ZTE N9517 User Manual
User Manual
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About This Manual
Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep
your device in its best condition, please read this manual and
keep it for future reference.
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Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: August 23, 2017
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Contents
Getting Started ....................................................... 10
Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 10
Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 12
Installing the microSDXC Card(Optional) ......................... 12
Charging the Battery ........................................................ 14
Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 16
Powering On/Off .............................................................. 17
Setting Up for the First Time ............................................ 17
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ............................ 17
Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 19
Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 23
Personalizing.......................................................... 25
Changing the System Language ...................................... 25
Setting the Date and Time................................................ 25
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 26
Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................ 26
Adjusting Volume ............................................................. 26
Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ............................... 27
Using Do Not Disturb Mode ............................................. 27
Setting Notification Mode ................................................. 29
Applying New Wallpapers ................................................ 29
Setting the Theme ........................................................... 30
Changing Screen Brightness ........................................... 30
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Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ....................... 30
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 31
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 32
Knowing the Basics ............................................... 34
Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 34
Managing Notifications ..................................................... 34
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 38
Organizing With Folders ................................................... 39
Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ................................... 39
Entering Text .................................................................... 40
Editing Text ...................................................................... 43
Opening and Switching Apps ............................................ 44
Uninstalling or Disabling an App ....................................... 44
Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 46
Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 46
Connecting to Wi-Fi .......................................................... 47
Using Wi-Fi Direct® .......................................................... 51
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................... 52
Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 54
Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Internal Storage
........................................................................................ 56
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 59
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................. 62
Phone Calls ............................................................ 64
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Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 64
Answering or Rejecting Calls ........................................... 65
Working With the Call History ........................................... 66
Calling Your Contacts ...................................................... 67
Checking Voicemail ......................................................... 68
Using Options During a Call ............................................. 68
Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 69
Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 71
Contacts ................................................................. 77
Checking Contact Details ................................................. 77
Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 77
Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 78
Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ..................... 78
Working With Favorite Contacts ....................................... 80
Working With Groups ....................................................... 80
Searching for a Contact ................................................... 82
Editing Contacts .............................................................. 82
Web Accounts ........................................................ 85
Adding or Removing Accounts ......................................... 85
Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 86
Email ....................................................................... 88
Setting Up the First Email Account ................................... 88
Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 88
Responding to an Email ................................................... 89
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Writing and Sending an Email .......................................... 90
Adding and Editing Email Accounts .................................. 91
Changing General Email Settings ..................................... 92
Messages ............................................................... 93
Opening the Messages Screen ........................................ 93
Sending a Message ......................................................... 93
Replying to a Message ..................................................... 95
Forwarding a Message ..................................................... 96
Changing Message Settings ............................................. 96
Calendar ................................................................. 97
Changing Calendar Settings ........................................... 100
Chrome ................................................................. 101
Opening the Browser ..................................................... 101
Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 101
Downloading Files .......................................................... 102
Changing Browser Settings ............................................ 102
Camera ................................................................. 103
Capturing a Photo .......................................................... 103
Recording a Video .......................................................... 105
Using Other Camera Modes ........................................... 106
Using Manual Camera Mode .......................................... 106
Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ...................... 107
Gallery .................................................................. 110
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Opening Gallery ............................................................. 110
Working With Albums ..................................................... 110
Working With Pictures ..................................................... 111
Retouching Your Pictures ............................................... 112
Playing Videos ............................................................... 114
Play Music ............................................................ 115
Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................ 115
Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 116
Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone .......................... 116
Playing Music ................................................................ 117
Managing Playlists ......................................................... 119
