ZTE Blade Z Max User Guide

Z982

User Manual and Safety Information

About This Manual

Thank you for choosing this mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference.

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.

Disclaimer

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

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.

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

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Dolby Audio, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

Version No.: R1.0

Edition Time: May 20, 2017

Contents

About This Manual ............................................................................................ 1

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

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

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

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC card .............................................................. 9

Charging the Battery ........................................................................................................... 11

Powering On/Off Your Phone .............................................................................................. 12

Extending the Battery Life ................................................................................................... 12

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

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ............................................................................. 13

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

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

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

Changing the System Language ......................................................................................... 18

Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................................... 18

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ......................................................................... 18

Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................................................................... 19

Adjusting Volume ................................................................................................................. 19

Switching to Silent Mode ..................................................................................................... 19

Applying New Wallpapers .................................................................................................... 20

Changing Screen Brightness ............................................................................................... 20

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks .......................................................................... 20

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ....................................................................... 21

Fingerprints ......................................................................................................................... 22

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

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................................................................... 25

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

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ....................................................................................... 28

Organizing With Folders ..................................................................................................... 28

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts .................................................................................... 29

Entering Text ....................................................................................................................... 29

Editing Text ................................................................ ......................................................... 33

Opening and Switching Apps .............................................................................................. 33

Connecting to Networks and Devices .......................................................... 34

Connecting to Mobile Networks .......................................................................................... 34

Connecting to Wi-Fi® .......................................................................................................... 35

Using Wi-Fi Direct® ............................................................................................................. 38

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices ...................................................................................... 39

Using the microSD card as portable or internal storage ..................................................... 41

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................................................................... 44

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ................................................................................ 45

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks .............................................................................. 47

Phone Calls ..................................................................................................... 48

Placing and Ending Calls .................................................................................................... 48

Answering or Rejecting Calls .............................................................................................. 49

Making a Video Call ............................................................................................................ 49

Making a Wi-Fi Call ............................................................................................................ 50

Working With the Call History ............................................................................................. 50

Calling Your Contacts ......................................................................................................... 52

Checking Voicemail ............................................................................................................ 52

Using Options During a Call ............................................................................................... 52

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................................................................. 53

Adjusting Your Call Settings................................................................................................ 54

Contacts .......................................................................................................... 58

Checking Contact Details ................................................................................................... 58

Adding a New Contact ........................................................................................................ 58

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ........................................................................ 58

Working With Favorite Contacts .......................................................................................... 59

Searching for a Contact ....................................................................................................... 60

Editing Contacts .................................................................................................................. 60

Displaying Contacts ............................................................................................................. 61

Accounts ......................................................................................................... 62

Adding or Removing Accounts ............................................................................................ 62

Configuring Account Sync ................................................................................................... 62

Email ................................................................................................................ 64

Setting Up the First Email Account ...................................................................................... 64

Checking Your Emails ......................................................................................................... 64

Responding to an Email ...................................................................................................... 64

Writing and Sending an Email ............................................................................................. 65

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ..................................................................................... 66

Changing General Email Settings ....................................................................................... 66

Messaging ....................................................................................................... 67

Opening the Messaging Screen .......................................................................................... 67

Sending a Message ............................................................................................................. 67

Replying to a Message ........................................................................................................ 67

Managing the Message Thread ........................................................................................... 68

Managing the Message ....................................................................................................... 68

Changing Message Settings ............................................................................................... 68

Calendar .......................................................................................................... 69

Viewing Your Calendars and Events ................................................................................... 69

Creating an Event ................................................................................................................ 69

Searching an Event ............................................................................................................. 70

Editing/Deleting/Sharing/ Copying an Event ........................................................................ 70

Changing Calendar Settings ............................................................................................... 70

Browser ........................................................................................................... 71

Opening a Web Page ......................................................................................................... 71

Customizing the Browsers .................................................................................................. 71

Camera ............................................................................................................ 72

Capturing a Photo ............................................................................................................... 72

Recording a Video .............................................................................................................. 74

Using Other Camera Modes ............................................................................................... 75

Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings.......................................................................... 76

Gallery ............................................................................................................. 78

Opening Gallery .................................................................................................................. 78

Working With Albums.......................................................................................................... 78

Working With Pictures ........................................................................................................ 79

Retouching Your Pictures ................................................................................................... 80

Playing Videos .................................................................................................................... 81

Music ............................................................................................................... 82

Copying Music Files to Your Phone .................................................................................... 82

Viewing Your Music Library ................................................................................................. 82

Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone .............................................................................. 83

Playing Music ..................................................................................................................... 83

Managing Playlists .............................................................................................................. 86

FM Radio ......................................................................................................... 87

Scanning and Saving Channels .......................................................................................... 87

Listening to FM Radio ......................................................................................................... 87

Sound Recorder .............................................................................................. 88

Recording a voice memo .................................................................................................... 88

Viewing all the recordings ................................................................................................... 88

Deleting a voice memo ....................................................................................................... 88

Playing a voice memo ........................................................................................................ 88

More Apps ....................................................................................................... 89

Calculator ............................................................................................................................ 89

Clock ................................................................................................................................... 89

File Manager ....................................................................................................................... 90

Google Apps ........................................................................................................................ 90

Settings ............................................................................................................ 91

Wireless and Networks ........................................................................................................ 91

Device ................................................................................................................................. 92

Personal .............................................................................................................................. 95

System ................................................................................................................................ 98

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................ 100

For Your Safety ............................................................................................. 105

General Safety .................................................................................................................. 105

About Anti-theft .................................................................................................................. 106

Product Handling ............................................................................................................... 107

Distraction ......................................................................................................................... 110

Electrical Safety ................................................................................................................. 110

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................................................................... 111

Explosive environments .................................................................................................... 112

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy .......................................................................................... 113

FCC Regulations ............................................................................................................... 114

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile phones ........................................ 115

CTIA Requirements ........................................................................................................... 116

Manufacturer’s Warranty ................................................................................................... 117

Proximity & light sensor

Earpiece

Recent apps key

Volume keys

Power key

Touch screen

Home key

Back key

Nano -SIM/

microSDXC

card tray

Auxiliary

microphone

Headset jack

Front-Facing

camera

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Charging/ USB

Type-C jack

Speaker

Flash

Main microphone

Dual Back

camera

Fingerprint sensor

Key

Function

Power key

 Press and hold to turn on or off airplane

mode, power off or restart the phone.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Home key

 Touch to return to the home screen.  Touch and hold to open Google Search.

Back key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Recent apps key

Touch to see recently used applications.

Volume up key

Press or hold the key to turn up the volume for media, alarm, ringtone, or notification.

Volume down key

Press or hold the key to turn down the volume for media, alarm, ringtone, or notification.

Knowing the Keys

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC card

The nano-SIM card, and the microSD card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSD card (not included) before removing it.

WARNING!

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

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool to eject the SIM / SD card tray.

2. Pull out the SIM / SD tray and place the nano-SIM card (right) /microSDcard (left) facing down on the tray. Gently slidethe tray in until it clicks into place.

If you experience any issues with your phone, contact customer service or visit your nearest retail location.

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 adapter to the charging/USB type-C 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 in 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 20 minutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

Powering On/Off Your Phone

Make sure the battery is charged before powering on.

 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. Then touch Power off.

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.  Lower the screen brightness.  Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync 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, and each query drains your battery.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see

Backup and Reset), you need to do some settings before using it.

1. Touch the language field to select the language.

2. Touch .

3. Follow the prompts to Insert SIM card, Select Wi-Fi network, set Date & time, type your Name, add fingerprint to unlock your phone, and check Google services. Then you may check Location consent allow IZat collect location data to enable hardware acceleration.

