ZTE Blade S6 User Manual

ZTE Blade S6

User Manual

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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

Copyright © 2015 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.

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.ztedevice.com) for more information on self-service and supported product models. Information on the website takes precedence.

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Disclaimer

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

Images and screenshots used in this manual may differ from the actual product. Content in this manual may differ from the actual product or software.

Trademarks

ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of the ZTE Corporation. Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc.

The Bluetooth® trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is under license.

microSDHC logo

is a trademark of the SD-3C, LLC.

Version No.: R1.0

Edition Time: January 20, 2015

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Contents
Getting Started .......................................................	12
Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................	12
Knowing the Keys ............................................................	13
Installing the Nano SIM Cards..........................................	14
Installing the microSDHC™ Card .....................................	15
Charging the Battery........................................................	17
Extending the Battery Life ................................................	18
Powering On/Off ..............................................................	19
Restarting the Phone .......................................................	19
Setting Up for the First Time ............................................	19
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ..........................	20
Using the Touch Screen ...................................................	21
Getting to Know the Home Screen ...................................	22
Personalizing..........................................................	24
Changing the System Language ......................................	24
Setting the Date and Time................................................	24
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ......................	24
Turning On/Off Touch Sound............................................	25
Adjusting Volume.............................................................	25
Switching to Silent Mode..................................................	25
Applying New Wallpapers ................................................	26
Changing Screen Brightness ...........................................	26
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks .......................	27
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption............................	28

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Knowing the Basics...............................................	30
Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................	30
Managing Notifications .....................................................	31
Organizing With Folders...................................................	34
Rearranging the Favorites Tray ........................................	35
Entering Text....................................................................	35
Editing Text ......................................................................	41
Opening and Switching Apps............................................	42
Connecting to Networks and Devices..................	43
Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................	43
Connecting to Wi-Fi® ........................................................	45
Using Wi-Fi Direct® ..........................................................	49
Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices ....................................	50
Connecting to Your Computer via USB .............................	52
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ..............................	55
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.............................	58
Phone Calls ............................................................	60
Placing and Ending Calls .................................................	60
Answering or Rejecting Calls............................................	61
Working With the Call Log ................................................	62
Calling Your Contacts .......................................................	63
Checking Voicemail..........................................................	63
Using Options During a Call .............................................	64
Adjusting Your Call Settings .............................................	65
People.....................................................................	69

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Checking Contact Details.................................................	69
Adding a New Contact .....................................................	69
Setting Up Your Own Profile.............................................	70
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts .....................	70
Working With Favorite Contacts .......................................	72
Searching for a Contact ...................................................	73
Editing Contacts...............................................................	73
Accounts.................................................................	76
Adding or Removing Accounts .........................................	76
Configuring Account Sync ................................................	77
Email .......................................................................	78
Setting Up the First Email Account ...................................	78
Checking Your Emails ......................................................	78
Responding to an Email...................................................	79
Writing and Sending an Email ..........................................	80
Adding and Editing Email Accounts..................................	81
Changing General Email Settings ....................................	81
Gmail™ ...................................................................	83
Opening Your Gmail Inbox ...............................................	83
Switching Accounts..........................................................	83
Writing and Sending a Message.......................................	84
Replying to or Forwarding a Message ..............................	84
Working With Received Attachments................................	85
Working With Labels ........................................................	85
Changing Gmail Settings .................................................	86

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Messaging ..............................................................	87
Opening the Messaging Screen .......................................	87
Sending a Message .........................................................	87
Replying to a Message.....................................................	88
Forwarding a Message.....................................................	89
Changing Message Settings.............................................	89
Calendar .................................................................	90
Viewing Your Calendars and Events .................................	90
Creating an Event ............................................................	91
Editing or Deleting an Event .............................................	92
Changing Calendar Settings.............................................	92
Google+™...............................................................	93
Getting Started With Google+...........................................	93
Signing out of Google+.....................................................	94
Browser ..................................................................	95
Opening the Browser .......................................................	95
Downloading Files............................................................	96
Changing Browser Settings ..............................................	96
Maps .......................................................................	97
Activating Location Services.............................................	97
Getting Your Location.......................................................	97
Searching for a Location ..................................................	98
Getting Directions to Your Destination ..............................	98
Searching for Local Places...............................................	99

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Google Now™ and Search ..................................	101
Enabling Google Now ....................................................	101
Searching With Text.......................................................	101
Searching by Speaking ..................................................	102
Changing Search Settings .............................................	102
Camera..................................................................	103
Capturing a Photo..........................................................	103
Recording a Video .........................................................	104
Customizing Camera Settings........................................	105
Gallery...................................................................	107
Opening Gallery.............................................................	107
Working With Albums.....................................................	107
Working With Pictures....................................................	108
Retouching Your Pictures...............................................	109
Playing Videos...............................................................	110
Music.....................................................................	111
Copying Music Files to Your Phone.................................	111
Viewing Your Music Library ............................................	112
Set a Song as the Default Ringtone ...............................	112
Playing Music ................................................................	113
Managing Playlists.........................................................	114
Play Music ............................................................	115
Playing Your Music ........................................................	115
Managing Playlists.........................................................	117

