Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Grand S Flex ZTE
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Grand S Flex User Manual.
2 About This M anual Thank you for choos ing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your de vice in its best condition, please read thi s manual a nd keep it for future referen ce. Copyright Copy right © 2013 ZTE CORPORA TION All right s rese rved.
3 Disclaimer ZTE Corpo ration expre ssly disclai ms any liabil ity for faults and damages caused by unau thorized m odifications o f the softw are. Images and screenshot s used in this manual may di ffer from the actual produ ct. Conten t in this manu al may differ from the actual product or software.
4 Contents Getting St arted ....................................................... 12 Getting to Know Y our Phone ............................................ 12 Know ing the Keys ............................................................ 13 Installing the micro-S IM Card .
5 Knowing the Basics ............................................... 29 Monitoring the Phone S tatus ............................................ 29 Managing No tification s ..................................................... 30 Managing S hortcut s and Widgets .
6 Adjusting Y our Call Settings ............................................. 64 People ..................................................................... 69 Checking Con tac t Details ................................................. 69 Adding a New Contact .
7 Adding Signa ture to Y our Gmail Message s ....................... 86 Replying to or Forw arding a Mes sage .............................. 87 Worki ng With Received Attach ments ................................ 87 Se arching for Message s ..........
8 Checking a nd Managing Y our Profile ................................ 99 Other Featu res ................................................................ 99 Browser ................................................................ 100 Opening the Brow ser .
9 Gallery .................................................................. 1 16 Opening Galle ry ................................ ............................. 1 16 Worki ng With Albums ................................ ..................... 1 16 Worki ng With Pictures .
10 Sound Recorder ................................................... 135 Recording a V oice Memo ............................................... 135 Playing a V oice Me mo ................................................... 135 More App s ...........
11 Wireless an d Netw ork s ................................................... 148 Device ........................................................................... 149 Personal .......................................................................
12 Getting Started Getting to Kno w Y ou r Pho ne.
13 Knowing the Key s Key Function Power Key Press and h old to pow er on, pow er of f, restart, sele ct phone mo des, or turn on/off airplane mo de. Press and h old for abou t 8 second s to restart the p hone. Press to tur n off or on the screen display.
14 Key Function Home Key Touch t o return t o the home screen from any application or screen. Touch and h old w hen the screen is not locked to open Google S earch. Menu Key Touch to ge t the optio ns for the cu rrent screen. Touch and h old to see recently u sed application s.
15 2. Pull ou t the mi cro-SIM card tray and plac e th e micro-S IM c ard on the tray as show n. Then care fully install the tray ba ck. Charging the Battery If the battery is low , there w ill be a pop-up message on the screen. A s you charge your phone , the screen w ill t ell you the exact battery level each time you w a ke up your phone.
16 2. Connect t he charger to a standard AC w all outle t. If the ph one is on, you’ll see a charging icon, suc h as or , appear on the statu s bar. 3. Disconnec t the charger when the battery is fully charge d. Powering On/Off Press and h old the Powe r Key to turn on your ph one.
17 Setting Up for the Firs t T ime When you first pow er on your pho ne after you purcha se it or reset it to factory setting s (see Settin gs - Personal - Backup and Reset ), you n eed to do some se ttings before using it. 1. Flick the la nguage field to selec t the language yo u w ant to use and the n touch Star t .
18 Locking/Unlocking t he Scree n and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly loc k the scree n and keys (put the phone to sleep mo de) when not in use and to turn the screen back on and unlock it w hen you need it. To lock the screen and keys: To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, pres s the Powe r Key .
19 Using the T ouch Screen Your phone’ s touch s creen lets yo u control a ctions throug h a variety of touch ges tures. Touch When you w ant to type using the on screen keyboa rd, selec t items on screen such as applica tion and set tings icon s, or press ons creen buttons , simply tou ch them with your fing er .
20 orientat ion from por t rait to lan dscape by turning the phone sideway s. Getting to Kno w the Home S creen The home screen is the starting p oint for your phone’s appli cations , functions , and menus . You can cu stomize your home scree n by adding application icons, sho rtcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
21 Extended hom e screens Your home screen ex tends beyon d the initial screen, pr oviding more spa ce to add icons, w idgets, and more . Simply swipe left or right on the screen to se e the ex tended home scre en s.
22 Personalizi ng Changing the Sy st em Language 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System se ttings > Languag e & input > L anguage . 2. Sele ct the language you ne ed. Setting the Date and T ime 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System se ttings > Date & time .
23 want to use . 4. Touch OK . TIP : See chapter People - Editin g Cont act s - Set a R ingtone f or a Contact for how to assign a spe cial ringtone to an individual conta ct. T urning On/Off T ouch Sounds 1. T ouch the Ho me Key > Menu Key > System settings > Sound .
24 Press and h old the Powe r Key and then touch to enab le silent mode , touch to enable silen t mode w ith vibration, or touch to d isable silen t mode. Keep pres sing the low er end of the Volume Key when no media ap plication i s active . When the icon appears in the status bar, the phone i s set to silen t mode w ith vibration.
25 3. Select a w allpaper source from Gallery , Live Wallpaper s , or Wallpaper s and choo se the image or animati on you w ant to use as the w allpaper. Some croppin g may be needed for Gallery i mages. 4. For Gallery images, ad just the ar ea you w ant to use and touch OK ; for Live Wallp apers and Wallpapers, touch Set wallpape r .
26 3. Touch an option you want. None , Long press , Face Unlock , Pattern , PIN or Pass word . Touch None to disabl e the screen lock. Touch Lon g press to enable screen lock and allow unlock w ith a ‘tou ch and hold’ gestur e. You c an u nlock the screen by touching and holding on the display .
