ZTE V6PLUS LTE/WCDMA/GSM Multi-Mode Digital Mobile Phone User Manual
ZTE Corporation LTE/WCDMA/GSM Multi-Mode Digital Mobile Phone Users Manual
ZTE >
Users Manual
1
Blade V7 Lite
User Manual
2
About This Manual
Thank you for choosing this ZTE cellular device. In order to keep
your device in its best condition, please read this manual and
keep it for future reference.
Copyright
Copyright © 2016 ZTE CORPORATION
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced,
translated or used in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without the
prior written permission of ZTE Corporation.
Notice
ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print
errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice.
This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure
the accuracy of its content. However, all statements, information
and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a
warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Please refer to
For Your Safety on page 159 to be sure to use your phone
properly and safely. We offer self-service for our smart terminal
device users. Please visit the ZTE official website (at
www.ztedevice.com) for more information on self-service and
supported product models. Information on the website takes
precedence.
3
Disclaimer
ZTE Corporation expressly disclaims any liability for faults and
damages caused by unauthorized modifications of the software.
Images and screenshots used in this manual may differ from the
actual product. Content in this manual may differ from the actual
product or software.
Trademarks
ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of ZTE Corporation.
Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc.
The Bluetooth® trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is
under license.
microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their
respective owners.
Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: March 07, 2016
4
Contents
Getting Started ....................................................... 11
Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................. 11
Knowing the Keys .............................................................. 13
Installing the nano-SIM / microSDHC Card ....................... 14
Charging the Battery.......................................................... 16
Extending the Battery Life ................................................. 18
Powering On/Off ................................................................ 18
Setting Up for the First Time .............................................. 19
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 19
Using the Touch Screen .................................................... 20
Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................... 23
Personalizing .......................................................... 26
Changing the System Language ....................................... 26
Setting the Date and Time ................................................. 26
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ....................... 27
Turning On/Off System Sounds ......................................... 27
Adjusting Volume ............................................................... 27
Switching to Silent Mode ................................................... 28
Applying New Wallpapers .................................................. 29
Changing Screen Brightness ............................................. 30
Setting the Icon Style ......................................................... 30
Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ........................ 31
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 31
5
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................. 32
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ...................... 34
Knowing the Basics ............................................... 36
Monitoring the Phone Status .............................................. 36
Managing Notifications ...................................................... 37
Managing Icons and Widgets ............................................. 40
Organizing With Folders .................................................... 42
Rearranging the Primary App Icons ................................... 43
Entering Text ...................................................................... 43
Editing Text ........................................................................ 50
Opening and Switching Apps ............................................. 51
Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 52
Connecting to Cellular Networks ........................................ 52
Connecting to Wi-Fi ........................................................... 54
Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct® ..................... 58
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ....................................... 58
Connecting to Your Computer via USB .............................. 61
Sharing Your Cellular Data Connection ............................. 64
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.............................. 67
Phone Calls ............................................................ 69
Placing and Ending Calls ................................................... 69
Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................. 70
Working With the Call History ............................................ 71
Calling Your Contacts ......................................................... 73
6
Checking Voicemail ........................................................... 73
Using Options During a Call .............................................. 73
Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................ 74
Adjusting Your Call Settings .............................................. 76
Contacts .................................................................. 81
Checking Contact Details .................................................. 81
Adding a New Contact ....................................................... 81
Setting Up Your Own Profile .............................................. 82
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 83
Working With Favourite Contacts ...................................... 85
Working With Groups ........................................................ 86
Searching for a Contact ..................................................... 87
Editing Contacts ................................................................ 88
Web Accounts ........................................................ 89
Adding or Removing Accounts........................................... 89
Configuring Account Sync ................................................. 90
Email ....................................................................... 92
Setting Up the First Email Account .................................... 92
Checking Your Emails ........................................................ 92
Responding to an Email .................................................... 93
Writing and Sending an Email ........................................... 94
Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................... 95
Changing General Email Settings ..................................... 96
Messaging .............................................................. 97
7
Opening the Messaging Screen ......................................... 97
Sending a Message ........................................................... 97
Replying to a Message ...................................................... 98
Forwarding a Message ...................................................... 99
Copying a Message ........................................................... 99
Changing Message Settings .............................................. 99
Calendar ............................................................... 100
Viewing Your Calendars and Events ................................ 100
Creating an Event ............................................................ 101
Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event .............................. 101
Changing Calendar Settings ............................................ 102
Web Browser ........................................................ 103
Opening a Web Page ...................................................... 103
Browsing Options ............................................................. 103
Opening another Browser Window .................................. 104
Using Bookmarks ............................................................. 104
Changing Browser Settings ............................................. 105
Using Google Chrome ..................................................... 105
Camera ................................................................. 107
Capturing a Photo ............................................................ 107
Recording a Video ........................................................... 109
Using Pro Camera Mode ................................................. 110
Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ....................... 111
Gallery .................................................................. 114
8
Opening Gallery .............................................................. 114
Working With Albums ...................................................... 114
Working With Pictures ..................................................... 115
Retouching Your Pictures ................................................ 116
Playing Videos ................................................................. 117
Music ..................................................................... 118
Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................. 118
Viewing Your Music Library ............................................. 119
Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone........................... 119
Playing Music .................................................................. 120
Managing Playlists ........................................................... 122
Video Player ......................................................... 123
Opening the Video Library ............................................... 123
Playing and Controlling Videos ........................................ 123
Managing Video Files ...................................................... 124
FM Radio ............................................................... 126
Scanning and Saving Channels ...................................... 126
Listening to FM Radio ...................................................... 126
Recording Radio Programs ............................................. 127
Editing a Saved Channel ................................................. 127
Sound Recorder ................................................... 128
Recording a Voice Memo ................................................ 128
Playing a Voice Memo ..................................................... 128
9
More Apps ............................................................ 130
Backup & Restore ............................................................ 130
Calculator ........................................................................ 130
Clock ................................................................................ 131
Downloads ....................................................................... 132
File Manager .................................................................... 132
Mi-Moment ....................................................................... 133
Mirror Camera .................................................................. 133
ZTE Cares ....................................................................... 133
Google Apps .................................................................... 134
Google Play™ Store ............................................ 136
Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................... 136
Downloading and Installing Apps ..................................... 136
Creating a Google Wallet™ Account ................................ 137
Managing Your Downloads .............................................. 138
Settings ................................................................ 139
Wireless and Networks .................................................... 139
Device .............................................................................. 141
Personal .......................................................................... 145
System ............................................................................. 151
Upgrading the Phone Software .......................... 153
Troubleshooting ................................................... 154
For Your Safety .................................................... 159
10
General Safety ................................................................ 159
Distraction ....................................................................... 160
Product Handling ............................................................. 161
Electrical Safety ............................................................... 165
Radio Frequency Interference ......................................... 166
Explosive Environments .................................................. 167
11
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
Front camera
Proximity &
light senso
r
Back key
Front flash
Earpiece
Touch screen
Home key
Menu key
Volume key
Power key
3.5mm Headse
t
j
ac
k
nano-SIM /
microSDHC card
slot
12
Charging/
micro-USB jack
Back camera
Back flash
Speaker
Fingerprint
sensor
Microphone
13
Knowing the Keys
Key Function
Power key Press and hold to turn on or off airplane
mode, restart, power off, or switch sound
mode.
Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Home key Touch to return to the home screen from any
application or screen.
Touch and hold to use Google Search.
Back key Touch to go to the previous screen.
Menu key Touch to view the options for the current
screen.
Touch and hold to see recently used
applications.
Volume key Press or hold either end of the key to turn
the volume up or down.
Press when no media or phone call is in
session to manage interruption settings.
NOTE:
The positions of the Back key and the Menu key are
interchangeable through Settings > Custom bottom key.
14
Installing the nano-SIM / microSDHC
Card
Your phone has two nano-SIM card slots. You can install one
nano-SIM card and one microSDHC card or both nano-SIM cards
into the slots. Power off your phone before installing or removing
the nano-SIM or microSDHC card.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM
cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.
You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service
provider.
NOTE:
Your phone is designed for simultaneous use of two nano-SIM
cards in standby mode. However, the nano-SIM cards cannot be
used simultaneously for calls or the Internet. If one nano-SIM
card is used in a voice call, the other nano-SIM card is not
available.
This situation is caused by the function of the phone and is
independent of the network. Such design can significantly reduce
the power consumption of the phone in standby mode.
15
1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the
nano-SIM / microSDHC card tray.
2. Pull out the nano-SIM card tray or microSDHC card tray and
place the nano-SIM card or microSDHC card on the tray, as
shown. Then carefully install the tray back.
NOTE:
The two nano-SIM card slots support 4G/3G/2G nano-SIM
cards. When one nano-SIM card is set to connect with 4G/3G
networks, the other installed nano-SIM card can only connect
with 2G networks.
16
Charging the Battery
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to
turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully
charge the battery as soon as possible.
If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the
screen. As you charge your phone, the screen will show you the
exact battery level on the status bar.
WARNING!
Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of
unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the
battery to explode.
CAUTION:
Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by
17
yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE
authorized service provider.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the
adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force
the connector into the charging jack.
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the
phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or ,
appear on 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 30 minutes.
Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on
18
the phone after prolonged charging.
The battery is not removable, do not remove the rear cover
please.
Press and hold the power key for about 10 seconds to
force the cellular phone restart.
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 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync 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, and each query drains your battery.
Powering On/Off
Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
To power off, press and hold the Power key to open the
options menu and touch Power off > OK.
NOTE:
If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press
19
and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to power off the
phone.
Setting Up for the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or
reset it to factory settings (see Backup & Reset on page 150),
you need to do some settings before using it.
Flick the language field to select the language. Then follow the
prompts to set up Wi-Fi, Google account, Google location and
other options.
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.
NOTE:
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the
screen after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
20
1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.
2. Swipe up or down on the screen.
NOTE:
If you have set an unlock pattern, a PIN or a password for your
phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks on page
31), 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 enables you to control actions
through a variety of touch gestures.
Touch
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select
items on the screen such as the application and settings
icons, or press the onscreen buttons, simply touch them with
your finger.
Touch and Hold
21
To open the available options for an item (for example, a
message or link in a web page), touch and hold the item.
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
22
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, Chrome, 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
23
orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone
sideways.
NOTE:
The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen
orientation to automatically change. Touch the Home key,
slide screen to touch Settings > Display > When device is
rotated and select Rotate the contents of the screen.
You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding
down the status bar twice and touch Auto-rotate.
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, folders, widgets, and more.
24
Extended Home Screen Panels
Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for
shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the
home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or remove
home screen panels, or adjust their order.
To add a new home screen panel:
1. Touch the Home key to return to the home screen, or touch
Status bar
Primary app icons
App icon
Folder
Widgets
25
and hold an empty area of the home screen to open the
Widget panel.
2. Touch and hold an application icon on the home screen or a
widget on the Widget panel and drag it to the right edge of the
screen to create a new home screen panel and put the icon or
widget on it.
NOTE:
No empty home screen panel is allowed to exist. If the icon,
widget or folder is the only item on the current home screen panel,
the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.