Video Player ......................................................... 120
Opening the Video Library ............................................. 120
Playing and Controlling Videos ...................................... 120
Managing Video Files .................................................... 121
More Apps and Features ..................................... 123
Clock ............................................................................. 123
Downloads..................................................................... 124
File Manager ................................................................. 125
Calculator ...................................................................... 125
Sound Recorder ............................................................ 126
Google Apps .................................................................. 127
Google Play™ Store ............................................ 130
Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................. 130
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Downloading and Installing Apps .................................... 130
Creating a Google Wallet™ Account ............................... 131
Managing Your Downloads ............................................. 132
Settings ................................................................ 133
Wireless and Networks ................................................... 133
Device ........................................................................... 136
Personal ........................................................................ 140
System........................................................................... 145
Troubleshooting ................................................... 147
For Your Safety .................................................... 150
General Safety ............................................................... 150
FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ............................. 151
FCC Regulations ............................................................ 153
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile
Phones .......................................................................... 154
Distraction ...................................................................... 156
Product Handling ........................................................... 156
Electrical Safety ............................................................. 160
Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 163
Explosive Environments ................................................. 164
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Touch screen
Recent apps key
Volume
Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
Front camera
Earpiece
Home key
Back key
Main microphone
Proximity & light
sensor
Indicator light
keys
Power key
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Auxiliary
Back camera
Flash
Speaker
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microphone
Headset jack
nano-SIM/
microSDXC
card tray
Charging/
micro-USB jack
Knowing the Keys
Key Function
Press and hold to turn on or off airplane
Power key
Volume keys Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.
Home key
Back key
Recent apps key Touch to see recently used apps.
mode, restart, or power off.
Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Touch to return to the home screen from any
application or screen.
Touch and hold to use Google Search.
Touch to go to the previous screen.
NOTE:
The positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key are
interchangeable through Settings > Navigation key.
Installing the microSDXC
Card(Optional)
A microSDXC card can be installed or removed while the phone
is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card before
removing it. See Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or
Internal Storage.
1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole next to the
nano-SIM/ microSDXC card tray on the left side of the phone.
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2. Place the microSDXC card on the tray with the gold-colored
contacts facing down. Then carefully slide the tray back 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.
If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the
screen. As you charge your phone, the screen can show you the
exact battery level on the status bar.
WARNING!
Use only ZTE-approved chargers and micro-USB cables. The
use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or
cause the battery to explode.
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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.
NOTE:
Use the charger that comes in-box with your phone to charge the
battery.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging 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 on the status bar.
3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.
NOTE:
If the battery is extremely low, the phone may not power on even
while charging. In this case, charge the phone at least for 20
minutes before trying to power on again. Contact the 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:
Use the Power manager feature in Settings.
Reduce the screen backlight time.
Lower the screen brightness.
Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync 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, and each query drains your battery.
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Powering On/Off
Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
To power off, press and hold the Power key and touch Power
off.
NOTE:
If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press
and hold the Power key for about 10 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 Backup and Reset), you need to
do some settings before using it.
Touch ACCESSIBILITY to explore other accessibility features. If
you have no accessibility issue with the phone, touch NEXT.
Then select a language for your phone display and follow the
prompts to set up Wi-Fi, name, device protection, Google
services and other options.
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
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key.
NOTE:
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the
screen after some time of inactivity. 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. Press and hold an empty area of the screen.
- or -
Swipe right to use Voice Search app.
- or Swipe left to open the Camera app.
- or Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related
app.
NOTE:
If you have set a pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone
(see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to
draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
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Using the Touch Screen
Your phone’s touch screen enables you to control actions
through a variety of touch gestures.
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.
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
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.
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Pinch
In some apps (such as Maps, web 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).
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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 > Accessibility and switch on Auto-rotate
screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by
sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto-rotate.
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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.
Widgets
Folder
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
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Status bar
Shortcut
Primary shortcuts
home screen panels, or adjust their order.
To add a new home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select
Widgets.
2. Slide the home screen thumbnails and then touch .
To delete a home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select
Home.
2. Slide the home screen thumbnails and touch on the top
right corner of a thumbnail.
3. Touch OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.
To adjust the order of a home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select
Home.
