Cricket ZTE Sonata 4G User Manual
ZTE Sonata 4G
User Guide
™
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that you enable may involve the location of your phone being shared. For
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Contents
Getting started ..................................................7
Phone setup ...................................................7
Switching your phone on/off .....................................9
Getting around ...............................................10
Get to know your phone ........................................11
Key functions .................................................12
Phone calls ....................................................21
How to make calls ............................................. 21
Using speed dial .............................................. 22
How to receive calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting your call settings ...................................... 25
Contacts ....................................................... 27
Importing and exporting contacts ................................27
Sharing contact information .................................... 28
Creating a contact ............................................28
Adding a contact to Favorites ................................... 29
Searching for a contact ........................................29
Creating a new group .........................................29
Entering text ....................................................30
Android™ keyboard ............................................ 30
TouchPal keyboard ............................................31
Choosing touch input settings ...................................34
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Messaging .....................................................35
Message box .................................................35
Sending a message ...........................................35
Changing message settings .................................... 36
Email .......................................................... 38
Creating an email account .....................................38
Setting up a Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® account .............. 38
Receiving email ............................................... 39
Composing and sending an email ...............................39
Replying to or forwarding an email ...............................40
Deleting an email account .....................................40
Email settings ................................................. 40
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Adding a new mobile data connection ...........................41
Turning on Wi-Fi® ..............................................41
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network ...................................42
Adding a Wi-Fi network .........................................42
Checking the Wi-Fi network status ................................ 43
Adding a WPS network .........................................43
Browsing the Internet ............................................45
Using Google Chrome™ ........................................45
Using the browser .............................................45
Opening a web page .......................................... 46
Browsing options ..............................................46
Using multiple browser tabs .....................................46
Using bookmarks .............................................. 47
Changing browser settings ......................................48
Using Wi-Fi Direct® ...............................................49
Connecting to another device via Wi-Fi Direct ...................... 49
Sending data via Wi-Fi Direct ....................................49
Receiving data via Wi-Fi Direct ...................................49
Bluetooth® .....................................................50
Using Bluetooth ............................................... 50
Entertainment ..................................................51
Taking pictures with your camera ................................51
Adjusting camera settings ......................................51
Sharing a picture .............................................. 52
Shooting video with your camcorder ............................. 53
Adjusting your video settings ....................................53
Sharing a video ............................................... 54
Playing your videos ............................................54
Opening your gallery .......................................... 55
Adding music to your phone ....................................56
Playing your music ............................................57
Making memorable memos .....................................59
Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alarm ....................................................... 60
Calculator ...................................................61
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Facebook® ................................................... 61
Downloads ................................................... 61
File Manager .................................................61
Kingsoft® Ofce ...............................................62
Mi-EasyAccess ................................................ 62
My Cricket ...................................................63
NotePad .....................................................63
Task Manager ................................................ 63
Timer ........................................................ 64
Twitter® ......................................................64
Voice Dialer .................................................. 64
Voicemail .................................................... 64
Cricket Wi-Fi .................................................. 65
Google™ applications ...........................................66
Google Search™ and Google Now™ .............................. 66
Gmail™ ...................................................... 67
Google Play™ .................................................68
Google Calendar™ ............................................68
Google+™ ...................................................69
Google Maps™ ...............................................71
Play Music ...................................................73
News & Weather ..............................................75
Play Books ................................................... 75
Play Magazines ...............................................75
Play Movies & TV .............................................. 76
Voice Search .................................................76
YouTube™ .................................................... 76
Phone settings .................................................. 77
Setting date and time .......................................... 77
Display settings ...............................................77
Sound settings ................................................ 77
Language settings ............................................78
Mobile network services ........................................78
Security settings ............................................... 78
Managing your device memory ................................. 83
Factory reset ................................................. 83
Managing applications ........................................83
Managing other settings .......................................84
Troubleshooting .................................................87
For your safety ..................................................90
General safety ................................................90
FCC regulations ............................................... 91
RF exposure information (SAR) ...................................92
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) ................................. 93
CTIA ........................................................ 95
Distraction ...................................................96
Product handling ..............................................96
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Electrical safety ..............................................100
Interference ................................................. 100
Explosive environments ........................................ 102
Specications ................................................. 103
Warranty ...................................................... 104
Limited warranty .............................................105
How to get warranty service .................................... 106
Other warranty programs ......................................106
Notes ......................................................... 107
Getting started
Phone setup
Installing the SIM card and battery
Power off your phone before installing or replacing
the battery or SIM card.