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.

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.

To unlock the screen and keys:

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

2. press and hold screen.

-orswipe right from the icon for voice assist, or swipe left from the icon for taking a phone

or a video.

-orTouch a notification twice consecutively to open the related app.

NOTE:

If you have setan unlock pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone(see Protecting Your Phone

With Screen Locks), press and hold screen and draw the pattern, or enter the PIN/password to

unlock your phone.

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.

 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

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.

NOTE: The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Display >When device is rotated and select Rotate the contents of the screen.

You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto-rotate.

Status bar

Shortcut

Folder

Widget

Home screen

Primary shortcuts

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, widgets, and more.

Extended 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 the order of them.

To add a new home screen panel:

1. Touch the Home key> , or touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select WIDGETS.

2. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the icon or widget on it.

NOTE:

No empty home screen panel is allowed to exist. If the icon, widget or folder is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home key> > > Languages& input > Languages.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1. Touch the Home key> > > Date & time.

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

 To adjust the date and time automatically, touch to switch on Automatic date & time.  To adjust the date and time manually, touch to switch off Automatic date & time, and

then touch Set date / Set time to change the date and time.

 To adjust the time zone automatically, touch to switch on Automatic time zone.  To adjust the time zone manually, touch to switch off Automatic time zone and touch

Select time zone to set the correct time zone.

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

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notification sound.

1. Touch the Home key> > > Sound.

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use and touch OK.

NOTE:

See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch the Home key> > > Sound> Other sounds.

2. Touch Dialpad tones, Screen locking sounds, Charging sounds, Touch sounds or

Vibrate on tap.

Adjusting Volume

1. Touch the Home key> > > Sound.

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume and Notification

volume.

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.

 Press the Volume key down to switch off the sound.  Swipe down from the top of the screen twice to drag the panel downwards. Touch Do not

disturb. Or touch the Home key> > > Sound> Do not disturb.

 Touch Always to switch off all sounds.  Touch Scheduled. Touch Disturb rules and select Total silence to switch off all sounds

as scheduled. Set schedule according to your needs.

NOTE:

Even in the Total silence mode, you phone will send out alarms if you have set clock alarms on.

Applying New Wallpapers

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

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and then touch WALLPAPERS.

2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper panel to select wallpaper, or touch My photos to choose the picture you want to use as the wallpaper. Pinch the picture apart to zoom in if needed.

3. Touch Set wallpaper, there are Home screen, Lock screen and Home screen and lock

screen, choose one which you want set.

NOTE:

In addition, you can touch the Home key> > > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Live Wallpapers, Photos or Wallpapers.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home key> > > Display > Brightness level.

2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.

NOTE:

Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive

brightness in the Display settings screen to turn the feature on or off.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

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

1. Touch the Home key> > > Security >Screen lock.

2. Touch Long press, Pattern, PIN or Password.

 Touch Long press to enable screen lock. You can unlock the screen by long press on the

screen.

 Touch Pattern to create a pattern 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

your screen.

NOTE:

You can further protect your phone by requiring your unlock pattern, PIN or password before it starts up. Until the device starts up, it can’t receive calls, messages, or notification, including alarms. This helps you to protect data in case your phone is lost or stolen.

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

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. Touch the Home key> > > Security >Screen pinning.

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, touch

lock device when unpinning to set one.

Pin a Screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Open the app you want to keep in view.

3. Touch the Recent apps key.

4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find on the front-most tab.

5. Touch .

Unpin the Screen

To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold the Back key. If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, swipe up

on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password.

Fingerprints

Capturing a Fingerprint

1. Touch theHome key> > Settings > Security >Fingerprint.

2. Choose your backup screen lock method. And follow the instructions to set. If you have already set the screen lock method, just draw the pattern or input PIN/password.

3. Touch REGISTER in the Add fingerprint message box when it prompts.

4. Press one of your fingers on the fingerprint sensor at the back of your phone. After feeling the

slight vibration, raise your finger and then press your finger on the sensor again. You can observe the percentage increased at the bottom of the screen.

5. Do the step 4 until the percentage becomes 100%.

6. Touch OK when your fingerprint has been registered.

7. You can touch Add fingerprint in the Fingerprint management screen to add more fingerprints.

Using a Fingerprint to Wake up or Unlock your Device

It is convenient and fast to turn on/unlock the screen by using the fingerprint when the screen is off or locked.

1. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Slide the switch to the ON position next to Wake up and unlock your phone.

3. If the screen is off or locked, press one of your registered fingers on the fingerprint sensor to quickly turn on/unlock the screen.

Using a Fingerprint to Quick-open an App

It is convenient and fast to open a specific application by using the fingerprint when the screen is off or locked.

1. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Touch Quick-open app.

3. Touch Fingerprint1, for instance.

4. Swipe up and down to choose one app. Touch next to the app.

NOTE:

You can set more fingerprints to quick-open your desired apps. You can add 5 fingerprints in this feature at the very most.

5. If the screen is off or locked, press the registered Fingerprint1 on the fingerprint sensor to quickly launch the app.

Using a Fingerprint to Snap a Picture

It is convenient and fast to take a photo by using the fingerprint when the screen is off or locked.

1. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Touch Quick-open app.

3. Touch Fingerprint1, for instance.

4. Touch next to Camera.

5. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

6. Slide the switch to the ON position next to Take photo.

7. If the screen is off or locked, press the registered Fingerprint1 on the fingerprint sensor to quickly launch the Camera.

8. Raise your finger and press your finger again to shoot a photo.

Using a Fingerprint to Answer a Call

It is convenient and fast to answer the phone call by using the fingerprint when the phone is powered on.

1. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Touch Quick-open app.

3. Touch Fingerprint1, for instance.

4. Touch next to Phone.

5. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

6. Slide the switch to the ON position next to Answer call.

7. When the call comes, just press Fingerprint1 on the fingerprint sensor to quickly answer the call.

3G connected

No signal

4G LTE connected

Signal strength

Do not disturb mode on

(Alarms only or Priority only)

Airplane mode Do not disturb mode

on (Total silence)

Bluetooth on Battery low

Vibration mode

Battery partially drained

Wired headset connected Battery full

Wi-Fi in use

Battery charging

Speaker on

Alarm set

Phone microphone off

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.

New SMS

USB connected

New message(s) from the Email app

New Wi-Fi network detected

USB tethering on

Connect you phone to PC

Song playing

Tethering or Wi-Fi Hotspot active

Call in progress

Missed call

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.

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 from the top of the screen.  To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the screen or touch the Back key.

Respond to or Remove a Notification

In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the notification itself.

 To respond to a notification, just touch it.

 Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.  To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.  To remove all notifications, touch CLEAR ALL below all the notifications.

 To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a notification to identify the

application that created it. Choose MORE SETTINGS or DONE when it promotes.

Use Quick Settings

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

Open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards to find the following Quick Settings on the screen.

 Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth.  Wi-Fi: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi. To open Wi-Fi settings, touch the Wi-Fi network name.  Data: Touch to enable or disable data access over the mobile network.  Location: Touch to turn location services on or off.  Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off airplane mode.  Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flashlight.  Sync: Touch to enable or disable the sync feature.  Do not disturb：Touch to set Do not disturb mode.  Auto-rotate/Portrait: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate screen feature.  Hotspot: Touch to enable or disable the mobile hotspot feature to create a portable Wi-Fi

hotspot.

 Battery Saver: Touch to enable battery saver to reduce performance and background data.  Sound/ Vibrate /Silent: Touch to set the phone in various modes.  Wi-Fi Calling: Touch to enable or disable the phone make and receive voice call over Wi-Fi

when your phone is connected the Wi-Fi network.

