Grand S Flex User Manual
About This Manual Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference. Copyright Copyright © 2013 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.
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Contents Getting Started ....................................................... 12 Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 12 Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 13 Installing the micro-SIM Card ........................................... 14 Charging the Battery ........................................................ 15 Powering On/Off .............................................................. 16 Restarting the Phone ...........
Knowing the Basics............................................... 29 Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 29 Managing Notifications ..................................................... 30 Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 32 Organizing With Folders ................................................... 33 Rearranging the Favorites Tray ........................................ 34 Entering Text ...............................................
Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 64 People .....................................................................69 Checking Contact Details ................................................. 69 Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 69 Setting Up Your Own Profile............................................. 70 Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ..................... 70 Working With Favorite Contacts .......................
Adding Signature to Your Gmail Messages ....................... 86 Replying to or Forwarding a Message .............................. 87 Working With Received Attachments ................................ 87 Searching for Messages ................................................... 88 Working With Labels ........................................................ 88 Changing Gmail Settings .................................................. 89 Messaging ..........................................................
Checking and Managing Your Profile................................ 99 Other Features ................................................................ 99 Browser ................................................................ 100 Opening the Browser ..................................................... 100 Working With an Opened Page ...................................... 102 Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 103 Downloading Files .......................................
Gallery .................................................................. 116 Opening Gallery ............................................................. 116 Working With Albums ..................................................... 116 Working With Pictures .................................................... 117 Working With Videos ...................................................... 119 Music .................................................................... 120 Copying Music Files to Your Phone .
Sound Recorder ................................................... 135 Recording a Voice Memo ............................................... 135 Playing a Voice Memo ................................................... 135 More Apps............................................................. 136 Alarm............................................................................. 136 Backup and Restore ...................................................... 137 Calculator .....................................
Wireless and Networks................................................... 148 Device ........................................................................... 149 Personal ........................................................................ 150 Accounts ........................................................................ 152 System........................................................................... 153 Upgrading the Phone Software .......................... 154 Troubleshooting..............
Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone 12
Knowing the Keys Key Function Power Key Press and hold to power on, power off, restart, select phone modes, or turn on/off airplane mode. Press and hold for about 8 seconds to restart the phone. Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Key Function Home Key Menu Key Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen. Touch and hold when the screen is not locked to open Google Search. Touch to get the options for the current screen. Touch and hold to see recently used applications. Back Key Touch to go to the previous screen. Volume Key Press or hold either end to adjust volumes. Installing the micro-SIM Card 1.
2. Pull out the micro-SIM card tray and place the micro-SIM card on the tray as shown. Then carefully install the tray back. Charging the Battery If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. As you charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time you wake up your phone. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or , appear on the status bar. 3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. Powering On/Off Press and hold the Power Key to turn on your phone. To turn it off, press and hold the Power Key to open the options menu. Touch Power off and then touch OK.
Setting Up for the First Time When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Settings - Personal - Backup and Reset), you need to do some settings before using it. 1. Flick the language field to select the language you want to use and then touch Start. 2. If you’ve got a Google Account or Gmail, touch Yes to sign in to your account. Or touch No to get an account. You can also touch Not now to set up an account later. 3.
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 a certain period of time when you leave it idle.
Using the Touch Screen Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures. Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. Touch and Hold To open the available options for an item (for example, a message or link in a Web page), touch and hold the item.
orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. 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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.
Extended home screens Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen, providing more space to add icons, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the screen to see the extended home screens.
Personalizing Changing the System Language 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Language & input > Language. 2. Select the language you need. Setting the Date and Time 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Date & time. 2. Uncheck Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone if you want to set the date, time and time zone by yourself. 3. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format.
want to use. 4. Touch OK. TIP: See chapter People - Editing Contacts - Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact. Turning On/Off Touch Sounds 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Sound. 2. Check or uncheck Touch sounds. Adjusting Volumes 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Sound > Volumes. 2. Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type of audio. 3. Touch OK to save.
Press and hold the Power Key and then touch to enable silent mode, touch to enable silent mode with vibration, or touch to disable silent mode. Keep pressing the lower end of the Volume Key when no media application is active. When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone is set to silent mode with vibration. When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone is in silent mode. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Sound > Silent mode, and touch Vibrate or Mute.
3. Select a wallpaper source from Gallery, Live Wallpapers, or Wallpapers and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images. 4. For Gallery images, adjust the area you want to use and touch OK; for Live Wallpapers and Wallpapers, touch Set wallpaper. NOTE: Live Wallpapers are not available for the Lock Screen. Changing Screen Brightness 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Display > Brightness. 2.
3. Touch an option you want. None, Long press, Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN or Password. Touch None to disable the screen lock. Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlock with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding on the display. Touch Face Unlock to let the phone capture your face and set a pattern or PIN. You can unlock the screen by looking at the front camera and use the pattern or PIN to unlock in case the face unlock fails.
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 PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator. Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows: 1.
4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next. 5. Touch Encrypt phone again. The encryption process starts and displays its progress. Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times. When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password. Subsequently, you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your phone, to decrypt it.
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.
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.
Open/Close the Notification Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've configured your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications. To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen. To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen or touch the Back Key.
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch and hold an app icon and drag it to the home screen. You can also touch Widgets or Widgets > Shortcuts and then drag an item to the home screen. Move Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen. 2. Drag it to the place you need. Remove Shortcuts or Widgets 1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen. 2. Drag it to and release your finger to remove it.