27 WARNING! Encryption is irreversibl e. The only w ay to revert to an unencryp ted phone is to perfor m a factory data rese t, which erases all you r data. Encryption provides add itional pro tection in cas e your phone is stolen, and may be requi red or reco mmended in some organization s.
28 4. Enter your l ock screen PIN or pa ssword and touch Next . 5. Touch Enc rypt phon e again. The encryp tion proce ss starts and displays its progress. Encryption can take an hour or m ore, during w hich time your phone may restart se veral times. When en cryption is co mpleted, you're pr ompted to enter your PIN or pa ssword.
29 Knowing the Basic s Monitoring the Phone S tatus The status bar at the top of the home screen provide s phone an d service sta tus icons o n the righ t side.
30 Managing Notificati ons Notification Icons The sta tus bar at the top of the home s creen provide s notifi cation icons on the left. Below are some of the icon s you may see.
31 Open/Close the Notificati on Panel Notification s report the arri val of new mes sages, calenda r events , and alarms, as w ell as ongoing e vents, such a s w hen you'v e configured your phone as a Wi -Fi ho tspot. You can open the notification panel to view the detail s of notifica tions.
32 Managing Shortcut s and Widget s Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch and h old an ap p icon and dra g it to the home screen. You can als o touch Widge ts or Widgets > Sh ortcuts and then drag an item to t he home scr een.
33 Organizing W ith Folders You can cre ate folder s on the home screen and add several shortcuts in a folder. Create a Folder 1. Touch and h old the sh ortcut on the home screen you w ant to add into a folder until appea rs. 2. Drag the shortcut to and release it.
34 Rearranging the Fav orites T ra y The home screen includes a custo mi zable favor ites tray at the bottom visible from all home scree ns. Y ou can drag shortcuts and folde rs in or out of t he favorites tray for instant access from any home screen.
35 Change Input M ethods If you have several input methods installed, th e icon appears on the status bar whenever y ou use the on screen keyboard to enter text. 1. Open the no tification panel and tou ch Choose inp ut method . 2. Select an in put method y ou need.
36 possible opt ions. Touch to use upper case. Double-ta p to lock uppercase . This key als o change s to indicate the current case you are using: for low ercase, for upper case, and when locked in uppercase . Touch to delete the tex t before the cursor.
37 To switch the keyb oard layou t: 1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > (TouchPal Keyb oard) > K eyboard layout . 2. Check Swip e layout . 3. In the Touc hPal keyboar d screen, touch and clear the Curve box, and then tou ch Close .
38 Touch to enter digit s, symbols, e moticons and other pre -defined texts. Tou ch to find more. Touch / to lock or unlo ck the inpu tting. Touch t o go ba ck to enter letters. Touch t o start a n ew line. Touch or ho ld to delete text be fore the cur sor.
39 CooTek T + Touch to enter the left letter on the key; Double-tap or flick right to enter the rig ht letter/sy mbol on th e key. If w ord prediction is enabled ( ), just tou ch the keys and choos e the right w ord. To enable and use Tou chPal Cu rve: 1.
40 Tips for usi ng TouchPal Curve: Touch w hen you w ant to. If you w ant to ente r a single letter, go ahead an d touch. Lift your fin ger at the en d of the w ord.
41 Cut or copy: Select the text you w a nt to man ipulate. T hen touch the C ut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to the clipboar d. Replace te xt with the clipboard t ext: Selec t the text you want to repla ce.
42 Switch Betw een Recently Op ened A pps 1. Touch and h old the Men u Key . A list of the names and thum bnails of app s you’ve used recently ope ns. If you’ ve been usi ng more app s recent ly than can fit on the screen , you can s croll the lis t up and dow n.
43 Connecting to Netw orks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Select Network Op erator 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile netwo r ks > Net work operators . 2. To uch Search net works to search for all a vailable netw orks.
44 To enable always-on da ta access: 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Mobile netwo r ks . 2. Check Alw ays-on mob ile data to all ow applicati ons to update da ta automa tically. IMPORTAN T: When you enable thi s option, more data tra f fic w ill be generate d for automa tic update s of appli cations data .
45 2. Touch the Menu Key > New APN . 3. Touch each item to e nter the infor mation you get from your service pro vider. 4. Touch Save to complete . TIP: To set the APN to default settin gs, touch the Menu Key > Reset to def ault .
46 Add a Wi-Fi Netw ork You can add a Wi-Fi netw ork if the netw ork does no t broadcast its name (SS ID), or to add a Wi - Fi netw ork when you are out of range. To connec t to a secured netw ork, you first ne ed to get the security det ails from the netw ork 's administra tor.
47 Adjust A dv anced Wi-Fi S ettings 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > Wi - Fi . 2. Touch the Menu Key > Advanced to adjust the follow ing settings. Network no tification : Get notifi cations in the status bar when Wi-Fi i s on and a n open ne twork is avai lable.
48 for other de vices enabled w ith Wi-Fi direct conne ctions. 4. Touch a de vice name under PEER DEVICES to connect w ith it . The other d evice w ill receive a W i-Fi Direct co nnection prompt and need to a ccept the req uest for connection. Both devices may need to ent er a com mon PIN.
49 Connecting to Blueto oth Devices Bluetooth ® is a short-rang e w ireless communi cation te chnology. Phones or other device s with Blue tooth capab ilities can exchange information w irelessly within a di stance o f about 10 meters. Th e Bluetooth devices m ust be paired before the communica tion is perfor med.