To adjust the order of a home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide
left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the
place you need.
NOTE:
Touch at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the
main home screen.
26
Personalizing
Changing the System Language
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Language & input > Language.
2. Select the language you need.
Setting the Date and Time
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Date
& time.
2. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format.
To adjust the date and time automatically, check
Automatic date & time.
To adjust the date and time manually, uncheck
Automatic date & time and touch Set date / Set time to
change the date and time.
To adjust the time zone automatically, check Automatic
time zone.
To adjust the time zone manually, uncheck Automatic
time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct
time zone.
To adjust the format of time, touch Use 24-hour format.
27
Changing Ringtone and Notification
Sound
You can customize the default incoming call ringtone and the
default notification sound.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Sound & notification.
2. Touch Phone ringtone or touch Default notification
ringtone.
3. Select the ringtone you want to use and touch OK.
NOTE:
See Set a Ringtone for a Contact on page 88 for how to assign a
special ringtone to an individual contact.
Turning On/Off System Sounds
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Sound & notification > Other sounds.
2. Touch Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Touch
sounds, or Vibrate on touch.
Adjusting Volume
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Sound & notification.
28
2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, and
Ring volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio.
NOTE:
You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in
use by pressing the Volume key. If no media application is active,
press the Volume key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece
volume during a call).
Switching to Silent Mode
You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the
following methods.
Press the Volume key when no media application is active to
show the ringtone sound management window. Touch All
and drag the slider to the left to switch the phone to silent
mode with vibration. Touch None to switch the phone to silent
mode.
Press and hold the Power key to open the options window.
Touch to switch the phone to silent mode. Touch to
switch the phone to silent mode with vibration.
NOTE:
In addition to silent mode and vibration, you can also allow
priority apps to send out notifications when you switch the phone
to priority interruption mode.
29
Applying New Wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.
To set the home screen wallpaper:
1. Touch the Menu key from the home screen.
2. Touch MiColor and select the color you like for the wallpaper.
You can also touch PICK COLOR to open the camera and
drag the white round button on the viewfinder screen to pick
the color for the wallpaper.
- or -
Touch Wallpaper and slide left or right to select an image as
the wallpaper. You can also touch GALLERY or CAMERA to
choose or capture a picture. Some cropping may be needed
for Gallery images.
NOTE:
In addition, you can touch the Home key, slide screen to touch
Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery
or Photos, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.
NOTE:
To change the home screen wallpaper blur effect, touch the
Menu key from the home screen, touch Wallpaper and drag the
Blur bar to adjust it. This feature is not available for live
wallpapers.
30
To set the lock screen wallpaper:
1. Drag up from the bottom of the lock screen.
2. Touch MiColor and select the color you like for the wallpaper.
- or -
Touch Wallpaper and slide left or right to select an image as
the wallpaper. You can also touch GALLERY to choose a
picture.
Changing Screen Brightness
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Display > Brightness level.
2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE:
Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for
available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display
settings screen to turn the feature on or off.
Setting the Icon Style
You can change the icon style of some pre-installed apps.
1. Touch the Menu key from the home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Icon.
3. Select the icon style you like.
31
Setting the Home Screen Transition
Effect
1. Touch the Menu key from the home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Effect.
3. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works.
Touch other effects until you find the favourite one.
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.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Security > Screen lock.
2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, Voice Unlock, PIN or
Password.
Touch None to disable the screen lock.
Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking
with a ‘swipe’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by
swiping up on the screen.
Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you
must draw to unlock the screen.
Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a
32
password that you must enter to unlock the screen.
3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want
notifications and their contents to show when the phone is
locked. Then touch DONE.
NOTE:
Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you
will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone. See
Upgrading the Phone Software on page 153.
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption
You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts,
application data, music and other media, downloaded information,
and so on. If you do, you must draw an unlock pattern, or enter a
numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.
WARNING!
Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an
unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset, which
erases all your data.
Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is
stolen, and may be required or recommended in some
organizations. Consult your system administrator before turning it
on. In many cases the pattern, PIN or password you set for
encryption is controlled by the system administrator.
Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:
● Set a lock screen pattern, PIN or password.
33
● Charge the battery.
● Keep the phone connected to the charger.
● Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you
must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.
When you're ready to turn on encryption:
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Security > Encrypt phone.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.
The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery is
not charged or your phone's not plugged in.
If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch
the Back key.
WARNING!
If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.
3. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE.
4. Draw your lock screen pattern or enter your PIN or password,
and touch NEXT.
5. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE again.
The encryption process starts. Encryption can take an hour or
more, during which time your phone may restart several times.
When encryption is completed, you're prompted to draw the
unlock pattern, or enter the PIN or password.
Subsequently, you must draw the unlock pattern, enter the PIN or
password each time you power on your phone in order to decrypt
it.
34
Protecting Your Phone With Screen
Pinning
You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view,
so others cannot switch to other apps or access your personal
information.
Turn On Screen Pinning
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Security > Screen pinning.
2. Touch the On/Off switch.
3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password
before unpinning the screen, switch on Ask for unlock
pattern / PIN / password before unpinning when the
screen lock has been set.
Pin a Screen
1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.
2. Open the app you want to keep in view.
3. Touch and hold the Menu key.
4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find on the
front-most tab.
5. Touch .
35
Unpin the Screen
To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold the
Back key.
If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before
unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the
pattern or enter the PIN/password.
36
Knowing the Basics
Monitoring the Phone Status
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.
GPRS connected No signal
EDGE connected Signal strength
3G connected Cellular data in use
4G connected No nano-SIM card
installed
Silent mode Airplane mode
Vibration mode Bluetooth
®
on
Priority mode Connected to a Wi-Fi®
network
Battery low Wi-Fi in use
Battery partially drained Speaker on
Battery full Phone microphone off
/ Battery charging Alarm set
37
Wired headset
connected
Managing Notifications
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 SMS Upcoming event
New message(s) from
the Email app
New Wi-Fi network
detected
/ New message(s) from
the Gmail™ app Downloading data
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
on Sending data
Missed call USB connected
Call in progress USB tethering on
Call on hold / Song playing
Open/Close the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar
38
events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when
you are playing music. You can open the notification panel to
view the details of notifications.
To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down on the
home screen or from the top of the screen.
To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the
screen or touch the Back key.
Respond to or Remove a Notification
In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or
remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports
expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions
right from the notification itself.
To respond to a notification, just touch it.
Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.
You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to
expand or collapse certain notifications.
To remove a notification from an app, swipe it right. Swipe it
left and touch to hide future notifications from that app.
To remove all notifications, touch below all the
notifications.
To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a
notification to identify the application that created it. You can
then touch and enable Block to hide future notifications
from this app, or enable Priority to show them in priority
mode.
39
NOTE:
If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important
alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be
blocked.
Use Quick Settings
The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the
most common settings for your phone.
Open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards to find
the following Quick Settings on the screen.
WLAN: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi. Touch and hold to open
the Wi-Fi menu in Settings. See Connecting to Wi-Fi on page
54.
Data: Touch to enable or disable data access over the
cellular network. Touch and hold to open the Data usage
menu in Settings. See Data Usage on page 140.
Ring / Vibrate / Silent: Touch to switch among silent mode,
vibrate mode, and sound mode.
LBS: Touch to turn on or off location services. Touch and hold
to open the Location menu in Settings. See Location on page
146.
Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth. Touch and hold
to open the Bluetooth menu in Settings. See Connecting to
Bluetooth Devices on page 58.
Sync: Touch to turn on or off auto-sync of accounts data.
Touch and hold to open the Add an account menu in Settings.
See Accounts on page 148 and Web Accounts on page 89.
40
Hotspot: Touch to turn on or off the Wi-Fi hotspot feature.
Touch and hold to open the Tethering & portable hotspot
menu in Settings. See Share Your Cellular Data Connection
as a Wi-Fi Hotspot on page 65.
Auto-rotate / Portrait: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate
screen feature.
Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off airplane mode.
Smart power: Touch to turn on or off smart power. See
Battery on page 144.
Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flash.
Dual SIM settings: Touch to open the SIM cards menu in
Settings and manage the dual nano-SIM cards settings.
Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider
to adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE:
In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the
Settings menu; touch the battery icon to open the battery
settings screen; touch to change control switch position and
access more options.
Managing Icons and Widgets
Add Widgets
1. Touch the Home key.
2. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to open
the Widget panel.
41
3. Slide left or right to browse all available widgets. Touch and
hold a widget and drag it to a home screen panel.
NOTE:
While holding the item, you can drag it to the right edge of the
screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it.
Move Icons or Widgets
1. Touch and hold an icon or a widget on the home screen.
2. Drag it to the place you need.
NOTES:
To move icons to another home screen panel, pinch on the
home screen and touch the icons or drag them to the bottom
transit area. Then swipe left or right on the home screen and
touch the icons or drag them from the transit area to the new
panel.
To align the icons on a home screen panel automatically,
pinch on the home screen and then touch or .
Remove Icons or Widgets
1. Touch and hold an icon or a widget on the home screen.
2. Drag it to to remove it.
3. If the icon is an application, touch OK to uninstall it.
NOTE:
Some preinstalled apps cannot be uninstalled.
42
Adjust Widget Size
1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then
release it.
2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to
resize the widget.
NOTE:
Not all widgets can be resized.
Organizing With Folders
You can create folders on the home screen and add several
application icons to a folder.
You can move folders the same way as moving icons.
1. Touch and hold an icon on the home screen and drag it
quickly over another icon.
2. Release the icon. A new folder will be created and both icons
are added into the folder.
NOTE:
Some recommended app icons may appear when you create
a folder. You can check the icons you need to add them in the
folder.
3. To add more icons into the folder, touch and hold each icon
and drag it over the folder before releasing it.
NOTE:
Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the
43
folder.
Rearranging the Primary App Icons
The home screen includes a customizable primary icons area at
the bottom visible from all home screen panels. You can keep at
most five items in the area. Drag icons or folders in or out of the
area to rearrange it.
Entering Text
You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps
open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where
you want to type. Touch the Back key to hide the onscreen
keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google
voice typing feature.
Enable or Disable Input Methods
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Language & input > Current Keyboard.
2. Touch CHOOSE KEYBOARDS at the bottom.
3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or
disable them.
NOTE:
44
Some default input methods may not be disabled.
Change Input Methods
1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon
appears on the status bar.
2. Open the notification panel and touch Change keyboard.
3. Select the input method you need.
NOTE:
The icon appears only when more than one input method is
installed and enabled.
Android Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop
computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn
the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to
landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all
applications.
45
Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold
some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or
numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold and
the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then
slide to choose È.
As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard.
Touch to select the correct one; touch and hold to see more
possible options.
Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock
uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current
case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase,
and when locked in uppercase.
Touch to delete the text before the cursor.
Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then
touch to find more.
46
Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions,
horoscopes, and animals.
Touch to use Google voice typing.
Touch and hold to change the input languages or set up
the Android Keyboard.
TouchPal Keyboard
TouchPal Keyboard offers three layouts: FULL, PHONEPAD and
T+. You can touch to select a layout or an input language.
