Zte Sprin Force User manual

Get
Started
All you need to know to get going.

Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet introduces you to the
basics of getting started with Sprint and your Sprint Force™.
ReadyNow – For more help in getting up and running with your
new phone, take advantage of exclusive Ready Now resources
at sprint.com/readynow. You can even schedule a one-on-one
appointment at a Sprint Store near you.
For ongoing support and resources, visit sprint.com/support.
There, you’ll find guides, tutorials, and more to help you get the
most out of your phone.
Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.
Welcome!

Using This Guide
Using This Guide
This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new
Sprint Force. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information you
need quickly and easily.
Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what
you need to do before you use your
phone the first time, including inserting
a battery and activating Sprint service on
your phone.
Android™ Basics − page 4 − Learn
some basics about how to move around
on your phone, use the Home screen, and
enter text. If you’re familiar with Android
phones, you can probably skip these
pages (although a refresher course never
hurt anyone).
Use Your Phone − page 10 − Take
advantage of your phone’s features
and Sprint services, from the basics
(making calls) to the more advanced
(using Email, YouTube, GPS Navigation,
and more).
Tools & Resources − page 31 − Find
useful tips for your phone and discover
resources and other helpful Sprint
information. For additional information
including the full User Guide, videos,
tutorials, and community forums, visit
sprint.com/support.

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Your Sprint Force Get Your Phone Ready
Earpiece
LED Indicator
Phone
Applications
Menu Key
Touchscreen
Back Key
Home Key
Speaker
Charger/
Accessory Jack
Battery
cover
Camera Lens
Camera
Button
Front Camera Lens
Volume
buttons
Flash
Headset JackPower Button

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Get Your Phone Ready
Install the Battery
1. Insert a coin or other flat object into the slot at the
bottom of the battery compartment cover and lift
the cover up gently.
2. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently
press into place.
3. Replace the cover, making sure all tabs have
seated and there are no gaps.
Charge the Battery
1. Plug the USB connector into the charger/
accessory jack on the lower left side of your
phone.
2. Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.
Turn the Phone On
►Press and hold the Power button to turn your
phone on.
Turn the Screen On and Off
• To quickly turn the display screen off, press the
Power button on top of the phone.
• To turn the screen on and display the unlock
screen, press the Power button.
Unlock the Screen
►Touch and hold to unlock the screen.
Turn the Phone Off
• Press and hold the Power button on top of the
phone and then touch Power off > OK to turn
the phone off.

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Activate Your Phone
Activate Your Phone
If you purchased your phone at a
Sprint Store, it is probably activated
and ready to use.
If you received your phone in the mail,
and it is a new Sprint account or a new
phone number, your phone is designed
to activate automatically when you first
turn it on. You will see a Hands Free
Activation screen at startup. When it’s
finished, follow the onscreen instructions
to continue.
If you received your phone in the mail
and it is going to be activated on an
existing number (you’re swapping
phones), you can activate on your
computer online or directly on your
phone.
Activate on your computer:
• Go to sprint.com/activate and follow the
instructions.
Activate on your phone:
• Turn on your new phone. (Make sure the old one
is turned off.) Your phone will automatically
attempt Hands-Free Activation.
• Touch Activate to override auto-activation and
start the manual activation wizard.
• Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the
activation process.
When you have finished, make a phone call to
confirm your activation. If your phone is still not
activated or you do not have access to the
Internet, contact Sprint Customer Service at
1-888-211-4727 for assistance.

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These instructions help you set up various
options and applications, including setting up
your Google™ Account.*
Sprint Connections Optimizer
Following phone activation, you may see a Sprint
Connections Optimizer notice. Read the notice
and touch I Agree to allow your phone to connect
automatically to the best available data network,
including WiFi.
Note: You can turn off Sprint Connections
Optimizer at any time. Touch Settings > More... >
Mobile networks > Connections Optimizer.
Set Up a Google Account
Setting up a Google Account lets you access
many features of your Android phone. It also
allows you to sync Google contacts and apps
you may previously have used.
1. Touch >
> Settings > Accounts &
sync.
2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT and then touch
Google.
3. Follow the prompts to set up a new Google
Account or sign in to an existing Google
Account.
* You do not need to sign up for a Google Account
to use your phone; however, to download content
from the Google Play™ Store app, you must link
your phone to a Google Account.
Phone Basics
Before you start: Visit sprint.com/readynow to
learn about transferring contacts, calendars,
and more from your old phone.

