Z962BL Quick Start Guide 1
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Getting to Know Your Phone Front camera Proximity & light sensor Earpiece nano-SIM/ microSD card tray Touch screen Home key with indicator light Recent apps key Back key Speaker 4
Headset jack Dual-lens camera Flash Volume key Power key Charging/ USB Type-C jack 5
Power key Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, power off or restart the phone. Press to turn off or on the screen display. Home key Touch to return to the home screen. Touch and hold to open Google Search. Back key Touch to go to the previous screen. Recent apps key Touch to see recently used applications. Volume key Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume up or down.
Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSD Card The nano-SIM card and the microSD™ card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSD card (not included) before removing it. WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service provider. 1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card tray.
2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card and the microSD card on the tray, as shown. Carefully slide the tray back into place. microSD card nano-SIM card NOTE: Some applications may require a microSD card to work normally or may store certain data on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSD card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.
Charging the Battery Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode. CAUTION: Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. 2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. 3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.
Powering On/Off Your Phone 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 and then touch Power off > OK. NOTE: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone. Opening Applications 1. Touch the Home key if the current screen is not the home screen. 2. Touch 3. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it. .
Customizing Home Screens You can customize your home screens by adding application shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Adding Shortcuts and Widgets 1. Touch the Home key > . - or To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select Widgets. 2. Slide left or right to browse the available applications or widgets. 3. Touch and hold a widget or an application icon and drag it to the home screen. If necessary, drag the shortcut to the left or right to select other home screen panels.
Organizing Icons With a Folder 1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it quickly over another shortcut. 2. Release the shortcut. A new folder will be created and both shortcuts are added into the folder. 3. If needed, drag more shortcuts and drop them into the folder. NOTES: Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder. Drag the folder to (Extract) to delete the folder and replace its shortcuts on the home screen. Applying New Wallpapers 1.
Setting the Theme 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and touch Themes. 2. Select a theme you like. Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and touch Effects. 2. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works. Touch other effects until you find the favourite one. Managing the Extended Home Screens Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for folders, widgets, and more.
panel and put the icon or widget on it. To delete a home screen panel: 1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails. 2. Touch on the top right corner of a thumbnail. 3. Touch OK. The items on the panel will also be removed. NOTE: No empty home screen panel is allowed to exist. If the icon, widget or folder is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.
Checking the Phone Status The status bar at the top of the screen displays phone and service status with various icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons and their meanings.
Managing Notifications The status bar at the top of the screen provides notification alerts with different icons on the left side. Below are some of the icons and their meanings. The notifications depend on the apps installed and you can touch and drag the status bar down to see more information.
Calling and Voicemail Making a Call 1. Touch the Home key > . 2. Touch and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. The phone will display matching information from your contact list. 3. Touch the matching contact to call the contact or touch to call the number. NOTE: You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place the call.
Checking Voicemail 1. Touch the Home key > > . 2. Touch and hold the 1 key on the dialpad. If prompted, enter your voicemail password. 3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.
Creating a New Contact 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch and touch the CONTACTS tab. to add a new contact. 3. If you have multiple account types associated with your phone, touch the field above Name and select a contact type. 4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. 5. Touch to save the contact.
Importing Contacts in Batches 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch . > Import/Export > Import from storage. 3. Select an account in which to save the contacts. 4. If prompted, choose to import one, multiple, or all vCard files. 5. If prompted, touch OK.
Sending a Message 1. Touch the Home key > > . 2. Add recipients by one of the following ways. Touch the To field and manually enter the recipient’s number or the contact name. If the phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you want to add. Select recipients from your contacts by touching . 3. Touch the Type message field and enter the content of your text message. 4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch the paper clip icon 5.
Playing Music 1. Touch the Home key > > . 2. Touch All Songs and find the song you want to play. 3. Touch the song to play it. Touch the bar at the bottom to open the playback screen.
Number Function 1 Return to the music library. 2 Album artwork. Swipe left to see lyrics (if available) and right the current playlist. 3 Check the track information. 4 Toggle repeat mode: no repeat, repeat the current track, or repeat the current playlist. 5 Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the track. 6 Turn on or off shuffle. 7 Add the track to the Favorites playlist. 8 Share the track.
Connecting to the Internet Connecting via Wi-Fi® 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch the Wi-Fi switch if Wi-Fi is off. Your phone automatically searches for Wi-Fi networks in range and displays their names and security settings. It also connects to previously linked networks when they are in range. 3. Touch a network name to connect to it. If the network is secured, enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.
Connecting via Mobile Network 1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Mobile Data. 2. Touch the Standard Data switch if it is turned off.
Setting Up Email Accounts Using Gmail You can use the Gmail app to add your Gmail accounts and other email accounts such as Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL Mail. 1. Touch the Home key > > Gmail. NOTE: If another Gmail account is already set up, touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts and select Google, Personal (IMAP), or Personal (POP3). 2. Read or skip the instructions for the first time use, and then touch Add an email address. 3. Select Google or Personal (IMAP/POP) and touch OK. 4.
Using Email You can use the Email app to add email accounts including Microsoft Exchange Active Sync, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. 1. Touch the Home key > > Email. 2. Select an email server and enter the email address and password.
