ZTE A430 User Manual
ZTE Blade A430
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.
Copyright
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and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a
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chapter For Your Safety to be sure to use your phone properly
and safely.
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Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time : 2015.01.19
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Contents
User Manual.............................................................. 1
About This Manual ................................................... 2
Getting Started ....................................................... 10
Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 10
Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 12
Installing the micro-SIM Card ........................................... 12
Installing the microSDHC™ Card ..................................... 13
Charging the Battery ........................................................ 14
Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 16
Powering On/Off .............................................................. 16
Setting Up for the First Time ............................................ 17
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ............................ 17
Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 18
Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 19
Personalizing.......................................................... 21
Changing the System Language ...................................... 21
Setting the Date and Time................................................ 21
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 21
Adjusting Volumes ........................................................... 22
Switching to Silent Mode .................................................. 22
Applying New Wallpapers ................................................ 23
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Changing Screen Brightness ............................................ 23
Protecting Your Phone With a Screen Lock ...................... 24
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................ 25
Knowing the Basics ............................................... 27
Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 27
Managing Notifications ..................................................... 28
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 31
Organizing With Folders ................................................... 32
Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ................................... 32
Entering Text .................................................................... 33
Editing Text ...................................................................... 42
Opening and Switching Apps ............................................ 44
Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 45
Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 45
Connecting to Wi-Fi® ........................................................ 46
Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices .................................... 50
Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 52
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 54
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................. 57
Phone Calls ............................................................ 59
Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 59
Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................ 60
Working With the Call Log ................................................ 60
Checking Voicemail .......................................................... 62
Using Options During a Call ............................................. 63
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Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 63
Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 64
People ..................................................................... 67
Checking Contact Details ................................................. 67
Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 67
Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 68
Working With Favourite Contacts ..................................... 68
Working With Groups ....................................................... 69
Searching for a Contact ................................................... 70
Editing Contacts............................................................... 71
Accounts ................................................................. 72
Adding or Removing Accounts ......................................... 72
Configuring Account Sync ................................ ................ 72
Email ....................................................................... 73
Setting Up the First Email Account ................................... 74
Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 74
Responding to an Email ................................................... 74
Writing and Sending an Email .......................................... 75
Adding and Editing Email Accounts .................................. 76
Changing General Email Settings .................................... 77
Gmail™ ................................................................... 78
Opening Your Gmail Inbox ............................................... 78
Switching Accounts .......................................................... 78
Writing and Sending a Message....................................... 79
Replying to or Forwarding a Message .............................. 79
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Working With Received Attachments ................................ 80
Working With Labels ........................................................ 80
Changing Gmail Settings .................................................. 81
Messaging .............................................................. 82
Opening the Messaging Screen ....................................... 82
Sending a Message ......................................................... 82
Replying to a Message ..................................................... 83
Changing Message Settings ............................................. 84
Calendar ................................................................. 84
Viewing Your Calendars and Events ................................. 84
Creating an Event ............................................................ 85
Editing or Deleting an Event ............................................. 86
Changing Calendar Settings ............................................. 86
Google+™ ............................................................... 87
Getting Started With Google+ ........................................... 87
Signing out of Google+ ..................................................... 88
Browser .................................................................. 89
Opening the Browser ....................................................... 89
Changing Browser Settings .............................................. 90
Google Search ....................................................... 90
Searching With Text ......................................................... 90
Searching by Speaking..................................................... 90
Changing Search Settings ................................ ................ 91
Camera ................................................................... 92
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Taking Pictures with Your Camera .................................... 92
Shooting Video with Your Camcorder ............................... 92
Gallery ..................................................................... 93
Opening Gallery ............................................................... 93
Working With Albums ....................................................... 93
Working With Pictures ...................................................... 94
Music ....................................................................... 95
Copying Music Files to Your Phone .................................. 95
Viewing Your Music Library .............................................. 96
FM Radio ................................................................. 96
Scanning and Saving Channels ....................................... 97
Listening to FM Radio ...................................................... 97
Adding a Radio Station to Favorites ................................. 97
Sound Recorder ..................................................... 98
Recording a Voice Memo ................................................. 98
More Apps............................................................... 98
Backup & Restore ............................................................ 98
Calculator ........................................................................ 99
Chrome™ ................................ ................................ ........ 99
Clock ............................................................................... 99
Downloads..................................................................... 100
File Manager ................................................................. 101
System Updates ............................................................ 101
Settings ................................................................. 102
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Wireless and Networks ................................................... 102
Device ........................................................................... 103
Personal ........................................................................ 105
Accounts ........................................................................ 108
System........................................................................... 108
Upgrading the Phone Software .......................... 110
Troubleshooting ................................................... 111
For Your Safety .................................................... 116
General Safety ................................ ............................... 116
Distraction ...................................................................... 117
Product Handling ........................................................... 118
Electrical Safety ............................................................. 122
Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 123
Explosive Environments ................................................. 124
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Touch Screen
Power Key
Menu Key
Indicator
Earpiece
Volume Key
Home Key
Back Key
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
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Charging/
USB Jack
Headset Jack
Back Cover
Camera
Flash
Speaker
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Key
Function
Power Key
Press and hold to turn on or off aeroplane mode, enable
silent mode, vibration mode or sound, or to power off.
