Zte Cymbal-T LTE Z353VL, User Manual

Page 1: ...ZTEUSA COM Z353VL USER MANUAL Z079584508048 TRULY TIMELESS ...

Page 2: ...re to use your phone properly and safely We offer self service for our smart terminal device users Please visit the ZTE official website at www ztedevice com for more information on self service and supported product models Information on the website takes precedence Disclaimer ZTE Corporation expressly disclaims any liability for faults and damages caused by unauthorized modifications of the soft...

Page 3: ...Favorite Contacts 53 Working With Groups 53 Searching for a Contact 54 Editing Contacts 54 Accounts 57 Adding or Removing Accounts 57 Configuring Account Sync 57 Email 59 Setting Up the First Email Account 59 Checking Your Emails 59 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents Responding to an Email 59 Writing and Sending an Email 60 Adding a Signature to Your Emails 61 Adding and Editing Email Accounts ...

Page 4: ...icroSDHC card installed and not remove or replace it unnecessarily 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 Gently press the cover back into place following the sequence shown here Settings 88 General Settings 88 Wireless and Networks 90 Device 90 Personal 92 Sy...

Page 5: ...Phone On Off Press and hold the Power End Key to turn on your phone To turn it off press and hold the Power End Key to open the options menu Tap Power off OK NOTE If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond press and hold the Power End Key for about 10 seconds to power the phone off Press and hold the Power End Key to turn the phone on again Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time When you ...

Page 6: ...ng Key Volume Up Down Key Main Microphone Back Camera Charging micro USB Jack 3 5 mm Headset Jack Front Camera Proximity Light Sensor Auxiliary Microphone External Screen Battery Cover Customizable Key Home Key Power End Key Recent Apps Key Send Key Camera Key Speaker Key Back Key 4 way Navigation OK center Key ...

Page 7: ...screen from any application or screen Press and hold to access Google Now Recent Apps Key Press to see recently used applications Back Key Press to go to the previous screen Volume Up Down Key Press or hold to turn the volume up or down Speaker Key Press to turn speakerphone on off during a call Camera Key Press to launch the camera or take a picture when the Camera app is already launched Customi...

Page 8: ...ap at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen Changing the System Language 1 Press the Home Key Settings Language input Language 2 Select the language you need Setting the Date and Time 1 Press the Home Key Settings Date time 2 Set the date time time zone and date time format To adjust the date and time automatically check Automatic date time To adjust the date and ...

Page 9: ...Sounds On Off 1 Press the Home Key Settings Sound notifications Other sounds 2 Tap Dialpad touch sounds Key and touch sound Screen lock sounds or Vibrate on touch to turn each option on or off 3 Tap Emergency tone and select Alert Vibrate or Silent Adjusting Volumes 1 Press the Home Key Settings Sound notifications 2 Drag the sliders below Media volume Alarm volume Ring volume and Notification vol...

Page 10: ...y 2 Tap Screen lock 3 Tap None PIN or Password Tap None to disable screen lock protection Tap PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password that you must enter to unlock the screen NOTE Remember the PIN or password you set Otherwise you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone see Upgrading the Phone Software Protecting Your Phone With Encryption You can encrypt all the data o...

Page 11: ...he Back Key WARNING If you interrupt the encryption process you will lose data 3 Tap ENCRYPT PHONE 4 Enter your lock screen PIN or password and tap NEXT 5 Tap 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 complete you ll be prompted to enter your PIN or passwo...

Page 12: ...l message s Missed call Call in progress Song playing 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 Indicators and Icons Indicator What it means 1x 2G connected 3G connected 4G LTE connected Ringer off Vibration mode Priority mode Battery low Battery parti...

Page 13: ...fication Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms as well as ongoing events You can open the Notification Panel to view the details of notifications To open the Notification Panel swipe your finger down from the top of the screen To close the Notification Panel swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen or press the Back Key NOTE You can also press ...

Page 14: ... you can scroll the list up and down 2 Tap a thumbnail to open that app Moving Shortcuts or Widgets 1 Press and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen 2 Drag it to the place you need Removing Shortcuts or Widgets 1 Press and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen 2 Drag it to to remove it Adjusting Widget Size 1 Press and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it 2 An outlin...

Page 15: ... and hold the key to quickly delete multiple characters Voice input Press and hold the space bar and speak into the microphone More options Tap to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard use voice input edit text resize or split the keyboard and more NOTE You can swipe a thumbnail left or right or tap on the thumbnail to remove it from the list Tap Clear all to remove all thumbnails Enterin...

