Zte Visible R2 User Manual

Visible R2

User Guide

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: October 21, 2018

Contents

Getting Started ....................................................... 12

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 12

Key Functions .................................................................. 14

Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSDXCTM Card

(Optional) ......................................................................... 14

Charging the Phone ......................................................... 16

Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 18

Powering Your Phone On/Off............................................ 18

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time .......................... 18

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 19

Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 20

Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 21

Personalizing ......................................................... 24

Changing the System Language ...................................... 24

Setting the Date and Time ................................................ 24

Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm

Sound .............................................................................. 25

Turning System Sounds On/Off ........................................ 25

Adjusting Volumes............................................................ 26

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ............................... 26

Using Do Not Disturb Mode .............................................. 27

Applying New Wallpapers ................................................. 28

Changing the Screen Brightness ...................................... 28

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....................... 29

Using Fingerprints............................................................ 30

Using Face Detection ...................................................... 32

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 34

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 36

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 36

Managing Notifications ..................................................... 37

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets..................................... 40

Organizing With Folders .................................................. 42

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ok ......................... 42

Entering Text ................................................................... 43

Editing Text ...................................................................... 47

Opening and Switching Apps ........................................... 48

Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode .............................. 49

Uninstalling or Disabling an Application ............................ 50

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 51

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 51

Connecting to Wi-Fi® ....................................................... 53

Connecting to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct® ................ 57

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices .................................... 57

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 60

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Internal Storage

........................................................................................ 61

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 65

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................ 68

Phone Calls ............................................................ 71

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 71

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................ 72

Working With the Call History ................................ ........... 73

Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 75

Checking Voicemail .......................................................... 75

Using Options During a Call ............................................. 76

Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 77

Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 78

Contacts ................................................................. 84

Checking Contact Details ................................................. 84

Adding a New Contact...................................................... 84

Setting Up Emergency Contacts ....................................... 85

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 86

Working With Favorite Contacts ....................................... 87

Working With Groups ....................................................... 88

Searching for a Contact .................................................... 89

Editing Contacts ............................................................... 90

Accounts ................................................................ 92

Adding or Removing Accounts .......................................... 92

Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 93

Email ....................................................................... 95

Setting Up the First Email Account ................................... 95

Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 95

Writing and Sending an Email .......................................... 96

Responding to an Email ................................................... 97

Adding a Signature to Your Emails ................................... 98

Adding and Editing Email Accounts .................................. 98

Changing General Email Settings .................................... 99

Messages .............................................................. 101

Starting a Conversation ................................................. 101

Replying to a Message .................................................. 101

Changing Message Settings .......................................... 102

Calendar ............................................................... 103

Viewing Your Calendars and Events............................... 103

Creating a Goal, a Reminder, or an Event ...................... 104

Changing Calendar Settings .......................................... 104

Browser ................................................................ 106

Opening the Browser ..................................................... 106

Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 106

Downloading Files ......................................................... 107

Changing Browser Settings ............................................ 107

Camera .................................................................. 108

Capturing a Photo .......................................................... 108

Using Manual Camera Mode ......................................... 110

Using Other Camera Modes ........................................... 111

Recording a Video ......................................................... 112

Customizing Camera and Video Settings ....................... 113

Gallery .................................................................. 115

Opening Gallery ............................................................. 115

Working With Albums ..................................................... 115

Working With Pictures .................................................... 116

Retouching Your Pictures ............................................... 118

Making a GIF or a Collage.............................................. 119

Playing Videos ............................................................... 120

Music .................................................................... 122

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 122

Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone .......................... 123

Playing Music ................................................................. 123

Managing Playlists ......................................................... 125

Video ..................................................................... 127

Opening the Video Library .............................................. 127

Playing and Controlling Videos ....................................... 127

Managing Video Files ..................................................... 129

Voice Recorder ..................................................... 131

Recording a Voice Memo ............................................... 131

Playing a Voice Memo .................................................... 131

More Apps ............................................................ 132

Calculator ...................................................................... 132

