests are carried out in accordance with EN 50360, EN 50566, EN 62479, EN 62311: 2008, EN 62209-1 and EN 62209-2. ** Please see body worn operation. Body Worn Operation Important safety information regarding radio frequency radiation (RF) exposure: To ensure compliance with RF exposure guidelines the phone must be used with a minimum of 5 mm separation...
free’ devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body. Further information on this subject can be obtained from the WHO home page http://www.who.int/peh-emf (WHO Fact sheet 193: June 2000). Distractions Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident.
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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. Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and keep them in a clean place.
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Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down. Battery Safety Using ZTE-unapproved or incompatible battery, charger or power adapter may damage your device, shorten its lifespan or cause a fire, explosion or other hazards.
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If the battery damages or shows signs of swelling or leakage, please stop use immediately and contact ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider for replacement. Return the worn-out battery to the provider or put it in the designated recycle place.
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Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the phone. Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or may become detached and create a choking hazard.
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Airbags Do not place a phone in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area, as an airbag inflates with great force and serious injury could result. Store the phone in a safe and secure area before driving your vehicle. Seizures/ Blackouts The phone can produce a bright or flashing light.
Take frequent breaks to stretch and relax. Emergency Calls This phone, like any other wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone for emergency communications. Loud Noise This phone is capable of producing loud noises, which may damage your hearing.
Connection to Vehicles Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system. Faulty and Damaged Products Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel can service or repair the phone or its accessories.
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Pacemakers Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 cm (6 inches) be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket.
Aircraft Switch off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff. Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices onboard the aircraft and enable airplane mode of your phone when boarding an aircraft. Interference in Vehicles Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid...
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Blasting Caps and Areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas where signs are posted to power off “two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations.
Technical Specifications Size and Weight 137.35 x 67.5 x 10.55 mm. 144g with battery Networks 4G LTE Band 1, 3, 7, 8, 28 LTE Data Rates: 150M Down / 50M Up 3G UMTS 850, 2100 MHz. HSPA+ 42Mbps data 2G 900, 1800 MHz. Display 5”...
Connectivity Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 3.5mm jack NAHJ, micro USB SIM Card Nano SIM, 4FF format. CE Caution Battery Caution Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. USB Port This product shall only be connected to a USB interface of version USB 2.0.
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Do not expose your device to extreme temperatures lower than - 10 °C and higher than + 45 °C.
For this product’s recycling information based on WEEE directive, please send an e-mail to weee@zte.com.cn For Australia – please dispose of your old phone in any Mobile Muster collection station which are in...
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