Page 16: ...ted words are correct type the word as you normally would Curve Word Gesture Curve Word gesture allows you to enter text by sliding your finger on the screen from letter to letter to enter each word To enable and use Curve Word gesture 1 On the TouchPal keyboard screen tap Settings Smart input and check Curve Word gesture 2 Tap and tap inside a text field to open the keyboard 3 Move your finger fr...

Page 17: ...board The Google keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters Press and hold some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers For example to enter È press and hold and the available accented letters and number 3 appear Then slide to choose È Tap to use uppercase Double tap to lock uppercase This key also changes color ...

Page 18: ... disable data access 1 Press the Home Key Settings Mobile networks 2 Slide the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use To get data services when roaming 1 Press the Home Key Settings Mobile networks 2 Slide the Data roaming switch to enable or disable roaming NOTE Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges Setting Access Point Names You can use the default Access Point Name...

Page 19: ...WPS Pin Entry 4 The WPS PIN displays on the screen Enter the PIN into the access point s setup page After entering the PIN your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the connection 3 Tap a network name to connect to it 4 If the network is secured enter the password and tap CONNECT NOTE Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi Fi networks when they are in range Ge...

Page 20: ...atus Bar Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Changing the Device Name 1 Press the Home Key Settings Bluetooth 2 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth is off 3 Tap Rename this device 4 Edit the name and tap RENAME Pairing With Another Bluetooth Device 1 Press the Home Key Settings Bluetooth 2 Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Blu...

Page 21: ... time or when they re unavailable NOTE You can also install the driver on the PC by running the executable file in the new CD ROM drive 38 39 Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Media device MTP Transfer media files on Windows or using Android File Transfer on Mac NOTE For Windows XP install the drivers and Windows Media Player 11 or later version when you use Med...

Page 22: ...your VPN You can get this information from your network administrator NOTE You need to set a lock screen pattern PIN or password before you can use credential storage VPN Adding a VPN 1 Press the Home Key Settings More VPN 2 Tap and enter the VPN name and server address 3 Tap the check box beside Show advanced options 4 Enter the server address and other information provided by your network admini...

Page 23: ...pp You can answer or reject the call or reject it with a text message Answering a Call When you receive a phone call slide Slide down to answer down to answer the call NOTE To silence the ringer before answering the call press the Volume Up Down Key Rejecting a Call When you receive a phone call slide Slide up to decline up to reject the call You can also slide up to reject the call and send a pre...

Page 24: ...swer to answer the call This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call Phone Calls Taking Other Actions on a Call History Entry 1 Open the call history 2 Tap a number to view more call information While viewing the call details you can Tap Edit number before call to edit the number in the dialer before calling it Tap the circle in front of an entry to open the contact information t...

Page 25: ...n sound for new voicemails Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification Setting the Flip Phone Action You can answer a call by simply opening the flip phone 1 Press the Home Key Call Setting 2 Check Open to answer Tap to reject the second call Tap to reject the second call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller To switch between two calls Tap Setting Up a Conferen...

Page 26: ...tting 2 Check Hearing aids to turn on hearing aid compatibility CAUTION Do not turn on the Hearing aids option unless you use a hearing aid with a telecoil Using this setting without a hearing aid or with a hearing aid without a telecoil may be harmful to your hearing Phone Calls Setting Speed Dials You can press and hold the 1 9 Keys from the dialer to call the corresponding speed dial number The...

Page 27: ... Profile You can create your own name card in your phone 1 Press the Home Key Contacts CONTACTS 2 Tap Set up my profile If a profile has been set up tap the listing below ME and tap 3 Edit your profile information Tap ADD ANOTHER FIELD to add more information if you want 4 Tap to save Forwarding Incoming Calls The call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming calls to another phone n...

Page 28: ...ONTACTS 2 Tap Multi Select 3 Tap the contacts you want to share to select them and then tap 4 Choose to share the contacts via Messaging Bluetooth Drive Email or Gmail Working With Favorite Contacts You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVORITES so that you can find them quickly Adding a Contact to Favorites 1 Press the Home Key Contacts CONTACTS 2 Tap a contact and then tap at the top o...

