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Instructional Icons Additional information, supplementary NOTE instruction or tips for the operation of the product. Safety information that, if ignored, CAUTION may cause minor damage to the equipment or service interruption. Safety information that, if ignored, may cause serious damage to the WARNING equipment or danger to personal safety.
Contents Getting Started ............10 Knowing the Keys ............12 Setting Up Your Phone ............. 12 Charging the Phone ............14 Powering On/Off .............. 16 Setting Up for the First Time ..........16 Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ......17 Getting to Know the Home Screen ........
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Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....... 28 Connecting to Networks ........29 Connecting to Mobile Networks ........29 Connecting to Wi-Fi ............29 Connecting to Devices .......... 31 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ........31 Connecting to Your Computer via USB ......32 Sharing Files With Nearby Devices ........
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Message Options ............. 47 Camera ..............49 Capturing a Photo ............49 Recording a Video ............51 Using Other Camera Modes ..........52 View you Photos ............ 53 Opening Photos ............... 53 Sharing Your Photos or Videos ......... 53 Deleting Unwanted Photos or Videos ....... 53 Restoring a Photo or Video ..........
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Sound ................60 Features ................61 Security ................61 Apps ................63 Battery ................64 Storage................64 Location ................64 Privacy ................64 Accounts ................. 65 Accessibility ..............65 Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls ....... 66 Google ................67 System ................67 About Phone ..............
Knowing the Keys Function Press and hold to power off or restart. Power key Press to turn off or on the screen display. Press or hold either end of the key to turn the Volume key volume up or down. Vol down + Press both keys at the same time to take a screen shot.
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1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card tray. CAUTION: Never replace the included tray eject tool with sharp objects. Ensure that the tray eject tool is perpendicular to the hole. Otherwise, the phone may be damaged.
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.
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WARNING! Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable. Removal may cause fire or explosion. 1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted in the correct direction. 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon appear on the status bar.
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.
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it. To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power key.
Locks), you’ll need to use Protecting Your Phone With Screen your fingerprint, draw the pattern, or enter the PIN/password to unlock your 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 and folders.
Personalizing Setting the Navigation Style You can set the navigation style as virtual navigation or gesture navigation. Use Virtual Navigation To enable virtual navigation: 1. Open Settings and touch Features > System navigation. 2. Select Virtual navigation. NOTE: Touch beside Virtual navigation to change the navigation key layout, or turn on or off the concealable navigation bar.
Touch twice to switch to the most recent application. Use Gesture Navigation To enable gesture navigation: 1. Open Settings and touch Features > System navigation. 2. Select Gestures. NOTE: Touch beside Gestures to adjust the back sensitivity of screen edges for gesture navigation. To use gesture navigation: ...
system language. 2. Touch Add a language and then the language you need. Select the regional variant of the language if prompted. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch to that language. NOTE: To remove languages from the list, touch >...
Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can limit interruptions with Do Not Disturb mode. This mode can mute sound, stop vibration, and block visual disturbances. You can pick what to block and what to allow. Turn On or Off Do Not Disturb Mode 1.
Set How Long Do Not Disturb Mode Lasts 1. Open Settings and touch Sound and vibration > Do Not Disturb > Duration for Quick Settings. 2. Set how long Do Not Disturb mode will stay on when you turn it on. Choose Settings for Hidden Notifications 1.
Using Dark Theme When Dark theme is enabled, your phone will turn the screen to dark with white text on a black background, relieving eye irritation caused by screen glare at night. 1. Open Settings and touch Display > Dark theme. 2.
Knowing the Basics Phone Status Icons 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. 4G connected No signal Vibration on Signal strength Silent mode on Mobile data in use...
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 Wi-Fi network New message(s) detected microSDXC card Missed call mounted Call in progress Call on hold Using the Quick Settings Panel The Quick Settings panel makes it convenient to view or change...
panel. 1. Open the Quick Settings panel. 2. Touch at the bottom and do one of the following. Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you want. Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the section below to ...
Security Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to swipe up on the screen, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.
