ZTE A1P User Manual

ZTE A1P

LTE/WCDMA/GSM Mobile Phone

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.

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.

Notice

ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice. This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure the accuracy of its content. However, all statements, information and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Please refer to

For Your Safety to be sure to use your phone properly and safely.

We offer self-service for our smart terminal device users. Please visit the ZTE official website (at www.zteusa.com) for more information on self-service and supported product models. Information on the website takes precedence.

Disclaimer

ZTE Corporation expressly disclaims any liability for faults and damages caused by unauthorized modifications of the software.

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respective owners.

Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: April 20, 2015

Contents

About This Manual ................................................... 2

Contents ................................................................... 5

Getting Started ....................................................... 12

Getting to Know Your Phone .............................................. 12

Knowing the Keys .............................................................. 13

Installing the nano-SIM Card ............................................. 14

Charging the Battery .......................................................... 15

Extending the Battery Life .................................................. 17

Powering On/Off ................................................................ 17

Setting Up for the First Time .............................................. 17

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 18

Using the Touch Screen ..................................................... 19

Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................... 21

Personalizing ......................................................... 24

Changing the System Language ........................................ 24

Setting the Date and Time ................................................. 24

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ....................... 25

Turning On/Off System Sound ........................................... 25

Adjusting Volume ............................................................... 25

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ................................ 26

Selecting Headset HiFi Mode ............................................ 27

Applying New Wallpapers .................................................. 27

Changing Screen Brightness ............................................. 28

Setting the Theme ............................................................. 28

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ........................ 28

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 29

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................. 30

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 31

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 33

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................. 33

Managing Notifications ...................................................... 34

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ...................................... 37

Organizing With Folders .................................................... 38

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ................................... 39

Entering Text...................................................................... 39

Editing Text ........................................................................ 48

Opening and Switching Apps ............................................. 49

Uninstalling or Disabling an App ........................................ 49

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 50

Connecting to Mobile Networks ......................................... 50

Connecting to Wi-Fi® ......................................................... 52

Using Wi-Fi Direct® ............................................................ 56

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices ..................................... 56

Exchanging Data via NFC ................................................. 59

Connecting to Your Computer via USB.............................. 60

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ............................... 61

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.............................. 64

Phone Calls ............................................................ 66

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................... 66

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................. 67

Working With the Call Log ................................................. 68

Calling Your Contacts ......................................................... 69

Checking Voicemail ........................................................... 70

Using Options During a Call............................................... 70

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................ 71

Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................... 73

Contacts ................................................................. 81

Checking Contact Details ................................................... 81

Adding a New Contact ....................................................... 81

Setting Up Your Own Profile .............................................. 82

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 82

Working With Favorite Contacts......................................... 84

Working With Groups ......................................................... 85

Searching for a Contact ..................................................... 87

Editing Contacts ................................................................. 87

Web Accounts ........................................................ 90

Adding or Removing Accounts ........................................... 90

Configuring Account Sync .................................................. 91

Email ....................................................................... 93

Setting Up the First Email Account .................................... 93

Checking Your Emails ........................................................ 93

Responding to an Email .................................................... 94

Writing and Sending an Email ........................................... 95

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................... 96

Changing General Email Settings ..................................... 97

Messaging .............................................................. 98

Opening the Messaging Screen ........................................ 98

Sending a Message ........................................................... 98

Replying to a Message ...................................................... 99

Forwarding a Message .................................................... 100

Copying a Message ......................................................... 100

Changing Messaging Settings ......................................... 101

Calendar ............................................................... 102

Viewing Your Calendars and Events ................................ 102

Creating an Event ............................................................ 103

Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event .............................. 104

Changing Calendar Settings ............................................ 104

Web Browser ........................................................ 105

Opening the Browser ....................................................... 105

Downloading Files ........................................................... 106

Changing Chrome Settings ............................................. 106

Camera .................................................................. 107

Capturing a Photo ........................................................... 107