Page 29: ...s CONTACTS 2 Tap a contact to display the contact s details 3 Tap Join 4 Tap the contact whose information you want to join with the first entry Contacts 54 7 If necessary tap Default below RingTone to set a special ringtone for incoming calls from the group members and then tap OK 8 Tap to save the group Deleting a Group 1 Press the Home Key Contacts GROUPS 2 Tap a group and then tap Delete Group...

Page 30: ...d then tap the account you d like to remove 3 Tap Remove account REMOVE ACCOUNT Configuring Account Sync Configuring Auto Sync Setting 1 Press the Home Key Settings Accounts 2 Tap and check or uncheck Auto sync data to enable or disable automatic sync When automatic sync is turned on changes you make to information on your phone or on the web are automatically synced with each other When automatic...

Page 31: ...ail list to download earlier messages Responding to an Email You can reply to or forward a message that you receive You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways Replying to or Forwarding an Email 1 Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox 2 Choose one of the following To reply to the sender tap To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original message tap...

Page 32: ...ecipients 3 Enter the email subject and compose the email text 4 Tap Attach file to add audio files images videos and other types of files as attachments 5 Tap at the top of the screen to send the message Adding a Signature to Your Emails You can set a few lines of plain text as a signature for every outgoing email message from an account such as your name and contact information 1 Open the Email ...

Page 33: ...ame If the phone presents a few suggestions tap the one you want to add Select recipients from your contacts by tapping 3 Tap the Type message field and enter the content of your text message 4 If you want to send a multimedia message tap to add a picture video or other file to the message 5 Tap SEND NOTES You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia messages Do not add any at...

Page 34: ...ed Tap to change your default SMS app Storage Delete old messages Delete old messages as limits are reached Text message limit Set the number of text messages to save Multimedia message limit Set the number of multimedia messages to save Text SMS messages Delivery reports Request a delivery report for each message you send Manage SIM card messages Manage the messages stored on your micro SIM card ...

Page 35: ...n the phone To open Calendar press the Home Key Calendar Viewing Your Calendars and Events Selecting Visible Calendars 1 Open the Calendar app 2 Tap Calendars to display 3 In the new screen tap to check the calendars you want to see or uncheck the calendars you d like to hide Events from hidden calendars are not shown in the Calendar app Changing Calendar Views You can view your calendar by month ...

Page 36: ... week the calendar starts on and use home time zone when you travelling Also you can choose event reminder settings such as notification sound vibrate default reminder time and more Searching an Event Tap Search event and then type the event in the Search field 68 Calendar 69 Use Browser to view web pages and search for information Opening the Browser Press the Home Key to launch the web browser T...

Page 37: ...eate one image with greater contrast SPECIAL EFFECT Select a color effect or other special effects INTERVAL Set a time delay before the camera automatically takes a picture after you tap the shutter icon SMILE Activate the shutter to take a photo when the subject smiles 71 You can take photos and record videos Photos and videos are stored to the phone s memory card or to the phone s internal stora...

Page 38: ...g NOTE You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in or zoom out before and during recording 3 Tap to start recording You can also tap to pause and resume recording NOTE While recording is in progress you can tap to save the frame as a photo 4 Tap to stop recording Customizing Camera and Video Settings Before capturing a photo or video you can tap to open the following camera setti...

Page 39: ...bum to select it 2 Tap more albums that you want to hide 3 Tap OK NOTE To show the hidden albums again tap Settings Manage hidden albums Tap the albums you want to restore and then tap Show Working With Pictures Tap a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen Double tap the picture or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in Slide left or right to view other p...

Page 40: ...e see Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Your Computer via USB Connecting Your Phone to a Computer via USB 3 Copy the music file from the PC to the phone storage or microSDHC card Receiving via Bluetooth You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth see Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Bluetooth Devices Receiving Data via Bluetooth Viewing Your Music Li...

Page 41: ...ong as the Default Ringtone The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls except those from contacts you have assigned special ringtones to See Contacts Editing Contacts Setting a Ringtone for a Contact 1 Press the Home Key Music All Songs and then choose a song 2 In the playback screen tap Set as ringtone 3 Tap Phone Ringtone or Notification Ringtone Managing Playlists Create playl...

Page 42: ...ntrol the video and audio or carry out other operations 80 Number Function 1 Rotate the video 2 Playback control Skip videos or pause and resume playback Drag the slider to jump to any part of the video 3 Adjust the brightness 4 Share rename or delete the video check its details or configure player settings Managing Video Files Deleting Videos 1 In the video library tap Multi Select or press and h...

