Zte F188, User Manual

Page 1: ...ZTE F188 HSDPA Dual band 3G Mobile Phone User Manual ...

Page 2: ...handling of the devices may damage them z Your wireless phone is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed and manufactured not to exceed limits for exposure to radio frequency RF energy set by the Federal Communications z Commission FCC of the U S Government These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population The guideline...

Page 3: ... general the closer you are to a wireless base station the lower the output power z The Highest SAR Values for this model phone when tested for use on the flat head 0 5cm were 1 26W Kg z While there may be differences the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions they all meet the government requirement for RF exposure For body worn operation the phone meets FCC RF exposure guidelines ...

Page 4: ...oration ZTE Corporation operates a policy of continuous development ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice For this product s Recycling Manual based on WEEE directive please send email to inquiry or visit the website below to download WWW http ensupport zte com cn E mail weee zte com cn Limitation o...

Page 5: ... 18 Installing the U SIM card 18 Installing the battery 19 Removing the battery 19 Charging the battery 20 MicroSD card 21 Inserting the MicroSD card 21 Removing the MicroSD card 21 Access the MicroSD card on the phone 22 Switching the phone on off 22 Switching the phone on 22 Standby mode 22 Signal strength 23 Emergency Call SOS 23 Switching the phone off 23 General instructions 24 Navigating the...

Page 6: ...30 Ending a call 30 Rejecting a call 30 Call options 30 USB Connection 31 Mass storage 31 Menus 32 Extras 32 Connect 32 Time 33 Other 34 Internet 34 Home 35 Go to 35 Bookmarks 35 History 35 Page memo 35 Push messages 35 Options 35 Entertainment 36 Download applications 36 Contacts 36 All 36 U SIM Mates Family Friends Work VIP Unclassified 37 Messages 37 Message 37 E mail 40 Calls 41 Call log 41 Ca...

Page 7: ...mera 48 Video Camera 48 Media Player 49 Voice recorder 50 Playlist 50 Slide show 51 Streaming URL 52 File manager 52 Questions Answers 53 Annex Glossary 58 Declaration of RoHS Compliance 59 INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS DISPOSAL 60 ...

Page 8: ...t the handset s battery in your mouth as battery electrolytes may be toxic if swallowed z Do not attempt to dismantle the handset or any of its accessories z This equipment is fitted with an internal battery that can only be replaced by a qualified service engineer z There is a risk of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect battery type Dispose of the used battery in accordance wit...

Page 9: ... the warranty of your cellphone and also adversely affect the phone s safety operation z Remember to make backup copies of all important data on your handset z Remember to recycle the cardboard packing supplied with this handset is ideal for recycling Note Caution risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Aircraft Safety z...

Page 10: ... turn off handset device z If you have a heart condition be careful with the settings of call vibration or tone volume z Do not allow children to play with the handset charger or batteries z Do not use the handset where blasting is in progress z Don t try to make a call or conversation while the temperature of charging battery is above 50 C z Take care not to put your phone in the back pocket of y...

Page 11: ...adequately shielded from radio transmissions If you suspect vehicle problems caused by radio transmissions consult your dealer and do not switch on the handset until it has been checked by qualified approved installers Vehicles equipped with an air bag An air bag inflates with great force Do not place objects including either installed or portable wireless equipment in the area over the air bag or...

Page 12: ...vices To make an emergency call in any country 1 Ensure that your handset is on and in service 2 Press as many times as needed to clear the display and ready the device for calls 3 Enter the official emergency number for your present location 4 Press to dial the number Follow instructions received and do not end call until told to do so When the USIM card is not inserted or when the dial lock func...

Page 13: ...erefore is held to respect legislation in confidentiality matter and remains the only responsible subject in case of eventual violations of the enforced norm Copyright Notice The video audio recordings you make download are protected by copyright laws They are for personal use only and must not be otherwise used without the permission of the copyright owner ...

Page 14: ...s To designate the functions to be accessed by the navigation keys see page 42 In lists messages and menus Scroll up down left and right 5 Ok key In idle screen Press to open the main menu In lists and menus Start an application function 6 7 Soft keys The current functions of these keys are shown in the bottom line of the display 8 Back key ...

Page 15: ... phone on off Press to end a call Press to reject an incoming call Press to cancel dialing Press to return to idle screen 12 Number keys Press to enter numbers Press and hold Start speed dial 13 Microphone 14 Asterisk key Press to enter Press and hold to activate deactivate Silent mode 15 Pound key Press to enter In an editing screen Press to change the input method ...