Recording a Video ........................................................... 109

Using Other Camera Modes ............................................ 110

Using the Manual Camera ............................................... 110

Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ....................... 112

Gallery .................................................................. 114

Opening Gallery ............................................................... 114

Working With Albums ....................................................... 114

Working With Pictures...................................................... 115

Retouching Your Pictures ................................................ 116

Making a GIF Picture or a Collage ................................... 118

Playing Videos ................................................................. 119

Music .................................................................... 120

Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................. 120

Viewing Your Music Library .............................................. 121

Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone ........................... 122

Playing Music ................................................................... 122

Managing Playlists ........................................................... 124

Video Player ......................................................... 125

Opening the Video Library ............................................... 125

Playing and Controlling Videos ........................................ 125

Managing Video Files ...................................................... 126

FM Radio .............................................................. 128

Scanning and Saving Channels ....................................... 128

Listening to FM Radio ...................................................... 128

Editing a Saved Channel ................................................. 129

Other Options and Settings.............................................. 129

More Apps ............................................................. 131

Calculator ........................................................................ 131

Clock ............................................................................... 131

Dolby Audio ..................................................................... 132

Downloads ....................................................................... 133

File Manager ................................................................... 133

Mi-Moment ...................................................................... 133

Sound Recorder .............................................................. 134

RockMyRun ..................................................................... 135

Task Manager .................................................................. 136

Google Apps .................................................................... 136

Google Play™ Store ............................................ 139

Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................... 139

Downloading and Installing Apps ..................................... 139

Creating a Google Wallet™ Account ............................... 140

Managing Your Downloads .............................................. 141

Settings ................................................................. 142

General Settings .............................................................. 142

Wireless and Networks .................................................... 146

Device ............................................................................. 148

Personal .......................................................................... 150

System ............................................................................ 154

Upgrading the Phone Software ........................... 156

Troubleshooting ................................................... 157

For Your Safety .................................................... 161

General Safety ................................................................. 161

FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) .............................. 162

IC Notice .......................................................................... 164

IC Radiation Exposure Statement .................................... 165

FCC Regulations ............................................................. 165

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile

Phones ............................................................................ 167

Distraction ........................................................................ 169

Product Handling ............................................................. 170

Electrical Safety ............................................................... 174

CTIA Requirements ......................................................... 175

Radio Frequency Interference ......................................... 176

Explosive Environments................................................... 178

Proximity &

Light Sensor

Earpiece

Front

Camera

Touch

Screen

Volume Key

Back Key

Recent Apps Key

Speaker

Home Key (with Indicator Light)

nano-SIM Card Tray

Headset Jack

Auxiliary

Microphone

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Key

Function

Power Key

 Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode,

restart, or power off.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Home Key

 Touch to return to the home screen from any

application or screen.

 Touch and hold to use Google search.

Back Camera

Flash

Power Key

Camera Key

Main Microphone

Charging/micro-USB Jack

Knowing the Keys

Key

Function

Recent Apps Key

Touch to see recently used apps.

Back Key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Volume Key

Press or hold either end to turn the volume up or down.

Camera Key

 When the camera app is launched, press or hold to

take one or multiple pictures.

 In other screens, press twice to launch the camera

and take five burst shots.

NOTE:

The positions of the Recent Apps Key and the Back Key are interchangeable through Settings > Navigation key.

Installing the nano-SIM Card

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole next to the nano-SIM card tray on the left side of the phone.

2. Pull out the nano-SIM card tray and place the nano-SIM card on the tray, as shown. Then carefully install the tray back.

WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM card, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service provider.

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.

If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. As you charge your phone, the lock screen will show you the exact battery level on the status bar. See Locking/Unlocking

the Screen and Keys.

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. Ensure that the adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power 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.

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 customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

Extending the Battery Life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:

 Reduce the screen backlight time.  Lower the screen brightness.  Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not in use.  Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications

using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery.

