ZTE N880G User Manual

ZTE N880G

Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time : 201307

Contents

Getting Started ....................................................... 10

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 10

Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 11

Installing the microSD Card ............................................. 11

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 13

Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 14

Powering On/Off .............................................................. 14

Restarting the Phone ....................................................... 15

Setting Up for the First Time ............................................ 15

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys .......................... 16

Using the Touch Screen ................................ ................... 17

Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 18

Personalizing.......................................................... 20

Changing the System Language ...................................... 20

Setting the Date and Time................................................ 20

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 20

Turning On/Off Touch Sounds .......................................... 21

Adjusting Volumes ........................................................... 21

Switching to Silent Mode .................................................. 21

Applying New Wallpapers ................................................ 22

Changing Screen Brightness ........................................... 22

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 23

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................ 23

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 26

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 26

Managing Notifications ..................................................... 27

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ................................ ..... 29

Organizing With Folders ................................................... 30

Rearranging the Favorites Tray ........................................ 31

Entering Text .................................................................... 32

Editing Text ...................................................................... 38

Opening and Switching Apps ................................ ............ 39

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 40

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 40

Connecting to Wi-Fi .......................................................... 41

Using Wi-Fi Direct ............................................................ 44

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................... 45

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 47

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 49

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................. 52

Phone Calls ............................................................ 55

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 55

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................ 56

Working With the Call Log ................................................ 56

Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 58

Checking Voicemail .......................................................... 59

Using Options During a Call ............................................. 60

Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 60

Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 62

People ..................................................................... 65

Checking Contact Details ................................................. 65

Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 65

Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 66

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ..................... 66

Working With Favorite Contacts ....................................... 68

Working With Groups ....................................................... 69

Searching for a Contact ................................................... 71

Editing Contacts............................................................... 71

Accounts ................................................................. 74

Adding or Removing Accounts ......................................... 74

Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 75

Email ....................................................................... 77

Set Up the First Email Account ......................................... 77

Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 77

Responding to an Email ................................................... 78

Writing and Sending an Email .......................................... 79

Adding Signature to Your Emails ...................................... 80

Adding and Editing Email Accounts .................................. 80

Changing General Email Settings .................................... 81

GmailTM ................................................................... 82

Opening Your Gmail Inbox ............................................... 82

Switching Accounts .......................................................... 82

Writing and Sending a Message ....................................... 83

Adding Signature to Your Gmail Messages ....................... 83

Replying to or Forwarding a Message .............................. 84

Working With Received Attachments ................................ 84

Searching for Messages ................................................... 85

Working With Labels ........................................................ 85

Changing Gmail Settings .................................................. 86

Messaging .............................................................. 87

Opening the Messaging Screen ....................................... 87

Sending a Text Message .................................................. 87

Sending a Multimedia Message ........................................ 88

Replying to a Message ..................................................... 88

Forwarding a Message ..................................................... 89

Copying a Message ................................ ......................... 89

Viewing Details About a Message ..................................... 90

Deleting Messages or Threads ......................................... 90

Changing Message Settings ............................................. 91

Calendar ................................................................. 92

Viewing Your Calendars and Events ................................. 92

Creating an Event ............................................................ 93

Editing or Deleting an Event ............................................. 94

Changing Calendar Settings ............................................. 94

Google Talk ........................................................... 95

Signing in to See Your Friends ......................................... 95

Adding a Friend ............................................................... 95

Changing Your Online Status ........................................... 96

Chatting With Friends ...................................................... 96

Changing Google Talk Settings ........................................ 97

Google+ .................................................................. 98

Organizing Your Contacts ................................................ 98

Getting Updates ............................................................... 98

Chatting With Contacts .................................................... 99

Checking Photos ............................................................. 99

Checking and Managing Your Profile.............................. 100

Browser ................................................................ 101

Opening the Browser ..................................................... 101

Working With an Opened Page ...................................... 102

Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 104

Downloading Files ......................................................... 104

Using Bookmarks .......................................................... 105

Viewing Your Browsing History ....................................... 106

Changing Browser Settings ............................................ 106

Maps, Navigation, Local, and Latitude ............... 107

Activating Location Services .......................................... 107

Getting Your Location .................................................... 107

Searching for a Location ................................................ 108

Getting Directions to Your Destination ............................ 108

Searching for Local Places ............................................ 109

Sharing Location ............................................................ 110

Google Search, Voice Search, and Voice Actions

............................................................................... 112

Searching With Text ....................................................... 112

Searching by Speaking................................................... 112

Using Voice Actions ........................................................ 113

Changing Search and Voice Search Settings.................. 113

Camera ................................................................. 114

Capturing a Photo .......................................................... 114

Customizing Camera Settings ........................................ 115

Recording a Video .......................................................... 116

Customizing Camcorder Settings ................................... 118

Gallery .................................................................. 119

Opening Gallery ............................................................. 119

