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F107 User Manual Contents For Your Safety ........7 General Care ............7 Aircraft Safety ...........11 Hospital Safety..........11 General Guidelines ...........12 Road Safety ............14 Vehicles Equipped with an Airbag ....16 Third Party Equipment ........16 Emergency Services .........16 Information on Privacy ........18 Copyright Notice ..........18...
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Basic Operations ..........35 Using the Phone........39 Making a Call............ 39 Answering a Call ..........43 In-call Options ..........43 Call History ............44 Using USIM Card Services (STK) ....45 Messaging..........46 Writing and Sending a Message ......46 Deleting Messages ...........
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F107 User Manual Slide Show ............59 Streaming URL ..........60 Getting Connected ......61 Connecting to the Internet ........61 Web Browser ............62 Bluetooth............64 Setting up Your Phone ....... 66 Screen Settings..........66 Handset Settings..........67 Profiles ..............69 Security Settings ..........70 Call Settings............71 Other Functions ........72 Managing Files..........72...
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Java Games and Applications......75 Questions & Answers ......76 Declaration of RoHS Compliance..85 Disposal of Your Old Appliance ..86...
F107 User Manual For Your Safety General Care Your handset contains delicate electronic circuitry, magnets and battery systems. You should treat it with care and give particular attention to the following points: Do not allow the handset, battery or accessories to come into contact with liquids or moisture at any time.
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Do not remove the handset’s battery while the handset is switched on. Take care not to allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings to contact or short-circuit the battery terminals. Do not dispose of battery in a fire. The handset’s Li-ION batteries may be safely disposed of at a Li-ION recycling point.
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F107 User Manual Do not disassemble or modify the battery. Do not use a damaged or deformed battery. Do not drop, throw, or subject the handset to rough treatment. Do not solder the battery directly. Stop using the battery if abnormal heat, odor, discoloration, deformation, or abnormal condition is detected during use, charge, or storage.
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Be careful not to place the handset near heat sources (such as a heater) or too close to the edge of the table. Power off your phone before you clean it. Use a damp or anti-static cloth to clean the handset. Do not use an ordinary dry cloth or electrostatic cloth.
F107 User Manual Aircraft Safety Power off your phone before the airplane takes off. In order to protect airplane’s communication system from interference, it is prohibited to use mobile phone in flight. If you want to use mobile phone before the airplane takes off, you should get aircrew’s permission according to safety regulations.
General Guidelines In some countries, national law prohibits private copying of copyrighted material. Please check the national legislation of the applicable country concerning the use of such material. Many jurisdictions have laws and regulations about taking pictures in public or private areas and regarding the processing and further use of such pictures.
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F107 User Manual Observe any signs that indicate powering off handsets, such as those near gas stations, or explosives, and power off the handset/device immediately. If you have a heart condition, be careful with the settings of call vibration or tone volume.
The operation of some medical electronic devices, such as hearing aids and pacemakers, may be affected if a handset is used next to them. Observe any caution signs and the manufacturer’s recommendations. Do not leave the handset discharged or without a battery for a long time, otherwise some data may be erased.
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F107 User Manual You MUST NOT stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway to answer or make a call, except in an emergency. Power off your handset at a refueling point, such as a gas station, even if you are not refueling your own car.
Third Party Equipment The use of third party equipment, cables or accessories, not made or authorized by ZTE, may invalidate the warranty of your handset and also adversely affect the phone’s safety/operation. Emergency Services To make an emergency call in any country: 1.
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F107 User Manual 2. Press End Key as many times as needed to clear the display and ready the device for calls. 3. Enter the official emergency number for your present location, for example, 112 (the international emergency number). 4. Press Send Key to dial the number. Follow instructions received and do not end the call until told to do so.
Due to the nature of the cellular system, the connection of emergency calls cannot be guaranteed. You should never rely solely on any wireless device for essential communications like medical emergencies. Information on Privacy Camera usage and photo/audio/video recordings carried out with the handset can offend the confidentiality of the subjects.
F107 User Manual Getting Started Your F107 The F107 described in this manual is approved for use on the HSDPA/HSPA/HSPA+/UMTS/GSM/GPRS networks and achieves seamless handover between them. Empowered by the 3G technology, F107 converges real-life experiences with real-time connectivity. Enjoy the feature of high-speed, broadband-quality connectivity wherever you go.
F107 User Manual Starting Up Battery The lithium ion rechargeable battery of the mobile phone can be immediately used after unpacking. A new battery performs best after performing a full charge/discharge 3 times. When not using the battery for a long period, remove it from the phone and store it in a cool dry place.
2. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment on the phone. 3. Push down on the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place. 4. Replace the back cover. Removing the Battery 1.
