ZTE Imperial Max Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

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Version No. : R1.0

Edition Time : January 15, 2016

Manual No. : 079584507738

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Contents

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

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC

Card ................................................................... 9

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

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

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

Running Applications ....................................... 13

Getting to Know the Home Screen................... 14

Adding Shortcuts or Widgets ...................................... 15

Moving Shortcuts or Widgets ...................................... 15

Removing Shortcuts or Widgets ................................. 15

Applying New Wallpapers ........................................... 15

Checking the Phone Status .............................. 16

Managing Notifications ..................................... 17

Adjusting Volumes ........................................... 18

Setting a Screen Lock ...................................... 18

Making a Call ................................................... 19

Adding Contacts ............................................... 19

Creating a New Contact .............................................. 19

Importing Contacts in Batches .................................... 20

Sending a Message ......................................... 20

Setting Up Email Accounts ............................... 21

Setting Up Gmail™ ....................................................... 21

Setting Up Email .......................................................... 23

Setting Up an Exchange ActiveSync Account ........... 24

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi® Network ....................... 25

Connecting With a Bluetooth Headset .............. 25

Installing Apps From the Google Play Store ..... 26

Capturing a Photo ............................................. 27

Recording a Video ............................................ 29

Playing Music ................................................... 30

Connecting to PC ............................................. 31

Browsing the Internet ........................................ 32

Opening a Web Page .................................................. 32

Customizing the Browsers........................................... 33

Extending Battery Life ...................................... 33

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Getting to Know Your Phone

Proximity &
light sensor

Front camera

nano-SIM/

microSDXC

card tray

Back key

Earpiece

Home screen

Recent apps key

Home key

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Headset jack

Dual-lens
camera

Volume ke y

Power key

Auxiliary

microphone

Flash

Main
microphone

Charging/USB

Type-C jack

Speaker

WARNING!

This device comes with integrated battery. Do not
open the back cover. It may cause unexpected
damage to your phone.

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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 key

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

NOTE:

The positions of the Recent apps key and the

Back key are interchangeable through
Settings > Navigation key.

Installing the nano-SIM Card
and microSDXC Card

The nano-SIM card, and the microSDXC card can
be installed or removed while the phone is turned
on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card
before removing it.

If you experience any issues with your phone,
contact customer service at 1-888-944-9400 or visit
your nearest U.S. Cellular® retail location.

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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 into the hole
on the card tray.

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

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Charging the Battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power
for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a
few calls. You should fully charge the battery as
soon as possible.

WARNIN G!

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.

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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. me

Setting Up for the First Time

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

1. Touch the language field to select the
language.

2. Touch .

3. Follow the prompts to Select Wi-Fi, type your
Name, set screen lock to protect your phone,
and check Google services.

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Running Applications

1. Touch the Home key if the current screen

is not the home screen.

2. Touch to check the applications.

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3. To run an application on your phone, slide left
or right on the screen to find the application
you needed, and then touch the application
icon.

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.

NOTE:

Your home screen extends beyond the initial
screen, providing more space for shortcuts,
widgets, and folders. Simply swipe left or right to
see the extended home screens.

Status bar

Widget

Folder

Primary shortcuts

Home
screen

Shortcut

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Adding Shortcuts or 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 left or right 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. If
necessary, drag the shortcut to the left or right
to select other home screen panels.

Moving Shortcuts or Widgets

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

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Removing Shortcuts or Widgets

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

2. Drag it to (Delete) to remove it.

NOTE:

When there are more than three home screen
panels, empty panels are automatically deleted.

Applying New Wallpapers

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

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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 a wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or
LIVE WALL PAPER to choose the image or
animation you want to use as the wallpaper.
Some cropping may be needed for picture
and photo images.

NOTE:

In addition, you can touch the Home key > >
Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image

from Gallery, Photos or Wallpapers, or an
animation from Live Wallpapers.

Checking the Phone Status

The status bar at the top of the screen displays
phone and service status with various icons on
the right side. Below are some of the icons and
their meanings.

