ZTE Midnight User Manual

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MANUAL

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Edition Time: August 2013 Manual No.: Z081704100219

Table of Contents

Getting Started ................................................ 3

Starting Up .......................................................... 3

Switching Your Phone On/Off ................................ 4

Getting Around Your Phone .................................. 5

Getting to Know Your Phone ................................ 6

Phone Calls ..................................................... 12

Making Calls ...................................................... 12

Receiving Calls ................................................... 12

Adjusting Your Call Settings ................................ 13

Contacts .......................................................... 14

Importing and Exporting Contacts....................... 14

Sharing Contacts Information ............................. 14

Creating a Contact ............................................. 14

Adding a Contact to Favorites ............................. 15

Searching for a Contact ...................................... 15

Creating a New Group ....................................... 15

Entering Text ...................................................16

Android™ Keyboard ........................................... 16

XT9 Text Input .................................................... 16

Touch Input Settings ........................................... 17

Messaging ....................................................... 18

Message Box ...................................................... 18

Sending a Message ............................................ 18

Message Settings ............................................... 18

Email ................................................................ 20

Creating an Email Account.................................. 20

Receiving Emails ................................................ 20

Composing and Sending an Email ....................... 20

Replying to or Forwarding an Email..................... 21

Deleting an Email Account .................................. 21

Email Settings .................................................... 21

Getting Connected to the Internet .............. 22

Adding a New GPRS/EDGE/3G Connection ......... 22

Turning On Wi-Fi® .............................................. 22

Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ........................... 22

Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status ..................... 22

Adding WPS Network ......................................... 23

Browsing the Internet ................................... 24

Browsing Options ............................................... 24

Using Bookmarks ............................................... 24

Browser Settings ................................................ 24

Bluetooth® ...................................................... 25

Turning Bluetooth On/Off ................................... 25

Making Your Phone Visible.................................. 25

Changing the Device Name ................................ 25

Pairing With a Bluetooth Device .......................... 25

Connecting to a Bluetooth Device ....................... 26

Disconnecting a Bluetooth Device ....................... 26

Unpairing From a Bluetooth Device ..................... 26

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Making the Most of Multimedia .................. 27

Taking Pictures With Your Camera ....................... 27

Adjusting Camera Settings.................................. 27

Shooting Video With Your Camcorder .................. 27

Adjusting Camcorder Settings ............................. 27

Music Player ....................................................... 27

Google Play Music .............................................. 28

Playing Your Videos ............................................ 30

Opening Your Gallery .......................................... 30

Making Voice Memos ......................................... 31

Turning On/Off USB Mass Storage ............... 32

To Turn On USB Mass Storage .............................32

To Turn Off USB Mass Storage ............................32

Using Your Google™ Applications ................ 33

Gmail™ .............................................................. 33

Google Calendar™ ............................................. 33

Maps ................................................................ 33

Local ................................................................ 34

Navigation ......................................................... 34

Latitude ............................................................. 34

Google+™ ......................................................... 35

Google+ Hangouts ............................................. 36

Play Store ........................................................... 36

Settings ........................................................... 37

Setting Date and Time ........................................ 37

Display Settings .................................................. 37

Sound Settings ................................................... 37

Language Settings .............................................. 37

Mobile Network Services .................................... 38

Security Settings ................................................. 38

Managing Your Device Memory .......................... 40

Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings ........................ 40

Managing Applications ....................................... 41

Managing Other Settings .................................... 42

Other Applications ......................................... 43

Alarm ................................................................ 43

Calculator .......................................................... 43

Note Pad ............................................................ 43

SIM Toolkit ......................................................... 43

Stopwatch .......................................................... 43

Task Manager .................................................... 43

YouTube ............................................................. 43

For Your Safety ............................................... 44

General Safety .................................................... 44

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ............................... 45

FCC Compliance ................................................. 46

Using Your Phone With a Hearing Aid Device ....... 46

Turning on the HAC Setting ................................ 47

Distraction ......................................................... 47

Product Handling ............................................... 48

Electrical Safety .................................................. 50

Battery Handling and Saftey ............................... 51

Radio Frequency Interference .............................. 51

Explosive Environments ...................................... 52

Speciﬁcations ................................................. 53

Starting Up

Installing the SIM Card and Battery

Power off your phone and remove the battery before installing or removing the SIM card. And power off your phone before removing or replacing the battery.