50 off. Y our phone auto matically s cans for and display s the ID s of al l available Bl uetooth de vices in range . Y ou could tou ch SEARCH FOR DEV ICES if you w ant to scan again. 3. Touch the device you w ant to pair with. 4. Confirm tha t the Bluetoo t h passkey s are the same betw een the tw o devices and touch Pa ir .
51 device, you may need to touch Blue tooth > [ y our phone’ s name ] in Sett ings to keep the phon e detect able through Bluetooth . 2. Flick dow n t he status bar and tou c h . 3. Touch Accept to start receiving the data. Received files are stored automa tically in a dedicated folder ( Bluetooth , for instance) .
52 the phone via PC softw are. Media devi ce (MTP): Transfer medi a files on Window s or Mac. Camera (PT P): Transfer photos u sing camera software. USB tether ing: Share your mobile d at a conne ction of your phone and acces s the Interne t on a PC.
53 Sharing Y our Mobile Dat a Connection You can share yo ur pho ne’s da t a capabilitie s throug h teth ering o r by acti vating the mo bile ho tspot fe ature to create a po rtable W i-Fi hotspot. Share Y our Mo bile Dat a Connection v ia USB You can ac cess the In ternet on your computer via the USB tethering fea ture of your phone.
54 2. Configure your compu ter to obtain its netw ork connection via Bluetooth . For more info rmation , please see your co mputer's documen tation. 3. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More . 4. Check Blueto oth tethe ring .
55 NOTE: To stop sharing y our data connection, slide the sw itch to turn Portab le hotspo t off. Rename or Secu re Y our Wi-Fi Hotspot You can cha nge the na me of your p hone's Wi-Fi netw ork name (SSID) and secure your portable W i-Fi hotspo t.
56 when conne cted to a wireless ne twork. Depending on the type of VPN you are using, y ou may be required to enter your lo gin creden tials or install security certificates before you can conn ect to your VPN . You can get thi s information from your netw ork administrator .
57 Delete a VPN 1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > System settings > More > VPN . 2. Touch and h old the VPN that you want to de lete. 3. Touch De lete profile .
58 Phone Calls You can place call s fro m the Phone app, the People app, or o ther apps or w idget s tha t display conta ct infor mation. Wherever you see a phone number, you can u sually touch i t to dial. Placing and Ending C alls Place a Call by Di aling 1.
59 Answering or Rej ecting Calls When you r eceive a phone call, the Incomi ng Call scree n opens, displaying the Caller ID or the inform ation abou t the caller tha t you've enter ed in People . You can answ er or reject the call, or reject it w it h a text m essage.
60 Place a Call From th e Call Log 1. Open the ca ll log. 2. Touch a nu mber for mo re informa tion about the call, or touch beside it to call back. Add a Call Log Number as a Contact 1. Open the ca ll log. 2. Touch a nu mber to view more call informati on.
61 Delete the Call Log 1. Open the ca ll log. 2. Touch the number you'd like to del ete. 3. Touch the Menu Key > Remove f rom call log. NOTE: You can also to uch the Men u Key > Cle ar call log in the call log s cr een to delete all call histor y.
62 Checking V oicemail If you have set the ph one to di vert certai n calls to the voicemail , callers can leave voice mail mes sages w hen they can not reach you. Here’ s how to check th e messages they lef t. 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch and h old in the dialer.
63 which is put on hold. Touch to put the caller you are speaking to on hold, and switch to th e other cal l that has been put on hold . Touch to merge the se parate call s into a single conferen ce call. Touch the Menu Key for more call option s.
64 To switch be tween t wo calls: Touch on the screen or the Menu Key > Swap . Set Up a Conference C all With this feature, you can talk to two people at the sa me time. 1. On the dialer screen, en t er a nu mber and touch . 2. Once you h ave establ ished the co nnection , touch and dial the se cond number .
65 Change PIN2 : Change the PIN2 co de for FD N access . FDN list: Manage the FD N list. NOTE: The P IN2 code i s provided b y your carrier . Entering an incorrect P IN2 code more times tha n allow ed can get your micro-SIM card locked. Contact the service provider for assistance.
66 1. T ouch the Ho me Key > > Menu K ey > Sett ings > TT Y mode . 2. T ouch TTY Off to tu rn the fea ture of f, or touch TTY Full , TT Y HCO , or TTY VCO to sele ct a mode for your pho ne to w ork with the tele typew riter . Cons ult your t eletypew riter manufactur er ’s manual if n ecessary .
67 Bar Certain Calls Call barrin g feature allow s you to forbid c ertain t ypes of calls from your phone . 1. Touch the Home Key > > Menu Key > Settings > C all Barring Sett ings . 2. Set the re striction of specific type s of calls fro m your ph one.
68 Internet Call Setting s To add an Internet ca lling accou nt: 1. To uch the Home Key > > Menu K ey > Settings > Accounts . 2. Touch Add account . 3. Follow the instruction s from your Internet calling ser vice provider to configure the settings for your ac count.
69 People You can add contacts on your phone and sync hronize the m w ith the conta cts in your Goo gle Accoun t or other accou nts that support con tact syncing . T o see your contact s , tou ch the Home Key > . From there, you ca n touch the tabs on the t op of the screen to quickly sw itch to the cont act group s or favorite conta cts .
70 4. Enter the contact na me, phone nu mbers, email ad dresses, and other information. 5. Touch DONE to save the conta ct. Setting Up Y o ur Own Pr ofile You can cre ate your ow n name card in your phone. 1. T ou ch t he Ho me K ey > a nd to uc h th e a ll c on ta ct s ta b .
