Acer Liquid Z3 User manual

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© 2013 All Rights Reserved
Acer Liquid Z3 User’s Manual
Model: Z130
This revision: 7/2013
Acer Liquid Z3 Smartphone
Model number: _______________________________________________
Serial number: _______________________________________________
Date of purchase: ____________________________________________
Place of purchase: ___________________________________________

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Table of contents
Table of contents - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Setting up- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Unpacking your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Getting to know your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing or removing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing a SIM or microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using your smartphone - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Turning on for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Locking your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Navigating through menus and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the touchscreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
The Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Multitasking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Managing contacts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Managing your contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Making calls - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Before making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The voice call screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Messaging - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Creating a new message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replying to a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
MMS messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Going online- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Browsing the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting up your Google email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Composing an email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting up Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Maps, Navigation, Places and Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Camera- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Camera icons and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Taking a photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Shooting a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Viewing photos and videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Geotagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Advanced settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 36
Changing modes with QuickMode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Putting your smartphone in Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Restarting your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adjusting settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting to a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
FM radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Multimedia playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Restoring to factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Accessories and tips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45
Using the headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using a Bluetooth headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Inserting a microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Appendix - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46
FAQ and troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Other sources of help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warnings and precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Taking care of your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
End User License Agreement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 61

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Setting up
Unpacking your smartphone
Your new smartphone comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box
and remove the contents. If any of the following items is missing or damaged,
contact your dealer immediately:
•Acer Liquid Z3 Smartphone
•Battery
• Quick Guide
• USB cable
• AC adapter
• Headset
Note: In-box content varies depending on country and region.
Getting to know your smartphone
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No. Item Description
1 3.5 mm headphone jack Connects to stereo headphones.
2 Power button Press to turn the screen on/off or enter sleep
mode; press and hold to turn the smartphone on
or off.
3 LED indicator Indicates the phone’s charging status.

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LED Indicators
Installing or removing the battery
Your smartphone uses a replaceable battery to provide power. It is packed
separately from your smartphone and needs to be inserted and charged before you
can use the smartphone.
Installing the battery
Insert your fingernail into the micro USB port
between the battery cover and the phone. Put
fingers on the middle of the battery cover for
leverage. Unclip the cover with your fingernail
and lift it off the phone.
Place the battery into the battery compartment,
lining up the battery connectors with those at the bottom
of the compartment.
4 Touchscreen 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixel capacitive touchscreen
to display data, phone content and enter
information.
5 Phone speaker Emits audio from your smartphone; suitable for
holding to your ear.
6 Micro USB connector Connects to a USB cable/charger.
7 Microphone Internal microphone.
8 Camera A camera for taking high-resolution images.
9 Handsfree stereo speakers Emit stereo audio from your smartphone; suitable
for handsfree use.
10 Volume up/down buttons Increases or decreases the phone volume.
Status Description
Red Charging.
No. Item Description

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Align the tabs on the cover into the slots on the
phone. Gently press the cover until it snaps in
place.
CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN
INCORRECT TYPE.
DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.
Charging the battery
For initial use, you need to charge your smartphone for eight hours. After that you
can recharge the battery as needed.
Connect the AC adapter cord to the micro USB connector on your smartphone.
Removing the battery
Open the battery compartment as shown in "Installing the battery" on page 6. Lift
the battery out of the compartment by lifting at the bottom of the battery.
Replace the battery cover as described above.
Installing a SIM or microSD Card
To take full advantage of your smartphone’s telephony capabilities, you must install a
SIM card. The SIM card holder is located at the top of the battery bay.

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Additionally, you may wish to increase your
smartphone’s storage by inserting a
microSD Card into the slot provided.
SIM
microSD
Card
1. Turn off the phone by pressing and
holding the Power button.
2. Open the cover and remove the battery
as described in "Removing the
battery" on page 7.
3. Insert the SIM and/or microSD Card as
shown.
4. Replace the battery and battery cover.
Note: Ensure that the microSD Card is inserted all the way into the card slot.
SIM card lock
Your smartphone may come with a SIM card lock, i.e., you will only be able to use
the SIM card provided by your network operator. To cancel the SIM lock, contact
your network provider.

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Using your smartphone
Turning on for the first time
To turn on your smartphone for the first time, press and hold the Power button until
the screen turns on. You will then be asked to configure some settings before you
can use your smartphone.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setup.
Sign in to or create a Google account
If you have Internet access, your smartphone allows you to synchronize information
with a google account.
During the start-up process, you may create or sign in to your account, which will be
used to synchronize your contact list, email, calendar and other information. If you
do not yet have Internet access, or do not want to use this feature, then tap Skip.
Creating multiple Google accounts
You can create and easily access multiple Google accounts. Open the Application
menu and then tap Settings > Add account.
Entering your PIN
When you install a SIM card for the first time, you may need to enter a PIN using the
onscreen number pad.
Important: Depending on your settings, you may be required to enter your PIN
each time you switch on the phone function.
Activating a new SIM card
If you are using your SIM card for the first time, it may require activation. Contact
your network operator for details on how to do this.
Locking your smartphone
If you will not use your smartphone for a while, briefly press the Power button to lock
access. This saves power and ensures your smartphone does not unintentionally
use any services. Your smartphone will lock automatically if it is not used for one
minute.

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Waking your smartphone
If the screen is off and the smartphone does not react to any
taps on the screen or front panel buttons, then it has been
locked and is in sleep mode.
Press the Power button to wake your smartphone. Unlock
your smartphone by sliding your finger across the screen (it
works both ways).
The lock screen extends to either side of the screen, giving
you room to add widgets for quick access. To view the
extended lock screen, swipe in from the edge of the display.
Note: If you access the extended lock screen by accident while trying to unlock
the screen, you can disable it by tapping the lock icon at the bottom of the
screen. Then, unlock your smartphone as described above.
For additional security, you may set an unlock pattern, a set of dots that must be
touched in the correct order to access the phone. Open the Application menu and
then tap Settings > Security > Screen lock.
Note: If you forget your unlock pattern, please refer to "Unlock pattern" on
page 47.
Navigating through menus and options
Back Home Recent
To navigate through menus and options, there
are three buttons beneath the screen.
Back
Tap this button to go to the previous page, hide the keyboard, or to go up one level in
a menu.
Home
Tap this button to go directly to the Home screen. Tap and hold this button to open
the Search function. You can also get the Google Now app by tapping Get Google
Now.
Note: For information on Google Now, you may wish to view the Wikipedia page
for the app at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Now.
Recent
Tap this button to see recently opened applications. Tap an application to open it, or
tap anywhere on the screen to return to the Home screen. See "Multitasking" on
page 19. Tap and hold this button to display a list of functions enabling you to adjust
certain settings.