ZTE BLADEV8MINI Users Manual

ZTE BLADE V0850/

ZTE BLADE V8 MINI/

BLADE V8 mini/

ZTE BLADE V8 mini

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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Notice

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: April 21, 2017

Contents

Getting Started ......................................................... 8

Getting to Know Your Phone .............................................. 8

Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 10

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

........................................................................................ 11

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 13

Powering On/Off .............................................................. 15

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ............................ 15

Gettin g t o Know the Home Screen ................................... 16

Personalizing.......................................................... 18

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

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ............................... 18

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

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

Using Your Fingerprint ..................................................... 21

Using Split Sc reen ........................................................... 23

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 25

Monitor ing the Phon e Status ............................................ 25

Managing Notifications ..................................................... 26

Entering Text ................................................................... 28

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 30

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 30

Connecting to Wi-Fi .......................................................... 31

Using Wi-Fi Direc t

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................... 34

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 37

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage .............. 38

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) .......................................... 40

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 40

.......................................................... 34

Phone Calls ............................................................ 43

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 43

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................ 44

Working Wit h the Call History ........................................... 45

Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 46

Checking Voicemai l .......................................................... 46

Contacts ................................................................. 48

Checking Contact Details ................................................. 48

Adding a New Contact ...................................................... 48

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 49

Working With Groups ....................................................... 51

Combine Duplicate Contacts ............................................ 52

Web Accounts ........................................................ 54

Adding o r R emoving Accounts .......................................... 54

Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 55

Email ....................................................................... 56

Settin g U p t he First Ema il Account ................................... 56

Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 56

Responding to an Email ................................................... 57

Writing an d Sending an Email .......................................... 58

Adding and Edit ing Email Accounts .................................. 58

Messaging .............................................................. 60

Opening the Messaging Screen ....................................... 60

Sending a Message ......................................................... 60

Replying to a Message .................................................... 61

Camera .................................................................... 62

Capturing a Photo ............................................................ 62

Recording a Video ........................................................... 65

Using Dual-Camera Modes .............................................. 66

Using Manual Camera Mode ........................................... 67

Upgrading the Phone Software ............................. 68

Troubleshooting ..................................................... 69

For Your Safety ...................................................... 73

General Safety................................................................. 73

FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ............................... 74

FCC Regulations ............................................................. 76

Distraction ....................................................................... 77

Product Handling ............................................................. 78

Electr ical Safet y ............................................................... 81

Radio Frequency Interference .......................................... 82

Explosive Enviro nments ................................................... 84

Front camera

Touch screen

Earpiece

Recent apps key

Home key

Back key

ight

Indicator light

Power

Volume

Headset jack

Front flash

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Proximity & l

sensor

key

nano microSD card tray

Speaker

Back flash

Dual-lens camera

Fingerprint

sensor

rophone

Charging/ micro-USB jack

Mic

-SIM/ XC

•

• Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Volume key

Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

•

or Now

on Tap.

Back key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Recent apps key

Touch to see recently used applications.

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

Press and hold to turn on or off airplane

Power key

Home key

NOTE:

The positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key are interchangeable through Settings > Features > Navigation keys.

mode, control sound and vibration, restart, or power off.

Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.

• Touch and hold to use Google Search

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

The nano-SIM card and t he microSDXC card can be ins talled 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 t o the nano-SIM/microSDXC card tray on the left side of the phone.

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

card

SIM

card

microSDX

nano-

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 t he battery as soon as poss ible.

WARNING!

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

WARNING!

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

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. I f th e 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, 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 cu stomer service if you still cannot power on the phone af ter prolonged

charging.

Powering On/Off

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

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

off.

NOTE:

If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.

Locking/Unlocking the S c r een a nd K eys

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.

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 some time of inactivity. 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.

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or Swipe

- or Touch a notificat ion twice consecutively t o open the related

app.

NOTE:

If you hav e s et a fingerprint, a pattern, a PIN or a complex password for your phone (see

Screen Loc ks), you’ll need to press the Power key, draw the

pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

right to open the Phone app.

left to open the Camera app.

Protecting Your Phone With

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 shortcuts, folders, w idgets, and more .

Status bar

Widget

Folder

Primary

shortcuts

Shortcut

NOTE:

Touch main home screen.

at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the

Personalizing

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch , and swipe left on the home screen. Touch Settings > Sound.

2. Switch on or of f Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Touch sounds, Vibrate on tap, or Ringtone fade-in.

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode

You can set t he phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods.

• Press the Volume up or Volume down key when no media

application is active to show the volume management window. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to switch the phone to vibration mode. Press the Volume down key in vibration mode to switch the phone to silent mode.

• Swipe down from the top of t he screen to open the notification

panel and drag the panel dow nw ards. Touch Normal or Vibrate to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode.

• Touch , and swipe left on the home screen. Touch

Settings > Sound > Sound m ode and select Vibrate or Silent to switch to vi b r ation or silent mode.

• Press and hold the Power key and touch Ring or Silent to

switch to silent or vibration mode.

NOTE:

Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarm sound.

Using Do Not Disturb Mode

You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silenc es y our phone so t hat it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to.

