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ZTE BLADE 521

User Manual

LEGAL INFORMATION

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.

No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced,

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mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without

the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation.

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Version No.: R1.0

Edition Time: April 12, 2017

Contents

For Your Safety ........................................................ 8

General Safety ................................................................ 8

Distraction ....................................................................... 9

Product Handling ........................................................... 10

Electrical Safety ............................................................. 13

Interference ................................................................... 14

Explosive Environments ................................................ 16

Getting Started ....................................................... 17

Overview ....................................................................... 17

Keys Explained .............................................................. 19

Starting up ..................................................................... 20

Powering On/Off ............................................................ 25

Getting Around Your Phone .......................................... 26

Phone Calls ............................................................ 29

Making Calls .................................................................. 29

Receiving Calls .............................................................. 30

Call settings ................................................................... 31

Contacts ................................................................. 33

Creating a Contact ........................................................ 33

Searching for a Contact ................................................. 33

Messaging .............................................................. 34

Opening the Messaging Screen .................................... 34

Sending a Message ....................................................... 34

Summary of content (15 pages)

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LEGAL INFORMATION 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 ZTE BLADE 521 User Manual Copyright © 2017 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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Message Settings ..........................................................35 FileManager .................................................................. 46 Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 36 Settings ...................................................................46 Set Access Point Names ...............................................36 Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network ............36 Bluetooth .....................................................................
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Avoid contacting with liquids. Keep your phone dry. Switch off when told to in aircrafts and airports. Don’t take your phone apart. Switch off when near explosive materials or liquids. Only use approved accessories. Don’t rely on your phone for emergency communications. Product Handling General Statement on Handling and Use Distraction Driving Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident.
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 Templates and Predictive Text. Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax. Emergency Calls This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions. Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone for emergency communications. Loud Noise This phone is capable of producing loud noises, which may damage your hearing. Turn down the volume before using headphones, Bluetooth stereo headsets or other audio devices.
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Headset jack Getting Started Overview Earpiece Front camera Front flash Indicator light Back camera Flash Proximity & light sensor Volume key Back cover Power key Speaker Back key Recent apps key Charging/ micro-USB jack Microphone Home key 17 Starting up Keys Explained Key Function n Power Ke ey   Home Ke ey   Press s and hold to turn on or off airplane mode e, restart, selectt phone modes, or powe er off. Press s to turn off or on o the screen dissplay.
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3. Hold yo our microSDXC card with the metal m contacts fa acing down and a slide it into the t microSDXC card slot. 2. Hold the t nano-SIM card with their cu ut corner oriente ed as shown n and slip it into o the card holde er. 4. Insert the battery by aligning the golde en contacts on tthe artment. Gentlyy battery and those in the battery compa push do own on the battery until it clickss into place. 21 5. Repla ace the back covver. ① Align the back cov ver with the botttom of the phone.
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If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to po ower hone even when n it is being charged. In this casse, try on the ph again afte er charging the phone for at lea ast 20 minutes. Contact the t customer se ervice if you still cannot power on o the phone affter prolonged charging.  Powerring On/Offf Touch Control   You can use finger gestures to control your phone. The controls on your touch-screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you’re performing.
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 To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the screen or touch the Back key. 2. Touch Calling from Your Call History Phone Calls > Phone. 1. Touch the Home key > 2. Touch a listing to call back. Making Calls NOTE: You can touch All calls, Incoming calls, Outgoing calls, Missed calls, or Rejected calls to filter the records by call type. You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information.
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Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. To see your contacts, touch the Home key and slide on the screen to select Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). . Creating a Contact 1. Press the Home key and slide on the screen to select . 2. Touch 2. Enter the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it at the top.
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2. Slide the switch next to Wi-Fi to turn n on Wi-Fi. h a network nam me to connect to o it. 3. Touch 4. If the network is secu ured, enter the password p and to ouch Conn nect. NOT TE: Your pho one automatically connects to previously p used Wi-Fi networks s when they are in range. Blueto ooth ® Bluetooth h is a short-ran nge wireless com mmunication technolog gy. Phones or other o devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchang ge information wirelessly w within na eters (32.8 feet)..
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NOTE: Swipe a title horizontally or touch its before taking pictures. to close the tab. 3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image. Downloading Files 1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page. 2. In the menu that opens, touch Save image or Save link. 4. Lightly touch . The Volume key can also be used to take a photo. The downloaded files are saved to your phone.
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you sign in to your Google account. Depending on your synchronization settings, the Gmail on your phone can be automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. This is how to enter Gmail: To open Gmail by touching the Home key > Google> Gmail. Google Play™ Store Touch the Home key > . You can buy or rent music, books, movies, apps, and download them to your phone. NOTE: The content you can access in Google Play Store depends on your region and your service provider.
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app individually, check what has been using the battery, and 。 enable remind user when battery temperature over 45 C. Features Touch the Home key and slide on the screen to select Settings > Features. You can interchange the position of the Recent apps key and the Back key through Navigation keys. You can turn Mi-POP on or off and configure the Gestures& motions settings.
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When location is enabled, touch Mode to select location sources you want to use. In the Location menu, touch Google Location History to configure Google location options. Accessibility Touch the Home key and slide on the screen to select Settings > Advanced settings > Accessibility to configure accessibility plug-ins and services on your phone, such as using Color inversion or High contrast text for users with sight problems.
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the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.