ZTE R236 Mobile Phone User Manual
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Table of Contents SECURITY ................................ 5 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......... 5 FCC COMPLIANCE ................ 14 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY ... 18 KEY FUNCTIONS ................... 19 LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE KEYPAD ......................... 21 STATUS BAR ICONS ............. 21 BATTERY ................................ 22 INSERTING THE SIM CARD .. 25 INSERTING THE MEMORY CARD ...................................... 26 POWERING YOUR PHONE ON/OFF ...................................
FUN&GAMES ......................... 43 MULTIMEDIA.......................... 43 CAMERA ................................ 47 USING SERVICES .................
Security To protect your mobile phone from illegal use, take the security measures as follows: ¾ Set PIN codes of the SIM card. ¾ Set handset lock code. ¾ Set call restrictions. Safety Precautions This section includes some important information on safe and efficient operation. Please read this information before using the phone. Operational Precautions Please use your phone properly. When making or receiving a call, please hold your phone as holding a wireline telephone.
Do not touch the antenna when the phone is in use. Touching the antenna area affects call quality and may cause the phone to operate at a higher power level than needed. Some people may be susceptible to epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, such as when watching television or playing video games.
Use hands-free function of the phone, if available. Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if conditions require. Precautions for Medical Devices and Facilities When using your phone near pacemakers, please always keep the phone more than eight inches (about twenty centimeters) from the pacemaker when the phone is switched on. Do not carry the phone in the breast pocket. Use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for interference.
In those facilities with special demand, such as hospital or health care facilities, please pay attention to the restriction on the use of mobile phone. Switch off your phone if required. Mobile Phone Please use original accessories or accessories approved by the phone manufacturer. Using any unauthorized accessories may affect your mobile phone’s performance, damage your phone or even cause danger to your body and violate related local regulations about telecom terminals.
Do not expose your mobile phone to direct sunlight or store it in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices. Keep your phone dry. Any liquid may damage your phone. Do not drop, knock or harshly treat the phone. Rough handling can break internal circuit boards. Do not connect the phone with any incompatible enhancement. Do not attempt to disassemble the mobile phone or battery. Do not store the phone with flammable or explosive articles.
Be aware of the usage limitation when using phone at places such as oil warehouses, or chemical factories, where there are explosive gases or explosive products being processed, because even if your phone is in idle state, it still transmits radio frequency (RF) energy. Therefore, power off your phone if required. Do not touch the antenna while calling. Otherwise it will affect the quality of calling and waste battery energy. The damaged antenna will cause slight burn while touching your skin.
Precautions for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Switch off your phone prior to entering any area with potentially explosive atmospheres, such as fueling areas, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities. Do not remove, install, or charge batteries in such areas. Spark in a potentially explosive atmosphere can cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
Safety and General Use in Vehicles Safety airbag, brake, speed control system and oil eject system shouldn’t be affected by wireless transmission. If you do meet problems above, please contact your automobile provider. Do not place your phone in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area. Airbags inflate with great force.
If the mobile phone has the function of automatic timing power-on, please check your alarm setting to make sure that your phone will not be automatically turned on during flight. Battery Use Do not short-circuit the battery, as this can cause the unit to overheat or ignite. Do not store battery in hot areas or throw it into fire. Otherwise, it will cause explosion. Do not disassemble or refit the battery. Otherwise, it will cause liquid leakage, overheating, explosion and ignition of the battery.
Return the worn-out battery to the provider or dispose of it in accordance with environment regulations. Do not dispose of it in household rubbish. Please use original batteries or batteries approved by the phone manufacturer. Using any unauthorized battery may affect your handset performance or may cause danger of explosion, etc. Warning: If the battery is damaged, do not discharge it. If the leakage does come into contact with the eyes or skin, wash thoroughly in clean water and consult a doctor.
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.
Health and safety information Radio Frequency (RF) Energy This model phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government: The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg.
The highest SAR value for the model phone as reported to the FCC when tested for use at the ear is 0.81 W/kg and when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 1.47 W/kg (Body-worn measurements differ among phone models, depending upon available enhancements and FCC requirements.) While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement.
not holding the phone at the ear, position the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from your body when the phone is switched on. Limitation of Liability ZTE shall not be liable for any loss of profits or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from or arising out of or in connection with using this product, whether or not ZTE had been advised, knew or should have known the possibility of such damages.
Key Functions Headset jack Torch Earpiece 4-Way Navigation keys and Center key Charger interface Right soft key Left soft key End/Power key Messaging key Send key Phonebook key QWERTY keyboard 19
Function Description Left soft key Performs the function indicated at the left bottom of the screen. Right soft key Performs the function indicated at the right bottom of the screen. Center key Press to confirm actions and make selections. 4-Way Navigation keys These keys (UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT) allow for navigation through menu options and quick access to some function menus. Send key Press to dial a phone number or answer a call, or view the call history.
Note: In this User Manual, “press a key” means to press the key and release it, while “hold a key” means to press the key for at least two seconds and then release it. Locking and Unlocking the Keypad In idle screen, hold key to lock the keypad. Key. To unlock the keypad, press Left soft key and then press Locking the keypad can prevent unintentional operations on it. You can answer an incoming call with the regular operation when the keypad is locked.