1. Remove the back cover as shown.
2. Insert the SIM card into the card slot with
the cut corner oriented as shown.
3. Carefully insert the battery with the contacts
located against the metal springs. Push
down on the battery until it is fully seated.
4. Replace the back cover.
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Inserting a microSDHC™ card
1. Open the microSDHC card slot and insert
a microSDHC card (not included) with the
gold-colored contacts facing the front of
the phone.
2. Close the microSDHC card slot.
Removing the battery and
SIM/microSDHC card
1. Power off your phone.
2. Remove the back cover.
3. Lift the battery up and out.
4. Slide the SIM card out.
5. Open the microSDHC card slot and push in on the card until you hear
a click. Once you release the card it should pop out of the phone.
Charging the battery
Note: For best performance, charge the battery
fully prior to using the phone for the rst time.
1. Insert the charger’s connector into the
charging port. Be sure to insert the
connector in the correct orientation.
Do not force the connector into the port.
2. Plug the charger into a standard
AC wall outlet.
3. When the battery is fully charged, unplug the
charger and disconnect it from the phone.
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Switching your phone on/off
Make sure the SIM card is in your phone and the battery is charged.
• 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.
Tap Power off > OK.
Setting up your phone for the rst time
When you rst power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory
settings (see Phone settings – Factory reset), you need to set up your phone
settings before using it.
1. Scroll the language list to highlight the language you need and then
tap Start.
2. If you have a Gmail account, tap Yes to sign in to Google. Tap No if you do
not have an account.
3. To create a Google account, tap Get an account. You can also tap
Not now to set up an account later.
4. Congure the Google location options and tap .
5. Input your name and tap .
6. Read the Google services information and tap .
7. Tap Finish to complete setup.
Switching to Sleep Mode
To save battery power, Sleep Mode suspends your phone in a low-powerconsumption state while the display is off. Your phone also goes into Sleep
Mode by itself when the display is automatically turned off after a certain
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period of time, which you can set by tapping > System settings > Display >
Sleep from the home screen.
Press the Power key to switch to Sleep Mode.
Waking up your phone
1. Press the Power key to activate your screen display.
2. Tap and hold to unlock the screen.
Note: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your phone
(see Phone settings – Security settings) you’ll need to draw the pattern or
enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
Getting around
Touch control
Use the touch screen to control your phone. The controls on your touch
screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you’re performing.
1. Tap the buttons, icons, or applications to select items or to open
applications.
2. Keep your nger on an item to see the available options.
3. Swipe the screen to scroll up, down, left, or right.
4. Drag and drop to move particular items across the screen.
5. Pinch with two ngers or double-tap the screen to zoom in/out on a web
page or an image.
Note: You can view the phone screen in portrait or landscape orientation
simply by holding it upright or turning it on its side.
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Get to know your phone
Headset port
Earpiece
Indicator light
Volume keys
microSDHC
card slot
Back key
Power key
Proximity and
light sensor
Status and
notication
bar
Touch
screen
Charging/
data port
Menu key
Microphone
Home key
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Get to know your phone (continued)
Home screens
You can customize your home screens. Set your own wallpaper, add the
widgets or application shortcuts you need, or remove them as you like.
Flash
Speaker
Back
Microphone
Camera lens
Key functions
Key Function
Power key Press and hold to turn phone on/off, change sound
Home key Tap to return to the main home screen from any
Menu key Tap to see the options for the current screen.
Back key Tap to go to the previous screen.
Volume keys Adjust the volume of the phone.
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setting to silent/vibration/sound, or to set to Airplane
mode.
Press to switch your phone to Sleep Mode.
Press to wake up your phone.
application or screen.
Tap and hold to see recently used applications.
Status and
notication bar
Widget
Shortcuts
Favorite shortcuts
Navigating your home screens
Your phone comes with 3 home screens, giving you more space to add more
items. Simply swipe your nger to the left or right to see each home screen.