Connecting to Networks Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use 1. Open Settings > Network and internet > Mobile network. 2. Touch the Mobile data switch to turn mobile data on or off. Set Access Point Names To connect to the Internet, you can use the default Access Point Names (APN).
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To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network: 1. Open Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the switch to the on position to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network name to connect to it. 4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch CONNECT.
Connecting to Devices Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of a few meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.
Connecting to Your 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.
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Turn Sharing On or Off 1. On your phone, make sure Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Location are turned on. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices, Connecting to Wi-Fi and Location. 2. Open Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > Quick Share. Share Content With Someone 1.
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2. Open Settings and touch Connected devices > Advanced > Nearby Share and switch on Show notification if it is turned off on your phone. 3. You’ll get a notification that someone is sharing content with you. Touch the notification if you haven’t set your phone visible to nearby devices.
Set Data Usage for Sharing 1. Open Settings and touch Connected devices > Advanced > Nearby Share. 2. Touch Data and choose one of the following options. Data: Mobile data may be used for small files. Charges may apply. Wi-Fi only: Never use mobile data to share.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection Through Tethering You can use tethering to share your phone’s Internet connection with a computer that connects to your phone via USB cable or by Bluetooth. NOTE: You cannot transfer files between your phone and the computer when the phone is USB tethered.
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 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. 1.
Answering or Rejecting Calls Answer a Call When you receive a phone call, slide up to answer the call. - or - If the screen is unlocked, touch ANSWER. NOTE: To silence the ringer before answering the call, press either end of the Volume key.
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Touch to turn on or off the speaker. Touch to mute or unmute your microphone. 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.
Managing Multi-party Calls When the call waiting and conference call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call. NOTE: The call waiting and conference call features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.
Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to multiple people at the same time. 1. Place the first call. 2. Once you have established the connection, answer an incoming call or touch and dial the second number. This puts the first caller on hold.
Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account. To see your contacts, touch Google (folder) > Contacts from the home screen. Adding a New Contact 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch to add a new contact.
3. Select SIM card and touch OK. 4. Check the contacts you need and then touch Import. Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch the phone icon in the top right > Contacts app settings >...
calling when you hear the ringtone. 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch > Set ringtone. 3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK Setting Call Blocking The call blocking feature allows you to block calls and messages from certain numbers.
Messages You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and chat messages. Sending a Message 1. From the home screen, touch 2. Touch Start chat. 3. Add recipients by one of the following ways. Manually enter the recipient’s number or contact name. ...
6. Touch NOTES: If you add two or more recipients, the message may be sent as a group MMS where everyone can reply and see each other’s messages. For group message setting, touch > Settings > Advanced > Group messaging from the Messages screen.
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You can touch > Spam & blocked from the Messages screen to find all blocked messages. NOTE: You can touch and hold a thread and touch more to select them, and then choose to archive or delete them.
Camera Capturing a Photo 1. Open the Camera app. 2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments. Capture (auto camera) mode is used by default.
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Number Function Change the HDR setting. Change the flash setting. View pictures and videos you have taken. Capture a picture. Switch between the front and back cameras. Swipe left or right to switch between Panorama, Capture, Video or Time Lapse modes Change the camera settings.
In auto camera mode, you can touch and hold on the viewfinder screen to lock the focus and exposure, and then drag up or down to adjust the exposure. 4. Lightly touch NOTE: You can quickly capture a picture by pressing the Volume down key twice quickly when the screen is off.
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording. You can record a silent video by turning off the phone microphone. Just touch at the top and switch off Microphone switch before recording. Using Other Camera Modes Slide the text bar to select other modes: ...
View you Photos Opening Photos From the home screen, touch Photos. The Photos app is provided by Google and you can use to edit, find, and manage photos. You can touch Photos to view all your photos and videos, or touch Folders to find photos and videos organized by folders.
Restoring a Photo or Video 1. Open Photos. 2. Touch > Bin to view the deleted items. 3. Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore and touch Restore.
FM Radio Scanning for Channels 1. Plug in a wired headset and open the FM Radio app. 2. Touch > Scan > OK. Your phone scans for all available channels and saves them to the channel list. NOTE: When you open the FM Radio app for the first time, it will automatically scan for channels and show the channel list.