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Android™ Basics: Getting Around Your Phone
Move Around Your Phone’s Menus
and Screens Using Gestures
Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control
everything through various types of touches, or
gestures.
Touch: When you want to press onscreen buttons,
select items such as application and settings
icons, or type, simply touch the screen with your
finger. A light touch works best.
Touch and hold: To open the available options for
an item (for example, options for a contact), simply
touch and hold the item.
Drag: To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag
across the touchscreen horizontally or vertically.
For example, touch People and then drag the
list up or down.
Flick: To scroll quickly through a list, flick across
the touchscreen (drag quickly and release). When
you’re flicking through a long list, touch the screen
to stop scrolling.
Tip: When you drag or flick a list, a scroll bar may
appear. For example, in your Contacts list, drag the
scroll bar to move quickly to a specific letter (A-Z).
Zoom: “Pinch” the screen using your thumb and
forefinger to zoom out or zoom in when viewing a
picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to
zoom out and outward to zoom in.) You can also
double-touch the screen to zoom in and then
double-touch again to zoom out.

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Home Screen
Touch to display your Home screen.
Notifications Panel
When you see a notification icon on the left
side of the status bar, drag the status bar down
to display the notifications panel. Touch a
notification to open the related application,
such as messaging, call list, or event.
To close the panel, drag the bottom bar up.
Status
Bar
Google
Search Bar
Favorites
Tray
Shortcut

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Add Items to Your Screens
1. Touch on the screen you wish to change.
2. Slide the APPS or WIDGETS screens to find the
item you wish to add.
3. Touch and hold an app icon or widget
4. Touching the item, move your finger to the place
to add it.
5. Release your finger.
Your Home Screen
Viewing Extended Screens
Your phone’s Home screen extends horizontally to
four additional screens. This gives you room to
customize your phone and put the things you
need front and center, just a swipe away.
• To display the Home screen, touch from
any screen.
• To view extended screens, flick the screen left or
right. There are two additional screens on each
side of the Home screen.
Keys

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Function Keys
Just below the touchscreen, you’ll find a row of
three keys that let you perform specific functions.
• Back Key ( ) – Touch to return to the previous
screen view.
• Home Key ( ) – Touch to return to the Home
screen.
• Menu Key ( ) – Touch to open context-
specific menus.
Open Applications
• If an application is on one of your screens, just
touch it to open it.
• If an application is not available from your
Home screen, touch (if you’re not already
on the Home screen), touch to display the
applications list, and then touch the application
from the alphabetical list. You may have to
scroll to the side to find the application you’re
looking for.
Keys
BACK
Key
HOME
Key
MENU
Key

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Touchscreen Keyboards
Your phone lets you choose between three
onscreen keyboards: Android, TouchPal, and Swype.
Language and Keyboard Settings
You can change your text entry options through the
Language & keyboard settings menu. These may
include selecting touchscreen keyboard options,
word prediction, user dictionary, and language.
►Touch > > System settings >
Language & input and then touch an option.
• To change the language for your keyboard,
touch Language.
• To select a keyboard type, touch Default and
select an input method.
• To edit your word suggestion dictionary for the
multi-touch keyboard, touch Personal dictionary.
Typing
• To change your keyboard settings, touch
next to Swype, Android keyboard, or
TouchPal Keyboard.
Android Keyboard
Use the Android keyboard to enter text one letter
at a time.
Typing: Swype Keyboard
Enter
Text Field
Shift
Word
Suggestions
(Touch
to select.)
Text Mode
Backspace
SpaceVoice Input

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Swype Keyboard
Swype™ lets you enter a word with one
continuous motion. To enter a word, just drag your
finger over the letters.
• To enter the small number or symbol at the top of
a key, touch and hold the key.
• To enter several symbols, touch .
• To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”),
drag through the apostrophe key.
• To correct a word, touch anywhere in the word.
Swype shows a small menu of other word options.
Swype might also show a menu if it can’t guess
your word.
• If Swype doesn’t know a word, touch individual
letters to enter it. Swype remembers, so next time
you can just drag over the letters.
Typing: Swype Keyboard
Example: cool
For double letters, circle the
letter.
Example: dog
Place your finger on the key
with the first letter of the
word and glide to the
following letters. Lift your
finger after the last letter.
Example: You
To capitalize the letter, slide
up over the keyboard.