3G connected No signal

4G LTE
connected

Silent mode Airplane mode

Vibration mode Bluetooth on

Priority mode

Battery low Wi-Fi in use

Signal strength

Connected to a

®

Wi-Fi

network

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Battery full Speaker on

Battery

/

charging

Alarm set GPS on

Phone
microphone off

Managing Notifications

The status bar at the top of the screen provides
notification alerts with different icons on the left
side. Below are some of the icons and their
meanings.

The notifications depend on the apps installed
and you can touch and drag the status bar down
to see more information.

New SMS

New MMS

New message(s)
from the Email
app

New message(s)

/

from the Gmail
app

Missed call

Call in progress

Upcoming event

New Wi-Fi
network detected

Downloading data

Sending data

Updates available

USB connected

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/

Song playing

Wired headset
connected

Adjusting Volumes

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings >
Sound & notifications.

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm
volume, Ring volume, and Notification
volume to adjust the volume for each type of

audio.

NOTE:

You can adjust the volume levels any time by
pressing the Volume up key or Vo lum e do w n
key. Then touch and drag a volume slider.

Setting a Screen Lock

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

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings >

Security > Screen lock.

2. Touch None, Long press, Pattern, PIN or

Password.

f Touch None to disable the screen lock

feature.

f Touch Long press to enable unlock with a

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‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock
the screen by touching and holding on the
blank area of the screen.

f Touch Pattern to create a pattern that you

must draw to unlock the screen.

f Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric

PIN or a password you must enter to
unlock your screen.

Making a Call

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch and enter the phone number or

the contact name with the dialpad. The phone
will display matching information from your
contact list.

3. Touch the matching contact to call the contact

or touch to call the number.

Adding Contacts

Creating a New Contact

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

2. Touch to add a new contact.

3. If you have multiple accounts associated with
your phone, touch the field above Name and
select an account.

4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers,

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email addresses, and other information.

5. Touch to save the contact.

Importing Contacts in Batches

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from
storage.

3. Select an account in which to save the
contacts.

4. If prompted, choose to import one, multiple, or
all vCard files.

5. If prompted, touch OK.

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 or > Send.

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Add MMS
attachments

Select recipients from
contacts, call logs or
contact groups

Enter recipient
numbers

Enter message
text

Setting Up Email Accounts

Setting Up Gmail™

You can use the Gmail app to add your Gmail
accounts and other personal email accounts like
Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL Mail.

1. Touch the Home key > > Gmail.

NOTE:

If another Gmail account is already set up,

touch the Home key > > > Accounts

and select Google, Personal (IMAP), or

Personal (POP3).

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2. Touch Learn more to read or skip the
instructions for the first time use, and then
touch Add an email address.

3. Select Google or Personal (IMAP/POP) and
touch OK.

4. For Gmail account, touch Enter your email to
sign in to your existing Google Account, or
touch Or create a new account to create one;
for other email accounts, enter the email
address and password.

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to set up
the account.

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Setting Up Email

You can use the Email app to add email accounts
including Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail,
Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.

1. Touch the Home key > > Email.

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

NOTE:

If another email account is already set up,
touch the Home key > > Settings >

Accounts and select Email or Corporate.

3. Touch Next and follow the onscreen
instructions.

NOTE:

Contact your IT administrator to help set up your
corporate Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync®
account.

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Setting Up an Exchange ActiveSync
Account

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

2. Enter the email address and password.

3. Touch Next.

4. If necessary, edit Domain\Username,
Password, and Server information. Then
touch Next.

5. Configure the settings on the screen, such as
Days to sync email, and then touch Next.

6. Identify your new account with a unique name
and then touch Next.

Contact your server administrator for more help.

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi®
Network

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

2. Touch the Wi-Fi switch if Wi-Fi is off. Your

phone automatically searches for Wi-Fi
networks in range and displays their names
and security settings. It also connects to
previously linked networks when they are in
range.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

4. If the network is secured, enter a password or
other credentials (ask your network
administrator for details) and touch

CONNECT.

Connecting With a Bluetooth
Headset

1. Turn on the Bluetooth headset and switch it to
pairing mode. Refer to the headset’s user
guide for more information.

2. Touch the Home key > > >

Bluetooth.