1. Remove the back cover.

Installing the microSDHC™ Card

The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount the microSDHC card before removing it. (see Settings – Security Settings – Managing Your Device Memory).

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Hold the SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder.

2. Hold your microSDHC card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in.

3. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

4. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.

Getting Started

NOTE: Some applications may require a microSDHC

card to work normally or may store certain data on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDHC card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

3. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.

Charging the Battery

Although the battery comes partially charged, it is recommended you fully charge the battery before using your phone for the ﬁrst time.

If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. As you charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time you wake up your phone.

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 charger jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charger jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as

or , appear on the status bar.

3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.

Switching Your Phone On/O

• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key to switch on your phone.

• To switch it off, press and hold the Power/Lock Key to get the phone options. Tap Power off, and then tap OK.

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time

When you ﬁrst power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Settings – Security Settings – Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings), you need to perform some settings before using it.

1. Tap Change language to change the language you want to use, if needed.

2. Tap the Android robot on the screen.

3. Create a Google Account or Sign in to your account. You can also tap Skip to set up an account later.

Conﬁgure the Google location options and tap Next.

5. Conﬁgure the date and time options, and tap Next.

Switching to Sleep Mode

To save battery power, Sleep Mode suspends your phone to a low-power-consumption state while the display is off. Your phone also goes into Sleep Mode by itself when the display is automatically turned off after a certain period of time, which you can set in Settings > Display > Screen timeout.

Press the Power/Lock Key to switch to Sleep Mode.

Waking Up Your Phone

1. Press the Power/Lock Key to activate your screen display.

2. Tap and hold the icon to unlock the screen.

NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or

password for your phone (see chapter Settings – Security Settings), you’ll need to draw the pattern or

enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

Getting Around Your Phone

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

• Tap When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your ﬁnger.

• Tap and Hold

To open the available options for an item (for example, a message or link in a Web page), tap 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.

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Headset Jack

Earpiece

Volume Keys

Touch Screen

Menu Key

Microphone

Home Key Back Key

Power/Lock Key

LED Indicator

Charger/ USB Jack

Battery Cover

Search Key

Camera

Speaker

Key Functions

Key Description

Power/Lock Key Press and hold to turn on or off Silent or Airplane mode, or to power off.

Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode. Press to wake up your phone.

Home Key Press to return to the Home Screen from any application or screen.

Press and hold to see recently used applications.

Menu Key Press

Back Key Press to go to the previous screen.

Search Key Press to search information on the current screen or application.

Volume Keys Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

to get the options for the current screen.

Getting Started

Home Screen

You choose what is shown on your Home Screen. Set your own wallpaper, add the widgets or application shortcuts you need, or remove them as you like.

Status &

Notiﬁcations

Widgets

Wallpaper

Shortcuts

Dialer Browser

All apps

Extended Home Screen

The Home Screen extends beyond the screen width, giving you a lot more space to add more stuff. Simply slide your ﬁnger to the left or right, or tap the dots on the bottom corners of the screen, to see the extended Home Screen.

Choosing Your Wallpaper

1. Press the Home Key to return to the Home Screen.

2. Press the Menu Key and select Wallpaper.

3. Tap Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images.

4. Tap Save or Set wallpaper.

Adding Items to Your Home Screen

1. Press the Home Key to return to the Home Screen.

2. Slide left or right to ﬁnd a part of the Home Screen with free space.

3. Press the Menu Key and select Add. You can also tap and hold the blank area of the Home Screen to get the Add to Home screen menu.