Outdoor Meeting Battery status Alarm clock set Battery The lithium ion battery of the mobile phone can be immediately used after unpacking. Installing the battery 1. Pull the battery cover from the notch on the bottom and remove the cover. 2. Insert the battery by aligning the gold-colored contacts with the contacts in the battery slot. 3. Push down the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place. 4. Replace the battery cover and close it gently until you hear a click.
Remove the battery cover Push down the battery Replace the battery cover Removing the battery 1. Make sure that your mobile phone is switched off. 2. Remove the battery cover. 3. Pull the battery up and remove it from the mobile phone.
Charging the battery Your phone is powered by a rechargeable battery. For maximum battery performance, it is recommended that you first use up the battery power and then charge it completely. A new battery’s full performance is achieved only after three complete charge and discharge cycles. 1. Connect your travel adapter to the left side of your mobile phone as shown in the diagram. 2. Connect the other end of the travel adapter to the mains socket. 3.
Inserting the SIM card Insert the SIM card as follows: 1. Make sure that the phone is switched off and the charger is disconnected from the phone. 2. Turn the phone over and remove the battery cover. 3. Remove the battery if it is already installed. 4. Hold your SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and then slide it into the card holder with the metal contacts facing downward. 5. Replace the battery first. 6. Replace the battery cover.
SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) is a micro-chip that holds your personal information such as names and phone numbers. Your phone won’t work without it. If you already have contacts on your SIM card, they can be transferred in most cases. Inserting the Memory Card You can use memory card to expand the storage of the phone. You can store or copy files such as photos, music, and so on.
Insert the Memory card Powering your phone on/off Make sure that your SIM card is in your mobile phone and that the battery is charged. Hold End/Power key to power on/off the phone. The phone will automatically search for the network.
Writing text • Text Mode Your mobile phone provides the following input methods: alphabetic (abc, Abc, ABC) mode and numeric (123) mode. The current input mode is displayed on the screen above the input field. You can press Options→Input method to select the input mode. • Alphabetic Modes ♦ Press A ~ Z to enter desired characters. ♦ Press to switch between uppercase and lowercase. ♦ Press to enter a space. ♦ Press to delete letters left of the cursor.
press Options→Input method→Insert symbol, then select desired symbol. Adding contact to the Phonebook There are some numbers that you may want to call again and again, so it makes sense to add these numbers to your Phonebook. You can then access these numbers quickly and easily. 1. Go to Menu→Phonebook→Add new contact. 2. Select to save the number to SIM or phone. 3. Edit the information and confirm by pressing Center key and selecting Yes.
then select Options→Delete. Making and receiving calls • • • • • Basic way to make a call In idle screen, press numeric keys to input the number and press Send key to dial. Dial from the Phonebook Go to Menu→Phonebook. Find the name of the person you want to call, and press Send key. Make an emergency call You can make emergency calls without the SIM card inserted so long as you are in an area with network coverage. Answer a call Press Send key. End a call Press End key.
Make sure that you are in an area with sufficient coverage to make calls. The strength of the network signal is indicated on the Status Bar of the screen. Call center Go to Menu→Call center. • Call history Missed calls, Dialled calls and Received calls are saved in Call history. If the records are full, the earliest saved records will be deleted. Also, you can view call timers, call cost, text msg. counter and GPRS counter in Call history.
♦ Call divert: The call divert service enables you to divert an incoming call from a service to a specified telephone number in preset conditions. You can contact the network provider to activate this service. You can set the call divert service so that voice calls and data calls are diverted to a preset number under different conditions. ♦ Call barring: You can bar outgoing and incoming calls. ♦ Line switching: Switch the call line.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Write your message. For more information on input method, see section ‘Writing text’. The default message type is SMS. If you want to change to MMS, you can press Options and choose Switch to MMS; or you can press Options and choose Add picture, Add sound, Add video or Add subject to directly insert multimedia contents to the message and it will be switched to MMS automatically. You can select Options→Slide options to add a new slide.
• View messages Upon receiving a message, the mobile phone will alert you with a ringtone, prompt, or a new message icon. 1. Press View to open the Inbox. You can also go to Inbox through the main menu to read the message. 2. While the message is open, use Options to reply, delete or forward the message. You can also call back the sender or save the sender’s number to Phonebook. You can view the message boxes in the Messaging interface. ♦ Select Inbox to view received messages.
• Messages settings Go to Menu→Messaging→Message settings→Text message. ♦ Profile settings: This is automatically set by the service provider, but please contact us if this is not available. ♦ Voicemail server: Edit your voicemail server and call voicemail. ♦ Common settings: You can set Delivery report and Reply path on or off. You can select to save sent messages or not. ♦ Memory status: View the SIM and phone memory status. ♦ Preferred storage: Set the preferred storage to SIM or Phone.
