ZTE Imperial Max User Guide
User Manual
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Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time : January 15, 2016
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Contents
Getting Started ...................................................................... 15
Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 15
Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 17
Installing the nano-SIM card /microSDXC Card ................ 18
Charging the Battery ........................................................ 20
Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 22
Powering On/Off .............................................................. 22
Setting Up for the First Time ............................................. 22
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 23
Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 24
Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 28
Personalizing ........................................................................ 31
Changing the System Language ...................................... 31
Setting the Date and Time ................................................ 31
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 32
Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................ 32
Adjusting Volume ............................................................. 32
Switching to Silent Mode .................................................. 33
Applying New Wallpapers ................................................. 34
Changing Screen Brightness ............................................ 34
Setting the Theme ............................................................ 35
Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ....................... 35
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 35
Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................ 36
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Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 38
Turn On Screen Pinning ............................................ 38
Pin a Screen ............................................................. 38
Unpin the Screen ...................................................... 39
Knowing the Basics .............................................................. 40
Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 40
Managing Notifications ..................................................... 41
Notification Icons ...................................................... 41
Open/Close the Notification Panel ............................. 41
Respond to or Remove a Notification ........................ 42
Use Quick Settings ................................................... 43
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 44
Add Shortcuts and Widgets ....................................... 44
Move Shortcuts or Widgets ....................................... 45
Remove Shortcuts or Widgets ................................... 45
Adjust Widget Size .................................................... 45
Organizing Icons With a Folder ........................................ 45
Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts .................................. 46
Entering Text ................................................................... 46
Enable or Disable Input Methods .............................. 47
Change Input Methods .............................................. 47
Google Keyboard ...................................................... 48
Google Voice Typing ................................................. 50
Editing Text ...................................................................... 51
Opening and Switching Apps ........................................... 52
Open an App ............................................................ 52
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Switch Between Recently Opened Apps .................... 52
Uninstalling or Disabling an App ....................................... 52
Sharing your phone .......................................................... 53
Adding a New User ................................................... 53
Removing a User ...................................................... 54
Switching Between Different Users ............................ 54
Connecting to Networks and Devices .................................. 55
Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 55
Control Mobile Data Use ........................................... 55
Set Access Point Names ........................................... 55
Connecting to Wi-Fi® ........................................................ 56
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network ......... 56
Get Notified of Open Networks .................................. 56
Add a Wi-Fi Network ................................................. 57
Connect to a WPS Network ....................................... 57
Forget a Wi-Fi Network ............................................. 58
Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings ................................. 59
Using Wi-Fi Direct® .......................................................... 60
Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct ............... 60
Send Data via Wi-Fi Direct ........................................ 60
Receive Data via Wi-Fi Direct .................................... 61
Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices .................................... 61
Turn Bluetooth On/Off ............................................... 61
Change the Device Name ......................................... 62
Pair With Another Bluetooth Device ........................... 62
Forget (Unpair With) a Bluetooth Device .................... 63
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Send Data via Bluetooth ........................................... 63
Receive Data via Bluetooth ....................................... 63
Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 64
Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB ............ 64
Connect With Windows Media® Player ...................... 65
Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer.............. 65
Remove the microSDXC Card From Your Phone ...... 65
Erase the microSDXC Card ...................................... 66
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................ 66
Add a VPN ................................................................ 67
Connect to a VPN ..................................................... 67
Modify a VPN............................................................ 67
Phone Calls ........................................................................... 68
Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 68
Place a Call by Dialing .............................................. 68
End a Call ................................................................. 69
Answering or Rejecting Calls ........................................... 69
Answer a Call ........................................................... 69
Reject a Call ............................................................. 70
Working With the Call History ........................................... 70
Place a Call From the Call History ............................. 70
Add a Number From Call History as a Contact .......... 71
Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry ................ 71
Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 72
Checking Voicemail ......................................................... 72
Using Options During a Call ............................................. 73
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Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 74
Switch Between Current Calls ................................... 74
Set Up a Conference Call .......................................... 75
Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 75
Set Contact Display Options ...................................... 75
Set Sound and Vibration............................................ 76
Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers .................. 77
Set Voicemail ............................................................ 77
Set TTY Mode ........................................................... 78