Organizing With Folders You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts in a folder. Create a Folder 1. Touch and hold the shortcut on the home screen you want to add into a folder until appears. 2. Drag the shortcut to and release it. A new folder will be created and the shortcut is added into the folder. Rename a Folder 1. Touch a folder to open it. 2. Touch the folder name field and enter a new name. Add Shortcuts to a Folder 1.
Rearranging the Favorites Tray The home screen includes a customizable favorites tray at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can drag shortcuts and folders in or out of the favorites tray for instant access from any home screen. To remove items from the favorites tray: Touch and hold an item in the favorites tray and drag it out of the tray. To add items to the favorites tray: Touch and hold an item on the home screen and drag it into the favorites tray.
Change Input Methods If you have several input methods installed, the icon appears on the status bar whenever you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text. 1. Open the notification panel and touch Choose input method. 2. Select an input method you need. Android Keyboard The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
possible options. Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: and for lowercase, for uppercase, when locked in uppercase. Touch Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch to find more. to delete the text before the cursor. Touch and hold emoticons. Touch Touch and hold to change the input languages or set up the Android keyboard.
To switch the keyboard layout: 1. Touch the Home Key > input > > Settings > Language & (TouchPal Keyboard) > Keyboard layout. 2. Check Swipe layout. 3. In the TouchPal keyboard screen, touch and clear the Curve box, and then touch Close. 4. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to select the Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad or CooTek T+ layout. Full QWERTY Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch to use uppercase or lowercase.
Touch to enter digits, symbols, emoticons and other pre-defined texts. Touch to find more. Touch to / lock or unlock the inputting. Touch to go back to enter letters. Touch to start a new line. Touch or hold Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard. Touch to set the TouchPal keyboard. to delete text before the cursor. Touch to open text editing options. You can select, cut, copy, paste, and delete text, or move the cursor. Touch to use voice input.
CooTek T+ Touch to enter the left letter on the key; Double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys and choose the right word. To enable and use TouchPal Curve: 1. In the TouchPal keyboard screen, touch Curve, and then touch Close. 2. and check 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.
End of the word Start of the word Tips for using TouchPal Curve: 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. Touch Input Settings Choose the touch input settings by touching the Menu Key > System settings > Language & input from the home screen.
Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch the Cut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboard. Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch or PASTE. Insert text from the clipboard: Move cursor to the insertion point and then touch and hold the tab below the cursor. Release the finger and touch PASTE. Opening and Switching apps Open an App 1. 2. Touch the Home Key > .
Switch Between Recently Opened Apps 1. Touch and hold the Menu Key. A list of the names and thumbnails of apps you’ve used recently opens. If you’ve been using more apps recently than can fit on the screen, you can scroll the list up and down. 2. Touch a thumbnail to open that app. You can swipe a thumbnail sideways to remove it from the list.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Select Network Operator 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile networks > Network operators. 2. Touch Search networks to search for all available networks. 3. Touch a network in the network list to register manually. You can also touch Choose automatically to select preferred network automatically. Select Network Mode 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile networks > Network Mode. 2.
To enable always-on data access: 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile networks. 2. Check Always-on mobile data to allow applications to update data automatically. IMPORTANT: When you enable this option, more data traffic will be generated for automatic updates of applications data. And your phone will consume more power. To get data services when roaming: 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile networks. 2. Check Data roaming.
2. Touch the Menu Key > New APN. 3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider. 4. Touch Save to complete. TIP: To set the APN to default settings, touch the Menu Key > Reset to default. 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. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi. 2.
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 security details from the network's administrator. 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the ON position. 3. Touch . 4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network configuration details. 5. Touch Save.
Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System 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. Avoid no internet connections: Only use Wi-Fi networks that have Internet connection. MAC address: Check the MAC address.
for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi direct connections. 4. Touch a device name under PEER DEVICES to connect with it. The other device will receive a Wi-Fi Direct connection prompt and need to accept the request for connection. Both devices may need to enter a common PIN. 5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected”. Send Data via Wi-Fi 1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share. 2. Select the option for sharing via Wi-Fi.
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Bluetooth® is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed. Turn Bluetooth On/Off 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Bluetooth. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the ON or OFF position. When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar.
off. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES 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.
device, you may need to touch Bluetooth > [your phone’s name] in Settings to keep the phone detectable through 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). You can access them with the File Manager app. Received contacts (vCard files) are automatically imported to your contact list.
the phone via PC software. Media device (MTP): Transfer media files on Windows or Mac. Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software. USB tethering: Share your mobile data connection of your phone and access the Internet on a PC. Connect With Windows Media Player You can sync music 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 files.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the mobile hotspot feature to create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Share Your Mobile 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 mobile network and may result in data charges.
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 > Menu Key > System settings > More. 4. Check Bluetooth tethering. Your computer is now sharing your phone's data connection. 5. To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck Bluetooth tethering.
NOTE: To stop sharing your data connection, slide the switch to turn Portable hotspot off. Rename or Secure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Portable hotspot > CONFIGURE. 2. Set your name and security options as follows: Network SSID: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.
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 > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch Add VPN profile and fill in the information provided by your network administrator. 3. Touch Save. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.
Delete a VPN 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN. 2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to delete. 3. Touch Delete profile.
