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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Protecting your phone with screen locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 © 2014 ZTE CORPORATION . All rights reserved . No part of this publication may Protecting your phone with encryption .
  • Page 3 Organizing with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Working with groups .
  • Page 4 Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Forwarding a message .
  • Page 5 More apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Troubleshooting .

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    3 . Carefully insert the battery with the contacts located against the metal springs . Push down on the battery Warning! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables . until it is fully seated . The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode .

  • Page 7: Extending The Battery Life

    Setting up your phone for the first time 3 . When the battery is fully charged, unplug the charger and disconnect it from the phone . When you first power on your phone after initial purchase or reset it to factory settings (see Settings –...

  • Page 8: Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys

    Locking/Unlocking the screen and keys • Swipe or slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone across the screen . into sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock •...

  • Page 9: Get To Know Your Phone

    Get to know your phone Earpiece Headset port Indicator light Proximity and Camera lens Microphone light sensor Status and notification Volume keys Back microSDHC card slot Key functions Function Touch Power key Press and hold to turn phone on/off, change sound screen setting to silent/vibration/sound, or to set to Airplane mode .

  • Page 10: Personalizing

    Personalizing Getting to know the home screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, Changing the system language and menus . You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more . 1 .

  • Page 11: Adjusting Volumes

    Adjusting volumes 3 . Select a wallpaper source from Gallery, Live Wallpapers, Photos, or Wallpapers and choose the image or animation you want to use as the 1 . From the home screen, tap the Menu key > System settings > Sound > wallpaper .

  • Page 12: Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

    • If you tap PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric PIN or a When you’re ready to turn on encryption: password you must enter to unlock your screen . 1 . From the home screen, tap the Menu key > System settings > Security > Important: If you forget the pattern you set, try five times and touch Forget Encrypt phone .

  • Page 13: Knowing The Basics

    Knowing the basics Managing notifications The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on Monitoring the phone status the left . Below are some of the icons you may see . The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service Notification icons status icons on the right side .

  • Page 14: Using Quick Settings

    Open/close the notifications panel Note: If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates . The notifications of some apps cannot be turned off . Notifications report the arrival of new messages, Tip: In the Notifications Panel, tap at the top of the notifications list to get to calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing the Settings menu quickly .

  • Page 15: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Managing shortcuts and widgets Organizing with folders You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts Add shortcuts and widgets to a folder . 1 . From the home screen, tap > Widgets . Create a folder 2 .

  • Page 16: Rearranging The Favorites Tray

    Rearranging the favorites tray Google Keyboard The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer The home screen includes a customizable favorites tray at the bottom visible keyboard . Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from from all home screens .

  • Page 17: Google Voice Typing

    Google voice typing • Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate . Then tap the Cut Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboard . Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text .

  • Page 18: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to networks and devices Tip: To set the APN to default settings, tap the Menu key > Reset to default . Connecting to Wi-Fi Connecting to mobile networks Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access Control mobile data use at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings .

  • Page 19: Using Wi-Fi Direct

    Add a Wi-Fi network Adjust advanced Wi-Fi settings You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name 1 . From the home screen, tap the Menu key > System settings > Wi-Fi . (SSID) or add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range . 2 .

  • Page 20: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    Connect to another device via Wi-Fi Direct Connecting to Bluetooth devices 1 . From the home screen, tap the Menu key > System settings > Wi-Fi . Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology . Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly 2 .

  • Page 21: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    Connecting to your computer via USB Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered . You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer Note: The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices such as music, pictures, and other files in both directions .

  • Page 22: Disconnect Your Phone From The Computer

    Disconnect your phone from the computer 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 To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable your VPN .

  • Page 23: Phone Calls

    Phone calls Answer a call When you receive a phone call, drag over to answer the call . You can place calls from the Phone app, the People app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information . Wherever you see a phone number, Note: To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume keys you can usually tap it to dial .

  • Page 24: Calling Your Contacts

    Checking voicemail 3 . Tap 4 . To add the number to an existing contact, tap a contact in the list . To add If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave a new contact, tap Create New Contact . voicemail messages when they cannot reach you .

  • Page 25: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    Warning! Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the ear during speakerphone use . remaining caller stay connected . If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected .

  • Page 26: Bar Certain Calls

    Set voicemail Set DTMF tones 1 . From the home screen, tap You can set the length of Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal tones . 2 . In the dialer tab , tap the Menu key > Settings > Voicemail . 1 .