 Brightness: Drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightness. Touch AUTO to

enable auto-adjustment of the brightness.

NOTE:

In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Touch the Home key> .

- or To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select WIDGETS.

2. Slide to browse the available applications or widgets.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an application icon and drag it to a home screen panel.

NOTE:

While holding the item, you can drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it.

Move Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.

2. Drag it to Remove to remove it.

Organizing With Folders

You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts to a folder. You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts.

1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it to Folder.

2. Release your finger and a new folder will be created with one shortcut in it.

3. To add more shortcuts into the folder, touch and hold each shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it.

NOTE:

Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder.

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most five items in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange the area.

Entering Text

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. Touch the Back key to hide the onscreen keyboard.You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.

Enable or Disable Input Methods

1. Touch the Home key> > > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard.

2. Touch Manage keyboards at the bottom.

3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them. NOTE:

Some default input methods may not be disabled.

Change Input Methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears on the status bar.

2. Open the notification panel and touch Change keyboard.

3. Select the input method you need. NOTE:

The icon appears only when more than one input method is installed and enabled.

Google Keyboard

The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

The Full Layout

 Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold some specific keys to enter

associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.

 Touch to use uppercase Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to

indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.

 Touch to delete the text before the cursor.  Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch to find more.

 Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and animals.  Touch and hold @ to change the input languages or set up the Google keyboard.

 Touch and hold to change keyboard.

Google Pinyin Input

Google Pinyin lets you enter Chinese and English with a computer-style keyboard.

The Full Layout

 Touch 中 to enter Chinese.  Touch En to enter English.

 Touch to hide the keyboard.  Touch and hold some specific keys to enter associated symbols. For example, to enter #,

touch and hold then the letter, the upper-letter and the symbol appear, you can slide and the one you want.

 Touch to use uppercase Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes to

indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.

 Touch to delete the text before the cursor.  Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch @?# to find more.

 Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and animals.  Touch and hold @ to change the input method or configure Googlepinyin settings.

 Touch and hold to change keyboard.

Google Voice Typing

Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.

 Press the microphone image; speak what you want to type.  Touch to set the Voice up.

 Touch to delete what you have side.

1. Press to close Voice typing. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.

NOTE:

Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation.

Input Method Settings

Choose the input method settings by touching > Settings > Languages& input from the home screen. In the Keyboard and input methods section, you can set the current input method and choose

the settings for input methods.

Editing Text

 Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new

position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

 Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with

a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.

 Cut, copy or share: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch CUT, COPY or

SHARE to cut, copy or share the text.

 Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touchPASTE.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Touch theHome key> .

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

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Touch the Recent Apps key. The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in a series of tabs.

Slide up and down to see all the tabs.

2. Touch a tab to open that app.

NOTE:

You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it from the screen. Touch Clear all to remove all tabs.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

To enable or disable data access:

1. Touch theHome key> > >Mobile networks.

2. Touch the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.

To get data services when roaming:

1. Touch the Home key> > >Mobile networks.

2. Touch the Data roaming switch if it is turned off.

NOTE:

Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges.

Select Preferred Network Type

1. Touch the Home key > > >Mobile networks> Preferred network type.

2. Touch the type of network you prefer to connect to.

Disable or Enable 2G

1. Touch the Home key> > >Mobile networks.

2. Turn Disable 2G on or off. If your turn Disable 2G on, some apps and functions may not work in locations with limited coverage.

Set Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information.

1. Touch the Home key> > >Mobile networks> Access Point Names.

2. Touch .

3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider.

4. Touch >Save to complete.

NOTE:

To set the APN to default settings, touch >Reset to default in the APNs screen.

Select Network Operator

1. Touch the Home key> > >Mobile networks> Network operators.

2. Touch a network in the available network list to register manually. You can also touch Choose automatically to select preferred network automatically.

Connecting to Wi-Fi®

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch CONNECT.

NOTE:

Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi networks when they are in range.

Get Notified of Open Networks

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch .

4. Slide the Network notification switch on. When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open

Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option to turn off notifications.

Add a Wi-Fi Network

You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.

To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the security details from the network's administrator.

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch Add network.

4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network configuration

details.

5. Touch SAVE.

Connect to a WPS Network

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points which support WPS.

You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS.

Method one: WPS button (Recommended)

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Push Button.

4. Press the WPS button on the wireless router and the access point will recognize your phone

and add it to the network.

Method two: PIN number

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch > Advanced >WPS Pin Entry.

4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN number into the access point's

setup page in two minutes.

After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the connection.

NOTE:

For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to its user documents.

Forget a Wi-Fi Network

You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added - for

example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no

longer use.

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET.

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

1. Touch the Home key> > > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch > Advanced to adjust the following settings.

 Install certificates: Install certificates needed for connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.  Wi-Fi Direct: Use the Wi-Fi Direct feature. See Using Wi-Fi Direct  WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the push button method.  WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the phone PIN method.  Passpoint: Turn the switch on to connect the Passpoint certified Wi-Fi automatically.

Using Wi-Fi Direct®

Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to connect to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots).

Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct

1. Touch the Home key> > >Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch >Advanced>Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct connections.

4. Touch a device name under Peer devices to connect with it. The other device will receive a connection prompt and need to accept the request for

connection. Both devices may need to enter a common PIN.

5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in the Peer devices list.

Send Data via Wi-Fi Direct

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Wi-Fi Direct. The method may vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a device the phone has connected with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive Data via Wi-Fi Direct

When an attempt to transfer data via Wi-Fi Direct is received, you can see a notification in the status bar. Open the notification panel, touch the notification and select Accept to start receiving the data.

Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (WiFiShare, for instance). You can access them with the File Manager app.

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices

Bluetooth® is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with

Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters(32.8 feet). The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

1. Touch the Home key> > > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position. When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar.

Change the Device Name

1. Touch the Home key> > > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position.

3. Touch >Rename this device.

4. Edit the name and touch RENAME.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

1. Touch the Home key> > > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position. Your phone automatically scans for and displays all available devices in range. You could touch >Refresh if you want to scan again.

3. Touch the device you want to pair with.

4. Confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch PAIR.

Alternately, enter a Bluetooth passkey and touch PAIR.

Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered.

NOTE:

The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits. You can try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents for that device.

Forget a Bluetooth Device

You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you need to search it and enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. Touch the Home key> > > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.

2. In the list of paired devices, touch the icon beside the Bluetooth device you want to forget.

3. Touch FORGET.

Send Data via Bluetooth

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth. The method may vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive Data via Bluetooth

1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth.

2. Flick down the status bar and touch .

3. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data.

Depending on your storage setting and whether a microSDXC card is installed, received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance)in the phone storage or microSDXC card. You can access them with the File Manager app.

Using the microSD card as portable or internal storage

You can use your microSD card as portable storage when your microSD card already has some contents such as your media and other files so that you don't lose them.

If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the internal phone storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSD card from working with other devices.

CAUTION:

As part of the internal storage, the microSD card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally. Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly.

Set up the microSD card as portable storage

When you install a microSD card that has not been used on your phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable storage by default.

To remove the microSD card from your phone:

If you need to remove the microSD card used as portable storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Storage.

2. Touch next to the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you can now remove it from the phone.

To erase and format the microSD card:

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Storage.

2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. Touch Format.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Set up the microSD card as internal storage

If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of internal storage. If you move the microSD card to another device, it’ll be formatted before it can be used.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Storage.

2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. Touch Format as internal.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

5. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and other data from the phone storage to the microSD card. Select Move now or Move later and touch NEXT. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

To move data between the internal storage and the microSD card:

With the microSD card as part of the internal storage, you can move your photos, files and other data between the phone storage and the card any time.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Storage.