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Set Up Your Voicemail
All unanswered calls are automatically transferred
to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or
turned off. You should set up your voicemail and
personal greeting as soon as your phone is
activated:
1. Touch > to display the phone dialpad,
and then touch and hold 1.
2. Follow the voice prompts to create your
password and record your name and greeting.
Sprint strongly recommends setting a voicemail
password. Without a password, anyone who has
access to your phone can access your messages.
Use Your Phone: Voicemail
Retrieve Your Voicemail
►Touch > and then touch and hold 1 .
From any other phone:
1. Dial your wireless phone number.
2. When your voicemail answers, touch *.
Visual Voicemail
This gives you a quick and easy way to access
your voicemail. Now you can find the exact
message you are looking for without having to
listen to every voicemail first.
1. Touch > > Voicemail.
2. Touch Personalize now and follow the system
prompts to set up your Visual Voicemail.
Make Phone Calls

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Make a Phone Call
1. Touch > to display the phone dialpad.
2. Touch the digits of the number you want to call
on the dialpad. Touch to delete one or
more digits.
3. Touch to place the call.
Make Phone Calls
People tab
Tap to open, and then
tap an entry to call.
Call log tab
Tap to open, and then
tap an entry to call.
Phone tab
Tap to open, and then
tap the keys on the
phone dialpad to
enter a phone number.
Talk
Enter a phone number
and tap here to call it.
Delete
Tap to delete a digit
you entered.

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Answer Calls
Respond to an Incoming Call
• On the incoming call screen, flick to the
Answer icon .
• Flick to the Ignore icon to send the call
to your voicemail inbox.
• Flick to the Ignore & Text icon to ignore
the call and send a message to the caller.
Note: While on a call and holding the phone near
your face to speak, the touchscreen automatically
deactivates to avoid accidental screen presses.
When you move the phone away from your face,
the touchscreen automatically reactivates.
In-Call Options
Contacts
Speaker
Touch to turn the
speaker on or off.
Mute
Touch to mute or
unmute a call.
End Call
Touch to
hang up.
Dialpad
Touch to
enter
numbers
during
a call.

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Contacts
View Contacts
1. Touch > > People.
2. Scroll through the list to view your contacts.
Contacts List
Touch to view
contact
information.
Touch and hold
to edit, delete,
and more.
Slider
Your phone’s Contacts application lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of
sources, including Gmail, Exchange, Facebook, Twitter, contacts synced from your computer,
and old-fashioned contacts entered by hand.

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Contacts
Add a New Contact
1. Touch > > People > .
2. Add as much or as little information as you want.
• To add information in a field, touch the field to
display the touchscreen keyboard.
• To assign a number or address type (such as
Home, Mobile, Work, etc.), touch the label next to
the number or address field.
• To assign a picture, touch the icon next to the
name, select a location, and touch a picture.
You can also take a new picture.
3. Touch Done when you’re finished.
Note: If you have contacts associated with your
Gmail account, they are automatically synced with
your phone.
Edit Contacts
1. Touch > > People.
2. Touch a contact to open it, and then touch
> Edit.
• Touch a field to add or edit information.
3. Touch Done when you’re finished.
Note: To delete a contact, touch > Delete > OK.
Sync Contacts
When you change one of your contacts on your
phone, your phone automatically updates your
other social networking accounts. Also, your phone
updates your Contacts and social networking
accounts whenever you change a friend in your
social networking accounts.
Messaging

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Messaging
Send a Message
1. Touch > > Messaging > .
2. Enter a phone number or email address in the
“To” field.
3. Touch the “Type message” field and type your
message.
• To insert pictures or other files, touch .
4. When you are finished, touch .
Note: For information on taking pictures and
recording videos with your phone, see “Camera &
Camcorder” on page 23.
Access Messages
• Touch > > Messaging . Tap a message
to open and read it.
–or–
• If you have a new message notification, drag
the status bar down to open the Notifications
panel. Tap a message to open and read it.

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Messaging
Read and Reply to Messages
►Touch > > Messaging .
• To open a message, touch it. Touching a text
message or a social networking message
opens the message and all its replies.
• To reply to a text or social networking message,
open it and enter your reply in the text box at
the bottom.
• To forward a text message, touch and hold the
message to bring up an options menu, touch
Forward, and select or enter a recipient.
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