Blade

User Manual

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The manual is published by ZTE Corporation. We reserve the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications without prior notice.

Version No.: R1.0

Edition Time : 201101

Contents

For Your Safety ......................................................11

General Safety...............................................................11

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure ...................................12

General Statement on RF Energy ............................12

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) ...............................12

Body Worn Operation...............................................13

Limiting Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Fields..13

Regulatory Information .............................................14

Distraction ......................................................................14

Driving ......................................................................14

Operating Machinery ................................................15

Product Handling ...........................................................15

General Statement on Handling and Use.................15

Small Children ..........................................................16

Demagnetization ......................................................16

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)..................................16

Antenna ....................................................................17

Normal Use Position.................................................17

Air Bags....................................................................18

Seizures/ Blackouts..................................................18

Repetitive Motion Injuries .........................................18

Emergency Calls ......................................................19

Loud Noise ...............................................................19

Phone Heating..........................................................19

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Electrical Safety............................................................. 19

Accessories.............................................................. 19

Connection to a Car ................................................. 20

Faulty and Damaged Products ................................ 20

Interference ................................................................... 20

General Statement on Interface............................... 20

Pacemakers ............................................................. 20

Hearing Aids ............................................................ 21

Medical Devices....................................................... 21

Hospitals .................................................................. 21

Aircraft...................................................................... 21

Interference in Cars ................................................. 22

Explosive Environments ................................................ 22

Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres ............ 22

Blasting Caps and Areas ......................................... 22

Getting Started .......................................................23

Overview ....................................................................... 23

Keys Explained.............................................................. 24

Starting up ..................................................................... 25

Installing the SIM/microSD Card and Battery .......... 25

Removing the Battery and SIM/microSD Card ........ 27

Charging the Battery ................................................ 28

Switching Your Phone On/Off ....................................... 29

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time ................ 29

Switching to Sleep Mode ......................................... 30

Waking up Your Phone ............................................ 30

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Getting Around Blade ....................................................30

Touch Control...........................................................30

Home Screen ...........................................................31

Status and Notification Icons....................................33

Applications and Settings Preview ...........................35

Phone Calls ............................................................41

How to Make Calls.........................................................41

Calling from the Dialer..............................................41

Calling from Your Contacts ......................................41

Calling from Your Call History ..................................42

Calling from a Text Message....................................42

Making Emergency Calls..........................................42

Making International Calls ........................................42

How to Receive Calls.....................................................43

Answering a Call ......................................................43

Rejecting a Call ........................................................43

Muting a Call ............................................................43

Putting a Call on Hold...............................................44

Turning the Speakerphone On/Off ...........................44

Ending a Call ............................................................44

Adjusting Your Call Settings ..........................................44

Contacts .................................................................46

Importing and Exporting Contacts .................................46

Import Contacts from the SIM Card or Export to the

Card..........................................................................46

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Import Contacts from the microSD Card or Export to the Card ................................................................... 47

Creating a Contact ........................................................ 47

Adding a Contact to Favorites ....................................... 47

Creating a Group and Adding Contacts ........................ 48

Searching for a Contact................................................. 49

Editing a Contact ........................................................... 49

Deleting a Contact......................................................... 49

Entering Text ..........................................................50

Android Keyboard.......................................................... 50

Google Pinyin Input Method .......................................... 51 iWnn IME....................................................................... 51

Choosing Touch Input Settings ..................................... 52

Android Keyboard Settings ...................................... 52

Google Pinyin Input Method Settings....................... 53 iWinn IME................................................................. 53

Messaging ..............................................................54

Sending an SMS ........................................................... 54

Sending an MMS........................................................... 55

Managing Messages and Their ‘Threads’......................... 56

Reply to a Message ................................................. 56

Delete a Message Thread........................................ 56

Message Settings .................................................... 56

Using Email ............................................................58

Creating an Email account ............................................ 58

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Composing and sending an Email .................................59

Reply to or Forward an Email ........................................59

Email Settings................................................................60

Getting Connected to the Internet........................62

Adding a New GPRS/3G/EDGE Connection .................62

Turning on Wi-Fi ............................................................63

Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ......................................63

Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status ...............................64

Browsing the Internet............................................65

Browsing Options...........................................................65

Opening Links in Web Pages ........................................66

Downloading Apps from the Web ..................................67

Using Bookmarks...........................................................67

Edit a Bookmark .......................................................67

Delete a Bookmark...................................................67

Browser Settings............................................................68

Bluetooth ® ..............................................................70

Turning Bluetooth on/off ................................................70

Making Your Phone Visible............................................70

Change Your Phone’s Name .........................................71

Hook up with Another Bluetooth Device ........................71

Making the Most of Multimedia.............................72

Taking Pictures with Your Camera ................................72

Adjusting Camera Settings.......................................72

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Shooting Video with Your Camcorder ........................... 72

Adjusting Your Video Settings ................................. 73

Listening to Your FM Radio........................................... 73

Playing Your Music........................................................ 74

Creating Playlists ..................................................... 75

Managing Playlists ................................................... 75

Setting a Song as Ringtone ..................................... 76

Playing Your Videos ...................................................... 76

Opening Your Gallery.................................................... 77

Making Memorable Memos ........................................... 78

Using Your Google™ Applications ......................80

Gmail ............................................................................. 80

Using Google Calendar ................................................. 81

Using Google Talk......................................................... 81

Opening Google Talk ............................................... 81

Adding a New Friend ............................................... 81

Changing Your Online Status .................................. 82

Starting a Chat ......................................................... 82

Places............................................................................ 82

Latitude.......................................................................... 83

Sorting out Your Phone Settings..........................84

Setting Time and Date................................................... 84

Changing Display Settings ............................................ 84

Adjust the screen brightness.................................... 84

Adjust the delay before the screen turns off ............ 84

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Switch the screen orientation automatically .............85

Show animation when opening/closing windows .....85

Sound Settings...............................................................85

Set the ringtone ........................................................85

Set the default notification sound .............................86

Switch your phone to silent mode ............................86

Switch your phone to vibration mode .......................87

Flipping to Turn off Ringtone ....................................87

Enable the haptic feedback ......................................87

Adjust the volume.....................................................87

Enable the touch tones.............................................88

Enable the screen selection tones ...........................88

Turning on Screen Lock Sound................................88

Language Settings.........................................................88

Mobile Network Services ...............................................89

Getting Data Services while Roaming......................89

Switching Network Modes ........................................89

Switching Networks ..................................................89

Setting Access Point Names ....................................90

Security Settings ............................................................90

Protecting Your Phone with a Screen Unlock Pattern

.................................................................................90

Protecting Your Phone with a PIN or Password.......91

Protecting Your SIM with a PIN................................92

Setting up Credential Storage ..................................93

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Managing Your Memory Card ....................................... 93

Checking Memory Card Space ................................ 93

Unmounting Your Memory Card .............................. 94

Formatting Your Memory Card ................................ 94

Managing Phone Memory ............................................. 94

Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings ................................ 95

Managing Applications and Their Settings .................... 95

Viewing Your Phone’s Applications ......................... 95

Allowing Installation of Non-market Applications ..... 95

How to Install an Application.................................... 95

Removing an Application ......................................... 96

Managing Other Settings............................................... 96

Search Settings........................................................ 96

Voice Interaction ...................................................... 97

Other Applications.................................................98

Alarms ........................................................................... 98

Docs To Go ................................................................... 98

Note Pad ....................................................................... 98

Calculator ...................................................................... 99

Task Manager ............................................................... 99

Stopwatch...................................................................... 99

Specifications.......................................................100

Declaration of RoHS Compliance .......................101

Disposal of Your Old Appliance .........................102

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For Your Safety

General Safety

Don’t make or receive handheld calls while driving. And never text while driving.