Set Hearing Aids ....................................................... 79
Set Speed Dials ........................................................ 79
Set DTMF Tones ....................................................... 80
Call Ended Operation Tips ......................................... 80
Answer Calls Automatically ....................................... 80
Forward Incoming Calls ............................................. 81
Voice Privacy ............................................................ 81
Plus Code Dialing Setting .......................................... 81
Contacts ................................................................................ 83
Checking Contact Details ................................................. 83
Adding a New Contact ...................................................... 83
Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 84
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 84
Import Contacts From the microSDXC Card or Phone
Storage ..................................................................... 85
Export Contacts to the microSDXC Card or Phone
Storage ..................................................................... 85
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Share Contacts ......................................................... 86
Working With Favorite Contacts ....................................... 86
Add a Contact to Favorites ........................................ 86
Remove a Contact From Favorites ............................ 86
Working With Groups ....................................................... 87
View Your Contact Groups ........................................ 87
Set Up a New Group ................................................. 87
Delete a Group ......................................................... 88
Edit a Group ............................................................. 88
Searching for a Contact ................................................... 88
Editing Contacts............................................................... 89
Edit Contact Details .................................................. 89
Set a Ringtone for a Contact ..................................... 89
Delete Contacts ........................................................ 89
Join Contacts ............................................................ 90
Separate Contact Information ................................... 90
Web Accounts ....................................................................... 91
Adding or Removing Accounts ......................................... 91
Add an Account ........................................................ 91
Remove an Account .................................................. 91
Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 92
Configure Auto Sync Setting ..................................... 92
Sync Manually .......................................................... 93
Change an Account’s Sync Settings .......................... 93
Email ..................................................................................... 94
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Setting Up the First Email Account ................................... 94
Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 94
Responding to an Email ................................................... 95
Reply to or Forward an Email .................................... 95
Mark an Email as Unread .......................................... 95
Delete an Email ......................................................... 96
Writing and Sending an Email .......................................... 96
Adding and Editing Email Accounts .................................. 97
Add an Email Account ............................................... 97
Edit an Email Account ............................................... 97
Changing General Email Settings ..................................... 98
Messaging ............................................................................. 99
Opening the Messaging Screen ....................................... 99
Sending a Message ......................................................... 99
Replying to a Message ................................................... 100
Deleting Messages......................................................... 101
Changing Message Settings ........................................... 101
Calendar .............................................................................. 102
Viewing Your Calendars and Events ............................... 102
Select Visible Calendars .......................................... 102
Change Calendar Views .......................................... 102
View Event Details .................................................. 103
Creating an Event .......................................................... 103
Editing or Deleting an Event ........................................... 104
Changing Calendar Settings ........................................... 104
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Camera ................................................................................ 105
Capturing a Photo .......................................................... 105
Recording a Video ......................................................... 108
Using Other Camera Modes .......................................... 109
Using Manual Camera Mode ......................................... 110
Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ....................... 111
Gallery ................................................................................. 113
Opening Gallery ............................................................. 113
Working With Albums ..................................................... 113
Working With Pictures .................................................... 114
Retouching Your Pictures ............................................... 116
Making a GIF Picture or a Collage ................................. 117
Playing Videos ............................................................... 118
Music ................................................................................... 119
Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................ 119
Copy From a Computer .......................................... 119
Download From the Internet .................................... 119
Receive via Bluetooth ............................................. 119
Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 120
Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone .......................... 120
Playing Music ................................................................ 121
Managing Playlists ......................................................... 123
FM Radio ............................................................................. 124
Scanning and Saving Channels ..................................... 124
Listening to FM Radio .................................................... 125
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More Apps ........................................................................... 126
Calculator ...................................................................... 126
Clock ............................................................................. 126
Set a New Alarm ..................................................... 126
Check World Time ................................................... 127
Use the Stopwatch and Countdown ......................... 127
Downloads ..................................................................... 127
File Manager .................................................................. 128
Mi-Moment ..................................................................... 128
Sound Recorder ............................................................. 129
Record a Voice Memo ............................................. 129
Play a Voice Memo ................................................. 129
Task Manager ................................................................ 130
Voice Dialer.................................................................... 130
Google Apps .................................................................. 131
Settings ............................................................................... 133