Phone Calls You can place calls from the Phone app, the People app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. Placing and Ending Calls Place a Call by Dialing 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. In the dialer tab , enter the phone number with the on-screen keypad. Touch to delete incorrect digits. NOTE: As you enter digits, your phone searches for contacts that match.
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 People. 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. NOTE: To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume Key up or down. Reject a Call When you receive a phone call, drag call.
Place a Call From the Call Log 1. Open the call log. 2. Touch a number for more information about the call, or touch beside it to call back. Add a Call Log Number as a Contact 1. Open the call log. 2. Touch a number to view more call information. 3. Touch . 4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch the contact in the list. To add a new contact, touch CREATE NEW CONTACT. Take Other Actions on a Call Log Entry 1. Open the call log. 2. Touch a number to view more call information.
Delete the Call Log 1. Open the call log. 2. Touch the number you'd like to delete. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove from call log. NOTE: You can also touch the Menu Key > Clear call log in the call log screen to delete all call history. Calling Your Contacts Call a Contact 1. Touch the Home Key > and then touch the Contact tab . 2. Flick the screen up or down to view all your contacts with phone numbers. TIP: You can search for a contact by touching on the screen. 3. Touch a contact or number to call it.
Checking Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert certain calls to the 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 in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password. 3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.
which is put on hold. Touch to put the caller you are speaking to on hold, and switch to the other call that has been put on hold. Touch to merge the separate calls into a single conference call. Touch the Menu Key for more call options. You can record phone conversation or switch to another call in progress. Touch to end the current call. WARNING! Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use.
To switch between two calls: Touch on the screen or the Menu Key > Swap. Set Up a Conference Call With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time. 1. On the dialer screen, enter a number and touch . 2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number.) 3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch .
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 micro-SIM card locked. Contact the service provider for assistance. Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1. Touch the Home Key > > Menu Key > Settings > Quick responses. 2. Touch a text message to edit it. Set Voicemail Touch the Home Key > Voicemail.
1. Touch the Home Key > > Menu Key > Settings > TTY mode. 2. Touch TTY Off to turn the feature off, or touch TTY Full, TTY HCO, or TTY VCO to select a mode for your phone to work with the teletypewriter. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary. Set DTMF Tones You can set the length of Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal tones. 1. Touch the Home Key > DTMF tones. > Menu Key > Settings > 2. Touch Normal or Long.
Bar Certain Calls Call barring feature allows you to forbid certain types of calls from your phone. 1. Touch the Home Key > Barring Settings. > Menu Key > Settings > Call 2. 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 > forwarding. > Menu Key > Settings > Call 2.
Internet Call Settings To add an Internet calling account: 1. Touch the Home Key > > Menu Key > Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch Add account. 3. Follow the instructions from your Internet calling service provider to configure the settings for your account. 4. Touch the Menu Key > Save.
People 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 the contact groups or favorite 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.
4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. 5. Touch DONE 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 or your name, whichever is at the top of the contact list. 3. Edit your profile information and touch DONE.
3. Select an account in which to save the contacts. 4. Touch to select the contacts you need and then touch . Import Contacts From the SD Card You can copy contacts files in vCard format (.vcf) to the phone’s internal SD card and import them to your contacts list. 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/Export > Import from SD card. 3. Select an account in which to save the contacts. 4. Select the vCard file(s) in the SD card and touch OK.
2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/Export > Export to SD card. 3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. Touch OK to create the file on the SD card. Share Contacts 1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the all contacts tab . 2. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s). 3. Touch the contacts you want to share to select them and then touch . 4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the applications and services installed.
Remove a Contact From Favorites 1. Touch the Home Key > tab . and touch the favorite contacts 2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch contact name. next to the Working With Groups View Your Contact Groups 1. Touch the Home Key > tab . and touch the contact groups 2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and groups you have created. 3. Touch a group to view its members. Set Up a New Group 1. Touch the Home Key > tab . 2. Touch and touch the contact groups to create a new group. 3.
Delete a Group 1. Touch the Home Key > tab . and touch the contact groups 2. Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key > Disband group. 3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted. Edit a Group 1. Touch the Home Key > tab . and touch the contact groups 2. Touch a group and then touch the Menu Key. 3. Touch Rename group to edit the group name. Or touch Select item(s) to select the members you don’t need and remove them. Searching for a Contact 1.
Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch the Menu Key > Edit. 3. Edit the contact and touch DONE. Set a Ringtone for a Contact Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone. NOTE: The contact must be saved on the phone, not the micro-SIM card. 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch the Menu Key > Set ringtone. 3.
To delete several contacts, you can: 1. Touch the Menu Key > Select item(s) in the all contacts screen. 2. Touch to select the contacts you want to remove and then touch . 3. Touch OK to confirm.
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. From the home screen, touch the Menu Key > System settings > 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.
2. Touch the type and then the account. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove account > Remove account. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. From the home screen, touch the Menu Key > System settings > Data usage. 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.
Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. From the home screen, touch the Menu Key > System settings. 2. Touch the type and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync. 3. When auto-sync is turned on, check or uncheck items as you need. Checked types of information on the phone and the web will be kept in auto-sync.
Email Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to read and send emails from services other than Gmail. Set Up the First Email Account 1. When you open Email for the first time, enter your email address and password. 2. 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. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the setup.
