ZTE Sonata 4G User Manual

ZTE Sonata 4G™

User guide

Product meets FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines—FCC ID SRQ-Z740.. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation..

© 2014 ZTE CORPORATION.. All rights reserved.. ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of ZTE Corporation.. microSDHC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC..All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners..

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Contents
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . 7
Phone setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	7
Switching your phone on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . . 9
Getting around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 10
Get to know your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	11
Key functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 12
Phone calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 21
How to make calls.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	21
Using speed dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 22
How to receive calls.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23
Adjusting your call settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	25
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	27
Importing and exporting contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	27
Sharing contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 28
Creating a contact.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 28
Adding a contact to Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 29
Searching for a contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 29
Creating a new group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 29
Entering text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	30
Android™ keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	30
TouchPal keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . . 31
Choosing touch input settings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	34
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Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Message box.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Sending a message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Changing message settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Email.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	38
Creating an email account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	38
Setting up a Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® account. . . . . . . . . . . . . .	38
Receiving email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	39
Composing and sending an email.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	39
Replying to or forwarding an email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	40
Deleting an email account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	40
Email settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	40

Connecting to the Internet.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41 Adding a new mobile data connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Turning on Wi-Fi® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Adding a Wi-Fi network.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Checking the Wi-Fi network status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Adding a WPS network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Browsing the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Using Google Chrome™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Using the browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Opening a web page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Browsing options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Using multiple browser tabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	46
Using bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	47
Changing browser settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	48

Using Wi-Fi Direct®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Connecting to another device via Wi-Fi Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Sending data via Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Receiving data via Wi-Fi Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

UsingBluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	51
Taking pictures with your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	51
Adjusting camera settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	51
Sharing a picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	52
Shooting video with your camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	53
Adjusting your video settings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	53
Sharing a video.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	54
Playing your videos.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	54
Opening your gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	55
Adding music to your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	56
Playing your music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	57
Making memorable memos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	59
Applications.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..	60
Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	60
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	61
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Facebook®.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	61
Downloads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	61
File Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 61
Kingsoft® Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 62
Mi-EasyAccess.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	62
NotePad.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	63
Task Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 63
Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	63
Twitter® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 64
Voice Dialer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 64
Google™ applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 65
Google Search™ and Google Now™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	65
Gmail™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	66
Google Play™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	67
Google Calendar™.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 67
Google+™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 68
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 70
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 72
News & Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 74
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 74
Play Magazines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 74
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 75
Voice Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . . . 75
YouTube™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	75
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Phone settings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	76
Setting date and time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	76
Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 76
Sound settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	76
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 77
Mobile network services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 77
Security settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	77
Managing your device memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. 82
Factory reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	82
Managing applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	82
Managing other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	83
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	86
For your safety.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	89
General safety.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	89
FCC regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	90
RF exposure information (SAR). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	91
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	92
CTIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	94
Distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	95
Product handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	95
Electrical safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	99
Interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	99
Explosive environments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	101
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	Specifications	102	Getting started
	Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	103	Phone setup
	Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	104
	How to get warranty service.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	105	Installing the SIM card and battery
	Other warranty programs	105
			Power off your phone before installing or replacing
	Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	106

the battery or SIM card..

1. Remove the back cover as shown..

2. Insert the SIM card into the card slot with the cut corner oriented as shown..

3. Carefully insert the battery with the contacts located against the metal springs.. Push down on the battery until it is fully seated..

4. Replace the back cover..

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Inserting a microSDHC™ card

1.Open the microSDHC card slot and insert a microSDHC card (not included) with the gold-colored contacts facing the front of the phone..

2.Close the microSDHC card slot..

Removing the battery and

SIM/microSDHC card

1.Power off your phone..

2.Remove the back cover..

3.Lift the battery up and out..

4.Slide the SIM card out..

5.Open the microSDHC card slot and push in on the card until you hear a click.. Once you release the card it should pop out of the phone..

Charging the battery

Note:For best performance, charge the battery fully prior to using the phone for the first time..

1.Insert the charger’s connector into the charging port.. Be sure to insert the connector in the correct orientation..

Do not force the connector into the port..

2.Plug the charger into a standard AC wall outlet..

3.When the battery is fully charged, unplug the charger and disconnect it from the phone..

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Switching your phone on/off

Make sure the SIM card is in your phone and the battery is charged..

•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..

TapPower off> 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 (seePhone settings – Factory reset), you need to set up your phone settings before using it..

1.Scroll the language list to highlight the language you need and then tapStart ..

2.If you have a Gmail account, tap Yes to sign in to Google..Tap No if you do not have an account..