2. Slide the home screen thumbnails.
3. 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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Personalizing
Changing the System Language
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Languages &
input > Languages.
2. To add a system language, touch Add a language and then
the language you need.
3. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch to
that language.
Setting the Date and Time
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Date & time.
2. Set the date, time, time zone, and time format.
To adjust the date and time automatically, switch on
Automatic date & time.
To adjust the date and time manually, switch off
Automatic date & time and touch Set date / Set time to
change the date and time.
To adjust the time zone automatically, switch on
Automatic time zone.
To adjust the time zone manually, switch off Automatic
time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct
time zone.
To adjust the format of time, switch on or off Use 24-hour
format.
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Changing Ringtone and Notification
Sound
You can customize the default incoming call ringtone, default
alarm ringtone, and the default notification sound.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound.
2. Touch Phone ringtone, Default notification ringtone,
Default alarm ringtone.
3. Scroll through the ringtone list, music file list or recorded
sound list and select the ringtone you want to use.
4. Touch OK.
NOTES:
Many applications have their own notification sound settings.
See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special
ringtone to an individual contact.
Turning On/Off System Sounds
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Other
sounds.
2. Switch on or off Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds,
Charging sounds, Touch sounds, Vibrate on tap, or
Power up tone.
Adjusting Volume
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound.
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2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring
volume, and Notification volume to adjust the volume for
each type of audio.
NOTE:
You can adjust the 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 or Vibration Mode
You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of
the following methods.
Press the Volume up/down key when no media application is
active to show the volume management window. Drag the
slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to
switch the phone to vibration mode. Press the key again in
vibration mode to switch the phone to silent mode.
Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification
panel and drag the panel downwards. Touch Sound or
Vibrate to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode.
NOTE:
Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarm sound.
Using Do Not Disturb Mode
You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode
silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate
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when you don’t want it to.
To turn on Do not disturb mode:
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not
disturb > Do not disturb.
2. Touch Always or Scheduled as you need.
Touch Always to turn on the Do not disturb feature
immediately, which keeps on until you turn it off.
Touch Scheduled to if you want the feature turned on and
off automatically during specific periods.
3. If you select Scheduled, touch Days, Start time, and End
time to specify the periods during which Do not disturb is on.
To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode:
You can set reminders, events, certain calls and messages as
exceptions when Do not disturb mode is on, so these ringtones,
sounds and vibration are not turned off.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not
disturb.
2. When Do not disturb is on, set Disturb rules to Priority only.
3. Touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch
Messages or Calls and set who can alert you of their
messages or calls.
NOTES:
The Do not disturb feature will not silence your alarms.
To set exceptions based on apps, touch the Home key >
> Settings > Notifications. Select an app and switch on
Override Do Not Disturb.
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Setting Notification Mode
You can configure your phone’s notification mode settings.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound.
2. Touch Notification mode and select a setting:
Ring to turn on all sounds.
Vibrate to turn off all sounds but keep vibrate settings for
notifications.
Mute to turn all sounds and vibration off.
Vibrate when ringing to let the phone vibrate the same
time it rings.
Applying New Wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. (If the
current home screen doesn’t have room, swipe the screen left
or right to display an extended screen.)
2. Touch Wallpapers and then select Lock screen or Home
screen.
3. Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a
wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or LIVE WALLPAPER to
choose the image or animation you want to use as the
wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery
images.
4. Touch OK (GALLERY) or SET WALLPAPER (Live and
Wallpapers).
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NOTE:
In addition, from the home screen, you can touch >
Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from
Gallery, Photos, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.
Setting the Theme
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Themes.
3. Select a theme you like.
Changing Screen Brightness
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display >
Brightness level.
2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE:
Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for
available light. Touch the Adaptive brightness switch to turn the
feature on or off.
Setting the Home Screen Transition
Effect
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Home.
3. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works.
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