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  • Page 1 Smart E8 User manual VFD 512...
  • Page 2 Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc. The Bluetooth trademark and logos are owned by the ® Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license. microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
  • Page 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processors are products of ® Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Used with permission. Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: July 7, 2017...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting started ............7     Getting to know your phone ..........7   Knowing the keys..............8   Setting Up Your Phone ............8   Charging the battery ............11   Extending the battery life ........... 12   Powering on/off ..............
  • Page 5   Answering or rejecting calls ..........36   Working with the call history ..........37   Calling your contacts ............38 Contacts ..............39     Checking contact details ............ 39   Adding a new contact ............39   Setting up your own profile ..........39  ...
  • Page 6   Capturing a photo ..............52   Recording a video ..............53   Using manual camera mode ..........54 Music............... 55     Playing your music ............... 55   Managing playlists ..............56 Settings ..............58     Wireless and networks ............58  ...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting started Getting to know your phone Number Name Headset jack Earpiece Front camera Main microphone Charging/micro-USB jack Power key Volume key Indicator light Back camera Back flash Proximity & light sensor Auxiliary Microphone...
  • Page 8: Knowing The Keys

    Knowing the keys Function  Press and hold to turn on or off flight mode, reboot, turn on or off vibration or sound, power off, or Power key take a screen shot.  Press to turn off or on the screen display.
  • Page 9 2. Install the nano-SIM cards and the microSDXC card (optional). Slide the nano-SIM cards into the card slots.  nano-SIM nano-SIM slot 2 slot 1 NOTE: The nano-SIM slot 1 supports 4G/3G/2G networks, while nano-SIM slot 2 supports 3G/2G networks.
  • Page 10 Hold the microSDXC card with the cut corner oriented  as shown and slip it into the card slot. 3. Insert the battery. Make sure the connectors on the battery go into the battery compartment first and align with the connectors in it. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.
  • Page 11: Charging The Battery

    4. Install the back cover in the order and direction as shown in the figure. Charging the battery Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.
  • Page 12: Extending The Battery Life

    2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as appear on 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 13: Powering On/Off

    Powering on/off  Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.  To power off, press and hold the Power key to open the options menu and touch Shut down. Setting up for the first time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup and reset), you need to...
  • Page 14: Using The Touch Screen

    Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related app. NOTE: You can edit the shortcut icons on the lock screen. Select > Settings > Display > Edit Lockscreen shortcuts from the home screen, touch a shortcut to change it, or touch Add shortcut to add one.
  • Page 15  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 and web browser), 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 16: 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 customise your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Status bar Widget Shortcut Folder Primary shortcuts Extended home screen panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more.
  • Page 17 To open your favourite home screen app: You can slide right on the home screen to open your favourite app quickly. 1. Slide right if necessary on the home screen to access the leftmost home screen. 2. Slide right on the screen to open your favourite app. NOTE: Touch >...
  • Page 18: 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. EDGE connected No signal 3G/HSPA+ Signal strength connected...
  • Page 19: Entering Text

    New Wi-Fi network New SMS/MMS detected New message(s) from the Gmail™ Downloading data New message(s) Sending data from the Email app Missed call USB tethering on microSD card Call in progress mounted Call on hold Song playing Open/close the notification panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are playing music.
  • Page 20: Editing Text

    NOTE: Some default input methods may not be disabled. Change input methods 1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, touch the icon at the bottom right corner of the screen. 2. Select the input method you need. NOTE: The icon appears only when more than one input...
  • Page 21: Opening And Switching Apps

    Opening and switching apps Open an app > 1. Touch to open the application list screen. 2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it. 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.
  • Page 22: Uninstalling An App

    To turn off split-screen mode, touch and hold , or drag the handle on the screen to the edge of the screen. Uninstalling an app 1. Touch > to open the application list screen. 2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to (Uninstall) at the top of the screen.
  • Page 23: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to mobile networks Control dual-SIM use > > Settings > SIM cards. You can control Touch the nano-SIM card names, enable or disable a card or data, or set preferred card for data, calls, or messages. ...
  • Page 24 Select preferred network type > > Settings > More > Mobile 1. Touch networks. 2. If two nano-SIM cards are installed, touch one card tab. 3. Touch Preferred network type and touch the type of network you prefer the phone to connect to. Set access point names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN).
  • Page 25: 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 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. Turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network 1. Touch >...
  • Page 26 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) >...
  • Page 27: Connect To Another Device Via Wi-Fi Direct