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 Inbox. 2. Do the following as you need: To… do… Reply to the sender, touch at the bottom. Reply to the sender and all recipients of the original message, Touch at the bottom. Forward the message, touch 3. Edit your message and touch at the bottom. .
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 checkboxes in front of the messages and then touch > OK. > OK. 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.
Adding Signature to Your Emails You can set a few lines of plain text as signature for every outgoing email message from an account, such as your name and contact information. 1. Open the Email app. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings and select the account you want to add signature to. 3. Touch Signature and enter the text. 4. Touch OK.
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, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails. 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change. 3. Make the changes you want and touch the Back Key when you’re finished. Remove an Email Account 1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen. 2.
GmailTM After you sign in to your Google Account on the phone, you can send and retrieve Gmail messages with the Gmail app. NOTE: This feature may not be available in certain regions or with certain service providers. Opening Your Gmail Inbox Touch in the home screen and select Gmail. The Inbox screen appears. If you haven’t signed in, you will be prompted to do so or create a new account. Touch the Menu Key > Refresh to refresh your Inbox and download new messages.
Writing and Sending a Message 1. Open your Gmail Inbox and switch to the account you want to use for sending the message. 2. Touch . 3. Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma. 4. Enter the email subject and compose the email text. 5. To attach an image or a video, touch the Menu Key > Attach picture / Attach video. 6. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message.
Replying to or Forwarding a Message 1. Open the Gmail message you want to reply to or forward to another person. 2. Do the following as you need: To… do… Reply to the sender, touch in the message header. Reply to the sender and all touch in the message recipients of the original message, header > Reply all. Forward the message, touch in the message header > Forward. 3. Edit your message and touch the send icon .
Searching for Messages You can search for messages using words that appear in addresses, subjects, labels, or contents. NOTE: If you search while the phone doesn’t have an active Internet connection, only messages synchronized onto your phone can be searched. 1. Open the Gmail app and touch . 2. Enter the words to search for and touch the search key on the screen keyboard. As you type, suggestions may appear below the search field. You can touch a suggestion to search for it right away. 3.
2. Touch > Change labels. 3. Check or uncheck labels in the new screen and touch OK. To add stars to messages: 1. Open the Gmail app and touch in the message list the sender images in front of the messages you want to star. 2. Touch > Add star. To view messages by label: 1. Open the Gmail app and touch the current account at the top of the screen without checking any message. 2. Touch a label below ALL LABELS to view messages with that label.
Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). Opening the Messaging Screen Touch in the home screen and select Messaging. The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread. Touch Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation you’ve had with a certain number. Touch to write a new text or multimedia message. to search for a message using keywords.
Sending a Multimedia Message 1. On the Messaging screen, touch at the bottom. 2. Enter the recipient and the text of the message, as you do when sending a text message. You can also include email addresses as recipients. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Add subject to add a message subject. 4. Touch the paper clip icon message. 5. Touch to attach a file to the . NOTE: When you enter an email address as a recipient, add a subject, or attach a file, the message is automatically converted to a multimedia message.
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. 3. Touch Forward in the menu that opens. 4. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want. 5. Touch . Viewing Details About a Message 1. Touch and hold a message in a thread. 2. Touch View details to see information about the message, such as message type, sender, recipient, or date. Deleting Messages or Threads To delete a message in a thread: 1.
2. If there are more threads you want to delete, touch them one by one. 3. Touch at the bottom. 4. Touch Delete. Changing Messaging Settings Touch the Menu Key > Settings in the Messaging screen to change Messaging settings.
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 Calendar. in the home screen and select Viewing Your Calendars and Events Select Visible Calendars 1. Open the Calendar app. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Calendars to display. 3.
TIPS: In Month view, swipe vertically to see earlier months and later months. In Week or Day view, swipe horizontally to see earlier weeks/days and later weeks/days. When you are viewing earlier or later 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. Then touch an event to view its details. Creating an Event 1.
Editing, Sharing or Deleting an Event 1. Find the event you want to edit or delete. 2. Open its details screen (see Viewing Your Calendars and Events - View Event Details in this chapter). 3. Do one of the following as you need. To edit the event, touch Edit at the bottom. Touch DONE to save your changes. To delete the event, touch Delete at the bottom, and then touch OK. To share the event, touch Share at the bottom and choose how to share.
Google+ Google+ is a social networking service offered by Google. The Google+ application on your phone enables you to manage your data, chat with online contacts, organize them in different circles, and share your selected information. Touch in the home screen and select Google+. The first time you open the Google+ app, select the photo & video backup and contact sync options. Organizing Your Contacts 1. Open the Google+ app. 2. Touch > People. 3.
Nearby shows posts shared with you by users near your current location. All, Acquaintances, Family, Following, and Friends show updates from people you’ve added to your circles. What’s hot shows popular posts on Google+. Chatting With Contacts You can chat with your Google+ contacts through instant messaging and video call. 1. Touch > Hangouts in the Google+ app or touch from the home screen > Hangouts. 2. Touch "+" at the top right to create a new Hangout. 3.
Checking and Managing Your Profile 1. Touch > Profile in the Google+ app. 2. Touch the ABOUT tab to see your profile and edit them. Other Features Communities: A community is where people gather for the sharing and discussion of a common topic. Touch > Communities in the Google+ app to search and join all kinds of online communities on the Google+ network. Events: Touch > Events in the Google+ app to manage your social calendar.