F107 User Manual Charging the Battery Use the battery up completely before charging the battery for the first time with the procedure indicated below. Caution: Do not charge the battery out of the temperature range of 0°C to 45°C. 1. Connect your adapter to the bottom of your mobile...
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2. Connect the other end of the adapter to the mains socket. Remove the charger from both the mains socket and the phone once the charging completed. Installing and Removing the USIM Card 1. Make sure that the phone is switched off and the charger is disconnected from the phone.
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F107 User Manual 5. Replace the battery first. 6. Replace the back cover. Caution: Do not bend, scratch the SIM card, or unnecessarily touch its metal surface. It may damage the information stored. To remove the USIM card, slide it out of the card slot.
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Notes: The microSD logo is a trademark. 1. Open the cover of the memory card slot on the left side of the phone. 2. Insert the memory card carefully with the metal contacts facing upwards until it clicks into the right position.
F107 User Manual the phone. The phone will automatically search for the network. Notes: You may need to enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) or phone password if you have enabled phone lock or PIN lock. (See Setting up Your Phone —...
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Indicator Indicator What it means (Blue Theme) (Orange Theme) Indicates you have new text messages. Indicates you have new multimedia messages. Indicates you have new WAP PUSH messages. Indicates your message space is full. Indicates the data communication in progress. Indicates call divert (Always) is active.
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F107 User Manual Indicator Indicator What it means (Blue Theme) (Orange Theme) Indicates you have missed video calls. Indicates the alarm clock has been set. Indicates the amount of charge in your battery. Indicates low battery. Indicates Bluetooth is active.
Indicator Indicator What it means (Blue Theme) (Orange Theme) Indicates the vibration mode is activated. Indicates the ringtone is shut off. Indicates the meeting mode is activated Roaming Standby Mode When you turn on the phone, it enters the standby mode.
F107 User Manual You can return to the standby mode from any interface by pressing End Key. Entering Text Input Modes Your mobile phone provides the following input methods: word predictive text mode (En), lowercase alphabetic (abc) mode, uppercase alphabetic (ABC) mode and numeric (123) mode.
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Press only once each key associated with the letter you want to enter. The letters you have entered appear on the display. The candidate words change with each key you press. When the candidate word you need is displayed, press Up Key or Down Key to highlight the word and press OK Key to confirm.
F107 User Manual Numeric Mode In numeric mode, use the alphanumeric keys to enter numbers. Letters and spaces cannot be entered in this mode. Symbols Press * Key to select the symbol you need and press OK Key to insert the selected symbol into the text. In word predictive text mode and alphabetic modes, you can also press 1 Key to enter commonly used symbols.
You can also open the items in the main menu by pressing the alphanumeric keys, * Key or # Key. For instance, press 1 Key to open Tools, 2 Key to open Browser, and # Key to open Camera. In most submenus, there is a number before each menu item.
F107 User Manual Right Key: Access to Multimedia. Notes: You can customize the shortcuts in Settings > Handset > Shortcut keys. Keypad Lock You can use the keypad lock to prevent the keys from being accidentally pressed. In standby mode, hold * Key and then press Right Soft Key to lock the keypad.
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Multitasking Multiple applications can run at the same time on your F107. Press Switch Key in any interface to launch Task Manager. With Task Manager, you can check new system events (for instance, new messages and missed calls), view applications that are running currently, or launch new applications.
F107 User Manual Using the Phone Making a Call Making a Voice Call 1. Enter a phone number in the standby mode. 2. Press Send Key or select Call > Voice call. Tips: You can also select Save to save the number, or Send to send a message.
2. Select Call > Video call. 3. Press Right Soft Key to cancel the call. 4. Press End Key to end the call. International Call 1. Press * Key twice to enter “+”. 2. Enter the country code, area code and the phone number.
F107 User Manual Down Key. 2. Select a contact and then press Send Key or select Options > Call > Voice call/ Video call. Making a Call from Call Log 1. Select Menu > Calls in the standby mode to open call history.
Making a Speed Dial Call In the standby mode, hold the numeric key (1~9) corresponding to the phone number in the speed dial list to make a call. Notes: The number key 1 and 2 are reserved for your voicemail number and videomail number.
F107 User Manual Answering a Call When there is an incoming call, you can press Send Key to answer it or Right Soft Key to reject it. You can also select Options to mute the ringtone or reject and call and send a message to the caller, explaining why you cannot answer.
Press OK Key [Loudsp.] to turn on the speaker. To turn off the speaker, select HF off. Press Left Soft Key for more options. Hold/Active: Put the current call on hold or retrieve the call. End call: End the call. Record: Record the conversation.
F107 User Manual You can check missed calls, received calls, dialled calls or all calls history in Call log, or find the durations for the last call and all calls in Calls info. In Call log, select a call record and press OK Key to...