Clock ............................................................................. 132

Downloads ..................................................................... 134

File Manager .................................................................. 134

Google Apps .................................................................. 135

Settings ................................................................. 137

Airplane Mode ............................................................... 137

Network & Internet ......................................................... 137

Connected Devices ........................................................ 140

Apps & Notifications ....................................................... 140

Features ................................................................ ........ 141

Battery ........................................................................... 142

Display .......................................................................... 142

Sound ............................................................................ 143

Storage.......................................................................... 143

Security & Location ........................................................ 144

Accounts ....................................................................... 147

Accessibility ................................................................... 147

Google .......................................................................... 147

System .......................................................................... 148

System Updates ............................................................ 150

Upgrading the Phone Software ........................... 151

Troubleshooting ................................................... 152

For Your Safety .................................................... 157

General Safety............................................................... 157

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ....................................... 158

FCC Regulations ........................................................... 160

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Mobile

Phones .......................................................................... 162

CTIA Requirements ........................................................ 164

Distractions .................................................................... 165

Product Handling ........................................................... 166

Electrical Safety ............................................................. 170

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 171

Explosive Environments ................................................. 172

Specifications ...................................................... 174

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Earpiece

Touch screen

Auxiliary microphone

Proximity & light sensor

Front camera

nano-SIM/

microSDXC

card tray

Headset jack

Flash

Back camera

Speaker

Charging /USB Type-C jack

Power key

Volume key

Main microphone

Fingerprint sensor

Key Functions

Key

Function

Power key

• Press and hold to turn airplane mode on or

off, restart, or power off.

• Press to turn on/off the screen display.

Home key

• Touch to return to the home screen from any

application or screen.

• Touch and hold to use Google Assistant.

Recent apps key

• Touch to see recently used applications.

• Double-tap to switch to the most recent

application.

Back key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Volume key

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

NOTE:

You can switch the positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key. Swipe up on the home screen and touch > Features > Navigation keys to select one option.

Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSDXCTM Card (Optional)

The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone

is turned on. A microSDXC card can be installed or removed while the phone

is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card before removing it.

WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service provider.

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole next to the card tray.

2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card on the tray, as shown. Carefully slide the tray back into place.

Charging the Phone

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.

WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB Type-C cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

WARNING!

Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable. Removal may cause fire or explosion.

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack.

nano-SIM card

microSDXC card

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the

phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as , appear in 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 power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact 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:

• 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; each query drains your battery.

• Use the Battery saver feature.

Powering Your Phone On/Off

• Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.

• To turn it off, press and hold the Power key to open the

options menu and touch Power off.

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 (see Reset Options), you need to do some settings before using it. Select the language and then follow the on-screen prompts to set up your phone.

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 also to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it.

Lock the Screen and Keys

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

NOTE:

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

Unlock the Screen and Keys

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

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or –

Swipe from to use voice assistant, or swipe from to

open the camera.

- or - Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related

app.

NOTE:

If you have set an unlock pattern, a PIN, or a password for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to swipe up on the screen and then draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock the screen.

Using the Touch Screen

Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

• Touch – When you want to type using the on-screen

keyboard, select on-screen items (such as application and settings icons), or press on-screen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.

• Touch and Hold – To open the available options for an item

(for example, a message or link in a web page), touch and hold the item.

• Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your

finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

• Drag – To drag, press and hold your finger with some

pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

• Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps, browser, and Gallery),

you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen

at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

• Rotate the Screen – For most screens, you can automatically

change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

NOTES:

• The Auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen

orientation to automatically change. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Display, and switch on Auto-rotate screen.

• You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding

down the status bar twice and touching Auto-rotate or

Portrait.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s

applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Extended Home Screen Panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for applications, shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or remove home screen panels, or adjust their order.

