ZTE Z983 User Manual

Z983

User Manual

About This Manual

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

No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced, translated or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation.

Notice

ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice. This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure the accuracy of its content. However, all statements, information and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Please refer to For Your Safety to be sure to use your phone properly and safely. We offer self-service for our smartphone users. Please visit the ZTE official website (at www.zteusa.com) for more information on self-service and supported product models. Information on the website takes precedence.

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: February 22, 2017

Contents

About This Manual ................................................... 2

Getting Started ....................................................... 11

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 11

Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 13

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC Card ......... 13

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 15

Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 17

Powering On/Off .............................................................. 17

Setting Up for the First Time ............................................ 17

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys .......................... 18

Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 19

Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 22

Personalizing.......................................................... 25

Changing the System Language ...................................... 25

Setting the Date and Time................................................ 25

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 26

Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................ 26

Adjusting Volume ............................................................. 27

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ............................... 27

Using Do Not Disturb Mode ............................................. 28

Applying New Wallpapers ................................................ 29

Setting the Theme ........................................................... 30

Changing Screen Brightness ........................................... 30

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ....................... 30

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 31

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 32

Using Your Fingerprint ...................................................... 33

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

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

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

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 41

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

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

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

Editing Text ...................................................................... 52

Opening and Switching Apps ............................................ 53

Uninstalling or Disabling an App ....................................... 53

Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode .............................. 54

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 56

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 56

Connecting to Wi-Fi .......................................................... 58

Using Wi-Fi Direct® .......................................................... 61

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................... 62

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 65

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Phone Storage66

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 70

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................. 72

Phone Calls ............................................................ 75

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 75

Answering or Rejecting Calls ........................................... 76

Working With the Call History ........................................... 77

Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 78

Checking Voicemail ......................................................... 79

Using Options During a Call ............................................. 79

Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 80

Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 81

Contacts .................................................................. 88

Checking Contact Details ................................................. 88

Adding a New Contact ..................................................... 88

Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 89

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ..................... 89

Working With Favorite Contacts ....................................... 91

Working With Groups ....................................................... 91

Searching for a Contact ................................................... 93

Editing Contacts............................................................... 94

Web Accounts ........................................................ 96

Adding or Removing Accounts ......................................... 96

Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 97

Email ....................................................................... 99

Setting Up the First Email Account ................................... 99

Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 99

Writing and Sending an Email ........................................ 100

Responding to an Email ................................................. 101

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................ 102

Changing General Email Settings ................................... 103

Messaging ............................................................ 104

Opening the Messaging Screen ..................................... 104

Sending a Message ....................................................... 104

Replying to a Message ................................................... 105

Forwarding a Message ................................................... 106

Deleting Messages or Threads ....................................... 106

Changing Message Settings ........................................... 107

Calendar ............................................................... 108

Viewing Your Calendars and Events ............................... 108

Creating an Event .......................................................... 109

Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event ............................. 110

Changing Calendar Settings ........................................... 110

Web Browser ........................................................ 112

Opening the Browser ..................................................... 112

Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 112

Downloading Files .......................................................... 113

Using Bookmarks ........................................................... 113

Clearing Browsing History .............................................. 114

Changing Browser Settings ............................................ 115

Camera ................................................................. 116

Capturing a Photo .......................................................... 116

Using Different Camera Modes ................................ ...... 118

Recording a Video ......................................................... 120

Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ...................... 121

Gallery ................................................................... 123

Opening Gallery ............................................................. 123

Working With Albums ..................................................... 123

Working With Pictures .................................................... 124

Retouching Your Pictures ............................................... 125

Making a GIF Picture or a Collage ................................. 126

Playing Videos ............................................................... 127

Music ..................................................................... 129

Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................ 129

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 130

Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone .......................... 130

Playing Music ................................................................ 131

Managing Playlists ......................................................... 132

Video Player ......................................................... 133

Opening the Video Library ............................................. 133

Playing and Controlling Videos ...................................... 133

Managing Video Files .................................................... 134

FM Radio ............................................................... 136

Scanning and Saving Channels ..................................... 136

Listening to FM Radio .................................................... 136

Editing a Saved Channel ................................................ 137

Other Options and Settings ............................................ 137

More Apps and Features ..................................... 139

Backup & Restore .......................................................... 139

Calculator ...................................................................... 139

Clock ............................................................................. 139

Dolby Audio.................................................................... 141

Downloads ..................................................................... 141

File Manager ................................................................ .. 142

Sound Recorder ............................................................. 143

Google Apps .................................................................. 144

Settings ................................................................ 146

Wireless and Networks ................................................... 146

Device ........................................................................... 149

Personal ........................................................................ 154

System........................................................................... 159

Upgrading the Phone Software .......................... 161

Troubleshooting ................................................... 162

For Your Safety .................................................... 166

General safety................................................................ 166

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ........................................ 167

FCC Compliance ............................................................ 169

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Mobile

Phones .......................................................................... 170

CTIA Requirements ....................................................... 172

Distraction ..................................................................... 173

Product Handling ........................................................... 174

Electrical Safety ............................................................. 178

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 178

Explosive Environments ................................................. 180

Proximity & light sensor

Power key

Volume up key

Auxiliary

microphone

Front camera

Touch screen

Back key

Earpiece

Volume down key

Home key (with indicator light)

Recent apps key

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Headset jack

nano-SIM/ microSDXC card tray

Back camera

Fingerprint

sensor

Flash

Speaker

Main microphone

Charging/ USB

Type-C jack

Key

Function

Power key

 Press and hold to turn on or off airplane

mode, restart, or power off.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Volume keys (Volume up / down key)

Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

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.  Double-tap or touch twice to switch to the

most recent application.

