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Acer Liquid Zest User Manual - When A Sim Is:

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Summary of Liquid Zest

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    User’s manual.

  • Page 2: Important

    2 - © 2016 all rights reserved acer liquid zest user’s manual model: t06 this revision: march 2016 sign up for an acer id and enjoy great benefits open the acer portal app from the start screen to sign up for an acer id or sign in if you already have an acer id. There are three great reasons for you...

  • Page 3: Able

    Table of contents - 3 t able of contents setting up 5 unpacking your phone............................. 5 getting to know your phone..................... 5 views .......................................................... 5 charging the battery ................................... 7 setting up for the...

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    4 - table of contents internal storage ........................................ 55 security .................................................... 55 temperature ............................................ 55 other sources of help............................. 55 warnings and precautions 56 medical de...

  • Page 5: Etting

    Setting up - 5 s etting up unpacking your phone your new phone comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the following items is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately: • your new acer smartphone • usb cable • ac adapter • headset getti...

  • Page 6: No. Item

    6 - setting up no. Item description 1 3.5 mm headphone jack connects to stereo headphones. 2 phone speaker emits audio from your phone; suitable for holding to your ear. 3 status led indicates a new message or the phone’s power status. 4 front-facing camera for video calls or taking selfies. 5 touch...

  • Page 7: Charging The Battery

    Setting up - 7 charging the battery for initial use, you need to charge your phone for eight hours. After that you can recharge the battery as needed. Connect the ac adapter cord to the usb connector on your phone. Setting up for the first time inserting the sim cards and microsd card 1. Turn off th...

  • Page 8: Sim Card Lock

    8 - setting up 3. Insert the sim and microsd cards as shown. * your phone may be equipped with one or two sim slots depending on model. 4. Replace the cover by aligning the tabs on the cover into the slots on the phone. Gently press the cover until it snaps in place. Sim card lock your phone may com...

  • Page 9: Sing

    Using your phone - 9 u sing your phone turning on for the first time to turn on your phone for the first time, press and hold the power button until the screen turns on. You will then be asked to configure some settings before you can use your phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setu...

  • Page 10: Locking Your Phone

    10 - using your phone locking your phone if you will not use your phone for a while, briefly press the power button to lock access. This saves power and ensures your phone does not unintentionally use any services. Your phone will lock automatically if it is not used for one minute. Waking your phon...

  • Page 11: Using The Touchscreen

    Using your phone - 11 home tap this icon to go directly to the home screen. Tap and hold this icon to open google now or search. Overview tap this icon to see recently opened apps in your phone’s overview screen. Tap an app to open it. Tap anywhere on the screen to return to the home screen. See mul...

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    12 - using your phone tap the ?123 key to see numbers and special characters, and then tap the =\key to see even more. If you have set up more than one language, the world key appears next to the space bar. Tap this key to quickly toggle between multiple input languages, or tap and hold the space ba...

  • Page 13: The Home Screen

    Using your phone - 13 3. Toggle the switch next to the available keyboards to turn input methods or keyboards on or off, then tap back. 4. If your preferred keyboard is not selected, tap current keyboard > [preferred keyboard] to set the default keyboard. Alternatively, if you have already set up mo...

  • Page 14: See Going Online On

    14 - using your phone in order to search or browse the internet, you must be connected to a cellular data (if available) or wireless network. See going online on page 31 . Voice search if voice search is available, tap the microphone and speak your search request. See voice search on page 33 . The e...

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    Using your phone - 15 adding shortcuts to the home screen to add app shortcuts to the home screen, tap the apps list icon in the bottom-center of the home screen. Tap and hold the icon for the selected app. The apps list will close and the home screen will appear. Move the icon to the desired positi...

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    16 - using your phone removing widgets or shortcuts from the home screen to remove a shortcut or widget from the home screen, tap and drag it to remove at the top of the screen. Resizing widgets some widgets can be resized. As soon as you place a widget on the home screen, you can resize it by dragg...

  • Page 17: Wallpapers.

    Using your phone - 17 to delete an app shortcut from a folder, tap on the folder icon to display the apps inside and then tap and hold the app icon that you want to remove. Drag and drop the icon on remove that will appear at the top of the screen. To delete a folder, tap and hold on the folder and ...

  • Page 18: The Apps List

    18 - using your phone a selection of wallpapers are shown in a bar at the bottom of the screen; drag the bar left or right to see more options. If you wish to use a wallpaper other than those shown, tap my photos in the lower-left corner and select and image from gallery or photos. Tap on the thumbn...

  • Page 19: Multitasking

    Using your phone - 19 swipe down from the notification bar to display any notifications. Swipe down twice or once with two fingers to open quick settings, which allows you to quickly adjust selected settings or turn features on or off. Multitasking you can have multiple apps open at the same time. T...

  • Page 20: Anaging

    20 - managing contacts m anaging contacts managing your contacts your phone features an address book that allows you to save contacts to either the internal memory or onto your sim card. Tap the contacts app from the apps list or tap the all contacts icon from the dialer to view your contacts. If yo...

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    Managing contacts - 21 you may scroll down the page and tap more fields to add things such as: • im addresses. • add any personal notes about the contact. • phonetic name • link a website to assign an image to your contact, tap the silhouette and select whether to take a photo or select an image fro...

  • Page 22: Aking

    22 - making calls m aking calls this chapter shows you how to make phone calls, and the various options available to you during your call. Before making a call check that the phone function is on before you make a call. You can confirm the phone status from the notification area. Note status and not...

