Zte Blade A450 User manual

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ZTE BGH_Joy_Smart_A4G
LTE/WCDMA/GSM Mobile Phone
Quick Start Guide

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Version No. : R1.0
Edition Time : 2014.12
Manual No. :

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Getting to Know Your Phone
Touch Screen
Menu Key
Earpiece
Volume Key
Home Key
Back Key
Charging/
USB Jack
Headset Jack
Microphone
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Power Key
•Press and hold to power on, select a different mode, turn
on/off airplane mode, or power off.
•There are three kinds of mode to switch: quiet, vibration,
rang the bell
•Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Home Key
•Touch to return to the home screen from any application or
Power Key
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screen.
•Touch and hold to use 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 to turn the volume up or down.
Distance from the sensor
When the user to answer or dial the phone, the phone
close to the head, the distance sensor to measure the
distance between the part and then notify the screen
background lights, remove the background lights lit again,
when it is also easy to use more to save electricity
flash light
Light and dark at night or when the indoor light is dark ，
opening it will automatically fill the flash light
Front-facing camera
Can be used for video calls, and also be used to take photo
by yourself

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Starting Up
Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the SIM
card. The microSDHC™ card is optional. Unmount the
microSDHC card before removing it.
1. Place your finger in the slot at the bottom of the back cover to
lift and remove the cover.
2. Hold the SIM card or microSDHC with its cut corner oriented
as shown and slip it into the card holder or the microSDHC
card slot.

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NOTE: Your phone may come with a pre-installed
microSDHC card. Some applications may not function
normally after you remove the card, pre-installed or
otherwise.
3. Align the back cover with the back of the phone and press the
cover back into place. Make sure all the tabs are secure and
there are no gaps around the cover.
Charging the Battery
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the
adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force

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the connector into the charging jack.
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet.
3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.
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

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options menu. Touch Power off > OK.
Setting Up Your Phone for the
First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or
reset it to factory settings (see chapter Sorting out Your Phone
Settings –Restore the factory Settings: Reset to Factory
Settings), you need to do some settings before using it.
Tap Menu Key in the standby mode, then select
SETTINGS > Language & input > Language to change the
language you want to use, if needed.
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. Flick the screen to scroll up, down, left or right.
3. Point, drag and drop to move particular items across the
screen
4. Double-tap the screen to zoom in/out an image.

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NOTE: You can view the phone screen in portrait or
landscape orientation simply by holding it upright or turning it
on its side. Not all screens are viewable in landscape.
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.
Adding Shortcuts
1. Touch the Home Key > .
2. Touch and hold an app icon and drag it to the home screen.
Adding Widgets
1. Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.
2. Touch WIDGETS and select a widget.
Removing Shortcuts or Widgets
1. Touch and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.

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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 to another shortcut icon of standby
interface and release your finger.A new folder is created.
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 > WALLPAPERS.
2. Select a wallpaper source from Gallery, Live
wallpapers, Photos, or Wallpapers and touch the image
or animation you want to use as the wallpaper.Some
cropping might be needed for the gallery pictures.
3. For Gallery images, touch Save. For Live wallpapers, Photos,
or Wallpapers, touch Set wallpaper.
4. Set the wallpaper from a set of paths, press can save
successfully set the wallpaper

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Checking the Phone Status
The status bar at the top of the screen displays phone and
service status with various icons on the right side. Below are
some of the icons and their meanings.
Connected to EDGE
mobile network
Mobile network signal
strength
EDGE in use No signal
HSPA connected Flight mode
HSPA in use Bluetooth is on
LTE connected LTE in use
Battery is very low Connected to aWi-Fi network
Battery is low Speaker is on
Battery is full Wired headset connected
Battery is charging Alarm is set

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Vibrate mode Receiving location data from
GPS
No SIM card installed Phone microphone is mute
Managing Notifications
The status bar at the top of the screen provides notification alerts
with different icons on the left side. Below are some of the icons
and their meanings.
The notifications depend on the apps installed and you can touch
and drag the status bar down to see more information.
New SMS microSDHC card unmounted
New MMS Upcoming event
New email New Wi-Fi network detected
New Gmail™
message Downloading data
New Google Talk™
instant message Sending data
Problem with
SMS/MMS delivery Song is playing
Missed call Updates available

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Call in progress USB connected
Low on space
Note: When the icon displays on the status bar, the internal
storage space is getting low, it may cause someApps to work
abnormally, you need to remove theApps, photos or videos in the
internal storage.
Setting Ringtone and Sounds
Setting Ringtone or Notification
Sound
1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Audio profiles.
2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification sound.
3. Select the ringtone you want to use.
4. Touch OK.
Setting System Sounds
1. Touch the Home Key > > Settings > Audio profiles.
2. Scroll to the Feedback section and check the sounds you
want to hear or uncheck those you do not need.

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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 >
Volumes.
2. Drag the sliders to adjust the volume for ringtone &
notifications, and the alarm volume.
3. Touch OK to save.
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 password to unlock the phone’s screen
and keys.
1. Touch the Home Key > Menu Key > SETTINGS >
security > Screen lock.
2. Touch None, Long press to unlock, Pattern, PIN or
Password.
fTouch Long press to unlock to enable unlock with a
‘touch and hold’ gesture. You can unlock the screen by
touching and holding at the center of the display.
fTouch Pattern to create a pattern that you must draw to
unlock the screen.

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fTouch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a
password you must enter to unlock your screen.
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.
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.

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Adding Contacts
Creating a New Contact
1. Touch the Home Key >
2. Touch .
3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses,
and other information, as shown. Touch to save
the contact.
Importing Contacts in Batches
1. Touch the Home Key >.
2. Touch the Menu Key > Import/Export > Import from SIM
card or Import from SD card.
3. If prompted, select an account in which to save the
contacts.
4. For importing from the SIM card, touch all the SIM contacts
you want to import and touch.
For importing from the microSDHC card, select the vCard
file(s) on the microSDHC card and touch OK to begin

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importing.
Sending a Message
1. Touch the Home Key >, then touch .
2. Enter the recipient(s) and message text. If you want to send
an MMS, add subject and attachments.
3. Touch to send the message.
Select recipients from
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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 > SETTINGS > Add account.
2. Touch Existing to sign in to your existing GoogleAccount.
If you have no GoogleAccounts, touch New to create one.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to set up the account.
Enter the recipient
numbers
Enter your message
Add MMS attachments Send your message