Knowing the Keys

NOTE:

The positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key are interchangeable through Settings > Navigation key.

Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDXC Card

The nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card before removing it. See Using the microSDXC

Card as Portable or Phone Storage.

WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use 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 on the card tray on the left side of the phone.

2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card (right) /microSDXC card (left) on the tray with the gold-colored contacts facing down. Then carefully slide the tray back into place.

Charging the Battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.

If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. As you charge your phone, the screen can show you the exact battery level on the status bar.

WARNING!

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

CAUTION:

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

1. Connect the adapter to the charging/USB Type-C 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, the phone may not power on even while charging. In this case, charge the phone at least for 20 minutes before trying to power on again. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged charging.

Extending the Battery Life

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

 Use the Battery saver feature in Settings.  Reduce the screen backlight time.  Lower the screen brightness.  Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync off when not in use.  Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications

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

Powering On/Off

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

off.

NOTE:

If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup and Reset), you need to do some settings before using it.

Touch the language field to select a language. Then touch LET'S GO and follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, name, device protection, Google services and other options.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

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

To lock the screen and keys:

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

NOTE:

To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

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

2. Touch and hold a blank area of the screen.

- or Touch and hold to make a call.

- or Touch and hold to take a selfie photo or video with the

front camera.

- or Double-tap a notification to open the related app.

NOTE:

If you have set a fingerprint, a pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks and Using Your Fingerprint), you’ll need to press your finger against the fingerprint sensor, draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

Using the Touch Screen

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

 Touch

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

 Touch and Hold

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

 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, web browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

 Rotate the screen

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

NOTE:

The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch the Home key >

> Settings > Display > When device is rotated and select Rotate the contents of the screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto-rotate/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 shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Primary shortcuts

Status bar

Widgets

Folder

Shortcut

Extended Home Screen Panels

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

To add a new home screen panel:

1. Touch and hold a blank area of the home screen.

2. Touch Widgets or Themes.

3. Slide the home screen thumbnails left and touch .

To delete a home screen panel:

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

2. Touch the Home tab.

3. Slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.

4. Touch on the top right corner of a thumbnail.

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

NOTE:

When there is only one home screen panel, you cannot delete it any more.

To adjust the order of a home screen panel:

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

2. Touch the Home tab.

3. Slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails and touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need.

NOTE:

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

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Languages.

2. Drag to the top next to the language you want to use.

NOTE:

If the language you need is not in the list, touch Add a language and select one.

Setting the Date and Time

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

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

 To adjust the date and time automatically, switch on

Automatic date & time.

 To adjust the date and time manually, switch off

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

 To adjust the time zone automatically, switch on

Automatic time zone.

 To adjust the time zone manually, switch off Automatic

time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct

time zone.

 To adjust the format of time, switch on or off Use 24-hour

format.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

You can customize the default incoming call ringtone and the default notification sound.

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

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone.

3. Scroll through the list and select the ringtone you want to use.

4. Touch OK.

NOTES:

 Many applications have their own notification sound settings.  See Adding a New Contact for how to assign a special

ringtone to an individual contact.

 When selecting ringtones or sounds, touch the Music or the

Recording tab to select an audio file saved on the phone or

the storage card.

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Other sounds.

2. Switch on or off Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Charging sounds, Touch sounds, Vibrate on tap, or Power up tone.

Adjusting Volume

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

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, and Notification volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

NOTE:

You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume keys. If no media application is active, press the Volume keys to adjust ring volume (or the earpiece volume during a call) or touch to adjust other types of volume.

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 keys when no media application is active

to show the volume management window. Drag the ringtone volume slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to switch the phone to vibration mode. Press the key again in vibration mode to switch the phone to silent mode.

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

panel and drag the panel downwards to open the Quick Settings menu. Touch Sound, Vibrate or Silent to switch the phone to vibration/silent mode or turn sound on.

 Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound >

Notification mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to

vibration or silent mode.

 Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not

disturb, touch Do not disturb and select Always. Touch Disturb rules and select Total silence or Alarms only to

switch the phone to silent mode.

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.

To turn on Do not disturb mode:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb > Do not disturb.

2. Touch Always or Scheduled as you need.

 Touch Always to turn on the Do not disturb feature

immediately, which keeps on until you turn it off.

 Touch Scheduled to if you want the feature turned on and

off automatically during specific periods.

3. If you select Scheduled, touch Days, Start time, and End time to specify the periods during which Do not disturb is on.

4. Touch Disturb rules and select Priority only, Alarms only, or Total silence depending on whether you want to allow exceptions. You can customize the exceptions when Priority

only is selected.

To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode:

You can set reminders, certain calls and messages as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is on and Priority only is selected as

the disturb rule, so these ringtones, sounds and vibration are not turned off.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb.

2. Touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Calls and set who can alert you of their messages or calls.

NOTE:

To set exceptions based on apps, touch the Home key > > Settings > Notifications. Select an app and switch on Override Do Not Disturb.

Applying New Wallpapers

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

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

2. Touch Gallery, Live Wallpapers, Photos, or Wallpapers and select an image or an animation.

3. If necessary, tap Set wallpaper.

NOTES:

 If you select Gallery, you will need to select a picture. Once

selected, use two fingers to scale or one finger to select the area you want to use and position the image, and then tap

 In addition, you can touch and hold an empty area of the

home screen and then touch Lock screen or Home screen. Then select a built-in image, a live wallpaper, or an image from your Gallery.

Setting the Theme

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

2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Themes.

3. Select a theme you like.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level.

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

NOTE:

Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display settings screen to turn the feature on or off.

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect

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

2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Home.

3. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works. Touch other effects until you find the favorite one.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to touch and hold the screen, draw a pattern

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

and keys.

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

2. Touch None, Long press, Pattern, PIN or Password.

 Touch None to disable the screen lock.  Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow

unlocking with a ‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding an empty area on the lock screen.

 Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you

must draw to unlock the screen. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding an empty area on the lock screen and then drawing the pattern.

 Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a

password that you must enter to unlock the screen. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding an empty area on the lock screen and then entering the PIN or password.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password, select whether to use secure start-up and how you would like notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked, then touch

DONE.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade the phone software or contact customer service to use the phone. See Upgrading the Phone Software.

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 personal information.

Turn On Screen Pinning

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

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. If you do not already have a pattern, PIN, or password set up as a screen lock, for added security, touch Lock device when unpinning, select a security option, and follow on-screen instructions to set up a screen lock.

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, touch and hold the Back key.

If you have enabled screen lock for unpinning, unlock the screen with your fingerprint, pattern, PIN, or password, depending on the screen lock and fingerprint settings.

Using Your Fingerprint

With the fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can register up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock the phone or open apps, or simply press the fingerprint sensor to take photos or answer calls.

NOTE:

The fingerprint feature is only usable when the screen lock (Pattern, PIN or Password) is enabled. When the screen lock is reset to None or Long press, all registered fingerprints are erased.

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

2. Draw the screen lock pattern, or enter the PIN/password and

touch Next.

3. Touch Register or Fingerprint > Add fingerprint.

4. Follow the prompts to record the center and then the edges of a finger.

5. Touch OK.

NOTE:

Touch an existing fingerprint record to change its name or delete it.

Set Fingerprint Actions

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

2. Draw the screen lock pattern, or enter the PIN/password and touch Next.

3. Touch the switches next to Wake up and unlock your phone, Take photo, or Answer call. Touch Quick-open app to assign an app to each registered fingerprint.

 Wake up and unlock your phone: When the screen lock

(Pattern, PIN or Password) is enabled, you can wake up the phone and unlock it with a registered fingerprint.

 Quick-open app: When the screen lock (Pattern, PIN or

Password) is enabled, you can unlock the phone and

open different apps with different registered fingerprints.

 Take photo: Press the fingerprint sensor with any finger

(registered or not) to take a photo when the Camera app is opened.

 Answer call: Press the fingerprint sensor with any finger

(registered or not) to answer incoming calls.

EDGE/2G connected

No signal

3G connected

Signal strength

4G connected

Airplane mode

LTE connected

Bluetooth® on

Silent mode

Connected to a Wi-Fi® network

Vibration mode

Wi-Fi in use

Do not disturb mode (Priority only or Alarms only)

Speakerphone on

Do not disturb mode (Total silence)

Phone microphone off

Battery low

GPS on

Battery full

Wired headset connected

Battery charging

Alarm set

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

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

New SMS or MMS messages

Upcoming event

New message(s) from the Email app

New Wi-Fi network detected

New message(s) from the Gmail™ app

Downloading data Missed call

Sending data

Call in progress

USB connected

Call on hold

Play Store updates available

Song playing

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

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

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you are playing music. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.

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

home screen or from the top of the screen.

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

bottom of the screen or touch the Back key.

Respond to or Remove a Notification

In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the notification itself.

 To respond to a notification, just touch it.  Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.

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, touch CLEAR ALL below all the

notifications.

 To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a

notification or swipe a notification left or right a little and touch

. You can then configure the notification settings of the app that sends the notification. The available options may include the following:

 Block all: Hide future notifications from this app.  Show silently: Do not make sound, vibrate, or briefly

show in the current screen.

 On the lock screen: Show, hide, or hide sensitive

contents of the notifications on the lock screen.

 Override Do Not Disturb: Show notifications from this

app when Do not disturb rule is set to Priority only.

NOTE:

If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be blocked.

Use Quick Settings

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

Swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen, or open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards to find the Quick Settings menu. You may need to swipe left and right to see all available items, which include the following.

 Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider

to adjust the screen brightness.

 Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth. Touch and hold

to open the Bluetooth menu in Settings. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.

 Wi-Fi: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi. Touch and hold to open

the Wi-Fi menu in Settings. See Connecting to Wi-Fi.

 Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flash.  Location: Touch to turn on or off location services. Touch and

hold to open the Location menu in Settings. See Location.

 Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off airplane mode.  Data: Touch to turn on or off mobile data service over the

mobile network. Touch and hold to open the Data usage

menu in Settings.

 Sync: Touch to turn on or off auto-sync of accounts data.

Touch and hold to open the Accounts menu in Settings. See Accounts and Web Accounts.

 Do not disturb / Priority only / Alarms only / Total silence:

Manage the Do not disturb settings. Touch and hold to open the Do not disturb menu in Sound settings. See Using Do Not Disturb Mode.

 Auto-rotate/Portrait: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate

screen feature. Touch and hold to open the Display menu in Settings.

 Hotspot: Touch to turn on or off the mobile hotspot feature.

Touch and hold to open the Mobile Hotspot menu in Settings. See Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Mobile Hotspot.

 Battery Saver: Touch to turn on or off Battery saver. Touch

and hold to open the Battery saver menu in Settings.

 Sound/Vibrate/Silent: Touch to switch between sound,

vibration, and mute. See Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode.

 Data Saver: Touch to turn on or off Data saver. Touch and

hold to open the Data usage menu in Settings.

 Nearby: Touch to open the Nearby menu.

NOTE:

In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu; touch to change positions of the Quick

Setting items or add/remove available items.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Touch the Home key > .

- or To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select Widgets.

2. Slide up or down to browse through available applications, or left or right to find the widget you need.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an application icon and drag it to a home screen panel.

Move Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.

2. Drag it to to remove it.

Adjust Widget Size

1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it.

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

NOTE:

Not all widgets can be resized.

Organizing With Folders

You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts to a folder. You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts.

1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it to at the top left.

2. Release the shortcut. A new folder will be created and the

shortcut is added into the folder.

3. To add more shortcuts into the folder, touch and hold each

shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it.

NOTE:

Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder.

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most four items in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange it.

Entering Text

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. Touch the Back key to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.

Enable or Disable Input Methods

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Virtual keyboard > Manage keyboards.

2. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them.

Change Input Methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, open the notification panel and touch (Change keyboard).

2. Select the input method you need.

NOTE:

The icon appears only when more than one keyboard input method is installed and enabled.

Google Keyboard

The Google Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

 Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold

some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold and

the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.

 As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard.

Touch to select the correct one; drag a suggestion to to remove it.

 Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock

uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.

 Touch to delete the text before the cursor.  Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then

touch to find more.

 Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions,

flags, and animals.

 Touch to use Google voice typing.  Touch and hold to change the input language or set up

the Google Keyboard.

 Touch and hold and slide right to resize the keyboard for

one-hand use.

Gesture Typing

The Google Keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. Use this feature to input a word by sliding through the letters.

To enable and use gesture typing:

1. Touch and hold on the Google Keyboard and then touch

Google Keyboard settings.

2. Touch Gesture typing and then touch Enable gesture

typing if this feature is turned off.

3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace

a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

Start of

the word

End of the word

NOTES:

 Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter,

go ahead and touch.

 Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added

automatically when you begin to input the next word.

TouchPal Keyboard

TouchPal Keyboard offers three layouts: FULL, PHONEPAD and T+. You can touch to select a layout or an input language.

You can also use Curve® and Wave™ to speed up text input by moving your finger from letter to letter or word from word without lifting the finger.

The FULL Layout

The FULL layout offers an input experience similar to a computer keyboard.

 The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch a

key and slide if necessary to choose more characters.

 The shift key: Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap

to lock uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.

 Word prediction: Touch and hold or and tap the

prediction switch to turn on or off prediction.

 Pre-defined texts: Touch to enter digits, symbols, and

other pre-defined texts. You can touch the arrow keys to turn pages, or touch to go back to the alphabetic keys.

 Slide up on the space key or touch to enter Emoji and

emoticons.

 The delete key: Touch to delete text before the cursor.

You can also slide left on the key to delete an entire word.

 More options: Touch to access additional functions of

TouchPal, use voice input, edit text, change keyboard themes, and more.

The PHONEPAD Layout

The layout in this mode is similar to a phonepad.

Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter appears. You can also touch and hold the key and slide left or right to choose the letter or number you need.

If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys once and choose the right word.

The T+ Layout

Touch to enter the left letter on the key; double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. You can also touch and hold a key and slide left or right to choose more letters and symbols.

If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys and choose the right word.

Curve Word Gesture

Curve allows you to enter text by moving your finger on the screen from letter to letter to enter each word.

To enable and use Curve:

1. On the TouchPal keyboard, touch > Settings > Smart input and check Curve® - Word gesture.

2. Touch the Back key to return to the text field. Open the TouchPal keyboard and switch to the Full layout.

End of the word

Start of

the word

3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting the finger, until you reach the end of the word.

NOTES:

 Curve is only available in the Full layout.  Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter,

go ahead and touch.

 Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added

automatically when you begin to trace the next word.

Wave Sentence Gesture

Wave allows you to enter words by dragging candidate words to the space key.

To enable and use Wave:

1. On the TouchPal keyboard, touch > Settings > Smart input and check Wave - Sentence gesture.

2. Touch the Back key to return to the text field. Open the

TouchPal keyboard and switch to the Full layout.

3. Touch or use Curve to enter the first word. As the first word appears on the text field, candidate words appear on the keyboard for you to choose from as the following word.

