ZTE Z986DL User Manual

Z986DL

Quick Start Guide

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: November 3, 2016 Manual No.:

Getting to Know Your Phone

Power key

 Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, power off or

restart the phone.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Home key

 Touch to return to the home 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 applications.

Volume key

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

NOTE:

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

Installing the nano-SIM Card

Power off your phone before installing or removing the nano-SIM card.

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

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

tray.

2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card on the tray, as shown. 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.

WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and 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 jack.

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

3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.

NOTE:

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

Powering On/Off Your Phone

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

options menu and then touch Power off > OK.

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.

Opening Applications

1. Touch the Home key if the current screen is not the home

screen.

2. Touch .

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

it.

Customizing Home Screens

You can customize your home screens by adding application shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Adding 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 to browse the available applications or widgets.

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

the home screen. If necessary, drag the shortcut to the left or right to select other home screen panels.

NOTE:

While holding the item, you can drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it.

Removing Shortcuts or Widgets

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

2. Drag it to (Remove) to remove it.

Organizing Icons With a Folder

1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen until

(Folder) appears.

2. Drag the shortcut to (Folder) and release it. 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.

NOTES:

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

the folder.

 Drag the folder to (Extract) to delete the folder and

replace its shortcuts on the home screen.

Applying New Wallpapers

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen, and then touch Wallpapers. You can choose a wallpaper for the home screen or lock screen.

2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or LIVE WALLPAPER to choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery and Photos images.

Setting the Theme

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

2. Select a theme you like.

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect

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

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

Managing the Extended Home Screens

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for folders, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels.

To add a new home screen panel:

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

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

panel and put the icon or widget on it.

To delete a home screen panel:

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

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

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

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

To adjust the order of a home screen panel:

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

left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.

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

place you need.

NOTE: Touch at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as

the main home screen.

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