Zte Zinger User Manual

User Manual and Safety Information

User Manual and

Safety information

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.

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information and recommendations contained therein do not constitute a warranty of

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use your phone properly and safely.

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Version No.: R1.0

Edition Time: August, 2014

Manual No.: 081704100335

Contents

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

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

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

Installing the micro-SIM Card and Battery ...........................................................13

Installing the microSDHC™ Card ......................................................................... 14

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

Extending the Battery Life ....................................................................................16

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 ....................................................................... 20

Personalizing .............................................................................................21

Changing the System Language ..........................................................................21

Setting the Date and Time ....................................................................................21

Changing Ringtone and Notication Sounds .......................................................21

Turning On/Off Touch Sound ................................................................................21

Adjusting Volume .................................................................................................22

Switching to Silent Mode ......................................................................................22

Applying New Wallpapers .................................................................................... 22

Changing Screen Brightness ...............................................................................23

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ..........................................................23

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ...............................................................24

Knowing the Basics ..................................................................................26

Monitoring the Phone Status ................................................................................26

Managing Notications .........................................................................................27

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ........................................................................29

Organizing With Folders ....................................................................................... 30

Rearranging the Favorites Tray ............................................................................31

Entering Text ........................................................................................................32

Editing Text ........................................................................................................... 35

Opening and Switching Apps ............................................................................... 37

Connecting to Networks and Devices .....................................................38

Connecting to Mobile Networks ...........................................................................38

Connecting to Wi-Fi® ........................................................................................... 39

Using Wi-Fi Direct® .............................................................................................. 42

Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices .......................................................................43

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ................................................................ 45

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ................................................................ 46

Phone Calls ................................................................................................48

Placing and Ending Calls .....................................................................................48

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................................................... 49

Working With the Call Log .................................................................................... 49

Calling Your Contacts ...........................................................................................50

Checking Voicemail .............................................................................................. 51

Checking Visual Voicemail ................................................................................... 51

Using Options During a Call ................................................................................. 51

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................................................... 52

Adjusting Your Calling Settings ............................................................................53

Contacts .....................................................................................................58

Checking Contact Details .....................................................................................58

Adding a New Contact .........................................................................................58

Setting Up Your Own Prole ................................................................................. 59

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ........................................................59

Working With Favorite Contacts ........................................................................... 60

Working With Groups ........................................................................................... 60

Searching for a Contact .......................................................................................61

Editing Contacts ................................................................................................... 62

Accounts ....................................................................................................63

Adding or Removing Accounts .............................................................................63

Conguring Account Sync ....................................................................................64

Email ...........................................................................................................65

Setting Up the First Email Account .......................................................................65

Checking Your Emails ..........................................................................................65

Responding to an Email ....................................................................................... 65

Writing and Sending an Email ..............................................................................67

Adding and Editing Email Accounts .....................................................................67

Changing General Email Settings ........................................................................ 68

GmailTM .......................................................................................................69

Opening Your Gmail Inbox ...................................................................................69

Switching Between Accounts ............................................................................... 69

Writing and Sending a Message ..........................................................................69

Adding A Signature to Your Gmail Messages....................................................... 70

Replying to or Forwarding a Message .................................................................70

Working With Received Attachments ................................................................... 70

Searching for Emails ............................................................................................ 71

Working With Labels ............................................................................................71

Changing Gmail Settings .....................................................................................72

Messaging ..................................................................................................73

Opening the Messaging Screen ...........................................................................73

Sending a Message .............................................................................................73

Replying to a Message ......................................................................................... 74

Forwarding a Message ......................................................................................... 74

Copying a Message .............................................................................................75

Changing Message Settings ................................................................................75

Calendar .....................................................................................................76

Viewing Your Calendars and Events .................................................................... 76

Creating an Event ................................................................................................77

Editing or Deleting an Event ................................................................................. 78

Changing Calendar Settings ................................................................................78