  • Page 27: Internet Call Settings

    Forward incoming calls To configure which calls use Internet calling: You can configure your phone to place all calls using Internet calling, just Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another calls to Internet calling addresses, or to ask each time you place a call . phone number .

  • Page 28: People

    People Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts You can import/export contacts from/to your SIM or phone storage . This You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact devices .

  • Page 29: Working With Favorite Contacts

    Working with groups 3 . The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file . Tap OK to create the file on the phone storage . View your contact groups Share contacts 1 . From the home screen, tap and tap the Groups tab and tap the All contacts tab 1 .

  • Page 30: Delete Contacts

    Edit a group Delete contacts 1 . From the home screen, tap and tap the Groups tab 1 . From the home screen, tap 2 . Tap a group and then tap the Menu key . 2 . Tap a contact you want to delete and then tap the Menu key > Delete . 3 .

  • Page 31: Accounts

    Accounts Configuring account sync Configure auto sync setting Adding or removing accounts 1 . From the home screen, tap the Menu key > System settings . You can add multiple Google Accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync ® accounts . You may also add other kinds of accounts depending on the apps 2 .

  • Page 32: Email

    Email Reply to or forward an email 1 . Open the email you want to reply to or forward from Inbox . > Email . Use it to receive and send emails From the home screen, tap from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP , or access your 2 .

  • Page 33: Writing And Sending An Email

    Writing and sending an email Edit an email account You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often 1 . Open your email Inbox and tap you check for email, how you’re notified of new mails, your email signature, Note: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails .

  • Page 34: Gmail

    Gmail 2 . Tap 3 . Enter a contact name or email address in the To field . Separate each After you sign in to your Google account on the phone, you can send and recipient with a comma . retrieve Gmail messages with the Gmail app .

  • Page 35: Working With Labels

    Changing Gmail settings Tip: For documents with multiple pages, tapping the Preview option will only download the pages you view, while tapping other options may download Tap the Menu key > Settings in any Gmail screen to change General the entire file and cost more time and data . settings, which apply to all Gmail accounts, or other settings that only apply Working with labels to specific accounts .

  • Page 36: Messaging

    Messaging Notes: • You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages . messages (MMS) . • Do not add any attachment if you want to send a text message. Otherwise Opening the messaging screen you may be charged for a multimedia message .

  • Page 37: Copying A Message

    Calendar Copying a message You can copy text messages in the phone storage to the SIM card, or Calendar works with the web-based Google Calendar service for creating ™ vice versa . and managing events, meetings, and appointments . It also works with the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendar once you sign into your Exchange •...

  • Page 38: View Event Details

    Google+ View event details In Agenda, Day, or Week view, tap an event to view its details . Google+ is a social networking service offered by Google . The Google+ In Month view, tap a day to switch to Day view . Then tap an event to view application on your phone enables you to manage your data, chat with its details .

  • Page 39: Signing Out Of Google

    Browser • Events: Manage your social calendar . You can add events, invite people, and then share photos in real time from an event . Use Browser to view web pages and search for information . • Search: Search for content posted on Google+ . Opening the browser Signing out of Google+ >...

  • Page 40: Changing Browser Settings

    Maps Changing browser settings You can configure a number of Browser settings to customize the way you Activating location services browse the web, including several that you can use to control your privacy . To use Google Maps and find your location, you must have location services ™...

  • Page 41: Getting Directions To Your Destination

    3 . Enter the address or the type of business or establishment you’re looking 2 . Navigate the map view to the area you’d like to explore . You can explore for in the search box at the top . If suitable suggestions appear below the nearby locations or pan the map to another location .

  • Page 42: Search

    Search Camera You can search for information on the web or on your phone using Google You can use your phone to take photos and record videos . Photos and videos Search, get information when you need with Google Now without searching, are stored on the phone’s memory card or in the phone’s internal storage .

  • Page 43: Recording A Video

    Gallery Recording a video 1 . From the camera screen, slide to switch to the camcorder . Opening gallery 2 . Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments . From the home screen, tap > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos .

  • Page 44: Working With Pictures

    Working with pictures Icon Function Tap a picture in an album to view the picture in Apply effects such as bleaching, black and white, vintage, full screen . Double tap the picture, or pinch two and lomography . fingers together or spread them apart to zoom Crop, straighten, mirror, and rotate .

  • Page 45: Music

    Music Viewing your music library > Music and your music library is displayed . All From the home screen, tap From the home screen, tap > Music to play audio files stored on your your audio files are cataloged according to the information stored in phone .