Page 16: ... 1 Volume keys 2 Charger USB connection jack and Headset port 1 U SIM card holder 3 Back camera lens 2 MicroSD card slot 4 Mirror ...

Page 17: ...Strength New SMS New MMS New E mail New Wap Push Message GPRS attach GPRS in use All calls divert Missed voice call Missed video call Alarm Battery status Bluetooth on Headset mode Headset and vibrate mode Vibrate mode Silent mode Roaming ...

Page 18: ...hed all the way to the down as shown below 4 Place the battery cover onto the back of your phone Make sure to disconnect the charger and other accessories from your phone and remove the battery before inserting and removing your U SIM card Don t touch the metal surface of the U SIM card in case that information in the card may be lost or destroyed Do not bend or scratch your U SIM card Keep the ca...

Page 19: ... down by pressing on it This will damage the cover Removing the battery Ensure that your phone is switched off Then slide down the cover board of the battery and lift the battery away from the phone You should slide down the battery cover first before you install battery The phone automatically switches off if the battery voltage is too low When not using the battery for a long period remove it fr...

Page 20: ...he provided charger or the USB data cable Once the charging is complete remove the charger from both the power outlet and the phone 1 With the battery in position on the phone connect the lead from the charger to the right side of the phone Check that the arrow on the lead connector is facing towards to the front of the phone 2 Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet 3 When charging ensur...

Page 21: ... to store any other files Inserting the MicroSD card 1 Press and hold to turn off the phone 2 Slide down the cover and remove the battery 3 Handle the card by the edges and carefully insert the card with the metal contacts facing up 4 Push the card until it clicks into position Removing the MicroSD card 1 Press and hold to turn off the phone Your phone can support a MicroSD card with capacity up t...

Page 22: ...e on Press and hold to turn the phone on When being asked enter your PIN code and confirm with pressing The PIN Personal Identification Number is the password provided by your network operator You need this password in order to use the U SIM card When the PIN code entered has been accepted the phone will automatically search for the designated network This search process may take a few seconds For...

Page 23: ...ong as you are within range of a network of the type supported by your hone 1 If there is no U SIM card loaded press SOS 2 Enter the emergency number for example 112 the international emergency number 3 Press or Call to call Switching the phone off Press and hold to turn the phone off If the phone is not able to detect the designated network or links to a network that you are not authorized to use...

Page 24: ...example Screen halflight 7 Press to scroll to the desired option for example 15 seconds 7 Press Ok to confirm selection Security The phone and U SIM card are protected against misuse by several security codes Keep these confidential numbers in a safe place where you can access them again if required For more security setup see page 44 Settings Security Some options are organized in tabs Press to s...

Page 25: ... Some network operators do not permit deactivating the control PIN2 code PIN2 is needed for some settings Proceed as with PIN code PUK code PUK Personal Unblocking Key 8 digits unlocks a locked PIN If you enter the PUK incorrectly ten times in a row the U SIM card will become invalid Please contact your network operator for a new U SIM card If you enter the PIN incorrectly three times in a row the...

Page 26: ... Press each key associated with the letter you want to enter only once The letters you have entered appear on the display The candidate words change with each key you press 2 When the candidate word is displayed press to highlight the desired candidate words and press OK to confirm 3 Press to insert space Or press to select symbols 4 Press to delete the letter left of the cursor Press and hold to ...

Page 27: ... shown as 123 input numbers directly with number keys Inserting symbols 1 Press 2 Use or to select symbol 3 Press Ok to confirm While using Numeric input you need to switch to other text input methods in order to insert a space by pressing ...

Page 28: ...r 2 Enter country code area code and the phone number 3 Press Calling an extension number Enter the number and 1 Press three times to enter P 2 And then enter the extension number Making a call from Contacts 1 In idle screen press the corresponding key for Contacts 2 Use or to select a contact person The called party as well as the network have to be cable of handling video calls If you are callin...

Page 29: ...mber in the speed dial list to make the call Please note that is reserved for the voicemail number Setting speed dial 1 Edit the speed dial numbers in Contacts Options Set speed dial 2 Press Setup then press or to complete the setting and return to the idle screen Listening to voicemail Press and hold Setting volume During a call press Volume keys See page 10 to adjust the call volume Answering a ...

Page 30: ...trieve the call End call End current call Record Stop recording Record the current call or stop recording DTMF Off On Enable or disable sending DTMF tone SMS Switch to SMS editing interface during a call Contacts Switch to Contacts interface during a call Browser You can browse internet by this option while talking You can use the microphone on the headset to talk if there is an incoming call Pres...

Page 31: ...ect phone type dialog box 4 Press OK to download your Contacts and Messages you can switch this off under Tools Settings A successful connection is indicated by the icon on the Windows status bar when the program window is minimized At this time you can use MicroSD as mass storage Before you use the MicroSD card as storage you must install Join Me application software on the provided CD When copyi...

Page 32: ...n on and make your phone visible in Bluetooth manager 2 Select New device to search for new Bluetooth devices 3 A list of available devices is displayed Select a device and confirm with pressing 4 When asked for permission to connect to the device enter the pass code for the device both in the phone and in the device that you are connecting to Help Provide the help information of Bluetooth Syncml ...

Page 33: ...ress or to scroll to different dates Press to add a Meeting Memo or Anniversary Press Options for more options Week view View the schedule of the current week Go to date Input a date and go to see the schedule of that day directly Delete entry You can choose to delete the entry In this day Before date or delete All entries Settings You can set the Calendar alarm tone Default view and Week starts o...

Page 34: ...nter the amount to convert in Foreign and the amount in the other currency is displayed in Local automatically STK Shown only if it is provided by your U SIM card For further details please contact your network operator Internet Get the latest information from the Internet that is specifically adapted to the display options of your phone In addition you can download games and applications to your ...

Page 35: ...t page to bookmarks go to Internet Bookmarks Options Add History This function allows you to check the visited pages Page memo This function displays the list of pages saved as an off line file Push messages Push message is an application of WAP PUSH It can guide you to access WAP site This shows a list of all the push messages delivered to your browser Not all network providers use this feature O...

Page 36: ...en a contact is selected press Options for its options menu Call You can make a voice or video call New contact You can add new contacts to the phone book on your phone or on the U SIM card Edit contact Edit the information of contact Delete Delete this contact or delete all the contacts saved in phone or SIM card Copy Copy contacts stored in the phone to U SIM card or vice versa Send Bus Card You...

Page 37: ...ook in the phone and the SIM USIM card U SIM Mates Family Friends Work VIP Unclassified These menus allow you to manage groups information Records saved in the U SIM card are sorted into an independent group If the user doesn t appoint the record to any group the record will be sorted into the Unclassified Messages Message Short Messaging Service SMS and Enhanced Message Service EMS allow you to s...

Page 38: ...nt to send or press Templat to insert templates 6 After corresponding information is entered press Send to send Writing MMS messages 1 In idle screen press Menu to select Messages New message Multimedia message 2 Enter the recipient s party s number or 3 press Contacts to choose the recipient s 4 Press twice to the title field and write subject 5 Press to the text field and write message 6 Or you ...

Page 39: ...ng when you are in roaming state you will retrieve the new multimedia message manually Delivery mode You can set immediate delivery or defer it for a specified period of time Delivery time You can set a specified period of time to send MMS when you set After sending in Delivery mode The max delivery time is 99 hours Time per page Set the play time of each page Delivery report You can request deliv...

Page 40: ...available in the U SIM card and the phone E mail New E mail 1 In idle screen press Menu to select Messages E mail New E mail 2 Enter the recipient s party s email address 3 Press Contacts to choose the recipient s 4 Press twice to Copy To Field and enter the recipient s party s email address 5 Press twice to the Title field and write subject 6 Press to the Text field and write message 7 Or you can...

Page 41: ... service provider Memory info You can check the total amount of E mails that has already been stored and the space which is available for E mails Calls Call log 1 In idle screen press Or you can select the desired list type Calls All calls Missed calls Received calls Dialled calls 2 Select a call from the list When the call is displayed press to call the number press View to view the details of th...

Page 42: ...l calls duration And you can clear all the call duration timers by pressing Clear To reset timers needs password The default of password is 0000 Settings Screen This setting allows you to configure screen display options Wallpaper You can select your favorite wallpaper to display in idle screen Set backlight duration You can set the duration of backlight Set brightness You can adjust the brightnes...

Page 43: ... coverage of your regular network you can manually select the local network system Own phone number Set your own phone number to distinguish which U SIM card you are using Shortcut keys You can assign the navigation key as shortcuts to important functions Press the corresponding key in idle screen to start the designated function Preferred mode Select the network operator in priority The default i...

Page 44: ...factory settings Handset code is needed The default code is 0000 Keylock Use the keypad lock to prevent the keys from being accidentally pressed You can lock the keypad manually by selecting no auto keyguard You can set the keypad locking automatically as 10 seconds 15 seconds 30 seconds or 60 seconds Download location You can use the phone memory or MicroSD card as downloaded files storage PC Con...