Press to switch your phone to sleep mode or wake it up.
Volume Key
Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.
Knowing the Keys
Installing the micro-SIM Card
Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the micro-SIM
card.
1. Insert your fingernail into the slot at the bottom left of the back
cover and lift it up gently.
2. Hold the micro-SIM card with the cut corner oriented as
shown and slip it into the card holder until you hear a click.
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CAUTION: To avoid damage to the phone, please do not use
other kinds of SIM cards, and do not use a non-standard
micro-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get the
standard micro-SIM card from your service provider.
3. Align the back cover with the back of the phone and press the
cover back into place. Make sure all the tabs are secure and
there are no gaps around the cover.
Installing the microSDHC™ Card
The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the
phone is turned on. Unmount the microSDHC card before
removing it.
1. Remove the back cover.
2. Hold your microSDHC card with the metal contacts facing
down and slide it in.
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NOTE: Some applications may require a microSDHC card
to work normally or may store certain data on it. Therefore, it
is recommended that you keep a microSDHC card installed
and not remove or replace it randomly.
3. Replace the back cover.
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 screen will tell you the
exact battery level each time you wake up your phone.
WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The
use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or
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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 authorised 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 , appear
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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 10 minutes.
Contact customer service if you still cannot power on the phone
after prolonged charging.
Extending the Battery Life
Active applications, screen brightness levels, Wi-Fi usage and
GPS functionality and other certain features can all 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, portable hotspot, 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 turn it off, press and hold the Power Key to open the
options menu. Touch Power off and then touch OK.
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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 & 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, Google Account, Google
location 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 a certain period of time when you leave it idle.
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.
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2. Touch and hold any blank area of the screen.
NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for
your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With a Screen Lock),
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
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In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, 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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the
screen left or right to display additional screens.
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Google—
Search
Short Folder—
—Status bar
—Primary shortcuts
—Wallpaper
Touch Home Key to return to the home screen; touch and
hold Home Key to use Google search.
Touch Back Key to go back to the previous screen.
Touch and hold Menu Key to see recently used applications.
Extended Home Screens
Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen, providing
more space to add icons, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or
right on the screen to see the extended home screens.
Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to adjust the
order of the screens.
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Personalizing
Changing the System Language
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings > Language & input >
Language.
2. Select the language you need.
Setting the Date and Time
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings > Date & time.
2. Uncheck Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone
if you want to set the date, time and time zone by yourself.
3. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format.
Changing Ringtone and Notification
Sound
You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and
the default notification sound.
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings > Audio profiles> .
2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you
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want to use.
4. Touch OK.
TIP: See chapter Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign
a special ringtone to an individual contact.
Adjusting Volumes
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings >
Audio profiles > >Volumes.
2. Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type of audio.
3. Touch OK to save.
TIP: 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 Mode
You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the
following methods.
Press and hold the Power Key and then touch to enable
silent mode, touch to enable silent mode with vibration,
or touch to disable silent mode.
Keep pressing the lower end of the Volume Key when no
media application is active. When the icon appears on
the status bar, the phone is set to silent mode with vibration.
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When the icon appears on the status bar, the phone is
in silent mode.
Applying New Wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen.
1. Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen.
2. Tap Menu Key and select WALLPAPERS.
3. Choose the image or animation you want to use as the
wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery
images.
4. Tap Set wallpaper.
Changing Screen Brightness
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings > Display >
Brightness.
