ZTE V818

Quick Start Guide

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

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

4. Hold your microSD card with the metal contacts facing down and slide it in.

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Charging the Battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.

WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

1. Connect the adapter to the charger jack.

NOTE: Some applications may require a microSD card to work normally or may store certain data on it. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSD card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

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2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or , appear on the status bar.

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

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Version No. : R1.0

Edition Time : 20130909

Manual No. : 079584505996

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Powering On/Off Your Phone

Make sure the battery is charged before powering on.

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

• To turn it off, press and hold the Power

Key to open the options menu. Touch

Power off > OK.

Getting to Know the Home

Screen

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

You can customize your home screen by adding application shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

NOTE: Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and folders. Simply swipe left or right to see the extended home screens.

Opening Applications

1. Touch the Home Key if the current screen is not the home screen.

2. Touch .

3. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it.

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Getting to Know Your Phone

Back Key

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Earpiece

Touch Screen

Menu Key

Home Key

Camera

Volume

Key

Battery

Cover

Speaker

Headset Jack

Microphone

Power Key

Charging/ USB Jack

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Adding Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. If you want to add a widget, touch WID-

GETS.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an app icon and drag it to the home screen.

Removing Shortcuts or Widgets

1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.

2. Drag it to to remove it.

Organizing Shortcuts With Folders

1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen.

2. Drag the shortcut icon quickly over another shortcut that you want to put in the folder and release it. A new folder is created and both shortcuts are added into the folder.

3. If needed, drag more shortcuts and drop them into the folder.

Applying New Wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen or lock screen.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key >

Wallpaper.

Power Key

• Press and hold to power on, select phone modes, turn on/off aeroplane mode, or power off.

• Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Home Key

• Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.

• Touch and hold when the screen is not locked to open Google Search.

Menu Key

• Touch to get the options for the current screen.

• Touch and hold to see recently used applications.

Back Key

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Volume Key

Press or hold either end to turn the volume up or down.

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2. Select a wallpaper source and choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images.

OK at the top of the screen (for

Gallery images) or Set wallpaper.

Setting Ringtones

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings >

Audio profiles.

2. Touch next to General.

Phone ringtone or Default notifi-

cation sound.

4. Select the ringtone you want to use.

Adjusting Volumes

To adjust call volume, press the Volume Key while on a call. To adjust other volumes, follow the steps below.

1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings >

Audio profiles.

2. Touch next to General and select

Volumes.

3. Drag the sliders to adjust the ringtone and notification volume as well as the alarm volume.

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Starting Up

Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery or the SIM card. The microSD card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount the microSD card before removing it.

1. Remove the battery cover.

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

NOTE: Install in the left slot a SIM card that supports WCDMA (UMTS) or GSM networks.

In the right slot, install a SIM card that supports GSM networks.

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TIP: Press and hold the Power Key and then touch to enable silent mode, touch to enable vibration mode, or touch to enable sound.

Setting a Screen Lock

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you need to touch and hold an icon, draw a pattern, or enter a numeric PIN or a password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key >

System settings > Security > Screen

lock.

2. Touch an option and follow the prompts to set up a screen lock.

Checking Voicemail

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. In the dialer tab , touch and hold

. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.

3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.

NOTE: Consult with your mobile service provider for the availability of this service and how to set it up.

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Making a Call

1. Touch the Home Key > .

2. In the dialer tab , enter the phone number with the on-screen keypad.

Touch to delete incorrect digits.

3. Touch the icon below the keypad to place the call.

NOTE: To call a contact, touch the Home Key

> > and touch a contact or a number.

Adding Contacts

Creating a New Contact

1. Touch the Home Key > > and touch the all contacts tab .

2. Touch .

3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information, as shown. Touch DONE to save the contact.

Importing Contacts in Batches

You can import contacts on your SIM card to the phone or import contacts in vCard files in the phone storage or on the microSD card to the phone.

1. Touch the Home Key > > .

2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/export.

3. Select a source for contact information

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Touch to toggle repeat mode: no repeat, repeat the current song, or repeat the current playlist.

Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode, where tracks are played in random order.

Touch to see the current playlist.

Search your music library for songs.

Connecting to PC

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in either direction. Your device stores these files in its phone storage or microSD card.

1. Touch and hold the status bar across the top of the screen and flick down.

2. Touch (Connected as [current connection mode ]).

Media device (MTP) to transfer media files on Windows PC or Mac.

To disconnect the device from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.

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4. Select a destination for the contacts and touch Next.

5. Select the contacts or vCard files you wish to import and touch OK if necessary to begin importing.

Sending a Message

1. Touch in the home screen and select

Messaging, then touch .

2. Enter the recipient(s) and message text.

If you want to send an MMS, touch the

Menu Key to add a subject or touch to add attachments or edit a slide show.