Page 45: ...notification Videocall ringtone Select the voice ringtone for incoming video call notification Ring volume Adjust the ringtone volume level Ringing mode Select the notification mode for incoming calls Message tone Select the notification that sounds when a new message arrives Keytones Select to turn on off the keypad tone Warning tone Select to turn on off the warning tone Power on off sound Selec...

Page 46: ...e provider for detailed information Voice mail This service enables you to set the Voice mail number Please consult service provider for detailed information Video Mail Your Video mail number is preset to 61101 You can access your Video mail by using the Speed dial 2 key Call divert You can specify the conditions under which the call types should be diverted to your voicemail box or another number...

Page 47: ...ord provided by your network operator Bar all outgoing calls Calls can not be made Bar outgoing calls international International calls can not be made Outgoing international calls except for calls to the home country When abroad calls can be made only to numbers within the current country and to your home country where your home network operator is located Barring all incoming calls Calls cannot ...

Page 48: ...ress Options for more options Different options will be offered depending on the current situation Photo Size Set the size of an image Photo quality Set the quality standard of an image Brightness Set the brightness of an image Contrast Set the contrast of an image Effect Set the effect of an image Shutter sound Select the sound when the shutter is pressed Save to You can select MicroSD card or ph...

Page 49: ...ss of a video clip Contrast Set the contrast of a video clip Effect Set the effect of a video clip Video sound Select Off to mute the sound during the video record Video format Define the format of the video record Save to You can select MicroSD card or phone memory for videos to store Use front camera Switch to camera Switch to the camera mode Media Player This application plays slideshow video 3...

Page 50: ...utes or 30 minutes Default setting is 5 minutes Save to Select phone memory or MicroSD card as storage Start recording 1 Press Start to start recording your voice memo 2 Press Pause to pause and then press Contin to resume recording Stop recording Press Stop stop recording Press Options for more options Send Send the memo via MMS Email or Bluetooth Replay Replay the audio Playlist When you have so...

Page 51: ...show to play your images in the preferred order 1 Press Add to create a new slide 2 Press Play to play the slide show 3 When you create a slide press Options for more options New slide Add a new slide Rename Rename the selected slide Delete Delete the selected slide Delete all Delete all the slides in the filet You can select an image from Photos Others folder or MicroSD card Press to highlight a ...

Page 52: ...g URL list interface you can press Open to open the URL or press the Edit to edit the setting You can press Options for more options New Bookmark Add a new bookmark to the Streaming URL list Send Send the URL via SMS MMS or Email Delete Delete the URL from the Streaming URL list Delete all Delete all the URLs in the Streaming URL list Info View the information about the bookmark File manager You c...

Page 53: ...u can request a service area map from your service provider Echo or noise Poor network trunk quality on the part of your service provider Press and dial again You may be switched to a better quality network trunk or phone line Poor local telephone line quality Press and dial again You may be switched to a better quality network trunk or phone line Unable to select certain features Your service pro...

Page 54: ...e phone used with different service providers systems will not provide exactly the same length of standby time If you are located in an area where signaling is weak temporarily switch off the phone The battery is depleted In high temperature environments battery life will be shortened Use a new battery If you are not able to connect to the network the phone will continue to send out signals as it ...

Page 55: ...ider Poor signal Move to an open space or if you are inside a building move closer to a window You cannot answer incoming calls You have activated the Call Barring feature Go to Settings Call Call barring and then select Cancel all call barring You cannot make outgoing calls You have activated the Call Barring feature Go to Settings Call Call barring and then select Cancel all call barring You hav...

Page 56: ...PUK code use the PUK code to unlock the U SIM card Unable to enter information into the phone book The phone book s memory is already full Delete unnecessary data from the Contacts ...

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Page 58: ...ge service for the handset environment that allows videos pictures audio files and text to be sent between phones and dependent on network provider support to email addresses 5 Roaming Use of your phone when you are outside your home area when traveling for example 6 USIM Universal Subscriber Identity Module Your USIM is provided by network operator It carries the authentication and service grade ...

Page 59: ...l serve as formal declaration that the MD 2 are in compliance with the Directive 2002 95 EC of the European Parliament RoHS Restriction of Hazardous Substances with respect to the following substances 1 Lead Pb 2 Mercury Hg 3 Cadmium Cd 4 Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI 5 Polybrominated biphenyls PBB s 6 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE s ...

Page 60: ...ment recovery and waste help the production of equipment with recycle material and limit the hazardous effects on the atmosphere and the health eventually caused from one improper management of the refusal The illicit disposal of the product by the customer involves the application of the administrative endorsements of which to article 254 and following of the D Lgs 152 April 3rd 2006 According to...