  • Page 46: Managing Playlists

    Play music Number Function Song and artist information . 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 Album artwork . and listen to you favorite songs that you’ve added to your online Google Music library .

  • Page 47: Managing Playlists

    Managing playlists Number Function Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you Song and artist information . Tap or can play the songs you like in the order you prefer . To view all your playlists, drag down to return to the music >...

  • Page 48: Video Player

    Video player To rename a video: 1 . Tap next to the video . Use the video player to play various kinds of videos . 2 . Tap Rename . Opening the video library 3 . Type the new video name and tap OK . >...

  • Page 49: Sound Recorder

    Sound recorder More apps Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them Clock whenever you like . Set an alarm, check world time, and use the stopwatch and countdown . Recording a voice memo Set an alarm >...

  • Page 50: Calculator

    Countdown > File Manager . Tap the folder name at From the home screen, tap the top of the screen to switch between the memory card storage and the 1 . From the home screen, tap > Clock . phone storage . 2 .

  • Page 51: Google Play ™ Store

    Google Play Store Creating a Google Wallet account You must set up a Google Wallet account to purchase items from the > Play Store . You can buy or rent music, books, From the home screen, tap Play Store . movies, and apps and download them to your phone .

  • Page 52: Managing Your Downloads

    Settings Managing your downloads After you’ve downloaded and installed an app, you can rate it, view it in a list > Settings . The Settings app contains most of From the home screen, tap with your other downloaded apps, configure it to update itself automatically, the tools for customizing and configuring your phone .
  • Page 53 Tap Silent mode to turn off all sounds except media and alarm, or enable • Voice Search: silent mode with vibration . • Language: Select the language you use when entering text by speaking or searching by speaking . Display •...

  • Page 54: Wireless & Networks

    Wireless & networks Apps See apps installed on your phone and manage them . Data usage Tap an app in the Downloaded, On SD Card, Running, or All tab to see its Tap the On/Off switch to turn on or off mobile data . information .

  • Page 55: Accounts

    Accounts • Set up SIM/RUIM card lock: • Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to require PIN before Manage your accounts and synchronization settings . accessing the SIM card . • Tap Add account to sign in to or create accounts on your phone . •...

  • Page 56: Upgrading The Phone Software

    Poor reception The network signal is too weak at Move to a location where the Note: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website (http://www . your current location, for example, in network signal can be properly ztedevice .com/support) and click your country or region to learn more a basement or near a tall building, received .

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    Problem Possible causes Possible solution Problem Possible causes Possible solution Unable to The SIM card is invalid . Contact your service provider . Battery not The battery or battery charger is Contact the dealer . charging damaged . connect to the You are not within the network’s Check the service area with network...

  • Page 58: For Your Safety

    For your safety Radio frequency (RF) exposure This device meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves . General safety This device is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Don’t make or receive Communications Commission of the U .S .

  • Page 59: Fcc Compliance

    For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets the FCC RF • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to exposure guidelines for use with an accessory that contains no metal and which the receiver is connected .

  • Page 60: Distraction

    Distraction a rating system for wireless phones to assist hearing device users in finding phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices . Not all phones have been rated . Phones that are rated have the rating on their box or a Driving label located on the box .

  • Page 61: Phone Calls

    Demagnetization • Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames or lit tobacco products . To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or • Do not expose your phone or its accessories to liquid, moisture, or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time .

  • Page 62: Repetitive Strain Injuries

    Repetitive strain injuries Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals . To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting or playing Never puncture the surface of the battery with sharp objects .

  • Page 63: Radio Frequency Interference

    Hearing aids • Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725 . Use of an unqualified battery People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard . interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby .

  • Page 64: Explosive Environments

    Specifications Explosive environments Handset specifications are shown in the following table . Gas stations and explosive atmospheres Network frequency GSM 850/1900 In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to UMTS 850/1900 turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment . Operating system Android 4 .3 (Jelly Bean) Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fueling areas, below...

  • Page 65: Warranty

    . ZTE offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed subscriber unit and its e) If the serial number or mobile accessory date code has been removed,...

  • Page 66: How To Get Warranty Service

    Notes How to get warranty service To obtain warranty service, please call (877) 817-1759 . Please have the following information available when you send the phone in for repair: • A valid Proof of Purchase • Return address • Daytime phone number or fax number •...

  • Page 67: Notes

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