You can also use Curve® to speed up text input by replacing the
key tapping operation with a tracing gesture where you move
your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you
reach the end of the word.
TheFULL Layout
47
The FULL layout offers an input experience similar to a computer
keyboard.
The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch a
key and slide down to enter the number or symbol on the key.
You can also touch and hold a key and slide to choose more
characters.
The capital key: Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap
to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the
current case you are using: for lowercase, for
uppercase.
Languages: Touch to select input language.
Pre-defined texts: Touch to enter digits, symbols,
emoticons and other pre-defined texts.
The delete key: Touch to delete text before the cursor.
You can also slide left on the key to delete an entire word.
Voice input: Touch and speak through the microphone.
More options: Touch to access the quick settings of
TouchPal keyboard, change the keyboard theme, and more
options.
The PHONEPAD Layout
The layout is similar to a phone pad in phonepad mode.
48
Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter
appears. You can also touch and hold the key and slide left or
right to choose the letter or number you need.
If word prediction is enabled (long press ), just touch the keys
once and choose the right word.
The T+ Layout
49
Touch to enter the left letter on the key; double-tap or flick right to
enter the right letter/symbol on the key. You can also touch and
hold a key and slide left or right to choose more letters and
symbols.
If word prediction is enabled (long press ), just touch the keys
and choose the right word.
To enable and use Curve:
1. In the TouchPal X keyboard screen, touch > >
Smart input and check Curve® - Word gesture.
2. If prompted, touch OK to switch to the FULL layout.
3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to
trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end
of the word.
NOTE:
Curve is only available in the FULL layout.
Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go
ahead and touch.
Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added
automatically when you begin to trace the next word.
Google Voice Typing
Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to
convert speech to text.
1. Touch to access the voice typing feature when you are
using the Google Keyboard.
50
Or flick down the status bar when entering text and touch
Change keyboard, and then select Google voice typing.
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want
to type.
3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.
NOTE:
Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or
"exclamation point" to enter punctuation.
Input Method Settings
Choose the input method settings by touching Settings >
Language & input from the home screen.
In the Keyboard & input methods section, you can set the
current input method and choose the settings for input methods.
Editing Text
Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The
cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it.
Drag the tab to move the cursor.
Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text. The
nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection.
Drag the tabs to change the selection.
Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then
touch CUT or COPY to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.
Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you
want to replace. Then touch PASTE.
51
Opening and Switching Apps
Open an App
1. Touch the Home key.
2. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it.
Switch Between Recently Opened Apps
1. Touch and hold the Menu key. The apps you’ve used recently
are displayed in a series of tabs. Slide up and down to see all
the tabs.
2. Touch a tab to open that app.
NOTE:
You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it
from the screen. Touch CLEAR ALL to remove all tabs.
52
Connecting to Networks and
Devices
Connecting to Cellular Networks
Manage the nano-SIM Cards
You can turn on or off the nano-SIM cards and choose the default
card for voice calls, messaging, and data.
To turn on or off a card:
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > SIM
cards.
2. Touch the on/off switch next a card.
To set the default card for calling, data connection, and SMS
messages:
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > SIM
cards.
2. Touch Calls, Cellular data, or SMS messages below
Preferred SIM for and select a card as the default.
To manage the card name:
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > SIM
cards.
2. Touch SIM name on SIM1 or SIM2.
3. In the window that opens, edit the card name.
53
Control Cellular Data Use
To enable or disable data access:
1. Touch the Home key > Settings > SIM cards.
2. Touch the Cellular data switch to enable or disable cellular
data use with that nano-SIM card.
To get data services when roaming:
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Cellular networks.
2. Check Data roaming.
NOTE:
Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges.
Select Preferred Network Type
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Cellular networks.
2. Touch Preferred network type and touch the type of network
you prefer the phone to connect to.
NOTE:
Your phone is designed to connect with one 4G/3G network at a
time. If the preferred network type of one nano-SIM card is set to
include 4G or 3G, the preferred network type of the other card is
automatically set as 2G only.
Set Access Point Names
To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point
54
Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact
the service provider to get the necessary information.
1. Touch the Home key > Settings > More > Cellular
networks.
2. Touch Access Point Names and then touch .
3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your
service provider.
4. Touch the Menu key > Save to complete.
NOTE:
To set the APN to default settings, touch the Menu key > Reset
to default.
Select Network Operator
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Cellular networks.
2. Touch Network operators.
3. Touch Search networks to search for all available networks.
4. Touch a network in the network list to register manually.
You can also touch Choose automatically to select
preferred network automatically.
Connecting to Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide
Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on
the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.
55
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi
Network
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Touch a network name to connect to it.
4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch
CONNECT.
NOTE:
Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi
networks when they are in range.
Get Notified of Open Networks
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch the Menu key > Advanced.
4. Slide the Network notification switch.
When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when
your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option
to turn off notifications.
Add a Wi-Fi Network
You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast
its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of
range.
To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the
56
security details from the network's administrator.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch the Menu key > Add network.
4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security
or other network configuration details.
5. Touch SAVE.
Connect to a WPS Network
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to
add your phone to the access points which support WPS.
You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone
to a wireless network using WPS.
Method one: WPS button (Recommended)
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch the Menu key, slide screen to touch Advanced > WPS
Push Button.
4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access
point will recognize your phone and add it to the network.
Method two: PIN number
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch the Menu key > Advanced > WPS Pin Entry.
57
4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN
number into the access point's setup page.
After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds
the access point and configures the connection.
NOTE:
For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access
point, please refer to its user documents.
Forget a Wi-Fi Network
You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi
network that you added - for example, if you don’t want the phone
to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no
longer use.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET.
Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Touch the Menu key > Advanced to adjust the following
settings.
Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar
when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available.
Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi
on in sleep mode.
Install certificates: Install certificates needed for
58
connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.
Wi-Fi Direct: Use the Wi-Fi Direct feature. See Using
Wi-Fi Direct® on page 58.
WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the
push button method.
WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the
phone PIN method.
MAC address: Check the MAC address.
IP address: Check the phone’s IP address.
Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi
Direct®
1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch the Menu key > Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct. Your
phone will search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct
connections.
4. Touch a device name below Peer devices to connect with it.
The other device will receive a connection prompt and need
to accept the request for connection.
5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in
the Peer devices list.
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology.
59
Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange
information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters (32.8
feet). The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the
communication is performed.
Turn Bluetooth On/Off
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Bluetooth.
2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position.
When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.
Change the Device Name
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Bluetooth.
2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is
off.
3. Touch the Menu key > Rename this device.
4. Edit the name and touch RENAME.
Pair With Another Bluetooth Device
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Bluetooth.
2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is
off.
Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of
60
all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could touch
the Menu key > Refresh if you want to scan again.
3. Touch the device you want to pair with.
4. Confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between
the two devices and touch PAIR. Alternately, enter a
Bluetooth passkey and touch PAIR.
Pairing is successfully completed when the other device
accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered.
NOTE:
The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices, such as
headsets and hands-free car kits. You can try entering 0000 or
1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents for
that device.
Forget (Unpair With) a Bluetooth Device
You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with
another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you
need to search it and enter or confirm a passkey again.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.
2. In the list of paired devices, touch the icon beside the
Bluetooth device you want to forget.
3. Touch FORGET.
Send Data via Bluetooth
1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item
you want to share.
61
2. Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth. The method may
vary by application and data type.
3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait
for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.
Receive Data via Bluetooth
1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth.
2. Flick down the status bar and touch .
3. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data.
Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder
(Bluetooth, for instance) in the phone. You can access them with
the File Manager app.
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 its internal storage or on an external
microSDHC card.
If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before you
can use USB to transfer files between your phone and computer.
Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB
1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.
2. Open the notification panel and touch (Connected as...).
3. Choose one of the following options:
Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.
62
Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB
connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install
the driver on the same PC once.
NOTE:
You can also install the driver on PC by running the
executable file in the new CD-ROM drive.
Connect to PC software: Install apps or manage data on
the phone via PC software.
Media device (MTP): Transfer files on Windows® or
Mac®.
NOTE:
For Windows XP, please install the drivers and Media
Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device
(MTP) for the first time.
Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software.
NOTE:
To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using
the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again.
Connect With Windows Media® Player
You can sync music, picture, and video files on your phone and
the computer installed with Windows Media Player.
1. Connect the phone with your computer via USB and choose
Media device (MTP).
2. Open Windows Media Player and synchronize music, picture,
63
and video files.
Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer
To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the
USB cable when you’re finished.
Remove the microSDHC Card From Your
Phone
If you need to remove the microSDHC card while the phone is on,
you must unmount it first.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Storage & USB.
2. Scroll down and touch the right of the microSDHC card.
you can now safely remove the microSDHC card from the
phone.
NOTE:
If you unmount the microSDHC card, some apps that you are
using will stop and may be unavailable until you remount the
microSDHC card.
Erase the microSDHC Card
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Storage & USB.
2. Scroll down and touch Samsung SD card > Menu key >
Settings > Format > ERASE & FORMAT.
CAUTION:
The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC
64
card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.
Sharing Your Cellular Data Connection
You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or
by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a cellular
hotspot.
Share Your Cellular Data Connection via USB
You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB
tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data
connection on a cellular network and may result in data charges.
NOTE:
You cannot transfer files between your phone and your computer
when the phone is USB tethered.
1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.
2. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Switch on USB tethering. A new network connection will be
created on your computer.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering
or disconnect the USB cable.
Share Your Cellular Data Connection via
Bluetooth
If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth,
65
you can configure your phone to share its cellular data
connection with your computer.
1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth.
2. Configure your computer to obtain its network connection via
Bluetooth. For more information, please see your computer's
documentation.
3. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
4. Switch on Bluetooth tethering. Your computer is now
sharing your phone's data connection.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off Bluetooth
tethering.
Share Your Cellular Data Connection as a
Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices
by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature
needs data connection on a cellular network and may result in
data charges.
NOTE:
When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot
use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still
remain connected to the Internet via your cellular data network.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Wi-Fi hotspot.
66
2. Slide the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to the On or Off position.
After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi
network name (SSID).
3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect
with it to start using the phone’s cellular data.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off Wi-Fi hotspot.
NOTE:
To get notified when your Wi-Fi hotspot is off which is due to
hotspot sleep policy, touch Keep Wi-Fi Hotspot on to set the
time for sleep policy.
Set Your Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID)
and secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Wi-Fi hotspot >
Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
2. Set your name and security options as follows:
Network name: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that
other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
Security: Choose a security option, None (not
recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access
your Wi-Fi hotspot only if they enter the correct password).
When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the Password field to
edit the security password.
3. Touch SAVE to save your settings.
67
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the
resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly
deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let
people access local network resources when not on campus, or
when connected to a wireless network.
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 your VPN. You can get this
information from your network administrator.
Add a VPN
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > VPN.
2. Touch at the top right corner and fill in the information
provided by your network administrator.
3. Touch SAVE.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.
NOTE:
You must set a lock screen pattern, PIN or password before
using VPN.