3. Touch or Send to send the message.

Setting Up Email Accounts

Setting Up Gmail

1. Touch in the home screen and select

Gmail.

NOTE: If another Gmail account is already set up, touch the Menu Key > Set-

tings > ADD ACCOUNT.

Existing to sign in to your existing

Google Account. If you have no Google

Accounts, touch New to create one.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to set up the account.

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Connecting to the Internet

Connecting via Wi-Fi

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key >

System settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the ON/OFF switch if Wi-Fi is off.

Your phone automatically searches for

Wi-Fi networks in range and displays their names and security settings. Your phone also connects to previously linked networks when they are in range.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

If the network is secured, enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.)

Connecting via Mobile Network

To connect to the Internet via mobile network you can use the default Access Point Names

(APN). If you want to add a new APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information. Do not change the default settings unless instructed by the service provider. Otherwise the service might stop working.

1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key >

System settings > More > Mobile net-

works > Access Point Names.

2. Touch the Menu Key > New APN.

3. Touch each item to enter the information

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Setting Up Email

1. Touch in the home screen and select

Email.

NOTE: If another email account is already set up, touch the Menu Key > Set-

tings > ADD ACCOUNT.

2. Enter the email address and password.

Next and follow the onscreen instructions.

Setting Up Corporate Exchange Email

1. Touch in the home screen and select

Email.

NOTE: If another email account is already set up, touch the Menu Key > Set-

tings > ADD ACCOUNT.

2. Enter the email address and password.

4. If necessary, edit Domain\Username,

Password, Server information and then touch Next.

5. Configure the settings on the screen, such as Days to sync, and then touch Next.

6. Identify your new account with a unique name and then touch Next.

Contact your server administrator for more help.

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4. Touch the Menu Key > Save.

5. In the APN list, touch the circle on the right of the APN you have created to start using it.

Extending Battery Life

There are several things you can do to make your battery last longer.

• Turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, mobile data, auto-sync only when you need to.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Use Bluetooth tethering or USB tethering

(when you have a cable) instead of portable Wi-Fi hotspot to share your phone’s data service.

• From the home screen, touch > Set-

tings > Audio profiles > (General) and uncheck Vibrate on touch.

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Installing Apps From the

Google Play Store

There are tens of thousands of games and applications in the Google Play Store for you to download and install. Before you begin, make sure that you have signed in to your

Google Account.

NOTE: The content you can access in the

Play Store depends on your region and your service provider.

1. Touch the Home Key > > Play Store.

2. Find the apps you need either by category or by touching .

3. Touch the app to see detailed description.

Install (free apps) or the price (paid apps). If the app is not free, you need to sign in to your Google Wallet account and select a payment method.

CAUTION: Once installed, some apps can access many functions or a significant amount of your personal data. The

Play Store will show you what the app can access. Touch Accept to proceed, or touch the Back Key to cancel.

5. Wait for the app to be downloaded and installed automatically. Payment needs to be authorized before paid apps start downloading.

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Managing the Phone Storage

Deleting Old Messages

You can manually delete old messages to free up some storage space. You may also set up auto deletion of the oldest messages when the limits are reached.

1. From the home screen, touch > Mes-

saging.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings > Gen-

eral.

Delete old messages to enable auto deletion.

Text message limit or Multime-

dia message limit to set the maximum limit.

5. Touch Set.

Clearing Browser’s Local Content

1. From the home screen, touch >

Browser.

2. Touch the Menu Key > Settings > Pri-

vacy & security.

Clear cache, Clear history, and

Clear all cookie data.

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The app is successfully installed when the icon appears in the status bar. You can find the new app after touching the Home Key > .

Taking a Photo or a Video

1. Touch in the home screen and select

Camera.

2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment.

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Function

Choose photo camera mode

(normal, panorama, and smile detection).

Adjust camera settings.

Capture a video.

Capture a photo.

View photos and videos you have captured.

3. Touch to take a photo or touch to start recording.

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For Your Safety

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

Don’t use at gas stations.

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

Your phone may produce a bright or flashing light.

Small parts may cause choking.

Don’t dispose of your phone in fire.

Your phone can produce a loud sound.

To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods.

Avoid contact with anything magnetic.

Avoid extreme temperatures.

Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices.

Avoid contact with liquids. Keep your phone dry.

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Playing Music

1. Touch in the home screen and select

Music.

2. Touch a category, such as Artists or Albums, to find the song you want to play.

3. Touch the song to play it back.

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Function

Touch to return to the music library.

Album cover art.

Artist, album, and song title.

Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback.

Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song.

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Turn off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities.

Don’t take your phone apart.

Turn off when told to in aircrafts and airports.

Only use approved accessories.

Turn off when near explosive materials or liquids.

Don’t rely on your phone for emergency communications.

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