ZTE CORPORATION ZTE A35 GSM Dual-band Digital Mobile Phone User Manual 1
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Contents 1 GENERAL INFORMATION....................................................... 1 WELCOME............................................................................................ 1 SECURITY ............................................................................................ 1 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......................................................................... 2 2 GETTING STARTED................................................................. 10 KEY DEFINITION ...................
SIM Card........................................................................................19 Inserting & Removing SIM Card ...................................................20 Switch on/off Your Phone ...............................................................20 Unlocking the SIM Card and Mobile Phone ..................................21 Connecting to the Network.............................................................22 3 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................................................
Draftbox ........................................................................................ 31 Msg settings................................................................................... 32 Voicemail....................................................................................... 33 Cell Info......................................................................................... 33 CALL MENU ....................................................................................... 33 Calls ...
Security settings .............................................................................43 Factory settings..............................................................................45 TOOLS.................................................................................................46 Alarm clock ....................................................................................46 Calculator ......................................................................................47 World clock .
5 TEXT INPUT .............................................................................. 53 OVERVIEW ......................................................................................... 53 ABC AND ABC MODE......................................................................... 53 123 MODE.......................................................................................... 54 ENG ...................................................................................................
1 General Information Welcome Thank you for using ZTE A35 GSM Dual-band digital mobile phone. To guarantee the mobile phone always in its best condition, please read this manual carefully and keep it for further use. The pictures, symbols and contents in this manual are just for your reference. They might not be completely identical with your mobile phone.
¾ Set handset lock code. ¾ Take it with you as you can. ¾ Set call restrictions. Safety Precautions This section includes some important information on safe and efficient operation. Please read this information before using the phone. Operational Precautions Please use your phone properly. When making or receiving a call, please hold your phone as holding a wireline telephone. Ensure the phone is at least one inch (two point five centimeters) from your body when transmitting.
have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a family history of such occurrences, please consult your doctor before playing video games on you phone or enabling a flashing-lights feature on your phone. (The flashing-light feature is not available on all products.) Keep the phone out of the reach of small children. The phone may cause injury if used as a toy. Precautions While Driving Please pay attention to the traffic safety.
immediately if necessary. Some phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may consult your hearing aids manufacturer to discuss alternatives. If you use any other personal medical device, please consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from RF energy. In those facilities with special demand, such as hospital or health care facilities, please pay attention to the restriction on the use of mobile phone.
chemical or abrasive cleaners as these could damage the phone. As your mobile phone can produce electromagnetic field, do not place it near magnetic items such as computer disks. Using the phone near electrical appliances such as TV, telephone, radio and personal computer can cause interference. Do not expose your mobile phone to direct sunlight or store it in hot areas. High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices. Keep your phone dry. Any liquid may damage your phone.
atmospheres, such as fueling areas, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities. Do not remove, install, or charge batteries in such areas. Spark in a potentially explosive atmosphere can cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death. To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, switch off your phone when you are near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in areas posted “Turn off electronic devices.” Obey all signs and instructions.
the airbag deployment area and the airbag inflates, the phone may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle. Please turn off your mobile phone at a refueling point, and the same to the place where the use of two-way radio is prohibited. Aircraft Safety Please turn off your mobile phone before the airplane takes off. In order to protect airplane’s communication system from interference, it is forbidden to use mobile phone in flight.
Do not disassemble or refit the battery. Otherwise, it will cause liquid leakage, overheating, explosion and ignition of the battery. Please store the battery in a cool dry place if you don’t use it for a long period. The battery can be recharged for hundreds of times, but it will eventually wear out. When the operating time (talk time and standby time) is noticeably shorter than normal, it is time to replace a new one.
standardized method with the phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all used frequency bands. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various ZTE phone models, they are all designed to meet the relevant guidelines for exposure to radio waves. The SAR limit recommended is 1.6W/kg averaged over one(1) gramme of tissue. The highest SAR value for this model phone tested by MORLAB for use at the head is 1.