2. Touch the microSD card name.

3. Touch > Migrate data.

4. Touch MOVE.

NOTE:

Whenever you move data between the phone storage and the microSD card, the destination is used to save new apps and personal data (such as photos and videos) and only the destination is accessible from a computer.

To move an app between the internal storage and the microSD card:

With the microSD card as part of the internal storage, you can move your apps between the card and the phone storage freely.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings>Apps.

2. Touch the app you want to move.

3. Touch Storage.

4. Touch CHANGE and select Internal storage or your card name.

5. Touch MOVE.

NOTE:

Not all apps can be moved.

To remove the microSD card from your phone:

If you need to remove the microSD card used as internal storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Storage.

2. Touch your card name below Device storage.

3. Touch Remove SD card.

NOTE:

Before remove the card, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the phone storage.

4. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you can now remove it from the phone.

To reformat the microSD card as portable storage:

If you no longer want to use your microSD card as internal storage, you can reformat the card as portable storage.

NOTE:

Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the phone storage.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Storage.

2. Touch your card name below Device storage.

3. Touch Format as portable.

4. Touch FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in thephone storage or on a removable microSD card.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.

2. Slide down to open the notification panel and touch .

3. Choose one of the following options:

 Charging only: Charge your phone via USB.  Install driver: Select this option when features (connect to PC software, media device)

enabled for the first time, or when they’re unavailable.

 Media device (MTP): Use phone as USB storage and transfer files when it is connected to

Windows®PC or Mac®.

NOTE:

For Windows XP, please install Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use MTP.

 Camera(PTP):Use camera software to transfer pictures from phone to PC.

Connect with Windows Media® Player

You can sync music, picture, and video files from the computer to your phone via Windows Media Player on the computer.

1. Connect the phone with your computer via USB.

2. Open the notification panel and touch .

3. Touch Media device (MTP).

4. Open Windows Media Player and synchronise music, picture, and video files.

Disconnect your phone from the computer

To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the mobile

hotspot feature to create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB

You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

You cannot transfer files between the phone and the PC when the phone is USB tethered.

1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

2. Touch the Home key> > > More> Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.

3. Switch on USB tethering. A new network connection will be created on your computer.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering or disconnect the USB cable.

Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a

portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone’s applications to access the Internet via its Wi-Fi connection. You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network. The Mobile HotSpot will turn off automatically when you active Wi-Fi connection again.

1. Touch the Home key> > > More> Tethering & Mobile Hotspot.

2. Check Mobile HotSpot.

3. Touch Mobile HotSpot settings>Configure Mobile HotSpot and type Password. Touch SAVE.

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).

4. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, uncheckMobile HotSpot.

Set Your Wi-Fi HotSpot

You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID), secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options.

1. Touch the Home key> > > More> Tethering & Mobile HotSpot.

2. Check Mobile HotSpot.

3. Touch Mobile HotSpot settings>Configure Mobile HotSpot.

 Networkname: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when

scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

 Channel: Choose channel: Auto or from 1 to 11.  Security: Choose a security option: Open (not recommended)or WPA2 PSK (other users

can access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the correct password). When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the Password field to edit the security password.

 Password: Edit the security password.

4. Touch SAVE.

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.

Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Add a VPN

1. Touch the Home key> > > More> VPN.

2. Touch+ at the top right corner and fill in the information provided by your network administrator.

3. Touch OK. Input unlock pattern, PIN or password as prompts.

NOTE:

You must set a lock screen pattern, PIN or password before using VPN.

4. Type Name, Server address, and select Type. Touch SAVE.

The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.

Connect to a VPN

1. Touch the Home key> > > More> VPN.

2. Touch the VPN that you want to connect to.

3. When prompted, enter any requested credentials, and then touch CONNECT.

Modify a VPN

1. Touch the Home key> > > More> VPN.

2. Touch beside the VPN that you want to modify.

3. Edit the VPN settings and then touch SAVE.

Phone Calls

You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. Touch the Home key> .

2. Touch and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. Touch to delete incorrect digits.

NOTE:

As you enter the phone number or the contact name, your phone searches for matching information in your contacts. If you see the number and contact you want to call, touch it to place the call immediately.

3. Touch below the keypad to dial.

4. You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place the call.

NOTE:

To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.

NOTE:

To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > > > and touch

again.

End a Call

During a call, touch on the screen.

Answering or Rejecting Calls

When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens, displaying the caller ID or the information about the caller that you've entered in the Contacts app. You can answer or reject the call, or reject it with a text message.

Answer a Call

When you receive a phone call, drag over to answer the call.

NOTE:

To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume key.

Reject a Call

When you receive a phone call, drag over to reject the call. You can also touch MESSAGE REJECT to reject the call and select a preset text message or

touch Write your own... to edit one and touch SEND to send to the caller.

NOTE:

To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, Touch the Home key> > in the top search field and select Settings > Quick responses.

Making a Video Call

Your phone supports video calling. The Video call and Enhanced LTE Services settings must be enabled before you can place or receive video calls.

NOTE:

Not available in all calls. See carrier for details. Placing a Video Call

1. Touch the Home key> .

2. Enter the phone number with the dialpad.

3. Tap to place the call.

View full call history

Making a Wi-Fi Call

You can send and receive calls and messages over a Wi-Fi network using your existing plan.

1. Touch the Home key> > Settings> Wi-Fi Calling.

2. Slide the switch to the On position.

3. Touch Preferred network, in Wi-Fi Calling Settings screen, choose Wi-Fi Preferred , Cellular Network Preferred or Never use Cellular Network based on your needs.

4. Once you see in the status bar, you can have a Wi-Fi Calling.

5. Touch the Home key> to place a call.

NOTE:

You need stay in the place where Wi-Fi network is covered to hold on a Wi-Fi call.

Working With the Call History

The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your contacts.

To open the call history, you can touch the Home key> > (in the top search field) >Call History.

-or-

Touch the Home key> > below the RECENTS.

Place a Call From the Call History

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch beside a number to call back.

Add a Number From Call History as a Contact

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch the contact icon in front of a number. then touch on the screen tab

3. To add a new contact, touch Create new contact next to .After typing the contact information in the fields, touch to save it.

To add the number to an existing contact, touch an existing contact on Add to contact screen, touch to save it.

-or-

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch the call number you have called.

3. To create new contact, touch Create new contact below the call number. After typing the contact information in the fields, touch to save it.

To add the number to an existing contact, touch Add to a contact below the call number. Touch an existing contact, and touch to save it.

Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry

Open the call history and touch a number to view more call information.

 Touch Send Message to quickly send a message to the number.  Touch Call details> to delete the entry.  Touch Call details> it make sure you will no longer receive calls or

texts from the block one.

 Touch Call details > you can copy the number to paste.

 Touch Call details> to edit the number in the dialer before

calling it.

 Touch the contact icon in front of the entry to open the contact information tab from the

bottom, where you can play a video call, send a message, call back, or edit the contact information.

NOTE:

You can open call history touch > Clear call history to delete all history records.

Calling Your Contacts

1. Touch the Home key> . Your Favorite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed in the mark.

2. Touch a contact to place the call.

-or-

1. Touch the Home key> to view all your contacts and touch a contact to view the contact information.

2. Touch the number or touch before the number to place the call.

Checking Voicemail

If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left.

1. Touch the Home key> > in the FAVORITES tab or the RECENTS tab.

2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.

3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.

NOTE:

See Set Voicemail for how to set your voicemail service. For detailed information, please contact the service provider.

Using Options During a Call

During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.

 Touch to turn on or off the speaker.  Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.

 Touch to switch to the keypad when you need to enter a code (for example, the PIN for

your voicemail or bank account) during the call.

