ZTE VDF600 User Manual

Vodafone Smart prime 7

User Manual

About This Manual

Thank you for choosing this mobile device. I n order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference.

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Contents

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

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

Knowing the Keys ............................................................................... 12

Installing the micro-SIM Card and the microSDXC™ Card .................... 12

Charging the Battery .......................................................................... 14

Extending the Battery Life ................................................................... 15

Powering On/Off ................................................................................ 16

Setting Up for the First Time................................................................ 16

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

Using the Touch Screen ...................................................................... 18

Getting to Know the Home Screen ....................................................... 20

Personalizing ...................................................................... 23

Changing the System Language .......................................................... 23

Setting the Date and Time .................................................................. 23

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ......................................... 23

Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................................... 24

Adjusting Volume ............................................................................... 24

Using Do Not Disturb Mode................................................................. 24

Applying New Wallpapers ................................................................... 26

Changing Screen Brightness ............................................................... 27

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ............................................ 27

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ................................................ 28

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ......................................... 29

Knowing the Basics .............................................................. 31

Monitoring the Phone Status .............................................................. 31

Managing Notifications ...................................................................... 32

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ....................................................... 35

Organizing With Folders ...................................................................... 36

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ..................................................... 36

Entering Text ...................................................................................... 36

Editing Text ........................................................................................ 40

Opening and Switching Apps ...............................................................41

Uninstalling an App ............................................................................ 42

Connecting to Networks and Devices ..................................... 43

Connecting to Mobile Networks .......................................................... 43

Connecting to Wi-Fi ............................................................................ 44

Using Wi-Fi Direct

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ........................................................ 49

Exchanging Data via NFC .....................................................................51

Using Tap & Pay ................................................................................. 52

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ................................................. 53

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Internal Storage .................. 54

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ................................................. 58

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................................... 60

............................................................................ 48

Phone Calls ........................................................................ 62

Placing and Ending Calls .................................................................... 62

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................................... 63

Working With the Call History .............................................................. 64

Calling Your Contacts ......................................................................... 65

Checking Voicemail ............................................................................ 65

Using Options During a Call ................................................................ 66

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................................ 66

Adjusting Your Call Settings ................................................................ 68

Contacts ............................................................................ 73

Checking Contact Details ................................................................... 73

Adding a New Contact ........................................................................ 73

Setting Up Your Own Profile ................................................................ 74

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ........................................ 74

Working With Favourite Contacts ........................................................ 76

Searching for a Contact ...................................................................... 77

Editing Contacts ................................................................................. 77

Web Accounts ..................................................................... 80

Adding or Removing Accounts ............................................................. 80

Configuring Account Sync ................................................................... 81

Email ................................................................................. 82

Setting Up the First Email Account ...................................................... 83

Checking Your Emails ......................................................................... 83

Responding to an Email ...................................................................... 83

Writing and Sending an Email ............................................................. 85

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ..................................................... 85

Changing General Email Settings ........................................................ 86

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

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

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

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

Forwarding a Message ....................................................................... 88

Changing Message Settings ............................................................... 89

Web Browser ....................................................................... 90

Opening the Browser .......................................................................... 90

Using Multiple Browser Tabs ............................................................... 91

Downloading Files .............................................................................. 91

Changing Chrome Settings ................................................................. 92

Camera .............................................................................. 93

Capturing a Photo .............................................................................. 93

Recording a Video .............................................................................. 95

Using Manual Camera Mode .............................................................. 95

Using Other Camera Modes ................................................................ 96

Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings .......................................... 97

Gallery ............................................................................... 99

Opening Gallery ................................................................................. 99

Working With Albums ......................................................................... 99

Working With Pictures ...................................................................... 100

Retouching Your Pictures .................................................................. 101

Playing Videos.................................................................................. 102

Play Music ........................................................................ 103

Playing Your Music ........................................................................... 103

Managing Playlists ........................................................................... 105

Video Player ..................................................................... 107