2 Getting Started Key Definition Left soft key Perform the function in the lower left corner of the screen. Right soft key Perform the function in the lower right corner of the screen. Dial key Make and answer calls. Bring out call logs in the standby mode. End key End or reject a call. Power on/off.
the menu interface. Scroll key Up/Down key: Scroll the phone number list or setting options. Roll the cursor up and down when editing. They could be set as shortcut keys in the standby mode and direction keys in games. Left/Right key: Roll the cursor left and right when editing. They could be set as shortcut keys in the standby mode and direction keys in games. OK key: The middle key within the navigation keys, which is usually used to confirm the operation.
menu. They could be set as direction keys in games. * key and # key They have different functions in different modes or function menus. Note: In this manual pressing a key means you press a key and then release it while holding a key means you press a key and hold on for two seconds or more. Display Symbols ：Signal strength ：Keypad locked ：Roaming ：New message. No space for messages when blinking. ：Enable mute mode.
： Indicate the alarm clock has been set. ：Indicate battery level. ：Enable vibrating function Technical Parameters Handset Type ZTE A35 Dimensions（W×L×H） 45.4 mm×108.3 mm×13.1 mm Weight Approx. 48.7 g (without battery) Battery Continuous standby time Approx. 90 hours - 130 hours (subject to network status) Continuous talk time Approx. 2 hours - 4 hours (subject to network status) For other parameters about battery and charger, refer to their labels.
Battery The accessory lithium battery of the handset can be immediately used after unpacking. A new battery will have the best performance after full charge/discharge cycles for the first three times. Removing & Installing the Battery Remove: Push down the spring buckle up and slide down the cover and then lift the battery from the compartment to remove it.
Install: Place the bottom of the battery into position, push down on the upper section of the battery until it clicks into place and then install the battery cover.
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Charging the Battery Plug the charger connector into the charge port at the bottom of the phone. (Note: Put upward the side with arrow.) Then plug the other end of the charger in an appropriate electrical outlet. Now, a charge indicator displays in the upper right corner of the screen. If the battery is charged in power-off condition, the indicator bar will scroll.
charge process needs two to three hours (charge the battery for six to eight hours for the first three times). During the charge process, your phone, battery and charger may become hot, and this is a normal phenomenon. Disconnect the charger with the phone and the power outlet when charging finished. Warning: Put the phone at a ventilated place with temperature between＋5 ℃～＋40 ℃.Use only the supplied or approved chargers.
Connecting to the Network SIM Card Insert the SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module card) into the phone. This SIM card can be used by any GSM mobile phone (A new phone can read the SIM card automatically). Don’t touch the metal contact area of the SIM card, doing so may cause information in the card lost or destroyed. Keep the card away from electricity and magnetism. Warning: Switch off your phone before changing the SIM card.
Inserting & Removing SIM Card Switch off your phone, disconnect the outer power source and remove the battery. Insert the SIM card into the SIM slot. Switch on/off Your Phone Hold End key to power on/off the phone.
sequentially.： Enter PIN1 Code ——if a SIM card password has been set. Enter Phone Code——if a handset lock code has been set. Searching ——search for the right network. Unlocking the SIM Card and Mobile Phone By setting a PIN (personal identification number) code of the SIM card and the handset lock code, you can protect your SIM card and phone from illegal use. Method to unlock the SIM card: Enter the PIN code and press the # key or Left soft key [OK].
Note: If you forget your handset lock code, please connect with your dealer or the authorized local customer service center. Connecting to the Network After the SIM card and the phone are unlocked, the mobile phone will automatically search for the network. After a few seconds, your phone will be registered on the network. Now your phone is in the standby mode. Besides receiving and sending calls, you can do the following things: Press the Left soft key to enter the function menu.
Press the Right soft key to enter the Contacts. The Up/Down/Left/Right key could be set under the setting menu as shortcut keys in the standby mode. Note: If “Emergency only” is shown on the screen, you can only make emergency calls. Note: Pressing # and then * in less than two seconds in the standby mode may allow you to lock the keypad, and unlock it with the same operation. The keypad lock is used to prevent the keys from being accidentally pressed, and allows you to answer calls in this mode.
