Zte Grand X User manual

User Manual

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Copyright Statement
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final explanation to this manual.
Trademarks
Android is a trademark of Google, Inc.
The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are
registered trademarks of Bluetooth SIG, Inc.,
and any use of such marks by ZTE Corporation
is under license.
The product is manufactured under the license
of Dolby Laboratory. Dolby and the double-D
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Laboratories.
All other trademarks remain the property of
their respective owners.

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Statement of Third-party Applications
During the installation process of some
third-party applications, the issues of repeated
restart or abnormal use of software might be
caused by incompatibility of the third-party
applications, rather than the tablet itself.
Version 1.0, May 2015

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Contents
Before you get started................................... 7
Screen Control ............................................. 7
Home screen................................................ 8
Extend home screen................................. 8
Quick Launch Toolbar............................... 9
Arrange Icons ......................................... 10
Lock and unlock the screen.........................11
Lock the screen .......................................11
Unlock the screen....................................11
Change screen lock method....................11
Email ............................................................. 11
Set up Email account ..................................11
Check Emails ............................................. 12
Send an Email............................................ 12
Network Applications .................................. 13
Wi-Fi........................................................... 13
Wi-Fi Enable Wi-Fi.................................. 13
Wi-Fi Search and connect Wi-Fi............. 13
Wi-Fi Manually add Wi-Fi........................ 13
Network tethering and portable hotspots.... 14
Tethering Wi-Fi hotspot........................... 14
USB tethering ......................................... 14

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Bluetooth tethering.................................. 15
Browser ...................................................... 15
Open browser ......................................... 15
Browser options...................................... 15
Browser settings ..................................... 16
Bluetooth connection.................................. 16
Turn on Bluetooth ................................... 16
Search for devices and pair.................... 17
Send data via Bluetooth.......................... 17
Receive data via Bluetooth..................... 17
GPS ............................................................... 18
Start GPS ................................................... 18
Connect to the PC........................................ 19
MTP media device...................................... 19
PTP camera device.................................... 19
Settings......................................................... 19
Airplane mode ............................................ 19
Other system settings................................. 21
About tablet ................................................ 22
Multimedia .................................................... 22
Camera....................................................... 22
Back Camera.......................................... 22
Parameter settings.................................. 23
Camera Family ....................................... 23

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Front Camera ............................................. 24
Camcorder.................................................. 25
Music.......................................................... 26
Play local music...................................... 26
Video player................................................ 27
Gallery........................................................ 28
View photos ............................................ 28
Make GIF................................................ 28
Slideshow ............................................... 29
TimeManager................................................ 29
Alarm.......................................................... 29
Add alarm ............................................... 29
Turn on/off alarm..................................... 29
Delete alarm ........................................... 29
World Time ................................................. 30
Add city................................................... 30
Delete City.............................................. 30
Stopwatch................................................... 30
Timer .......................................................... 30
Tools.............................................................. 31
Sound Recorder ......................................... 31
Calculator ................................................... 31
NotePad ..................................................... 32
Calendar........................................................ 32

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Other ............................................................. 33
My Files...................................................... 33
Backup ....................................................... 33
Information for your safety.......................... 34
Using your tablet safely .......................... 34
Battery care and safety........................... 36
Charger care and safety ......................... 37
Appendix .................................................... 38
Care and maintenance ........................... 38
Declaration of RoHS compliance............ 40
Disposal of your old tablet ...................... 41

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Before you get started
Thank you for choosing ZTE Corporation’s
tablet, which we’ll simply call ‘tablet’ from now
on.
Based on AndroidTM platform, the tablet adopts
four-kernel processor with novel appearance
and cool user interface, which bring you
brandnew experiences.
To guarantee your tablet is always in its best
condition, please read this manual carefully
before you get started.
And don’t worry if the pictures we use to
demonstrate your tablet’s functions look a little
different from what you see on its screen. It’s
the functions they show that matter.
If there is any inconsistency caused by software
function update between user manual and your
tablet, please subject to your tablet.
Screen Control
You can control your tablet through a series of
operations on the screen.
- Tap: tap once on an item on the screen to
select it or open whatever you tap.
- Slide to scroll: slide your fingers on the screen
to move through what’s on the screen.
- Press & hold: press your finger down and
leave it there for a few seconds to open a menu
specific to what you're doing.