4. Drag the correct candidate word to the space key to add the word to the text field. If no candidate word is correct, you can go on enter the words normally.

NOTE:

Wave is only available in the Full layout.

Google Voice Typing

Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.

1. Touch on the Google keyboard or > on the

TouchPal keyboard to access the Google voice typing feature.

2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.

3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.

NOTE:

Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation.

Editing Text

 Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type.

The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

 Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text.

The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.

 Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then

touch the CUT or COPY to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.

 Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you

want to replace. Then touch PASTE.

 Insert clipboard text to the text field: Touch the tab below

the cursor and then select PASTE.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Touch the Recent apps key. The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in a series of tabs. Slide up and down to see all the tabs.

2. Touch a tab to open that app.

NOTES:

 You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to

remove it from the screen. Touch Clear all to remove all tabs.

 Double-tap the Recent apps key to switch between the

current app and the most-recent app.

Uninstalling or Disabling an App

1. Touch the Home key > to open the application list screen.

2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to (Uninstall) or (Disable) at the top of the screen.

3. Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app.

NOTES:

 Pre-installed apps cannot be uninstalled, and not all apps can

be disabled.

 To find the disabled applications, touch the Home key > >

Settings > Apps > All apps > Disabled. You can then touch the disabled application and touch ENABLE to restore it.

Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode

You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode.

NOTE:

Some apps may not support split-screen mode.

Method one:

1. Open the first app you want to use and then touch and hold the Recent apps key.

2. If the app you need is in the recent apps list, touch the Recent apps key and then touch the app to set it as the second app.

-orTouch the Home key > to find the app you need and

open it as the second app.

Method two:

1. Touch the Recent apps key to view your recently used apps, touch and hold the tab of the app you want to use and drag it to the Drag here to use split screen area.

2. If the app you need is in the recent apps list, touch the app to set it as the second app.

-orTouch the Home key > to find the app you need and

open it as the second app.

To turn off split-screen mode, drag the handle on the screen to the edge of the screen.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

To enable or disable data access:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Mobile Data.

2. Touch the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.

To get data services when roaming internationally:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > International Data Roaming.

2. Touch the Mobile Data switch if it is turned off.

NOTE:

Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges.

Select Network Type

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Preferred network type.

2. Touch the type of networks you prefer to connect to.

Set Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information.

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

2. Touch Access Point Names.

3. Touch .

4. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider.

5. Touch > Save to complete.

NOTE:

To set the APN to default settings, touch > Reset to default.

Select Network Operator

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

2. Touch Network operators.

3. Touch Search networks to search for all available networks and select one to register manually. You can also touch Choose automatically to select preferred network automatically.

Disable 2G Service

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

2. Touch the Disable 2G switch to turn it on.

CAUTION:

If 2G service is disabled, some apps and functions may not work in areas with limited coverage.

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 300 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch CONNECT.

NOTE:

Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi networks when they are in range.

Get Notified of Open Networks

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch .

4. Slide the Network notification switch.

When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option to turn off notifications.

Add a Wi-Fi Network

You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.

To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the security details from the network's administrator.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. At the bottom of the available Wi-Fi networks, touch Add network.

4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network configuration details.

5. Touch SAVE.

Connect to a WPS Network

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points which support WPS.

You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS.

Method one: WPS button (Recommended)

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Push Button.

4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network.

Method two: PIN number

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Pin Entry.

4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN number into the access point's setup page.

After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the connection.

NOTE:

For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to its user documents.

Forget a Wi-Fi Network

You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added - for example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch > Saved networks.

4. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET.

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch to adjust the following settings.

 Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar

when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available.

 Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi

on in sleep mode.

 MAC address: Check the MAC address.  IP address: Check the phone’s IP address.

- or Touch > Advanced to adjust the following settings.

 Install certificates: Install certificates needed for

connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.

 Wi-Fi Direct: Use the Wi-Fi Direct feature. See Using

Wi-Fi Direct®.

 WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the

push button method.

 WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the

phone PIN method.

Using Wi-Fi Direct®

Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to share files and data directly by connecting to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots). Your phone supports Wi-Fi Direct, but you may

need to install third-party applications to share data through Wi-Fi Direct.

To connect via Wi-Fi Direct:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch > Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct connections.

4. Touch a device name below Peer devices and select CONNECT to connect with it.

The other device will receive a connection prompt and need to accept the request for connection. Both devices may need to enter a common PIN.

5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in the Peer devices list.

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 30 feet. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

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

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position.

When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.

Change the Device Name

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

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off.

3. Touch > Rename this device.

4. Edit the name and touch RENAME.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

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

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could touch >

Refresh if you want to scan again.

3. Touch the device you want to pair with.

4. Confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch PAIR. Alternately, enter a Bluetooth passkey and touch PAIR.

Pairing is successfully completed when the other device accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered.

NOTE:

The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits. You can try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents for that device.

Forget (Unpair With) a Bluetooth Device

You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you need to search it and enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.

2. In the list of paired devices, touch the icon beside the Bluetooth device you want to forget.

3. Touch FORGET.

Send Data via Bluetooth

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth. The method may vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive Data via Bluetooth

1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth.

2. Flick down the status bar and touch .

3. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data.

Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (Bluetooth, for instance) in the phone storage or microSDXC directory. You can access them with the File Manager app.

NOTE:

Received contacts (vCard files) are automatically imported to your contact list.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in its internal storage or on a removable microSDXC card.

If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before you can use USB to transfer files between your phone and computer.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.

2. Open the notification panel and touch (USB for …).

3. Choose one of the following options:

 Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.  Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB

connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install the driver on the same PC once.

NOTE:

You can also install the driver on PC by running the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive.

 Media device MTP: Transfer files on Windows

Mac®.

NOTE:

PC or

For Windows XP, please install the drivers and Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device (MTP) for the first time.

 Camera PTP: Transfer photos using camera software.

NOTE:

To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again.

Connect With Windows Media® Player

You can sync music, picture, and video files from the computer to your phone via Windows Media Player on the computer.

1. Connect the phone with your computer via USB and choose Media device (MTP).

2. Open Windows Media Player and synchronize music, picture, and video files.

Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer

To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Phone Storage

You can use your microSDXC card as portable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose them.

If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the phone storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSDXC card from working with other devices.

CAUTION:

As part of the phone storage, the microSDXC card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally. Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly.

Set Up the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage

When you install a microSDXC card that has not been used on your phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable storage by default.

You can also open the notification panel and touch the microSDXC card name, select Use as portable storage and then touch NEXT > DONE.

To remove the microSDXC card from your phone:

If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as portable storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

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

2. Touch next to the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you can now remove it from the phone.

To erase and format the microSDXC card:

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

2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. Touch Format.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Set Up the microSD Card as Phone Storage

If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the phone storage. If you move the microSDXC card to another device, it’ll be formatted before it can be used.

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

2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. Touch Format as internal.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDXC card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

5. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and other data from the internal storage to the microSDXC card. Select Move now or Move later and touch NEXT. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

To move data between the internal storage and the microSDXC card:

With the microSDXC card as part of the phone storage, you can move your photos, files and other data between the internal storage and the card any time.

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

2. Touch the microSDXC card name or Phone in the Device storage section.

3. Touch Migrate data.

4. Touch MOVE.

NOTE:

Whenever you move data between the internal storage and the microSDXC card, the destination is used to save new apps and personal data (such as photos and videos) and only the destination is accessible from a computer.

To remove the microSDXC card from your phone:

If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as phone storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

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

2. Touch your card name below Device storage.

3. Touch Remove SD card.

NOTE:

Before ejecting the card, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the internal storage.

4. Touch EJECT.

5. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you can now remove it from the phone.

To reformat the microSDXC card as portable storage:

If you no longer want to use your microSDXC card as phone storage, you can reformat the card as portable storage.

NOTE: Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the internal storage.

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

2. Touch your card name below Device storage.

3. Touch Format as portable.

4. Touch FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot.

Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB

You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

You cannot transfer files between your phone and your computer via USB while the phone is USB tethered.

1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

2. Touch the Home key > > Settings > More.

3. Switch on USB tethering. A new network connection will be created on your computer.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering or disconnect the USB cable.

Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Mobile Hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices

by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network.

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

2. Slide the switch to the On position.

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).

3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect

with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, slide the switch to the Off

position.

Rename or Secure Your Mobile Hotspot

You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID), secure your mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile Hotspot > Configure.

2. Set the following options.

 Network name: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that

other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

 Channel: To avoid interference with other Wi-Fi networks,

try using a different channel.

 Security: Choose a security option, Open (not

recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access your Wi-Fi hotspot only if they enter the correct password). When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the Password field to edit the security password.

 Broadcast network name (SSID): Check to broadcast or

uncheck to hide your network name (SSID). If the broadcast is disabled, other users need to get your network SSID to find the Wi-Fi hotspot.

3. Touch SAVE to save your settings.

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let

people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.

Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Add a VPN

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

2. Touch at the top right corner and fill in the information provided by your network administrator.

3. Touch SAVE.

The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.

NOTE:

You must set a lock PIN or password before using VPN.

Connect to a VPN

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

2. Touch the VPN that you want to connect to.

3. When prompted, enter any requested credentials, and then touch CONNECT.

Modify a VPN

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

2. Touch next to the VPN that you want to modify.

3. Edit the VPN settings you want.

4. Touch SAVE.

Phone Calls

You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. Touch the Home key > Phone.

2. If the dialpad is closed, touch to display it.

3. Enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. Touch to delete incorrect digits.

NOTE:

As you enter the phone number or the contact name, your phone searches for matching information in your contacts. If you see the number and contact you want to call, touch it to place the call immediately.

4. Touch below the keypad to dial.

NOTE:

To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.

NOTE:

To redial the last call you made, just touch to when the phone number field is empty to enter the number automatically.

End a Call

During a call, touch on the screen.

Answering or Rejecting Calls

When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens, displaying the caller ID or the information about the caller that you've entered in the Contacts app. You can answer or reject the call, or reject it with a text message.

Answer a Call

When you receive a phone call, drag to to answer the call.

NOTE:

To silence the ringer before answering the call, you can press the

Volume key, the Power key, the Home key, the Back key, or the Recent apps key.

Reject a Call

When you receive a phone call, drag to to reject the call.

You can also touch Message reject to reject the call and select a preset text message or write one to send to the caller.