 Touch to put the current call on hold.  Touch to place multi-party calls.  Touch to check the contacts.  Touch to end the current call.

Managing Multi-party Calls

When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

NOTE:

The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Switch Between Current Calls

When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone screen informs you and displays the

caller ID.

To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

 Touch puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call, touch

to end first call and answer the second call.

 Touch to reject the third call and you can send message to third one by touch

To switch between two calls:

Touch on the calling tab to switch back to the other call.

Set Up a Conference Call

With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time.

1. Place the first call.

2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. (This

puts the first caller on hold.)

3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch to merge calls.

If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.

To end the conference call, touch .

Adjusting Your Call Settings

Set Contact Display Options

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Display options.

2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the contacts and the format of the contact names.

Set Sound and Vibration

Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds.

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings >Sounds and vibration.

2. Touch the following options you want to configure.

 Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming call notification.  Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for incoming call notification.  Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the dialpad keys.

Set An swerand End Calls

1. Check Power button ends call function, you may press the power key to end a call.

2. Check Vibrate when call is answer function, you can have phone vibrate when you receive a call.

Set Speed Dials

You can touch and hold the 1 to 9 keys from the dialler to call the corresponding speed dial number.

The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail.

To assign a speed dial key:

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings >Speed dial.

2. Touch a speed dial key.

3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list.

4. Touch OK.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

Set Voicemail

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Voicemail to configure voicemail settings.

 Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider. Your carrier is the default.  Touch Setup to observe Voicemail number.  Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new voicemails.  Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification.

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone

numbers.

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Fixed Dialling Numbers and the following options are available.

 Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN feature.  Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access.  FDN list: Manage the FDN list.

NOTE:

The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card locked. Contact the service provider for assistance.

Voice over LTE Preferred

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings.

2. Slide the switch on to enable Voice over LTE.

Show Call Timers

Call Timers show all the data use about calls. For example, you can tell the length of the outgoing calls in this screen.

3. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings>Call Timers.

4. Touch one item then you can clear the data by touch CANCEL.

NOTE:

The lifetime data cannot be cleaned.

Forward Incoming Calls

Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number.

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings>Call forwarding.

2. Touch an available option (Always forward, When busy, When unanswered, or When unreachable)to enable it.

Set Call Waiting

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings>Call waiting.

2. Check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call.

NOTE:

Please contact the service provider to check whether the call waiting features is available.

Show My Call ID

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call settings>Additional settings.

2. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call.

NOTE:

Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID features is available.

Block Calls

Call blocking feature allows you to block certain types of calls and texts from blocked numbers.

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings > Call blocking.

2. Touch ADD A NUMBER to set it done.

Accessibility

1. Touch the Home key> > (in the top search field)>Settings >Accessibility.

2. Touch TTY mode to choose teletype type.

3. Check Hearing aids to turn on hearing aid compatibility.

Contacts

You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing.

To see your contacts, touch the Home key> > . From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to Favorite contacts.

Checking Contact Details

1. Touch the Home key> > and touch the CONTACTS tab to access your contact list.

2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts.

3. Touch a contact to view its details.

NOTE:

If you have a lot of contacts stored, you'll see a slider on the right side of the screen. Drag the slider to the initial letter you need.

Adding a New Contact

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Touch to add a new contact.

3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information.

4. Touch to save the contact.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM card, the phone storage, the microSDHC card or your online accounts. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, email, messages, etc.

Import or Export Contacts

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Touch >Import/Export.

3. Touch the option as needed.

Share Contacts

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Touch Import/Export>Share visible contacts.

3. Choose how to share the contacts such as Messaging, Bluetooth, Gmail, or etc. Options depend on the applications and services installed.

4. Touch JUST ONCE or ALWAYS as needed. Follow the prompts to finish the sharing of contact information.

Working With Favorite Contacts

In the Favorite contacts tab, you can find your Favorite contacts and frequently contacted contacts.

Add a Contact to Favorites

You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVORITES so that you can find them quickly.

1. Touch the Home key> > and touch the CONTACTS tab.

2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top.

Remove a Contact From Favorites

1. Touch the Home key> > and touch the FAVORITES tab.

2. Touch a Favorite contact and then touch at the top.

Searching for a Contact

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Touch at the top of the screen.

3. Inputthe contact name or any information the contact has to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing Contacts

Edit Contact Details

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch .

3. Edit the contact and touch .

Set a Ringtone for a Contact

Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch > More Fields, thenslide down the screen touch ▼next to

3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

Delete Contacts

1. Touch the Home key> > and touch the CONTACTS tab.

2. Touch the contact name you want to delete and touch . >Delete.

3. Touch OK to confirm.

Displaying Contacts

1. Touch the Home key> > > >Contacts to display.

2. Select what you want to show as you needed.

3. Touch OK.

Accounts

Adding or Removing Accounts

You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. You may also add other kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on your phone.

Add an Account

1. Touch the Home key> > > Accounts> Add account.

2. Touch the type of account you want to add.

3. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details may vary. You may also need to obtain some information from IT support or your system administrator.

When the account is successfully added, touch the Home key> > > Accounts to check. The newly-added account is displayed under the corresponding category.

Remove an Account

Removing an account will delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, such as emails and contacts.

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings> Accounts.

2. Touch the account category and then touch the account.

3. Touch > Remove account >REMOVE ACCOUNT.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings>Accounts.

2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data to enable or disable the auto sync feature.

 When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make to information on your phone or on

the web are automatically synced with each other.

 When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync manually to collect emails, updates,

or other recent information.

Sync Manually

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings>Accounts.

2. Touch the account category and then the account you want to sync.

3. Touch > Sync now. Or touch the types of information you want to sync.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

1. Touch the Home key> >Settings>Accounts.

2. Touch the account category and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync below the account.

3. Slide the account switch on to enable auto-sync. .

Touch in the home screen and select Email.Use it to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs.

Setting Up the First Email Account

You can use the Email app to add email accounts including Microsoft Exchange Active Sync, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, others.

1. Touch the Home key > >Email.

2. Select an email server and enter the email address and password.

3. Touch NEXT and follow the onscreen instructions.

Checking Your Emails

Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account.

You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on the message list. To check earlier emails for your email account, swipe upwards to the bottom of the message list

and touch LOAD MORE.

Responding to an Email

You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways.

Reply to or Forward an Email

1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox.

2. Do the following as you need:

 To reply to the sender, touch .  To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original email, touch .  To forward the email to someone else, touch .

3. Edit your message and touch .

Mark an Email as Unread

You can return a read email to the unread state - for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a batch of emails as unread.

While reading an email, touch > Mark unread.

Delete an Email

You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a batch of emails. While reading an email, touch

Writing and Sending an Email

1. Open your email inbox and touch .

NOTE:

If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message.

2. Enter a contact name or email address in the ‘To’ field. Separate each recipient with a comma.

NOTE:

To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients, touch to open the Cc/Bcc field and enter the contact names or email addresses.

3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

4. Touch and choose type of attachment to add audio files, images, videos and other types of files as attachments.

5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message.

Adding and Editing Email Accounts

Add an Email Account

After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage them separately.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch >Settings> Add account.

3. Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with the first one.

NOTE:

If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch > Combined view to check the emails in your multiple accounts.

Edit an Email Account

You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for email,

how you’re notified of new mails, your email signature, and details about the servers the account

uses to send and receive mails.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch > Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change.

3. Make the changes and touch when you finish.

Changing General Email Settings

General settings apply to all email accounts you add.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. Touch >Settings> General settings.

3. Make the changes and touch when you finish.

Messaging

You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).