3.To create a Google account, tap Get an account..You can also tap Not now to set up an account later..

4.Configure the Google location options and tap ..

5.Input your name and tap ..

6.Read the Google services information and tap ..

7 Tap Finish to complete setup..

Switching to Sleep Mode

To save battery power, Sleep Mode suspends your phone in 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

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period of time, which you can set by tapping	> System settings> Display>
Sleep from the home screen..
Press thePower key to switch to Sleep Mode..

Waking up your phone

1 Press the Power key to activate your screen display.. 2. Tap and hold to unlock the screen..

Note:If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your phone (seePhone settings – Security settings) you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen..

Getting around

Touch control

Use the touch screen to control your phone..The controls on your touch screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you’re performing..

1.Tap the buttons, icons, or applications to select items or to open applications..

2.Keep your finger on an item to see the available options..

3.Swipe the screen to scroll up, down, left, or right..

4.Drag and drop to move particular items across the screen..

5.Pinch with two fingers or double-tap the screen to zoom in/out on a web page or an image..

Note:You can view the phone screen in portrait or landscape orientation simply by holding it upright or turning it on its side..

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Get to know your phone

Headset port

Earpiece

Indicator light

Volume keys

microSDHC card slot

Back key

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Power key

Proximity and light sensor

Status and notification bar

Touch screen

Charging/ data port

Menu key Microphone

Home key

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Get to know your phone (continued)

Flash							Microphone
Speaker							Camera lens
				Back
Key functions
Key			Function
Power key			Press and hold to turn phone on/off, change sound
			setting to silent/vibration/sound, or to set to Airplane
			mode..
			Press to switch your phone to Sleep Mode..
			Press to wake up your phone..
Home key			Tap to return to the main home screen from any
			application or screen..
			Tap and hold to see recently used applications..
Menu key			Tap to see the options for the current screen..
Back key			Tap to go to the previous screen..
Volume keys			Adjust the volume of the phone..
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Home screens

You can customize your home screens.. Set your own wallpaper, add the widgets or application shortcuts you need, or remove them as you like..

Status and notification bar

Widget

Shortcuts

Favorite shortcuts

Navigating your home screens

Your phone comes with 3 home screens, giving you more space to add more items.. Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to see each home screen..

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Creating new home screens

1. From the home screen, pinch two fingers quickly together..

2Tap on a blank screen thumbnail..

3Tap ..

Choosing your wallpaper

1. From the home screen, tap > Wallpaper..

2Tap Homeor Lock screen ..

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

4 Tap Done(for Gallery images) orSet Wallpaper ..

Note: Live wallpapers are not available for the lock screen..

Adding items to your home screen

1Tap ..

2Tap the Apps,Widgets, orShortcutstab, depending on what you want to add..

3.Tap and hold the icon of the item you wish to add and then drag it to the spot on the home screen where you want it located..

Adjusting widget size

1.Tap 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..

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Removing items from your home screen

1..Tap and hold the item you want to delete until Removeappears on the screen..

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

Creating a folder

1.On a home screen, tap and hold an app icon and drag it to Folder..

2.You can add more apps to the folder by dragging icons to the folder..

3.Tap the folder to open it and access items in the folder..

4.To name the folder, open it and tap Folder..

5.Enter a name and tap Done..

Deleting items from a folder

1.Tap a folder to open it..

2.Tap and hold an icon and drag it to Remove.. Release the icon when it turns red..

Weather/clock widget

Customizing the widget

•To add the weather for a city, tap the weather portion of the widget > Add city..Tap a major city name or enter a name to search for it..

Note: Your phone will automatically add the weather for your current location via GPS..

•If you have more than one city added to the widget, swipe left or right on the weather screen to switch between cities..

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• To set a city as a default location, replace it, or delete it, tap	>	>
Set as default..

Tip:To change from Fahrenheit to Celsius, tap > Temperature scale..

Using the widget

•To set an alarm, tap the time on the widget..

•To refresh the weather information, tap ..

•To view detailed weather information, including forecasts, tap the temperature..

•To delete the widget, tap and hold it and drag it to Remove..