Browser Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch in the home screen and select Browser to start this function. The last web page you were viewing is displayed. If you have not used Browser recently, your home page opens. Browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message. Open a Web Page or Search the Web 1. Open the Browser app. 2. Touch the address box at the top of the web page.
Set the Homepage Your home page opens when you open a new browser tab, and when you start Browser after restarting your phone or after not using the app for a while. 1. Open the page you want to set as your home page. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings > General > Set homepage. 3. Touch Current page or one of the following options. Blank page: Open browser tab without opening a web page by default. This can make new Browser tabs open more quickly.
Working With an Opened Page While viewing most web pages, you can do the following operation. Scroll: Swipe the screen in any direction. Zoom out: Touch the screen with two fingers and pinch them together. Zoom in: Touch the screen with two fingers and spread them apart. Follow a link: Touch a link on the web page to open it. Go back: Touch to return to the page you’ve viewed previously in the same window.
Using Multiple Browser Tabs You can open several web pages at the same time (one page in each tab) and switch between them freely. To open a new browser tab: Touch at the bottom of the screen. A new browser window opens and the homepage is loaded. To switch between tabs: 1. Touch the tabs icon at the bottom of the screen. 2. Swipe vertically to scroll through the list of opened tabs. 3. Touch the thumbnail of the tab you want to open. TIP: Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its X to close the tab.
card. You can view or open them in the Downloads app ( > Downloads) or by touching the Menu Key > Downloads when in the Browser app. Using Bookmarks Save web URLs as bookmarks to open them easily in the future. To open a bookmark, touch the Menu Key > Bookmarks in a browser tab and then touch the bookmark. Bookmark a Web Page 1. Open the web page. 2. Touch the Menu Key > Save to bookmarks. 3. Edit the bookmark label and address if necessary, or choose a different account.
5. Touch OK. NOTE: Preinstalled bookmarks may not be edited. Delete a Bookmark 1. Touch the Menu Key > Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold the bookmark to delete. 3. Touch Delete bookmark. 4. Touch OK. NOTE: Preinstalled bookmarks may not be deleted. Viewing Your Browsing History 1. Open the Browser app and touch the Menu Key > Bookmarks. 2. Touch the HISTORY tab. 3. Touch a time span to view the web pages you browsed during then. You can touch an item to reopen the web page.
Maps Activating Location Services To use Google Maps and find your location on Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on your phone. 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Location services. 2. Select the location options you want to use. Check Google’s location service to use Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine your approximate location. Check GPS satellites to use GPS satellites to determine your location.
Getting Your Location 1. Touch in the home screen and select Maps. 2. Touch at the bottom. The map centers on a dot and an arrow that indicate your location and the direction the phone is facing. Searching for a Location 1. Touch in the home screen and select Maps. 2. Touch and enter the place you’re looking for in the search box at the top. You can enter an address, a city, or a type of business or establishment, for example, “museums in Shanghai.
Getting Directions to Your Destination Maps can provide directions for travel by foot, public transportation, or car. 1. Touch in the home screen and select Maps. 2. Touch beside the search box. 3. Select the mode of transportation and then enter a start and end point. If your location is found, it will appear in the start point field by default. As suggested routes appear, touch one to see it on the map. Slide the bottom card up to see the route directions in a list.
5. Touch a location to see it on the map or get directions. You can also slide up the bottom card to find out more information, such as the street address, website, and street view, or to call that place, save it to your Google Account, or share it with others. NOTE: The "Explore" feature is not available for all areas.
Google Now and Voice Search You can search for information on the web or on your phone using Google Now. You can also search the web or perform certain tasks by speaking. Searching With Text 1. Start the search in one of the following ways. Touch Touch and hold the Home Key. in the home screen and select Google. 2. Enter the terms you want to search for and touch the search key on the keyboard, or touch a search suggestion. Searching by Speaking 1.
Camera You can take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored to the phone’s memory card or to the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1. Touch in the home screen and select Camera. 2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment. Number Function 1 Switch between the front and the back cameras. 2 Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera. 3 Choose color effects.
Number Function 4 Choose photo camera mode. 5 Change the camera settings. 6 Slide to zoom in or out. 7 View photos and videos you have captured. 8 Capture a photo. 9 Switch to the camcorder. 3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus. Green brackets appear around the area you touched. 4. Lightly touch , or press either end of the Volume Key. Customize Camera Settings Before taking a photo, you can touch camera setting options.
Image Set exposure, brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness. White balance Select how the camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light to achieve the most natural looking colors for your shots, or allow the camera to adjust the white balance automatically. ISO Set the ISO as auto, ISO-100, ISO-200, ISO-400, ISO-800, or ISO-1600. Review time Set whether to show the picture captured for review automatically.
Number Function 1 Switch between the front and the back cameras. 2 Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera. 3 Change the camcorder settings. 4 Slide to zoom in or out. 5 View photos and videos you have captured.
Number Function 6 Record a video. 7 Switch to the camera. 3. Touch to start recording. 4. Touch to stop recording. TIP: While the recording is in progress, you can touch save the frame as a photo. to Customizing Camcorder Settings Before recording a video, you can touch following camcorder setting options. to open the Video quality Choose the video quality. Time lapse Set the time interval for recording time lapse videos, or turn off this feature to record normal videos.
Gallery Opening Gallery Touch in the home screen and select Gallery 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. To view album contents: Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains. To share albums: 1. Touch and hold an album until it is selected. 2. Touch more albums that you want to share. 3. Touch at the top of the screen and select how you want to share the albums.
Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen. Double-touch the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in. Slide left or right to view other pictures in the album. Number Function 1 Share the picture. 2 Delete the picture. 3 Touch to return to the album, where all its contents are displayed in a grid.
Retouch Your Pictures You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery. The changed picture is saved in the Edited album, while the original image is never affected. 1. Touch the Menu Key > Edit while viewing a picture in full screen to open the Edit interface. 2. Touch the icons along the bottom of the screen to edit the picture. Add fill light, emphasize highlight or shadows, or set to auto-fix. Apply effects such as posterizing, lomography, documentary, and film grain.
Share Your Pictures 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch a picture. 2. Touch at the top of the screen. If the icon is invisible, touch the screen first. 3. Select how you want to share the picture. Working With Videos Play Videos 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video. 2. Touch at the center to start playing. Touch the video to view the playback controls. Share Videos 1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video. 2.
Music Touch in the home screen and select 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 audio files from your computer to your phone’s memory card. Copy From a Computer 1. Connect your phone and the computer with a USB cable. 2.
Bluetooth Devices - Receive Data via Bluetooth. Receive via Wi-Fi You can receive music files from other devices via Wi-Fi. See Connecting to Networks and Devices - Using Wi-Fi Direct Receive Data via Wi-Fi. Viewing Your Music Library Touch in the home screen and select Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files are cataloged, according the information stored in the files.
NOTE: If you are in the playback screen, touch return to the music library. 2. Touch to next to a song in any list. 3. In the menu that opens, touch Set as phone ringtone. TIP: If the song is being played, you can touch the Menu Key > Set as ringtone in the playback screen. Delete a Song 1. Touch in the home screen and select Music to see the music library. NOTE: If you are in the playback screen, touch return to the music library. 2. Touch to next to a song in any list. 3.
Number Function 1 Touch to toggle repeat mode: no repeat, repeat the current song, or repeat the current playlist. 2 Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song. 3 Touch to add the song to or remove it from favorites. Your favorite songs can be found in the Favorite playlist in the Playlists tab. 4 Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode, where tracks are played in random order. 5 Album artwork.
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. Create a Playlist 1. Touch next to the song in the music library. 2. In the menu that opens, touch Add to playlist. 3. Touch New. 4. Type the playlist name and touch Save. The playlist is created and the song you selected is added to the playlist. Add a Song to a Playlist 1. Touch next to the song in the music library. 2.
Delete or Rename a Playlist 1. Touch the Playlists tab in the music library to see all the playlists. 2. Touch next to a playlist and touch Rename Playlist or Delete Playlist in the menu that opens. NOTE: These options may not be available for certain automatically created playlists, such as Recently added and Favorite.
Play Music The Play Music application ( ) works with Google Music, Google’s online music store and streaming service. You can stream via mobile data or Wi-Fi and listen to you favorite songs that you’ve added to your online Google Music library. You can also play audio files you’ve copied directly to your phone from a computer. NOTE: The availability of Google Music is dependent on your region.
Number Function 1 Song and artist information. Touch or drag down to return to the music library. 2 Album artwork. 3 Give the song a thumbs-up. 4 Playback control. Skip songs, pause and resume playback, use shuffle or repeat. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the song. 5 Give the song a thumbs-down. 6 Touch to see the current playlist (queue). 7 Get more options.
You can still control the music when you are not in the playback screen. In the music library of the Play Music app, touch the summary information at the bottom of the screen to restore the playback screen. In other apps, flick down the notification panel. Touch the song title to restore the playback screen, or just pause/ resume playback or skip to the next song. When the screen is locked, the song information, album cover as well as playback control is displayed on top of the screen.
To remove songs from a playlist: 1. Touch playlist. 2. Touch > Playlists in the Play Music app and select a next to the song. 3. Select Remove from playlist. To delete a playlist: 1. Touch > Playlists in the Play Music app. 2. Touch next to the playlist you want to delete. 3. Touch Delete in the menu that opens.
Video Player Use the video player to play various kinds of videos. Opening the Video Library Touch in the home screen and select Video Player to view your video library. Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to view the available videos. ALL VIDEOS: videos on your phone. LAST ADDED: recently added videos on your phone. CAMERA VIDEOS: videos you have recorded with the phone’s camera. Playing and Controlling Videos Touch a video in the video library to play it.
Managing Video Files To delete videos: 1. Touch and hold a video in the video library. The video is highlighted. 2. To remove more videos, touch them. 3. Touch > OK at the bottom left of the screen. To share videos: 1. Touch and hold a video in the video library. The video is highlighted. 2. To share more videos, touch them. 3. Touch at the bottom right of the screen and select how you want to share them. To rename a video: 1. Touch next to the video you want to rename. 2. Touch Rename. 3.
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 that comes with your phone 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. Touch in the home screen and select FM Radio. 2.
Saving Additional Radio Stations 1. Touch in the home screen and select FM Radio. 2. Drag the red line along the frequency panel to adjust the frequency. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Save channel. Recording Radio Programs When you listen to the radio, you can record your favorite programs and save the audio on the phone. 1. Touch the Menu Key > Record to start recording. 2. When the program ends, touch the Menu Key > Stop Recording. Recorded files are stored automatically in a folder (Records, for instance).