Connect to a VPN
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > VPN.
2. Touch the VPN that you want to connect to.
68
3. When prompted, enter any requested credentials, and then
touch CONNECT.
Modify a VPN
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
More > VPN.
2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to modify.
3. Touch Edit profile and edit the VPN settings you want.
4. Touch SAVE.
69
Phone Calls
You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or
other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever
you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial.
Placing and Ending Calls
Place a Call by Dialing
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch 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. If
you see the number and contact you want to call, touch it to
place the call immediately.
3. Touch below the keypad to dial.
You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app
screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to
call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place the
call.
NOTE:
To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter
the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the
70
city/area code and then the phone number.
NOTE:
To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > >
> and touch again.
End a Call
During a call, touch on the screen.
Answering or Rejecting Calls
When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens,
displaying the caller ID or the information about the caller that
you've entered in the Contacts app. You can answer or reject the
call, or reject it with a text message.
Answer a Call
When you receive a phone call, drag over to answer
the call.
- or -
If the screen is unlocked, touch ANSWER to answer the call.
NOTE:
To silence the ringer before answering the call, press either end
of the Volume key.
Reject a Call
When you receive a phone call, drag over to reject
71
the call.
You can also drag over to reject the call and select a
preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.
- or -
If the screen is unlocked, touch DISMISS to reject the call.
NOTE:
To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, touch
in the top search field and select Settings > Quick responses.
Working With 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.
To open the call history, you can touch the Home key > >
(in the top search field) > Call History.
Place a Call From the Call History
1. Open the call history.
2. Touch beside a listing to call back.
NOTE:
You can touch , (incoming), (outgoing), or
(missed) to filter the records by call type.
72
Add a Number From Call History as a Contact
1. Open the call history.
2. Touch the contact icon in front of a listing.
3. Touch on the contact information tab.
4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in
the list. To add a new contact, touch Create new contact.
Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry
Open the call history and touch a listing to view more call
information.
While viewing the call details, touch to delete the entry.
Touch the Menu key > Edit number before call to edit the
number in the dialer before calling it.
Touch the contact icon in front of the entry to open the contact
information tab from the bottom, where you can send a
message, call back, edit the contact, add the contact to
favourites, or add the number to contacts.
NOTE:
You can touch the Menu key > Clear call history in the call
history screen to delete all history records.
73
Calling Your Contacts
1. Touch the Home key > . Your favourite contacts and
frequently called contacts are displayed in the tab.
2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch or swipe to the
tab to view all your contacts and touch beside a
contact to make a call.
Checking Voicemail
If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can
leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s
how to check the messages they left.
1. Touch the Home key > > .
2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. If prompted, enter your
voicemail password.
3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your
voicemail messages.
NOTE:
See Set Voicemail on page 78 for how to set your voicemail
service. For detailed information, please contact the service
provider.
Using Options During a Call
During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch
an option to select it.
74
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.
Touch / to mute or unmute your microphone.
Touch / to turn on or off the speaker.
Touch to put the call on hold. Then touch to make
another call separately from the first call, which is put on
hold.
Touch the Menu key > Start recording to record phone
conversation.
Touch to end the current call.
WARNING!
Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near
your ear during speakerphone use.
Managing Multi-party Calls
When the call waiting and three-way call features are available,
you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.
NOTE:
The call waiting and three-way call features need network
support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your
service provider for more information.
75
Switch between Current Calls
When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone
screen informs you and displays the caller ID.
To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:
Drag over to answer the call. (This puts the first
caller on hold and answers the second call.)
Drag over to reject the call.
NOTE:
You can also drag over to reject the call and select a
preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.
To switch between two calls:
Touch the tab at the bottom (displayed as “On hold”) to switch
back to the other call.
Set Up a Conference Call
With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time.
1. Place the first call.
2. Once you have established the connection, touch Menu key >
Add call and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller
on hold.)
3. Touch to call the second number, then touch >
Merage calls to set up a conference call.
If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and
76
the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and
are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.
To end the conference call, touch .
Adjusting Your Call Settings
Set Contact Display Options
You can set the order of the contacts displayed in the
CONTACTS tab of the Phone app.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Display settings.
2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the
contacts and the format of the contact names.
Set Vibration and Dialpad Tones
Turn on or off vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad
sounds.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings.
2. In the Sounds and vibration section, touch the option you
want to configure.
Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the
dialpad keys.
Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for
incoming call notification.
77
Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Quick responses.
2. Touch a text message to edit it.
Set Voicemail
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calling accounts.
2. Touch a nano-SIM card tab.
3. Touch Voicemail to configure voicemail settings.
Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider.
Your carrier is the default.
Touch Setup > Voicemail number to edit the voicemail
number.
Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new
voicemails.
Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification.
Use Fixed Dialling Numbers
Fixed Dialling Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing
calls to a limited set of phone numbers.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calling accounts.
2. Touch a nano-SIM card tab.
3. Touch Fixed Dialling Numbers and the following options are
78
available.
Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN
feature.
Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access.
FDN list: Manage the FDN list.
NOTE:
The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect
PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card
locked. Contact the service provider for assistance.
Set Phone Ringtone
You can set individual incoming call ringtone for each nano-SIM
card.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Sounds and vibrate.
2. Touch a nano-SIM card tab.
3. Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming
call notification.
Bar Certain Calls
Call barring feature allows you to forbid certain types of calls from
your phone.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calling accounts.
2. Touch a nano-SIM card tab.
3. Touch Call barring.
79
4. Set the restriction of specific types of calls from your phone.
Forward Incoming Calls
Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls
to another phone number.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calling accounts.
2. Touch a nano-SIM card tab.
3. Touch Call forwarding.
4. Touch an available option to enable it.
Set Speed Dials
You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 keys from the dialer to call the
corresponding speed dial number.
The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail.
To assign a speed dial key:
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Speed dial.
2. Touch a speed dial key.
3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list.
4. Touch TURN ON.
Other Options
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calling accounts.
80
2. Touch a nano-SIM card tab.
3. Touch Additional settings.
4. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed
when someone receives your outgoing call. Or check Call
waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call.
NOTE:
Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller
ID and call waiting features are available.
81
Contacts
You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with
the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that
support contact syncing.
To see your contacts, touch the Home key > . From there,
you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch
to contact groups or favourite contacts.
Checking Contact Details
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL
CONTACTS tab to access your contact list.
2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts.
3. Touch a contact to view its details.
NOTE:
If you have a lot of contacts stored, you'll see a slider on the right
side of the screen. Drag the slider to the initial letter you need.
Adding a New Contact
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch to add a new contact.
82
3. Touch the account field near the top of the screen to choose
where to save the contact. If a sync account is selected, the
contacts will be synced automatically with your account
online.
4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses,
and other information.
5. Touch to save the contact.
Setting Up Your Own Profile
You can create your own name card in your phone.
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL
CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch Set up my profile.
If a profile has already been set up, touch the listing beside
ME and touch .
3. Edit your profile information. Touch More Fields to add
more information if you want.
4. Touch .
83
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing
Contacts
You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM cards, the
phone storage or the microSDHC card. This is especially useful
when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.
You can also quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, Google
Drive, Email, Gmail or Messaging.
Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Cards
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch > Import/Export > COPY CONTACTS FROM
USIM1 / USIM2.
3. Touch NEXT > NEXT, if you have added contact accounts
other than the phone, select an account in which to save the
contacts.
4. Check the contacts you need and then touch OK.
Import Contacts From the microSDHC Card
or the Phone Storage
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch > Import/Export > COPY CONTACTS FROM
Internal storage/Samsung SD card.
3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone,
select an account in which to save the contacts.
84
4. Select the vCard file(s) and touch OK.
Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Cards
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch > Import/Export > COPY CONTACTS FROM
Phone contact.
3. Touch NEXT > COPY CONTACTS TO USIM1 / USIM2.
4. Check the contacts you need and then touch OK.
Export Contacts to the microSDHC Card or
the Phone Storage
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch > Import/Export > COPY CONTACTS FROM
Phone contact.
3. Touch NEXT > COPY CONTACTS TO Internal
storage/Samsung SD card.
4. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file and
the directory in which the file will be saved. Touch OK to
create the file on the microSDHC card or the phone storage.
Share Contacts
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL CONTACTS
tab.
2. Touch and hold one contact you want to share until the check
85
box appear.
3. Check the contacts you want to share and then touch the
Menu key > Share.
4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the
applications and services installed.
Working With Favourite Contacts
In the favourite contacts tab, you can find your favourite contacts
and frequently contacted contacts.
Add a Contact to Favourites
You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVOURITES so
that you can find them quickly.
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the ALL CONTACTS
tab.
2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top.
Remove a Contact From Favourites
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the FAVOURITES tab.
2. Touch a favourite contact and then touch at the top.
86
Working With Groups
View Your Contact Groups
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.
2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any
groups you have created.
3. Touch a group to view its members.
NOTE:
To send a message or an email to all or some of the group
members, you can touch the Home key > and touch the
GROUPS tab, touch a group to open and then touch the Menu
key > Send group message / Send group E-mail.
Set Up a New Group
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.
2. Touch to create a new group.
3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone,
select an account for the new group.
4. Touch the Group’s name field and enter the group name.
5. Touch and select the contacts you wish to be the
group members.
6. Touch OK.
87
7. Touch to save the group.
Delete a Group
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.
2. Touch a group and then touch the Menu key > Delete.
3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group
will not be deleted.
Edit a Group
1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.
2. Touch a group and then touch the Menu key > Edit.
3. Touch the group name to edit it, or touch the field below
to add more members.
4. Touch .
NOTE:
To remove group members, touch a group in the GROUPS tab
and touch the Menu key > Edit to touch the behind the
group member you want to remove.
Searching for a Contact
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch at the top of the screen.
88
3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has
to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed.
Editing Contacts
Edit Contact Details
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch .
3. Edit the contact and touch .
Delete Contacts
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch and hold one contact you want to remove until the
check box appear.
3. Check the contacts you want to remove and then touch the
Menu key > Delete.
4. Touch OK to confirm.
89
Web Accounts
Adding or Removing Accounts
You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync® accounts. You may also add other kinds of
accounts depending on the apps installed on your phone.
Add an Account
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Accounts > Add account.
2. Touch the type of account you want to add.
3. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the information about the
account. Most accounts require a username and password,
but the details may vary. You may also need to obtain some
information from IT support or your system administrator.
When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the
Accounts menu.
Remove an Account
Removing an account will delete it and all information
associated with it from your phone, such as emails and
contacts.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Accounts.
90
2. Touch the account category and then touch the account.
3. Touch the Menu key > Remove account > REMOVE
ACCOUNT.
Configuring Account Sync
Configure Auto Sync Setting
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Accounts.
2. Touch the Menu key and check or uncheck Auto-sync
data.
When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make
to information on your phone or on the web are
automatically synced with each other.
When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync
manually to collect emails, updates, or other recent
information.
NOTE:
You can also turn on or off auto sync in the Quick Settings
screen. See Use Quick Settings on page 42.