71 3. Select an a ccount in w hich to save the contac ts. 4. Touch to se lect the cont acts you n eed and then touch . Import Contact s From the SD Card Y ou can copy cont acts files in vCard format (.vcf) t o the phone ’ s internal SD card and impo rt them to your cont act s list.
72 2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/Exp ort > Expo rt to SD card . 3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. Touch OK to create the file on the SD card. Share Contact s 1. T ou ch t he Ho me K ey > a nd to uc h th e a ll c on ta ct s ta b .
73 Remove a Contact From Favorites 1. Touch th e Home Key > and tou ch the favorite co ntacts tab . 2. Touch a fa vorite contac t and then touch nex t to the contact na me. Work ing With Gro up s V iew Y our Contact Group s 1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the con t act group s tab .
74 Delete a Group 1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the con t act group s tab . 2. Touch a gro up and then touch the M enu Key > Disband group . 3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in th e group will not be deleted. Edit a Group 1. Touch the Home Key > and touch the con t act group s tab .
75 Editing Cont acts Edit Contact Det ail s 1. Touch the Home Key > . 2. Touch a contact you nee d to edit and then touch the Menu Key > Edit . 3. Edit the con tact and tou ch DONE . Set a Ringtone for a Co ntac t Assign a special ringtone to a con tact, so you know who is calling w hen you hear the ringtone .
76 T o delete several cont acts, y ou can : 1. Touch the Menu Key > Select item( s) in the all contacts screen. 2. Touch to se lect the cont acts you w a nt to rem ove and then touch .
77 Accounts Adding or Remov ing Account s Y ou can add multiple Go ogle Ac counts and Mi crosof t Exchan ge ActiveSyn c ac counts. Y ou may also add other ki nds o f a ccount s , depending on the app s instal led on your phone . Add an A ccount 1. From the home screen, to uch the M enu Key > System settings > Add account .
78 2. T ouch the type and then th e account. 3. T ouch the Menu Key > Re move acc ount > Remo ve account . Configuring Account Sy nc Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. From the home screen, to uch the M enu Key > System settings > Dat a usage .
79 Change an A ccount’s Sync Settings 1. From the home screen , touch the Menu Key > System settings . 2. T ouch the type and then the account . The Sync screen appears, show ing a list of in formation the accou nt can sync. 3. When auto- sync is turned on, che ck or unche ck items as you need.
80 Email Touch in the home screen and sele ct Email . Use it to read and send e mails from ser vices other than Gm ail. Set Up the First Email Account 1. When you o pen Email for the first time, enter your email address and passw ord. 2. Touch Next to let the ph one retrieve the netw ork paramete rs automatically .
81 Responding to an Em ail Y ou can reply to or forw ard a message that you re ceive. Y ou can also del ete messag es and ma nage them in other w ays. Re ply to or Forw ard an Email 1. Open the e mail you w ant to reply to or forw ard from Inbox . 2. Do the follow ing as you need: T o… do… Reply to the sender , touch at the bottom.
82 Delete an Email Y ou can delete an e mail from it s fold er . Y ou can also dele te a batch of em ails. While readi ng a messag e, touch > OK . While in a message lis t (for inst ance, the i nbox), to uch the checkboxe s in front of the messages and then tou ch > OK .
83 Adding Signature to Y our Emails Y ou can set a few lines of plain text as signature for every outgoing e mail message from an account, such as your name and conta ct infor mation. 1. Open the Ema il app. 2. T ouch the Menu Key > Settings and select the accou nt yo u want to add signature to.
84 Edit an Email A ccount Y ou can change a nu m ber of set tings for a n account , including how of ten you check for e m ail, how you’re notified of new mails, and det ails about th e servers the account u ses to sen d and receive mai ls. 1. Open Emai l to get the Inbox scree n.
85 G mail TM After you sign in to y our Google Account on the phone , you can send and ret rieve Gmail message s with the Gma il app . NOTE: Thi s feature may no t be available in certai n regions or with certa in ser vice providers. Opening Y our Gmail Inbox Touch in the home screen and sele ct Gmail .
86 Writin g and Sending a M essage 1. Open your Gmail Inbox and sw it ch to the account you w ant to use for sending the m essage. 2. T ouch . 3. Enter a con tact na m e or email address in the ‘T o’ field. Separate each recip ient w ith a comma .
87 Replying to or Forwardin g a Message 1. Open the G mail mes sage you w ant to reply to or forw ard t o another per son. 2. Do the follow ing as you need: T o… d o… Reply to the sender , touch in the message he ader . Re ply to th e sende r and all rec ipi ent s o f the or igi nal messa ge, touch in the message header > Reply all .
88 Searching for M essages Y ou can search for messages using w ords that appea r in addresse s, subjects , labels, or content s . NOTE : If you search w hile the phon e doesn’ t have an active Internet conne ction, only messages synchroniz ed onto yo ur phone can be searched.
89 2. T ouch > Change labe ls . 3. Check or uncheck label s in the new screen a nd touch OK . T o add stars to messages: 1. Open the Gm ail app and touch in th e message list the sender i mages in fron t of the messa ges you w ant to star . 2. T ouch > Add sta r .
90 Messag ing Y ou can use M essag ing to exc hange text me ssages (SM S) and multimedia message s (MMS). Opening the Mes s ag ing Screen Touch in the home screen and sele ct Messaging . The Messaging screen opens, w here you can create a new message, sear c h for m essages, or open an ongo ing message thread.