Google+™ ..................................................................................................79

Getting Started With Google+ ..............................................................................80

Chrome .......................................................................................................81

Opening the Internet ............................................................................................81

Downloading Files ................................................................................................82

Changing Chrome Settings .................................................................................. 82

Maps ...........................................................................................................83

Activating Location Services ................................................................................83

Getting Your Location ...........................................................................................83

Searching for a Location ......................................................................................83

Getting Directions to Your Destination .................................................................84

Google Now and Search ...........................................................................85

Enabling Google Now ..........................................................................................85

Searching With Text .............................................................................................85

Searching by Speaking ........................................................................................86

Changing Search Settings ...................................................................................86

Camera .......................................................................................................87

Capturing a Photo ................................................................................................87

Recording a Video ................................................................................................ 88

Customizing Camera Settings .............................................................................. 88

Gallery ........................................................................................................89

Opening Gallery ...................................................................................................89

Working With Albums ........................................................................................... 89

Working With Pictures .......................................................................................... 89

Retouching Your Pictures .....................................................................................90

Playing Videos .....................................................................................................91

Music ..........................................................................................................92

Copying Music Files to Your Phone .....................................................................92

Viewing Your Music Library .................................................................................. 93

Set a Song as the Default Ringtone .....................................................................93

Playing Music ....................................................................................................... 94

Managing Playlists ...............................................................................................95

Play Music ..................................................................................................96

Playing Your Music ...............................................................................................96

Managing Playlists ...............................................................................................98

Video Player ...............................................................................................99

Opening the Video Library ...................................................................................99

Playing and Controlling Videos ............................................................................99

Managing Video Files ........................................................................................... 99

Sound Recorder .......................................................................................101

Recording a Voice Memo ...................................................................................101

Playing a Voice Memo ........................................................................................101

More Apps ................................................................................................102

File Manager ......................................................................................................102

Calculator ........................................................................................................... 102

Clock ..................................................................................................................102

Downloads .........................................................................................................103

NotePad .............................................................................................................103

Task Manager ..................................................................................................... 104

YouTube ............................................................................................................. 104

Google Play™ Store ................................................................................105

Browsing and Searching for Apps ......................................................................105

Downloading and Installing Apps ....................................................................... 105

Creating a Google Wallet Account .....................................................................106

Requesting a Refund for a Paid App .................................................................. 106

Managing Your Downloads ................................................................................107

Settings ....................................................................................................108

General Settings ................................................................................................108

Wireless & Networks .......................................................................................... 110

Device .................................................................................................................111

Personal ............................................................................................................. 112

Accounts ........................................................................................................... 113

System ............................................................................................................... 114

Upgrading the Phone Software .............................................................. 115

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................116

For Your Safety ........................................................................................ 121

General Safety ...................................................................................................121

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure .......................................................................122

FCC Compliance ................................................................................................123

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile phones ........................ 124

Distraction ..........................................................................................................125

Product Handling ................................................................................................ 126

Electrical Safety .................................................................................................129

CTIA Requirements ............................................................................................ 130

Radio Frequency Interference ............................................................................ 131

Explosive Environments .....................................................................................132

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Proximity & Light Sensor

Earpiece

Indicator Light

Touch Screen

Back Key

Power Key

Back Cover

Speaker

microSDHC Card Slot

Menu Key

Home Key

Headset Jack

Camera

Volume Key

Charging/ micro-USB Jack

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

• Pr ess an d ho ld to re st ar t yo ur pho ne, tu rn on or off

Power Key

Home Key

Menu Key

Back Key Touch to go to the previous screen.

Volume Up/ Down Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

Airplane mode, enable silent mode, vibration mode or

sound, or to power off.

• Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode or wake it up.

• Touch to return to the Home Screen from any application

or screen.

• Touch and hold to use Google search.

• Touch to get the options for the current screen.

• Touch and hold to see recently used applications.