Sync Manually
1. Touch the Home key > Settings > Accounts.
2. Touch the account category and then the account you want
91
to sync.
3. Touch the Menu key > Sync now. Or touch the types of
information you want to sync.
Change an Account’s Sync Settings
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Accounts.
2. Touch the account category and then the account. The
Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the
account can sync.
3. When auto-sync is enabled, switch on or off items as you
need. The types of information switched on on the phone
and the web will be kept in auto-sync. When auto-sync is
disabled, touch a listing to sync that type of information
between the phone and the web.
92
Email
Touch Email in the home screen to receive and send emails
from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or
access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate
email needs.
Setting Up the First Email Account
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Email.
2. Enter the email address and password.
3. Touch NEXT to let the phone retrieve the network parameters
automatically.
NOTE:
You can also enter these details manually by touching
MANUAL SETUP or when automatic setup fails.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the setup.
Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to
download email messages.
Checking Your Emails
Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the
interval you set when setting up the account.
You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on
the message list.
93
Responding to an Email
You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You
can also delete messages and manage them in other ways.
Reply to or Forward an Email
1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox.
2. Do the following as you need:
To reply to the sender, touch .
To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original
email, touch or > Reply all.
To forward the email to someone else, touch or >
Forward.
3. Edit your message and touch .
Mark an Email as Unread
You can return a read email to the unread state - for example, to
remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a batch
of emails as unread.
While reading a message, touch .
While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the
sender images at the left side of the messages and then
touch .
94
Delete an Email
You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a
batch of emails.
While reading a message, touch .
While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the
sender images at the left side of the messages and then
touch .
NOTE:
If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to retrieve it.
Writing and Sending an Email
1. Open your email Inbox and touch .
NOTE:
If you have more than one email account added on the
phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want
to use for sending the message.
2. Enter a contact name or email address in the To field.
Separate each recipient with a comma.
NOTE:
To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other
recipients, touch to open the Cc/Bcc field and enter the
contact names or email addresses.
3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.
95
4. Touch > Attach file to add audio files, images,
videos and other types of files as attachments.
5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the
message.
Adding and Editing Email Accounts
Add an Email Account
After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the
First Email Account on page 92), you can add more email
accounts and manage them separately.
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings > Add account.
3. Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the
first one.
Edit an Email Account
You can change a number of settings for an account, including
how often you check for email, how you’re notified of new mails,
your email signature, and details about the servers the account
uses to send and receive mails.
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings and touch the account whose
settings you want to change.
96
3. Make the changes and touch when you finish.
Changing General Email Settings
General settings apply to all email accounts you add.
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings > General settings.
3. Make the changes and touch when you finish.
97
Messaging
You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and
multimedia messages (MMS).
Opening the Messaging Screen
Touch the Home key > .
The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new
message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message
thread.
Touc h to write a new text or multimedia message.
Touc h to search for a message using keywords.
Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation
you’ve had with a certain number.
Sending a Message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch at the top right.
2. Add recipients by one of the following ways.
Touch the Type name or number field and manually
enter the recipient’s number or the contact name. If the
phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you
want to add.
Select recipients from your contacts or call log by
98
touching .
3. Touch the Type text message field and enter the message
text.
4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch the Menu
key > Add subject to add a message subject or touch
to attach a file to the message.
5. Touch .
NOTE:
You can also include email addresses as recipients for a
multimedia message.
NOTE:
Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to
send a text message. Otherwise you may be charged for a
multimedia message.
Replying to a Message
Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the
same number. If the new message comes from a new number,
a new thread is created.
1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the
message you want to reply to.
2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom. You can touch
if you want to reply with an MMS.
99
3. Touch .
Forwarding a Message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the
message you want to forward.
2. Touch and hold the message and then touch Forward in the
menu that opens.
3. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you
want.
4. Touch .
Copying a Message
You can copy text messages from a nano-SIM card to the
phone storage.
1. On the Messaging screen, touch the Menu key >
Settings > Text Message(SMS) > Manage SIM card
messages.
2. Touch a message and then touch Copy to phone memory.
Changing Message Settings
Touch the Menu key > Settings in the Messaging screen to
change messaging settings.
100
Calendar
Calendar on the phone works with the web-based Google
Calendar™ service for creating and managing events,
meetings and appointments. It also works with the Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync calendar once you sign into your
Exchange account on the phone.
To open Calendar, touch the Home key, slide screen and select
Calendar.
Viewing Your Calendars and Events
Select Visible Calendars
1. Open the Calendar app.
2. Touch the Menu key > Calendars to display.
3. Touch the calendars to check the ones you want to see or
uncheck the ones you’d like to hide.
Events from hidden calendars are not shown in the Calendar
app.
Change Calendar Views
You can view your calendars in different forms. The app offers
four view types: Month, Week, Day, and Agenda.
To change calendar views, touch Month, Week, Day, or
Agenda at the bottom of the screen. You can also touch a day
block in Month view to switch to Day view or Agenda view.
101
In Month view, swipe vertically to see previous and future
months.
In Week or Day view, swipe horizontally to see previous and
future weeks/days.
When you are viewing past or future days, weeks, or
months, touch Today at the top to quickly switch to today.
View Event Details
In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its
details.
In Month view, touch a day to switch to Day view or Agenda
view. Then touch an event to view its details.
Creating an Event
1. In any Calendar view, touch New event at the top.
You can also touch a spot in Day or Week view twice to add
an event to that time spot.
2. If you have more than one calendar account, touch the
current account above the Event name line to choose one.
3. Enter the event details and touch DONE.
Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event
1. Find the event you want to edit, delete, or share.
2. Open its details screen (see View Event Details in this
chapter).
102
3. Do one of the following as you need.
To edit the event, touch . Touch DONE to save your
changes.
To delete the event, touch > OK.
To share the event, touch and choose how to
share.
Changing Calendar Settings
To change Calendar settings, open a calendar view (Day, Week,
Month, or Agenda), and touch the Menu key > Settings.
You can change General settings, which apply to all accounts,
or other settings that only apply to specific accounts.
103
Web Browser
Use Browser to view web pages and search for
information.
Opening a Web Page
Tap the address bar, enter the website you want to browse,
and tap .
Tap > Bookmarks. Tap a bookmark to open it.
Tap > Bookmarks. Choose an item from the History
tab.
Browsing Options
While viewing most web pages, you can do the following:
Scroll page: Swipe the screen in any direction.
Zoom out: Tap the screen or pinch two fingers together.
Zoom in: Tap the screen or spread two fingers apart.
Go back: Press the Back key to return to the page you
viewed previously.
104
Go forward: Tap .
Refresh the page: Tap .
Send the page URL to friends: Tap > and select
how you want to send the URL.
Follow a link: Tap a link on the web page to open it.
Opening another Browser Window
You can have multiple windows open in the browser. While in
the browser, tap > New window to open a new window. To
view your open windows, tap , choose the window you want
to open in the windows list. Tap on a window to close it.
Using Bookmarks
To bookmark a web page, open it and tap , and then tap
Add to bookmarks. Give the bookmark a name and tap OK.
Editing a Bookmark
① From the home screen, tap .
② Tap > Bookmarks.
③ Tap and hold the bookmark you want to edit until the shortcut
menu pops up.
105
④ Tap Edit bookmarks.
⑤ Edit the name or location, and then tap OK to save it.
Deleting a Bookmark
① From the home screen, tap .
② Tap > Bookmarks.
③ Tap and hold the bookmark you want to delete until the
shortcut menu pops up.
④ Tap Remove bookmark, and then tap OK to remove it.
Note: This option may not be available for the default bookmark.
Changing Browser Settings
Tap > Settings from a browser window to change browser
settings.
Using Google Chrome
Use Google Chrome to browse the Internet. Chrome on your
phone can sync bookmarks, browsing history, and opened tabs
from your Google account.
① From the home screen, tap Google > Chrome.
② Read the terms of service and tap ACCEPT & CONTINUE.
③ You can choose ADD AN ACCOUNT to sign in to Chrome
to sync it with your open tabs, bookmarks, and other
settings on all your devices. If you choose NO THANKS you
106
can sign in later via the Settings menu.
④ To enter a URL, tap the web address bar, enter an address.
⑤ Scroll to navigate and tap links to open them. Use a
pinching gesture to zoom out. Spread your fingers apart to
zoom in. Tap > Settings to access additional settings.
⑥ To open a new browser tab, tap > New incognito tab.
Syncing Chrome
From the home screen, tap Google > Chrome > >
Settings > Sign in to Chrome > Sign in.
107
Camera
You can use your phone to take photos and record videos.
Photos and videos are stored on the microSDHC card you have
installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your
computer or access them in the Gallery app.
Capturing a Photo
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary
adjustment. Auto camera mode is used by default.
108
Number Function
1 Switch between the front and back cameras.
2
Switch between Auto camera mode and Pro
camera mode. In Pro camera mode (only available
for the back camera), you can configure more
options, such as gradienter, exposure, ISO, and
white balance.
3 Change the flash setting.
4
Switch to use normal, HDR, panorama, beautify,
straighten, smile, Vgesture or template mode.
Some modes are only available for the back
camera.
5 Change the camera settings.
6 Switch between camera and camcorder.
7 Capture a picture.
8 Select colour effect (only available for the back
camera).
9 View pictures and videos you have taken.
WARNING!
Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the
flash towards the eyes of people or animals.
NOTE:
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out
before taking pictures.
109
3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or
leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image.
4. Lightly touch .
NOTE:
You can touch and hold to take burst shots.
Recording a Video
You can record a normal-speed or slow motion video clip.
1. Touch the Home key > and touch to switch to the
camcorder.
2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary
adjustment as follows.
To switch between the front and back cameras, touch
.
To change the flash setting, touch .
WARNING!
Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point
the flash towards the eyes of people or animals.
Touch to select normal, beautify or HFR
camcorder mode. HFR camcorder mode allows you to
record silent slow motion videos (only available for the
back camera).
110
To select colour effect, touch (only available for the
back camera).
NOTE:
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out
before and during recording.
3. Touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder
to focus on before and during recording.
4. Touch to start recording.
NOTE:
While the recording is in progress, touch / to pause
or continue the recording. Touch to save the frame as a
separate photo.
5. Touch to stop recording.
Using Pro Camera Mode
You can use Pro camera mode to adjust more camera options for
your photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc.
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch Auto to switch to Pro camera mode.
3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the
following adjustments.
111
Drag to any area on the screen that you want to focus
on.
Drag to any area on the screen where you want the
camera to meter exposure so as to adjust the photo
brightness.
Touch to show the grids, spiral or off.
Touch to adjust shutter speed or leave it at Auto.
Touch to enable or disable the gradienter.
Touch to show the spot, center or average.
Touch to select ISO level or leave it at Auto.
Touch to adjust overall exposure.
Touch to change white balance scenario or leave it at
Auto.
4. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo.
Customizing Camera/Camcorder
Settings
Before capturing a photo or a video, you can touch to open
the following camera and camcorder setting options.
NOTE:
112
Not all options are available for the front camera or the back
camera.