4. Select a category such as shortcuts, widgets, or folders.

5. Choose the item you want to add to the Home Screen.

Removing Items From Your Home Screen

1. Press the Home Key to return to the Home Screen.

2. Tap and hold the item you want to delete until the icon appears on the screen.

3. Drag the item to and release your ﬁnger when the item turns red.

Status and Notiﬁcation Icons

Your phone will tell you exactly what’s going on by showing you simple icons. Here’s what they mean.

Indicators and Icons

Indicator What it means

GPRS connected

GPRS in use

EDGE connected

EDGE in use

3G connected

3G in use

Battery ﬂat

Indicator What it means

Battery very low

Battery partially drained

Battery full

Battery charging

Airplane mode

New SMS/MMS

New Email

New Gmail message

New instant message

Missed call

Call in progress

Call on hold

No signal

Signal strength

Phone speaker off

Getting StartedGetting Started

Indicator What it means

Vibrate mode

Phone microphone off

GPS on

microSDHC card unmounted

Alarm set

Wired headset

Indicator What it means

Downloading data

Sending data

USB connected

Syncing

TTY mode on

Using the Notiﬁcation Panel

Flick the status bar downwards from across the top of the screen to open the Notiﬁcation Panel, where you can see your calendar events, new messages, and current settings – such as call forwarding or call status. From here you can also open new messages, reminders, etc.

TIP: You can also open the Notiﬁcation Panel by

Speaker on

Upcoming event

Bluetooth on

New Wi-Fi network detected

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Song is playing

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pressing the Menu Key > Notiﬁcations from the Home Screen.

Settings Preview

To change or view your phone’s settings, press the Home Key > > Settings.

Or from the Home Screen press the Menu Key > Settings.

Wireless & networks

Call settings Set up ﬁxed dialing numbers, voicemail,

Conﬁgure and manage wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile networks, and Virtual Private Networks. You can also select Airplane mode from here.

speed dial, TTY mode, hearing aids, cell broadcast, call forwarding, call barring, call waiting and caller ID.

Sound Set sound settings, such as ringtones

Display Set display settings. Location &

security

Applications Manage your applications and

Accounts & sync

Privacy Conﬁgure privacy settings, such as

Storage Check available memory on the external

Language & keyboard

Voice input & output

Accessibility Choose accessibility options after you

Date & time Set the date, time, time zone, and date/

About phone

and notiﬁcations.

Create your screen unlock pattern, set the SIM card lock, or manage the phone’s credential storage. You can also select the sources to use when determining locations from My Location.

installation of new ones, view storage and battery use, and set options for application development.

Manage your accounts and conﬁgure synchronization settings.

backup and restoration, and personal data.

card and the internal phone storage. Set operating system language and text

input options. Set up voice recognition and text-to-

speech options.

have installed accessibility-related applications.

time format. View phone status, battery use, and

legal information, etc. You can also check for software updates.

Phone Calls

Making Calls

There are many ways to make a call with your phone. And they’re all easy to do.

Calling From the Dialer

1. Press the Home Key > > Dialer or tap on the Home Screen.

2. Enter the phone number with the on-screen keypad. Tap to delete wrong digits.

3. Tap .

TIP: To make international calls, tap and hold

to enter the “+”.

Calling From Your Contacts

1. Press the Home Key > > People.

2. Slide your ﬁnger to scroll the contacts list and tap the contact you want to call.

TIP: You can also search for a contact by tapping

on the bottom of the screen.

3. Tap .

Calling From Your Call History

1. Press the Home Key > > Call log.

2. Tap next to the number you want to call.

Calling From a Text Message

If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call, you can make the call while viewing the text message.

1. Press the Home Key > Messages.

2. Tap the conversation and then the message that contains the phone number you need.

3. Tap a number to call it.

Using Speed Dial

Tap and hold 1 ~ 9 key from the dialer 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. Press the Menu Key > Settings > Call settings > Speed dial from the Home Screen.