Working With Albums ..................................................... 119

Working With Pictures .................................................... 120

Working With Videos ...................................................... 122

Music .................................................................... 124

Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................ 124

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 125

Playing Music ................................................................. 126

Managing Playlists ......................................................... 128

Video Player ......................................................... 130

Opening the Video Library .............................................. 130

Playing and Controlling Videos ....................................... 130

Managing Video Files ..................................................... 131

FM Radio ............................................................... 132

Scanning and Saving Channels ..................................... 132

Listening to FM Radio .................................................... 132

Adding a Radio Station to Favorites ............................... 133

Other Options and Settings ............................................ 133

Sound Recorder ................................................... 135

Recording a Voice Memo ............................................... 135

Playing a Voice Memo ................................................... 135

More Apps............................................................. 136

Alarm ............................................................................. 136

Backup and Restore ...................................................... 137

Calculator ...................................................................... 137

Downloads..................................................................... 137

File Manager ................................................................. 138

Full Share ...................................................................... 138

News and Weather ........................................................ 139

Note Pad ....................................................................... 140

System Update .............................................................. 140

Task Manager ................................................................ 140

Timer ............................................................................. 141

World Time .................................................................... 141

YouTube ........................................................................ 141

Play Store ............................................................. 142

Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................. 142

Downloading and Installing Apps .................................... 142

Managing Your Downloads ............................................. 143

Settings ................................................................ 144

Wireless and Networks ................................................... 144

Device ........................................................................... 146

Personal ........................................................................ 148

Accounts ........................................................................ 151

System........................................................................... 151

Upgrading the Phone Software .......................... 153

Troubleshooting ................................................... 154

For Your Safety .................................................... 159

General Safety ............................................................... 159

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure .................................... 160

Distraction ...................................................................... 162

Product Handling ........................................................... 163

Electrical Safety ............................................................. 167

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 168

Explosive Environments ................................................. 170

Disposal of Your Old Appliance .......................... 171

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Key

Function

Power Key

 Press and hold to turn on or off Flight mode,

enable silent mode, vibration mode or sound, power off, or reset your phone.

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

Volume Up/ Down

Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

Knowing the Keys

Installing the microSD Card

The microSD card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount the microSD card before removing it.

1. Remove the back cover.

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

NOTE: Some applications may require a microSD card to work normally or may store certain data on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSD 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

When you get your new phone, you’ll need to charge the battery. 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.

CAUTION: Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider.

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charging 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.

Extending the Battery Life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:

 Reduce the screen backlight time.  Lower the screen brightness.  Turn Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off when not in use.  Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications

using this function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query drains your battery.

Powering On/Off

 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. Touch Power off and then touch OK.

Restarting the Phone

If the screen freezes or takes too long to respond, try pressing and holding the Power Key for about 8 seconds to restart the phone.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Settings – Personal – Backup &

reset), you need to do some settings before using it.

1. Touch the language field to select the language you want to use and then touch Start.

2. Set the date, time, and time zone, or use date and time data provided by the network. Then touch Next.

3. Touch Get an account to create a Google account or touch Sign in to sign in to your account.

You can also touch Not now to set up an account later.

4. Configure the Google location options and touch Next.

5. Enter your name which the phone uses to personalize some apps and touch Next.

6. You will be prompted to accept the terms of Google service. Touch Next to continue.

7. Touch Finish to complete the setup.

NOTE: If the SIM is not installed, the phone would prompt you to connect to a Wi-Fi network before asking you to sign in to a Google account.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it.

To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power

Key. NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off

the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

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

2. Touch and hold at the center of the screen. NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern or password for your

phone (see chapter Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With

Screen Locks), you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the

password to unlock your screen.

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a

variety of touch gestures.

 Touch

When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard, select on-screen items such as application and settings icons, or press on-screen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.

 Touch and Hold

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

 Swipe or Slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

 Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

 Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

 Rotate the screen

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.

Get back to the previous screen.

 Get back to the home screen.  Drag to “Google“ to launch Google search.

View the recently opened Apps.

There are three navigation buttons at the bottom of your screen.

Extended Home Screens

Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen, providing more space to add icons, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the screen to see the extended Home Screens.

To add or remove an extended Home Screen:

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

2. Touch and hold the blank space of the screen to show the

Customization settings and then touch Screen edit.

3. Touch to add more extended Home Screens.

Touch on a thumbnail to remove a screen.

To adjust the order of an extended Home Screen:

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

2. Touch and hold the blank space of the screen to show the

Customization settings and then touch Screen edit.

3. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it to the place you

need.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Language.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Date & time.