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Creating new home screens
1. From the home screen, pinch two ngers quickly together.
2. Tap on a blank screen thumbnail.
3. Tap .
Choosing your wallpaper
1. From the home screen, tap > Wallpaper.
2. Tap Home or Lock screen.
3. Tap 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. Tap Done (for Gallery images) or Set Wallpaper.
Note: Live wallpapers are not available for the lock screen.
Adding items to your home screen
1. Tap .
2. Tap the Apps, Widgets, or Shortcuts tab, depending on what you want
to add.
3. Tap and hold the icon of the item you wish to add and then drag it to the
spot on the home screen where you want it located.
Adjusting widget size
1. Tap and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it.
2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to resize
the widget.
Note: Not all widgets can be resized.
Removing items from your home screen
1. Tap and hold the item you want to delete until Remove appears on
the screen.
2. Drag the item to Remove and release your nger when the item turns red.
Creating a folder
1. On a home screen, tap and hold an app icon and drag it to Folder.
2. You can add more apps to the folder by dragging icons to the folder.
3. Tap the folder to open it and access items in the folder.
4. To name the folder, open it and tap Folder.
5. Enter a name and tap Done.
Deleting items from a folder
1. Tap a folder to open it.
2. Tap and hold an icon and drag it to Remove. Release the icon when it
turns red.
Weather/clock widget
Customizing the widget
• To add the weather for a city, tap the weather portion of the widget >
Add city. Tap a major city name or enter a name to search for it.
Note: Your phone will automatically add the weather for your current
location via GPS.
• If you have more than one city added to the widget, swipe left or right on
the weather screen to switch between cities.
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• To set a city as a default location, replace it, or delete it, tap > >
Set as default.
Tip: To change from Fahrenheit to Celsius, tap > Temperature scale.
Using the widget
• To set an alarm, tap the time on the widget.
• To refresh the weather information, tap .
• To view detailed weather information, including forecasts, tap the
temperature.
• To delete the widget, tap and hold it and drag it to Remove.
Indicator light
The Indicator light will be red for 10 seconds when the phone is powered on
and when the battery is low (less than 5%). It also indicates battery charging
status and other information as follows:
Indicator light What it means
Red Battery less than 5%
Orange Battery less than 90%
Green Battery more than 90%
Blinking red No service
Blinking orange Alarm notication
Blinking green Missed calls or messages
Status and notication icons
Your phone will tell you exactly what’s going on by showing you simple icons.
Here’s what they mean.
Indicators and icons
Indicator What it means Indicator What it means
EDGE connected No signal
EDGE data in use Signal strength
/
WCDMA data
connected
WCDMA data in use Vibrate mode
Airplane mode Speaker on
Battery empty
Battery low Bluetooth on
Battery partially
drained
Battery full Wi-Fi in use
Battery charging
Ringer off
Phone
microphone off
Connected to a
Wi-Fi network
Wired headset
connected
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Indicator What it means Indicator What it means
New SMS
New MMS
New email
New Gmail message
Missed call
Call in progress
Song is playing
USB connected
Updates available
Alarm set
microSDHC card
unmounted
Preparing
microSDHC card
Upcoming event
Call on hold
New Wi-Fi network
detected
Downloading data
Sending data
GPS on
Using the Notications panel
The Notications panel provides quick access
to alerts including new messages, emails, and
software updates.
• To open the Notications panel, swipe your nger
down from the top of the screen.
• To close the Notications panel, swipe your nger
up from the bottom of the screen or tap .
Respond to or remove a notication
You can respond to or remove notications in
the Notications panel. The panel also supports
expandable notications that let you perform
additional actions.
• To respond to a notication, tap it.
• To expand a notication, slide down with
one nger. You can also swipe two ngers
vertically or pinch/zoom to expand or collapse
certain notications.
• To remove a notication, swipe it left or right.
• To remove all notications, tap in the top right corner.
• To turn off notications from an application, tap and hold a notication and
then tap App info. Uncheck Show notications in the app info screen.
• Most apps that send notications, such as Gmail and Google+, have
notication settings that you can adjust.
Note: If you turn off notications for an app, you may miss important alerts
and updates. The notications of some apps cannot be turned off.
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Tip: In the Notications panel, tap at the top of the list to get to the Settings
menu quickly.
Reopen recently used applications
1. Tap and hold
you used recently.