Keep your phone at least 15mm away from your ear or body while making calls.

Small parts may cause a choking.

Your phone can produce a loud sound.

Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices.

Switch off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities.

Switch off when told to in aircrafts and airports.

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Don’t use at petrol stations.

Your phone may produce a bright or flashing light.

Don’t dispose of your phone in fire.

Avoid contact with anything magnetic.

Avoid extreme temperatures.

Avoid contact with liquids. Keep your phone dry.

Don’t take your phone apart.

Switch off when near explosive materials or liquids.

Only use approved accessories.

Don’t rely on your phone for emergency communications.

Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure

General Statement on RF Energy

Your phone contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is

ON, it receives and transmits RF energy. When you communicate with your phone, the system handling your call controls the power level at which your phone transmits.

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)

Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines. These guidelines were developed by the independent scientific organization

ICNIRP and include safety margins designed to assure the protection of all persons, regardless of age and health.

The guidelines use a unit of measurement known as Specific

Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit for mobile devices is

2 W/kg and the highest SAR value for this device when tested at the ear was 1.35 W/kg*. As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in other positions, such

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as on the body as described in this user guide**.

As SAR is measured utilizing the device's highest transmitting power, the actual SAR of this device while operating is typically below that indicated above. This is due to automatic changes to the power level of the device to ensure it only uses the minimum power required to communicate with the network.

* The tests are carried out in accordance with IEC standard

PT62209-1.

** Please see body worn operation.

Body Worn Operation

Important safety information regarding radio frequency radiation (RF) exposure:

To ensure compliance with RF exposure guidelines the phone must be used with a minimum of 15 mm separation from the body.

Failure to observe these instructions could result in your RF exposure exceeding the relevant guideline limits.

Limiting Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF)

Fields

For individuals concerned about limiting their exposure to RF fields, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the following advice:

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Precautionary measures: Present scientific information does not indicate the need for any special precautions for the use of mobile phones. If individuals are concerned, they might choose to limit their own or their children’s RF exposure by limiting the length of calls, or using ‘hands-free’ devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body.

Further information on this subject can be obtained from the

WHO home page http://www.who.int/peh-emf WHO Fact sheet 193: June 2000.

Regulatory Information

The following approvals and notices apply in specific regions as noted.

Please find the section Declaration of RoHS Compliance in the end of this manual.

Distraction

Driving

Full attention must be given to driving at all times in order to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while driving

(even with a hands free kit) can cause distraction and lead to an accident. You must comply with local laws and regulations restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.

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Operating Machinery

Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident.

Product Handling

General Statement on Handling and Use

You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use.

You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.

• Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place

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• Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames or lit tobacco products.

• Do not expose your phone or its accessories to liquid, moisture or high humidity.

• Do not drop, throw or try to bend your phone or its accessories.

• Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories.

• Do not paint your phone or its accessories.

• Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories, only authorized personnel must do so.

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• Do not expose your phone or its accessories to extreme temperatures, minimum - [5] and maximum + [50] degrees Celsius.

• Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products.

• Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break when you sit down.

Small Children

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.

Demagnetization

To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Do not touch the SIM card’s metal connectors.

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Antenna

GPS antenna

Bluetooth antenna

Antenna

Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.

Normal Use Position

When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your phone to your ear, with the bottom towards your mouth.

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Air Bags

Do not place a phone in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area.

Store the phone safely before driving your vehicle.

Seizures/ Blackouts

The phone can produce a bright or flashing light.

Repetitive Motion Injuries

To minimize the risk of RSI when texting or playing games with your phone:

• Do not grip the phone too tightly.

• Press the buttons lightly.

• Use the special features which are designed to minimize the times of pressing buttons, such as Message

Templates and Predictive Text.

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• Take lots of breaks to stretch and relax.

Emergency Calls

This phone, like any wireless phone, operates using radio signals, which cannot guarantee connection in all conditions.

Therefore, you must never rely solely on any wireless phone for emergency communications.

Loud Noise

This phone is capable of producing loud noises, which may damage your hearing. Turn down the volume before using headphones, Bluetooth stereo headsets or other audio devices.

Phone Heating

Your phone may become warm during charging and during normal use.

Electrical Safety

Accessories

Use only approved accessories.

Do not connect with incompatible products or accessories.

Take care not to touch or allow metal objects, such as coins or key rings, to contact or short-circuit in the battery terminals.

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Connection to a Car

Seek professional advice when connecting a phone interface to the vehicle electrical system.

Faulty and Damaged Products

Do not attempt to disassemble the phone or its accessory.

Only qualified personnel must service or repair the phone or its accessory.

If your phone or its accessory has been submerged in water, punctured, or subjected to a severe fall, do not use it until you have taken it to be checked at an authorized service centre.

Interference

General Statement on Interface

Care must be taken when using the phone in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as pacemakers and hearing aids.

Pacemakers

Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 15 cm be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. To achieve this, use the phone on the opposite ear to your pacemaker and do not carry it in a breast pocket.

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Hearing Aids

People with hearing aids or other cochlear implants may experience interfering noises when using wireless devices or when one is nearby.

The level of interference will depend on the type of hearing device and the distance from the interference source, increasing the separation between them may reduce the interference. You may also consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives.

Medical Devices

Please consult your doctor and the device manufacturer to determine if operation of your phone may interfere with the operation of your medical device.

Hospitals

Switch off your wireless device when requested to do so in hospitals, clinics or health care facilities. These requests are designed to prevent possible interference with sensitive medical equipment.

Aircraft

Switch 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 on board the aircraft. If your device offers a ‘flight mode’, this must be enabled prior to boarding an aircraft.

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Interference in Cars

Please note that because of possible interference to electronic equipment, some vehicle manufacturers forbid the use of mobile phones in their vehicles unless a hands-free kit with an external antenna is included in the installation.

Explosive Environments

Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres

In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off wireless devices such as your phone or other radio equipment.

Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas, below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.

Blasting Caps and Areas

Power off your mobile phone or wireless device when in a blasting area or in areas posted power off “two-way radios” or “electronic devices” to avoid interfering with blasting operations.

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Getting Started

Overview

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Keys Explained

Key Function

Power Key

Home Key

Menu Key

• Hold to select phone modes: Silent,

Vibration, Airplane or Power off.

• Press to switch your phone to Sleep mode.

• Press to wake up your phone.

• Press to return to the Home Screen from any application or screen.

• Hold to see recently used applications.

Press to get the options on the current screen.

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Key Function

Back Key Press to go to the previous screen.

Volume Keys • Press volume up.

• Press volume down.

Starting up

Installing the SIM/microSD Card and Battery

Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery,

SIM, or memory card.

1. Remove the back cover.

2. Hold the SIM with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder.

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3. Open the microSD card holder, hold your microSD card by the cut corner end and slide it in. microSD logo

Association.

is a trade mark of the SD Card

4. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment.

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Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.

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5. Press the cover gently back into place until you hear a click.

Removing the Battery and SIM/microSD Card

1. Make sure that your mobile phone is off.

2. Remove the back cover.

3. Lift the battery up and out.

4. Slide the SIM out.

5. Open the microSD card holder, sliding it down gently and remove the microSD card.

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Charging the Battery

When you first get your new phone you’ll need to charge the battery like this…

1. Connect the adapter to the charger jack.

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

3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. how much charge have you got?