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- Drag: drag an item on the screen to perform
certain operations.
- Pinch or stretch: In some applications (e.g.,
Gallery, Browser), touch the screen with two or
more fingers, and then pinch your fingers
together on the screen or stretch them apart to
zoom out or in.
- Rotate: In most screens, rotate your tablet
sideways to switch the screen from portrait
mode to landscape mode.
Home screen
The home screen appears as the tablet is in
idle mode. On the home screen, you can check
the status of the tablet and access applications.
Extend home screen
The home screen can be extended to exceed
the width of the screen to provide more
space for newly added applications,
shortcuts, etc.
Slide to scroll the home screen to move to
the left or right side of the home screen.
Tap the small dot at the lower part of the
screen to directly move to the corresponding
screen. Press & hold the small dot area and
drag to quickly start navigation.

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Quick Launch Toolbar
There are icons at the bottom of the screen.
You can move the applications or shortcuts that
you need access most frequently into the quick
launch toolbar.
1. Press & hold an icon at the toolbar and drag
it to the area outside the toolbar.
2. Press & hold another icon on the screen you
want to move, and then drag it to an empty area
inside the toolbar.
Show/hide notification bar
As a new notification icon appears in the
notification bar, you can pull down the notification
bar to view the list of notifications, and touch a
notification to perform detailed operation.
Swipe up from any place on the screen to hide
the notification bar.
Move icons on home screen
To move an icon on the home screen, press &
hold the icon you want to move, drag it to your
desired position on the screen and release it.
Drag the icon to the navigation bar to quickly
switch to other screen.
Press & hold the icon you want to move and
release it, the icon shall jump to the bottom of
the screen; slide left or right to the target screen,
and touch the icon at the bottom of the screen
to jump to the target screen.

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Delete icons on home screen
To uninstall an application or remove a widget,
press & hold the Application or Widget icon and
drag it to the Remove/Uninstall icon at the top
of the screen.
Note:
The preinstalled system applications cannot be
removed.
Change desktop wallpaper
On the home screen, press and hold an empty
area to select ‘Wallpapers’ to choose a
wallpaper.
Use shortcuts panel
On the home screen or in the process of using
an application, pull down the notification bar to
open the shortcuts panel. Touch the shortcuts
icons to perform relevant settings.
Create a folder and add items into the folder
1. On the home screen, press & hold an icon
and drag it to another icon on the screen to
create a folder containing these two icons.
2. Press & hold other icons and drag them to
the folder to add items into the folder.
Arrange Icons
On the Home screen, press and hold an empty
area to select ‘Arrange Icons’ and touch the
icons you want to arrange to move them to the
bottom of the screen.

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Swipe right to the target screen and touch the
icons at the bottom of the screen to move to the
target screen.
Lock and unlock the screen
Lock the screen
As the tablet is powered on, press the ‘Power’
key to lock the screen. The tablet shall
automatically lock the screen after it’s not used
for a while.
Unlock the screen
1. Press the ‘Power’ key to light up the screen.
2. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to
unlock the screen.
Change screen lock method
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’>
‘Security and privacy’ > ‘Screen lock’.
2. Choose the screen lock method.
Email
Set up Email account
1. On the home screen, touch ‘Email’.
2. Select one mail provider.
3. Input your Email address & password and
touch ‘Next’.

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4. Perform the operations according to the
prompt on the screen.
Check Emails
1. If you have set your Email account, touch
‘Email’ to enter the inbox of this account.
2. If you want to check Emails of more accounts,
select ‘Settings’ > ‘Add account’.
3. Touch the account’s name at the top of the
screen to select the account you want to check;
touch ‘Combined view’ to check the inbox of all
Email accounts you’ve set.
4. Scroll the screen and check the Emails.
Send an Email
1. On the Email interface, touch the icon
‘Compose’.
2. Type the recipient’s address into the field ‘To’
to select one recipient from the list of contacts.
3. If you need to send by Cc or Bcc, select ‘Add
Cc/Bcc’.
4. Touch ‘Subject’ to input the Email subject.
5. Touch ‘Compose email’ to input the text.
6. If you want to attach a file, touch the icon
‘Attach attachments’.
7. Touch ‘Send’ to send the Email, and select
‘More’ > ‘Save as draft’ to save the Email as
draft.

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Network Applications
Wi-Fi
Your tablet can connect to other network
devices through access points or wireless
hotspots.
Wi-Fi Enable Wi-Fi
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’.
2. Slide the scrollbar beside ‘Wi-Fi’ to the right
side.
Search and connect Wi-Fi
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Wi-Fi’.
2. Your tablet shall automatically search
available Wi-Fi access points.
3. Select one access point from the list.
- If you’ve selected an open network, your
tablet will automatically connect to the network.
- If you’ve selected an secured network, your
tablet will connect to the network after you
enter the correct password.
Manually add Wi-Fi
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Wi-Fi’.

