ZTE Blade V10 Vita User Manual

ZTE Blade V10 Vita

User Manual

LEGAL INFORMATION

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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Notice

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expressed or implied. Please refer to For Your Safety to be

sure to use your phone properly and safely. We offer selfservice for our smart terminal device users. Please visit the ZTE official website (at http://www.ztedevices.mx/) 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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The Bluetooth

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Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

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microSDXC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.

NOTE

CAUTION

Additional information, supplementary instruction or tips for the operation of the product.

Safety information that, if ignored, may cause minor damage to the equipment or service interruption.

WARNING

Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: January 8, 2019

Safety information that, if ignored, may cause serious damage to the equipment or danger to personal safety.

Contents

Exciting New Features .......................................... 10

Fingerprint Identification................................................. 10

Facial Recognition ......................................................... 10

Split-Screen Mode ......................................................... 10

Picture-in-picture ............................................................ 11

Private Space................................................................. 11

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

Overview ........................................................................ 12

Knowing the Keys .......................................................... 14

Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSDXC™ Card

(Optional) ....................................................................... 14

Charging the Phone ....................................................... 15

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

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

Knowing the Home Screen ............................................ 17

Personalizing ......................................................... 18

Choosing Your Wallpaper .............................................. 18

Removing Items From Your Home Screen .................... 18

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

Using the Eye Comfort Feature ..................................... 20

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 21

Monitoring the Phone Status ......................................... 21

Managing Notifications .................................................. 22

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Using Quick Settings ..................................................... 23

Opening and Switching Apps ........................................ 24

Using Split-Screen Mode ............................................... 25

Security ................................................................... 26

Protecting Your Phone With a Screen Lock .................. 26

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ................. 26

Using Your Fingerprint .................................................. 28

Using Face Recognition ................................................ 29

Connecting to Networks ........................................ 32

Connecting to Mobile Network ...................................... 32

Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ...................................... 33

Connecting to Devices .......................................... 34

Bluetooth® ...................................................................... 34

Wi-Fi Direct® .................................................................. 35

Connecting to a Computer via USB .............................. 3 5 

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ................. 38

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection Through Tethering

....................................................................................... 38

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot

....................................................................................... 39

Phone Calls ............................................................ 40

Placing Calls .................................................................. 40

Answering or Rejecting Calls ........................................ 41

Contacts ................................................................. 44

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Creating a Contact ......................................................... 44

Searching for a Contact ................................................. 44

Importing and Exporting Contacts ................................. 45

Setting a Ringtone for a Contact .................................... 46

Joining Duplicate Contacts ............................................ 47

Separating Contact Information ..................................... 47

Setting Call Blocking ...................................................... 48

Gmail ....................................................................... 49

Setting Up the First Email Account ................................ 49

Writing and Sending a Message .................................... 49

Responding to a Message ............................................. 50

Messages ............................................................... 51

Opening the Messages Screen ..................................... 51

Sending a Message ....................................................... 51

Message Options ........................................................... 52

Message Settings .......................................................... 53

Camera ................................................................... 54

Taking Pictures .............................................................. 54

Recording Videos .......................................................... 55

Using Other Camera Modes .......................................... 56

Photos .................................................................... 58

Opening Photos ............................................................. 58

Sharing Your Photos or Videos ..................................... 58

Deleting Unwanted Photos or Videos ............................ 58

Restoring a Photo or Video ............................................ 59

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Play Music .............................................................. 60

Playing Your Music ........................................................ 60

Managing Playlists ........................................................ 60

Settings ................................................................... 62

Network & Internet ......................................................... 62

Connected Devices ....................................................... 64

Apps & Notifications ...................................................... 64

Features ........................................................................ 66

Battery ........................................................................... 67

Display ........................................................................... 67

Scheduled Power On/Off ............................................... 67

Navigation Bar ............................................................... 68

Audio Profiles ................................................................ 68

Storage .......................................................................... 68

Security & Location ....................................................... 69

Accounts ........................................................................ 71

Accessibility ................................................................... 71

Google ........................................................................... 72

System .......................................................................... 72

For Your Safety ...................................................... 75

General Safety .............................................................. 75

FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ........................... 77

FCC Regulations ........................................................... 78

Distractions .................................................................... 80

Product Handling ........................................................... 80

Electrical Safety ............................................................. 86

Radio Frequency Interference ....................................... 87

Explosive Environments ................................................ 88

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Exciting New Features

Fingerprint Identification

Use the fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone to unlock the screen, access Private Space, open bound apps, authorize payments in third-party applications, and more. You can register up to 5 fingerprints.