If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen and the indicator light will be red. As you charge your phone, the indicator light will change according to the battery level:

Indicator color Battery level

Red Less than 5% of the total battery level

Green More than 90% of the total battery level

If the phone is on, you‘ll see this charging icon appear on the status bar. As soon as charging is completed, this icon

appears on the status bar.

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Switching Your Phone On/Off

1. Make sure the SIM is in your device and the battery is charged.

2. Hold Power Key to switch on your phone.

3. To switch it off, hold Power Key to get the phone options.

Select Power off, and then tap OK.

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time

When you first power on your Blade after you purchase it or reset it to factory (see Sorting out Your Phone Settings –

Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings), you need to do some settings before using it.

1. Tap Change language to change the language you want to use, if needed.

2. Tap the Android robot on the screen.

3. Tap Skip to skip the tutorial, or tap Begin to continue.

In the tutorial, learn how to use the onscreen keyboard and how to set up your Blade with a Google account.

4. Create a Google Account or Sign in your account.

You can also tap Skip to set up an account later.

5. Configure the Google location options and tap Next.

6. Configure the date and time options, and tap Next.

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Switching to Sleep Mode

To save battery power, Sleep Mode suspends your device to a low-power-consumption state while the display is off. Your device also goes into Sleep Mode by itself when the display is automatically turned off after a certain period of time, which you can set in Settings > Display > Screen timeout.

Press Power Key to switch to Sleep Mode.

Waking up Your Phone

1. Press Power Key to activate your screen display.

2. Drag the icon to the right.

NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or password for your phone (see Sorting out Your Phone Settings – Security

Settings) you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the

PIN/password to unlock your screen.

Getting Around Blade

Touch Control

You can use finger gestures to control your phone. The controls on your touch screen change dynamically depending on the tasks you’re performing.

1. Tap the buttons, icons, or applications to select items or to open applications.

2. Keep your finger on an item to see the available options.

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3. Flick the screen to scroll up, down, left or right.

4. Point, drag and drop to move particular items across the screen – into files etc.

5. Pinch with two fingers to zoom in/out a web page or an image.

NOTE: You can view the phone screen in portrait or landscape simply by holding it upright or turning it on its side.

Home Screen

You choose what is shown on your Home Screen. Just add or remove stuff to make it your own.

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Extended Home Screen

The Home Screen extends beyond the screen width, giving you loads more space to add more stuff. Simply slide your finger to the left/right or tap the Dots to see the extended

Home Screen.

Choosing Your Wallpaper

1. Tap Home Key to return to the Home Screen.

2. Tap Menu Key and select Wallpaper.

3. Select the wallpaper you want to use from Gallery,

Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers.

4. Tap Save or Set wallpaper.

Adding Things to Your Home Screen

1. Tap Home Key to return to the Home Screen.

2. Slide left or right to find an extended Home Screen where there is space to add an item.

3. Tap Menu Key and select Add.

You can also tap and hold the blank area of the Home

Screen to get the Add to Home screen menu.

4. Select an item type and the item you want to add to the

Home Screen.

Removing Things from Your Home Screen

1. Tap Home Key to return to the Home Screen.

2. Tap and hold the item you want to delete until the

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icon appears on the screen.

3. Drag the item to .

Status and Notification Icons

Your Blade will tell you exactly what’s going on by showing you simple icons. Here’s what they mean…

GPRS connected

GPRS in use

EDGE connected

EDGE in use

3G connected

No signal

Signal strength

Roaming

Phone speaker off

Phone microphone off

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3G in use

USB connected

Battery very low

Battery low

Battery full

Battery charging

Vibrate mode

Airplane mode

New mail

New SMS/MMS

New WAP push message

New voicemail

Missed call

Call in progress

Call on hold

Call forwarding

Syncing

No SIM installed

GPS connected

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Alarm set

Wired microphone headset

Bluetooth on

Speaker on

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery

New instant message

Upcoming event

Song is playing

Downloading data

Content downloaded and installed successfully

Sending data

More (not displayed) notifications

New SMS & wap push message

Sending completed

Download completed

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Using the Notification Panel

Flick the status bar downwards to open the Notification

Panel, where you can see your calendar events, new messages, and current settings – such as call forwarding or call status. From here you can also open new messages, reminders, etc.

TIPS: You can also open the Notification Panel by tapping

Menu Key > Notifications from the Home Screen.

Applications and Settings Preview

Programs Preview

Your Blade has lots of functions. Tap to see the following.

Applications Benefit

Browser

Calculator

Call log

Camcorder

Camera

Contacts

Browse the Internet.

Do basic calculation.

Check incoming, outgoing, and missed call history.

Shoot video clips.

Take some great pictures.

Keep contact details of friends and colleagues.

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Applications Benefit

Dialer Dial a number.

Docs To Go View documents.

Email

Filer

Go straight to the email screen.

Manage files on your microSD card.

FMRadio

Gallery

Search, listen to and save radio channels.

Manage multimedia files.

Global Time

Gmail

Google Search

Latitude

Messages

Maps

Market

Music

Navigation

Know the time anywhere in the world.

Access your Gmail account and check your Gmail on your mobile phone.

Search for information on your phone, the Android

Market, or the Internet.

See your friends’ locations and share yours with them via Google Maps Latitude.

Send text or multimedia messages, or check the messages you received..

Track your current location, view real-time traffic, and receive detailed directions to your destination.

Access useful applications and fun games to download.

Browse your audio files and listen to them.

Find your way with Google Maps Navigation.

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Applications Benefit

News and

Weather

Check latest news updates and weather forecast.

Places

Find restaurants, ATMs, and other businesses or attractions near you.

Settings Adjust phone settings.

Sound Recorder Capture audio clips.

Stopwatch

Talk

Measure exactly how long it takes to do something.

Use Google Talk.

Task Manager Manage all the programs running on your phone.

Twitter Send tweet to Twitter.com

Videos

Voice Search

Browse and watch video files.

Say what you want to search for and find the results on Google.

Watch YouTube videos and upload your own. YouTube

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Check Your Settings

To change or view your phone’s settings, tap Home Key >

> Settings.

Or From the Home Screen tap Menu Key > Settings.

Wireless & networks

Call settings

Sound

Display

Location & security

Configure and manage wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi,

Bluetooth

®

, mobile networks, and

Virtual Private Networks. You can also select Airplane mode from here.

Set up voicemail, DTMF tones, speed dial, call barring, roaming adapt, call forwarding, call waiting, and caller ID, etc.

Set sound settings, such as ringtones and notifications.

Set display settings, such as screen brightness.

Create you screen lock, set the SIM lock, or manage the phone’s credential storage. You can also select the sources to use when determining locations from My Location.

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Accounts & sync

Privacy

SD card & phone storage

Manage your accounts and configure general sync settings.

Configure backup and restore settings, or reset your device.

Check available memory on the external card and the internal phone storage.

Set the search options. Search

Language & keyboard

Set operating system language and region, plus text input options.

Voice input & output

Set up voice recognition and text-to-speech options.

Accessibility

Date & time

Choose accessibility options if you have installed accessibility related applications.

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

About phone

Enables you to view the phone status, battery level, legal and type approval information. You can also check for system updates.

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Open Recently Used Applications

1. Hold Home Key from any screen until the following recently used applications screen appears.

2. Tap the application you want to open.

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Phone Calls

How to Make Calls

There are many ways to make a call with your Blade. And they’re all easy to do.

