Extending The Battery Life; Setting Up Your Phone For The First Time; Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys; Using The Touch Screen - Zte Paragon Z753G User Manual

Getting Started
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If
the phone is on, you'll see a charging icon, such as
or , appear in 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. In this case, try again after charging the phone
for at least 10 minutes. Contact customer service if
you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged
charging.

Extending the Battery Life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth
and Wi-Fi usage, and GPS functionality can drain
your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to
conserve your battery power:
• Reduce the screen backlight time.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not
in use.
• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most
applications using this function will periodically
query the GPS satellites for your current location;
each query drains your battery.
Powering Your Phone On/Off
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key to turn on
your phone.
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• To turn it off, press and hold the Power/Lock Key
to open the options menu. Tap Power off and then
tap OK.
Setting Up Your Phone for
the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase
it or reset it to factory settings (see Settings – Personal
– Backup & Reset), you may need to set it up before
using it.
1. Tap the language field, select the language you
want, and tap Start.
2. Connect to a Wi-Fi network and tap Next.
Otherwise, tap Skip.
3. Set the date, time, and time zone, or use date and
time data provided by the network. Then tap Next.
4. If you have a Google™ account, tap Existing to
sign in. Tap New to create a Google account or tap
Not now to set up an account later.
5. Configure the Google location options and tap Next.
6. Enter your name, which the phone uses to
personalize some apps, and then tap .
7. You will be prompted to accept the Google terms of
service. Tap Next to continue.
8. Tap Finish to complete the setup.
Locking/Unlocking the
Screen and Keys
Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and
keys (put the phone into Sleep mode) when not in use,
and also 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/Lock Key.
NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically
turns off the screen after a certain period of time
when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive
messages and calls while the phone screen is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
1. Press the Power/Lock Key to turn the screen on.
2. Press and hold a blank area of the screen.
NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN,
or password for your phone (see Personalizing –
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you'll need
to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to
unlock your screen.

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone's touch screen lets you control actions
through a variety of touch gestures.
• Tap – When you want to type using the on-screen
keyboard, select on-screen items (such as application
and settings icons), or press on-screen buttons,
simply tap them with your finger.
• Tap and Hold – To open the available options for
an item (for example, a message or link in a web
page), tap and hold the item.
Getting Started
• Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to
quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
• 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, Browser, and
Gallery), 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).
• Rotate the screen – For most screens, you can
automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.
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