Installing the micro-SIM Card and Battery

Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery or the micro-SIM card.

1. Insert your ngernail into the slot at the bottom left of the back cover, and slide

ngernail across bottom of back cover to lift it off.

2. Press the black stopper and insert the micro-SIM card with the metal contact area

facing downwards into the slot.

WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM card, or any

non-standard micro-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard micro-

SIM card from your service provider.

3. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal

contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it

clicks into place.

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

place. Ensure that all the tabs are secure and there are no gaps around the cover.

Installing the microSDHC™ Card

The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. See

Remove the microSDHC Card From Your Phone.

1. Open the microSDHC card plug.

2. Hold your microSDHC card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in.

NOTE:

Some applications may require a microSDHC card to work normally or may store

certain data on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDHC card

installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

3. Close the microSDHC card plug.

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 will tell you the exact battery level each time you wake up

your phone.

WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories

could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

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

the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet or plug the phone into your

laptop. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or , appear on

the status bar.

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

NOTE:

If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even

when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least

10 minutes. Contact customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after

prolonged charging.

Extending the Battery Life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage and GPS

functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve

your battery power:

• Reduce the screen backlight time.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not in use.

• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications using this function

will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location; each query

drains your battery.

Powering On/Off

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

• To turn it off, press and hold the Power Key to open the options menu. Touch

Power off and then touch OK.

Setting Up for the First Time

When you rst power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings

(see Settings – Personal – Backup and Reset), you need to set some settings before

using it.

1. Touch the language eld to select the language you want to use and then touch

Start.

2. Set the date, time, and time zone, or use date and time data provided by the

network. Then touch Next.

3. Touch New to create a Google account or touch Existing to sign in to your

account.

You can also touch Not now to set up an account later.

4. Congure the Google location options and touch Next.

5. Enter your name, which the phone uses to personalize some apps, and touch

6. You will be prompted to accept the terms of Google service. Touch

continue.

7. Touch Finish to complete the setup.

Next to

NOTE:

If the micro-SIM is not installed, the phone will prompt you to connect to a Wi-Fi

network before asking you to sign in to a Google account.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone into 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 a certain

period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and

calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

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

2. Touch and hold any blank area of the screen to unlock it.

NOTE:

If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see the chapter

Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to draw the

pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

Using the Touch Screen

Your phon e’s touch sc reen le ts you control act ions th rough a variety of touc h

gestures.

• Touch

When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select onscreen items such

as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them

with your nger.

• 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 nger with some pressure before you start to move

your nger. While dragging, do not release your nger until you have reached the

target position.

• Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by

placing two ngers 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.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

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

menus. You can customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts,

folders, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen.

Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.

Google Search

Folder

Phone

Contacts

All apps

Status & Notications

Shortcuts

Chrome

Messaging

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Language.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

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

2. Uncheck

date, time and time zone by yourself.

3. Set the date, time, time zone, and date/time format.

Changing Ringtone and Notication Sounds

You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default notication

sound quickly.

1. Touch the

2. Touch

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

4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See chapter People – Editing Contacts – Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to

assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.

Turning On/Off Touch Sound

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

2. Check or uncheck

Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone if you want to set the

Home Key > > Settings > Sound.

Phone ringtone or Default notication sound.

Touch sounds.

Adjusting Volume

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Sound > Volumes.

2. Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

3. Touch

NOTE:

You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the

Volume Up/Down Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Up/Down

Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).

OK to save.

Switching to Silent Mode

You can set the phone to silent mode by using one of the following methods.

• Press and hold the

to enable silent mode with vibration, or touch to disable silent mode.

• Keep pressing the

When the icon appears on the status bar, the phone is set to silent mode with

vibration. When the icon appears on the status bar, the phone is in silent

mode.

• Touch the

Vibrate or Mute.