NOTE:

The fingerprint feature is only usable when the screen lock (Pattern, PIN or Password) is enabled, to ensure that you can still use the phone when fingerprint identification fails. If you reset the screen lock to None or Swipe, all registered fingerprints are erased.

Facial Recognition

You can use your face to unlock the screen without entering password or to access app lock of Private Space.

Split-Screen Mode

You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode.

NOTE:

Not all apps support split-screen mode.

Picture-in-picture

Picture-in-picture allows an app that supports this feature to display a small window on top of other apps you’re using. In this way, you can still use this app in the window even after you leave the app.

NOTE:

Not all apps support picture-in-picture.

Private Space

Private Space allows you to encrypt your files, lock your apps and manage your account passwords.

Getting Started

Overview

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

 Press and hold to turn on or off airplane

Power key

Volume up/down key

(Home key)

(Back key)

mode, restart, power off, or toggle sound, silence, and vibration.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Press or hold the key to turn the volume up or down.

 Touch to return to the home screen from

any app or screen.

 Touch and hold to use the Google

Assistant.

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSDXC™ Card (Optional)

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

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 beside the card tray.

2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card on the tray, as shown. Carefully slide the tray back into place.

Charging the Phone

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 USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

WARNING!

Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable. Removal may cause fire or explosion.

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 On/Off

 Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.

 To power off, hold the Power key to open the options

menu and touch Power off > Touch to power off.

NOTE:

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, you need to do some settings before using it.

Touch the language field to select the language you want to use and then touch START. Then follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, date & time, Google services, fingerprint, screen lock, and other options.

Knowing 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.

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the screen to see the extended panels.

Personalizing

Choosing Your Wallpaper

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

1. Touch and hold on an empty area of the home screen

and touch WALLPAPERS.

2. Select a built-in static wallpaper, or touch My photos to

select a picture and pan and zoom on it to select the area for the wallpaper.

3. Touch SET WALLPAPER.

4. Choose where the wallpaper should be used by touching

Home screen, Lock screen, or Home screen and lock screen.

NOTE:

You can also set the wallpaper by opening the Settings app and selecting Display > Advanced > Wallpaper.

Removing Items From Your Home Screen

Touch and hold the item you want to remove and drag it to

Remove.

NOTE:

If the item is an app icon, you may also drag it to

Uninstall and touch OK to uninstall the app. Some preinstalled apps cannot be uninstalled.

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.

Turn on Do Not Disturb Mode

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings.

2. Find and touch the word “Do not disturb.”

Set Do Not Disturb Mode

1. Swipe all the way up from the bottom of the screen and

touch > Apps & notifications > Notifications > Do Not Disturb.

2. Touch the following options as you need:

 Sound & vibration: Turn on or off sound/vibration for

listed items in Do Not Disturb mode.

 Notifications: Set notification behavior in Do Not

Disturb mode. You can block sound or visuals from notifications, or customize more restrictions. Note that critical notifications for phone activity and status cannot be blocked.

 Calls: When Do Not Disturb is on, incoming calls are

blocked. You can adjust settings to allow friends, family, or other contacts to reach you.

 Messages, events & reminders: When Do Not

Disturb is on, messages, reminders, and events will be muted, except for the items you allow.

 Duration: Turn off Do Not Disturb automatically,

manually, or set the duration each time you turn on Do Not Disturb mode.