91 Sending a Multimedia Message 1. On the Mes saging screen , touch at the bottom. 2. Enter the re cipient and the text of the mes sage, as you do when sending a text message. Y ou can also include email addresse s as recipien ts. 3. T ouch the Menu K ey > Add subject to a dd a mes sage subject.
92 Forwarding a Me ssage 1. On the Mes saging screen , touch the thread tha t has the message you w ant to forw ard. 2. T ouch and hold the messa ge. 3. T ouch Forward in the menu that ope ns. 4. Enter a recipient for the mes sage an d edit the content i f you want.
93 2. If there are more thread s you w ant to delete, touch the m one by one. 3. T ouch at the bot tom. 4. T ouch Delete . Changing Mes sag ing Settings T ouch the Menu Key > Sett ings in t he Messaging screen to change Messag ing setting s .
94 Calendar Calendar on the phone works w it h the w eb-based Google Calendar service for cre ating and managing e vents , meeting s, and appoint ments . It also w orks with the Mi crosof t Exchange ActiveSync c alenda r once you s ign i nto your Exchang e account on the phone .
95 TIPS : In Month vi ew , swipe verti cally to see ear lier months and later month s. In Wee k or Day view , swipe horizont ally to see earlier weeks/days and later w eek s/days . When you a re view ing earlier or later days, w eeks, or months, tou ch T oday at t he top to q uickly sw it ch to today .
96 Editing, Sharing or Dele ting an Event 1. Find the e vent you w ant to edit or delete. 2. Open it s detail s screen ( se e Viewi ng Y our Calendars and Events - View Event Det ails in thi s chapter) . 3. Do one of the follow ing as you n eed. T o edit the event, touch Ed i t at the bottom.
97 Google+ Google+ is a social ne tworking ser vice offered by Google. The Google+ appl ication on yo ur phone e nables you to manage your data, chat w ith online co ntacts, or ganiz e them in differen t circles, and share your selected information . Touch in the home scr een and sele ct Google+ .
98 Nearby show s posts shared w ith you by users near your current loca tion. All , Acqua intances , Fami ly , Fo llowing , and F riends show updat es from peop le you’ ve added to your circles. What’s hot show s popular posts on Google +.
99 Checking and Ma naging Y our Profile 1. Touch > Profile in the Google + app. 2. Touch the ABOUT tab t o see your p rofile an d edit them . Other Features Com munities : A community i s where people gather for the sharing and discussion of a com mon topic.
100 Browser Use Browser to view web page s and sear ch for in formation. Opening the Browser T ouch in the home scr een and select Browser to start thi s function. T he last web p age you w er e view ing is displayed. If you have no t used Bro wser recently , your home p age open s.
101 Set the Homepage Y our home page opens w hen you op en a new browser tab, and when you start Browse r after restar ting your p hone or a fter no t using the ap p for a w hile. 1. Open the p age you want to se t as your h ome page . 2. T ouch the Menu Key > Settings > General > Set homep age .
102 Work ing With an Ope n ed Page While view ing most w eb pages, you can do the follow i ng operation. Scroll: Sw ipe the scree n in any di rection. Zoom out: T ouch t he screen w it h tw o fingers and pinch them together . Zoom in: T ouch the screen w ith two fingers and spread them apar t.
103 Using Multiple Browse r T abs Y ou can ope n sever al w eb page s at the sa me tim e (one page in each tab) and sw it ch betw een them f reely . T o open a new browse r tab: T ouch a t the botto m of the scr een. A new browser w indo w opens and the homepa ge is loaded.
104 card. Y ou can view or open them in the Downloads app ( > Downloads ) or by tou c hing the Menu Key > Down loads when in the Brows er app. Using Bookmark s Sa v e w eb UR Ls as boo kmar ks to ope n the m ea sil y i n the fut ure . T o open a boo kmark, touch the Menu Key > Bookma rks in a brow ser tab and the n touch the bookmark .
105 5. T ouch OK . NOTE: Prein stalled b ookmar ks may not be edited. Delete a Bookmark 1. T ouch the Menu Key > Boo kmarks . 2. T ouch and hold the book mark to delete . 3. T ouch Delete bookmark . 4. T ouch OK . NOTE: Prein stalled b ookmar ks may not be deleted.
106 Maps Activating Location S ervices T o use Google Map s and find your location on Google Map s, you must h ave location services turned on o n your phone. 1. T ouch the Ho me Key > Menu Key > System se ttings > Location s ervices . 2. Select the location op tions you w ant t o use.
107 Getting Y o ur Location 1. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct Map s . 2. T ouch at the bottom. The map centers on a dot and an arrow that indi cate your location and the direction the phone i s facing. Searching for a Loc ation 1. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct Map s .
108 Getting Directions to Y our Destination Maps can provide d irection s for travel by foot , public transporta tion, or car . 1. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct Map s . 2. T ouch beside the sear ch box . 3. Select the mode of tran s porta tion an d then enter a star t and end point.
109 5. T ouch a loca tion to see i t on the map or get direc tions. Y ou can also slide up the botto m card to find out mor e information, such as the street addre ss, w ebsite, and stree t view , or to call that place , save it to your Google Account , or share it w ith others.
1 10 Google Now and Voice Search Y ou can search for informatio n on the w eb or on your phone using Googl e Now . Y ou can also search the web or perfor m certain tasks by speaking . Searching With T ext 1. S tart the search i n one of the follow ing ways.
111 Camera Y ou can take pho tos and recor d videos . Photos and videos are stored to th e phone’ s memo ry ca rd or to the p hone’ s internal storage. Y ou can copy them to your computer or acce ss the m i n the Gallery app. Capturing a Photo 1. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct Camera .
