Zte V821 User manual

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V821
User Manual

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Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time : 201103
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Contents
For Your Safety......................................................11
General Safety.............................................................11
Distraction....................................................................12
Driving....................................................................12
Operating Machinery ..............................................12
Product Handling .........................................................12
General Statement on Handling and Use................12
Small Children........................................................14
Demagnetization.....................................................14
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).................................14
Antenna..................................................................15
Normal Use Position...............................................15
Air Bags..................................................................16
Seizures/ Blackouts................................................16
Repetitive Motion Injuries........................................16
Emergency Calls ....................................................17
Loud Noise.............................................................17
Phone Heating........................................................17
Electrical Safety...........................................................17
Accessories............................................................17
Connection to a Car................................................18
Faulty and Damaged Products................................18
Interference..................................................................18
General Statement on Interface..............................18
Pacemakers ...........................................................18

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Hearing Aids .......................................................... 19
Medical Devices..................................................... 19
Hospitals................................................................ 19
Aircraft ................................................................... 19
Interference in Cars................................................ 20
Explosive Environments .............................................. 20
Petrol Stations and Explosive Atmospheres........... 20
Blasting Caps and Areas........................................ 20
Getting Started.......................................................21
Overview..................................................................... 21
Starting up................................................................... 22
Installing the SIM/microSD Card and Battery.......... 22
Removing the Battery and SIM/microSD Card........ 25
Charging the Battery.............................................. 25
Switching Your Phone On/Off...................................... 26
Switching to Sleep Mode........................................ 27
Waking up Your Phone .......................................... 27
Getting Around V821................................................... 28
Touch Control ........................................................ 28
Home Screen......................................................... 28
Status and Notification Icons.................................. 30
Applications and Settings Preview.......................... 32
Phone Calls ............................................................38
How to Make Calls....................................................... 38
Calling from the Dialer............................................ 38

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Calling from Your Contacts.....................................38
Calling from Your Call History.................................39
Calling from a Text Message ..................................39
Making International Calls.......................................39
How to Receive Calls...................................................40
Answering a Call.....................................................40
Rejecting a Call ......................................................40
Muting a Call...........................................................40
Putting a Call on Hold.............................................40
Turning the Speakerphone On/Off..........................41
Ending a Call..........................................................41
Adjusting Your Call Settings.........................................41
Contacts .................................................................43
Importing and Exporting Contacts ................................43
Import Contacts from the SIM Card.........................43
Import Contacts from the microSD Card or Export to
the Card..................................................................43
Sharing Contacts Information.......................................44
Creating a Contact.......................................................44
Adding a Contact to Favorites......................................44
Searching for a Contact................................................45
Editing a Contact..........................................................45
Deleting a Contact .......................................................45
Entering Text..........................................................47
TouchPal Keyboard......................................................47

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Hardware Keyboard..................................................... 49
Choosing Touch Input Settings.................................... 51
TouchPal Input....................................................... 51
Device Keyboard Settings...................................... 52
User Dictionary Settings......................................... 52
Messaging ..............................................................53
Sending an SMS.......................................................... 53
Sending an MMS......................................................... 53
Managing Messages and Their ‗Threads‘ .................... 55
Reply to a Message ............................................... 55
Delete a Message Thread...................................... 55
Message Settings................................................... 56
Email .......................................................................57
Creating an Email account........................................... 57
Composing and sending an Email ............................... 58
Replying to or Forwarding an Email............................. 59
Email Settings ............................................................. 59
Getting Connected to the Internet........................61
Adding a New GPRS/EDGE Connection ..................... 61
Turning on Wi-Fi.......................................................... 62
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network .................................... 62
Checking the Wi-Fi Network Status ............................. 63
USB Tethering............................................................. 63
Enabling the USB Tethering................................... 63
Disabling the Tethering Function............................ 64

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Browsing the Internet............................................65
Browsing Options.........................................................65
Opening Links in Web Pages.......................................66
Downloading Apps from the Web.................................67
Using Bookmarks.........................................................67
Edit a Bookmark.....................................................67
Delete a Bookmark.................................................68
Browser Settings..........................................................68
Bluetooth®..............................................................70
Turning Bluetooth on/off...............................................70
Making Your Phone Visible..........................................70
Change Your Phone‘s Name........................................71
Hook up with Another Bluetooth Device .......................71
Making the Most of Multimedia.............................72
Taking Pictures............................................................72
Adjusting Camera Settings .....................................72
Shooting Video.............................................................72
Adjusting Your Video Settings.................................73
Listening to FM Radio..................................................73
Playing Music...............................................................74
Creating Playlists....................................................75
Managing Playlists..................................................75
Setting a Song as Ringtone....................................75
Playing Your Videos.....................................................76
Opening Your Gallery...................................................76

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Making Memorable Memos.......................................... 77
Using Your Google™ Applications ......................79
Gmail........................................................................... 79
Using Google Calendar ............................................... 80
Using Google Talk....................................................... 80
Opening Google Talk ............................................. 80
Adding a New Friend.............................................. 81
Changing Your Online Status................................. 81
Starting a Chat....................................................... 81
Places ......................................................................... 81
Latitude ....................................................................... 82
Sorting out Your Phone Settings..........................84
Setting Time and Date................................................. 84
Changing Display Settings........................................... 84
Adjusting Screen Brightness .................................. 84
Adjusting Screen-timeout....................................... 85
Showing Animation when Opening/Closing Windows
.............................................................................. 85
Audio Settings............................................................. 85
Choosing Audio Effect............................................ 85
Choosing Audio Profile........................................... 85
Language Settings....................................................... 87
Mobile Network Services............................................. 87
Getting Data Services while Roaming .................... 87
Switching Networks................................................ 87

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Setting Access Point Names...................................88
Setting Data Transfer Priority..................................88
Security Settings..........................................................89
Protecting Your Phone with a Screen Unlock Pattern
...............................................................................89
Protecting Your Phone with a PIN or Password ......91
Disabling Screen Unlock Security...........................91
Protecting Your SIM with a PIN...............................92
Managing Your Memory Card ......................................92
Checking Memory Card Space...............................92
Unmounting Your Memory Card .............................93
Formatting Your Memory Card................................93
Managing Phone Memory............................................93
Privacy: Reset to Factory Settings................................94
Managing Applications and Their Settings....................94
Viewing Your Phone‘s Applications.........................94
Allowing Installation of Non-market Applications.....94
How to Install an Application...................................95
Setting Keyboard Shortcuts to Applications ............95
Removing an Application........................................95
Moving an Application to or from the Memory Card.96
Managing Other Settings..............................................96
Search Settings......................................................96
Voice Interaction.....................................................97
Other Applications.................................................98
Alarms .........................................................................98

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Calculator.................................................................... 98
Note Pad..................................................................... 98
SIM Toolkit .................................................................. 98
Task Manager ............................................................. 99
Specifications.......................................................100