Calling from the Dialer

1. Tap Home Key > > Dialer.

2. Enter the phone number or the contact name you want to call.

If you make a mistake, tap to erase a wrong entry, or hold this key to clear all digits. Your phone automatically lists the matching contacts. You can tap to hide the keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or contacts.

3. Tap .

Calling from Your Contacts

1. Tap Home Key > > Contacts.

2. Slide your finger to scroll the contacts list and tap the contact you want to call.

You can search for a contact by tapping Menu Key >

Search.

3. Tap .

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Calling from Your Call History

1. Tap Home Key > > Call log.

You can also open Call log by tapping the Call log tab from the Contacts Screen, or by tapping from Dialer.

2. Tap next to the number you want to call.

Calling from a Text Message

If a text message contains a phone number that you want to call, you can make the call while viewing the text message.

1. Tap Home Key > > Messages and tap the message that contains the phone number you want to call.

2. Tap the number.

3. Select the number and tap .

Making Emergency Calls

1. Enter the emergency number for your location from the dialer.

2. Tap .

TIPS: It’s possible to dial emergency numbers when your

SIM is not inserted. Please call your mobile service provider to find out more information. For instance, what emergency numbers are supported.

Making International Calls

1. Hold from the dialer to enter ‘+’.

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2. Enter the full phone number.

For example: +49-123-12345678 in the following format:

+ country code / area code / phone number.

3. Tap .

Whether you can make international calls depends on network status and/or your tariff. Usually a quick call will make it possible. Please call your mobile service provider to find out more.

How to Receive Calls

Answering a Call

Drag to the right to answer the call.

Rejecting a Call

Drag to the left to reject the call.

Muting a Call

During a call, you can mute your microphone so that the person you are speaking to cannot hear you, but you can still hear them:

Tap Mute to turn your microphone off. The mute icon will appear on the screen. To turn your microphone back on, tap

Mute again.

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Putting a Call on Hold

During a call, you can put it on hold by tapping . The icon will appear on the screen.

TIPS: If you accept an incoming call while you’re on another call, the first call automatically goes on hold. Just tap to switch between the two callers.

Turning the Speakerphone On/Off

Tap Speaker during a call to turn the speakerphone on. This icon will appear in the status bar. Tap Speaker again to turn off the speakerphone.

Ending a Call

Tap End to finish a call.

Adjusting Your Call Settings

From the Home Screen, you can open the call settings menu by going from Menu Key > Settings > Call settings.

Voicemail service Select a voicemail service provider.

Voicemail settings Specify a voicemail number.

DTMF Tones

Set the length of Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency

(DTMF) tones.

Speed dial Set speed dialing keys and numbers.

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Call Barring

Settings

Forbid certain types of calls.

Roaming adapt settings

Call forwarding

Additional settings

Enable roaming adapt and set roaming adapt number to save money when on a roaming network.

Forward your incoming calls to a different number. And choose when to forward: Always

forward; Forward when busy; Forward when

unanswered, or Forward when unreachable.

Caller ID

Choose whether people you call can see your number.

Call waiting

See new incoming calls while you’re on another call.

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Contacts

You can save contacts to your phone memory or your SIM.

More information can be saved on the phone memory for a contact than on the SIM. For instance, postal addresses, pictures, nicknames, websites, etc.

To go your contacts, tap Home Key > > Contacts.

There are four tabs on the Contacts Screen: Call log,

Contacts, Favorites and Groups.

Importing and Exporting Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to your SIM card (or microSD card).

Import Contacts from the SIM Card or Export to the Card

1. Tap Menu Key > Import/Export from the Contacts Screen.

2. Choose to import or export contacts. Your Blade will automatically read the contacts.

3. Select the contacts you want to import/export. Or, just tap

Menu Key > Select all.

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4. Tap Done.

Import Contacts from the microSD Card or

Export to the Card

1. Tap Menu Key > Import/Export from the Contacts

Screen.

2. Choose to import or export contacts.

Tap OK to export contacts.

If you want to import contacts from the microSD card, you should have vCard files saved in the microSD card. If there’s more than one vCard file, you need to select the vCard file and tap OK.

Creating a Contact

1. Tap Menu Key > New contact from the Contacts Screen.

2. Select where you want to save your contact.

3. Enter their name and phone number(s), email addresses, chat addresses, postal addresses, etc.

4. Tap Done to save the contact.

Adding a Contact to Favorites

1. Tap and hold from the Contacts Screen the contact you want to add to Favorites.

2. Tap Add to favorites from the shortcut menu.

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Creating a Group and Adding Contacts

1. Tap Groups tab from the Contacts Screen.

2. Tap Menu Key > New Group.

3. Input the group name and tap OK.

4. Tap the group just created from the group list to open it.

5. Tap Menu Key > Add.

6. Select the contacts you want to add to this group.

7. Tap Done.

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Searching for a Contact

1. Tap Menu Key > Search from the Contacts Screen.

2. Input the contact name you want to search for.

The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing a Contact

1. Tap the contact you want to edit from the Contacts

Screen.

2. Press Menu Key > Edit contact.

3. Edit the contact and tap Done.

TIPS: You can also edit a contact by holding it in the

Contacts Screen and selecting Edit contact from the pop-up shortcut menu.

Deleting a Contact

1. Select the contact you want to delete from the Contacts

Screen.

2. Press Menu Key > Delete contact.

3. Tap OK.

TIPS: You can also delete contacts by tapping Menu Key >

Delete contacts from the Contacts Screen. Select the contacts you want and tap Done.

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Entering Text

When you enter a field that needs text or numbers, a keyboard automatically appears on the screen. Hold the input box and select Input method from the pop-up menu to change input method.

Android Keyboard

The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard.

In some applications, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape.

To use the landscape keyboard, just tick the Auto-rotate

screen check box in Settings > Display. (The landscape

QWERTY keyboard is not supported in all applications.)

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Google Pinyin Input Method

Use Google Pinyin input method to enter English and

Simplified Chinese.

iWnn IME

Use iWnn IME to enter Japanese and English.

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In iWnn IME mode, you can use one key to enter several characters. For instance, as shown below, tap the key to enter ‘t’; tap it and slide up to enter ‘v’; tap it and slide down to enter ‘8’.

Choosing Touch Input Settings

Choose the touch input settings by tapping Menu Key >

Settings > Language & keyboard from the Home Screen.

In the Text settings section, you can choose the settings for Android keyboard, Google Pinyin, and iWinn IME.

Android Keyboard Settings

You can tick the check boxes to enable

• Vibration on keypress

• Sound on keypress

• Auto-capitalization of the first letter in each sentence

• Automatic typo correction

• Automatic word suggestion

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• Automatic word insertion

You can also select the input languages or change the location of the voice input button.

Google Pinyin Input Method Settings

You can tick the check boxes to enable

• Sound on keypress

• Vibration on keypress

iWinn IME

• You can set up the common keyboard, 10-key keyboard, conversion, external application, and dictionaries.

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Messaging

Your SMS (text message) and MMS (multimedia message) are located in Messages (Home Key > > Messages).

When you receive a new message, you can open it from the

Notification Panel, or from the Messages Screen. Simply tap on the new message to read it.

Your phone will tell you when message(s) arrive by showing this icon in the status bar.

Sending an SMS

1. Tap Home Key > > Messages.

2. Tap New message.

3. Tap the To field and enter the recipient’s number, or tap

or to select recipients from Contacts or recently used numbers.