Camera options
Picture size: Set the image size for your photo.
Shot-timer: Set a time delay before the camera takes a
picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon, or
turn off this feature.
Interval: Take a series of pictures at the interval you set
or turn off this feature.
Voice control: Use the voice to control the phone to take
a picture automatic. You can turn off this feature.
Face detection: Set the camera to automatically find and
focus on people’s faces in the viewfinder screen.
Touching capture: Touch the screen to capture a
picture.
Camcorder options
Video quality: Set the quality for your video.
Time lapse: Set the time interval between each frame
when you shot time lapse videos with the back camera.
Other options
Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter sound for photo
taking and video recording.
Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the GPS location in
your captured photos and videos.
Volume key: Use the Volume key to zoom on the screen
113
or take a picture. You can turn off this feature.
Storage location: Change the storage location for
captured photos and videos.
Restore defaults: Restore default camera and
camcorder settings.
114
Gallery
Opening Gallery
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch to view
albums of your pictures and videos.
Working With Albums
When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone
are displayed in a number of albums. Swipe up and down to
see them all.
To view album contents:
Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.
To share albums, pictures, or videos:
1. Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an
item after you open an album to select a picture or a video.
2. Touch more items that you want to share.
3. Touch and select how you want to share the items.
115
To delete albums, pictures, or videos:
1. Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an
item after you open an album to select a picture or a video.
2. Touch more items that you want to delete.
3. Touch > OK.
Working With Pictures
Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen.
116
When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are
available.
Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.
Pinch a picture to make it smaller. You'll then see a
filmstrip-style view of all your pictures in a row. Swipe left or
right to scan through them all.
NOTE:
You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up in the
filmstrip view. If you accidentally delete one, touch UNDO to
retrieve it.
Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or
spread them apart to zoom out or in.
Touch the Menu key to edit, print the picture, set it as
wallpaper or contact photo, beautify people’s faces in the
picture, check file details, or browse the album contents in a
slideshow.
Touch to edit the picture.
Touch > Delete > OK to delete the picture.
NOTE:
Some options may not be available for certain albums or
pictures.
Retouching Your Pictures
You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in
117
Gallery. The changed picture is saved in the same album as
the original image, which is not affected.
1. Touch the Menu key > Edit while viewing a picture in full
screen to open the Editor interface.
NOTE:
You can also choose to edit the picture with Photos.
2. Touch an edit option along the bottom of the screen and edit
the picture.
NOTE:
Slide left or right at the bottom of the screen to find all options.
Apply filters and old photo effects.
Add a frame to the picture.
Crop, straighten, rotate, draw or flip (mirror) the picture.
Adjust exposure, saturation, hue, sharpness, and other
colour options.
3. Touch Save to save the new picture.
Playing Videos
1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail
of a video.
2. Touch it and select a player to start playing. Touch the video
to view the playback controls.
118
Music
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Entertainment >
Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports
a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you
purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD
collection, and so on.
Copying Music Files to Your Phone
Before using Music, you need to copy or download audio files to
your phone.
Copy From a Computer
1. Connect your phone and the computer with a USB cable.
2. Touch Media device (MTP) as the connection mode. See
Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB on page 61.
3. Copy the music files from the PC and paste them to the
phone storage or the microSDHC card.
Receive via Bluetooth
You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth.
See Receive Data via Bluetooth on page 61.
119
Viewing Your Music Library
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Entertainment >
Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files
are cataloged according to the information stored in the files.
Touch Artists/Albums to browse music files on your phone
organized by the artist or album name.
Touch Songs to view all music files on your phone.
Touch Playlists to view all music playlists you have created.
NOTE:
If an audio file is being played, its name and player controls are
displayed at the bottom of the screen. Touch the area to open
the playback screen.
Setting a Song as the Default
Ringtone
The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls,
except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special
ringtones (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact on page 88).
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch
Entertainment > Music to see the music library.
NOTE:
If you are in the playback screen, touch to return to the
music library.
120
2. Long press a song in any list.
3. In the menu that opens, touch Use as phone ringtone.
NOTE:
If the song is being played and you’re in the playback screen,
you can touch the Menu key > Use as ringtone.
Playing Music
Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the
bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.
121
Number Function
1 Return to the music library.
2 Album artwork. Swipe left to see lyrics (if available) and
right the current playlist.
3 Track name, artist, and album information.
4
Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume
playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of
the track.
122
Number Function
5 Turn on or off high quality sound.
6 Toggle repeat mode: repeat is off, repeating current
song, or repeating all songs.
7 Turn on or off shuffle.
8 Touch to see the current playlist (queue).
9 Get more options.
10 Search for other music in your phone.
Managing Playlists
Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs,
so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.
Long press a song, touch Add to playlist to add it to a
playlist or create a new playlist.
Long press a playlist, touch Delete to delete the playlist.
Long press a playlist, touch Rename to rename the playlist.
Touch a playlist to view its content. You can touch and hold
a song to select multiple songs for removal from the playlist.
123
Video Player
Use the Video app to manage your video library and watch
videos.
Opening the Video Library
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Entertainment >
Video to view your video library, where your video files are
displayed in a list.
Swipe up or down to find the video you want. You can also
touch the Menu key > View or Sort to change the display mode
or sort the list.
Playing and Controlling Videos
Touch a video in the video library to play it. Touch the screen to
show the playback controls. You can control the video and
audio or carry out other operations.
Touch the play/pause button at the bottom to pause or
resume the playback.
Slide horizontally on the screen to rewind or fast forward.
Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to adjust
volume or brightness.
Touc h or to skip to the previous or the next video.
124
Touch to change the video ratio.
Touch to rotate the video.
Touch to capture a screenshot.
Touch to hide the control panel for lock the screen.
Touch to play the video in a small window and continue
with other tasks on the phone.
Touch the Menu key to share, trim or delete the video, or
configure player settings.
Managing Video Files
Delete Video Clips
1. Touch the Menu key > Delete in the video library.
2. Check the videos you want to delete.
3. Touch DELETE > OK.
Share Video Clips
1. Touch the Menu key > Share in the video library.
2. Check the videos you want to share.
3. Touch SHARE and select how you want to share them.
125
Trim a Video Clip
1. Touch a video to start playing it.
2. Touch the Menu key > Trim.
3. Drag the two tabs on the progress bar to select the portion
you want to keep.
If necessary, touch to preview the selected portion.
4. Touch . The trimmed video is saved as a new video file.
126
FM Radio
With the FM radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to
them, and save them on your phone. Note that the quality of the
radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio station in
your area. The wired headset works as an antenna, so always
connect the headset when using the radio. When you receive
an incoming call while listening to the radio, the radio will be
turned off.
Scanning and Saving Channels
1. Plug in a wired headset and touch the Home key, slide
screen to touch Entertainment > FM Radio.
2. Touch . Your phone scans for all available channels and
touch behind the channel to join the favorites list.
Listening to FM Radio
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch
Entertainment > FM Radio while the headset is connected.
2. Touch or to switch to other channels, or touch
or to adjust the channel frequency.
NOTES:
Favourite channels are put on the FM Radio main screen.
127
Slide up or down to view all favourite channels.
Touc h > Earphone to listen to the radio programs
through the phone speaker.
Recording Radio Programs
When you listen to the radio, you can record your favourite
programs and save the audio on the phone.
1. Touch the Menu key > Start recording to start recording.
2. When the program ends, touch the STOP RECORDING.
Recorded files are stored automatically in a folder (Records, for
instance) in the phone storage or the microSDHC card. You can
access them with the File Manager app, or play them with the
Music app.
Editing a Saved Channel
1. Open the FM Radio app and touch > Saved recordings
on the top right to display.
2. Touch and hold a channel and select Rename or Delete, or
touch the star to the right of a channel to add it to favourites.
128
Sound Recorder
Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and
listen to them whenever you like.
Recording a Voice Memo
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch
Entertainment > Sound Recorder.
2. Slide the HQ switch to turn on or off high quality recording.
3. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can do
the following:
Touch / to pause or continue the recording.
Touch to cancel the recording.
4. Touch to stop recording. The memo is automatically
saved.
If you don’t want to save the memo after recording it, touch
> OK to delete it.
Playing a Voice Memo
To play a memo you just recorded:
Touch .
To play any saved memo:
129
1. Touch at the top right of the screen to see all
recordings.
2. Touch the title of a memo to play it.
NOTE:
You can also touch next to a memo to delete, rename,
share, trim it, check its file information, add a tag, or set it as
your phone ringtone.
130
More Apps
Backup & Restore
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch System Tools >
Backup & Restore. You can back up your user data, such as
contacts, messages, and installed applications to the microSDHC
card regularly. If the data get lost, restore it from the microSDHC
card.
Touch > Help to view detailed guide.
NOTE:
You can back up your user data to the phone storage when
the microSDHC card is not inserted. Please keep these data
in your PC or other devices to avoid data loss.
Calculator
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Tools > Calculator
to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic
as well as advanced mathematical equations. Touch to
calculate tips.
NOTE:
Slide left while holding the phone upright, or hold the phone
on its side, to access advanced buttons.
131
Clock
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Clock. The Clock
app allows you to check local time in places around the world,
set alarms, and use timers.
Set a New Alarm
1. Touch the tab in the Clock app.
2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch at the
bottom of the screen to create a new alarm.
3. Set up the alarm options, such as time, alarm days, snooze,
and alarm ringtone.
4. Touch SAVE to save and exit.
NOTES:
To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just touch the
switches on the right side.
Touc h in the tab to configure alarm settings.
Check World Time
Touch the tab in the Clock app to check local time around
the world.
Touch at the bottom to add a new city or country.
132
Use the Stopwatch and Countdown
Touch the or tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch
or the countdown timer.
Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown
allows you to set a time and count down to zero.
Downloads
The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have
downloaded using apps such as Chrome or Email.
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch System Tools >
Downloads to check the record.
Touch a file to open it with the appropriate applications.
Touch and hold a file to delete or share it.
File Manager
Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other
types of files on your phone storage.
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch File Manager. You
can find the file you need by category in the CATEGORY tab, or
touch PHONE or SD CARD to browse folders and files on the
phone storage or the microSDHC card.
Touch folders and files to access stored items.
Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as Copy,
133
Move, Share, or Delete.
To copy or move an item, navigate to a new location and
touch PASTE.
Touc h to create a new folder in the current directory.
Mi-Moment
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Mi-Moment to create,
view and manage your notes. You can add audios, pictures,
videos and other types of files to your notes, and store the notes
in different folders.
NOTE:
Touch the Menu key > Settings to set up a lock password. You
can lock your notes with the password to protect your personal
information.
Mirror Camera
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch MirrorCamera to
open the front camera and use the phone as a mirror. Touch
at the top right to open the Camera app.
ZTE Cares
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch System Tools >
ZTE Cares. You can use this app to access online after-sales
support and search for service information.
134
Google Apps
Open the Google apps to use Google services. Some apps are
put in the Google folder on the home screen.
NOTE:
Some contents or Google services may not be available in your
region.
Google: Use Google search or get information when you
need it with Google Now.
Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and
get your bookmarks, browsing history, and more synced
with your Google account.
Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or
other personal email accounts.
Maps: Find your place and find your way in the world.
YouTube: Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload
your own and share with the world.
Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign
in to your Google account. You can access them on your
computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or
collaborate with others.
Play Music: Play music on the phone and on your Google
account.
Play Movies & TV: Purchase, download and watch the
latest and your favorite movies and TV shows.
135
Hangouts: Chat with Google+ friends or send text or
multimedia messages.
Photos: Manage photos on the phone and your Google
account.
Play Store: Buy and download apps, games, and other
content from the Google Play Store.
Voice Search: Search for information with your voice.
136
Google Play™ Store
Touch the Home key > Play Store. You can buy or rent music,
books, movies, apps, and download them to your phone.
NOTE:
The content you can access in Google Play Store depends on
your region and your service provider.
Browsing and Searching for Apps
You can browse apps by category. Touch a top-level category,
such as GAMES and touch the app from any subcategory.
You can also search for apps using an app’s name or
description, or the developer’s name. Just touch and enter
the search terms.
Downloading and Installing Apps
When you find the app you are interested in through browsing
or searching, touch it to open its details screen, where more
informations about the app is displayed.
1. Touch INSTALL (free apps) or the price (paid apps). If the
app is not free, you need to sign in to your Google Wallet™
account and select a payment method.
137
CAUTION:
Once installed, some apps can access many functions or a
significant amount of your personal data. The Play Store will
show you what the app can access. Touch ACCEPT to
proceed, or touch the Back key to cancel.
2. Wait for the app to be downloaded and installed
automatically. Payment needs to be authorized before paid
apps start downloading.
The app is successfully installed when a notification appears in
the status bar. You can find the new app on the home screen.
Creating a Google Wallet™ Account
You must have a Google Wallet account associated with your
Google account to purchase items from the Google Play Store
app.
Do one of the following:
On your computer, go to wallet.google.com to create a
Google Wallet account.
The first time you use your phone to buy an item from
Google Play Store, you’re prompted to enter your billing
information to set up a Google Wallet account.
WARNING!
When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase items from
the Google Play Store app, the phone remembers your
password so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this
reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from
using it without your permission.
138
Managing Your Downloads
After you’ve downloaded and installed an app, you can rate it,
view it in a list with your other downloaded apps, configure it to
update itself automatically, and so on.
View Your Downloaded Apps
1. In the Play Store screen, touch > My apps.
2. Your list of installed apps opens, you can touch one to rate it,
uninstall it, request a refund, and so on.
Uninstall an App
1. In the Play Store screen, touch > My apps.
2. Touch an app to open its details screen.
3. Touch UNINSTALL > OK.
139
Settings
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings. The
Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and
configuring your phone.
Wireless and Networks
Wi-Fi
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Wi-Fi.
You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi
connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi on page 54.
When Wi-Fi is on, touch the Menu key > Advanced > Wi-Fi
Direct in the Wi-Fi menu to connect between two devices via
Wi-Fi directly. See Using Wi-Fi Direct® on page 58.
Bluetooth
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Bluetooth. You can turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your
Bluetooth connections. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
on page 58.
SIM Cards
Manage your installed nano-SIM cards, set the default
nano-SIM card for making calls, sending messages, or cellular
data. See Manage the nano-SIM Cards on page 52.
140
Data Usage
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Data
usage to manage cellular data use of each nano-SIM card
installed.
Touch the Cellular data or Set cellular data limit switches to
turn on or off cellular data or cellular data limit.
You can check how much data has been used during the time
cycle you set, set cellular data limit and warning, see what apps
have been using cellular data, or restrict background data for
individual apps.
NOTE:
The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s
data usage accounting may differ.
Airplane Mode
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > More
and slide the switch beside Airplane mode to turn airplane
mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data
are turned off when airplane mode is on.
Tethering & Portable Hotspot
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > More >
Tethering & portable hotspot to share your phone’s cellular
data connection with PCs or other devices via USB, Bluetooth
or Wi-Fi. See Sharing Your Cellular Data Connection on page
64.
141
VPN
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > More >
VPN to set up and connect to virtual private networks. See
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks on page 67.
Cellular Networks
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > More >
Cellular networks to control cellular data use, set access point
names, or select cellular network or network types. See
Connecting to Cellular Networks on page 52.
Device
Display
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Display
to configure the following options.
Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display.
Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen
brightness.
Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation as the
wallpaper for the home screen.
Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen
turns off automatically.
Daydream: Manage the Daydream function. When
Daydream is enabled, photos or animations will be
142
displayed as a screensaver.
Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.
When device is rotated: Select whether the screen
contents should rotate when the phone is rotated.
Sound & Notification
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Sound
& notification. You can adjust different types of volume (see
Adjusting Volume on page 27), toggle sound and mute (see
Switching to Silent Mode on page 28), set up ringtone and
notification sound (see Changing Ringtone and Notification
Sound on page 27), select system sounds (see Turning On/Off
System Sounds on page 27), turn on or off the power-on/off
sound, or control notification display.
Gesture & motion
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Gesture
& motion to enable those features to consume more power.
Some functions may be unavailable if leather case is used.
Custom Bottom Key
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Custom
bottom key to swap the positions of the Back key and the
Menu key. Select an option to make the switch.
Apps
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Apps to
143
see apps installed on your phone and manage them.
Touch an app in the list to see its information. You can stop the
app, disable or enable it, uninstall it, clear its data, cache or
defaults, or move it between the user ROM and the microSDHC
card.
NOTES:
Not all applications can be moved, disabled or uninstalled.
Storage & USB
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Storage
& USB to manage the phone storage and provides options for
your microSDHC card.
Default write disk
This menu allows you to choose the default location for new
data, such as files downloaded, photos captured, and voice
recorded.
1. Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Storage & USB > Default write disk.
2. Touch Internal storage to store items in the phone's
memory.
- or -
If a microSDHC card is present, touch SD card to store data
on the card.
Device storage
You can install apps into the internal storage. When you
connect your phone to your computer, only User ROM is
144
accessible from your computer.
To view the internal storage space:
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Storage
& USB and scroll to the Device storage section.
User ROM
The user ROM is part of the internal storage where you can
store your files. When you connect your phone to your
computer, this storage is accessible and you can copy files
between them.
To view the user ROM space:
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Storage
& USB and scroll to the User ROM section.
SD card
The external SD card storage options let you view the
microSDHC card’s total and available space, unmount the card
for safe removal from the phone, and format (erase) the card.
For details, see Remove the microSDHC Card From Your
Phone on page 63 and Erase microSDHC Card on page 63.
Battery
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Battery
to view the battery level, check what has been using the battery,
and enable battery saving mode.
NOTE:
You can touch an app or service to adjust its settings in order to
145
save battery life. For example, touch Screen > DISPLAY to
change screen brightness and sleep.
Touch the Menu key > Battery saver to manage battery saving
mode, which reduces your phone’s performance and limits
vibration, location services and most background data to
improve battery life. You can turn on or off Battery saver, or set
a battery level at which Battery saver can turn on automatically.
Memory
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Memory
to see the memory using situation. Including the average
memory use and the apps of used memory in that time.
Connect to PC
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Connect
to PC to select your USB connection type between your phone
and PC. See Connecting to Your Computer via USB on page
61.
Personal
Leather case Mode
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Leather
case Mode. When the phone is put into a special flip case
which is sold separately, you can open the flip case to wake up
the phone without by pressing the Power key, or close the case
to activate a mini-screen.
146
To turn on this feature, slide the switch to the On position and
check Screen wake-up.
Location
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Location to manage location services, which help your phone
and apps determine your location. To use location-related
applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps, you
must have location services turned on on your phone.
1. Slide the switch at the top to turn location services on or off.
2. When location is enabled, touch Mode to select location
sources you want to use.
High accuracy: Get accurate location using both GPS
and Wi-Fi as well as cellular networks.
Battery saving: Use only Wi-Fi and cellular networks to
get your approximate location. This will drain less power
from your battery than using GPS.
Device only: Use GPS to pinpoint your location.
Security
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Security
to configure options that help keep your phone and data safe.
Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with swipe,
pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With
Screen Locks on page 31.
Make pattern visible: Show the pattern as you draw it. This
option is available when unlock pattern is set.
147
Automatically lock: Set the time needed for the lock
protection to be activated after the screen turns off. This
option is available when unlock pattern, PIN or password is
set.
Power button instantly locks: Lock protection is activated
immediately when you press the Power key. This option is
available when unlock pattern, PIN or password is set.
Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to
trusted devices, in trusted places, or unlocked by trusted
voice, or unlocked when your phone is being carried on the
body.
NOTE:
You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to
use the Smart Lock feature.
Encrypt phone: Encrypt your data on the phone to protect
your privacy. See Protecting Your Phone With Encryption on
page 32.
Set up SIM card lock: Touch a nano-SIM card tab and you
can manage the following settings.
Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to
require PIN before accessing the nano-SIM card.
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
148
allowed, your nano-SIM card will be locked and you cannot
access the cellular phone network. Contact your operator
for a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the nano-SIM card.
Make passwords visible: Display passwords as you enter
them.
Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you have
authorized to be device administrators.
Unknown sources: Check this option to permit installation
of apps from sources other than the Play Store.
Storage type: Check the credential storage type.
Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates.
Install from SD card: Install certificates from the phone
storage or the microSDHC card.
Clear credentials: Delete all certificates.
Trust agents: View or deactivate trust agents.
Screen pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view, so
that others cannot switch to other apps and access your
personal information. Touch this option to see how it works.
See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning on page
34.
Apps with usage access: Turn on or off some apps’
access to your phone usage information.
Accounts
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Accounts to manage your web accounts and synchronization.
149
Touch Add account to sign in to or create accounts on your
phone.
Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have
added and adjust the accounts settings.
Language & Input
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Language & input to configure options related to system
language, input methods, speech input and output as well as
mouse/trackpad input.
Language: Select a language for your system.
Spell checker: Use Google Spell Checker to check for
spelling errors when entering text.
Personal dictionary: Add new words to the phone’s
dictionary or remove words from the dictionary. The words
you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion.
Keyboard & input methods: Configure text input settings.
See Input Method Settings on page 50.
Text-to-speech output:
Preferred engine: Select the speech synthesis engine
you want to use or change its settings.
Speech rate: Select how quickly you want the
synthesizer to speak.
Listen to an example: Play a brief sample of the
speech synthesizer, using your current settings.
Default language status: Check whether the
150
text-to-speech output feature supports the current
system language.
Voice Control: Select and configure voice input services.
Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should
scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse
accessory.
Backup & Reset
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Backup
& reset to manage data backup and restoration options and to
reset the phone to factory status.
Back up my data: Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and
other settings to Google servers after you sign in to your
Google account.
Backup account: Set the Google account that the data is
backed up to.
Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings
and data when you reinstall an app.
Network settings reset: Reset all network settings,
including Wi-Fi, Cellular data, Bluetooth. Choose the
nano-SIM card you want to reset and touch RESET
SETTINGS to begin.