Page 43: ...or notification ringtone Calculator Press the Home Key Calculator to use the phone s convenient built in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations NOTE To see more calculator options swipe left on the screen Clock Press the Home Key Clock The Clock app allows you to check local time in places around the world set alarms and use timers Setting a New Alarm 1 Open the Clock...

Page 44: ...are or Delete To copy or move an item navigate to a new location and tap PASTE Tap to create a new folder in the current directory Task Manager Press the Home Key Task Manager to view or stop applications Tap a task in the Tasks tab to check the details of the application or force it to stop Tap the Apps tab to manage all the apps on your phone Tap the Resources tab to view the real time system re...

Page 45: ...rks browsing history and more synced with your Google account Drive Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in to your Google account You can access them on your computers your phones and other devices share them or collaborate with others Gmail Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts Google Use Google search or get information when you need it...

Page 46: ...d photos or animations will be displayed as a screensaver 89 Font size Set the font size of the text on the screen Keypad light Set the keypad light to be always off always on or have it turn off in 5 10 or 20 seconds Date and Time Set date time time zone and how date and time are displayed You can also use network provided data see Personalizing Setting the Date and Time Language and Input Langua...

Page 47: ...d captured photos Save location Select Phone or SD card to store items in the phone storage or the installed microSDHC card Internal storage View available storage space and more Tap Used space to see details on memory use clear cached data and delete certain files SD card Unmount SD card Unmount the memory card from your phone so that you can safely remove the card while the phone is on Erase SD ...

Page 48: ...eing carried on the body NOTE You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use the Smart Lock feature Encrypt phone Encrypt your data on the phone to protect your privacy see Personalizing Protecting Your Phone With Encryption Set up SIM card lock Lock the SIM card and change the SIM PIN Lock SIM card Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to require PIN before accessing the micro SIM c...

Page 49: ...tore Restore previously backed up settings and data when you reinstall an app Factory data reset Reset your phone to factory default settings All your personal data from the phone s internal storage will be erased You can also erase the data on the memory card during the process Accounts Manage your accounts and synchronization Tap Add account to sign in to or create accounts on your phone Tap an ...

Page 50: ...one or if it performs abnormally you can refer to the chart below If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart contact the dealer where you purchased the phone Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Poor reception The network signal is too weak at your current location for example in a basement or near a tall building because wireless transmissions can not ef...

Page 51: ...Some third party software is not compatible with your phone Uninstall the software that may be causing the problem Upgrade the phone software Reset the phone to factory status Troubleshooting For Your Safety Don t make or receive handheld calls while driving Never text while driving Keep your phone at least 15 mm away from your ear or body while making calls Small parts may cause choking Your phon...

Page 52: ...o Frequency RF Energy This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States During SAR testing this device was set to transmit at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands and placed in positions that simulate RF exposure in usage against the head wi...

Page 53: ...y interfering noise Consult your service provider or the manufacturer of this phone for information on hearing aid compatibility If you have questions about return or exchange policies consult your service provider or phone retailer M Ratings Phones rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are likely to generate less interference with hearing devices than phones that are not labeled M4 is the bett...

Page 54: ...en Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it They could hurt themselves or others or could accidentally damage the phone Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or may become detached and create a choking hazard 104 105 Demagnetization To avoid the risk of demagnetization do not allow electronic de...

Page 55: ...oid dropping the phone or battery If the phone or battery is dropped especially on a hard surface and the user suspects damage take it to a service center for inspection Improper battery use may result in a fire explosion or other hazard The phone shall only be connected to CTIA certified adapters products that bear the USB IF logo or products that have completed the USB IF compliance program 106 ...

Page 56: ... possible interference with sensitive medical equipment Aircraft Turn off your wireless device whenever you are instructed to do so by airport or airline staff Consult the airline staff about the use of wireless devices onboard the aircraft If your device offers airplane mode this must be enabled prior to boarding an aircraft Interference in Vehicles Please note that because of possible interferen...

Page 57: ... x 64 Camera Rear 5 MP AF Front 2 MP Internal memory ROM 8GB RAM 1 GB Removable memory card Supports microSDHC card up to 32 GB Battery 1 800 mAh removable Continuous idle time Up to 6 days Continuous talk time Up to 10 hours WAP browser version WAP 2 0 Bluetooth BT 4 1 HAC M4 T4 NOTE The phone s talk time and idle time are based on ideal working environments The use of extended backlighting brows...

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