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Video Player .........................................................	118
Opening the Video Library..............................................	118
Playing and Controlling Videos.......................................	118
Managing Video Files.....................................................	118
FM Radio ..............................................................	120
Scanning and Saving Channels......................................	120
Listening to FM Radio ....................................................	120
Adding a Radio Station to Favorites................................	121
Recording Radio Programs ............................................	121
Other Options and Settings ............................................	121
Sound Recorder...................................................	123
Recording a Voice Memo ...............................................	123
Playing a Voice Memo....................................................	123
More Apps ............................................................	124
Clock .............................................................................	124
Backup and Restore.......................................................	125
Calculator ......................................................................	125
Chrome™ ......................................................................	126
Downloads .....................................................................	126
File Manager..................................................................	126
Mi-POP..........................................................................	126
Flashlight .......................................................................	127
NotePad.........................................................................	127
Play Books.....................................................................	128
System Updates.............................................................	128

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Task Manager................................................................	129
YouTube™.....................................................................	129
Google Play™ Store ............................................	130
Browsing and Searching for Apps ..................................	130
Downloading and Installing Apps....................................	130
Creating a Google Wallet™ Account ..............................	131
Requesting a Refund for a Paid App ..............................	132
Managing Your Downloads ............................................	132
Settings.................................................................	134
Wireless and Networks ..................................................	134
Device ...........................................................................	136
Personal ........................................................................	138
System ..........................................................................	142
Upgrading the Phone Software...........................	144
Troubleshooting...................................................	145
For Your Safety ....................................................	152
General Safety...............................................................	152
Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure....................................	153
Distraction .....................................................................	155
Product Handling ...........................................................	156
Electrical Safety.............................................................	160
CTIA Requirements .......................................................	161
Radio Frequency Interference........................................	162
Explosive Environments.................................................	164

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Declaration of RoHS Compliance.......................	165
Disposal of Your Old Appliance..........................	166

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Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

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Knowing the Keys

	Key	Function
	Power Key	Press and hold to turn on or off Aeroplane
		mode, enable silent mode, vibration mode or
		sound, reboot or to power off.
		Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode or
		wake it up.
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	Key	Function
	Home Key	Touch to return to the Home Screen from
		any application or screen.
		Touch and hold to use Google voice search.
	Menu Key	Touch to get the options for the current
		screen.
		Touch and hold to see recently used
		applications.
	Back Key	Touch to go to the previous screen.
	Volume Key	Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

Installing the Nano SIM Cards

Switch off your phone before installing the microSIM cards. 1. Use the tray eject tool to take out the card tray.

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2.Put the Nano SIM cards into the card tray with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card slot.

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.

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. Use the tray eject tool to take out the card tray.

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2.Put the microSDHC card into the card tray with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card slot.

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.

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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 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.

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2.Connect the charger to a standard AC wall 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 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, 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.

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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 turn it off, press and hold the Power Key to open the options menu. Touch Power off and then touch OK.

Restarting the Phone

If the screen freezes or takes too long to respond, try pressing and holding the Power Key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.

Setting Up for the First Time

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

1.Touch the language field to select the language you want to use and then touch .

2.Set the date, time, and time zone, or use date and time data

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provided by the network. Then touch NEXT.

3.Enter your name, which the phone uses to personalize some apps, and touch NEXT.

4.You will be prompted to accept the terms of Google service. Touch NEXT to continue.

5.Touch FINISH to complete the setup.

NOTE:

If the Nano SIM cards are not installed, the phone would prompt you to connect to a Wi-Fi network before asking you to set the date, time and time zone.

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.

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To unlock the screen and keys:

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

2.Swipe up to unlock the screen.

NOTE:

If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see the chapter Personalizing – 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

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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, 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, 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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Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1.Touch Settings > Language & input > Language on the Home Screen.

2.Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1.Touch Settings > Date & time on the Home Screen.

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 quickly.

1.Touch Settings > Sound & notification on the Home Screen.

2.Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone.

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

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4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See chapter People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.

Turning On/Off Touch Sound

1.Touch Settings > Sound & notification > Other sounds on the Home Screen.

2.Touch Touch sounds.

Adjusting Volume

1.Touch Settings > Sound & notification on the Home Screen.

2.Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type.

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 Mode

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

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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 Volume Down Key when no media application is active. When the icon appears on the status bar, the phone is set to silent mode with vibration.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the Home Screen or Lock Screen.

1.Touch Settings > Display > Wallpaper on the Home Screen.

2.Select a wallpaper source from Gallery, Live Wallpaper, or Photos and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for

Gallery images.

3.Touch OK at the top of the screen for Gallery images; touch Set wallpaper for Live Wallpaper; touch SET WALLPAPER for Photos.

Changing Screen Brightness

1.Touch Settings > Display > Brightness level on the Home Screen.

2.Drag the slider to adjust the brightness level.

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Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

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

1.Touch Settings > Security on the Home Screen.

2.Touch Screen lock.

3.Touch Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password.

Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a ‘swipe up’ gesture.

If you touch Pattern, you’re guided to create a pattern you must draw to unlock the screen. The first time you do this, a short tutorial about creating an unlock pattern appears.

Then you’re prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern.

If you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric PIN or a password you must enter to unlock your screen.

NOTE:

If you forget the pattern you set, try five times and touch Forget 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.

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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.

When you're ready to turn on encryption:

1.Touch Settings > Security > Encrypt phone on the Home Screen.

2.Read the information about encryption carefully.

The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not

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charged or your phone is not plugged in.

If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the 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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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.

	GPRS connected		No signal
	EDGE connected		Signal strength
	3G connected		Wired headset connected
	4G connected		No SIM card installed
	Aeroplane mode		Alarm set
	Battery dead		Ringer off
	Battery low		Vibrate mode
	Battery partially
	drained		Bluetooth on

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