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2. Tap ‘Manually add network’ to input the
network SSID and select the security type.
3. Tap ‘Advanced’ and perform further settings.
Network tethering and portable
hotspots
Tethering Wi-Fi hotspot
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Other wireless settings’ > ‘Network tethering
and portable hotspots’.
2. Select ‘Portable Wi-Fi hotspot’.
3. Select ‘Set up Wi-Fi hotspot’ to edit ‘Network
name’, ‘Security’ and ‘Password’.
4. Find your tablet’s network SSID on other
devices and connect.
USB tethering
After connecting your tablet to the PC through a
USB cable, you can use your tablet as Modem
to share the tablet’s mobile network.
If your operating system is Window 7 or Mac
OS X, you can establish network connection in
the following method. If you use other operating
system, you need manually establish a network
connection.
1. Connect your tablet to the PC through a USB
cable,

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2. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Other wireless settings’ > ‘Network tethering
and portable hotspots’.
3. Select ‘USB tethering’.
4. After tethered, you can access to the Internet
on your computer through the tablet’s network.
Bluetooth tethering
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Other wireless settings’ > ‘Network tethering
and portable hotspots’.
2. Select ‘Bluetooth tethering’.
3. Make sure you have turned on Bluetooth and
set Visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices.
Scan on other devices and pair with your tablet.
Browser
Open browser
1. On the home screen, tap the ‘Browser’ icon.
2. Tap the input field at the top of the screen
and input a website address.
3. Tap ‘Go’.
Browser options
When browsing a web page, you can slide to
scroll the screen to view other parts of the web
page.

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- Pinch your fingers together on the screen or
stretch them apart to zoom in or out.
- Double-tap the screen to return. The function
might not be available on some pages.
- Press ‘Save to bookmarks’ to add the current
web page to bookmark.
- Press ‘Share’ to send the website to others or
share with others.
Browser settings
On the browser interface, press ‘Settings’ and
change settings according to the prompts on
your tablet.
Bluetooth connection
Via Bluetooth, you can exchange data with
other nearby Bluetooth devices.
Since Bluetooth devices communicate through
radio wave, interference might exist due to
some obstacles or other electronic devices.
Turn on Bluetooth
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’.
2. Slide the scrollbar beside ‘Bluetooth’ to the
right side.

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Search for devices and pair
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Bluetooth’, then Search for devices.
2. Select one device.
3. Tap ‘Pair’ to pair with two devices. After the
paring request is accepted by the other device
or the same password is entered, the pairing is
completed.
4. After paired, these two devices can
communicate within short distances.
Send data via Bluetooth
You can send music, sound recordings, videos,
calendar events, contacts, etc. via Bluetooth.
The process depends on what you send. Below
is an example of sending an image via the
Bluetooth.
1. On the home screen, tap ‘Gallery’.
2. Open the image you want to send.
3. Tap > ‘Bluetooth’.
4. If there is a prompt ‘Turn on Bluetooth now?’
on the screen, tap ‘Turn on’.
5. Select paired device, select one device from
the scanning list to pair and send the file.
Receive data via Bluetooth
1. Turn on Bluetooth.

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2. Show the notification panel, tap the Bluetooth
share notification and tap ‘Accept’ to receive the
file.
3. After the file is received, the tablet shall
display the notification. If you want to view the
file, show the notification panel and tap the
relevant notification.
GPS
The tablet has a GPS receiver, so you can use
GPS functions.
Please try to use GPS function on sunny days.
The GPS performance can be affected by
factors such as ceiling, roof or weather. If you
want to get the best performance, please try to
move to the area where you can get
360°panoramic view of the entire sky.
Skyscrapers and walls might affect GPS
performance.
Start GPS
You can receive the position information and
search maps only after starting GPS service.
1. On the home screen, press ‘Settings’ >
‘Other system settings’ > ‘Location’
2. Tap the tick-box next to ‘On’.

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Connect to PC
MTP media device
You can use your computer to access the
media files saved on your tablet after
connecting your tablet to your computer.
1. Connect your tablet to your computer using a
USB cable.
2. Pull down from the top of the screen to open
the notification bar and touch ‘Connect as
Media device’.
PTP camera device
You can use your computer to access the
image files saved on your tablet after
connecting your tablet to your computer.
1. Connect your tablet to your computer using a
USB cable.
2. Pull down from the top of the screen to open
the notification bar and touch ‘Connect as
camera device’.
Settings
Airplane mode
After the Airplane mode is activated, your tablet
will end all wireless connections.