Zte Blade A125 User manual

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ZTEBLADEA125
UserGuide
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VisitourAustralianwebsiteforallyourdevicerelatedinformation,supportandaccessories:
http://www.ztemobiles.com.au/
Copyrights
Copyright©2018byZTECorporationVer1.0August2018
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Third‐partyApplicationsStatement
Duringtheinstallationprocessofsomethird‐partyapplications,issuesofrepeatedrestartor
abnormaloperationofsoftwaremightbecausedbyincompatibilityofthethird‐partyapplications
ratherthanthephone.
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Installationofathird‐partyROMornon‐officialoperatingsystem(commonlycalled‘rooting’your
device)mightbringunwantedsecurityrisksandmaymakeyourdeviceinoperable.ZTE
Corporationwillnotbeliableforthesecuritythreatsbroughtbyupgradeoftheoperatingsystem.
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Contents
Gettingstarted..........................................................................................................................7
Keydefinitions..............................................................................................................8
InsertingandRemovingtheSIMcard...........................................................................9
ChargingtheBattery...................................................................................................10
Gettingtoknowyourphone....................................................................................................11
Screencontrol.............................................................................................................11
VolumeControls.........................................................................................................12
LockScreen.................................................................................................................13
Homescreen...............................................................................................................13
Switchtosleepmode(turnoffthedisplay)................................................................15
Wakeupyourphone...................................................................................................16
Secureyourdevice......................................................................................................16
Makeandanswercalls.............................................................................................................17
Makeacall..................................................................................................................17
Usetouchtonesduringacallforautomatedcallsystems...........................................18
Answeracall...............................................................................................................19
Rejectacall.................................................................................................................20

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Endacall....................................................................................................................20
Adjustthevolume.......................................................................................................20
Turnthespeakeronoroff..........................................................................................20
AddamultipartyorConferencecall...........................................................................20
Contacts...................................................................................................................................21
Addnewcontact.........................................................................................................21
Deletecontacts...........................................................................................................21
Editcontactdetails.....................................................................................................22
Searchcontacts...........................................................................................................22
AddacontacttoFavorites..........................................................................................22
Import/Exportcontacts...............................................................................................23
Shareacontact...........................................................................................................23
UsingGoogleContacts................................................................................................24
UseContactstoblockanincomingcaller....................................................................24
Messaging................................................................................................................................25
Sendmessages...........................................................................................................25
Receivemessages.......................................................................................................26
MessageSettings........................................................................................................26
Gmail.......................................................................................................................................26

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SetupanGmailaccountforthefirsttime..................................................................27
Connectivity.............................................................................................................................27
Wi‐Fi...........................................................................................................................28
Bluetooth®..................................................................................................................29
BluetoothLowEnergy(BluetoothSmart)...................................................................30
ConnecttoaComputertotransferfiles......................................................................31
Camera....................................................................................................................................32
Gallery........................................................................................................................33
MusicPlayer...............................................................................................................33
SoundRecorder..........................................................................................................33
MoreApplications....................................................................................................................34
Chrome.......................................................................................................................34
Filemanager...............................................................................................................35
Clock...........................................................................................................................36
Calculator...................................................................................................................37
Calendar.....................................................................................................................37
Downloads..................................................................................................................38
Manageapplications................................................................................................................38
Installnewapplications..............................................................................................38

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Uninstallapplications..................................................................................................39
TechnicalSpecifications............................................................................................................40
Troubleshooting.......................................................................................................................42
Disposalofyouroldphone.......................................................................................................46
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Gettingstarted
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Keydefinitions
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BackkeyTouchittoopenthepreviousscreenyouwereworkingin.
Iftheonscreenkeyboardisopen,touchittoclosethekeyboard.
HomekeyTouchittoopenthehomescreen.Ifyou’reviewingtheleftorright
extendedhomescreen,touchittoopenthecentralhomescreen.
RecentAppsTouchthekeytoseeRecentAppsasacascadedview.Doubletapto
switchbetweenactiveapps.
PowerkeyPressittoturnthedisplayOnorOff.
LongpresstoopenthepoweroffmenuwithoptionsforPowerOff,
FlightModeorRestart.TIP:LongpressPowerofftoaccessSafeMode.
VolumekeysAdjusttheRingtonevolume,incallvolumeandmediavolume.
ScreenCapturePressandholdtheVolumeDownandPowerkeyatthesametime.
AndroidRecoveryHoldtheVolumeUpkey,thenpowerOnyourdevice.
PowerRestartHoldthePowerkeyfor10secondstorestartyourdevice.
SafeModeWhenthedeviceisOnpressthepowerkeytobringupthePowerOff
menu.TouchandholdPowerOfftoseetheSafeModeoption.