2. Tap the application you want to open.
Using Quick Settings
The Quick Settings above the Notications panel make it convenient to view
or change the most common settings for your phone.
Open the Notications panel and you can nd the following Quick Settings
on the top of the screen. Slide left or right to view the setting options.
• Auto Rotate: Tap to turn the auto-rotate feature on or off.
• Wi-Fi: Tap to turn Wi-Fi on or off.
• Bluetooth: Tap to turn Bluetooth on or off.
• GPS: Tap to turn GPS on or off.
• Sound: Tap to turn the silent mode with vibration on or off.
• Data: Tap to enable or disable data access over the mobile network.
• Sync: Tap to turn the auto-sync feature on or off. When auto-sync is on,
changes you make to account information on the web or on your phone
are automatically synced.
• Airplane: Tap to turn airplane mode on or off. Enabling airplane mode turns
off voice and data transmission.
• Brightness: Tap to adjust the screen brightness.
from any screen. The phone will display applications
Phone calls
How to make calls
There are many ways to make a call with your phone, and they’re all easy to do.
Calling from the dialer
1. From the home screen, tap .
2. Enter the phone number with the on-screen
keypad. Tap to delete wrong digits.
3. Tap to place the call.
Tip: To make international calls, tap and hold
to enter the “+”.
Calling from your contacts
1. From the home screen, tap .
2. Swipe your nger up or down to scroll through
the contacts list and tap next to the
contact you want to call.
Tips:
• You can search for a contact by tapping
and entering the contact name.
• You can also access your contacts by
tapping > Contacts.
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Calling from your call history
1. From the home screen, tap > Call Log.
2. Tap next to the number you want to call.
Calling from a text message
If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call, you can
make the call while viewing the text message.
1. From the home screen, tap .
2. Tap the conversation and then nd the message that contains the phone
number you need.
3. Tap Call.
Using speed dial
Tap and hold the 1–9 key from the dialer to call the corresponding speed dial
number.
The 1 key is reserved for your voicemail.
Assigning a speed dial key
1. From the home screen, tap > Call Log or Phone.
2. In the Phone or Call Log tab, tap > Settings > Speed dial.
3. Tap a speed dial key.
4. Enter a phone number or tap to select one from the contact list.
5. Tap OK.
Note: You can also set your speed dial keys from the dialer. Press and hold the
2-9 Key and then tap OK.
How to receive calls
Answering a call
Drag to the center of the screen to answer the call.
Rejecting a call
Drag to the center of the screen to reject the call. This will prompt the caller
to leave a voicemail message for you.
Drag to the center of the screen to send a text message to the caller.
Choose the default message or send a custom one.
Muting a call
During a call, you can mute your microphone so that the person you are
speaking to cannot hear you, but you can still hear them.
Tap Mute to turn your microphone off. To turn your microphone back on,
tap Mute again.
Putting a call on hold
During a call, you can put it on hold by tapping Hold.
Tip: If you accept an incoming call while you’re on another call, the rst call
automatically goes on hold. Tap Swap to switch between the two callers.
Turning the speakerphone on/off
Tap Speaker during a call to turn the speakerphone on. Tap Speaker again
to turn off the speakerphone.
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Adding a call
During a call, tap Add call and dial a number. When you call another
number, the rst call automatically goes on hold.
Swapping calls
To switch between callers, tap Swap.
Merging calls
To merge two calls and create a conference call, tap Merge calls.
Note: The maximum number of callers on a call varies by carrier.
Ending a call
Tap
to nish a call.
Adjusting your call settings
You can open the call settings menu by tapping > > Settings.
Fixed Dialing
Numbers
Quick responses Edit Quick response to rejected callers.
Voicemail
TTY mode
Hearing aids
Restrict outgoing calls to a xed set of numbers. To
do this you must know your SIM’s PIN2 code. Not all
carriers support this functionality.
Service: Select voicemail service provider.
Setup: Edit the voicemail number.
Ringtone: Set the notication sound for new
voicemails.
Vibrate: Set the condition for vibration.
Choose a TTY mode after connecting the TTY
device to the phone’s headset port.
A TTY device can allow people who have
hearing or speech disabilities to communicate
by telephone.
