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  • Page 1 MASTER YOUR DEVICE...
  • Page 3 CONTENTS My Verizon Manage your account online or from your phone with My Verizon Mobile. Basics How to use your new phone—from charging the battery and placing calls to checking voice mail. apps and Features It’s a mobile world and it’s yours to conquer— with music, video, web browsing, email and picture messaging, plus tools for navigation and family safeguards.
  • Page 4: Verizon Wireless

    WElCOME THaNk YOu fOr CHOOSINg VErIzON WIrElESS You’re now connected to the blazingly fast, powerfully brilliant Verizon 4g Network. That’s ten times faster than 3g. So go ahead, make yourself heard. for more information, visit verizonwireless.com/4GLte. This book will show you how to unleash the potential of your new device.
  • Page 5: Important Customer Information

    IMPOrTaNT CuSTOMEr INfOrMaTION data pLans and Features: content and internet access Many services and applications offered through your device may be provided by third parties. Before you use, link to or download a service provided by a third party, or an application such as a non- Verizon Wireless location-based gPS- type service, chat room, marketplace or social network from your device, you...
  • Page 6 Policy at responsibility.verizon.com/ contentpolicy. Your Verizon Wireless Customer agreement terms and conditions and certain other specially identified terms govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and services.
  • Page 7: Hearing Aid Compatibility

    HEarINg aID COMPaTIBIlITY INfOrMaTION This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids.
  • Page 8 MY VErIzON Save time. Save money. register now at verizonwireless.com/myverizon. Manage your account. Quickly check ≠ your voice, text and data usage or make adjustments to your Plan at any time. Get personalized support. My Support ≠ answers your questions quickly. pay bills your way.
  • Page 9 BaSICS PHONE fEaTurES notiFication touch screen Menu hoMe connector Microphone search Back Front caMera power/Lock earpiece 3.5MM headset jack...
  • Page 10: First Steps

    fIrST STEPS reMoVinG the Back coVer Make sure the wireless device is turned off. Hold the device securely with the front facing down. With your thumb or finger, lift up the back cover from the notch at the top of the wireless device.
  • Page 11 2. Insert the 4g SIM card (with the cut-off corner first and the gold contacts facing down) into the SIM card slot. note: a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) is a “smart card” that houses personal information, such as your mobile phone number, calling plan, account information, and content, such as contacts, text messages, and call history.
  • Page 12: Removing The 4G Sim Card

    The Verizon Wireless 4g SIM card is compatible with any Verizon Wireless 4g certified device. You can move the 4g SIM card from one device to another and your wireless service will work seamlessly as long as you have a compatible device and service plan.
  • Page 13: Installing Your Battery

    support. for additional information about 4g SIM cards, visit verizonwireless.com/4GsiM. * The SIM card must be inserted in the wireless device for you to use Verizon Wireless services. instaLLinG your Battery align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment.
  • Page 14 2. Connect the other end of the charging cable to the power adapter. 3. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery. warninG! Please use only an approved charging accessory to charge your device. Improper handling of the charging port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger, may cause damage to your device and void the warranty.
  • Page 15: Setting Up Your Device

    settinG up your deVice When you turn on your wireless device for the first time, you have the option to choose your language, how you want to connect to the Internet, and whether you want your current location to be automatically detected.
  • Page 16 after signing in, all emails, contacts, and calendar events on your google account will automatically synchronize with your wireless device. You can set up another email account, or tap next to proceed. setting up an exchange activesync email account Press hoMe >...
  • Page 17: Make A Call

    or if you upgrade to a new wireless device, Backup assistant will restore your contacts. To get started using Backup assistant, press hoMe > Menu, and then tap settings > accounts & sync > Backup assistant. note: Subject to specific terms of use. results may vary based on backup schedule and other factors.
  • Page 18: Receiving Calls

    Select the enable assisted dialing check box. under reference Country, select the country that you want to call. Check the dialing preferences, such as the IDD/NDD Prefix and area/City Code. The next time you dial a phone number, the IDD/NDD prefix and area/city code is automatically added before the number.
  • Page 19: Voice Mail

    VOICE MaIl settinG up Voice MaiL On the Home screen, tap phone. 86 ( VM), and then tap call. If you hear a greeting, press to interrupt it. follow the setup prompts. Select a password. record a voice signature and greeting. accessinG your Voice MaiL FroM your phone On the Home screen, tap phone.
  • Page 20: Visual Voice Mail

    resettinG your Voice MaiL password To learn how to reset your password or discover other features, visit verizonwireless.com/myverizon. note: Voice mailboxes not set up within 45 days will be cancelled. Your Verizon Wireless voice mailbox is not password protected until you create a password by following the setup prompts.
  • Page 21 cancel your Visual Voice Mail service, go to verizonwireless. com/myverizon or contact Customer Service. V Block must be removed to use Visual Voice Mail. Data charges apply only to the application download, which requires approximately 1 MB of data. lOCkINg/uNlOCkINg YOur PHONE Prevent accidental key presses by locking your wireless device.
  • Page 22: Using The Speakerphone

