Zte Blade C340 User manual

ZTE Blade C340
Mobile Phone
User Manual

Getting Started
Overview
Front camera
Receiver
Touch Screen
Menu Key
Back Key
Home Key
Distance Sensor

Volume Key
Power Key
Microphone

Headest Jack
Charing/USB Jack
Camera
Flash
Back Cover
Speaker

Keys Explained
Key
Function
Power Key
Hold to turnon or off Silent or Vibrate or standard
or Airplane mode, or to Restart ,or to power off.
Press to switch your phone to Sleep
mode.
Press to wake up your phone.
Home Key
Press to return to the Home Screen from
any application or screen.
Hold to see Google search.
Menu Key
Press to get the options for the current
screen.
Hold to see recently used applications.
Back Key
Press to go to the previous screen.
Volume Keys
Press or hold to turn the volume up or
down
Switching Your Phone On/Off
Make sure the SIM card is in your device and the battery
is charged.
Hold Power Key to switch on your phone.
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 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), youneed 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.
Switching to Sleep Mode
To save battery power, Sleep Mode suspends your
device to
alow-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.
You can start sleep mode by the following method.
Press Power Key to switch to Sleep Mode.
Waking Up Your Phone
Press Power Key to activate your screen display.
Long press icon unlock.
NOTE: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN or
passwordfor your phone (see chapter Sorting out Your
PhoneSettings –Security Settings) you’ll need to
draw the patternor enter the PIN/password to unlock
your screen.
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.
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.
Home Screen
In the Home screen, besides the shortcut icon is
displayed,you can also set your own wallpaper, add the
widgets or application shortcuts you need, or remove
them as you like.
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 or right.
Choosing Your Wallpaper
1. Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen.
2. Tap Menu Key and select SETTINGS >Display >
WALLPAPER.
3. Choose the image or animation you want to use as
the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for
Gallery images.
4. Tap Set wallpaper.
Adding Items to Your Home Screen
1. Press Home Key > tap to enter the main menu
Application Program Interface
2. In the list of applications, touch and hold the icon until
the main screen appears, move the application icon to
the idle position, release the finger.
Removing Items from Your Home Screen
1. Press Home Key to return to the Home Screen.
2. Tap and hold the item you want to delete until the
remove icon appears on the top of the screen.
3. Drag the item to the remove icon and release your
finger when the item turns red.

Status and Notification Icons
Your phone simple icons. Here’s what they mean.
USB connected
Missed call
Airplane mode
Signal strength
Battery charge
New message
Meeting mode
Wi-Fi network
Alarm set
Earphone insert
Silent mode
Signal searching
Bluetooth icon
USB debugging connected
Data Conn off
New Wi-Finetwork detected
Using the Notification Panel
Flick the status bar downwards from across the top of the
screen to open the Notification Panel, where you can see
your calendar events, new Messages and so on. Tap
to open the shortcuts panel from notification panel. To
hide the panel, tap on the lower edge of the panel, drag
up.
Open Recently-Used Applications
1．Press Menu Key from any screen. The phone will
display the applications you used recently.
2. Tap the application you want to open.
Making Calls

There are many ways to make a call with your phone.
And
they’re all easy to do.
Calling from the Phone
1. Press Home key > tap > Phone on
the Home Screen.
2.Enter the number you want to call on the dial pad.
Tap to delete wrong digits.
3. Tap the dial icon.
4. Select SIM card 1 or SIM card 2 dial.
Calling from Your Contacts
1. Press Home key > tap > Contacts .
2. Slide your finger to scroll the contacts list and tap the
contact name you want to call, when the contact
details
appear, click on the number; choose the SIM card to
dial.
3. You can search for a contact by tapping
on thescreen.
Calling from Your Call Log
1. If you have opened the dialer, touch the call log tab to
open the call records, respectively touch all, dialed,
received, missed call button to display a list of the
corresponding call records.
2. Tap dial icon on the right side of the current record.
Calling from a Text Message
If a text message contains a phone number that you
want tocall, you can make the call while viewing the
text message.
1. Press Home key > tap > Messaging .

2. Tap the conversation and then find the message that
contains the phone number you need.
3. Tap the message, the phone will list the options.
Answering a Call
1. Lock screen to answer the call Drag the icon
down to answer the call.
2. Non lock screen to answer the call Tap the
icon to answer the call.
Rejecting a Call
1. Lock screen to answer the call Drag the icon down
to reject the call.
2. Non lock screen to answer the call Tap the
icon to answer 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.
Turning the Speakerphone On/Off
1. Tap during a call to turn the speakerphone on.
2. Tap again to turn off the speakerphone.
Ending a Call
1. Tap to finish a call.
2.
Contacts
You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize
themwith the contacts in your Google account or other
accounts thatsupport contact syncing.