Indicator light

The Indicator light will be red for 10 seconds when the phone is powered on and when the battery is low (less than 5%).. It also indicates battery charging status and other information as follows:

Indicator light	What it means
Red	Battery less than 5%
Orange	Battery less than 90%
Green	Battery more than 90%
Blinking red	No service
Blinking orange	Alarm notification
Blinking green	Missed calls or messages
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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

EDGE connected

EDGE data in use

WCDMA data connected

	WCDMA data in use
	Airplane mode
	Battery empty
	Battery low
	Battery partially
	drained
	Battery full
/	Battery charging

Indicator What it means

No signal

Signal strength

Ringer off

Vibrate mode

Speaker on

Phone microphone off

Bluetoothon

Connected to a

Wi-Fi network

Wi-Fi in use

Wired headset connected

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Indicator What it means

New SMS

New MMS

New email

New Gmail message

Missed call

Call in progress

Song is playing

USB connected

Updates available

Indicator What it means

Alarm set

microSDHC card unmounted

Preparing microSDHC card

Upcoming event

Call on hold

New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading data

Sending data

GPS on

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Using the Notifications panel

The Notifications panel provides quick access to alerts including new messages, emails, and software updates..

•To open the Notifications panel, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen..

•To close the Notifications panel, swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen or tap ..

Respond to or remove a notification

You can respond to or remove notifications in the Notifications panel..The panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions..

•To respond to a notification, tap it..

•To expand a notification, slide down with one finger..You can also swipe two fingers

vertically or pinch/zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications..

•To remove a notification, swipe it left or right..

•To remove all notifications, tap in the top right corner..

•To turn off notifications from an application, tap and hold a notification and then tapApp info .. Uncheck Show notifications in the app info screen..

•Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail and Google+, have notification settings that you can adjust..

Note:If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss important alerts and updates..The notifications of some apps cannot be turned off..

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Tip: In the Notifications panel, tap at the top of the list to get to theSettings menu quickly..

Reopen recently used applications

1.Tap and hold from any screen..The phone will display applications you used recently..

2.Tap the application you want to open..

Using Quick Settings

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

Open the Notifications 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: Tap to turn the auto-rotate feature on or off..

•Wi-Fi: Tap to turn Wi-Fi on or off..

• Bluetooth:Tap to turnBluetooth on or off..

•GPS: Tap to turn GPS on or off..

•Sound: Tap to turn the silent mode with vibration on or off..

•Data: Tap to enable or disable data access over the mobile network..

•Sync: Tap to turn the auto-sync feature on or off.. When auto-sync is on, changes you make to account information on the web or on your phone are automatically synced..

•Airplane: Tap to turn airplane mode on or off.. Enabling airplane mode turns off voice and data transmission..

•Brightness: Tap to adjust the screen brightness..

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Phone calls

How to make calls

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

Calling from the dialer

1.From the home screen, tap ..

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

3 Tap to place the call..

Tip:To make international calls, tap and hold

to enter the “+”..

Calling from your contacts

1.From the home screen, tap ..

2.Swipe your finger up or down to scroll through the contacts list and tap next to the contact you want to call..

Tips:

•You can search for a contact by tapping

and entering the contact name..

•You can also access your contacts by tapping > Contacts..

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Calling from your call history

1. From the home screen, tap > 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.From the home screen, tap ..

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

3 Tap Call..

Using speed dial

Tap and hold the1–9 keyfrom the dialer to call the corresponding speed dial number..

The1 key is reserved for your voicemail..

Assigning a speed dial key

1. From the home screen, tap > Call Logor Phone ..

2.In the Phone or Call Log tab, tap > Settings> Speed dial ..

3.Tap a speed dial key..

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

5Tap OK..

Note: You can also set your speed dial keys from the dialer.. Press and hold the 2-9 Keyand then tapOK ..

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How to receive calls

Answering a call

Drag to the center of the screen to answer the call..

Rejecting a call

Drag to the center of the screen to reject the call..This will prompt the caller to leave a voicemail message for you..

Drag to the center of the screen to send a text message to the caller.. Choose the default message or send a custom one..

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..

TapMute to turn your microphone off.. To turn your microphone back on, tapMute again..

Putting a call on hold

During a call, you can put it on hold by tappingHold ..

Tip:If you accept an incoming call while you’re on another call, the first call automatically goes on hold..Tap Swap to switch between the two callers..

Turning the speakerphone on/off

TapSpeaker during a call to turn the speakerphone on.. Tap Speakeragain to turn off the speakerphone..

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Adding a call

During a call, tapAdd call and dial a number.. When you call another number, the first call automatically goes on hold..

Swapping calls

To switch between callers, tapSwap ..

Merging calls

To merge two calls and create a conference call,Mergetap calls .. Note: The maximum number of callers on a call varies by carrier..

Ending a call

Tap to finish a call..

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Adjusting your call settings

You can open the call settings menu by tapping > > Settings..

