Zte N818 Quick Start Manual

ZTE N818

CDMA/GSM Mobile

Phone

Quick Start Guide

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Version No.: R1.0

Edition Time: 201401

Getting to Know Your Phone

Power Key

• Pres s an d ho ld t o po wer o ff o r re set t he

phone, turn on or off Airplane mode, or select

phone modes.

• Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Volume Keys

Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

Starting Up

Switch off your phone before installing or replac-

ing the battery or the UIM/SIM card. The microS-

DHC car d is optional a nd can be instal led and

removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount

the microSDHC card before removing it.

1. Place your nger in the slot at the bottom of

the back cover to lift and remove the cover.

2. Hold the UIM/SIM card with its cut corner ori-

ented as shown and slip it into the card holder.

CDMA card

GSM card

3. Hold your mi croSDHC card w ith the metal

contacts facing down and slide it into the mi-

croSDHC card slot.

NOTE : Your phon e ma y co me wi th a pre- in-

stalled microSDHC card. Some applications may

not function normally after you remove the card,

pre-installed or otherwise.

4. Align th e connectors on th e phone and the

battery and slide the battery into the compart-

ment. Then g ently press t he bat tery d own

until it is secured.

5. Press the cover gen tly back into place until

you hear a click.

Charging the Battery

1. Connec t the adapter to the ch arging jack.

Ensure that the adapter is inser ted with the

correct orientation. Do not force the connec-

tor into the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power

outlet.

3. Disconnect the charger when th e battery is

fully charged.

Powering On/Off Your Phone

Make sure the battery is charged before power-

ing on.

• Press and h old th e Powe r Key to t urn on

your phone.

• To turn it off, press and hold the Power Key

to open the options menu. Touch Power off

(or Power Off (Fast))> OK.

Getting to Know the Home

Screen

The ho me scree n is the star ting poin t for your

phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You

can customize your home screen by adding ap-

plication shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Earpiece

Sensor

Front Camera

Volume Keys

Touch Screen

Indicator

Charging/
USB Jack

Back Camera

Speaker

Headset Jack

Power Key

Flash

Back Cover

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Managing Notications

The status bar at the top of the screen provides

notication alerts with different icons on the left

side . Be low are s ome of t he ic ons and their

meanings.

The no tifications depend on the apps i nstalled

and you can touch and drag the status bar down

to see more information.

/

New SMS

Updates avail-

able

/

New MMS

Upcoming

event

New Email Call on hold

New Gmail mes-

sage

New Wi-Fi net-

work detected

No UIM/SIM card

installed

Downloading

data

Problem with

SMS/MMS deliv-

ery

Sending data

Missed call

USB tethering

is on

Call in progress

Portable Wi-Fi

hotspot

USB connected GPS on

Song is playing

Setting Ringtone and Sounds

Setting Ringtone or Notication

Sound

1. Touch > > Settings > Sound.

2. Touch

Phone ringtone or Default notica-

tion.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use.

4. Touch OK.

Setting System Sounds

1. Touch > > Settings > Sound.

2. Scroll to the

SYSEM section and check the

sounds y ou want to hear or un check those

you do not need.

Adjusting Volumes

To adjust call volu me, press the Volume Keys

while on a call . To adjust other volumes, follow

the steps below.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Sound > Vol-

umes.

2. Drag the slid ers t o ad just the v olume for

music, video, games , and other medi a, the

ringtone and notificat ions vo lume, a nd the

alarm volume.

3. Touch OK to save.

TIP: Press a nd hold the Power Ke y and then

touch to enable the silent mode, touch

to enable the vibration mode, or touch to dis-

able the silent mode.

Setting a Screen Lock

You can protect your phone by creating a screen

lock. When enabled, you need to touch and hold

an icon, draw a pattern, or enter a numeric PIN

or pas sword to unlock the phone’s screen and

keys.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Security >

Screen lock.

2. Touch None , Lon g pr ess, Patte rn, PIN,

Password or Piano lock.

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Touch None to disable Screen Lock.

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Touch Long press to enable unlock with

a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can un-

lock the screen by touching and holding

at the center of the display.

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Touch Patter n to create a pat tern th at

you must draw to unlock the screen.

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Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric

PIN or a password you must enter to un-

lock your screen.

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Touch Piano lock to use piano lock, play

any 3 keys within 5 seconds to unlock.

Making a Call

1. Touch > .

2. In the dialer tab

, enter the phone num-

ber with the on-screen keypad. Touch to

delete incorrect digits.