Voice Recorder Voice Recorder enables you to record and listen to voice memos. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Open Voice Recorder. 2. Touch to select the audio format of the recording. 3. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can do the following: Touch to pause or continue the recording.
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2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. During the playing, you can touch to change the playback speed, touch View tag to view all tags, touch to add a time tag or photo tag, or touch and hold a tag to delete it.
Settings The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. Wi-Fi Open Settings > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi. Bluetooth Open Settings > Bluetooth to switch Bluetooth On or Off and view nearby Bluetooth devices Mobile Network Open Settings >...
Aeroplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when Aeroplane mode is on. Hotspot & Tethering Open Settings > Mobile network > Hotspot & tethering to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via USB cable or Bluetooth.
following features. Cast – share your device screen with a compatible smart TV or Chromecast device. NFC – Switch NFC on or off. NFC is used for Google Pay and other tap and go operations. Contactless Payments – Manage your payment apps Notifications &...
Features Open Settings and touch Features > System navigation. You can set the navigation style as virtual navigation or gesture navigation. See Setting the Navigation Style. Screen Edge mistouch prevention – choose various options of sensitivity for the edge of the screen touch response. Gesture &...
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to a Google account. Emergency information: Add your name and an Emergency contact. Press + Add information to add personal medical data if needed. Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with swipe, pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.
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.
Battery Open Settings and touch Battery to view the battery level, enable different battery saving modes, check what has been using the battery, manage apps intelligently, or set more options to improve battery life. Storage Open Settings and touch Storage. The amount of free and used memory space is displayed.
WARNING! Changing the app permissions may result in the app not working correctly or as originally intended. Show passwords: Display passwords as you enter them. Notifications on lock screen: Choose what notification contents will be shown on the lock screen. ...
Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls Open Settings and touch Digital Wellbeing & parental controls to get information about how you spend time on your phone, like how often you unlock it and how long you use each app. You can use that information to improve your digital wellbeing.
Permission Manager Open Settings > Apps > Permission manager 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. Wireless Emergency Alerts Open Settings >...
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. Downloads Open Settings and touch System > Downloads to view and manage your downloaded files.
For Your Safety General Safety Don’t make or receive handheld calls while Don’t use at gas driving. Never text stations. while driving. Keep your phone at Your phone may least 10 mm away produce a bright or from your body while flashing light.
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Avoid contact with Avoid extreme anything magnetic. temperatures. Keep away from Avoid contact with pacemakers and liquids. Keep your other electronic phone dry. medical devices. Turn off when asked Do not attempt to to in hospitals and disassemble your medical facilities. phone.
Distractions Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while driving (even with a hands-free kit) can cause distraction and lead to an accident. You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.
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operations or interfere with the image quality. Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material such as cleaning cloth for eyeglass lenses. Do not use alcohol or other corrosive substances for cleaning or allow them to get inside. ...
Do not change or replace the built-in rechargeable battery in your device by yourself. The battery can only be changed or replaced by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider. Do not place the device or the battery in or near heating equipment, such as microwave ovens, stoves or radiators.
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. Small Children Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it.
Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth. 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.
times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text. 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.
to contact or short-circuit the charging jack. Never puncture the surface of the phone with sharp objects. 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.
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. To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket. Hearing Aids People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or...
Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices onboard the aircraft and enable Flight mode of your phone when boarding an aircraft. Interference in Vehicles Please note that because of possible interference with electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands-free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation.
Technical Specifications Size and Weight 164 x 75.7 x 8.5mm. Approx. 184g Networks 4G LTE Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 LTE Data Rates: 300M Down / 150M Up Display 6.52” IPS HD+ 1600 x 720, Capacitive touch. Camera 8MP rear camera with flash.
Talk time Up to 28.5 hours (subject to network) Connectivity Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 3.5mm jack NAHJ, micro USB with USB OTG SIM Card Dual Nano SIM, 4FF format. Battery Caution Do not attempt to open the case or remove the battery. The battery is not user replaceable.
The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. 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 –...
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