Opening the Messaging Screen

Touch the Home key> >Messaging. The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread.

 Touch to write a new text or multimedia message.  Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation you’ve had with a certain

number.

Sending a Message

1. Touch the Home key> > .

2. Enter the recipient(s) and message text. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch to add attachments.

3. Touch send message, or you can touch shift to send a voice message.

NOTE:

You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia messages.

NOTE: Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to send a text message. Otherwise you may be charged for a multimedia message.

Replying to a Message

Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a new thread is created.

1. In the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to.

2. Type your reply in the Send message field at the bottom. You can touch if you want to

reply with an MMS.

Managing the Message Thread

To delete the message thread:

1. In the Messaging screen, touch and hold the message threads you want to delete one by one.

2. Touch , and then touch DELETE.

To add to the Contacts:

1. In the Messaging screen, touch icon before the thread you want to add.

2. Touch ADD CONTACT.

3. Touch Create new contact or select the existed contact you desired.

Managing the Message

To forward the message:

1. In the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward.

2. Touch and hold the message and then touch in the menu that opens.

3. Choose a contact in the list or you can enter a recipient by touch .

4. Touch .

To copy the message:

1. In the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to copy.

2. Touch and hold the messageand then touch in the menu that opens. You can paste it to the place you needed.

To view the message details:

1. In the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to view the details.

2. Touch and hold the messageand then touch in the menu that opens.

To delete the message:

1. In the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to delete.

2. Touch and hold the message and then touch .

Changing Message Settings

Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change the messaging settings.

Calendar

Calendar on the phone works with the web-based Google Calendar™ service for creating and managing events, meetings, and appointments. It also works with the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendar once you sign into your Exchange account on the phone.

To open Calendar, touch in the home screen and select Calendar.

Viewing Your Calendars and Events

Select Calendar Views

1. Open the Calendar app.

2. Touch > Calendars to display. Check what you want to display. Touch .

3. You can view your calendars in different views.

4. Touch >Day/Week/Month/Agenda to select. All the days with schedules are marked.

Touch to return to the current date.

View Event Details

In Agenda/Day/Week view, touch an event to view its details. In Month view, touch a day with marked then touch event name below the mouth calendar to

view its details.

Creating an Event

1. In any Calendar view, touch . You can also touch a spot in Day/Week view twice to add an event to that time block.

2. Enter the event details and touch SAVE.

NOTE:

Touch >Refresh to get the latest calendar views.

Searching an Event

1. Swift vertically to find the event you want to edit or delete in Agenda view. Or you can make use of the search tool. Touch >Search event.

2. Type or touch to speak what you want to search in the Search…field at the top of the screen.

3. Touch .

Editing/Deleting/Sharing/ Copying an Event

1. View event details (see View Event Details).

2. Do one of the following as you need.

 To edit the event, touch and edit the event details if you need. Touch SAVE to save

your changes.

 To delete the event, touch . Touch OK.  To share the event, touch . Touch to choose the sharing method to share the event.  To copy the event, touch > Copy.

Changing Calendar Settings

To change the calendar settings,touch > Settings in the Calendar screen. You can change General settings, which apply to all accounts.

Browser

Use Browser to view web pages and search for information.

Opening a Web Page

Touch the Home key> or other web browsers to view web pages or search for information on the Internet.

The browser also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in an email or a text message.

1. Touch the address field at the top and enter the URL of the web page or the words you want to search for.

NOTE:

You can touch the microphone icon to search by voice.

2. Touch on the keyboard to open the web page.

Customizing the Browsers

Open the Browser or the Chrome app and touch the > Settings to customize the settings for each browser.

With the customizing options, you can manage privacy-related settings such as passwords saving, browsing data (history) and cookies, accessibility options such as text scaling and forced zooming, bandwidth-related settings and more.

Camera

You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDXC card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or check them out in the Gallery app.

Capturing a Photo

1. Touch the Home key> Camera.

2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment. Photo mode is used by default.

NOTE:

You can pinch or spread on the screen to zoom in or zoom out before taking pictures.

Number

Function

Configure the camera/video settings.

Change flash mode (only available for the back camera).

In video mode.

Back to previous operation

Select a special effect for pictures and videos.

Capture a photo.

View photos and videos you have taken.

Set BOKEH, PORTRAIT and MONOCOLOR feature in this section.

Supply more camera modeto use

In photo mode.

Enable High-Dynamic Range (HDR) mode when capturing a photo with high illumination contrast to keep more details in both the bright and the dark areas. Or turn off this feature.

Switch between the front and the back camera.

Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automatically after you touch the shutter icon, or turn off this feature.

WARNING!

Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash toward people or animals’ eyes.

3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the center of the image.

NOTE:

In photo mode, when you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure.

4. Lightly touch .

NOTE:

The Volume up key or Volume down key can be used to zoom in or zoom out the subject you want shoot. When you use the front camera, you can touch BEAUTIFY to adjust beauty face and exposure.

Recording a Video

1. Touch the Home key>Camera.> VIDEO.

2. Aim the camera at the subject. You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording.

NOTE:

You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording.You can also touch Volume up key or Volume down key to enlarge or reduce the subject.

NOTE:

When you touch the screen to focus during recording, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure.

3. Lightly touch

NOTE:

While the recording is in progress, touch to pause the recording or touch to save the frame as a separate photo.

4. Touch to stop recording..

Using Dual-Camera Modes

Capture unique pictures with the dual camera on the back of your phone.

1. Press the Home key > .

2. Touch DUAL and select a dual-camera mode.

 BOKEH: Apply blur effect to out-of-focus parts of the image.  PORTRAIT: Blur the background and make the portrait more outstanding.  MONOCOLOR: Select red, green, or blue as the prominent color and transform other colors

into shades of black.

3. Lightly touch .

NOTE:

You can change the focus of the pictures taken in BOKEHmode. Just open the picture in full screen and touch the area you want to focus, select ablur level, and touch.

Using Other Camera Modes

Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera modes. Touch to find them all.

 MANUAL: To adjust more camera options for your photo such as ISO, white balance,

exposure, etc

 PANORAMA: Capture panorama pictures.  MULTI EXPOSURE: Capture two pictures for collage.  TIME-LAPSE: Used for recording the moving object via slowing down the speed and

prolonging the time at the meantime.

Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings

Before capturing a photo or a video, you can touch to open the following camera and camcorder setting options.

NOTE:

Some camera and video options will change according to different camera modes.

 In PHOTO mode:

 Resolution: Set the image size for your photo.  Watermark: Turn on or off the watermark.  Shutter tone:Turn on or off the shutter tone  Geo-tag: Select whether to store the GPS location in your captured photos and videos.  Volume key: Set function for volume key in camera app. You can choose Take

photo/Zoom/Volume only.

 Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you take pictures of TV or computer

screens to avoid stripes on the screen.

 Save location: Touch to change the storage location for captured photos and videos.  Help: Touch to show the help icon on the screen.  Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video settings.

 In VIDEO mode:

 Video quality: Set the quality for your video.  Shutter tone:Turn on or off the shutter tone  Geo-tag: Select whether to store the GPS location in your captured photos and videos.  Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you record videos of TV or computer

screens to avoid stripes on the screen.

 Save location: Touch to change the storage location for captured photos and videos.  Help: Touch to show the help icon on the screen  Restore defaults: Restore default camera and camcorder settings.

Gallery

Opening Gallery

Touch the Home key> >Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos.

Working With Albums

When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed in a number of albums.

To view album contents:

Touch an album and swipe left or right to view the pictures and videos it contains. You can touch a picture and then touch > Slideshow to view them in the way of slide.

To share albums, pictures, or videos:

1. Touch and hold an item in the Album view to select an album or after you open an album to select a picture or a video.