To see your contacts, Press Home key > tap >
Contacts .
Creating a Contact
1. Tap from the Contacts Screen.
2. Choose the storage location to save the contact.
3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, and other
information, and then save it.
Searching for a Contact
1. Tap on the Contacts Screen.
2. Input the contact name you want to search for.
The contacts matched will be listed.
Messaging
Your SMS (text message) and MMS (multimedia
messaging service) are combined into one menu in
Home Key > tap > Messaging .
Sending a Message
1. Press Home key > tap > Messaging .
2. Tap to create new message.
3.Enter the recipient’s number or name. As you type,
matching contacts will appear. Tap a suggested
contactto add as a recipient. You can also tap to
selectrecipients from the Contacts.
4. Tap and type your message.
Tap Menu Key to insert common phrases or contacts.
If you are sending an MMS, tap Menu Key to add a
subject, or tap to attach pictures, videos, audio, or
slideshow.
5. Tap to send your message.

NOTE: Add an attachment to 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.
Message Settings
The phone’s message settings are pre-configured for you
touse immediately. To change them, tap Menu Key >
Settings from the Messaging Screen.
NOTE: From SMS/MMS settings screen tap Menu Key >
Restore default settings to change the message settings
back to the original.
Touch Input Settings
Choose the touch input settings by tapping > Settings >
Language & input from Home Screen.
In the KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS section, you can
choose the settings that you need.
Getting Connected to theInternet
Your phone’s impressive networking capabilities allow
you toaccess the Internet or your corporate network with
ease.
You can use default connection settings to connect to the
Internet via your mobile network, or Wi-Fi.
The network connection can be enabled /disabled
manually.
Press Home key > tap > Settings > Network
Management > Choose a network to connect prior.
Adding a New NetworkConnection
To get connected via your mobile network you need a
data plan with your service provider. Also if the networks
settings are not pre-configured on your phone, please
contact your provider to get the necessary information.

You can view settings by pressing Home key > tap >
Settings > More > Mobile networks > Access Point
Names.
Turning On Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of
upto about 300 feet.
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings.
2. Click next to the Wi-Fi menu to turn it on, click
you can turn off the Wi-Fi function.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. When the Wi-Fi is on, the Wi-Fi access points, or
―hotspots‖, that your phone has detected are displayed
with their names and security settings.
3. Tap an access point to connect to it.
NOTE: If security features are implemented, you’ll
needto enter a password.
Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status
You can check the Wi-Fi network by looking at the
iconin the status bar.
Tethering & portable hotspot
Share your phone’s data connection via USB or as a
portableWi-Fi hotspot.
Enabling USB tethering
TIPS: The PC accesses the Internet via the phone’s
mobilenetwork. Therefore, set up the networks
connectioncorrectly before you try to use the phone as a
modem.
Plug the USB cable into your phone and tick the USB
tethering check box.

Disabling USB tethering
Drop the status bar, touch USB connected and clear the
USBtethering check box.
You can also just pull out the USB cable.
Enabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can use the phone as a portable WLAN router, to
shareyour phone’s internet connection with one or more
PC or other devices.
NOTE:When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot function is
enabled, youcan’t use your phone’s applications to
access theinternet via its Wi-Fi connection.
You can configure the Wi-Fi hotspot as follows:
1. Press Home Key > tap > Settings >More >
Tethering & portable hotspot, tick the PortableWi-Fi
hotspot check box to turn it on.
2. Tap Wi-Fi hotspot to set up & manage portable Wi-Fi
hotspot. Now you can find the hotspot on other devices
and connect to it.
Disabling the Wi-Fi Hotspot
1. Press Home Key > tap Menu Key > SETTINGS >
More> Tethering & portable hotspot and click next
to the Wi-Fi hotspot to turn it off.
Browsing the Internet
You can use your phone to get on the Internet via a
networkor Wi-Fi connection.
Press Home Key > tap > Browser.
There are different ways to open web pages:
1. Tap the address bar to enter the website you want to
browse. Then tap on the touch keyboard.
2. Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks or History and select a
bookmark or history to open.

Browsing Options
When you browse the Web, you can also do the
following:
1. Press Menu Key > Exit to exit.
1. Press Menu Key > Bookmarks or History and select a
bookmark or history to open.
2. Press Menu Key > Settings to configure browser
settings.
Using Bookmarks
If you know the Web address, you can manually add
bookmarks. To bookmark a web page, open it and tap
MenuKey > Save to bookmarks. Give the bookmark a
nameand save it.
Editing 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 Label or Address, and then tap OK to save it.
Deleting a Bookmark
1. Open a Browser window.
2. Tap Menu Key > Bookmarks.
3. Select an item you want to delete and hold on it until
theShortcut menu pops up.
4. Select Delete bookmark and tap OK to confirm.
Changing Browser Settings
Tap Menu Key > Settings from a browser window to
change browser settings.
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
bepaired before the communication is performed.
1. Press Home Key > tap > Settings.
2. Click next to the Bluetooth menu to turn it on,
When Bluetooth is on, the icon will appear in the
status bar.
3. Tap Bluetooth. Your phone will show all visible
Bluetooth devices in range.
4. Tap the device you want to pair with and operate
according to the message prompt.When both devices
to be paired accept the connection, the pairing is
completed.
TIPS: Tap your device name to make your phone
discoverable if other devices try to pair with your phone.
Taking Pictures with Your Camera
Your phone has camera function. Open it by pressing
Home Key > tap > Camera.
Tap to take a picture. To view it, just tap the picture
inthe left corner of the screen.
Listening to Your FM Radio
With the FM Radio, you can search for radio channels,
listento them, and save them on your phone. Note that
the quality of the radio broadcast depends on the
coverage ofthe radio station in your area. The wired
headset works asn antenna, so always connect the
headset when using the radio.
To tune in, plug your headset into your phone. Press
Home key > tap > FM Radio.
Playing Your Music