3. Touch the

icon below the keypad to place

the call.

NOTE: To call a contact, touch > >

and touch a contact and number.

Adding Contacts

Creating a New Contact

1. Touch > and touch the all contacts

tab .

2. Touch

.

3. If pr ompted, select an acco unt in which to

save the contacts.

4. Enter the conta ct na me, p hone number s,

email a ddresses, a nd other information, as

shown. Touch DONE to save the contact.

Importing Contacts in Batches

1. Touch > .

2. Touch

> Impo rt/e xport > I mpor t fro m

UIM/SIM card or Import from storage.

3. If pr ompted, select an acco unt in which to

save the contacts.

4. For importing from the UIM/SIM card, touch

all the UIM/SIM contacts you want to import

and touch OK.

For importing from the microSD card, select the

vCard le(s) on the microSD card and touch OK

to begin importing.

Sending a Message

1. Touch > , then touch .

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NOTE: Your home screen ex tends beyo nd the

initial screen, providing more space for shortcuts,

widgets, and folders. Simply swipe left or right to

see the extended home screens.

Opening Applications

1. Touch if the current screen is not the

home screen.

2. Touch

.

3. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an

app to open it.

Adding Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch > .

2. If you want to add a widget, touch

Widgets.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an app icon and

drag it to the home screen.

Removing Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hol d a widget or shortcut on the

home screen.

2. Drag it to

to remove it.

Organizing Shortcuts With Folders

1. Touch an d ho ld a sh ortc ut on t he home

screen.

2. Drag th e shortcut icon to the

posi-

tion at the top and release your nger. A new

folder is created.

3. If n eeded , dra g mo re sh ortcu ts an d dr op

them into the folder.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen.

1. Touch

> > Setting s > Display >

Wallpaper.

2. Select a wallpaper source from Gallery, Live

Wallpapers , or Wallpapers and touch th e

image or animation you want to use as the

wallpaper. Some cropping might be n eeded

for the gallery pictures.

3. Touch SET WALLPAPER.

Knowing the Navigation Bar and

Mi-POP

The navigation bar is usually at the bottom of the

screen. By touching , , and , you

can get back to the previous screen, get back to

Home, and view the recently used apps.

Mi-POP offers an efcient way to use the device.

When it is enabled, the navigation bar could be

replaced, and larger sc reen area will be ava il-

able. Meanwhile, you will see the oat

Mi-POP icon on some part of the screen.

Checking the Phone Status

The status bar at the top of the screen displays

phone and service s tatus with various icons on

the right side. Below are some of the icons and

their meanings.

Signal strength No signal

Flight mode Signal strength

Ringer off EV connected

Vibrate mode Bluetooth on

Battery low

Connected to a

Wi-Fi network

Battery partially

drained

Wi-Fi in use

Battery full

Wired headset

connected

/

Battery charg-

ing

Alarm set

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4 Slide to zoom in or out.

5

View photos and videos you have

taken.

6 Record a video.

7

Switch between the camera and

camcorder.

4. Touch

to start recording.

5. Touch

to stop recording.

TIP: Whi le th e re cordi ng is in progr ess, you

can touch to save the frame as a separate

photo.

Playing Music

1. Touch > > MTS Play Ground.

2. Touch a category, such as Artists or Albums,

to nd the song you want to play.

3. Touch the song to play it.

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2. Enter the reci pient(s) and mes sage text . If

you want to send an MMS, add subject and

attachments.

3. Touch C Send or G Send to send the mes-

sage.

Select

contact(s)

Send via

CDMA card

Send via
GSM card

Add attachment

Type message

Enter number(s)

Setting Up Email Accounts

Setting Up Gmail

1. Touch > > Gmail.

NOTE: If an other Gmail account is alre ady

set up, touch > Settings > ADD ACCOUNT.

2. Touch Exist ing t o sig n in to y our e xisti ng

Google Account. If you have no Google Ac-

counts, touch New to create one.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to set

up the account.

Setting Up Email

1. Touch > > Email.

NOTE:

If another email account is already set

up, touch > Settings > ADD ACCOUNT.

2. Enter the email address and password.

3. Touch

Next and follow the onscreen instruc-

tions.

Setting Up Corporate Exchange

Email

1. Touch > > Email.

NOTE: If another email account is already set

up, touch > Settings > ADD ACCOUNT.

2. Enter the email address and password.

3. Touch

Manual setup > Exchange.

4. Enter Domain\User name, Pa ssword, and

Server information.