2. Touch more items that you want to share.

3. Touch and select how you want to share the items.

To delete albums, pictures, or videos:

1. Touch and hold an item in the Albums view to select an album or after you open an album to select a picture or a video.

2. Touch more albums that you want to delete.

3. Touch >OK.

Working With Pictures

Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen. When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are available.

 Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.  Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your

pictures and videos in a row. Swipe left or right to scan through them all.

NOTE:

You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up in the filmstrip view. If you accidentally delete one, touch Undo to retrieve it.

 Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in.  Touch and select a method to share the picture.

 Touch to access more options. You can browse the album contents in a slideshow,set it as

the wallpaper or contact photo, rename, use other app to edit it (like Photo, Photo Editor), check its details, or print the picture

Apply various FILTER effects such as Bleach, Vintage to the picture. Apply various NOSTALGIA styles to the picture. Apply CIRCLE or LINEBLUR effects to the picture.

Set the ratio to the picture, or make a directional adjustment to the picture.

Apply and adjust effects such as CONTRAST,

SHARPNESS, EXPOSURE, VIGNETTE, and SHADOWS on the picture.

Apply and adjust effects such asCURVES, HUE, SATURATION, VIBRANCE.

Doodle on the picture by using the tools of Brush, Eraser, etc.

NOTE:

Some options may not be available for certain albums or pictures.

Retouching Your Pictures

You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery.

1. Touch while viewing a picture in full screen.

2. Touch Other edit>Photo Editor along the bottom of the screen to edit the picture.

3. To undo or redo the changes you’ve made to the picture, touch at the top right of the screen to check the history records. Touch the one you want to rollback.

4. Touch to save the picture.

Playing Videos

1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a video.

2. Touch at the centre and select one app you want play with. Touch the video to view the playback controls.

Music

Touch the Home key> >Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and so on.

Copying Music Files to Your Phone

Before using Music, you need to copy or download audio files to your phone.

Copy From a Computer

1. Connect your phone and the computer with a USB cable.

2. Open the notification panel and touch .

3. Touch Media device (MTP). See Connecting to Your Computer via USB.

4. Copy the music files from the PC and paste them to the phone storage or the microSDXC card.

Download From the Internet

You can download music files when browsing web pages.

Receive via Bluetooth

You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth. See Receive Data via Bluetooth.

Viewing Your Music Library

Touch the Home key> >Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files are cataloged, according to the information stored in the files.

 Touch All Songs to view all music files on your phone.  Touch Artists/Albums to browse music files on your phone organized by the artist or album

name.

 Touch Folders to find music files through the folders they are stored in.

 Touch Favorites to browse music files you have marked as favorites.  Touch Playlists to view all music playlists you have created.

NOTE:

If an audio file is being played, its name and player controlsare displayed at the bottom of the screen. Touch the area to open the playback screen.

Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone

The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special ringtones (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact).

1. Touch the Home key> >Music to see the music library.

NOTE:

If you are in the playback screen, touch at top of the screen to return to the music library.

2. Touch next to a song.

3. Touch Set as ringtone.

NOTE:

If the song is being played and you’re in the playback screen, you can touch > Set as ringtone.

Playing Music

Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.

Number

Function

Return to the music library.

Album artwork. Swipe left or right to change the song.

Check the track information.

Progress bar: Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the track.

Turn on or off shuffle.

Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the track.

Toggle repeat mode: sequential (no repeat), repeat the current track, or repeat the current playlist.

Add the track to the Favourites playlist.

Turn on or off Dolby audio effect to promote the sound quality.

Touch to check the current playlist.

Access additional options. You can set the timer for playing the songs, or hidden the audio files less than 60 s, etc.

Managing Playlists

Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.

To create a new playlist:

1. Touch Playlists.

2. Touch to create a new playlist. Type playlist name and touch SAVE.

3. Check the songs that you want to add to the playlist. And touch at the bottom of the

screen.

To remove a song from a playlist:

1. Touch a playlist to view its content.

2. Touch the beside a song in a playlist, and touch Remove to remove the song from the playlist.

FM Radio

With the FM radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save them on your phone. Note that the quality of the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio station in your area. The wired headset works as an antenna, so always connect the headset when using the radio. When you receive an incoming call while listening to the radio, the radio will be turned off.

Scanning and Saving Channels

1. Plug in a wired headset and touch the Home key> >FM Radio. Slide the switch next to the FM Radio on.

2. Touch >Scan to search for all available channels and saves them to the channel list when you use the FM Radio app at the first time.

3. Touch OK.

NOTE:

Touch > All channels> to scan again and refresh the channel list. All previously saved channels will be removed if you scan again.

Listening to FM Radio

1. Plug in a wired headset and touch the Home key> >FM Radio.

2. Touch > All channels and select a channel. Touch .

3. In FM Radio screen, you can also touch or to switch to other channels, or touch

or to adjust the channel frequency.

NOTE:

Touch to listen to the radio programs through the phone speaker.

NOTE:

In FM Radio screen, you can touch★ to add your favorites channel.

Sound Recorder

Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like.

Recording a voice memo

1. Touch the Home key> >Sound Recorder.

2. Touch HQ button turn on or off high quality recording.

3. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can touch / to pause or continue the recording.

4. Touch to stop recording. The memo is automatically saved.

Viewing all the recordings

Touch to view all the recordings.

Deleting a voice memo

1. Touch .

2. Touch beside the recording you want to delete, and touch Delete.

3. Touch OK to confirm the deletion.

Playing a voice memo

1. Touch .

2. Touch the recording that you want to play.

NOTE:

Touch next to a memo to delete, share, rename, add a tag, trim it, check its file information, or set it as ringtone for phone or notification.

More Apps

Calculator

Touch the Home key> >Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations.

NOTE:

Slide left while holding the phone upright, or hold the phone on its side, to access advanced buttons.

Clock

Touch the Home key> >Clock. The Clock app allows you to check local time in placesaround the world, set alarms, and use timers.

Set a New Alarm

1. Touch the tab in the Clock app.

2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch at the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm.

3. Set the time and edit label, repeat, alarm sound etc. Touch SAVE.

NOTES:

 To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just switch it on or off .  If necessary, touch to set more alarm options in the Alarms section.

Check World Time

Touch , and touch at the bottom to add cities.

Use the Stopwatch and Countdown

Touch the or tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch or the countdown timer. Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown allows you to set a time and count

down to zero.

File Manager

Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone storage, the microSD card and the connected USB device.

Touch the Home key> >File Manager.

 Touch CATEGORY at the top to find the file stored by different type.  Touch LOCAL at the top and select Phone or SD Card to browse folders and files.  Touch a file to select the method to open with.

Google Apps

Open the Google apps to use Google services.

NOTE:

Some contents or Google services may not be available in your region.

 Google: Use Google search or get information when you need it with Google Now.  Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and get your bookmarks, browsing

history, and more synced with your Google account.

 Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts.  Maps: Find your place and find your way in the world.  YouTube: Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload your own and share with the

world.

 Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in to your Google account. You can

access them on your computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or collaborate with others.

 Play Music: Play music on the phone and on your Google account.  Play Movies: Play movies on the phone and on your Google account.  Photos: Manage photos on the phone and your Google account.

Settings

Touch the Home key> >Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone.

Wireless and Networks

Wi-Fi

Touch the Home key> > Settings> Wi-Fi. Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi®.

When Wi-Fi is on, touch > Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct in the Wi-Fi menu to share data between two devices via Wi-Fi directly. See Using Wi-Fi Direct®.

Wi-Fi Calling

Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi Calling. Choose your connection preferences when you use Wi-Fi call. SeeMaking a VoWi-Fi Call.