2. Uncheck Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone if you want to set the date, time and time zone by yourself.

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

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

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

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound.

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification.

3. Scroll through the ringtone list and select the ringtone you

want to use.

4. Touch OK.

TIP: See chapter People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone for

a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual

contact.

Turning On/Off Touch Sounds

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound.

2. Check or uncheck Touch sounds.

Adjusting Volumes

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound > Volumes.

2. Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

3. Touch OK to save.

TIP: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume Up/Down Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Up/Down Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).

Switching to Silent Mode

You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the following methods.

 Press and hold the Power Key and then touch to enable

silent mode, touch to enable silent mode with vibration, or touch to disable silent mode.

 Keep pressing the Volume Down Key when no media

application is active. When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone is set to silent mode with vibration. When the

icon appears in the status bar, the phone is in silent

mode.

 Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound > Silent

mode, and touch Vibrate or Mute.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the Home Screen or Lock Screen.

1. Touch the Home Key > > Display > Wallpaper.

2. Touch Home or Lock screen.

3. Select a wallpaper source from 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. For Gallery images, touch Done at the top of the screen. For Live wallpapers or Wallpapers, touch Set wallpaper.

NOTE: Live Wallpapers are not available for the Lock Screen.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Brightness.

2. Check the Automatic brightness box to make the phone adjust the screen brightness automatically, or uncheck the box to adjust the brightness manually.

3. Touch OK.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

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

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Security.

2. Touch Screen lock.

3. Touch Long press, Pattern, or Password.

 Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow

unlock with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding on the display.

 Touch Pattern to create a pattern that you must draw to

unlock the screen.

 Touch Password to set a password you must enter to

unlock your screen.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information,

and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you power on your phone.

WARNING! Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset, which erases all your data.

Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen, and may be required or recommended in some organizations. Consult your system administrator before turning it on. In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is controlled by the system administrator.

Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:

1. Set a lock screen PIN or password.

2. Charge the battery.

3. Keep the phone connected to the charger.

4. Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.

When you're ready to turn on encryption:

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

2. Read the information about encryption carefully. The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery's not

charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch

the Back Key. WARNING! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will

lose data.

3. Touch Encrypt phone.

4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next.

5. Touch Encrypt phone again. The encryption process starts and displays its progress.

Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your phone may restart several times.

When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password.

Subsequently, you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your phone, to decrypt it.

3G connected

No signal

CDMA EVDO connected

Signal strength

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Mobile data in use

Wi-Fi in use

Flight mode

Battery charging

Alarm set

Battery dead

Ringer off

Battery low

Vibrate mode

Battery partially drained

Bluetooth on

Battery full

Wired headset connected

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see.

New SMS

microSD card unmounted

New MMS

microSD card removed

New Email

Upcoming event

New Gmail message

Call on hold

New Google Talk instant message

New Wi-Fi network detected

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery

Downloading data

Missed call

Sending data

Call in progress

USB tethering is on

USB connected

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot or Wi-Fi direct is on

Song is playing

GPS on

Updates available

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see.

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've configured your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.

 To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from

the top of the screen.

 To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up from the

bottom of the screen or touch the Back Key.

Respond to or Remove a Notification

In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications.

 To respond to a notification, just touch it.  To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.

 To remove all notifications, touch in the top right corner.

 Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail and Google

Talk, have notification settings that you can adjust.

TIP: In the notification panel, touch at the top of notifications list to get to the Settings menu quickly.

Use Quick Settings

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

Open the notification panel and you can find the following Quick Settings on the top of the screen. Slide left or right to view the setting options.

 Auto-rotate: Touch to turn on or off the Auto-rotate feature.  Sound: Touch to turn on or off vibration.  Wi-Fi: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi.  Data: Touch to enable or disable data access over the mobile

network.

 Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth.  GPS: Touch to turn on or off GPS function.  Sync: Touch to turn on or off account sync.  Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off the airplane mode.  Brightness: Touch to adjust the screen brightness.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Touch the Home Key > > Widgets.

2. Touch Widgets or Shortcuts to view the available widgets and shortcuts.

3. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut and drag it to the Home Screen.

Move Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the Home Screen.

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the Home Screen.

2. Drag it to to remove it.

Adjust Widget Size

1. Touch and hold a widget on the Home Screen and then release it.

2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to resize the widget.

NOTE: Not all widgets can be resized.

Organizing With Folders

You can create folders on the Home Screen and add several shortcuts in a folder.

Create a Folder

1. Touch and hold the shortcut on the Home Screen you want to add into a folder until appears.

2. Drag the shortcut to and release it. A new folder will be created and the shortcut is added into the folder.

Rename a Folder

1. Touch a folder to open it.

2. Touch the folder name field and enter a new name.

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