Turn on/off hearing aid compatibility. When you
turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a
hearing aid with a Telecoil to answer the phone,
it will help you hear more clearly during the phone
call.
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DTMF tones
Speed dial Set contacts as speed dials for keys 2-9.
Call Barring Settings
Call forwarding
Additional settings
Set the length of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF)
signal tones: Normal or Long.
Forbid certain types of calls: All Outgoing,
Outgoing International, Outgoing when Roaming,
All Incoming, or Incoming when Roaming.
Forward your incoming calls to a different number.
You can choose when to forward: Always forward,
Forward when busy, Forward when unanswered,
or Forward when unreachable.
Caller ID: Choose whether people you call can see
your number.
Call waiting: See new incoming calls while you’re
on another call.
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, tap on the home screen. From there, you can tap
the tabs on the top to quickly switch to Phone, Call Log, or Favorites.
Importing and exporting contacts
You can import or export contacts from/to your SIM card, phone storage, or
microSDHC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts
between different devices.
Importing contacts from the SIM card or exporting to
the card
1. From the Contacts screen, tap > Import/export.
2. Choose to import or export contacts. Your phone will automatically display
the contacts.
3. Tap the contacts you want to import or export. Or, just tap to select
all contacts.
4. Tap Import or Export.
Importing contacts from a microSDHC card or exporting to
the card
1. From the Contacts screen, tap > Import/export.
2. Choose to import or export contacts.
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• For import, you should have vCard les saved on the microSDHC card.
If there’s more than one vCard le, choose to import one, multiple, or all
vCard les. Tap the vCard le and tap OK.
• For export, the phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard le.
Tap OK to create the le on the microSDHC card.
Importing contacts from the phone storage or exporting to
the phone storage
1. From the Contacts screen, tap > Import/export.
2. Choose to import or export contacts.
• For import, you should have vCard les saved in the phone storage. If
there’s more than one vCard le, choose to import one, multiple, or all
vCard les. Tap the vCard le and tap OK.
• For export, the phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard le.
Tap OK to create the le in the phone storage.
Sharing contact information
1. From the Contacts screen, tap > Multi-Select.
2. Select the contacts you want to share and then tap .
3. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the applications
and services installed.
Creating a contact
1. From the Contacts screen, tap to add a new contact.
2. Tap Phone contact to choose where to save the contact.
3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, postal
addresses, and other information.
4. Tap Done to save the contact.
Adding a contact to Favorites
1. From the Contacts screen, tap the contact you want to add to Favorites.
2. Tap next to the contact’s name.
Searching for a contact
1. Tap at the bottom of the Contacts screen.
2. Enter the contact name you want to search for. Matching contacts will
be listed.
Creating a new group
1. From the Contacts screen, tap .
2. Tap .
3. Tap Phone to choose where to save the contact.
4. Enter the group name and tap Done.
5. Tap and select the contacts you wish to be the group members.
6. Tap .
To send messages to the group members, you can tap a group and then
tap > Send group message.
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Entering text
When you tap a eld that needs text or numbers, a keyboard automatically
appears on the screen. Open the Notications panel and tap Choose input
method to change input method.
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.
To use the landscape keyboard, tap the Auto rotate screen check box in
> System settings > Accessibility.
Note: The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.
• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Tap and hold the keys to enter
associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, tap and
hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then
slide your nger to choose È.
• Tap to use uppercase or lowercase letters. This key also changes to
indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase,
and when locked in uppercase. Tap and hold to lock the keyboard
in uppercase.
• Tap to delete any text you have entered.
• Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap to access
more.
• Tap and hold and then swipe to choose emoticons.
• Tap to use Google’s networked voice input.
• Tap and hold to change the input language or the Android keyboard
settings.
TouchPal keyboard
The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts: Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad,
and CooTek T+.
To switch the keyboard layout:
1. From the home screen, tap > System settings > Language & input >
next to TouchPal Keyboard > Keyboard layout.
2. Check the box next to Swipe layout.
3. Tap a eld that needs text or numbers.
4. Open the Notications panel and tap Choose input method to change
input method to TouchPal Keyboard.
5. With the TouchPal keyboard open, tap , uncheck the Curve™ check box,
and tap Close.
6. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch between the Full
QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad, or CooTek T+ keyboards.
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