Home Key > > Settings > Sound > Silent mode, and touch

Power Key and then touch to enable silent mode, touch

Volume Down Key when no media application is active.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the Home Screen or Lock Screen.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > Wallpaper, or touch and hold any blank

area of the Home screen.

2. Select a wallpaper source from Gallery, Live Wallpapers, Photos or Wallpapers

and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some

cropping may be needed for Gallery images.

3. For Gallery images, touch OK. For Photos images, touch SET WALLPAPER. For

Live wallpapers or Wallpapers, touch Set wallpaper.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Brightness.

2. Touch

AUTO to make the phone adjust the screen brightness automatically, or

drag the slider to adjust the brightness manually.

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 a password to

unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch the

2. Touch

3. Touch Long press, Pattern, PIN or Password.

Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a ‘touch

If you touch Pattern, you’re guided to create a pattern you must draw to

Home Key > > Settings > Security.

Screen lock.

and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching and holding any

blank area of the screen.

unlock the screen. The rst time you do this, a short tutorial about creating an

unlock pattern appears. Then you’re prompted to draw and redraw your own

pattern.

If you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric PIN or a

password you must enter to unlock your screen.

NOTE:

Screen lock options are listed in the approximate order of the strength of their security,

starting with None and Long press, which provide no security. A pattern provides

minimal security, although it can be more convenient than the stronger options.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts, application data, music

and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must enter a

numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.

WARNING!

Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is to

perform a factory data reset which erases all your data.

Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen and may be

required or recommended in some organizations. Consult your system administrator

before turning it on. In many cases the PIN or password you set for encryption is

controlled by the system administrator.

Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:

• Set a lock screen PIN or password.

• Charge the battery.

• Keep the phone connected to the charger.

• Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process. You must not interrupt it or

you will lose some or all of your data.

When you're ready to turn on encryption:

1. Touch the

2. Read the information about encryption carefully.

The

is not plugged in.

If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back Key.

WARNING!

If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.

3. Touch Encrypt phone.

4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Next.

5. Touch Encrypt phone again.

The encryption process starts and displays its progress. Encryption can take an hour

or more, during which time your phone may restart several times.

When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password.

Subsequently you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your

phone in order to decrypt it.

Home Key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone

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.

GPRS connected No signal

EDGE connected Signal strength

3G connected Mobile data in use

HSPA connected No micro-SIM card installed

4G connected Alarm set

Flight mode Ringer off

Battery dead Vibrate mode

Battery low Bluetooth on

/ Battery charging Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Battery partially drained Wi-Fi in use

Battery full Wired headset connected

Managing Notications

Notication Icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notication icons on the left.

Below are some of the icons you may see.

New SMS microSDHC card unmounted

New MMS microSDHC card removed

New email Upcoming event

New Gmail message Call on hold

Problem with SMS/MMS

delivery

Missed call Downloading data

Call in progress Sending data

USB connected / Song is playing

Updates available GPS on

New Wi-Fi network detected

Open/Close the Notication Panel

Notications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well

as ongoing events, such as receiving a new message. You can open the notication

panel to view the details of notications.

• To open the notication panel, swipe your nger down from the top of the screen.

• To close the notication panel, swipe your nger up from the bottom of the screen

or touch the Back Key.

Respond to or Remove a Notication

In the notication panel, you can respond to a notication or remove the notications.

The notification panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform

additional actions right from the notication itself.

• To respond to a notication, just touch it.

• To remove a notication, swipe it left or right.

• To remove all notications, touch

• Touch and hold a notication and then touch

that created it. To turn off notications from that application if needed, uncheck

Show notications in the App info screen.

• Mo st apps th at sen d no ti fications, such as Gm ai l an d Google Talk , ha ve

notication settings that you can adjust.

NOTE:

If you turn off notications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates.

The notications of some apps cannot be turned off.

NOTE:

In the notification panel, touch at the top of the notifications list to get to the

Settings menu quickly.

in the top right corner.

App info to identify the application

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