	Fixed Dialing	Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers..To
		do this you must know your SIM’s PIN2 code.. Not all
	Numbers
		carriers support this functionality..
	Quick responses	Edit Quick response to rejected callers..
		Service: Select voicemail service provider..
		Setup: Edit the voicemail number..
	Voicemail
		Ringtone: Set the notification sound for new
		voicemails..
		Vibrate: Set the condition for vibration..
		Choose a TTY mode after connecting the TTY
		device to the phone’s headset port..
	TTY mode	A TTY device can allow people who have
		hearing or speech disabilities to communicate
		by telephone..
		Turn on/off hearing aid compatibility.. When you
		turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a
	Hearing aids	hearing aid with a Telecoil to answer the phone,
		it will help you hear more clearly during the phone
		call..
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	DTMF tones	Set the length of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF)
		signal tones:Normalor Long ..
	Speed dial	Set contacts as speed dials for keys 2-9..
		Forbid certain types of calls:All Outgoing,
	Call Barring Settings	Outgoing International,Outgoing when Roaming,
		AllIncoming, orIncoming when Roaming ..
		Forward your incoming calls to a different number..
	Call forwarding	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 can see
	Additional settings	your number..
		Call waiting: See new incoming calls while you’re
		on another call..

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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, tap	on the home screen.. From there, you can tap
the tabs on the top to quickly switchPhoneto ,Call Log, orFavorites		..

Importing and exporting contacts

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

Importing contacts from the SIM card or exporting to the card

1.From the Contacts screen, tap > Import/export..

2.Choose to import or export contacts..Your phone will automatically display the contacts..

3.	Tap the contacts you want to import or export.. Or, just tap	to select
	all contacts..
4	Tap ImportorExport ..

Importing contacts from a microSDHC card or exporting to the card

1.From the Contacts screen, tap > Import/export..

2.Choose to import or export contacts..

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•For import, you should have vCard files saved on the microSDHC card.. If there’s more than one vCard file, choose to import one, multiple, or all vCard files..Tap the vCard file and tap OK..

•For export, the phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file.. TapOK to create the file on the microSDHC card..

Importing contacts from the phone storage or exporting to the phone storage

1.From the Contacts screen, tap > Import/export..

2.Choose to import or export contacts..

•For import, you should have vCard files saved in the phone storage.. If there’s more than one vCard file, choose to import one, multiple, or all vCard files..Tap the vCard file and tap OK..

•For export, the phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file.. TapOK to create the file in the phone storage..

Sharing contact information

1.From the Contacts screen, tap > Multi-Select..

2.Select the contacts you want to share and then tap ..

3.Choose how to share the contacts.. Options depend on the applications and services installed..

Creating a contact

1. From the Contacts screen, tap to add a new contact.. 2 Tap Phone contact to choose where to save the contact..

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

4 Tap Done to save the contact..

Adding a contact to Favorites

1. From the Contacts screen, tap the contact you want to add to Favorites.. 2 Tap next to the contact’s name..

Searching for a contact

1 Tap at the bottom of the Contacts screen..

2.Enter the contact name you want to search for.. Matching contacts will be listed..

Creating a new group

1. From the Contacts screen, tap ..

2Tap ..

3Tap Phone to choose where to save the contact..

4.Enter the group name and tap Done..

5Tap and select the contacts you wish to be the group members..

6Tap ..

To send messages to the group members, you can tap a group and then tap > Send group message..

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Entering text

When you tap a field that needs text or numbers, a keyboard automatically appears on the screen.. Open the Notifications panel and tap Choose input method to change input method..

Android keyboard

The Android keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard..Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape..

To use the landscape keyboard, tapAutothe rotate screencheck box in

> System settings> Accessibility ..

Note: The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications..

•Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters..Tap and hold the keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers.. For example, to enter È, tap and

hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear..Then slide your finger to chooseÈ ..

•Tap to use uppercase or lowercase letters..This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase,

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and when locked in uppercase..Tap and hold to lock the keyboard in uppercase..

•Tap to delete any text you have entered..

•Tap to select numbers and symbols..You can then tap to access more..

•Tap and hold and then swipe to choose emoticons..

•Tap to use Google’s networked voice input..

•Tap and hold to change the input language or the Android keyboard settings..

TouchPal keyboard

The TouchPal keyboard offers three layoFullts:QWERTY,12-Key PhonePad, andCooTek T+ ..

To switch the keyboard layout:

1. From the home screen, tap > System settings> Language & input> next to TouchPal Keyboard> Keyboard layout ..

2.Check the box next to Swipe layout..

3.Tap a field that needs text or numbers..

4.Open the Notifications panel and tap Choose inputmethodto change input method to TouchPal Keyboard..

5.	With the TouchPal keyboard open, tap	, uncheck the Curve™check box,
	and tapClose ..
6.	Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch between the Full
	QWERTY,12-Key PhonePad, orCooTek T+	keyboards..
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