TIPS: You can also enter the first letters of the recipient’s name to display a list of matching names stored in Contacts, and then select their name from the list.

4. Tap Type to compose and type your message. You can press Menu Key > Insert pictogram to add small icons to the text.

5. Tap Send SMS to send your text.

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Sending an MMS

1. Tap Home Key > > Messages.

2. Tap New message.

3. Enter the recipient’s number and, if necessary, message text, just like you do with a text message.

4. Tap Menu Key > Add subject to enter the subject of your

MMS.

5. Tap Menu Key > Attach if you want to add an attachment to your MMS…

Pictures: Select a picture to add to your MMS.

Capture picture: Take a photo to attach to your MMS.

Videos: Select a video clip to attach to your MMS.

Capture video: Shoot a video clip and attach to your

MMS.

Audio: Select an audio file to attach to your MMS.

Record audio: Record an audio file to attach to your

MMS.

Slideshow: Edit a slideshow to attach to your MMS.

6. When you’ve finished, tap Send.

NOTE: Add an attachment or a subject to a text message and it will be converted into an MMS automatically. Likewise if you remove all attachments and the subject from an MMS, it’ll automatically become a text message.

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Managing Messages and Their ‘Threads’

SMS and MMS messages sent to and received from the same contact (or number) are grouped into one message thread in the Messages Screen. Tap the message thread and you can see the conversation you have had with someone

(similar to a chat program). Message threads are sorted by the time you received them, with the latest one on the top.

Reply to a Message

1. Tap the message thread you want to reply to from the

Messages Screen.

2. Tap Type to compose and type your message.

3. Tap Send.

Delete a Message Thread

1. Tap Menu Key > Delete thread after you open the message thread.

2. Tap Delete.

Message Settings

To configure your message settings, tap Menu Key >

Settings from the Messages Screen.

Storage settings:

• Delete old messages: Select to delete old messages when your storage limits are reached.

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• SMS limit: Set the maximum number of text messages allowed in a single thread.

• MMS limit: Set the maximum number of multimedia messages allowed in a single thread.

SMS settings:

• Delivery reports: Request a delivery report for every text message you send.

• Manage USIM card messages: Manage the messages saved in your USIM card.

MMS settings:

• Delivery reports: Request a delivery report for every

MMS message you send.

• Auto-retrieve: Automatically retrieve MMS messages.

• Roaming auto-retrieve: Automatically retrieve MMS messages when you’re roaming.

Notification settings:

• Popup dialog: Display popup dialog for new messages.

• Notifications: Show message notifications in the status bar.

• Select ringtone: Choose a ringtone for your incoming messages.

• Vibrate: Make your phone vibrate when receiving a new message.

• Retrieve remaining MMS: Tap to retrieve the remaining

MMS from the server side.

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Using Email

Tap Home Key > > Email. You can enter the Email

Screen to setup your Email account and exchange Emails.

Creating an Email account

1. Enter your Email address and password, then tap Next when you enter the Email Screen for the first time.

2. Select the type of your account, edit the incoming server settings, and then tap Next/Next[Check].

If you select Next[Check], your phone will check the incoming server settings and finish the setup automatically. If you are notified that setup could not be finished, you might need to correct some settings to finish it. If there is any problem, please contact your mobile service provider and Email service provider.

3. Edit the outgoing server settings and tap Next/ Next[Check].

If you select Next[Check], your phone will check the outgoing server settings and finish the setup automatically.

4. Set the Email checking frequency, select whether to use this account by default or be notified when Email arrives, and then tap Next.

5. Give your account a name and set a name displayed on outgoing message, and then tap Done.

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TIPS: Your Blade knows the client settings for lots of Email service providers. If the Email service you use is from those providers, the phone will automatically check the incoming and outgoing settings after you enter your Email address and password.

Composing and sending an Email

After creating an Email account, you can compose and send

Email messages.

1. Tap Menu Key > Compose from the Email Screen.

2. Tap To field if needed, and enter the recipient’s address.

When you enter the address, the matching addresses saved in your Contacts will be displayed. You can tap the recipient from the list.

TIPS: You can also tap Menu Key > Add Cc/Bcc to add recipients.

3. Enter the subject and the content of your Email. If necessary, change the Email priority.

4. Tap Send.

Reply to or Forward an Email

1. Open the Email you want to reply to or forward from Email

Screen.

2. Tap Reply or Menu Key > Forward to reply to/forward the Email.

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You can also tap Reply all to reply to all recipients of the

Email.

3. Enter the contents/recipients of your Email.

4. Tap Send.

Email Settings

Tap the account you want to set from the Email Screen and tap Menu Key > Account settings. You can get the Email settings.

General settings

• Account name: Set your account name.

• Your name: Set the name displayed on outgoing message.

• Email address: View and change your Email address.

• Use signature: Select to use signature.

• Signature: Set your signature.

• Email check frequency: Set the email checking frequency.

• Power-saving mode: Enable the email synchronization time intelligent adjustment.

• Default account: Select the check box to send email from this account by default.

• Sync deleted message: Delete an Email on the phone and the Email will be deleted on the server, too.

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Notification settings

• Email notifications: Select to be notified in status bar when Email arrives.

• Select ringtone: Select the ringtone for incoming Email notification.

• Vibrate: Select to be notified by vibration when Email arrives.

Server settings

• Incoming settings: Set the incoming server settings.

• Outgoing settings: Set the outgoing server settings.

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Getting Connected to the Internet

Your phone’s impressive networking capabilities allow you to access the Internet or your corporate network with ease.

You can use default connection settings to connect to the web via your mobile network (GPRS/EDGE/3G), or Wi-Fi.

Adding a New GPRS/3G/EDGE

Connection

To get connected via GPRS/EDGE/3G you need a data plan with your service provider. Also if the GPRS/3G/EDGE settings are not pre-configured on your phone, please contact your provider to get the following information.

Changing the settings without talking to your service provider could stop your phone from working.

• Access Point Name (APN).

• Your user name and password if needed.

• Server IP and the port number if the network uses a proxy server.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > GSM/UMTS Options >

Access Point Names.

2. Tap Menu Key > New APN.

3. Tap Name to enter your APN name (it can be whatever you like).

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4. Tap APN to enter the APN you want to add.

5. Tap Proxy and Port to enter the Server IP and port if the network uses a proxy server.

6. Tap and enter Username and Password. (If there’s no user name or password, leave them blank.)

7. If needed, tap and enter APN type.

8. Tap Menu Key > Save to complete.

TIPS: To set the APN to default settings, tap Menu Key >

Reset to default.

Turning on Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters).

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks.

2. Tick the Wi-Fi box to turn it on.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks

> Wi-Fi settings.

The Wi-Fi network names and security settings (open or secured) that your phone has detected are shown in the

Wi-Fi networks section.

2. Tap a network to connect to it.

If the network is secured, you’ll need to enter a password.

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Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status

You can check the Wi-Fi network by looking at the icon in the status bar.

Or tap Home Key > > Settings >

Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi

settings. Next, tap the wireless network that the phone is currently connected to. You can check the network status from the pop-up window.

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Browsing the Internet

You can use your phone to get on the Internet. Your phone automatically creates an EDGE or GPRS/3G connection while you browse web pages.

Tap Home Key > > Browser.

There are different ways to open web pages:

• Tap the address bar to enter the website you want to browse. Then tap Go.

• Go to the Bookmarks Screen to choose an item from the Most visited tab or History tab.

Browsing Options

• Refresh: Menu Key > Refresh.

• Go to the next page: Menu Key > More > Forward.