 Turn on automatically: Use rules to turn on/off Do

Not Disturb automatically. Touch an existing rule to set or use it, or touch Add rule to create new rules.

Using the Eye Comfort Feature

You can enable eye comfort to tint the screen amber for eye protection, or set a schedule when eye comfort will be turned on.

1. Swipe all the way up from the bottom of the screen and

touch > Display > Eye comfort.

2. Touch TURN ON NOW to enable eye comfort.

- or If you want to set a schedule when eye comfort will be

turned on automatically, touch Schedule and select an option.

Drag the slider below Intensity to adjust the eye protection effect when eye comfort is on.

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.

3G connected

4G connected

Mobile data in use

Vibration on

Silent mode on

Do Not Disturb mode on

Battery low

Battery full

Battery charging

Wired headset connected

No signal

Signal strength

Airplane mode

Connected to a

Wi-Fi

Speaker on

Phone microphone off

GPS positioning

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

VoLTE on and available

Alarm set

network

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.

New SMS/MMS

New message(s) from the Gmail™ app

Open Wi-Fi network detected

Missed call

Call in progress

Call on hold

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 are playing music. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.

 To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down

USB tethering on

microSDXC card mounted

Song playing

Downloading/ Receiving data

Uploading/ Sending data

from the top of the screen.

 To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on

the screen or touch the Back key.

Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone.

Swipe down from the status bar and drag the notification panel downwards to open the Quick Settings panel.

To turn on or off settings quickly:

1. Open the Quick Settings panel.

2. To turn on or off a setting, touch its tile. Touch and hold certain tiles to access more setting options. For example, touch and hold the Wi-Fi tile to open Wi-Fi settings.

To customize the Quick Settings panel:

You can add, remove or rearrange the tiles on the Quick Settings panel.

1. Open the Quick Settings panel.

2. Touch at the bottom and do one of the following.

 Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you

want.

 Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the Drag here to

remove section to hide it.

 In the Hold and drag to add tiles section, drag a tile

up to show it in the Quick Settings panel.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Swipe all the way up from the bottom of the screen to view apps.

2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it.

NOTE:

Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to search for apps.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen. The apps you’ve

used recently are displayed as a series of cards. Slide left and right to see all the cards.

2. Touch a card to open that app.

NOTE:

You can swipe a card up to remove it from the screen, which will free up running memory on the phone.

NOTES:

 You can also swipe right along the navigation bar at the

bottom of the screen to view recent apps. Then slide left and right to scroll the cards and release to switch to the center app.

 Make a quick swipe to the right along the navigation bar

to switch to the most recent app.

Using Split-Screen Mode

You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode.

NOTE:

Some apps may not support split-screen mode.

1. Open the first app you want to use and then swipe up from the bottom of the screen to view recent apps.

2. Touch and hold the app icon at the top of the central card and select Split screen.

3. Swipe the rest of the cards and touch the second app you want to use. If the app is not among the cards, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to select the app.

To exit split-screen mode, drag the border separating the two apps to the top or bottom of the screen. The expanding app will be kept in full screen.

Security

Protecting Your Phone With a Screen Lock

1. Swipe all the way up from the bottom of the screen and

touch > Security & location > Screen lock.

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

 Touch None to disable the screen lock.  Touch Swipe to allow unlocking with a ‘swipe'

gesture. Anyone can unlock the screen by touching the display and sliding up.

 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.

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.

Turn On Screen Pinning

1. Swipe all the way up from the bottom of the screen and

touch > Security & location > Advanced > Screen pinning.

2. Touch the Off switch.

3. To add security for unpinning, switch on Lock device when unpinning and set up a screen lock as prompted, or switch on Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password

before unpinning if you’ve set a screen lock already.

Pin a Screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to view recent apps. If the app you want to keep in view is not in recent apps, open it first.

3. Swipe left and right to find the app card. Then touch and hold the app icon at the top of the card and select Pin.

Unpin the Screen

To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold both the Back key and the Home key.

If screen lock is enabled for screen pinning, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password. You can also unlock the screen with your fingerprint or face if you have registered one.

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