1 12 Number Function 4 Choose pho to camera mode. 5 Ch ang e the came ra setti ngs. 6 Slide to z oom in or out . 7 View phot os and videos you ha ve captured. 8 Capture a p hoto. 9 Switch to the camcorde r . 3. T ouch the area where you w ant the camera to fo cus.
1 13 Im age Se t e xp osu re , b r ig ht ne ss, c on tr as t, s a tu ra tio n, an d sh ar pn es s. White balan ce Select how the ca mera adjust s colors in different kinds o f light to achie ve the mo st natural loo king colors for your shot s, or allow the camera to adjust the w hite balance automatically .
1 14 Number Function 1 Switch be tween the fr ont and the b ack ca meras. 2 Change the fla sh setting , only availa ble for the bac k camera. 3 Change the camcorder settings.
1 15 Number Function 6 Record a video. 7 Sw itch t o the ca mera . 3. T ouch to star t recordin g. 4. T ouch to stop recording . TIP: While the recording is in progr ess, you can touch to save the fra me as a pho to. Customizing Camcord er Settings Before re cording a video , you can touch to open the following ca mcorder setting option s.
1 16 Gallery Opening Gallery T ouch in the home scr een and select Gallery to view albums of your picture s and video s. Work ing With Albums When you o pen Gallery , all picture s and video s on your phon e are displayed in a numb er of albu ms. T o vi ew albu m content s: T ouch an albu m to view t he pictures and video s it cont ains.
1 17 Work ing With Pictures T ouch a picture in an albu m to view the pictur e in full screen. Double-touch the picture , or pinch tw o fingers together or spread the m apar t to zoom ou t or in. Slide l eft or right to view other pictur es in the albu m.
1 18 Retouch Y our Picture s Y ou can edit any pho tos you took and some other pic tures in Gallery . Th e changed picture i s saved in the Edited album , while the ori ginal image is never a ffected. 1. Touch the Menu Key > Edit w hile viewing a p icture in full screen to open the Edit interface .
1 19 Share Y our Pictures 1. T ouch an albu m in the g allery and then touch a picture. 2. T ouch a t the top of the screen . If the i con is invisi ble, touch the s creen first. 3. Select how you w ant to share the picture. Work ing With V ideos Play Videos 1.
120 Music T ouch in the home scr een and select Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music support s a wide variety of audio for mats, so i t can play music you pur chase fro m online stores, mu sic you copy from your CD collection , and so o n.
121 Bluetooth Devices - Re ceive Data via Bluet ooth . Receive via Wi- Fi Y ou can receive mu sic files from other d evices via W i-Fi. See Connecting to Networ ks and Devices - U sing Wi-F i Direct - Receive Dat a via Wi- Fi . Vie wing Y our Music Library T ouch in the home scr een and select Music and your music library is displayed .
122 NOTE: If you are in the playba ck screen, touch to return to the music library . 2. T ouch nex t to a song in any list. 3. In the menu that open s, touch Set a s phone ringt one . TIP: If the song i s being played, you can touch th e Menu Key > Set as ringto ne in the play back screen.
123 Number Function 1 T ouch to toggle repeat mod e: no rep eat, repeat the current son g, or repea t the curren t playlist. 2 Playback c ontrol . Skip s ongs or pause and resume playback. Drag the sl ider to ju mp to any p art of the song. 3 T ouch to add the song to or remove it from favorites .
124 Managing Playlist s Create play lists to organize your music files into set s of songs, so that you can play t he songs you like in the order you pr efer . Create a Playlist 1. Touch next to the song in the music l ibrary. 2. In the menu that open s, touch Add to playlist .
125 Delete or Rename a Playlist 1. T ouch the P laylist s tab in the music library to see all the playlist s. 2. T ouch nex t to a playlist and to uch Rename Pl aylist or Delete Play list in the menu that ope ns. NOTE: Th ese option s may no t be av ailable for cert ain automatically created pl aylist s, such as Recent ly added and Favorite .
126 Play Music The Pl ay Music applica tion ( ) works w it h Google Music, Google’ s online music store an d streami ng service. Y ou can stream via mobile dat a or Wi-Fi and listen to you favori te songs that you’ ve added to your online Google Musi c library .
127 Number Function 1 Song and ar tist infor mation. T ouch or drag dow n t o return to the music library . 2 Alb um ar two rk. 3 Give the song a thumb s- up . 4 Pla yback con tro l. Ski p so ngs, pa use and r esu me pla yback , u se s huf fle or repe at .
128 Y ou can still con trol the mu sic w hen you are no t in the playbac k screen. In the musi c library of t he Play Music app, tou ch the summary information at the bottom of the screen to restore the playbac k screen. In other app s, flick dow n the notification p anel.
129 T o r emove son gs from a playl ist: 1. Touch > Playl ists in the P lay Music app a nd sele ct a playlist. 2. Touch next to the song. 3. Select Remov e from p laylist . T o delete a playlist: 1. Touch > Playl ists in the P lay Music app. 2. Touch next to the playlist you w ant to delete .
130 Video Pla yer Use the vid eo player to play variou s kinds of vid eos. Opening the V ideo Library T ouch in the home scr een and select Video Player to view your video li brary . T ouch the ta bs at the top of the screen to view the available videos.
131 Managing V ideo Files T o delete videos: 1. T ouch and hold a video in the video library . The video i s highlighted. 2. T o remove more videos, touch them . 3. T ouch > OK at the botto m left of the screen. T o share videos: 1. T ouch and hold a video in the video library .
