Zte Z956 User manual

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Z956
User Manual

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LEGAL INFORMATION
Copyright © 2016 ZTE CORPORATION.
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Notice
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Disclaimer
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The Bluetooth®trademark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth
SIG, Inc. and any use of such trademarks by ZTE Corporation is
under license.

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Version No. : R1.0
Edition Time : August 5, 2016
Manual No. :

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Getting to Know Your Phone
Front camera
Proximity &
light sensor
Earpiece
camera
Back key
Recent apps key
Home key
Touch
screen
camer
a
Power key
Charging/USB
Type-C jack
Headset jack
Volume key

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nano-SIM/
microSDXC
card tray
Back camera
Speaker
Main
microphone
Auxiliary
microphone
Flash
Fingerprint
sensor

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Power key
Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, power off or
restart the phone.
Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Home key
Touch to return to the home screen.
Touch and hold to use Google Search or Now on Tap.
Primary shortcuts
Status bar
Widgets
Folder
Shortcut

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Back key
Touch to go to the previous screen.
Recent apps key
Touch to see recently used applications.
Volume key
Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume up or
down.
Phone Setup
You’ll need to set up your phone before you can explore all its
great features.
Installing the nano-SIM Card and
microSDXC Card
The nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card can be installed
or removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount
the microSDXC card before removing it (refer to the User
Manual for details).
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any non-standard
nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard
nano-SIM card from your service provider.

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1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card
tray.
2. Pull out the card tray and place the nano-SIM card (right)
/microSDXC card (left) facing down on the tray. Gently slide
the card tray in until it clicks into place.

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Charging the Battery
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to
turn on, find a signal, andmake a few calls. You should fully charge
the battery as soon as possible.
WARNING!
Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of
unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause
the battery to explode.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging/USB Type-C jack.
nano-SIM
card
microSDXC
card

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2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the
phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or ,
appear in the status bar.
3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.
CAUTION:
Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by
yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE
authorized service provider.

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NOTE:
If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on
the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again
after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the
customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after
prolonged charging.
Touch Screen
Navigating Your Phone
Press and hold the screen to unlock.
Use your fingertip to lightly touch the
screen.
Use quick flicks of your finger on the
touch screen to swipe up, down, left
and right.
Spread two fingers apart or pinch
them together on the screen to zoom
in or out on a web page, a Gallery
image, or a map.
To return to the previous screen,
touch the Back key.
Touch the Home key at any time to return to the main home

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screen.
Touch the Recent apps key to access recently viewed apps.
Touch in the home screen to access applications on
your phone.
To exchange the positions of the Back key and the Recent
apps key, touch the Home key > > Settings >
Navigation key and select an option.
Notifications Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new
messages, calendar events, and
alarms, as well as ongoing events,
such as when you are playing music.
You can open the notification panel to
view the details of notifications.
To open the notification panel,
swipe your finger down on the home
screen or from the top of the screen.
To close the notification panel,
swipe your finger up on the screen
or touch the Back key.
Touch to expand the quick
settings menu.
Touch to turn battery saver on.

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Touch to access the settings menu.
Touch to change the positions of quick setting icons.
To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
To remove all notifications, touch below all the
notifications.
Personalize
Setting Wallpaper
You can set the wallpaper for the home
screen and lock screen.
1. Touch and hold a blank part of the
home screen and then touch
Wallpapers.
2. Touch a wallpaper to set it. You can
also touch GALLERY or LIVE
WALLPAPER for additional options.
NOTE:
In addition, you can touch the Home
key > > Settings > Display >
Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos or

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Wallpapers, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.
Adding Shortcuts or Widgets
Touch the Home key > , touch
and hold the desired app, and drag it
to the home screen.
Touch and hold a blank part of the
home screen and touch Widgets.
Touch and hold the desired widget
and drag it to the home screen.
Touch and hold a blank part of the
home screen and then touch Themes
or Effects to change the theme or
home screen transition effect.
Organizing Home Screens
To move an icon, touch and hold it and drag it to a new
location. To delete it, drag it to (Remove).
Touch and hold an icon on the home screen and drag it

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to (Folder). To keep your stuff together just how
you like, drag additional icons to add them to an
existing folder.
Touch the folder and then touch the folder name to
rename the folder.
Drag the folder to (Extract) and touch OK to delete
the folder and move apps to the last home screen.
Changing Language
You can change the language of your phone’s buttons and
menus.
1. From the home screen, touch > Settings >
Language & input > Language.
2. Touch the language you want to use.
Calls and Voicemail
Call friends and family and check voicemails in just a few simple
steps.

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Making a call 1. Touch the Home key >.
2. Type the name or phone number of
a contact in the search box at the
top of the screen.
Or touch and enter the phone
number or the contact name with
the dialpad.
3. Touch the matching contact to call
the contact or touch to call the
number.
Checking voicemail
1. Touch the Home key > > .
2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer.
If prompted, enter your voicemail
password.
3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to
your voicemail messages.

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Use Call Waiting
Call waiting helps you answer or hold
a call while you are on an existing call.
1. While on a call, you will hear a
tone if another call comes in.
Touch Hold current and answer.
2. Touch to merge calls or
to switch between active calls.

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Messaging Send messages to other mobile phones
and to email addresses to communicate
privately and quickly.
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch at the bottom.
3. Add recipients by one of the following
ways.
Touch the To field and manually
enter the recipient’s number or
the contact name. If the phone
presents a few suggestions,
touch the one you want to add.
Select recipients from your
contacts or call log by touching
.
4. Touch the Type message field and
enter the message text.
5. If you want to send a multimedia
message, touch to attach pictures,
audio, video, and files, etc.
6. Touch .
NOTE:

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You can also include email addresses as recipients for
multimedia messages.
NOTE:
Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to
send a text message. Otherwise you may be charged for a
multimedia message.

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Email
Setting Up Email
You can use the Email app to add email
accounts including Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc.
1. Touch the Home key > > Email.
2. Select an email server and enter the
email address and password.
NOTE:
If another email account is already set up,
touch the Home key > > Settings >
Accounts and select Add account.
3. Touch Next and follow the onscreen
instructions.
NOTE:
Contact your IT administrator to help set
up your corporate Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync®account.