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InsertingandRemovingtheSIMcard
1. Openthebackcoverusingthethumbcatchinthebottomrightcorner
2. InsertyourSIMcardfacedownintothecardholderwiththecutcornerfacingthetopleft.
3. InsertamicroSDmemorycardifrequired.ThephoneacceptsmicroSDcardsupto128GB.
4. Replacethebackcoverandpressdownintoplace.
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ChargingtheBattery
ConnectthechargertothephoneusingaUSBcable,andplugthechargerintoastandardpower
socket.OnlyusetheapprovedchargerandUSBleadprovided.
Alwaysinsertthechargerleadcarefully.
Checktheplugandsocketarealignedcorrectly.
DoNOTuseexcessiveforcewhichmay
damagetheUSBport.
Becarefultoavoidtrippingontheleadwhilst
itispluggedin.
PhysicaldamagetotheUSBportisnot
coveredbywarranty.

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Gettingtoknowyourphone
Screencontrol
Youcancontrolyourphonethroughaseriesofoperationsonthescreen.
‐Touch:Youcantouchtheitemsonthescreentoselect,toopentheapplicationsortousethe
keyboardtoinputcharacters.
‐Swipeorslide:Quicklymoveyourfingeracrossthesurfaceofthescreen,withoutpausingwhen
youfirsttouch(soyoudon'tdragsomethinginstead).
‐Touch&hold:Youcantouch&holdsomeitemstogettheitem’savailablemenu.
‐Drag:Youcandragsomeitemsonthescreentorealizesomeoperations.
‐Switchbetweenlandscapemodeandportraitmode:Youcanswitchtothelandscapemodeby
rotatingyourphone.Thelandscapemodeisonlyvalidundersomeinterfaces,suchasthetext
inputinterface,themessageviewinginterface,etc.
‐Pinch:Insomeapps(suchasMaps,Browser,andGallery),youcanzoominandoutbyplacing
twofingersonthescreenatonceandpinchingthemtogether(tozoomout)orspreadingthem
apart(tozoomin).
‐SuperKey–SetuptothreedifferentfunctionsforthiskeyfromaSinglepress,Doublepressor
Longpressaction.GotoSettings>SuperKeytosettheactionforeachpress.

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VolumeControls
Thevolumekeysworkindifferentwaysdependingonwhichapplicationormenuyouarein.
LockscreenorHomeScreen 
VolumekeyscontroltheRingVolumeandthePriorityInteruptionspanel.
MovingthevolumeallthewaydownwillenableVibratemode.Moveonestepfurtherdownfor
Silentmode(withAlarmsstillactive)
DuringaCall
DuringacalltheVolumekeyswillcontroltheincall(headphones,earpieceorspeaker)volume.
MediaAppsandGames
IfyouareusingappssuchastheMusic,VideoPlayersorGamesthentheVolumeKeyswillcontrol
thecurrentmediavolumelevel
AlarmSettingApplication
IfyouaresettinganAlarm,pressingtheVolumekeyswillchangetheAlarmvolume,sobecareful
nottomuteyourAlarmsettingasthiswilloverridethesystemvolumeandtheAlarmwillnot
soundevenifyourSystemvolumeison100%.TheAlarmAppindependantlysetsitsownvolume.
YoucanalsoreviewthisunderClock>Alarm>threedotsforOptions>Settings.
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LockScreen
TheLockscreenwillbethefirstscreenyouwillseeifyoupressthePowerkeytowakeyourdevice
up(unlessitisthefirsttimeyouareusingyourdeviceandyouarebeingleadthroughtheinitial
setupwizard).TheLockscreenwilldisplayforasetperiodoftime(typically30seconds)andyou
willneedtoswipeitasindicatedonthescreentoopentheHomescreen.
Homescreen
PresstheHomekeytoreturntotheHomeScreenwhichisyourmaindesktop.Youcanaddand
removeAppshortcuts,moveappsaroundandaccessthedefaultDialler,Messages,Chromeand
Camerabuttons.SlideupfromthebotttomtoviewAllApps.Pulldownfromthetopofthescreen
toreviewanynotifications,pulldownagaintogettotheQuickSettingsPanel(seelater)
Managenotifications
‐Opennotificationspanel:Dragdownfromthetopofthescreentoopenthenotificationspanel.
‐Respondtoanotification:Touchit.
‐Dismissanotification:Swipeitsideways.
‐Dismissallnotifications:TouchCLEARALLtoremovethenotifications.
‐Configurenotificationsforeachapp:Longpress(pressandhold)onthenotificationthentouch

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the(i)symboltoconfigure.
‐Closenotificationspanel:Dragthenotificationpaneluptothetopofthescreentoclose
Displayarea
Thehomescreenextendstotheleftandrighttoshowmorepagesandreturnstothecentre
screenwhenyoupresstheHomekey.
Moveiconsonthehomescreen
Press&holdtheiconyouwanttomove,dragittoyourdesiredpositiononthescreenandrelease.
Deleteiconsonthehomescreen
Touch&holdtheappicon,slideyourfingertowardthetopofthescreen,anddroptheappover
theRemoveicon.
UsingFolders
Youcancombineseveralappiconsinafolder.DroponeappiconoveranotheronaHomescreen,
andthetwoiconswillbecombinedintoafolder.
FromanyHomescreen,youcan
‐Openafolder:Touchit.Thefolderopens:
‐Renameafolder:Touchitsname.
‐MoveiconsaroundyourHomescreens:Touch,holdandslide.