• Add the page to Bookmarks: Menu Key > More > Add

bookmark.

• Search: Menu Key > More > Find on page and enter the search item.

• Copy: Menu Key > More > Select text and slide your finger on the page to select the text you want to copy.

Your phone automatically copies the selected text to the clipboard.

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• Share pages: Menu Key > More > Share page to send the page link by Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messages, or Twitter.

• Downloads/page info: Menu Key > More > Page info/Downloads.

• Landscape browser: Menu Key > More > Settings.

Tick the Landscape-only display box and rotate your phone sideways to view the landscape browser screen.

• Open new browser window: Menu Key > New window.

Then tap the address bar to enter the website you want to browse.

• Switch browser windows: If you have more than one browser windows opened, you can switch between these windows by tapping Menu Key > Windows. Then tap the page you want to browse. You can also tap to close a window.

Opening Links in Web Pages

Tap the link to open the page, or hold on the link to open the shortcut menu, giving you these options:

• Open

• Open in new window

• Bookmark link

• Save link

• Share link (by Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Messages, or Twitter)

• Copy link URL

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Downloading Apps from the Web

If a web page has link to an application you’d like to download, just hold on the link and select Save link. The application will be saved to your microSD card.

Using Bookmarks

To bookmark a web page, open it, tap Menu Key >

Bookmarks, and then Add/Add bookmark. Give the bookmark a name and tap OK.

TIPS: You can press Menu Key > List view/Thumbnail

view to change how you view bookmarks on your phone screen.

Edit a Bookmark

1. Open a Browser window.

2. Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks.

3. Select an item you want to edit and hold on it until the shortcut menu pops up.

4. Select Edit bookmark.

5. Edit the name or location, and then tap OK to save it.

Delete a Bookmark

1. Open a Browser window.

2. Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks.

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3. Select an item you want to delete and hold on it until the shortcut menu pops up.

4. Select Delete bookmark and tap Continue to confirm.

Browser Settings

You can set the browser text size, home page etc. by tapping

Menu Key > More > Settings from a browser window.

Page content settings

• Open pages in overview

• Open in background

• Set home page

Privacy settings

• Clear cache: Delete all cached page contents.

• Clear history: Clear the browser navigation history.

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• Accept cookies: Allow websites to use cookies.

• Clear all cookie data: Clear the browser cookies – deleting all history data.

• Remember form data: Remember the data you type in forms for later use.

• Clear form data: Clear all the saved form data.

• Enable location: Allow sites to request access to your location.

• Clear location access: Clear location access.

Security settings

• Remember passwords: Save usernames and passwords for web sites.

• Clear passwords: Clear saved passwords.

• Show security warnings: Warn if there’s a problem with a site’s security.

Advanced settings

• Website settings: View advanced settings for individual websites. (Only available for some websites.)

• Corporate Account Connection: Set connection options for accessing corporate network.

• Reset to default: Clear all browser data and reset all settings to default.

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Bluetooth

®

Bluetooth ® is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10 meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

Turning Bluetooth on/off

Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks and tap the check box by Bluetooth.

When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the status bar. If you want to turn Bluetooth off, just clear the Bluetooth check box.

NOTE: If you switch off your phone while Bluetooth is turned on, when you switch on the phone again, Bluetooth will turn on automatically.

Making Your Phone Visible

In order to work with other phones or devices that have

Bluetooth, you need to make your phone ‘visible’ to them.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless &

networks > Bluetooth settings.

2. Tick the Bluetooth check box if it isn’t already ticked.

3. Tick the Discoverable box to make your device visible.

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Change Your Phone’s Name

When your phone is visible to other Bluetooth devices it will be seen by its name, and you can make that anything you want – like ‘Dave’s Blade’.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.

2. Select the Bluetooth box if it is not already ticked.

3. Tap Device name.

4. Enter the name and tap OK.

Hook up with Another Bluetooth Device

You can pair your phone with another device that has

Bluetooth capabilities. Once you do this, the two devices can exchange information with Bluetooth turned on but do not need to be visible to each other.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.

2. Tap Scan for devices. Your Blade will show all visible

Bluetooth devices (in range) in its Bluetooth devices.

3. Select the device you want to pair with.

4. If required, enter your PIN and tap OK.

If a PIN is required, the same PIN should be entered on the other device.

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Making the Most of Multimedia

Taking Pictures with Your Camera

Your phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera. Open it by tapping

Home Key > > Camera.

Aim the camera at the subject and then tap to take a shot.

To view it, just tap the picture in the right corner of the screen.

Or select Menu Key > Gallery to view all your pictures.

Adjusting Camera Settings

From the Camera Screen tap to set up focus mode, exposure, picture size/quality, color effect, ISO, anti-banding, saturation, contrast, sharpness, and camera reset.

Tap to enable or disable saving of pictures’ locations.

Tap to change white balance.

Tap Zoom to zoom in or out.

TIP: To change quickly from camera to camcorder or vice versa, use the switch icon.

Shooting Video with Your Camcorder

Open the camcorder by tapping > Camcorder. Then select to start shooting, and to stop. Select the picture in the right corner of the screen to view the video you’ve just shot. Or tap Menu Key > Gallery to see all your video clips.

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Adjusting Your Video Settings

From the Camcorder Screen, tap to adjust color effect, video quality, video/audio encoder, video duration, and camcorder reset.

Tap to change white balance setting.

Tap High to change video quality based on the purpose of the video.

Listening to Your FM Radio

With the FM Radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to them, and save them on your phone. Note that the quality of the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio station in your area. The wired headset that comes with your phone works as an antenna, so always connect the headset when using the radio. When you receive an incoming call while listening to the radio, the radio will be turned off.

To tune in, plug your headset into your phone. Tap >

FMRadio. This icon will pop up in the status bar.

Tap or to scan for available FM channels. Tap

Menu Key > Adjust, and then tap / to fine tune the frequency by +/–0.1 MHz manually.

Once you get the best reception of a channel, hold the frequency shown until a red box appears on the screen, and then drag it into the box to save, as shown in the next diagram.

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• Tap to switch off the radio.

Playing Your Music

You can play digital audio files from your phone’s memory card in Music.

1. Tap > Music to open the Music Screen.

2. Select Artists/Albums/Songs/Playlists to see the songs you want to play.

3. Tap a song from the list to start playing.

4. Adjust the volume with Volume Keys.

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Creating Playlists

Playlists help you organize your music files:

1. Select a music file you want to add to a new playlist.

2. Tap and hold on the file until a shortcut menu pops up.

3. Tap Add to playlist.

4. Tap New.

5. Type the playlist name and tap Save.

Managing Playlists

1. From the Music Screen tap Playlists to see them all.

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2. Hold on the playlist you want to play or edit until a shortcut menu pops up.

3. Tap Play, Delete or Rename.

Adding a Song to a Playlist

1. Open the folder where the song is.

2. Hold on the song until a shortcut menu pops up.

3. Select Add to playlist.

4. Select a playlist.

Setting a Song as Ringtone

1. Open the folder where the song is.

2. Hold on the song until a shortcut menu pops up.

3. Select Use as phone ringtone.

TIPS: You can also set a song as ringtone when you are playing it by tapping Menu Key > Use as ringtone.

Playing Your Videos

To play a video file, tap Home Key > > Videos. This will open the Videos Screen and show the video files saved to your memory card.

Tap a video file and the video player will open. Tap on the screen and the control bar will appear as below. So now you can play, pause, fast forward, etc.