    uSINg THE SPEakErPHONE auTOMaTICallY You can switch to speakerphone by simply flipping over your phone. Press hoMe > Menu, and then tap settings. Tap sound, and tap Flip for speaker. note: The Flip for speaker option is not available when your wireless device is set to either Vibrate or Silent mode.
  • Page 23: Turning On Bluetooth

    settinG rinGtone to ViBrate Pressing the VOluME uP or VOluME DOWN button changes the volume level of the phone ringtone. While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOluME DOWN once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. The phone vibrates and the vibrate mode icon appears in the status bar.
  • Page 24: Bluetooth Settings

    Before you connect your headset, you need to make it discoverable so your wireless device can find it. You can find out how to do this by referring to your headset manual. Press hoMe > Menu, and then tap settings > wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.
  • Page 25: Using Android Market

    aPPS aND fEaTurES Make your phone do more with music, ringtones, wallpapers, apps and games. Check the latest scores, keep up with Twitter™ and facebook, even plan a vacation, we’ve got apps that help you do it all. for details and pricing, go to verizonwireless.com.
  • Page 26: Send Your Message

    Navigate or search for the item you want to download and then select it. On the application details screen, tap install. SEND YOur MESSagE Talk with your fingers. Make a bold statement with the touch of a button. for rates and complete information, go to verizonwireless.com/messaging.
  • Page 27 ≠ Tap the icon, and then select the phone numbers of contacts or contact groups. When you have selected all the message recipients, tap ok. 4. Tap the box that says “add text”, and then enter your message. 5. Tap send. text MessaGinG (FroM outside the u.s.) sending a new text message to a phone On the Home screen, tap Messages...
  • Page 28: Picture Messaging

    picture MessaGinG Take pictures that you can send to virtually any wireless number or email address. snap a photo and send as a picture message Press hoMe , tap , and then tap camera frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.
  • Page 29: Video Messaging

    delete a photo attachment before sending a message While composing a message, tap Tap any picture you want to delete from the attachment, and then tap remove. Tap done. save a photo from a message Open a picture message, and then tap slideshow.
  • Page 30 Before you record the video, you can also zoom in or out, change the video light mode, or apply some video effects. to begin recording. When finished, to stop recording. 5. Tap on the post-capture screen, and then tap Messages 6.
  • Page 31: Mobile Web

    Select any video you want to save on your phone’s storage card. Tap done. DaTa Tap into a powerful stream of data—it’s all in the palm of your hand. eMaiL Check email on the go with popular internet- based email accounts, including Yahoo!® Mail, aOl®...
  • Page 32 Enter the address (url) of the web page. as you enter the address, your web search engine makes suggestions of web pages and queries in a list. Tap a suggestion or continue entering an address. While on the web page, slide your finger on the screen to scroll through the web page or pinch the screen to zoom in or out.
  • Page 33: Ringback Tones

    ending a web session To quit surfing the Internet, just tap Back while on a web page. To close a web page from multiple browser windows, press Menu > windows, and then BE a MEDIa MOgu l let your music flood the airwaves. Your airwaves.
  • Page 34: Verizon Safeguards

    to your phone. Press hoMe , tap > V cast apps . Or visit verizonwireless. com/apps. VErIzON SafEguarDS Your family; your call. Verizon safeguards give you peace of mind with Content filters, Spam Controls, usage Controls and more. go to verizonwireless.com/spamcontrols or verizonwireless.com/usagecontrols.
  • Page 35 additionally, certain applications, services and programs are capable of accessing, collecting, storing and using location Information and disclosing location Information to others. You should use caution when determining whether or not location Information should be made available to others and you should review any applicable third party privacy policies before providing access.
  • Page 36: Total Equipment Coverage

    Vz NaVIgaTOr® More than just directions, Vz navigator gets you where you’re going and keeps you informed once you get there. receive traffic alerts, find gas prices and directions to the station, search local businesses, share your location with friends, or speed-dial roadside assistance. Press hoMe >...
  • Page 37: International Roaming

    gO glOBal Verizon Wireless keeps you connected around the corner and around the world. for up-to-date information on destinations and rates, go to verizonwireless.com/vzglobal and select from the following programs: internationaL LonG distance You can call over 190 destinations from the u.S.
  • Page 38 Canada, Mexico, China, Israel, Brazil and 611 from your phone or Jamaica. Dial call 1-800-922-0204 and speak with a Verizon Wireless representative to enable International roaming. a full list of destinations and rates can be found at verizonwireless.com/internationalroam. GLoBaL traVeL proGraM available in more than 220 voice countries, more than 200 data countries and more than 115 countries with 3g, this is the perfect short-...
  • Page 39 NOTES...
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  • Page 42 For an interactive guide to your new wireless device, go to verizonwireless.com...

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