2. Tap a speed dial key.

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

4. Tap OK.

Receiving Calls

Answering a Call

Drag to the right to answer the call.

Rejecting a Call

Drag to the left to reject the call.

Muting a Call

During a call, you can mute your microphone so that the person you are speaking to cannot hear you, but you can still hear them.

Tap Mute to turn your microphone off. The mute icon will appear on the status bar. To turn your microphone back on, tap Mute again.

Putting a Call on Hold

During a call, you can put it on hold by tapping on the screen. The icon will appear on the status bar. Tap to unhold the call.

Turning the Speakerphone On/O

Tap Speaker during a call to turn the speakerphone on. This icon will appear in the status bar. Tap Speaker again to turn off the speakerphone.

Ending a Call

Tap to ﬁnish a call.

Adjusting Your Call Settings

From the Home Screen, you can open the call settings menu by pressing the Menu Key > Settings > Call settings.

Fixed Dialing Numbers

Voicemail service Select a voicemail service provider.

Voicemail settings

Speed dial Set speed dialing keys and numbers.

TTY mode Choose a TTY mode after connecting the TTY

Hearing aids Turn on or off hearing aid compatibility.

Cell broadcast Enable or disable receipt of the cell

Cell broadcast settings

Call forwarding Forward your incoming calls to a different

Additional settings

Restrict outgoing calls to a ﬁxed set of numbers. To do this you must know your SIM’s PIN2 code.

Specify a voicemail number.

device to the phone’s headset jack. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone.

When you turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a Telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call.

broadcast messages.

Set cell broadcast channel and language.

number. You can choose when to forward:

Always forward; Forward when busy; Forward when unanswered, or Forward when unreachable.

Caller ID Choose whether people you

Call waiting See new incoming calls

Call Barring Forbid certain types of calls.

call can see your number.

while you’re on another call.

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, press the Home Key > > People. From there, you can tap the tabs on the top to quickly switch to dialer, call log, favorite contacts, or contact groups.

Importing and Exporting Contacts

You can import or export contacts from/to your SIM card or microSDHC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.

Importing/Exporting Contacts (SIM Card)

1. Press the Menu Key > Import/Export from the contacts screen.

2. Choose Import from SIM card or Export to SIM card. Your phone will automatically display the contacts.

3. Check the contacts you want to import or export. Or, just press the Menu Key > Select all.

4. Tap OK.

Importing/Exporting Contacts (microSDHC Card)

1. Press the Menu Key > Import/Export from the contacts screen.

2. Choose Import from SD card or Export to SD card.

• For import, you should have vCard ﬁles saved in the microSDHC card. If there’s more than one vCard ﬁle, you need to select the vCard ﬁle and tap OK.

• For export, the phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard ﬁle. Tap OK to create the ﬁle in the microSDHC card.

Sharing Contacts Information

1. Press the Menu Key > Import/Export > Share visible contacts from the contacts screen.

2. Check the contacts you want to share and tap OK. Your phone will export the contacts information to a vCard ﬁle.

3. Choose how you want to send the vCard ﬁle. You can send it via Bluetooth, email or Messages.

Creating a Contact

1. Tap or the Menu Key > New contact from the contacts screen.

2. Tap Contact type to choose where to save the contact.

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

4. Tap Done to save the contact.

Adding a Contact to Favorites

1. In the contacts screen, tap and hold the contact you want to add to Favorites.

2. Tap Add to favorites from the pop-up menu.

TIP: You can also tap a contact and then tap next

to the contact’s name to add it to Favorites.

Searching for a Contact

1. Tap at the bottom of the contacts screen.

2. Input the contact name you want to search for.

The contacts matched will be listed.

Creating a New Group

1. Tap the Groups tab from the contacts screen.

2. Tap the icon at the bottom of the screen.

3. Enter the group name and tap Done.

4. Tap the new group and tap to add group members.

5. Check the contacts you want to add and tap OK.

To send messages to the group members, you can tap

next to the group name and select message

recipients from the listed group members.

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