Bluetooth

Touch the Home key> > Settings> Bluetooth. Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections. See Connecting to Bluetooth®

Devices.

Mobile Networks

Touch the Home key> >Settings> Mobile networks to control mobile data use, set network type, select mobile network and set access point names, etc. See Connecting to Mobile

Networks.

Data Usage

Touch theHome key> >Settings > Data usage to manage mobile data use. Touch the Data save or Cellular data switches to turn on or off mobile data or mobile data limit.

You can check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, set mobile data limit and warning, see what apps have been using mobile data, or restrict background data for individual apps.

NOTE:

The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ. Touch >Cellular networks to set mobile network features.

Airplane Mode

Touch the Home key> >Settings> More and slide the switch beside Airplane mode to turn

the mode on or off.All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when the mode

is on.

VPN

Touch the Home key> >Settings> More > VPN to set up and connect to virtual private networks. See Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.

Tethering & Mobile HotSpot

Touch the Home key> >Settings> More > Tethering & Mobile HotSpot to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. See Sharing Your

Mobile Data Connection.

Network settings reset

Touch to reset all the network settings, include Wi-Fi, Cellular data, Bluetooth.

Device

Display

Touch the Home key> >Settings > Display to configure the following options.

 Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display.  Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen brightness.  Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation for the home screen and lock screen.

 Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically.  Press power button twice for camera: Turn this function on open camera without unlocking

your screen.

 Screen saver: Turn Screen saver on , photos or animations will be displayed as a

screensaver when phone is docked or sleeping.

 Ambient display: Turn this function enable your screen awake when your receive

notifications.

 Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.  Display size: Enlarge or reduce the item size on your screen.  When device is rotated: Define whether the screen contents should rotate when the phone

is rotated.

 Cast: Enable wireless display feature  Pulse notification light: Turn on or off pulse notification light.  Navigation key light duration: Set the light duration for navigation key.

Notifications

Touch the Home key> >Settings >Notifications. You can control notification display, and check the apps that have requested notification access or Do not disturb access.

Sound

Touch the Home key> >Settings > Sound. You can adjust different types of volume (seeAdjusting Volume), set Do not disturb options (see Switching to Slient Mode), set up ringtone and notification mode (see Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound), select system sounds (see Turning On/Off System Sounds),

Apps

Touch the Home key> >Settings > Apps to see apps installed on your phone and manage them.

Touch > Show system/Hide system to show/hide system apps in the list. Touch > Reset app preferences to reset all preferences, and you will not lost any app data. Touch to configure apps.

In the app list, touch an app to see its information. The following options may be available:

 FORCE STOP: Stop the app.  DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app.  Storage: Check its storage information, move it between the internal storage and the

microSD card when the microSD card is used as internal storage, clear its data or cache.

 Data usage: Check how much data has been used by the app during the time cycle you set

and restrict background data for the app. And you can set mobile data limit during the time cycle.

 Permissions: Check or change the app permissions.  Notifications: Manage the app notifications in the notification panel and the lock screen. You

can set the priority, sensitivity, and more.

 Open by default: Check how to open the supported links in the specific app, and set whether

to open the links in the app, and clear the app’s defaults.

 Battery: Check the battery use details of the app since last full charge.  Memory: Check how much memory has been used by the app.

NOTES:

Not all options are available for the apps.

Storage

Touch the Home key> >Settings >Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone storage and the microSD card.

You can choose the default location for new data, such as files downloaded, photos captured, and voice recorded. Touch Save location and select Phone or SD card to store items in the internal storage or the installed microSD card.

Touch Phone/SD card to get a detailed breakdown of space usage by type. For more information, see Using the microSD card as portable or internal storage.

Battery

Touch the Home key> >Settings >Battery to view the battery level, check what has been using the battery since last full charge, enable battery saving mode and optimise battery use.

Touch Battery saver to manage battery saving mode in order to improve battery life. Touch Turn on automatically > Never/at 5% battery/at 15% battery to turn off Battery saver automatic function, or set a battery level at which Battery saver can turn on automatically.

Touch > Battery optimisation. Battery optimisation helps prolong battery standby time when you're not using the phone. If there are apps that you don't want battery optimisation enabled, you can turn the feature off in those apps. Just touch All apps on the top of the app list. Touch the app name and then touch Don’t optimise > DONE. Touch Not optimised to view the apps that don’t have been battery optimised.

Touch > Reset app preferences > RESET APPS. This will reset all preferences for apps.

Memory

Touch the Home key> >Settings > Memory to monitor the average memory and performance of your phone in a specific duration. You can also check which apps use the most memory.

Call settings

For more information, see Adjusting Your Call Settings.

Connect to PC

Touch the Home key > >Settings>Connect to PC to select the function your want realization when your phone connect to PC. See Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

Personal

Location

Activate location services to determine your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on your phone.

1. Touch the Home key> > Settings > Location.

2. Slide the switch at the top to turn location services on or off.

3. When location is enabled, touch Mode to select location sources you want to use.

 High accuracy: Get accurate location using both GPS and Wi-Fi as well as mobile

networks.

 Battery saving: Use only Wi-Fi and mobile networks to get your approximate location.

This will drain less power from your battery than using GPS.

 Device only: Use GPS to determine your location.

Security

Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security.  Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with Long press, Pattern, PIN, or

Password. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.

 Fingerprint: For fingerprint usage, see Fingerprints.  Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to trusted devices, in trusted places,

or unlocked by trusted faces.

 NOTE:

 You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use the Smart Lock feature.  Encrypt phone: Encrypt your data on the phone to protect your privacy.  Set up SIM card lock: Require PIN to use phone.  Make passwords visible: Display passwords as you enter them.

 Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you have authorized to be device

administrators.

 Unknown sources: Check this option to permit installation of apps from sources other than

the Play Store.

 Storage type: Check the credential storage type.  Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates.  User credentials: View and modify stored credentials.

 Install from SD card: Install certificates from SD card.

 Clear credentials: Remove all certificates.  Trust agents: View or deactivate trust agents.  Screen pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view, so that others cannot switch to other

apps and access your personal information. Touch this option to see how it works. See

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning.

 Apps with usage access: Turn on or off some apps’ access to your phone usage

information.

Accounts

Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts. Manage your accounts and synchronization. Touch Add account to sign in to or create accounts

on your phone. Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have added and adjust the accounts

settings.

Google

Touch the Home key > >Settings>Google to easily manage settings for Google apps and features. You can set the options for Google account and services.

Languages& Input

 Languages: Select a language and region for your system.  Spell checker: Use Google Spell Checker to check for spelling errors when entering text.  Personal dictionary: Add new words to the phone’s dictionary or remove words from the

dictionary. The words you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion.

 Virtual keyboard & Physical keyboard: Configure text input settings. See Input Method

Settings.

 Text-to-speech output: Touch to set the speech feature.  Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should scroll when you connect the phone

to a trackpad or mouse accessory.

Navigation Key

Touch the Home key> >Settings > Navigation key. You can exchange the positions of the Recent apps key and the Back key.

Backup & Reset

Touch the Home key > > > Backup & reset.

 Back up my data: Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers

after you sign in to your Google account.

 Backup account: Set the Google account that the data is backed up to.  Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an

app.

 Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default settings. All your personal data from

the phone’s internal storage will be erased.

System

Date & time

Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are displayed. You can also use network-provided data. See Setting the Date and Time

Accessibility

Configure accessibility plug-ins on your phone. You can turn on or off captions, turn on or off the feature of speaking passwords, etc.

Printing

You can manage Google Cloud Print service or other printer plug-ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer.

Software Update

You can tell current system version and up data you system by touch  check for update.

About Phone

View phone status, legal information and other information. You can also upgrade your phone system.

ZTE Blade Z Max User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual