ZTE Axon 7 Mini User Manual

Axon 7 Mini

User Manual

About This Manual

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Contents

Getting Started ......................................................... 7

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................... 7

Knowing the Keys ................................................................ 9

Installing the nano-SIM Cards and Storage Card .............. 10

Charging the Battery.......................................................... 12

Using the Touch Screen .................................................... 14

Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................... 17

Personalizing .......................................................... 19

Using Do Not Disturb Mode ............................................... 19

Applying New Wal lpapers .................................................. 20

Setting the Theme ............................................................. 21

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ........................ 21

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 21

Protecting Your Phone With Sound Lock ........................... 22

Using Your Fingerprint ................................................. ...... 22

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 24

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................. 24

Managing Notifications ...................................................... 25

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 26

Connecting to Mobile Networks ......................................... 26

Connecting to Wi-Fi ........................................................... 28

Exchanging Data via NFC . ................................................ 29

Using Tap & Pay ............. .................. .................. ............... 30

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) ........................................... 31

Phone Calls ............................................................ 32

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................... 32

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................. 32

Checking Voicemail ........................................................... 33

Contacts ................................................................. 34

Adding a New Contact ....................................................... 34

Add a Contact to Favorites ................................................ 35

Email ....................................................................... 36

Setting Up the First Email Account .................................... 36

Writing and Sending an Email ............................................ 36

Reply to or Forward an Email ............................................ 37

Messaging .............................................................. 38

Opening the Messaging Screen ......................................... 38

Sending a Message ........................................................... 38

Replying to a Message ...................................................... 39

Camera ................................................................... 40

Capturing a Photo .............................................................. 40

Recording a Video ............................................................. 42

Using Other Camera Modes .............................................. 43

For Your Safety ...................................................... 45

General Safety ................................................................... 45

FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ................................ 46

FCC Regulations ............................................................... 48

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile

Phones ............................................................ .................. 49

Distraction ............................... ............ .................. ............ 51

Product Handling ............................................................... 52

Electrical Safety ................................................................. 56

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................... 58

Explosive Environments .................................................... 60

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Front camera

Indicator light

nano-SIM

microSDXC

card tra

Touch screen

Main microphone

Earpiece/Speaker Proximity & light

sensor

Speaker Charging/USB

Type-C jack

Headset jack

Back camera

Volume key

Power key

uxiliary

microphone

Dual-flash Fingerprint

sensor

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

 Press and hold to turn on or off airplane

Power key

Volume key

Home key

Back key

Recent apps key

NOTE:

The Home key, Back key, Recent apps key and Menu key are located at the bottom of screen. You can touch or swipe up from the bottom to restore them.

mode, control vibration, restart, or shut down.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

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

 Touch to return to the home screen from any

application or screen.

 Touch and hold to use Google Search.  Touch to go to the previous screen.

 Touch and hold when the screen is unlocked

to use voice command.

Touch to see recently used apps.

to hide them,

Installing the nano-SIM Cards and Storage Card

Your phone supports two nano-SIM cards, or you can use one nano-SIM card and one microSDXC card (optional, not included).

A microSDXC card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card before removing it.

WARNING!

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

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. Place the nano-SIM/microSDXC card on the tray with the gold-colored contacts facing down. Then carefully slide the tray back into place.

nano-SIM 1 (right)

and 2 (left)

nano-SIM 1 (right)

and microSDXC (left)

NOTE:

When two nano-SIM cards are installed, pay attention to the following restrictions.

 If one nano-SIM card connects to 4G LTE, the other card can

only connect to 3G or 2G networks.

 You can use either card for mobile data service. See Manage

the nano-SIM Cards on how to switch.

 If one card is connected to a phone call, the other card is

unreachable.

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 can show you the exact battery level on the status bar.

WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB Type-C cables. The use of unappr oved accessories could damage yo ur 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 s ervice provider.

NOTE:

Use the charger that comes in-b ox with your phone to charge the battery. It’s specially built to support QuickCharge 2.0.

1. Connect the adapter to 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 b attery is fully charged.

NOTE:

If the battery is extremely low, the phone may not power on even while charging. In this case, charge the phone at least for 20 minutes before trying to power on again. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone’s touch screen enables you to control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

 Touch

When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items on the screen such as the application and settings icons, or press the 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.

 Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, web 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).

 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.

Rotate the screen



For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

NOTE:

The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to a utomatically change. Touch the Home key > Settings > Display and switch on Auto-rot ate screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto-rotate.

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 folders, widgets, and more.

Widgets

Navigation bar

Extended Home Screen Panels

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

Folder

Status bar

Primary icons

Personalizing

Using Do Not Disturb Mode

You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to.

To turn on Do not disturb mode:

1. Touch the Home key > Settings > All settings > Sounds & vibration > Do not disturb > Do not disturb.

2. Touch Always or Scheduled as you need.

 Touch Always to turn on the Do not disturb feature

immediately, which keeps on until you turn it off.

 Touch Scheduled to if you want the feature turned on and

off automatically during specific periods.

3. If you select Scheduled, touch Days, Start time, and End

time to specify the periods during which Do not disturb is on.

To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode:

Y ou can set reminders, cert ain calls and messages as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is on, so these ringtones, sounds and vibration are not turned off.

1. Touch the Home key > Settings > All settings > Sounds & vibration > Do not disturb.

2. When Do not di sturb is on, touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Calls and set who can alert you of their messages or calls.

NOTES:



The Do not disturb feature will not silence your alarms.

 To set exceptions bas ed on apps, touch the Home key >

Settings > All settings > Notifications. Select an app and switch on Sound allowed in Do not disturb.

Applying New Wallpapers

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

1. Touch the Home key > Settings > All settings > Themes & wallpapers > Wallpapers.

2. Set the wallpaper for the home screen or the lock screen.

 Touch Home scre en w a llp ap er or Lock screen

wallpaper and select a built-in static wallpaper, or touch Gallery to select a picture, crop it, and use it as the

wallpaper.

 While setting the lock screen wallpaper, you can touch

ZTE Locker > Apply to get dynamically changing pictures for the lock screen.

NOTE:

Other ways to set the home screen wallpaper and the lock screen wallpaper:

 Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select

Customize launcher > Wallpapers tab. Then select a buil t-in image, a live wallpaper, or an image from your gallery.

 If ZTE Locker is used for the lock screen wallpaper, you can

swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen and touch Lock screen settings to download new wal lp ape rs, sel ect a l ayo ut, or choose wallpaper for today.

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