NOTE:

To edit the text response from within the Phone app, touch > Settings > Quick responses.

Working With the Call History

The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your contacts. To open the call history, you can touch the Home key > Phone >

> Call History.

Place a Call From the Call History

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a listing for more information about the call, or touch

beside it to call back.

NOTE:

You can touch (missed call), (outgoing), or (incoming) to filter the records by call type.

Add a Number From Call History as a Contact

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a listing for more information about the call.

3. Touch Add to contact. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in the list; to add a new contact, touch Create new contact. See Adding a New Contact.

Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry

Open the call history, touch a listing and select Call details to view detailed call information.

 Touch to delete the entry.  Touch to call the number.

 Touch Edit number before call to edit the number in the

dialer before calling it.

 Touch Block number to block calls and messages from this

number.

 Touch Copy number to copy the number to the clipboard.  Touch the contact icon in front of the number to open the

contact information tab from the bottom of the screen. You can send a message, call back, edit the contact, add the contact to favorites, or add the number to contacts.

NOTE:

You can touch > Clear call history in the call history screen to delete all history records.

Calling Your Contacts

1. Touch the Home key > Phone. Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed in the FAVORITES tab.

2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch the CONTACTS tab and then touch beside a contact to make a call.

Checking Voicemail

If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can

leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s

how to check the messages they left.

1. Touch the Home key > Phone.

2. If the dialpad is closed, touch to display it.

3. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.

4. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.

NOTE:

See Set Voicemail for how to set your voicemail service. For detailed information, please contact the service provider.

Using Options During a Call

During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.

 Touch Hold to put the call on hold.  Touch Add call to make another call separately from the first

call, which is put on hold.

 Touch Contacts to go to Contacts.  Touch Dialpad to switch to the keypad when you need to

enter a code (for example, the PIN for your voicemail or bank account) during the call.

 Touch Mute to mute or unmute your microphone.  Touch Speaker to turn on or off the speakerphone.  Touch Merge to merge the separate calls into a single

conference call.

 Touch to end the current call.

WARNING!

Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use.

Managing Multi-party Calls

When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

NOTE:

The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Switch Between Current Calls

When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone screen informs you and displays the caller ID.

To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

 Touch Hold current and answer to answer the call. (This puts

the first caller on hold and answers the second call.)

 Touch End current and answer to end the current call and

answer the incoming call.

 Touch to reject the second call.  Touch to reject the second call and select a preset

text message or write one to send to the caller.

To switch between two calls: Touch On hand to switch back to the other call.

Set Up a Conference Call

With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time.

1. Place the first call.

2. Once you have established the connection, touch Add call and

dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.)

3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch Merge.

If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.

To end the conference call, touch .

Adjusting Your Call Settings

Set Contact Display Options

You can set the order of the contacts displayed in the CONTACTS tab of the Phone app.

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Display options.

2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the

contacts and the format of the contact names.

Set Sound and Vibration

Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds.

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Sounds and vibration.

2. Touch the option you want to configure.

 Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming

call notification.

 Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the

dialpad keys.

Set Answer and End Calls Settings

When enabled, these options allow you to end a call by pressing the Power key or allow the phone to vibrate when a call is answered.

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Answer and end calls.

2. Check or uncheck Power button ends call or Vibrate when

call is answered.

Set Speed Dials

You can touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 keys from the dialer to call the corresponding speed dial number.

The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail.

To assign a speed dial key:

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Speed dial.

2. Touch a speed dial key.

3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list.

4. Touch OK.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

Set Voicemail

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

settings > Voicemail.

2. Configure voicemail settings.

 Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider.

Your carrier is the default.

 Touch Setup > Voicemail number to edit the voicemail

number.

 Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new

voicemails.

 Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification.

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers.

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

settings > Fixed Dialing Numbers.

2. Set the following options.

 Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN

feature.

 Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access.  FDN list: Manage the FDN list.

NOTE:

The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card locked. Contact the service provider for assistance.

Forward Incoming Calls

Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone number.

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Call forwarding.

3. Touch an available option to enable it.

Set Caller ID and Call Waiting

1. Touch the Home key > Phone > > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings.

2. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call. Or check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call.

NOTE:

Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID and call waiting features are available.

Call Blocking

You can add numbers to the blocked numbers list to filter out calls and messages from these numbers.

1. From home, touch Phone > > Settings > Call blocking.

2. Tap ADD A NUMBER.

3. Enter the phone number or select one from the contacts.

4. Tap BLOCK. NOTE:

To unblock a number, touch on its right and touch

UNBLOCK.

Set TTY Mode

Your phone is a TTY compatible device. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone. Simply connect the TTY device to the phone’s headset jack. Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off.

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

Accessibility > TTY mode.

2. Select one of the following options. Consult your

teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary.

 TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY

support.

 TTY Full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this

mode to send and receive text messages through a TTY device.

 TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use

this mode to listen to conversation of the other party, and respond via text messages.

 TTY VCO: Users who can talk, but cannot hear, may use

this mode to talk through the phone and receive responses via text messages.

Set Hearing Aids

Your phone supports the Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) function. When you turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call.

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

2. Check Hearing aids to turn on hearing aid compatibility.

CAUTION: Do not turn on the Hearing aids option unless you use a hearing aid with a telecoil. Using this setting without a hearing aid or with a hearing aid without a telecoil may be harmful to your hearing.