In Sending, you can set Delivery report, Read report, Priority, Delivery time and Send and save. In Retrieval, you can set Home network, Roaming, Filters, Read report and Delivery report. In Preferred storage, you can set the preferred storage to Phone or Memory card. In Memory status, you can view memory status. User profiles Go to Menu→User profiles. You can select your preferred profile in this menu. The profile options are: General, Meeting, Outdoor, Indoor, Silent, Headset and Bluetooth.
• • Extra tone: Let the phone alert when Warning, Error, Camp on or Connect. Answer mode: Select Any key to answer a call. Note: The Headset mode can only be activated with the headset connected. And the Bluetooth mode can only be activated when the Bluetooth headset is connected. Setting your phone You can adjust various settings of your phone. Go to Menu→Settings. • Phone settings: Set time and date and schedule power on/off, select language, set display, deticated key, etc.
• ♦ Bluetooth: See chapter “Bluetooth”. ♦ Data account: You can add and view your GPRS data usage. Restore factory settings: Enter the phone lock code to restore to the factory settings. Some personal information might be lost if you use this function, so be careful. Note: You may be required to input the phone lock code in some of the security settings interfaces. The default lock code is 1234. Go to Security settings→Change password→Phone password to change the phone lock code.
Go to Visibility, you can choose to be visible or not. When your phone is visible, and the Bluetooth is turned on, all other Bluetoothenabled devices within range can detect your phone. • Create a Bluetooth partnership 1. Go to My device→Search new device to search other Bluetoothenabled devices and list them. 2. Select the desired device name in the list and press Pair. 3. Enter a passcode (1 up to 16 characters), and then press OK.
want to send a multimedia file, find the file from the media folder and then press Options→Send→Via Bluetooth, and then select the device name. • Connect a Bluetooth hands-free or stereo headset For hands-free phone conversations or to listen to music, you can use a Bluetooth hands-free or stereo headset. Go to Search audio device to search for the Bluetooth hands-free or stereo headset. Organizer Go to Menu→Organizer.
• • • Tasks You can add tasks. Alarm You can view, and edit the alarm clocks settings. You can also enable or disable the alarms. By pressing Edit, you can set the corresponding features of the alarm according to instructions: Repeat , Time, Snooze, Alart type, etc. World clock You can view the time in different cities. Extra Go to Menu→Extra. • Calculator You can perform simple calculations. You can add, subtract, multiply or divide, and select M+, M-, MR, and MC to perform relevant operations.
• • Note: This calculator has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur especially in long division. Currency converter Your mobile phone provides you with basic functions of currency conversion. Input the Rate, select OK and input a figure in the Local field, and then press OK to get the result. Flashlight Press Center key or Left soft key to turn on or off the torch. File manager Go to Menu→File manager.
Fun&Games Go to Menu→Fun&Games. • Games Your mobile phone has classic games and applications pre-loaded. Select a game and start it, you can view Help to see the rules of the game. • Java MIDlets are Java™-based applications that can run on your phones. It supports Java 2 Edition, J2ME™. Java allows you to download Javabased applications, such as games and tools that are specifically designed for mobile phones.
Select the country or area you are in, and then your phone will search the Mobile TV channels automatically. It will show a channel list and preview inferface. ♦ Select a channel and press Center Key to watch it. ♦ Press LEFT/RIGHT keys to change to another Mobile TV channel ♦ Press UP/DOWN keys to adjust the volume. Note: For high quality of Mobile TV, please elongate the antenna that is in the right top of your phone.
• • • The images you want to view in Image viewer must be put in the ..\ Photos folder in the phone or memory card, and in Options→Storage, the storage must be set to phone or memory card correspondingly. You can select an image and view it. Video recorder Aim the camera lens at the object and then press Center key to start, press it again to pause, and press Right soft key to finish recording. Before recording a video, press 4-Way Navigation keys to adjust brightness and zoom to the right size.
• • You can play the audio in your phone or memory card. The music you want to play in Audio player must be put in the ..\ My Music folder in the phone or memory card, and in List→Options→Settings→Pre. playlist, the storage must be set to phone or memory card correspondingly. In List, you can refresh your playlist, set storage, or make personal settings. Sound recorder Go to Options→New record to record a sound clip. Go to Options→Settings to set preferred storage and file format.
of the radio station in that particular area. Camera Go to Menu→Camera. • Take a photo Aim the camera lens at the object and then press the Center key to take the shot. • Configure your camera Press the Left soft key to configure your camera. Using Services Go to Menu→Services. Services allows you to view internet content. In Services, you can use the STK and Internet service, and you can select Licence manager to manage the licences.
• • STK SIM card Toolkit (STK) services are value-added services provided by your network provider. Your mobile phone supports STK service, but if your SIM card and network provider do not support the service, these functions can’t be used. Internet service Your phone supports Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). You can get access to this service through your network provider. Internet service lets you get information about news, weather forecasts and more.
• the site. ♦ Recent pages: Display the pages you’ve visited recently. Select an item and choose Options→Go to to visit the page again. ♦ Settings: You can set Profiles, Browser options and Preferences. Licence manager ♦ Licence list: Display the list of Licences. ♦ Status: Check the version and time. ♦ Advance: Select Sweep to remove useless licences and reboot your phone.