To turn on Do not disturb mode:

1. Touch Settings > Sound > Do not dis t urb.

2. Slide on the switch next to Do not disturb.

3. Touch Do not disturb mode to determine whether you allow exceptions.

 Priority only: Dis t urbance set as priorit y i nterrupt ions are

 Alarms only: Only alarms sound or vibration is allowed.  Total silence: Forbid all disturbances.

NOTE:

To turn off Do not disturb mode quic kl y, p r ess

Volume up key. To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode:

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

1. Touch Settings > Sound > Do not disturb.

, and swipe left on the home screen. Touch

allowed.

and hold the

, and swipe left on the home screen. Touch

2. When Do not dis turb is on, in the Sound allowed section, touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Incoming Call and set who can alert you of their messages or calls.

NOTE:

To set exceptions based on apps, touch Settings > Notifications. Select an app and switch on Sound notifications in Do not

disturb. To set a Do not disturb rule:

If you want to allow all notifi ca tion alerts through most of the time, but want to limit alerts during certain times (like at night or on the weekends), you can set a rule for Do not distu rb m ode.

1. Touch Settings > Sound > Do not disturb.

2. Touch Add rule.

3. Select Time rule or Event rule, enter the rule nam e, and touch OK.

4. For a time rule, set the days, the start and end times, and set Do not disturb mode. F or an event rule, select a Calendar account you want to make the rule for, select the type of reply you want to use, and set Do not disturb mode.

NOTE:

To turn on or off a rule, touch it to open its details screen and then touch the Turn on or turn off switch.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

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

1. Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock.

2. Touch Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Complex password.

 Touch Swipe to disable the screen lock. Anyone can

unlock the screen by touching the display and swiping up.

 Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you

must draw to unlock the screen.

 Touch PIN or Complex password to set a numeric P IN

or a password that you must enter to unlock the screen.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Complex Password lock, select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherw ise, you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone. See

Upgrading the Phone Software.

Using Your Fingerprint

With the fingerprint sensor integrated in the Fingerprint sensor key, you can register up to 5 fing erprints and use them to unlock the phone or open bound apps.

NOTE:

The fingerprint feature is only usable when the screen lock (Pattern, PIN or Complex password) is en abled. When the screen lock is reset to Swipe, all regis t ered fingerprints are erased.

Register a Fingerprint

1. Touch Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern , PIN or password you set. If you haven’t set a screen lock, follow the prompts to set it.

3. Touch Fingerprint management.

4. Touch Register or Add fingerprint.

5. Follow the prompts to record the center and the edges of a finger.

6. Touch OK.

NOTE:

Touch an existing fingerprint record to change its name or delete it.

Set Fingerprint Action s

1. Touch Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern , PIN or password you set. If you haven’t set a screen lock, follow the prompts to set it.

3. Touch the switches next to Take photo, or Answer call.

 Take photo: Touch the fingerprint sensor to take a photo

when the Camera app is opened. No fingerprint

verification is needed.

 Answer call: Touch the fingerprint sensor to answer

incoming calls. No fingerprint verification is needed.

4. Touch Fingerprint management.

5. Touch the switches next to Wake up and unlock your phone, Access Private Space or Simple touch.

 Wake up and unlock your phone: Touch the fingerprint

sensor to wake up the phone and unlock it with a registered fingerprint.

 Access Private Space: Touch the fingerprint sensor to

access privacy of Private Space.

 Simple touch: When the screen lock (Pattern, PIN or

Complex password) is enabled, you can wake up the phone, unlock it, and open different apps with different registered fingerprints.

Using Split Screen

With the Split Screen feature, tw o applicatio ns can shar e the phone screen, one on top of the other.

Enable Split Screen

1. Open one application that supports Split Screen.

2. Touch and hold the Re cent apps key. The current app window shrinks to the top half of the screen, while the list of recent apps appears on the bottom half.

NOTE:

You can also touch the Recent apps key and drag an app tab from recent apps to the top half of the screen (the Drag here to use split screen area).

3. On the bottom half of the screen, touch another app from recent apps.

NOTE:

The Split Screen feature does not support all applications. If the app you want to put at the bottom half of the screen is not in recent apps, touch the Home key and find the app in the apps list.

End Split Screen

Y ou can end Split Screen in two ways.

• Drag between the two app windows to the top or

bottom of the screen.

• Touch and hold the Recent apps key.

Silent mode or Do not (Alarms only)

(Priority only)

Do not disturb mode on (Total silence)

Connected to a Wi-Fi® network or Wi-Fi in use

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service s tatus icons on the right side. Bel ow are some of t he icons you may see.

EDGE/2G connected 4G LTE connected

3G /HSPA+ connected No signal

disturb mode on

Vibration mode

Do not disturb mode on

Battery low

Battery full Battery charging

Signal strength

Mobile data in use

Airplane mode

Bluetooth® on

Alarm set Wired headset connected

the Email app

New message(s) from the Gmail™ app

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Be low are some of t he icons you m ay see.

New SMS

New message(s) from

Missed call

Upcoming event New Wi-Fi network

detected

Downloading data

Sending data

Call in progress

Call on hold Song playing

USB connected

USB tethering on

microSDXC card mounted

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, suc h as when you are playing music. You can open the notific ation pane l to view the details of notifications.

• To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down on the

home screen or from the top of the screen.

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