    Connect to another device via 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). > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 1. Touch 2. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3.
  • Page 28 Pair with another Bluetooth device 1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could >...
  • Page 29: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    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, flick down the status bar, touch ACCEPT on the Bluetooth sharing notification. Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (bluetooth, for instance) in the phone.
  • Page 30: Using The Microsd Card As Portable Or Internal Storage

    Using the microSD card as portable or internal storage You can use your microSD card as portable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose them. If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the internal storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSD card from working with other devices.
  • Page 31 CAUTION: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. Set up the microSD card as internal storage If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the internal storage.
  • Page 32: Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

    To remove the microSD card from your phone: If you need to remove the microSD card used as internal storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first. 1. Touch > > Settings > Storage. 2. Touch your card name below Internal shared storage. 3.
  • Page 33 NOTE: You cannot transfer files between your phone and your computer when the phone is USB tethered. 1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable. > > Settings > More > Tethering & 2. Touch portable hotspot. 3.
  • Page 34: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network. > > Settings > More > Tethering & 1. Touch portable hotspot. 2. Switch on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID). 3.
  • Page 35 or when connected to a wireless network. Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator. Add a VPN 1.
  • Page 36: 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 dialling >...
  • Page 37: Working With The Call History

    Answer a call When you receive a phone call, drag over answer the call. - or - If the screen is unlocked, touch ANSWER to answer the call. 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, drag over...
  • Page 38: Calling Your Contacts

    Take other actions on a call history entry Open the call history, you can do the following operations.  Touch the contact icon in front of a listing to add the number to contacts or check the contact information.  Touch a listing to create a new contact with the number, add the number to an existing contact, send a message, or check call details.
  • Page 39: Contacts

    Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. To see your contacts, touch > > Contacts. From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to favourite contacts.
  • Page 40: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    3. Edit your profile information. 4. Touch Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM card, the phone storage or the microSD card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share contacts using Messaging, Bluetooth, Gmail, Google Drive, etc.
  • Page 41: Working With Favourite Contacts

    Export contacts to the internal storage or the microSD card > > Contacts. 1. Touch > Import/export > Export to .vcf file. 2. Touch 3. Check the contacts you need and then touch Ok. 4. Touch location where you want to save the vCard file. 5.
  • Page 42: Searching For A Contact

    Remove a contact from favourites > > Contacts and touch the 1. Touch FAVOURITES tab. 2. Touch a favourite contact and then touch at the top. Searching for a contact > > Contacts. 1. Touch 2. Touch at the top of the screen. 3.
  • Page 43: 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 > > Settings > Accounts > Add 1.
  • Page 44 When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync  manually to collect emails, updates, or other recent information. Sync manually > > Settings > Accounts. 1. Touch 2. Touch the account category and then the account you want to sync. 3.
  • Page 45: Email

    Email in the home screen and select Email. Use it to Touch receive and send emails from your webmail 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.
  • Page 46: Writing And Sending An Email

    To forward the email to someone else, touch  > Forward. 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. You can also mark a batch of emails as unread.
  • Page 47: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text. 4. Touch to add audio files, images, videos and other types of files as attachments. 5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message. Adding and editing email accounts Add an email account After setting up your first email account (see Setting up the...
  • Page 48: Messaging

    Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Opening the messaging screen Touch > The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread. ...
  • Page 49: Replying To A Message

    Replying to a message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a new thread is created. 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to.
  • Page 50: Web Browser

    Web browser Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information. Opening the browser > Touch to launch the web browser. Chrome also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. To open a web page or search the web: 1.
  • Page 51: Downloading Files

    Downloading files 1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page. 2. In the menu that opens, touch Download image or Download link. The downloaded files are saved to your phone. You can view or open them in the Downloads app.
  • Page 52: Camera

    Camera You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSD card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Photos app. Capturing a photo 1.
  • Page 53: Recording A Video

    Number Function Capture a picture. View pictures and videos you have taken. Switch to MANUAL, MULTI EXPOSURE, or TIME-LAPSE mode. Select a colour effect or other special effects. Switch between the front and back cameras. Switch to VIDEO mode. Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera.
  • Page 54: Using Manual Camera Mode