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Opening Your Gallery

Gallery helps you view pictures and play videos. You can also do some basic editing of your pictures – such as setting them as wallpaper or contact icons, and sharing with friends.

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Making Memorable Memos

Sound Recorder enables you to record your voice memos.

You need a microSD card to use it.

1. Tap Home Key > > Sound Recorder.

2. Make sure your mouth is near the phone’s microphone.

3. Tap to start recording.

4. Tap

5. Tap

to stop recording.

to play back the voice recording.

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6. Tap OK to save the voice recording, or tap Discard to delete the recording.

TIPS: You can find your recordings in Home Key > >

Music > Playlists > My recordings. If you want to set an audio clip as ringtone, hold the recording and select Use as

phone ringtone from the pop-up shortcut menu.

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Using Your Google™ Applications

Signing in to your Google Account lets you synchronize

Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts between your phone and the web. And if you don’t have an account, you can easily create one.

1. Tap a Google application, such as Market.

2. Read the instructions and select Next.

3. If you’ve got a Google account, tap Sign in. Enter your user name and password. Then tap Sign in. (Or tap

Create if you don’t have a Google account.)

Gmail

Gmail is a web-based email service that’s configured when you sign in to your Google account. Depending on your synchronization settings, the Gmail on your phone can be automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web.

This is how you create and send a Gmail:

1. Open Gmail by tapping > Gmail.

2. Press Menu Key. Then select Compose.

3. Enter the email address of the person you’re contacting in the ‘To’ field. If you’re sending the email to several people, separate the email addresses with a comma. You can add as many recipients as you want.

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4. Enter the email subject, and then write your email.

5. Tap Send.

Using Google Calendar

Tap Home Key > > Calendar to use Google Calendar,

Google’s time management application. You can use the calendar to schedule appointments, including meetings and other events. Your appointments will be displayed on the screen as are scheduled. All your appointments are synchronized to your Google account, which enables you to share your schedule, get your entire calendar on the go, and receive reminders for your upcoming events.

Using Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program, which enables you to communicate with other people that also use

Google Talk.

Opening Google Talk

Tap > Talk.

Adding a New Friend

You can only add people who have a Google Account.

1. In the Friends list, press Menu Key > Add friend.

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2. Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you want to add.

Tap Menu Key > More > Invites to check out the pending invitations you sent.

Changing Your Online Status

1. Tap the online status bar under your account.

2. Tap the current status to change it. You can also enter your status message in the Status message text box.

3. Tap Done.

Starting a Chat

1. Tap a friend in the Friends list.

2. Chat with your friend by entering text using the on-screen keyboard.

3. After entering your message, tap Send.

Places

Google Places helps you find all kinds of businesses near you.

1. Tap > Settings > Location & security and tick the

Use GPS satellites or Use wireless networks check box.

2. Tap > Places. Wait while you are being located. Your location, when found, is shown at the bottom of the screen.

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3. Select a business category and the information of that type of business near you will be displayed.

You can also use the Find places search box on the top to find the business you need.

Note: Tap Add to add new business categories.

4. Tap a result you are interested in and check out the details and reviews about that place. You can also see the place on Google Maps, find out how to get there, or give that business a call.

Latitude

Google’s Latitude service is a social tool for sharing your location information with selected friends.

Tap > Maps and, after signing in to your Google account, tap Menu Key > Join Latitude to enable Latitude service.

Each time you launch Maps application, your location will be determined using GPS or the wireless network and your

Latitude status will be updated. You can tap Menu Key >

Latitude in Maps or > Latitude to see your status as well as that of your selected friends.

In Latitude, tap Menu Key to refresh friends status, see them on Maps, add new friends, or change privacy settings.

You can also turn off Latitude service by tapping Turn off

Latitude in Privacy settings.

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Sorting out Your Phone Settings

Setting Time and Date

1. Tap Home Key > Menu Key > Settings > Date & time.

2. Tap Set date. Adjust the date, and tap Set to save it.

3. Tap Select time zone and tap where you are in the world.

4. Tap Set time. Adjust the time, and tap Set to save it.

5. Tap the tick box behind Use 24–hour format if you want to change the time format.

6. Tap Select date format to select the one you prefer.

Changing Display Settings

By tapping Home Key > Menu Key > Settings > Display, you can configure the display settings, such as orientation, animation, brightness, and screen timeout.

Adjust the screen brightness

1. Select Brightness from the Display settings.

2. Adjust the brightness and tap OK.

Adjust the delay before the screen turns off

1. Tap Screen timeout from the Display settings.

2. Select the time from the list.

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Switch the screen orientation automatically

You can select to switch your screen orientation to landscape or portrait automatically when rotating your phone.

Select the Auto-rotate screen check box from the Display settings.

If you want to disable this function, clear the Auto-rotate

screen check box.

Show animation when opening/closing windows

You can select to show an animation when opening or closing windows.

1. Tap Animation in the Display settings.

2. Select the animation type you’d like to use.

If you want to disable this function, select No animations.

Sound Settings

By tapping Home Key > Menu Key > Settings > Sound, you can configure the sound settings, such as ringtones and notifications.

Set the ringtone

1. Tap Phone ringtone from Sound settings.

2. Select the ringtone you want to use from the pop-up list.

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Set the default notification sound

1. Select Notification Sound from Sound settings.

2. Scroll the ringtone list and select one to set as the default notification ringtone.

3. Tap OK to save.

Switch your phone to silent mode

1. Select the Silent mode check box from Sound settings.

2. You can also switch to silent mode by holding Volume

Key (Down) or, when the screen is locked, by dragging the Sound off bar to the left, as shown below.

By default, vibration is enabled in silent mode, and appears in the status bar. If vibration is disabled, the silent icon will appear in the status bar.

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Switch your phone to vibration mode

In Sound settings tap Vibrate and choose the condition for vibration. If your phone is already in Silent mode, the vibration icon will appear in the status bar.

Flipping to Turn off Ringtone

In Sound settings tick the Turn to forbid phone ring box.

Then you can flip your phone over to mute the ringtone when there is an incoming call.

Enable the haptic feedback

You can get the vibration feedback while pressing the soft keys and on certain UI interfaces if you have enabled haptic feedback.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Sound.

2. Select the Haptic feedback check box.

Adjust the volume

If you want to set the volumes, make sure your phone is not in silent mode.

1. Select Volume from Sound settings.

2. Adjust the ringer, media, or alarm volume and tap OK to save.

TIPS: You can adjust the ringer volume quickly by pressing

Volume Keys from any screen.

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Note: If you want to adjust the notification volume together with ringer volume, select the Use incoming call volume for

notifications check box.

Enable the touch tones

You can set your phone to play tones when touching the keys of Dialer.

Select the Audible touch tones check box from Sound settings.

Enable the screen selection tones

You can set your phone to play sound while making a selection by touching the screen.

Select the Audible selection check box from Sound settings.

Turning on Screen Lock Sound

Tick the Screen lock sounds box in Sound settings. When you lock or unlock the screen, sound will be played as a notification.

Language Settings

You can change the language of your phone’s operating system in two simple steps.

1. Tap > Settings > Language & keyboard > Select

language.

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2. Select a language from the list given.

Mobile Network Services

Both GSM and WCDMA are supported by your phone. You can configure the network settings according to the phone service you use.

Getting Data Services while Roaming

1. Tap > Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile

networks.

2. Tick the Data roaming box.

Switching Network Modes

1. Tap > Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile

networks > Network Mode.

2. Select one of the following: GSM/WCDMA auto, WCDMA

only, or GSM only.