A count-down clock appears above the frequency and the radio is turned off when the clock counts down to 0:00. To turn off FM radio immediately: Touch at the top left of the screen. To set your radio region: FM radio frequency ranges differ in different regions. Touch the Menu Key > World region to select the region you are in. NOTE: If you change the region setting, previously saved favorite channels are not shown until you switch back to the original region setting.
Sound Recorder Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Touch in the home screen and select Sound Recorder. 2. Touch to start recording. Touch to cancel recording if you change your mind. You can touch to pause and to continue during the recording. 3. Touch saved. to stop recording. The memo is automatically If you don’t want to save the memo after recording it, touch to delete it.
More Apps Alarm Set alarms or turn the phone into a bedside clock. Setting a New Alarm 1. Touch in the home screen and select Alarm. 2. Touch a default alarm to configure it, or touch Add alarm at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm. 3. Set up the alarm options, such as time, repeat, and alarm sound. 4. Touch SAVE to save and enable the alarm. TIP: You can touch enable or disable it. / in front of an existing alarm to Using Bed Clock Bed clock displays the current time and the next alarm.
Bed clock never sleeps: Keep the bed clock screen turned on when charging the phone. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Bed Clock to open the bed clock screen. Backup and Restore Touch in the home screen and select Backup & restore. You can back up your user data, such as contacts and messages, and installed applications to the SD card regularly. If the data get lost, restore it from the SD card. Touch Settings > Help to view detailed guide. Calculator Touch in the home screen and select Calculator.
Downloads The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you downloaded and saved. Touch in the home screen and select Downloads to check the record. Touch a file to open it with the appropriate applications. Touch and hold a file, or check the box in front of it, to delete or share it. File Manager Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone and on the memory card. Touch in the home screen and select File Manager.
Sharing Media Files on Your Phone 1. Connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network. 2. Touch in the home screen and select Full Share. 3. Follow the Full Share wizard to select the media directories you want to share. Now your phone works as a media server and you can access the shared files from other devices that support Full Share and are connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your phone.
Mi-POP Mi-POP keeps the onscreen navigation keys always at your fingertips. You no longer need to reach for the Home Key, the Back Key, the Menu Key or . To enable Mi-POP, touch in the home screen and select Mi-POP, and then check Mi-POP. The icon should appear on the screen, functioning as the Back Key. Drag freely to wherever your finger feels comfortable to reach. Drag horizontally to display other buttons: (the Home Key), (recent apps), and (the Menu Key).
Touch New at the bottom to create a new note. Then enter your text and touch Save to save it. Touch a note to view its entire content. You can also delete it, export it, share it, or change its content. Task Manager Touch in the home screen and select Task Manager to view or stop applications. Touch a task in the Tasks tab to see app information. Touch next to a task to close it. Touch the Apps tab to manage all the apps on your phone.
YouTube Touch in the home screen and select YouTube. You can watch YouTube videos or upload your own.
Play Store Touch in the home screen and select Play Store. You can buy or rent contents and download them to your phone. NOTE: The content you can access in Play Store depends on your region and your service provider. Browsing and Searching for Apps You can browse apps by category and sort them in different ways. 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.
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 the icon appears in the status bar. You can find the new app after touching the Home Key > . 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.
Settings Touch in the home screen and select Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your device. General Settings Airplane Mode Swipe the ON/OFF switch to turn Wi-Fi on or off airplane mode. Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Networks and Devices - Connecting to Wi-Fi. When Wi-Fi is on, touch the Menu Key > Wi-Fi Direct in the Wi-Fi menu to share data between two devices via Wi-Fi directly.
point names and more. See Connecting to Networks and Devices - Connecting to Mobile Networks. Sound Adjust volumes (see Personalizing - Adjusting Volumes), use Dolby sound effects, toggle sound and mute (see Personalizing - Switching to Silent Mode), set up ringtone and notification sound (see Personalizing - Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound), and select system sounds (refer to Personalizing Turning On/Off Touch Sounds). Display Brightness: Set the brightness of the display.
Language and Input Language: Select a language and region for your system. Spell checker: Use Android 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 Knowing the Basics - Entering Text - Touch Input Settings.
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. Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse accessory. Wireless and Networks Data Usage Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off mobile data.
VPN Set up and connect to virtual private networks. See Connecting to Networks and Devices - Connecting to Virtual Private Networks. USB Tethering Share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via a USB cable. See Connecting to Networks and Devices - Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection - Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB. Bluetooth Tethering Share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via Bluetooth connections.
Battery Check how much power remains for the battery and what has been using the battery. Apps See apps installed on your phone and manage them. Touch an app in the DOWNLOADED, ON SD CARD, RUNNING, or ALL tab to see its information. You can stop the app, uninstall or disable the app, clear data and cache, or move the app between the internal storage and the memory card. NOTE: Not all applications can be moved or uninstalled. Connect to PC Select the USB connection mode between your phone and PC.
Security Screen lock: Lock the screen with long press, face unlock, pattern, PIN, or password. See Personalizing - Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks. Make pattern visible: Show the pattern as you draw it. Automatically lock: Set the time needed for the lock protection to be activated after the screen turns off. Power button instantly locks: Lock protection is activated immediately when you press the Power Key.
Unknown sources: Check this option to permit installation of apps from sources other than the Play Store. Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates. Install from SD card: Install certificates from the memory card. Clear credentials: Delete all certificates. Backup and Reset 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.