Opening the Video Library ................................................................. 107

Playing and Controlling Videos ......................................................... 107

Managing Video Files ....................................................................... 108

FM Radio ..........................................................................110

Scanning and Saving Channels ......................................................... 110

Listening to FM Radio ....................................................................... 110

Editing a Saved Channel ................................................................... 111

Other Options and Settings ............................................................... 111

Sound Recorder ................................................................ 113

Recording a Voice Memo .................................................................. 113

Playing a Voice Memo ....................................................................... 113

More Apps ........................................................................ 115

Calculator ........................................................................................ 115

Clock ............................................................................................... 115

Downloads ....................................................................................... 116

File Manager .................................................................................... 116

Google Apps .....................................................................................117

Settings ........................................................................... 119

Wireless and Networks ..................................................................... 119

Device .............................................................................................. 121

Personal .......................................................................................... 126

System ............................................................................................ 131

Troubleshooting ................................................................ 133

For Your Safety .................................................................. 137

General Safety ................................................................................. 137

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ............................................................ 138

Distraction ....................................................................................... 140

Product Handling .............................................................................. 141

Electrical Safety ............................................................................... 144

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................................... 145

Explosive Environments .....................................................................147

Declaration of RoHS Compliance ........................................ 151

Disposal of Your Old Appliance............................................ 152

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..................................... 153

Earpiece

Proximity & light sensor Volume key

Back key

Touch screen

Front camera

Recent apps key

Home key Power key

Indicator light

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Headset jack

Charging/ micro-USB jack

Speaker Flash

Back camera

Back cover

Key

Function

Power key

 Press and hold to turn on or off flight mode, restart, or

power off.

 Press to turn off or on the screen dis play.

Home key

 Touch to return to the home screen from any application

or screen.

 Touch and hold to use Google Search or Now on Tap.

Back key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Recent apps key

Touch to see recently used apps.

Volume key

Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume up or down.

Knowing the Keys

Installing the micro-SIM Card and the microSDXC™ Card

The micro-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phon e is turned on. A microSDXC card (optional, not included) 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

WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard micro-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You c an get a standard micro-SI M card from your service provider.

micro-SIM card

microSDXC card

1. Insert your fingernail into the slot close to the bottom right of the back cover and

lift it up gently.

2. Hold the micro-SIM card and the microSDXC card with the cut corner o riented

as shown and slip them into the card holde rs.

NOTE: Some applications may require a microSD XC card to work normally or may store certain dat a on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDXC card installed and no t remove or replace it randomly.

3. Align the back cover with the back of the phone and press the cover back into

place. Ensure that all the tabs are secure and there are n o gaps around the cover.

Charging the Battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the p hone to turn on, find a

signal, and make a few calls. You should f ully 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 lock screen will show you the exact battery level on the status bar.

WARNING!

Use only approved chargers and cab les. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

CAUTION:

Do not change the built-in rechargeab le battery in your phone by yourself. If yo ur battery need to be replaced, please contact Vodafone cu stomer support.

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the adapter is inserted

with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector i nto the charging jack.

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, you may be unable to pow er on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot pow er on the phone after prolonged charging.

Extending the Battery Life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetoot h and Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can f ollow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:  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 u se. Most applications using this function

will periodically query the GPS satellites for you r current location, and e ach query drains your battery.

Powering On/Off

 Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.  To power off, press and hold the Power key to open the options menu and touch

Shut down > OK.

NOTE: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you ca n press and hold the Pow er key for about 16 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

Flick the language field to select the language. Then follow the on-screen prompts to set up your phone.

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

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 t he Power key.

NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off t he screen after som e time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive messages a nd calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

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

- or Double-tap on the screen to turn it on .

NOTE:

To enable this feature, select > Settings > Display > Double tap to wake from the home screen.

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or Swipe from a shortcut icon at the bottom to open the rela ted app or feature.

- or -

Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the relat ed app.

NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, a PIN or a password fo r your phone (see

Your Phone With Screen Locks

PIN/password to unlock your screen.

NOTE: You can edit the shortcut icons on the lock screen . Select > Settings > Display > Edit Lockscreen shortcuts from the home screen, touch a shortcut to change it, or touch

Add shortcut to add one.

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

Protecting

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone’s touch screen enables y ou to control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

 Touch

When you want to type using the onscreen k eyboard, select items on the screen such as the application and settings i cons, or press the onscreen buttons , simply touch them with your f inger.

 Touch and Hold

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

 Swipe or Slide

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

 Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure b efore you start to move your finger. While dragging, do no t release your finger until you have reached the target position.

 Pinch

Status bar

In some apps (such as Maps, web browser, and Gallery), you can zo om in and out by placing two fingers on t he screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apar t (to zoom in).

 Rotate the screen

For most screens, you can automatically ch ange the screen orientation from portrait to la ndscape by turning the phone sideways.

NOTE: The auto-rotate feature n eeds to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch th e Home key > > Settings > Display > When

device is rotated and select Rotate the contents of the screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sli ding down the status bar twice and touch Auto-r otate/Portrait.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s ap plications, functions, and

menus. You can customize your home screen by adding s hortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Primary shor tcuts

Shortcut

Folder

Widgets

Google search

Extended Home Screen Pane ls Your home screen is extendable, prov iding more space for shortcuts, widgets, a nd

more. Simply swipe left or right on th e home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or remove home screen panels, or adjust their o rder.

To add a new home screen panel:

1. Touch the Home key > , or touch and hold an empty area of the home screen

and select WIDGETS.

2. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the right edge of

the screen to create a new home screen panel and put t he icon or widget on it.

NOTE:

No empty home screen panel is allowed to exist. If the icon, w idget or folder is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel wil l be deleted as you remove the item.

To adjust the order of a home screen panel:

1. Touch and hold an empty area of th e home screen and slide left or right to view

the home screen thumbnails.

2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and dra g it left or right to the place you need.

To open your favourite home screen app :

You can slide right on the home screen to open your favourit e app quickly.

1. Touch the Home key and then slide righ t if necessary to access the leftmost

home screen.

2. Slide right on the screen to open your favourite app.

NOTE:

Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display and touch Home Sc reen to turn on of off this feature, or touch Favourite Home screen a pp to select your favourite app.

Standard Home Screen and Simple Home S creen The standard home screen has the standard Android lay out, while the simple home

screen provides improved accessibility and usability. Y ou can switch between them at any time according to your preference.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Home.

2. Select one home screen 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. Set the date, time, time zone, and tim e format.

 To adjust the date and time automatically, turn on Automa tic date & time.  To adjust the date and time manually, turn off Automat ic date & time and

touch Set date / Set time to change the date and time.

 To adjust the time zone automatically, turn on Autom atic time zone.  To adjust the time zone manually, turn off Automatic t ime zone and touch

Select time zone to set the correct time z one.

 To adjust the time format, touch Use 24-hour fo rmat.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

You can customize the default incoming call ringtone and the default notif ication sound.

1. Touch the Home key > > Set tings > Sound & notification.

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use. Touch More Ringtones o r More

Notifications on the top of the ringtone list to choose more audio files.

4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See

Set a Ringtone for a Contact

contact.

for how to assign a special ringto ne to an individual

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch the Home key > > Se ttings > Sound & notification > Other sounds.

2. Touch Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Charging s ounds, Touch sounds,

or Vibrate on touch .

Adjusting Volume

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notificatio n.

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume and Ring volume t o adjust

the volume for each type of audio.

NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pr essing the Volume key. If no media application is active, press the Volume key to a djust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volum e during a call).

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 vibra te when you don’t want it to.

To turn on Do not disturb mode:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen wi th two fingers to access the Quick

Settings.