3. Touch the Bluetooth switch if it is off. When

Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the

status bar.

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NOTE:

Your phone automatically scans for and
displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth

devices in range. You could touch >
Refresh if you want to scan again.

4. Touch the ID of the headset, or any other
device you want to pair with your phone. Enter
a passcode if prompted.

5. If necessary, touch the ID of the paired
headset to connect with it.

NOTE:

Touch the ID again and then touch OK to end the

connection.

Installing Apps From the
Google Play Store

Before you begin, make sure that you have
signed in to your Google Account.

NOTE:

The content you can access in the Play Store
depends on your region and your service
provider.

1. Touch the Home key > > Play Store.

The first time you launch Play Store, accept
the Google Play Terms of Service.

2. Find the apps you need either by category or
by touching .

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3. Touch the app to see detailed description.

4. Touch INSTALL (free apps) or the price (paid

apps). If the app is not free, you need to sign
in to your Google Wallet™ account and select
a payment method.

CAUTION:

Once installed, some apps can access many
functions or a significant amount of your
personal data. The Play Store will show you
what the app can access. Touch ACCEP T to
proceed.

5. Wait for the app to be downloaded and installed
automatically. Payment needs to be authorized
before paid apps start downloading.

The app is successfully installed when the
icon appears in the status bar. You can find the

new app after touching the Home key > .

Capturing a Photo

1. Touch the Home key > > .

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

NOTE:

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

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High-Dynamic Range mode

Camera/video settings

Flash mode

Front/back camera

Time delay

Auto camera mode

Bokeh camera mode
to adjust aperture

View photos and videos

Special effect

Take a panorama
picture, a
multi-exposure
picture, or
manually adjust
the settings

Record a video

Camera shutter

WARNIN G!

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.

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NOTE:

In Auto camera 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 . The Volume up key or

Volume down key can also be used to take a

photo when the Camera app is launched.

NOTE:

When you use the front camera, you can also

touch or to adjust beauty face or smile

detection setting.

Recording a Video

1. Touch the Home key > > .

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.

3. Touch to start recording and touch to
stop.

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NOTE:

While the recording is in progress, you can touch

to save the frame as a separate photo.

Playing Music

1. Touch the Home key > > .

2. Touch All Songs and find the song you want

to play.

-or-

Touch an icon to view your music library
organized by All Songs, Artists, Playlists,
Albums, Folders, or Favorites that you have
added as favorites.

You can also slide up and down to browse the
songs under the RECENT PLAY bar.

3. Touch the song to play it. Touch the bar at the
bottom to open the playback screen.

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Return to the
music library

Album artwork

Track
information

Progress bar

Toggle repeat

Playback control

NOTE:

Swipe left or right in the Album artwork and lyrics
area to see the whole lyrics or the current playlist.

Connecting to PC

You can connect your phone to a computer with a
USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other
files in either direction. Your phone stores these
files in the phone storage or on a removable
microSDXC card.

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

Access
additional
options

Track name,
artist, and
album
information

Share the
track

Add to the
Favorites

Shuffle

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2. Open the notification panel and touch .

3. Choose one of the following options:

f Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.

f Install driver: Install the driver needed for

connecting your phone to your PC.

f Media device (MTP): Transfer media files

on Windows® or Mac®.

NOTE:

For Windows XP, please install the
drivers and Media Player 11 (or later
version) when you use Media device
(MTP) for the first time.

f Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using

camera software.

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

NOTE:

To make your phone connect to the computer
automatically using the selected connection type,
check Don’t ask me again.

Browsing the Internet

Opening a Web Page

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

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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

> 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.

Extending Battery Life

There are several things you can do to make your
battery last longer.

• Turn on Wi-Fi

auto-sync only when you need to.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Use Bluetooth tethering or USB tethering

(when you have a cable) instead of mobile

®

, Bluetooth, GPS, mobile data,

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hotspot to share your phone’s data service.

• Touch the Home key > > Task Manager

and close the apps you do not need but still
run in the background.

• Touch the Home key > > Settings >

Sound & notifications > Other sounds and

uncheck Vibrate on touch.

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