Making DDD: Enter the telephone number by Number keys (including the area code when making a long distance call), press Dial key to send a call. Press the End key to end a call. Dialing an extension number: Method 1: Dial the telephone exchange and then the extension number. Method 2: Enter the telephone exchange number, press the # key twice to enter pause character “P”, enter the extension number, and then press Dial key.
Making IDD: Press the * key twice until your screen displays the character “+” which is the preset symbol of an international call, then enter the country code and the phone number and then press the Dial key. Dialing the number in the List: Generally, all calls you have made or received are saved in a list of the phone numbers. All numbers are grouped as Dialled Calls, Received Calls and Missed Calls. Your mobile phone lists all the numbers so that you can view all the call logs.
can press any key (except the End key/Right soft key) to answer a call in call-in mode. Call Menu When in the in-call mode, you can enter the call menu by pressing Menu. The operation methods are the same as those in function menu. Call menu can be seen only in the process of communication and those functions such as Call waiting, Call keeping, Multiparty requires support from the network. If you need those services, please contact your network service provider.
Messaging: Enter the messaging interface. Conference call ¾ Join all calls: Add the current call to Multiparty. ¾ Hold all calls: Hang on all calls. ¾ Private: Converse with one side privately and keep the session with others. ¾ Exclude: Keep one call from Multiparty. ¾ End all calls: End up the current call and the hang-on calls Note: Some menu items can only appear in special cases.
In the function menu, you can select or quit some menus by pressing the Left soft key or Right soft key according to the prompt displayed on the screen. Messaging If the network supports and you have subscribed this service, you can send and receive text short messages. And you also can subscribe a voice mailbox to receive voicemail. Please contact your service provider for details. In the standby mode, press Menu, select Messaging and then press the OK key to access the message menu interface.
(depending on your settings) when a new message is received. The amount of messages that can be stored depends on the capacity of your SIM card. New Message Set a message service center number before starting to send messages. ¾ In the message interface, select New Message and press the OK key to access message input interface to write the message. (Please refer to Chapter 5 “Text Input”.
key to select the record, and then press Left soft key to send the SMS. There will be prompt information on the screen after the message is sent successfully. Select Save as draft to save messages to the SIM card. Note: The SMS centers of some countries and regions do not support messages longer than one hundred and sixty English characters.
z Forward: Transfer messages to others. z Call sender: Call the sender. (The menu appears only when you are reading messages in the Inbox.) z Extract No.: Extract a number from the message text and list it on the screen. If you select one, the number will be displayed on the dialing interface for editing or dialing. ¾ Delete all: Delete all the received or saved messages.
Msg settings You must set up necessary SMS information before using message functions. Access the Msg settings submenu: ¾ Templates: When editing messages, holding the * key can bring out the preset template sentences. In this menu, you can edit or change phrases. ¾ Message center: Input the short message service center number (You must obtain this number from your service provider.), and then press Save to store the number.
records in SIM card. Voicemail Select and access Voicemail submenu: ¾ Select Get voicemail to check the voicemail box and listen to the voice message. ¾ Voicemail No.: Set the voicemail number. Cell Info. ¾ Press Select to set Subjects, Language or Service status. In Subjects interface, select Add subject to add subjects.
In the standby mode, press Menu, select Call Menu and then press the OK key to access the Call Menu interface. Calls View calls list Select All calls to view all calls list. Select Received calls to view the calls that you have received. Select Dialled calls to view calls that you have dialed. Select Missed calls to view the calls that you have received, but have not answered.