Messaging Select Menu > Messages to access your text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). The messages are sorted in different folders. USIM box is used to save text messages on the USIM card. Writing and Sending a Message In standby mode, select Menu > Messages > New message >...
F107 User Manual templates or My words, or save the message to Drafts. To insert multimedia files to the message, press OK Key. You can insert images, videos and audios, or add other files as attachments. The message can be in a slide show.
1. Select or open the message in Inbox or USIM box. 2. Press Options and select Move to user folders, Move to USIM, Copy to USIM, Move to phone or Copy to phone. Configuring Message Settings Mult. msg. settings Retrieval settings: Select how you want to retrieve the multimedia messages.
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F107 User Manual Anonymous msg./PUSH Message: Accept or reject anonymous or PUSH messages. Connections: Select a connection to use. Please consult the 3 for detailed information. Text msg. settings SMS center number: You need the correct message center number to send and receive SMS normally.
Personal Information Contacts Select Menu > Contacts. You can create a new contact with a name and a phone number in the USIM card, or a contact with more information on the phone. The phone can store 500 records. The capacity of the USIM card may vary.
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F107 User Manual new contact will be saved in your USIM card. If you have selected Friends, Family or Work, the new contact will be saved in the phone and classified in the respective group. Under All contacts, the save location of the...
Other Options Select a contact and press OK Key to view the contact. To edit the contact, press OK Key again or select Options > Edit from the contact list. Press Left Soft Key for more options. You can call the selected contact, delete it, send a message to the contact, send the contact information to others as an electronic business card, copy contacts between phone...
F107 User Manual Adding New Events 1. Initially, the cursor appears on today’s date. Press Navigation Keys to select a date, or press Options > Go to date and enter the date you want. 2. Select Right Soft Key [Add] > Meeting/Memo/ Anniversary.
1. Select or open an event. 2. Press Left Soft Key [Options] > Send. Calendar Settings When you are in Month view or Week view mode, select Options > Settings to select ringtone for calendar alarms, default view mode, or the day that each week starts on.
F107 User Manual Experiencing Multimedia Camera and Video Camera Capturing a Photo or Recording a Video Clip Select Menu > Multimedia > Camera/Video camera. The photos are stored in jpg format, and videos in 3gp or mp4 depending on the setting. You can switch between the photo and video camera by pressing Left/Right Key.
Setting the Cameras Press Up/Down Key to zoom in or out. Before taking photos or recording videos, press Left Soft Key to set up the camera. You can choose the size, quality, brightness, contrast, effect, sound and save to location of the photo/video, or switch between photo and video camera.
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F107 User Manual Notes: Press Options > Recent play to view recently played items. Press Options > Network settings to set the parameters for streaming media. Please contact 3 for detailed information. Using the Playlist Use Playlist to play multiple audio files in the order you prefer.
Copyright and Protected Files Some media files (pictures, audio and video files) have associated licenses that protect them from being unlawfully distributed or shared. Your phone supports OMA DRM 1.0. The protected files have .dcf extension name. You can download and play/view this type of media files, but you may not be able to copy, modify or transfer them.
F107 User Manual You can save or discard the memo, or press Left Soft Key to send or replay it. Playing a Record 1. Open Voice recorder and press Right Soft Key [My auds]. 2. In My Audio folder, select a voice memo and press OK Key.
To create a new slide, enter the name of the slide first. Then select picture files. Mark the files you need and press OK Key. Streaming URL Streaming URL is like bookmarks for playing streaming media. Select a URL to open the streaming media directly.
F107 User Manual Getting Connected Connecting to the Internet Access Point and Connect You need the correct network access point and connect settings to browse the Internet, watch stream media or to send and receive MMS. If the setting is not preset on your phone, obtain the settings information from the service provider.
To set up a new connect setting Select Menu > Settings > Handset > Connect. Press Add and enter the parameters you have obtained. Select OK to save the new setting. Web Browser In standby mode, select Menu > Browser to launch the preinstalled Internet browser.
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F107 User Manual Open Advanced settings to set up Display pic, Display Animation, Browser Mode, SmartFit Mode, Background Music, Cache mode, Cookie mode, Autofill Mode, Script and Refresh Limit. You can also clear cache, cookies, input histories, or view certificates provided in the browser.
Web Page Options Open a web page and press Options. You can refresh the page, enter new link, forward to the next page, go to home page/bookmarked pages/history pages/saved pages, save the page to bookmark, or save the page as an off-line file. You can also use images, the background music and the URL of the web page, choose the encoding, or view properties of the page.
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F107 User Manual Your phone supports OPP, FTP, HSP, HFP, A2DP, AVRCP, DUNP Bluetooth profiles. You can connect your phone to a Bluetooth headset, transfer files with other Bluetooth devices, use your phone as a Bluetooth modem for your PC, or browse the files on remote devices.