To add a new home screen panel:

1. Touch the Home key to access the home screen.

Primary shortcuts

Status bar

Wallpaper

Folder Widget

Application

2. Touch and hold an item such as a shortcut, a folder or a

widget on the screen and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it.

NOTE:

No empty home screen panel is allowed to exist. If the shortcut, folder or widget is the only item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove the item.

To move a home screen panel:

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide

left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.

2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the

place you need.

To delete a home screen panel:

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide

left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.

2. Touch on the top right corner of a home screen

thumbnail.

3. Touch OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.

NOTE:

Touch at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > System > Languages & input > Languages. The first language in the

list is the default system language.

2. 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.

NOTE:

To remove languages from the list, touch > Remove and select the languages you want to delete, and then touch >

OK.

Setting the Date and Time

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > System >

Date & time.

2. Set the date, time, time zone, and time format.

 To adjust the date and time automatically, touch to turn on

Automatic date & time.

 To adjust the date and time manually, touch to turn off

Automatic date & time and touch Set date / Set time to

change the date and time.

 To adjust the time zone automatically, touch to turn on

Automatic time zone.

 To adjust the time zone manually, touch to turn off

Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone.

 To adjust the time format, touch to turn on/off Use

24-hour format.

Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm Sound

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound > Ringtones.

2. Touch Phone ringtone, Default notification sound, or Default alarm sound.

3. Scroll through the list and select the ringtone you’d like to use. You can touch Add ringtone to add additional audio files to the list.

4. Touch OK.

Turning System Sounds On/Off

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound > Advanced.

2. Touch the switch beside each option to turn it on or off.

Adjusting Volumes

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound.

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 volume levels any time by pressing the

Volume key. Then touch and drag a volume slider.

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 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 up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound >

Notification mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to

vibration or silent mode.

• Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification

panel and drag the panel downwards. Touch Sound, Vibrate, or Slient to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode or

turn on the sound. See Use Quick Settings.

NOTES:

• Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarms.

• To restore normal sound settings, press and hold the Volume

up key.

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 when you don’t want it to.

Turn On Do Not Disturb Mode

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings.

2. Touch Do not disturb.

NOTES:

• Press the Volume key when no media application is active to

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

• To turn off Do not disturb mode quickly, press either end of

the Volume key when the screen is on and then touch TURN

OFF NOW.

Set Do Not Disturb Mode Preferences

You can set allowed and blocked disturbances, or manage rules

that turn on or off silent mode automatically.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb preferences.

2. Touch an option to configure.

 Priority only allows: Set allowed disturbances when Do

not disturb mode is set as Priority only.

 Automatic rules: Touch an existing rule to set or delete it,

or touch Add more to create new rules.

 Block visual disturbances: Set the condition for

blocking notifications on the screen.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and the lock screen.

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

touch WALLPAPERS.

2. Slide left or right to select an image as the wallpaper. You can

also touch My photos to choose a picture as the wallpaper. Touch HOME or LOCK to preview the wallpaper.

3. Touch . Select Home screen, Lock screen, or Home

screen and lock screen.

Changing the Screen Brightness

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Display >

Brightness level.

2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.

NOTE:

With the proximity and light sensor, your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display 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. When it is enabled, you can swipe up on the lock screen, and then draw a

pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s

screen and keys.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

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

 Touch None to disable screen lock protection.  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 create a pattern that 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, select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is

locked.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone (see

Upgrading the Phone Software).

Using Fingerprints

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint.

2. Touch Fingerprint management.

3. Draw the pattern, or enter the PIN/password if you have already set the screen lock method.

4. Touch REGISTER in the Add fingerprint message box when it prompts.

5. Press one of your fingers on the fingerprint sensor at the back of your phone. After feeling the slight vibration, raise your finger and then press your finger on the sensor again.

6. Repeat step 5 until your fingerprint has been registered.

7. Touch OK.

NOTE:

You can touch Add fingerprint in the Fingerprint management screen to add more fingerprints.

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