    In TIME-LAPSE mode, touch to record a  time-lapse video. NOTE: When you record a normal-speed or time-lapse video, touch to save the frame as a separate photo. 5. Stop recording. In VIDEO mode, touch  In TIME-LAPSE mode, touch ...
  • Page 55: Music

    Music The Play Music application works with Google Music, Google’s online music store and streaming service. You can stream via mobile data or Wi-Fi and listen to your favourite songs that you’ve added to your online Google Music library. You can also play audio files you’ve copied directly to your phone from a computer.
  • Page 56: Managing Playlists

    Number Function Song and artist information. Touch or drag down to return to the music library. Album artwork (if available). Slide left/right to switch to the next/previous song in the playlist. Toggle repeat mode. You can repeat the current track, repeat the current playlist, or turn off repeat. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.
  • Page 57 description to edit the playlist, and touch CREATE PLAYLIST. To remove a song from a playlist: 1. Touch > Music library in the Play Music app. Touch the PLAYLISTS tab, and touch a playlist. 3. Touch next to a song in the playlist. 4.
  • Page 58: Settings

    Settings Touch > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customising and configuring your phone. At the top of the Settings screen, you can see setting suggestions. Touch to check or customize the recommended settings. Wireless and networks Wi-Fi >...
  • Page 59 also touch Unrestricted data access and allow some apps to always have access to data connection even when Data saver is turned on.  Touch the Mobile data switch to turn on or off mobile data.  Touch Mobile data usage to check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, see what apps have been using mobile data, restrict background data for individual apps, or allow unrestricted data usage for...
  • Page 60: Device

    Mobile networks Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile networks to control mobile data roaming, set network type, set access point names and select mobile network, etc. See Connecting to mobile networks. Network settings reset Touching > > Settings > More > Network settings reset to reset all the network settings, including Wi-Fi, mobile data, and Bluetooth settings.
  • Page 61  Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation for the home screen and the lock screen.  Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically.  Double tap to wake: Double-tap on the screen to turn it on when the phone is in sleep mode.
  • Page 62  Storage: Check its storage information, clear its data or cache.  Data usage: Check how much data has been used by the app during the time cycle you set and restrict background data for the app.  Permissions: Check or change the app permissions. ...
  • Page 63 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, or touch Explore to view and manage all files in the storage. For more information about using the internal storage and the microSD card, see Using the microSD card as portable or...
  • Page 64: Personal

    Personal Location Touch > > Settings > Location to manage location services, which help your phone and apps determine your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps, you must have location services enabled on your phone. 1.
  • Page 65  Encrypt phone: Touch > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone to encrypt your accounts, settings, downloaded apps and their data, media and other files.  Set up SIM card lock: Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to ...
  • Page 66 App permissions Touch > > Settings > App permissions to check what apps have been allowed to access certain permissions. You can also change the app permissions. WARNING! Changing the app permissions may result in the app not working correctly or as originally intended. Accounts Touch >...
  • Page 67: System

     Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse accessory. Backup and reset Touch > > Settings > Backup & reset to manage data backup and restoration options, and to reset the network setting or the phone to factory status.
  • Page 68 Printing Touch > > Settings > Printing to manage Google Cloud Print service or other printer plug-ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer. About phone Touch > > Settings > About phone to view important phone and legal information. You can also touch Software updates to check for system updates and install them when they become available.
  • Page 69: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the chart below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible causes Possible solution...
  • Page 70 Problem Possible causes Possible solution The battery or battery Contact the dealer. charger is damaged. Adjust the battery The phone’s temperature is charging below 0 °C or higher than environment to Cannot 45 °C. avoid extremes of charge the temperature. battery Check all connectors to...
  • Page 71 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Take the nano-SIM The nano-SIM card card to your malfunctions or is service provider for damaged. testing. Insert the nano-SIM The nano-SIM card is nano-SIM card card error inserted improperly. properly. Use a soft, dry There is debris on the cloth to clean the nano-SIM card contacts.
  • Page 72 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Uninstall the software that may Phone cause the crashes, Some third-party software problem. reboots, is not compatible with your freeze, or Upgrade the phone. cannot be phone software. powered on Reset the phone to factory status.
  • Page 73 © Vodafone Group 2017. Vodafone, Vodacom and the Vodafone logos are trade marks of Vodafone Group. Any product or company names mentioned herein may be the trade marks of their respective owners.

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