System Accessibility Configure accessibility plug-ins on your phone, such as using TalkBack for low-vision users. Developer Options Developer options contain settings that are useful when developing Android applications. About Phone View phone status and legal information. You can also upgrade your phone system.
Upgrading the Phone Software There are several ways to upgrade your phone software: 1. Use the online upgrade tool for mobile terminal products. 2. Use the one-press upgrade package offered by your mobile service provider. 3. Use the upgrade package on your SD card. NOTE: Visit ZTE official handset service support website (http://www.ztedevice.com) and click your country or region to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well as which phones and methods are supported.
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 can not effectively reach it.
Problem Possible causes Echo or noise Poor network link quality End the call and dial on the part of your again. You may be service provider. switched to a better-quality network link or phone line. Possible solution Poor local telephone line End the call and dial quality. again. You may be switched to a better-quality network link or phone line. Unable to select certain features Your service provider Contact your service does not support these provider.
Problem Possible causes Possible solution Poor contact between Check all connectors to the battery and charger. make sure all connections have been properly made. Shortened The standby time is standby time 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.
Problem Possible causes Possible solution 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. Cannot turn Battery power has been Recharge the phone’s your phone depleted. battery.
Problem Possible causes Possible solution the network You are not within the network’s service area. Check the service area with your service provider. Poor signal. 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. Go to Call Barring Settings, and then select Deactive All. You cannot make outgoing calls. You have activated the Call barring feature.
Problem Possible causes Possible solution Unable to enter information into the phonebook The phonebook’s memory is already full. Delete unnecessary data from the contacts. Phone crashes, reboots, freeze, or cannot be powered on Some third-party software is not compatible with your phone. Reset the phone to factory status. Enter safety mode and uninstall the software that may cause the problem. Upgrade the phone software.
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 15 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.
Turn off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities. Don’t take your phone apart. 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 for emergency communications. Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure General Statement on RF Energy Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits RF energy.
Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit for mobile devices is 2 W/kg and the highest SAR value for this device when tested was 1.43 W/kg*. As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in other positions, such as on the body as described in this user guide**. As SAR is measured utilizing the device’s highest transmitting power, the actual SAR of this device while operating is typically below that indicated above.
fields, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the following advice: Precautionary measures: Present scientific information does not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones. If individuals are concerned, they might choose to limit their own or their children’s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls, or using ‘hands-free’ devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body.
Operating Machinery Full attention must be given to operating 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 its use. You must always turn 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.
moisture or high humidity. 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 a environment with or that can reach extreme temperatures, minimum - [5] and maximum + [50] degrees Celsius.
hazard. Demagnetization To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media to be close to your phone for a long time. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the micro-SIM card’s metal connectors. 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 towards your mouth.
Antenna Air Bags Do not place a 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 result. Store the phone safely before driving your vehicle. Seizures/Blackouts The phone can produce a bright or flashing light. A small percentage of people may be susceptible to blackouts or seizures (even if they have never had one before) when exposed to flashing lights or light patterns such as when playing games or watching video.
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 many breaks to stretch and relax.
Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in 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.
Radio Frequency Interference General Statement on Interference Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids. 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.
operation of your medical device. Hospitals Turn off your wireless device when requested to do so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment. Aircraft Turn 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 onboard the aircraft.
other radio equipment. Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres 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 posted power off “two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations.
Declaration of RoHS Compliance To minimize the environmental impacts and take more responsibilities to the earth we live on, this document shall serve as a formal declaration that the Grand S Flex manufactured by ZTE CORPORATION is in compliance with the Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament - RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) with respect to the following substances: 1. Lead (Pb) 2. Mercury (Hg) 3. Cadmium (Cd) 4. Hexavalent Chromium (Cr (VI)) 5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) 6.
Disposal of Your Old Appliance 1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2012/19/EU. 2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities. 3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY It is hereby declared that following designated product: Product Type: WCDMA/LTE Multi-mode Digital Mobile Phone Model No: Grand S Flex/ZTE Grand S Flex Complies with the essential protection requirements of Directives on Radio and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment (Directive 1999/5/EC), Restriction of the Certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Directive 2011/65/EU), Eco-design Requirements for Energy-Related Products (Directive 2009/125/EC) and
EN 50360:2001; EN62311:2008; EN 62479:2010; Health and Safety EN 62209-1:2006; EN 62209-2:2010; EN 50332-1:2000; EN 50332-2:2003 EN60950-1:2006+EN60950-1:2006/A11:2009 + EN60950-1:2006/A12:2011+ EN60950-1:2006/A1:2010 EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2; EN 301 489-3 V1.4.1; EMC EN 301 489-7 V1.3.1; EN 301 489-17 V2.1.1; EN 301 489-24 V1.5.1; EN 55013:2001+A2:2006; EN 55020:2007 EN 301 511 V9.0.2; EN 301 908-1 V5.2.1; Radio Spectrum EN 301 908-2 V5.2.1; EN 301 908-13 V5.2.1; EN 300 440-1 V1.6.1: EN 300 440-2 V1.4.
Authorised person signing for the company: Xu Feng Quality Director Of ZTE Corporation Name in block letters & position in the company Shenzhen, 15th August 2013 Place & date Legally valid signature This equipment may be operated in: AT BE CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE GR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT SK SI ES SE GB IS LI NO CH BG RO TR 178