Setting up Your Phone Screen Settings Configure screen display options. Set wallpaper: You can select your favorite wallpaper to display in standby mode. Theme manage: Select from the two interface themes that are preinstalled on your phone. Set backlight duration: You can set the duration of backlight.
F107 User Manual Set phone greeting: You can set a message displayed when powering on the phone. Handset Settings Language: You can set the current display language. Time & date: You can set the time and date. Missed Call(s) Tone: You can set the ringtone notification for missed calls.
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Network settings: When outside the coverage of your regular network, you can manually select the local network. Preferred mode: Select the preferred type of network. Preferred selection: Automatic: The phone will scan for the available network when you are outside the home network.
F107 User Manual PC Connection: You can connect your phone to PC via provided USB data cable or Bluetooth adapter. Restore default settings: Restore to original factory settings. You need to enter the handset lock code. The default code is 0000.
Security Settings Security features help to prevent the phone from unauthorized use. Keep the confidential numbers in a safe place where you can access them again if required. PIN code and PIN2 code are passwords provided by your service provider and go with your USIM card. If you activate PIN code, you must enter the code every time you turn on the phone.
F107 User Manual You can enter the PIN2 code and define a list of numbers in FDN list. This information is saved in the USIM card. Turn on the Fixed dial numbers function, and you cannot dial numbers out of FDN list.
Other Functions Managing Files In standby mode, select Menu > File manager to manage files on your phone and your memory card. Press OK Key to open a file or a folder. Press Left Soft Key in Photos, Audio, Videos and Others folders on the phone, and the Micro SD folder.
F107 User Manual To set an alarm, select an alarm and press Add. When finished editing, press Save. Press Left Soft Key to edit alarms, set rest days or delete alarms. Stopwatch You can measure time, for example, in different sports.
Press Left/Right Key to choose the city. If you want to set the date and time of the current city as your local date and time, press OK Key. Calculator Select Menu > Tools > Calculator for simple calculation. Notes: This calculator has limited accuracy.
Notes: Since F107 is a phone capable of running multiple applications at the same time, the running applications are displayed in red. And when you press Left Soft Key, you can bring the selected application to the...
Questions & Answers 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 The network...
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F107 User Manual Problem Possible causes Possible solution The network is Avoid using the busy at the current phone at such time (for example, times, or try again during peak times, after waiting a there may be too short time.
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Problem Possible causes Possible solution Poor local Press End Key telephone line and dial again. quality. You may be switched to a better-quality network trunk or phone line. Unable to Your service Contact your select certain provider does not service provider. features support these features, or you...
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F107 User Manual Problem Possible causes Possible solution The phone’s Adjust the battery temperature is charging below 0°C or environment to higher than 45 °C. avoid extremes of temperature. Poor contact Check all between the connectors to battery and make sure all charger.
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Problem Possible causes Possible solution The standby time If you are located is related to your in an area where service provider signaling is weak, system temporarily power configuration. The off the phone. same phone used with different service providers’ systems will not provide exactly the same length...
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F107 User Manual Problem Possible causes Possible solution a base station. Doing so consumes battery power and will consequently shorten standby time. Battery power has Recharge the Cannot been depleted. phone’s battery. switch your phone on USIM card Take the USIM...
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Problem Possible causes Possible solution Debris on the Use a soft, dry USIM card cloth to clean the contacts. USIM card contacts. Unable to USIM card Contact your connect to the invalid. service provider. network You are not within Check the service the network’s area with your service area.
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F107 User Manual Problem Possible causes Possible solution Cannot You have Go to Settings > answer activated the Call Call > Call incoming barring feature. barring, and then calls select Cancel all call barring. You cannot You have Go to Settings >...
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Problem Possible causes Possible solution PIN Code You have entered Contact your blocked an incorrect PIN service provider. code three If the service consecutive provider provides times. the USIM card’s PUK code, use the PUK code to unlock the USIM card.
To minimize the environmental impacts and take more responsibilities to the earth we live on, this document shall serve as a formal declaration that the F107 manufactured by ZTE CORPORATION is in compliance with the Directive 2002/95/EC of the European...
3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health. For this product’s Recycling Manual based on WEEE directive, please send an e-mail to weee@zte.com.cn, or visit the website below to download the document: http://ensupport.zte.com.cn...
EC Declaration of Conformity It is hereby declared that the following designated product: Product Type: WCDMA/GSM(GPRS) Dual-Mode Digital Mobile Phone Model No.: ZTE F107 complies with the essential protection requirements of the Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment Directive (EC Directive 1999/05/EC) and their amendments.
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IEC 62209-2:2008; EN 50332-1 2000; EN 50332-2 2003 This declaration is the responsibility of the manufacturer: ZTE Corporation ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, P. R. China Authorized person signing for the company:...