Enable Video Call

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

2. Touch Video call to turn the feature on or off.

Enable VoLTE

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

2. Touch Enhanced LTE Services to turn the feature on or off.

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, touch the Home key > Contacts. From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to contact groups or favorite contacts.

Checking Contact Details

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts to access your contact list.

2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts.

3. Touch a contact to view its details.

NOTE:

If you have a lot of contacts stored, drag the slider on the right side of the screen to quickly locate the contact you want.

Adding a New Contact

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch to add a new contact.

3. Enter the contact name, phone number, and email address. If

you have added a sync account, touch Saving to to choose where the contact will be saved.

4. If necessary, touch More Fields to add other information.

5. Touch to save the contact.

Setting Up Your Own Profile

You can create your own name card in your phone.

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch Set up my profile. If a profile has already been set up, touch the existing profile

below ME and touch .

3. Edit your profile information. Touch More Fields to add more details if you want.

4. Touch to save.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to the nano-SIM card, phone storage or microSDXC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, Google Drive, Email, Gmail, Messaging, etc.

Import Contacts From the Phone Storage

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage.

3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone, select an account in which to save the contacts.

4. Select the vCard file(s) and touch OK.

Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from SIM card.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Export Contacts to the Phone Storage

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to storage.

3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file and the directory in which the file will be saved. Touch OK to create the file.

Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Card

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to SIM card.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Share Contacts

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch > Multi-select.

3. Touch the contacts you want to share and then touch .

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

Working With Favorite Contacts

You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVORITES so that you can find them quickly.

Add a Contact to Favorites

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top.

Remove a Contact From Favorites

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts > FAVORITES tab.

2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch at the top.

Working With Groups

View Your Contact Groups

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any

groups you have created.

3. Touch a group to view its members.

NOTE:

To send a message or an email to all or some of the group members, touch the group and then touch > Send group

message or Send group email.

Set Up a New Group

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Touch to create a new group.

3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone, select an account for the new group.

4. Touch the Group’s name field and enter the group name.

5. Touch Add member and select the contacts you wish to be the group members.

6. If necessary, touch Default ringtone below RINGTONE and Default notification sound below NOTIFICATION RINGTONE to set a special ringtone for incoming calls and messages from the group members, and then touch OK.

7. Touch .

Delete a Group

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts and touch the GROUPS

tab.

2. Touch a group and then touch > Delete group.

3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted.

Edit a Group

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Touch a group and then touch > Edit group.

3. Touch the group name to edit it, or touch the field below MEMBER, RINGTONE, or NOTIFICATION RINGTONE to add more members or change the ringtone.

NOTE:

To remove group members, touch a group and then touch > Multi-select and select the members you would like to remove.

Then touch > OK.

Searching for a Contact

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch at the top of the screen.

3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing Contacts

Edit Contact Details

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch .

3. Edit the contact and touch .

Join Duplicate Contacts

As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the contacts list.

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch and hold a contact to select it.

3. Touch the duplicate contacts to select them.

4. Touch .

Separate Contact Information

If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.

1. Touch the Home key > Contacts.

2. Touch a joint contact you want to separate.

3. Touch > > Unlink > UNLINK.

Web Accounts

Adding or Removing Accounts

You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. You may also add other kinds of accounts depending on the apps installed on your phone.

Add an Account

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts > Add account.

2. Touch the type of account you want to add.

3. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details may vary. You may also need to obtain some information from IT support or your system administrator.

When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the

Accounts menu in Settings.

Remove an Account

Removing an account will delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, such as emails and contacts.

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

2. Touch the account category and then touch the account.

3. Touch > Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

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

2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data.

 When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make

to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other.

 When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync

manually to collect emails, updates, or other recent information.

NOTE:

You can also turn on or off auto sync in the Quick Settings screen. See Use Quick Settings.

Sync Manually

When auto-sync is turned off, you can sync account data manually.

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

2. Touch the account category and then the account you want to sync.

3. Touch > Sync now.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

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

2. Touch the account category and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync.

3. When auto-sync is enabled, switch on or off the items as you need. The types of information that are switched on will be kept in auto-sync. When auto-sync is disabled, touch a listing to sync that type of information between the phone and the web.

Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs.

Setting Up the First Email Account

1. Touch the Home key > > Email.

2. Select an email server, enter the email address and password.

3. Touch NEXT to let the phone retrieve the network parameters automatically.

NOTE:

You can also enter these details manually by touching MANUAL SETUP or if automatic setup fails.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the setup.

Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to download email messages.

Checking Your Emails

Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account.

You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on

the message list. To check earlier emails for your IMAP or POP3 accounts, swipe

upwards to the bottom of the message list and touch LOAD MORE.

You can adjust how often your account downloads new email by touching > Settings > name of the account > Sync

settings > Sync frequency.

Writing and Sending an Email

1. Open your email Inbox and touch .

NOTE:

If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the account you want to use for sending the message.

2. Enter a contact name or email address in the To field. Separate each recipient with a comma. You can also touch "+" to select recipients from your contacts or history.

3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

4. Touch to add images, videos and other types of files as attachments.

5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message.

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