In the calls list interface, press Options to access the detailed submenus: ¾ Send message: Send short messages to the number. The operation is the same as creating messages. ¾ Detail: View the detailed information of the call. ¾ Save: Save the number to the SIM card. ¾ Delete: Delete this entry. Select Call duration to view the approximate duration of the last call, view the approximate total duration or clear the record.
preset period. ¾ Unreachable: Divert calls when you are not in an area covered by your service network. ¾ Cancel all Use Scroll key to select Cancel all to cancel all diverts services. When you have set conditions and types of divert services, the following can be chosen: ¾ Activate: Only registered services are functional. ¾ Deactivate: Delete the divert service. ¾ Checking availability: Check the status of the recent service. ¾ By service.
z All services: Divert incoming calls, voice calls and short messages. z Voice calls: Only divert voice calls. z Data: Only divert data. z Fax: Only divert faxes. z Messages: Only divert short messages. z All except messages: Diverts all services except short messages. Profiles In the standby mode, press Menu, select Profiles and then press the OK key to access the profile interface.
Select Profiles: You can select the profile you need in this submenu. The profile options are: Normal, Meeting, Outdoor and Silent. The default settings for each individual profile are preset by the manufactory. You can change them in Personalise menu. Edit Profile: Change the detailed settings of the selected profile. ¾ Ringtone: Select one from ten types of polyphonic ring tones. ¾ Ringing volume: Adjust the volume of the ring tone. ¾ Speaker volume: Adjust the volume of the speaker.
Settings In the standby mode, press Menu, select Settings and then press the OK key to access the setting interface. Phone settings Select and enter the Phone Settings submenu. Language: Select the language for the display texts. Own number: Edit/Add/Delete your own phone number. Fastkey settings: Set the shortcut Up/Down/Left/Right key.
Auto lock keypad: Select to turn on/off the automatic keypad locking function. If you select “On”, the keypad will be locked in a few minutes after the screen is switched to the standby mode. You can unlock the keypad according to the prompt on the interface. Display settings Backlight: Select to turn on/off the light of screen’s background. Clock settings Date and Time: You can set date and time. Use the Scroll key to switch among day, month, year and time.
Call settings Anykey answer: If “On” is selected, you can answer the call by pressing any key except the End key and the Right soft key. Minute minder: This function enables a reminder 5 or 15 seconds ahead per minute during answering the incoming call, or selects “Always off” instead to turn it off. Connected minder: Select to turn on/off the alert ring when the dialed call is connected.
Fixed dialling number Settings: You can enable or disable fix dialing to a specified phone number only. You must enter your PIN2 code for authentication. You can select to change the PIN2 code List: List of the fixed dialled numbers. Service dialling number The service number has been preset in the SIM card by the network service provider. The service dialling number can be checked or dialled, however, these numbers can not be modified or deleted.
Security settings Security features protect you from illegal use of your phone and SIM card. Note: You need to input the handset lock code to enter the security settings interface. The default lock code is 1234. Please change it with your own private password as soon as possible. SIM password: The SIM password (PIN code) can prevent your SIM card from illegal use. Select ON/OFF to enable or disable the SIM password protection; select Change PIN1 to set a new PIN code.
Select ON/OFF to enable or disable the handset lock protection; select Change code to set a new handset lock code. Note: The default Phone lock code is 1234. Network call bar: You can set any combination of the following call restriction options to improve security level. Please contact with the network service provider for detailed use. The network service provider provides a 4-digit network password to enable your call restrictions. ¾ International calls: Bar all international calls.
z Data: Restrict data only. z Fax: Restrict faxes only. z Messages: Restrict short messages only. z All except messages: Restrict all services except short messages. After select one type of restriction services, the following can be chosen: z Activate: The restriction is functional. z Deactivate: Delete the restriction. z Checking availability: Check the current status of the restriction service. ¾ Cancel all: Select Cancel all to cancel all call restrictions setting.
Tools In the standby mode, press Menu, select Tools and then press the OK key to access the tools interface. Alarm clock Your phone can set up to two alarm clocks at the same time. Set alarm: Under Set alarm submenu, you can set the corresponding features of the alarm according to instructions: alarm type, date (if required), time, and ring tone. List alarms: Select List alarms submenu, you can use the Up/Down key to view alarm clocks settings.
the alarm clock settings, or select Delete to delete it, or select Enable/Disable to enable/disable it. Clear all: Select Clear all to clear all the alarm clocks. Define rest day: Select Define rest day to set or change rest days within a week. Workday alarm will not ring on the defined rest day(s). Press the Up/Down key to select and then press the OK key to set or cancel rest day. Calculator Press 0-9 Number keys to enter numbers, press the # key to enter the decimal point.
