ZTE Blade A3 User Guide

ZTE BLADE A3

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.

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Contents

Getting Started ......................................................... 6

Getting to Know Your Phone .............................................. 6

Key Functions .................................................................... 7

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXCTM Card

(Optional) ........................................................................... 8

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 10

Powering You Phone On/Off ............................................. 12

Setting Up for the First Time ............................................. 12

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ............................ 12

Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 13

Getting to Know the Navigation Bar .................................. 14

Extending Home Screen Panels ....................................... 15

Choosing Your Wallpaper ................................................. 15

Personalizing ......................................................... 17

Changing the System Language ...................................... 17

Setting the Date and Time ................................................ 17

Turning System Sounds On/Off ........................................ 18

Using Do not Disturb Mode .............................................. 18

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 19

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 20

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 22

Status and Notification Icons ............................................ 22

Entering Text .................................................................... 25

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

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

Connecting to Wi-Fi ......................................................... 27

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ..................................... 28

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 29

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................ 31

Phone Calls ............................................................ 33

Placing Calls .................................................................... 33

Answering or Rejecting Calls ........................................... 34

Checking Voicemail ......................................................... 35

Using Options During a Call ............................................. 35

Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 36

Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 37

Contacts ................................................................. 40

Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 40

Searching f or a Contact .................................................. 40

Editing Contacts .............................................................. 41

Messaging .............................................................. 42

Opening the Messaging Screen ....................................... 42

Sending a Message ......................................................... 42

Changing Message Settings ............................................ 43

Browser .................................................................. 44

Opening the Browser ....................................................... 44

Using Multiple Browser Tabs ............................................ 44

Downloading Files ............................................................ 45

Changing Browser Settings .............................................. 45

Camera ................................................................... 46

Capturing a Photo ............................................................ 46

Recording a Video ............................................................ 48

More Apps and Features ....................................... 50

Music ............................................................................... 50

Clock ............................................................................... 50

File Manager .................................................................... 51

Voice Recorder ................................................................ 52

Google Apps .................................................................... 52

For Your Safety ...................................................... 54

General Safety ................................................................. 54

CE Caution .......................................... 错误！未定义书签。

Distraction ........................................................................ 55

Product Handling ............................................................. 59

Electrical Safety ............................................................... 63

Radio Frequency Interference .......................................... 64

Explosive Environments ................................................... 66

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Proximity & light sensor

Earpiece

Touch screen

Indicator light

Front camera

Volume key

Power key

Back camera

Flash

Speaker

Key Functions

Key Function

Press and hold to restart, turn flight mode on

Power key

Volume key

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or power off.



Press to turn off or on the screen display.

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

Headset jack

Auxiliary microphone

Main microphone

Charging/ micro-USB jack

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXCTM Card (Optional)

The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on.

Power off your phone before removing or replacing the battery.

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. Place your finger in the slot at the bottom of the back cover to lift and remove the cover.

microSDXC card

2. Hold your nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card with the metal contacts facing down and slide them into the card slots.

nano-SIM card

3. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

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.

WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

1. 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.

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

Powering You Phone On/Off



Press and hold the Power key to power on your phone.



To power off, press and hold the Power key and touch Power

off.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings, you need to do some settings before using it.

Touch the language field to select a language. Then touch START and follow the prompts to set up your Wi-Fi connection, date & time, name, device protection, 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 to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it.

Locking 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.

Unlocking the Screen and Keys

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

2. Swipe up from the screen to unlock the phone, or

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Swipe from to make calls.

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Swipe from to open the front camera.

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Double-tap a notification to open the related app.

NOTE:

If you have set a pattern, PIN or password for your phone, 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 enables you to control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

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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.

Recent apps key Home key

Back key

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 or web browser), 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 Navigation Bar

Key Function

Back key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Key Function

Touch to return to the home screen from any

Home key

Recent apps key

application or screen. Touch and hold to access the Google Assistant.

Touch to see recently used applications.

Double-tap to switch to the most recent application.

Extending 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 and hold an empty area of the home screen.

2. Slide the home screen thumbnails right and touch .

Choosing Your Wallpaper

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

From the home screen, touch the Arrow > Settings

1. Display > Wallpaper.

2. Touch My photos or select a built-in wallpaper and use it as the wallpaper.

NOTE:

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

Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select the WALLPAPERS tab. Then select a built-in image, or an image from your gallery.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. From the home screen, touch the Arrow > Settings > System > Languages & input > Languages.

2. To add a system language, touch Add a language, and then select the language you need.

3. Touch and hold next to the language you want to use, and drag it to the top of the list.

Setting the Date and Time

1. From the home screen, touch the Arrow > Settings > System > Date & time.

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

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To adjust the date and time automatically, touch to turn on Automatic date & time.

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To adjust the date and time manually, touch to turn off Automatic date & time and touch Set date / Set time to change the date and time.

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To adjust the time zone automatically, touch to turn on Automatic time zone.

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To adjust the time zone manually, touch to turn off Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone.

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To adjust the time format, touch Use 24-hour format.

Turning System Sounds On/Off

1. From the home screen, touch

Sound > Advanced.

2. In the Other sounds and vibrations section, touch the

switch beside each option to turn it on or off.

the Arrow > Settings

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.

1. From the home screen, touch the Arrow > Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb preferences.

2. Set the following options:

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Touch Priority only allows to select which types of notifications will be permitted when Do Not Disturb is enable.

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Touch Block visual disturbances to prevent notifications silenced by Do Not Disturb from peeking/popping up on the screen and/or from turning on the screen when it is off.

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Under Automatic rules, manage rules for automatically turning on Do Not Disturb. You can touch an existing rule to enable, disable, modify, or delete it, or touch Add more to create a new rule.

There are two types of rules:

Time rules: Do Not Disturb mode will be activated automatically according to the days, start time, and end

time you set. Touch Weekend or Weeknight to enable and configure preset time rules.

Event rules: Do Not Disturb mode will be activated automatically during calendar events. You can choose to apply the rule to events from a specific calendar or any, and according to your reply to the event invitation. Touch Event to enable and configure the preset event rule.

3. When modifying or creating a rule, you can touch Do Not

Disturb preferences to set the mode: Priority only, Alarms only, or Total silence.

NOTES:

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To set a Do Not Disturb exception for a specific app, from the home screen, touch the Settings > Apps & notifications > Notifications, and then touch App notifications. Select the app you want, and then touch the slider to allow or block its notifications.



You can activate Do Not Disturb mode from the Quick Settings menu. Slide the Status Bar down twice to open Quick Settings, and then touch Do not disturb. Touch DONE when ready or MORE SETTINGS for the full menu.



To quickly turn off Do Not Disturb mode, press either of the

Volume keys and touch TURN OFF NOW.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you need to swipe up from screen, and then draw a

pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. From the home screen, touch the Arrow > Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

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



Touch None to disable screen lock protection.



Touch Swipe to enable unlocking by swiping up on the lock screen.



Touch Pattern to create 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 would like notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked, and then touch DONE.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will need to upgrade the phone software to use the phone.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view, so others cannot switch to other apps or access your personal information.

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