2. Touch AUTO to turn on or off automatic brightness
adjustment. You can also drag the slider to turn off
auto-adjustment and change the screen brightness manually.
TIP: You can turn on or off automatic adjustment without going to
the Settings menu. Just swipe down the status bar at the top of
the screen, touch and touch the BRIGHTNESS button. See
Use Quick Settings for more information.
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Protecting Your Phone With a Screen
Lock
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When
enabled, you need to touch and hold the screen, draw a pattern,
or enter a numeric PIN or a password to unlock the screen and
keys.
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings > Security.
2. Touch Screen lock.
3. Touch None, Long Press, Face Unlock, Voice Unlock,
Pattern, PIN or Password.
Touch None to disable the screen lock feature.
Touch Long Press to enable screen lock and allow
unlocking with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock
the screen by touching and holding a blank area of the
lock screen.
Touch Face Unlock to set the facelock, hold the phone at
eye level, then show your face in the prompt box, if
prompted “Face captured” then choose “Continue”.
Touch Voice Unlock to record voice command.
Touch Pattern to create a pattern 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 your screen.
IMPORTANT: If you forget the pattern you set, try five times and
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touch FORGOT PATTERN to sign in to the Google Account you
have added on the phone and reset the screen lock. You need an
active Internet connection. You can also upgrade the phone
software. See Upgrading the Phone Software.
Protecting Your Phone With
Encryption
You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google 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.
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When you're ready to turn on encryption:
1. Touch Home Key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt
phone.
2. Read the information about encryption carefully.
The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not
charged or your phone is not plugged in.
If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch
Back Key.
WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will
lose data.
3. Touch Encrypt phone.
4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next.
5. Touch Encrypt phone again.
The encryption process starts and displays its progress.
Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your
phone may restart several times.
When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your
PIN or password.
Subsequently you must enter your PIN or password each time
you power on your phone in order to decrypt it.
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GPRS connected
No signal
EDGE connected
Signal strength
3G connected
No micro-SIM card installed
HSPA connected
Alarm set
4G connected
Ringer off
Battery dead
Vibrate mode
Battery low
Bluetooth on
Battery partially drained
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Battery full
Wired headset connected
/
Battery charging
Flight mode
Knowing the Basics
Monitoring the Phone Status
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and
service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the
icons you may see.
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New SMS/MMS
microSDHC card removed
New email
Upcoming event
Problem with
SMS/MMS delivery
New Wi-Fi network detected
Missed call
Downloading data
New Gmail message
Sending data
USB connected
USB tethering on
GPS on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot or
Wi-Fi direct on
Managing Notifications
Notification Icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification
icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see.
Open/Close the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events,
and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've
configured your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. You can open the
notification panel to view the details of notifications.
To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from
the top of the screen.
To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up from the
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bottom of the screen or touch Back Key.
Respond to or Remove a Notification
In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or
remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports
expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions
right from the notification itself.
To respond to a notification, just touch it.
Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.
You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to
expand or collapse certain notifications.
To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
To remove all notifications, touch at the top.
Touch and hold a notification and then touch App info to
identify the application that created it. To turn off notifications
from that application if needed, uncheck Show notifications
in the App info screen.
NOTE: If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss its
important alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps
cannot be turned off.
Use Quick Settings
The Quick Settings in the notification panel make it convenient to
view or change the most common settings for your phone.
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Open the notification panel and touch to find the following
Quick Settings.
OWNER: Touch the contact icon to open your profile in the
People app. See Setting Up Your Own Profile.
BATTERY: Display the current battery status. Touch to open
the Battery menu in Settings.
SETTINGS: Touch to open the Settings menu. See Settings
for more information.
WI-FI: Touch to turn on or off the Wi-Fi feature.
BLUETOOTH: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth.
LOCATION: Touch to turn on or off location services.
AIRPANE MODE: Touch to turn on or off the aeroplane
mode.
DATA CONNECTION : Touch to turn on or off data access
over mobile networks.
DATA USAGE:Touch to view usage.
AUDIO PROFILES:Touch to choose audio profiles.
BRIGHTNESS: Touch to turn on or off automatic adjustment
of the screen brightness.
AUTO ROTATION:Touch to turn on or off Auto-rotate screen.
CAST SCREEN: Touch to project the phone interface
onto the wifi display device.
Alarm Clock:If set the alarm clock, touch to enter the clock.
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