You can play digital audio files from your phone’s
memorycard in Music. Before playing music, you need to
copymusic files to memory card location.
1. Press Home Key >tap > Music to open the
MusicScreen.
2. Click the Music category label > music files to start
playing.
3. Adjust the volume with Volume Keys.
4.
Opening Your Gallery
Press Home Key > tap > Gallery. You can use
Gallery to view pictures. You can also dosome basic
editing of your pictures, such as setting themas
wallpaper or contact photo, and sharing with friends.
Making Voice Memos
Sound Recorder enables you to record your voice
memos.
1. Press Home Key > tap > Sound Recorder.
2. Tap to start recording.
3. Tap to save recording.
4. Tap to open the recording file list.
5. Save the voice recording after stop, or tap Cancel to
delete the recording.
6.
Sorting you’re your Phone Settings
Setting Date and Time
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Date &time
2. Tick the Automatic Date & time check box to turn
it on, or tick the check box to turn it off if you want
to set the time and date by yourself.

3. Set date, time and change the other options.
Display Settings
Press Home key > tap > Settings > Display, you can
adjust the display settings as you like:
Brightness: Adjust brightness of the screen.
Wallpaper: Set the wallpaper of the phone.
Auto-rotate screen: Rotate the screen display as you
rotate the phone.
Sleep: Set the delay for the screen to automaticallyturn
off.
Audio Profiles Settings
By pressing Home Key > tap > Settings > Audio
profiles. When you choose the General mode, you can
adjust the sound settings, such as ringtones, volume and
vibrate.
Language Settings
You can change the language of your phone system in
twosimple steps.
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Language&
input > Language.
2. Select a language from the list given.
Switching Networks
1. Press Home key> tap > Settings > More > Mobile
networks > Network operators.
2. Tap Search Networks to register manually, or tap
Choose automatically.
Setting Access Point Names
To connect to the Internet you can use the default
AccessPoint Names (APN). And if you want to add a
new APN, please contact the service provider to find out
more.
Press Home key> tap > Settings > More > Mobile

networks > Access Point Names.
Security Settings
Here’s how to protect your phone and SIM card from
unauthorized use.
Protecting Your Phone with a Pattern
Creating Your Screen Unlock Pattern
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security >
Screen lock > Pattern.
2. Drag your finger to connect at least four dots, draw the
pattern.
3. Touch Continue.
4. Redraw your pattern to confirm.
Unlocking the Screen with Your Pattern
1. Press Power Key to wake up the screen.
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. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security >
Screen lock.
2. Tap PIN or Password.
3. According to the instruction to complete your PIN or
password settings.
Unlocking the Screen with Your PIN or Password
1. Press Power Key to wake up the phone.
2. Enter the PIN or password you set.
Disabling Screen Unlock Security
If you have created an unlock pattern, PIN or password,
youcan disable it.
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security >
Screen lock.
2. Draw the screen unlock pattern or enter your PIN/

password you have created if required.
3. Tap None.
Protecting Your SIM Card with a PIN
Every SIM card comes with a PIN. The initial PIN is
providedby your mobile phone carrier. It’s best to lock
your SIM cardas soon as you can.
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security >Set
up SIM card lock.
2. Select SIM card 1 or SIM card 2.
3. Tick the Lock SIM card check box.
4. Enter the PIN you’ve been given and tap OK
TIPS: If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than
allowed, your SIM card will be locked and you cannot
access the mobile phone network. Contact your operator
for a PINUnlock Key (PUK) to restore the SIM card.
Changing Your SIM PIN
You can change the PIN you’ve been given to one easier
foryou to remember and harder for others to guess.
1. Press Home key > tap > Settings > Security >Set
up SIM card lock.
2. Make sure you already tick the Lock SIM card check
box.
3. Tap Change SIM PIN.
Managing Your Device Memory
Press Home Key > tap > Settings > Storage.
You can view the space information of the SD card and
thephone storage.
Unmount SD card: You can unmount the SD card to
safely remove it.
Erase SD card: Erase all data on the SD card.
Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings
Press Home key > tap > Settings > Backup & reset >
Factory data reset > Reset phone > Eraseeverything.