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Favoritestray
ThefavoritestrayiconsatthebottomofthescreenremainvisibleoneveryHomescreen.
‐PlaceanappiconintheFavoritestray:Touch,hold,&slidetomoveoneoftheFavoritesicons
outofthetray.Thenusethesametechniquetomoveanotheroneintothesameposition.
QuickSettingsPanel
Pulldowntwicefromthetopofthescreentoopenthequick
settingspanel:
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TouchtheSettingsiconasashortcuttotheSettingsmenu:
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Switchtosleepmode(turnoffthedisplay)
Thedisplaywillautomaticallydimandturnoffafterapre‐setperiodoftime(seeSettings>
Display)tosavepowerandpreventinadvertentoperationssuchasmakingphonecallsinyour
Pulldownfromthetopofthescreen
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pocket.Itisalsogoodpracticetomanuallyswitchoffthedisplayafteruse.PressthePowerkeyto
turnyourscreenonoroffduringnormaluse.
Wakeupyourphone
Afterthephoneswitchestothesleepmode,thescreenwillbeturnedoffandlocked.Inthiscase,
pleasewakeupyourphoneandunlockthescreenifyouwanttouseyourphone.
1.PressthePowerkeytoturnonthescreen.
2.DragtheiconUPtounlockthescreen.
Ifyou'vesetanunlockpatternorpassword,youneedtodrawtheunlockpatternorinputthe
passwordtoenterthemaininterface.
IfyouhavesetaFingerprint,youdon’tneedtopressthePowerkey,justtouchyourfingerthat
yousavedintothehandsetonthefingerprintreaderandthephonewillwakeupandunlockready
foruse.
Fordetails,pleaseseeSettings>Security&Location>Screenlock.
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Secureyourdevice
GotoSettings>Security&Location>ScreenLocktoapplyalockscreentoyourdevice.Locking
yourdevicewillpreventunauthoriseduse.

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Makeandanswercalls
Makeacall
Directlymakeacall
Onthehomescreen,touchthebuttontoopenthe
Dialler.Toucharecentlycallednumberorpresstoopen
theDialPadandtouchtomakethecall.
TouchtheContactsicontoselectaContact.
MakeacallfromCalllogs
Onthehomescreen,touchthebutton.ThefirstviewisFavoriteswhichwill
populateautomaticallyasyoumakecalls,orwillshowyourStarredcontactsfirst.You
canalsopressAddaFavouritetocreateaSpeedDialcontact.
Makeaninternationalcall
Onthehomescreen,touchthebuttonthenpresstheDialPadto
manuallyenternumbers.Touch&holdthe“0”keyuntil“+”appearsonthescreen,
thendialthecountrycodeorregioncode,citycodeandphonenumber.

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DialfromMessaging
1.Onthehomescreen,touchtheMessagingicon 
2.Selectandopenonemessageorconversation.
3.Touchtheiconatthetopofthephonetodial.

Usetouchtonesduringacallforautomatedcallsystems
Touchthebuttontoopenthedialpadtoenternumbersduringacall.
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Answeracall
Yourphonewillringorvibrate(dependsonthecurrentmodeandsettings)foranincomingcall.
‐SlidetheiconUPtoanswerthecallorpressthegreenANSWERbutton.
Ifyouinadventlydismissthispanel,pulldowntheNotificationsPaneltoretrievetheAnswerCall
panel.
‐Iftheheadsetisinserted,pressthekeyontheheadsettoanswerthecall.

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Rejectacall
SlidetheiconDOWNtorejectthecallorpresstheredDECLINEbutton.
Endacall
Touchthebuttontohangupthecall.
Adjustthevolume
Inacall,youcanraiseorlowerthevolumebyusingthevolumekeys.
Turnthespeakeronoroff
Inacall,touchthebuttontoturnonthespeaker,andtouchitagaintoturnoffspeaker.
AddamultipartyorConferencecall
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Inacall,touchtoaddanewcall.Dialanumberandtouchthephoneicontoaddonecall
andputthecurrentcalleronhold.PressMergetojointhetwo(ormore)partiestogether.