NOTE: If another email account is already set up, touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts and select Email or Corporate. 3. Touch Next and follow the onscreen instructions. NOTE: Contact your IT administrator to help set up your corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® account.
Connecting With a Bluetooth Headset 1. Turn on the Bluetooth headset and switch it to pairing mode. Refer to the headset’s user guide for more information. 2. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth. 3. Touch the Bluetooth switch if it is off. When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar. NOTE: Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. Touch > Refresh if you want to scan again. 4.
Installing Apps From the Google Play™ Store Google Play has tens of thousands of games and applications for you to use and enjoy. Before you begin, make sure that you have signed in to your Google account. NOTE: The content you can access in the Play Store depends on your region and your service provider. 1. Touch the Home key > . The first time you launch Play Store, accept the Google Play Terms of Service. 2. Find the apps you need either by category or by touching . 3.
6. For paid apps, touch CONTINUE and follow additional on-screen instructions for payment. 7. Wait for the app to be downloaded and installed automatically. Payment needs to be authorized before paid apps start downloading.
Taking a Photo 1. Touch the Home key > > Camera. 2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment. Auto camera mode is used by default. Number Function 1 Switch between the front and back cameras. 2 Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon. 3 Turn on or off the HDR feature, only available for the back camera. 4 Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera.
Number Function 5 Change the camera settings. 6 View pictures and videos you have taken. 7 Select a color effect or other special effects. 8 Capture a picture. 9 Capture a video clip. 10 Select a camera or camcorder mode for the back camera. In addition to the default AUTO mode, you can touch BOKEH to adjust aperture or touch MODES to switch to other modes. WARNING! Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash towards the eyes of people or animals.
4. Lightly touch . NOTE: When you use the front camera, you can also touch or to adjust beauty face or smile detection setting. Recording a Video 1. Touch the Home key > > Camera. 2. Aim the camera at the subject. You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording. NOTE: You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording. 3. Touch to start recording. NOTE: While the recording is in progress, touch recording.
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.
Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices. Avoid contact with liquids. Keep your phone dry. Turn off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities. Do not attempt to disassemble your phone. Turn off when told to in aircrafts and airports. Only use approved accessories. Turn off when near explosive materials or liquids. Don’t rely on your phone as a primary device for emergency communications.
the head with no separation, and near the body with the separation of 10 mm. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.
government requirements. SAR compliance for body-worn operation is based on a separation distance of 10 mm between the unit and the human body. Carry this device at least 10 mm away from your body to ensure RF exposure level compliant or lower to the reported level. To support body-worn operation, choose the belt clips or holsters, which do not contain metallic components, to maintain a separation of 10 mm between this device and your body.
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.
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile phones In 2003, the FCC adopted rules to make digital wireless telephones compatible with hearing aids and cochlear implants. Although analog wireless phones do not usually cause interference with hearing aids or cochlear implants, digital wireless phones sometimes do because of electromagnetic energy emitted by the phone's antenna, backlight, or other components. Your phone is compliant with FCC HAC regulations (ANSI C63.19- 2011).
This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids. It is important to try the different features of this phone thoroughly and in different locations, using your hearing aid or cochlear implant, to determine if you hear any interfering noise.
CTIA Requirements Do not disassemble or open, crush, bend or deform, puncture or shred the battery. Do not modify or remanufacture, attempt to insert foreign objects into the battery, immerse or expose to water or other liquids, expose to fire, explosion or other hazard. Only use the battery for the system for which it is specified.
The phone shall only be connected to CTIA certified adapters, products that bear the USB-IF logo or products that have completed the USB-IF compliance program. Distraction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while driving (even with a hands free kit) can cause distraction and lead to an accident. You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.
Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and keep them in a clean place. Keep the screen and camera lens clean. Unclean screen or camera lens may slow down the phone's reaction to your operations or lower image quality. Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material such as cleaning cloth for eyeglass lenses. Do not use alcohol or other corrosive substances for cleaning or allow them to get inside.
maximum + 50 ℃). Do not place your phone inside or near heating equipments or high pressure containers, such as water heaters, microwave ovens, or hot cooking utensils. Otherwise, your phone may be damaged. Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down. Only authorized service providers shall replace battery.
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touch the metallic connectors of the nano-SIM card. Antenna Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily. Normal Use Position When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom toward your mouth. Air Bags Do not place your phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area as an airbag inflates with great force and serious injury could occur. Place your phone safely before driving your vehicle.
Repetitive Strain Injuries To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting or playing games with your phone: Do not grip the phone too tightly. Press the buttons lightly. Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message Templates and Predictive Text. Take frequent breaks to stretch and relax.
Electrical Safety Accessories Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories. Take care not to touch metallic objects, such as coins or key rings, or allow them to contact or short-circuit the charging jack terminals. Never puncture the surface of the phone with sharp objects. Connection to a Car Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system.
Radio Frequency Interference General Statement on Interference Care must be taken when using your phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids. Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturers to determine if the operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical devices.
Medical Equipment Switch off your wireless device when you are requested to do so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment. Aircraft Switch off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff. Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices on board the aircraft and enable airplane mode of your phone when boarding an aircraft.
Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders. Blasting Caps and Areas Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas where signs are posted to power off “two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations.