General Settings ............................................................ 133
Airplane Mode ......................................................... 133
Wi-Fi ....................................................................... 133
Bluetooth ................................................................ 133
Mobile Networks ..................................................... 134
Mobile hotspot ......................................................... 134
Sound & Notifications .............................................. 134
Display .................................................................... 134
Date and Time ......................................................... 136
Language and Input ................................................ 136
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Wireless and Networks .................................................. 137
Data Usage ............................................................ 137
VPN ........................................................................ 137
Default SMS App .................................................... 138
USB tethering ......................................................... 138
Bluetooth tethering .................................................. 138
Device ........................................................................... 138
Storage ................................................................... 138
Power Manager ...................................................... 139
Apps ....................................................................... 140
Users ...................................................................... 140
Connect to PC ........................................................ 140
Call Settings ........................................................... 141
Personal ........................................................................ 141
Navigation Key ....................................................... 141
Location .................................................................. 141
Security .................................................................. 142
Backup and Reset .................................................. 143
Accounts ....................................................................... 144
System .......................................................................... 144
Accessibility ............................................................ 144
Printing ................................................................... 144
About Phone ........................................................... 144
Troubleshooting ................................................................. 145
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Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
Proximity &
light sensor
Front camera
nano-SIM/
microSDXC
card tray
Back key
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Earpiece
Home screen
Recent apps key
Home key
Headset jack
Dual-lens camera
Volume up key
Volume down key
Power key
Speaker
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Auxiliary microphone
Flash
Main microphone
Charging/USB Type-C
jack
Knowing the Keys
Key Function
Power key
Home key
Back key Touch to go to the previous screen.
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Press and hold to turn on or off airplane
mode, power off or restart the phone.
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Press to turn off or on the screen display.
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Touch to return to the home screen.
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Touch and hold to open Google Search.
Recent apps
key
Volume up key
Volume down
key
NOTE:
The positions of the Recent apps key and the Back key are
interchangeable through Settings > Navigation key.
WARNING!
Do not open the back cover. It may cause unexpected damage to
your phone.
Touch to see recently used applications.
Press or hold the key to turn up the volume for
media, alarm, ringtone, or notification.
Press or hold the key to turn down the volume
for media, alarm, ringtone, or notification.
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Installing the nano-SIM card
/microSDXC Card
Notice on the 4G LTE SIM card:
This phone requires a 4G LTE nano-SIM card to connect to the
4G LTE network. Prior to turning on the phone please insert the
4G LTE nano-SIM card as instructed below. This 4G LTE
nano-SIM card will only work with this phone. Once the card has
been inserted, do not remove it!
If your 4G LTE nano-SIM card is ever separated from the phone
or damaged, your phone will not fully function. 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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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
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customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after
prolonged charging.
Extending the Battery Life
Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can
follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:
1. Reduce the screen backlight time.
2. Lower the screen brightness.
3. Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync off when not in use.
4. 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.
Powering On/Off
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Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
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To turn it off, press and hold the Power key to open the
options menu. Then touch Power off > OK.
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
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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, etc.
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.
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2. Touch and hold any blank area of the screen.
- or -
On the blank area of the screen, touch and hold at the
bottom right of the screen to open the Camera app.
- or -
Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related
app.
NOTE:
If you have set an unlock pattern, a PIN or a password for your
phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), swipe up
on the screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN or 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.
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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.
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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.
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Swipe or Slide
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To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically
or horizontally across the screen.
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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.
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Pinch
In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome, 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).
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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 and check Auto-rotate screen.
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You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding
down the status bar and touch Auto Rotate.
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
Primary shortcuts
Widget
Folder
Home
screen
Shortcut
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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 their order.
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.
To delete a home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide
left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch on the top right corner of a thumbnail.
3. Touch OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.
NOTE:
When there are only three home screen panels, you cannot
delete any of them.
To adjust the order of a home screen panel:
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1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide
left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the
place you need.
NOTE:
Touch at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as
the main home screen.
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