132 FM Radio Wi th the F M radio, you can sear ch for rad io channels , listen to them, and save them on your phone. Note that the quali t y of th e radio broad cast depend s on the co verage of the radio st ation in your area .
133 Saving Additional Radio St ations 1. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct FM Radio . 2. Drag the re d line along the frequen cy panel to ad just the frequency . 3. T ouch the Menu Key > Save chann el . Recording Radio Prog rams When you li sten to the r adio, you can record yo ur favorite programs and save the audio on the phone.
134 A count-down clo ck appears ab ove the freq uency and the radio is turned o ff w hen the clock co unts d own to 0:00. T o turn off FM radio immediate ly: T ouch a t the top le ft of the screen. T o set your rad io region: FM radio freq uency range s diff er in dif ferent region s .
135 Sound Recorder Sound Reco rder enables you to re cord voice memos and listen to the m w henever you like. Recording a V oice Memo 1. T ouch in t he home s cre en an d sel e ct So un d Re co rde r . 2. T ouch to start rec ording. T ouch to cancel recording if you change your mind .
136 More Apps Alarm Set alar ms or turn the phone into a b edside clock . Setting a New Alarm 1. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct Alarm . 2. T ouch a defaul t alarm to configure i t, or touch Add alarm at the botto m of the scre en to create a new alarm.
13 7 Bed clock ne ver sleep s: Keep the bed clock scre en turned on when charging the phon e. 3. T ouch the Menu Key > Bed Clock t o open the b ed clock screen.
138 Downloads The Downlo ads app keep s a record of the files you download ed and saved. T ouch in the home scr een and select Downloads to check the record. T ouch a file to open it w ith the appro priate appli cations. T ouch an d hold a file, or che ck the box in front o f it , to d elete or share it .
139 Sharing Media File s on Y our Phone 1. Connect your phone to a Wi-Fi netw ork. 2. T ouch in the home scr een and sele ct Full Sha re . 3. Follow the Full Share wizard to selec t the media directories you w ant to share.
140 Mi -POP Mi -POP keeps the on screen navi gation keys alw ays at your fingertip s. Y ou no longer need to reach for the Home Key , the Back Key , the Menu Key or . T o enable Mi-PO P , touch in the home screen and sel ect Mi -POP , and the n check Mi - POP .
141 Touch New a t the botto m to create a new note. Then enter your text and tou ch Save to sa ve it. Touch a no te to view its entire co ntent. You can also dele te it , export it, shar e it, or ch ange its cont ent. T ask Manager T ouch in the home screen and select T ask Manage r to view or sto p application s.
142 Y ou T ube T ouch in the home scr een and select Y ouT ube . Y ou can watch Y ouTube v ideos or upload your ow n..
143 Play Store T ouch in the home scr een and select Play Sto re . Y ou can buy or rent contents a nd dow nload them to your phone. NOTE: Th e content you can access in Play S t ore d epends on your region and your ser vice pro vider . Browsing and Sear ching for A pp s Y ou can brow se apps by category and sort them in di ffere nt ways.
144 ACCEPT to p roceed, or touch the Back Key to cancel. 2. Wa it for the app to be dow nloaded and installe d automatically . Payment n eeds to be authoriz ed before p aid apps st art dow nloading. The app is successfully instal led w hen the i con appear s in the statu s bar .
145 Settings T ouch in the home scr een and select Settings . The Settings app contains most of the tools for cu stomiz ing and configuring your device . General Settings Airplane M ode Swipe the ON/OFF sw itc h to turn Wi-F i on or of f airplane mode .
146 point na mes and more. See Connec ting to Netw orks and Devices - Con necting to Mobile Net works . Sound Adjust volu mes (see Pers onaliz ing - Adju sting V olumes ), use Dolby sound e ffe cts, t.
147 Language and Input Languag e: Select a langu age and r egion for yo ur system. Spell checker: Use Android spell ch ecker to chec k for spelling err ors w hen entering text. Personal dictionary : A dd new w ords to the phone’ s dictionary o r remove w ords from the diction ary .
148 T ext- to -speech output: PREFERR ED ENGINE : Select the speech synthesis engine you want to use or change it s settings. Speech rate: Sele ct how quickly you w ant t he synthesiz er to speak. Listen to an exampl e: Play a brie f sample of the speech synt hesizer , using your curre nt settings.
149 VPN Set up and connect to virtual pri vate netw orks. See Connecting to Network s and Devi ces - Connecting to Vir tual Private Network s . USB T ethering Share your phone’ s mobile dat a con nection w ith PCs or oth er devices via a USB cable .
150 Battery Check how m uch pow er rem ains for the batt ery and w hat has been using the battery . App s See app s install ed on your phone and manage the m. T ouch an app i n the DOWNLOA DED , ON SD CA RD , RUNNING , or ALL tab to see its in formation.
151 Security Screen lock: Lock the screen w ith long press, face unloc k , pattern , PIN, or p assw ord. See Personaliz ing - Protec ting Y our Phone With Screen Lo cks .
152 Unknown sources: Che c k this opt ion to per mit install ation of app s from sourc es other than the Play S t ore. T rusted credent ials: Display tru sted CA certifi cates. Instal l from SD card: Insta ll certificates from the me mory card.
153 System Accessibility Configure accessibility plug-ins on your phone , such as using T al kBack for low -vision users. Developer Options Develope r options cont ain set tings tha t are useful w hen developing Android application s. About Phone View phone status and legal informat ion.
154 Upgrading the Pho ne Software There are s everal w ays to upgrade your phone software: 1. Use the online upgrade tool for mobile terminal p roduct s. 2. Use the one-p ress upgrad e pac kage o ffered by yo ur mobile service pro vider . 3. Use the upgra de pa c kage on your SD ca rd.