Powering On/Off

 Press and hold the Power Key to turn on your phone.  To power off, press and hold the Power Key to open the

options menu. Touch Power off.

NOTE:

If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power Key for about 10 seconds to power the phone off, and then turn it on again.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup and Reset), you need to do some settings before using it.

Flick the language field to select the language and touch .

Then follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, owner name, Google services and other options.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone into 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 some time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

1. Press the Power Key to turn the screen on.

2. Touch the screen and swipe up.

- or Swipe right or left to open the Phone app or the Camera app.

NOTE:

If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock

your screen.

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 onscreen items 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.

 Swipe or Slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

 Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

 Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once

and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

 Rotate the screen

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen 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 shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Widgets

Status bar

Folder

Shortcuts

Primary shortcuts

Extended Home Screen Panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or remove home screen panels, or adjust their order.

To add a new home screen panel:

1. Touch the Home Key > , or touch and hold an empty area

of the home screen and select Widgets.

2. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen 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:

When there are only three home screen panels, you cannot delete any of them.

To adjust the order of 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 and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need.

NOTE:

Touch at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Language.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Date & time.

2. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format.

 To adjust the date and time automatically, check

Automatic date & time.

 To adjust the date and time manually, uncheck

Automatic date & time and touch Set date / Set time to change the date and time.

 To adjust the time zone automatically, check Automatic

time zone.

 To adjust the time zone manually, uncheck Automatic

time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct

time zone.

 To adjust the format of time and date, touch Use 24-hour

format or Choose date format.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

You can customize the default incoming call ringtone and the default notification sound.

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notifications.

2. Touch Default notification ringtone or Phone ringtone.

3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you want to use.

4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.

Turning On/Off System Sound

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notifications > Other sounds.

2. Touch Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Touch sounds, or Vibrate on touch.

Adjusting Volume

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notifications.

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, and Notification volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

NOTE:

You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode

You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods.

 Press the Volume Key when no media application is active to

show the volume management window. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the lower end of the Volume Key to switch the phone to vibration mode.

 Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound &

notifications > Interruptions > When calls and notifications arrive, and touch Don’t interrupt to switch the

phone to silent mode.

 Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification

panel and drag the panel downwards. Touch Sound when it is highlighted to switch the phone to silent mode.

NOTE:

The Sound button is not highlighted when the phone is in silent mode or silent with vibration mode.

 Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound &

notifications > Notification mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to vibration or silent mode.

NOTE:

In addition to silent mode and vibration, you can also allow priority apps to send out notifications when you switch the phone to priority interruption mode.

Selecting Headset HiFi Mode

You can select a HiFi mode to enhance the audio quality when using a wired headset with your phone.

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notifications > Headset HiFi.

2. Touch the option you need.

3. Touch the play button above the options to try the option out. If you are not satisfied, try another option.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and then touch Wallpapers.

2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper tab to select a wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or LIVE WALLPAPER to choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery and Photos images.

NOTE:

In addition, you can touch the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos or Wallpapers, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level.

2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.

NOTE:

With the proximity and light sensor, your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display settings screen to turn the feature on or off.

Setting the Theme

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen.

2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Theme.

3. Select a theme you like.

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen.

2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Effect.

3. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works. Touch other effects until you find the favorite one.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to swipe the screen, look at the front camera, draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Screen lock.

2. Touch None, Slide, Pattern, PIN or Password.

 Touch None to disable the screen lock.  Touch Slide to enable screen lock and allow unlocking

with a ‘slide' gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching the display and sliding up.

 Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you

must draw to unlock the screen.

 Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a

password that you must enter to unlock the screen.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you

will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone. See

Upgrading the Phone Software.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.

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:

 Set a lock screen PIN or password.  Charge the battery.  Keep the phone connected to the charger.  Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process. You

must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.

When you're ready to turn on encryption:

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

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