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.

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