155 Troubleshooting If you encou nter proble m s w hile using the pho ne, or if it performs a bnormally , you can refer to the char t below . If your particul ar proble m cannot be resolved using the informa tion in the chart, contact the dealer where you p urchased the phone.
156 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Echo or noise Poor netw ork link quali ty on the par t of your service pro vider . End the call and dial again. Y ou may be switched to a better-quali ty netw ork link or phone line. Poor lo cal telephone line quality .
157 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Poor cont act betw een the battery and charger . Check all connectors to make sure all connections have been properly made . Shortened standby time The sta ndby time i s related to your service provider sy stem configura tion.
158 Problem Possible causes Possible solution If you are n ot able to connect to the netw ork , the phone will continue to send ou t signals as it attempt s to locate a base st ation. Doing so consumes battery p ow er and w ill consequently shorten st andby tim e.
159 Problem Possible causes Possible solution the netw ork Y ou are not w ithin the network’ s service area . Check the service area with your service provider . Poor signal . Move to an open spa c e, or if you are inside a building, move closer to a window .
160 Problem Possible causes Possible solution Unable to enter information into the phoneboo k The phoneb ook’ s memory i s already full . Delete unne cessary data fro m the cont acts . Phone crashes, reboots, freeze, or cannot be powered on Some third-p arty softw are is not compa tible w ith your phone.
161 For Your Safet y General Safety Don’t ma ke or receive handheld ca lls w hile driving. Never text while dri ving. Don’t use at gas stations . Keep your phone at least 15 mm away from your ear or body while makin g calls. Y our phone may produce a bright or flashing ligh t.
162 T urn o ff w hen asked t o in hospital s and medical fa cilities. Don’t ta ke your phone apart. T urn o ff w hen told to in aircraft s and airpo rts . Only use ap proved accessorie s. T urn off when near explosive materials or li quids. Don’t rely on your phone for emergency communica tions.
163 Absorption Rate, or SAR . The SAR limit for mobile de vices is 2 W/kg and the highest SAR value for this device w hen tested w as 1.43 W/kg*. As mobile devices offer a range of function s, they can be use d in other positions , such as on the body as des cribed in this user guide**.
164 fields, the W orld Heal th Organiz ation ( WHO) provide s the following ad vice: Precautionary measure s: Present scientifi c information does not indicate the need for a ny special p recaution s for the use of mobile phon es.
165 Operating M achinery Full atten tion must be gi ven to ope rating ma chinery in o rder to reduce the r isk of an accident. Product Handling General St atement on Hand ling and Use You alone a re responsib le for how you use your phone and an y consequen ces of its u se.
166 moisture or high humidi ty . Do not drop , throw or try to bend your phone or its accessorie s. Do not p aint your phon e or its acces sories. Do not atte mpt to dis assemble yo ur phone or i ts ac cessories. Only authoriz ed personnel can do so.
167 hazard. Demagnetization To avoid the risk of de magnetiz ation, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media to be clo se to your p hone for a long tim e. Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Do not touc h the micro-SI M card’ s metal connec tors.
168 Air Bags Do not pla ce a phone i n the area over an a ir bag or in the air bag deploymen t area as an airbag in flates w ith great force and serious injury could re sult. Store the ph one safely before dri ving your vehi cle. Seizures/Blackouts The phone can produce a bright or flashing ligh t.
169 Repetitive Strain Injuries To mini mize the risk o f Repeti tive St rain Injury (RSI ) w hen texting or playing games w it h your phone : Do not grip the phone to o tightly .
170 Electrical Safety Accessories Use only appr oved acce ssories. Do not conne ct w ith incompatible products or accessor ies. Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit i n the battery terminal s .
171 Radio Frequency Interference General St atement on Int erference Care mus t be taken w hen us ing the phone in close proxi mity to personal m edi cal devi ces, s uch a s pacemakers and hearin g aid s.
172 operation o f your medi cal device . Hospitals Turn off your w ireless device w hen reque sted to do so in hospitals, clinics or heal t h care fa cilities. Th ese reques ts are designed to prevent po ssible inter ference w it h sensitive medical equipment .
173 other radio equipmen t. Areas w ith potentially expl os ive a tmosphere s include fueling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemi cal transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air co nt ains chemicals or particle s, such as grain , dust, or metal pow der s.
174 Declaration of RoH S Compliance To minimiz e the environ mental impacts and take more responsibili ties to the ea rth w e live on, this do cument shall serve as a formal declaration that t he Gran.
175 Disposal of Your Ol d Appliance 1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbo l is attached to a produ ct, it means the product is covered by the European Directive 2012/19/EU.
176 EC DECL ARATION OF CONFORMITY It is hereby declared tha t follow ing designat ed product : Product T ype: WCDMA /L TE Multi-m ode Digita l Mobile Phone Model No: Grand S Flex /ZTE Grand S Flex Com.
177 Health and Safety EN 50360 :2001; EN6231 1:2008; EN 62479:2010; EN 62209-1:2 006; EN 6 2209-2:2010 ; EN 50332-1:2 000; EN 5 0332-2:2003 EN60950-1:2006 +EN60950-1:2006/ A1 1:2009 + EN60950-1:2006 / A12:201 1+ EN60950-1:2006 / A1:2010 EMC EN 301 489-1 V1.
178 Authorised person signing for the company : Xu Feng Quality Direc tor Of ZTE Corpo ration Name in blo ck letters & po sition in the comp any Shenzhen, 15 th August 201 3 Place & dat e Lega.
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