5. Read the onscreen activation disclaimer and,

if prompted, touch Next.

6. If prompted, touch OK to allow the server to

remotely control some of your phone’s secu-

rity features.

7. Congure the settings on the screen, such as

Days to sync, and then touch Next.

8. If pro mpted, touc h Activate to activate t he

Email app as a device administrator.

9. Iden tify you r ne w ac coun t wi th a uniq ue

name and then touch Next.

Contact your server administrator for more help.

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

> > Settings > Bluetooth.

3. Slide the

ON/OFF switch if Bl uetooth is off.

When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in

the status bar.

NOTE: Your phone automatica lly scans for

and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth
devices in range. You could touch SEARCH

FOR DEVICES if you wanted to scan again.

4. Touch the ID of the headset, or any other de

-

vice you want to pair with your phone. Enter

a passcode if prompted.

5. If necessary, touch the ID of the paired head

-

set to connect with it.

TIP: Touch next to the ID of the headset, and

touch Unpair to end the connection.

Installing Apps From the Google

Play Store

There are tens of thousands of games and ap-

plicati ons in the Google Play Store for yo u to

download and install. You can send feedback or

comments on an application.

Bef ore you b egin , ma ke s ure that you hav e

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

> > Play Store.

The rst time you launch

Play Store, accept

the Google Play Terms of Service.

2. Find the apps you need either by category or

by touching .

3. Touch the app to see detailed description.

4. Touch

Install (free apps) or th e price (paid

apps). If the app is not free, you need to sign

in to your Google Wallet account and select a

payment method.

C AUT ION : O nce in sta lle d, som e a pps

can ac cess many functions or a significan t

amo unt of y our pers onal dat a. Th e Pl ay

Store will show you wh at the app can ac-

cess. Touch Accept & download (free apps)

or Accept & buy (paid apps) to proceed, or

touch to cancel.

5. Wait for the app to be dow nloaded an d in

-

stalled automatically. P ayment needs to be

authorized before paid apps start download-

ing.

The a pp is successful ly insta lled whe n the

icon appears in the status bar. You can nd the

new app after touching > .

Taking a Photo

1. Touch > > Camera.

2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any

necessary adjustment.

Number Function

1

Switch between the front and the

back camera.

2

Change the ash mode (only

available for the back camera).

3

Select color effect (only available

for the back camera).

4

Select the phone camera mode

(only available for the back cam-

era).

5 Change the camera settings.

6 Slide to zoom in or out.

7

View photos and videos you have

taken.

8 Capture a photo.

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Switch between the camera and

camcorder.

3. You can either let the camera autofocus on

the ce nter of the s creen, or you can tou ch

another area on the screen that you want to

focus on.

4. Touch the shutter icon

to take the photo.

WARNING! Keep a saf e dist ance wh en usi ng

the ash. Do not point the ash toward people or

animals’ eyes.

Recording a Video

1. Touch > > Camera.

2. Slide the switch

to open the camcord-

er.

3. Aim the camera at the subject and make any

necessary adjustment.

Number Function

1

Switch between the front and the

back camera.

2

Turn on or off the ash (only avail-

able for the back camera).

3 Change the camcorder settings.

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Number Function

1

Song information. Touch to see lyrics

(if available) or the current playlist.

2

Playback control. Drag the slider to

jump to any part of the song.

3 Touch to resume playback.

4 Touch to start or pause song.

5

Touch to play the current playlist

in shufe mode, where tracks are

played in random order.

6

Touch to toggle repeat mode: no

repeat, repeat the current song, or

repeat the current playlist.

7 Touch to skip song.

8

Touch the menu to manage the mu-

sic.

Connecting to PC

You can connect your phone to a computer with

a USB cable and trans fer music, pictures, and

other les in either directions. Your device stores

these les in internal storage or on a removable

microSD card.

1. Touch and hold the status bar across the top

of the screen and ick down.

2. Touch

(Connected as [current connection

mode]).

3. Choose one of the following options:

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US B Mass Storage: Transfe r files be-

tween PC and your device.

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Co nnect to PC soft ware: Connect to

PC to sync data and install apps.

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M edia device (MTP ): Tra nsfer media

files on Windows, or usin g Android File

Transfer on Mac.

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Ca mera (PTP): Transfer phot os usi ng

camera software, an d transfer any f iles

on computers that don’t support MTP.

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Sh are m obile networ k: Turn on USB

tethering and share your phone’s mobile

data with the PC.

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Inst all driver: Install the drive r needed

for connecting your phone to your PC.