DRM reset: Deletes all DRM licenses.
Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default
settings. All your data will be erased during the process.
151
System
Date & Time
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Date &
time to set date, time, time zone, and the time format. You can
also use network-provided data.
Scheduled Power On/Off
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Scheduled power on/off. Slide the switches to turn on or off
automatic power on and power off. Then set the power on/off
time and repeat.
Accessibility
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Accessibility to configure accessibility plug-ins and services
on your phone, such as using Color inversion, Color
correction or Large text for users with sight problems.
Printing
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > Printing
to manage Google Cloud Print service or other printer plug-ins
installed from the Google Play Store or your printer
manufacturer.
152
Developer Options
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings >
Developer options to manage settings that are useful for
developing Android applications. The menu is hidden until you
touch Build number in the About phone menu 7 times.
WARNING!
The developer option settings are intended for development
use only. They can cause your phone and applications on it to
break or misbehave.
About Phone
Touch the Home key, slide screen to touch Settings > About
phone to view phone status, legal information and other
information. You can also upgrade your phone system from
update packages copied to the storage card.
153
Upgrading the Phone Software
There are several ways to upgrade your phone software:
Use the online upgrade tool for cellular terminal products.
Use the one-press upgrade package offered by your cellular
service provider.
Use the upgrade package on your microSDHC card.
NOTE:
Visit the ZTE official handset service support website
(http://www.ztedevice.com/support) and select your country or
region to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well
as which phones and methods are supported.
154
Troubleshooting
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
Poor
reception
The network signal is too
weak at your current
location, for example, in
a basement or near a
tall building, because
wireless transmissions
cannot effectively reach
it.
Move to a location
where the network
signal can be properly
received.
The network is busy at
the current time (for
example, during peak
times, there may be too
much network traffic to
handle additional calls).
Avoid using the phone at
such times, or try again
after waiting a short
time.
You are too far away
from a base station for
your service provider.
You can request a
service area map from
your service provider.
155
Problem Possible causes Possible solution
Echo or
noise
The network link quality
is poor on the part of
your service provider.
End the call and dial
again. You may be
switched to a
better-quality network
link or phone line.
The local telephone line
quality is poor.
End the call and dial
again. You may be
switched to a
better-quality network
link or phone line.
Unable to
select
certain
features
Your service provider
does not support these
features, or you have not
applied for services that
provide these features.
Contact your service
provider.
Cannot
charge the
battery
The battery or battery
charger is damaged. Contact the dealer.
The phone’s temperature
is below 0 °C or higher
than 45 °C.
Adjust the battery
charging environment to
avoid extremes of
temperature.
The contact between the
battery and charger is
poor.
Check all connectors to
ensure that all
connections have been
properly made.
156
Problem Possible causes Possible solution
Shortened
standby time
The standby time is
related to your service
provider system
configuration. The same
phone used with
different service
providers’ systems will
not provide exactly the
same length of standby
time.
If you are located in an
area where signaling is
weak, temporarily power
off the phone.
The battery is depleted. In
high temperature
environments, battery
life will be shortened.
Contact the dealer to
change a new battery.
If you are not able to
connect to the network,
the phone will continue
to send out signals as it
attempts to locate a
base station. Doing so
consumes battery power
and will consequently
shorten standby time.
Change your location to
one where the network
is accessible, or
temporarily turn off your
phone.
157
Problem Possible causes Possible solution
Cannot turn
your phone
on
Battery power has been
depleted.
Recharge the phone’s
battery.
nano-SIM
card error
The nano-SIM card
malfunctions or is
damaged.
Take the nano-SIM card
to your service provider
for testing.
The nano-SIM card is
inserted improperly.
Insert the nano-SIM
card properly.
There is debris on the
nano-SIM card contacts.
Use a soft, dry cloth to
clean the nano-SIM card
contacts.
Unable to
connect to
the network
The nano-SIM card is
invalid.
Contact your service
provider.
You are not within the
network’s service area.
Check the service area
with your service
provider.
The signal is poor.
Move to an open space,
or if you are inside a
building, move closer to
a window.
Cannot
answer
incoming
calls
You have activated the
Call barring feature.
Disable this feature. See
Bar Certain Calls on
page 83.
158
Problem Possible causes Possible solution
Cannot
make
outgoing
calls.
You have activated the
Call barring feature.
Disable this feature. See
Bar Certain Calls on
page 83.
You have activated the
Fixed dialling numbers
feature.
Disable this feature. See
Use Fixed Dialling
Numbers on page 82.
PIN Code
blocked
You have entered an
incorrect PIN code three
consecutive times.
Contact your service
provider. If the service
provider provides the
nano-SIM card’s PUK
code, use the PUK code
to unlock the nano-SIM
card.
Phone
crashes,
reboots,
freeze, or
cannot be
powered on
Some third-party
software is not
compatible with your
phone.
Uninstall the software
that may cause the
problem.
Upgrade the phone
software.
Reset the phone to
factory status.
159
For Your Safety
General Safety
Don’t make or receive
handheld calls while
driving. Never text
while driving.
Don’t use at gas
stations.
Keep your phone at
least 10 mm away
from your ear or body
while making calls.
Your phone may
produce a bright or
flashing light.
Small parts may cause
choking.
Don’t dispose of your
phone in fire.
Your phone can
produce a loud sound.
To prevent possible
hearing damage, do
not listen at high
volume levels for long
periods.
Avoid contact with
anything magnetic.
Avoid extreme
temperatures.
160
Keep away from
pacemakers and other
electronic medical
devices.
Avoid contact with
liquids. Keep your
phone dry.
Turn off when asked to
in hospitals and
medical facilities.
Do not attempt to
disassemble your
phone.
Turn off when told to in
aircrafts and airports.
Only use approved
accessories.
Turn off when near
explosive materials or
liquids.
Don’t rely on your
phone as a primary
device for emergency
communications.
Distraction
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.
161
Operating Machinery
Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in
order to reduce the risk of an accident.
Product Handling
General Statement on Handling and Use
You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any
consequences of the use.
You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a
phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety
measures designed to protect users and their environment.
Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and
keep them in a clean place.
Keep the screen and camera lens clean. Unclean screen or
camera lens may slow down the phone's reaction to your
operations or lower 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 expose your phone or its accessories to open flames
or lit tobacco products.
Do not expose your phone accessories to liquid, moisture or
high humidity.
162
Do not drop, throw or try to bend your phone or its
accessories.
Do not paint your phone or its accessories.
Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories,
only authorized personnel can do so.
Do not expose or use your phone or its accessories in an
environment with or that can reach extreme temperatures,
minimum - [5] and maximum + [50] degrees Celsius.
Do not place your phone inside or near heating equipments or
high pressure containers, such as water heaters, microwave
ovens, or hot cooking utensils. Otherwise, your phone may be
damaged.
Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic
products.
Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break
when you sit down.
Small Children
Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of
small children or allow them to play with it.
They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally
damage the phone.
Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may
cause an injury or may become detached and create a choking
hazard.
163
Demagnetization
To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic
devices or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Do not touch the metallic connectors of the nano-SIM card.
Antenna
Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.
Normal Use Position
When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your
ear, with the bottom toward your mouth.
Air Bags
Do not place your phone in the area over an air bag or in the air
bag deployment area as an airbag inflates with great force and
serious injury could occur.
Place your phone safely before driving your vehicle.
Seizures/Blackouts
Your phone can produce a bright or flashing light. A small
percentage of people may be susceptible to blackouts or
164
seizures (even if they have never had one before) when exposed
to flashing lights or light patterns such as when playing games or
watching videos. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts
or have a family history of such occurrences, please consult a
physician. To reduce the risk of blackouts or seizures, you can
use your phone in a well-lit room and take frequent breaks.
Repetitive Strain Injuries
To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting
or playing games with your phone:
Do not grip the phone too tightly.
Press the buttons lightly.
Use the special features which are designed to minimize the
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 should not rely solely on any wireless phone for
emergency communications.
Loud Noise
This phone is capable of producing loud noises, which may
damage your hearing. Turn down the volume before using
165
headphones, Bluetooth headsets or other audio devices.
Phone Heat
Your phone may become warm during charging and during
normal use.
Electrical Safety
Accessories
Use only approved accessories.
Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories.
Take care not to touch metallic objects, such as coins or key
rings, or allow them to contact or short-circuit the battery
terminals.
Never puncture the surface of the battery with sharp objects.
Connection to a Car
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.
If your phone (or its accessories) has been submerged in water,
166
punctured, or subjected to a severe fall, do not use it until you
have taken it to be checked at an authorized service center.
Radio Frequency Interference
General Statement on Interference
Care must be taken when using your phone in close proximity to
personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids.
Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturers to
determine if the operation of your phone may interfere with the
operation of your medical devices.
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
when one is nearby.
The level of interference depends on the type of the hearing
device and the distance from the interference source. Increasing
the separation between them may reduce the interference. You
167
may also consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss
alternatives.
Medical Equipment
Switch off your wireless device when you are requested to do
so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests
are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive
medical equipment.
Aircraft
Switch off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do
so by airport or airline staff.
Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices on
board the aircraft and enable airplane mode of your phone when
boarding an aircraft.
Interference in Vehicles
Please note that because of possible interference to
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.
Explosive Environments
Gas Stations and Explosive Atmosphere
In locations with potentially explosive atmosphere, obey all
168
posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or
other radio equipment.
Areas with potentially explosive atmosphere include fueling areas,
below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage
facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles,
such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
Blasting Caps and Areas
Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a
blasting area or in areas where signs are posted to power off
“two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with
blasting operations.
FCC Regulations
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located
or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
169
NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
● Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
● Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
● Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
● Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) information:
This wireless phone meets the government's requirements for
exposure to radio waves. The guidelines are based on standards
that were developed by independent scientific organizations
through periodic and thorough evaluation of scientific studies.
170
The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to
assure the safety of all persons regardless of age or health.
FCC RF Exposure Information and Statement. The SAR limit of
USA (FCC) is 1.6 W/kg averaged over one gram of tissue. The
Device (FCC ID: SRQ-V6PLUS) has also been tested against
this SAR limit. The highest SAR value reported under this
standard during product certification for use at the ear is
0.54W/kg and when properly worn on the body is 1.01W/kg. This
device was tested for typical body-worn operations with the back
of the handset kept1.0cm from the body. To maintain compliance
with FCC RF exposure requirements, use accessories that
maintain a 1.0cm separation distance between the user's body
and the back of the handset. The use of belt clips, holsters and
similar accessories should not contain metallic components in its
assembly. The use of accessories that do not satisfy these
requirements may not comply with FCC RF exposure
requirements, and should be avoided.
Body-worn Operation
This device was tested for typical body-worn operations. To
comply with RF exposure requirements, a minimum separation
distance of 1.0 cm must be maintained between the user’s body
and the handset, including the antenna. Third-party belt-clips,
holsters, and similar accessories used by this device should not
contain any metallic components. Body-worn accessories that do
not meet these requirements may not comply with RF exposure
requirements and should be avoided. Use only the supplied or an
approved antenna.