World clock The World clock function provides time information on major worldwide cities. You can view the time of the desired city by using the Left/Right/Up/Down key on the navigation screen of World Time. Press the Left soft key [Save] to save the selected city time as new local time of the phone. Press the Right soft key [Back] to quit. Games In the standby mode, press Menu, select Games and then press the OK key or the Left soft key to access the games interface.
Push box: The options are as follows: ¾ New game: Start a new game. ¾ Load game: Reload the last saved game. ¾ Help: Check the rules and instructions of the game. STK (SIM Toolkit) In the standby mode, press Menu, select STK and then press the OK key to access the STK interface. This service requires the network service provider’s support. If neither the SIM card nor the network service provider supports this service, this service will not be available.
Contacts In the standby mode, press the Right soft key to access the Contacts interface . It prompts Contacts empty when there is no record in the Contacts, you can press the Left soft key to add records. Saved records will be listed in the contacts list and ordered by the first character of the name. View the records by pressing the Up/Down key, and then press the Dial key to dial the number.
corresponding number key, the phone will dial the number automatically. Press Delete to cancel the setting. Add new contact In the contacts list interface, press Options and select Add new Contact. Enter the phone number you want to add. Enter the name of the number you want to add. Press OK to store the contact into the SIM card. Edit In the names list interface, press Options and select Edit. You can edit the current Contact record.
Search In the names list interface, press Options, select Search and then enter the name you want to search. Quick-search: In the contacts list interface, you can press the number keys to go to the record of the name with the similar initial character. Sort principle: Sort by ASCII Code in English mode. Match principle: If match, go to the character; if not, go to the next. Speed dial list: List the speed dial number.
5 Text Input Overview Your mobile phone provides the following input methods: upper and lower case input, numeric input and predictive text input, punctuation mark or special characters input. When you are in a field that allows characters to be entered, you will notice the text input mode indicator in the upper left corner of the screen. Press the # key to switch among different input modes. ABC and abc Mode Use the number keys from 2 to 9 to enter your text.
Press the * key to open a list of special characters, use the Scroll key to move through the list, and press the OK key to select a character. 123 Mode The 123 mode enables you to enter numbers in a text message. Press the keys corresponding to the required digits. Eng It is a Predictive text input mode. You can enter any letter with a single key press. Predictive text input is based on a built-in dictionary. To write the desired word, press the keys 2 to 9.
Character Chart Refer to the table below for more information on the characters available using the keys. key Corresponding Characters 1 1 and some common symbols 2 ABCabc2 3 DEFdef3 4 GHIghi4 5 JKLjkl5 6 MNOmno6 7 PQRSpqrs7 8 TUVtuv8 9 WXYZwxyz9 0 Space 0 * key Press * key to bring out symbol entering. # key Switch among different input modes.
Up/Down key Roll the cursor up/down. Left/Right key Roll the cursor left/right. End key Exit 6 Troubleshooting This section describes how to troubleshoot some problems when they occur to your phone. If you cannot deal with them, contact your local dealer. 1. “Enter PIN code” is shown when the phone is switched on. Input the PIN or input the new PIN if you have changed the code. The code can be set “off” if you do not want to input.
2. “Insert SIM” is shown when the phone is switched on. Turn off your phone and make sure that you have inserted a valid SIM card. 3. “UNLOCK” is shown when the phone is switched on. Press UNLOCK and then enter the handset lock code. 4. No key tone volume when pressing keys. Check the keypad setting in the profile. 5. No incoming ring tone. Check the ringing tone and ringing volume settings in the profile. 6. No alarm tone when the reminder time reaches.
10. Some menus related to voice setting cannot be used. Check the profile settings.