Switching Networks

1. Tap > Settings > Wireless & networks > Mobile

Networks > GSM/UMTS Options > Network operators.

The phone automatically searches for all available networks.

2. Tap a network to register manually, or tap Select

automatically.

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Setting Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access

Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact your service provider to find out more.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Wireless & networks

> Mobile networks > GSM/UMTS Options > Access

Point Names.

2. Tap Menu Key > New APN.

3. Set the necessary parameters. (See Getting Connected to

the Internet - Adding a New GPRS/3G/EDGE Connection.)

4. Tap Menu Key > Save.

Security Settings

Here’s how to protect your phone and SIM from unauthorized use.

Protecting Your Phone with a Screen Unlock

Pattern

Creating Your Screen Unlock Pattern

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Location & security

> Set up screen lock > Pattern.

2. Read the instructions and tap Next.

3. Watch the example pattern and tap Next.

4. With a finger, draw your own pattern and tap Continue.

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5. Draw the pattern again and tap Confirm.

6. Press the Power Key to lock the screen.

Unlocking the Screen with Your Pattern

1. Press the Power Key.

2. Draw the pattern you set to unlock the screen.

If you make a mistake, your phone will ask you to try again.

Protecting Your Phone with a PIN or

Password

Creating a PIN or Password

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Location & security

> Set up screen lock.

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2. Tap PIN or Password.

3. Enter the numeric PIN or any password you like.

4. Enter it again to confirm.

Unlocking the Screen with Your PIN or Password

1. Press Power Key to wake up the phone.

2. Drag the icon to the right.

3. Enter the PIN or password you set.

4. Tap OK.

Protecting Your SIM with a PIN

Every SIM card comes with a PIN. The initial PIN is provided by your service provider. It’s best to lock your SIM as soon as you can.

1. Tap > Settings > Location & security > Set up

SIM/RUIM card lock.

2. Select the Lock SIM/RUIM card check box.

3. Enter the PIN you’ve been given and tap OK.

Changing Your SIM PIN

You can change the PIN you’ve been given to one easier for you to remember and harder for others to guess.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Location & security >

Set up SIM/RUIM card lock.

2. Make sure the Lock SIM/RUIM card check box is ticked.

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3. Tap Change SIM/RUIM PIN.

4. Enter the old PIN and tap OK.

5. Enter your new PIN and tap OK.

6. Enter the new PIN again and tap OK.

Setting up Credential Storage

This lets you select applications to access secure certificates and other credentials.

Enabling Secure Credentials

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Location & security.

2. Tap Set password and create a password for the credential storage.

3. Tick the Use secure credentials box.

TIPS: You can also install encrypted certificates from your microSD card by tapping Install from SD card.

Deleting Secure Credentials

1. Tap > Settings > Location & security.

2. Tap Clear storage to clear credentials.

Managing Your Memory Card

Checking Memory Card Space

Tap Home Key > > Settings > SD card & phone storage.

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You can view the space information from Total space/

Available space in SD card section.

Unmounting Your Memory Card

Unmounting makes your memory card unavailable to the phone’s operating system, and ready for removal or replacement.

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > SD card & phone storage.

2. Tap Unmount SD card.

The icon will appear in the status bar.

Formatting Your Memory Card

1. Unmount your memory card (as above).

2. Tap Format SD card.

3. Tap Format SD card to confirm.

4. Tap Erase everything.

Managing Phone Memory

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > SD card & phone storage.

2. Scroll down to view the Available space in the Internal

phone storage section.

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Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings

1. Home Key > > Settings > Privacy.

2. Factory data reset.

3. Reset phone.

4. Erase everything.

Managing Applications and Their

Settings

Viewing Your Phone’s Applications

Tap Home Key > > Settings > Applications > Manage applications.

The applications installed in your phone will be listed.

Allowing Installation of Non-market

Applications

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Applications.

2. Tick the Unknown sources box.

How to Install an Application

You can install an application from the Android Market

(Home Key > > Market) by selecting the item you want to download and tapping Install.

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You can also install a non-Marketing application if you have allowed the installation of it. Make sure that you select an application developed for your device and processor type before installing it.

1. Tap Home Key > > Filer, and open the folder where the application you want to install is.

2. Tap the application to start installation.

3. Read the installation instructions that come with the application and follow it to complete the setup.

Removing an Application

1. Tap Home Key > > Settings > Applications >

Manage applications > All.

2. Select the application you want to delete.

3. Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm.

TIPS: Market applications can also be removed by going to the

Downloads page in Market, selecting the unwanted application, and tapping Uninstall.

Managing Other Settings

Search Settings

You can manage search settings and search history by tapping Home Key > > Settings > Search.

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Google Search Settings

Tap Home Key > > Settings > Search > Google search.

• Show web suggestions: Select to show suggestions from Google as you type.

• Use My Location: Tick the check box to allow Google to access your location data.

• Search history: Select to show personal search history.

• Manage search history: Open the browser to manage your search history.

Searchable Items

When you search for an item on your phone, only the searchable items will be looked for.

Tap Home Key > > Settings > Search > Searchable items.

Clear Search Shortcuts

Clear shortcuts to the recently used search keywords.

Voice Interaction

You can set the text-to-speech and voice recognition options by tapping Home Key > > Settings > Voice input &

output.

Note: You need to download voice data in order to use the text-to-speech function. Just tap Install voice data in

Text-to-speech settings.

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Other Applications

Alarms

1. Tap Home Key > > Alarm.

2. Tap the default alarm set to configure it. Or, to create a new alarm, tap Menu Key > Add alarm.

3. Tick the Turn on alarm box and set up Name, Time,

Repeat, Snooze, Duration, Vibrate, Alarm Sound,

Volume, Volume crescendo, and Delay.

Docs To Go

A handy application suite that’ll open Word, Excel,

Powerpoint, or PDF files.

Read the on-screen instructions for detailed information.

Note Pad

Note pad is for your memos. Tap Menu Key to add or delete them. Hold an existing note to edit, delete it or change its title.

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Calculator

Tap > Calculator.

TIPS: Tap Menu Key > Advanced panel to use scientific calculation.

Task Manager

Go to Task Manager to view or stop applications.

Stopwatch

1. Tap > Stopwatch.

2. Tap Start to start timing, Pause to pause time, and

Resume to continue.

3. Reset will take the stopwatch back to 00.00.

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Specifications

Dimensions

Weight

Approx. 114 mm × 56.5 mm ×

11.8 mm

Approx. 130g (with battery)

Main display dimension, resolution

Back

Camera

Sensor type

Still image capture resolution

3.5 inches 800*480

CMOS

3.2M Pixels with auto focus

Internal memory ROM: 512MB, RAM: 512MB

Removable memory card

Support microSD card, max. capacity 16GB

Battery

Capacity 1250mAh

Standby time

Approx. 165 hours (subject to network status)

Voice talk time

WAP browser version

Approx. 240 min (subject to network status)

WAP2.0

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Declaration of RoHS Compliance

To minimize the environmental impacts and take more responsibilities to the earth we live on, this document shall serve as a formal declaration that the Blade manufactured by

ZTE CORPORATION is 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 (PBBs)

6. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

The Blade manufactured by ZTE CORPORATION, meets the requirements of EU 2002/95/EC.

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Disposal of Your Old Appliance

1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product, it means the product is covered by the

European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health.

For this product’s Recycling Manual based on WEEE directive, please send an e-mail to [email protected], or visit the website below to download the document: http://ensupport.zte.com.cn

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