2. Touch (Do not disturb).

3. Touch Total silence, Alarms only, or Priorit y only depending on whether you

want to allow exceptions. You can cust omize the exceptions when Priority only is selected.

4. Touch Until you turn this off if you want to turn off Do not disturb mode

manually; touch or to set the time before Do not disturb mode turns off automatically.

5. Touch DONE.

NOTES:

 Press and hold the Power key and touch to turn on Alarms only quickly, or

touch to turn on vibration.

 Press the Volume key when no media a pplication is active to show the volum e

bar. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to turn on vibration. Press the key again to turn o n Alarms only.

 To turn off Do not disturb mode quickly, press either end of the Volume key and

then touch END NOW when the screen is unlocked, or press and hold the Power key and touch .

To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode (Pr iority only): You can set reminders, events, and callers that you specify as exceptions when Do

not disturb mode is set to Priority only .

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notification > Do not

disturb > Priority only allows.

2. Turn on the switch next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messag es or Calls

and set notifications from who can alert you to messages or calls.

NOTE: When Repeat callers is switched on, you ’ll receive a notification if someone calls you a second time within a 15 minute per iod, regardless of whether notifications from that person receive priority status.

To set a Do not disturb rule: If you want to allow all notification alerts through most o f the time, but want to limit

alerts during certain times (like at nig ht or on the weekends), you can set a ru le for Do not disturb mode.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settin gs > Sound & notification > Do not

disturb > Automatic rules.

2. Touch Add rule.

3. Enter the rule name, select Time rule or Event rule, and touch OK .

4. For a time rule, set the days, the start and end times, and set Do not disturb

mode. For an event rule, select a Goo gle Calendar you want to make the rule for, select the type of reply you want to use, and set Do not disturb mode.

NOTE: To turn on or off a schedule, touch a rule to open its details screen and then touch the on/off switch.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the ho me screen and lock screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and then touch

WALLPAPERS.

2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper or animation, or

touch My photos to choose the image you wa nt to use as the wallpaper. Pinch on the image to crop it if needed.

3. Touch Set wallpaper.

NOTE: In addition, you can touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos or Wall papers, or an animation from Live

Wallpapers.

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 brightne ss for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Displa y settings screen to turn the feature on or off.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. Wh en it is enabled, you n eed to swipe up on the screen, draw a pattern or enter a numer ic PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch the Home key > > Set tings > Security > Screen lock.

2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password.

 Touch None to disable the screen lock.

 Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a ‘ swipe'

gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching the display and sliding up.

 Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern th at you must draw to unlock

the screen.

 Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password that you must

enter to unlock the screen.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want notifications a nd their

contents to show when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE.

NOTE: Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherw ise, you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must draw an unlock pattern, or enter a numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.

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

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

Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:  Set a screen lock pattern, PIN or password .

 Charge the battery.  Keep the phone connected to the charger .  Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: y ou 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 batte ry is not charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encr ypting your phone, touch the Back key.

WARNING!

If you interrupt the encry ption process, you will lose data.

3. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE.

4. Draw your screen lock pattern or enter your PIN or password, an d touch NEXT.

5. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE again. The encryption process starts. Encryption can take an ho ur or more, during which

time your phone may restart several times. When encryption is completed, you're prompted to draw the unlock pattern, o r enter your PIN or password. Subsequently you must draw you r unlock pattern, or enter your PIN or passwo rd each time you power on your phone in ord er to decrypt it.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view, so others cannot switch to other apps or access your per sonal information.

Turn On Screen Pinning

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Screen pinning.

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpin ning the

screen, switch on Ask for unlock pattern / P IN / password before unpinning when the screen lock has been set.

Pin a Screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Open the app you want to keep in view.

3. Touch the Recent apps key.

4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find on the front-most tab.

5. Touch .

Unpin the Screen

To unpin the screen and return to normal use, t ouch and hold the Back key an d the Recent apps key at the same time.

If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the patt ern or enter the PIN/password.

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