To disconnect the device from the computer, sim-

ply unplug the USB cable when you’re nished.

Connecting to the Internet

Connecting via Wi-Fi

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the

ON/OFF switch if Wi-Fi is off.

You phone automatically searches for Wi-Fi

networks in range and displays their names

and security settings. Your phone also con-

nects to previou sly l inked networ ks wh en

they are in range.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

If the network is sec ured, enter a p assword or

other credentials. (Ask your network administra-

tor for details.)

Connecting via Mobile Network

To connect to the Internet via mobile network you

can use the default Access Point Names (APN).

And if you want to add a new APN, please con-

tact the se rvice p rovider to ge t the necessa ry

information. Do not change the sett ings as the

service might stop working.

1. Touc h

> > S ett ing s > M ore >

Mobile ne tworks > CDMA/GSM > Access

Point Names.

2. Touch

> New APN.

3. Touch each item to enter the information you

get from your service provider.

4. Touch

> Save to complete.

Connecting via Bluetooth Tethering

You can connect to a device that supports Blue-

tooth t ethering to sharing the devi ce’s Wi-Fi or

mobile data service with your phone.

1. Enable the device’s Bluetooth and Bluetooth

tethering cap abilities. Make sure the device

is ‘visib le’. Refer to the device’s u ser guide

for more information.

2. Touch

> > Settings > Bluetooth.

3. Turn Bluetooth on and touch the device’s ID

to p air the phone with the d evice. Enter a

passcode if prompted.

4. Touch the ID of the paired device to connect

with it. As the icon in the status bar turns

blue, your phone is able to use data connec-

tion shared by the device.

Extending Battery Life

There are several things you can d o to make

your battery last longer.

• Turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, mobile data,

auto-sync only when you need to.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Use Blueto oth te therin g or USB tetheri ng

(when you have a cable) instead of portable

Wi-Fi hotspot to share your phone’s data ser-

vice.

• From the home scre en, t ouch

> Task

Mana ger and close the app s yo u do not

need but still run in the background.

• From the home screen, touch

> Settings

> Sound and uncheck Vibrate on touch.

Freeing Up Memory Space

Use Task Mana ger to free up m emory space

and optimize system speed.

1. From the home scre en, t ouch

> Task

Manager.

2. Touch the

Tasks tab and touch next to

the application you do not need.

You can also touch CLOSE ALL to stop all run-

ning applications.

Managing the Phone Storage

Deleting Old Messages

You can manually delete old messages to free up

some storage space. You may also set up auto

deletion of the oldest messages when the limits

are reached.

1. From the home screen, touch

> .

2. Touch

> Settings.

3. Check

Delete old messages to enable auto

deletion.

4. Touch Text messa ge limi t or Multime dia

message limit to set the maximum limit.

5. Touch Set.

Clearing Browser’s Local Content

1. From the home screen, touch > Browser.

2. Touch

> Settings > Privacy & security.

3. Touch

Cle ar c ache , Cl ear his tory , an d

Clear all cookie data.

Product Safety Information

Do not use hand-held while driving

Do not use while re-fuelling

For body-worn operation maintain

a separation of 15 mm

This device may produce a bright

or ashing light

Small parts may cause a choking

hazard

Do not dispose of it in a re

This device may produce a loud

sound

To prevent possible hearing dam-

age, do not listen at high volume

levels for long periods.

Avoid contact with magnetic media

Avoid Extreme Temperatures

Keep away from pacemakers and

other personal medical devices

Avoid any contact with liquid, keep

it dry

Switch off when instructed in hospi-

tals and medical facilities

Do not attempt to disassemble

Switch off when instructed in air-

crafts and airports

Only use approved accessories

Switch off in explosive environ-

ments

Do not rely on this device for emer-

gency communications

SAR

Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and re-

ceiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for

exposure to radio waves recommended by inter-

national guidelines. These guidelines were devel-

oped by the in dependent scientic organization

ICNIRP and include safety margins designed to

assure the protection of all persons, regardless

of age and health.

The guidelines use a unit of measurement known

as Specic Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR

limit for mobile devices is 2 W/kg and the highest

SAR value for this device when tested was 0.694

W/kg. As mobile d evices offer a range of func-

tions, they can be used in other positions, such

as on the body.

As SAR is measured utilizing the device’s highest

transmitting power, the actual SAR of this device

while oper ating is typically belo w that indicated

above. This is due to automatic changes to the

power level of the device to ensure it only uses

the minimum power requi red to commu nicate

with the network.

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