  • Page 23: Making A Call

    Making calls - 23 making a call 1. From the home screen tap phone then to open the onscreen number pad. 2. Enter the number you wish to dial. 3. Tap to make the call. 4. To end the call, tap . If the contact you need is displayed, simply tap the contact name to make a call. Dialing a number from cal...

  • Page 24: Direct Dial Widget

    24 - making calls 3. On your phone’s lock screen. Double-tap the notification to display the missed call details. Making a call to one of your contacts calling a contact from the contacts tab 1. Tap the all contacts to view your contacts. 2. Tap on a contact to call them. Calling a contact from the ...

  • Page 25: The Voice Call Screen

    Making calls - 25 the voice call screen you can minimize the call window to appear as a movable dialog instead of a whole screen by tapping the icon. You can even set this "floating" dialog box as the default voice call screen. To do so, open quick settings ( see notification and status area on page...

  • Page 26: See Adding A Contact On

    26 - making calls voice call options saving a dialed number to contacts you can save a number you have dialed to your contacts for future use. From the call history , tap the number and then tap create new contact and enter the information. See adding a contact on page 20 . Alternatively you can tap...

  • Page 27: Ext

    Text and multimedia messages - 27 t ext and multimedia messages this chapter shows you how to set up and use the messenging app on your phone to send text (sms) messages. All sms and mms messages are accessed via messenging. Messenging automatically arranges received and sent messages into threads. ...

  • Page 28: Replying to A Message

    28 - text and multimedia messages 3. Enter your message in the text box labeled type text message. Tap the menu button to see what options are available when creating a new message. The options change depending on the status of the message. 4. Tap the send icon to send the message. Replying to a mes...

  • Page 29: Multimedia Messages

    Text and multimedia messages - 29 multimedia messages multimedia messages are similar to text messages but also allow you to attach files such as pictures, audio or video clips. Each message can be up to 300 kb in size. Sending a multimedia message follow the instructions in creating a new message o...

  • Page 30: Important

    30 - text and multimedia messages 3. Tap the message to view the content. 4. To reply to the message, enter your text in the text box labeled type message and tap the send icon . Simple text replies will be sent as sms messages. If you wish to attach a file, tap . You will be presented with a menu o...

  • Page 31: Oing

    Going online - 31 g oing online browsing the internet in order to browse the internet with your phone, you must be connected to a data or wireless network. Using the browser to start browsing, tap the chrome icon in the favorites tray or the apps list. To open a new website, tap the address box at t...

  • Page 32: Google Services

    32 - going online to add another account, open settings from the apps list, then tap accounts > add account > [account type]. Enter the email address for the new account. If you have selected the wrong account type, you will be asked to confirm which account type to use. Enter the password for the a...

  • Page 33: Voice Search

    Going online - 33 voice search with voice actions, you can send text messages, place calls, send emails, find directions of establishments, automatically call establishments, search the internet and even send a note to yourself using your voice. Tap voice search from the apps list, or tap the microp...

  • Page 34: Page 14

    34 - going online access, gps). If none of these services seem unusual, tap accept & download to proceed with the installation. You may keep track of the download progress from both the app’s page and the notification area. Using downloaded apps once you’ve downloaded and installed an app, you may f...

  • Page 35: Google Hangouts

    Going online - 35 google hangouts tap hangouts from the apps list to open google hangouts. Here you can see a list of your contacts connected to google hangouts services. Tap on a contact to open a chat session. After you have connected, you can open a video chat session. Maps, navigation, places an...

  • Page 36: Sing

    36 - using the camera u sing the c amera your phone features two digital cameras mounted on the front and on the rear. This section will take you through all the steps in taking photos and videos with your phone. To activate the camera, open camera from the apps list or the favorites tray. Icons and...

  • Page 37: Private Album

    Using the camera - 37 tap the camcorder button and the camcorder immediately begins filming. While filming, you are unable to access camera/camcorder settings; however, you can turn the flash on for illumination and still take pictures with the shutter button. Tap the stop recording button to stop f...

  • Page 38: Mode Selector

    38 - using the camera mode selector tap the mode selector icon to open the list of modes you can choose from. Tap the icons along the top to select different items. Camera capture mode: select a capture mode. Scene mode: adjust photo parameters for a particular environment. Color effect: applies a c...

  • Page 39: Scene Mode:

    Using the camera - 39 scene mode: effect: white balance compensate for different lighting environments. Image properties adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, and sharpness. Self-timer set a delay before the shutter is activated. Settings menu tap the settings icon to open the settings menu. ...

  • Page 40: • Set The Iso Value.

    40 - using the camera photo you may adjust the following: • set the resolution and aspect ratio. • set the iso value. • set the default favorite shot mode. • turn continuous shot on or off: tap and hold the shutter button for continuous images. • turn touch to capture on or off: touch anywhere on sc...

  • Page 41: Shooting A Video

    Using the camera - 41 shooting a video 1. Frame your subject and steady your phone and zoom in or out as needed. 2. Tap the camcorder button to start taking a video. Tap the pause or stop recording buttons. Supported formats viewing photos and videos after you have taken your photo or video, it is a...

  • Page 42: Dvanced

    42 - advanced settings a dvanced settings putting your phone in airplane mode you can enable airplane mode (also known as flight mode) to turn off cellular, wi-fi and bluetooth functions and use your phone as a handheld device during a flight. Check with your airline to make sure this is permitted o...

  • Page 43: Adjusting Settings

    Advanced settings - 43 adjusting settings wireless & networks (managing connections) open the apps list and tap settings to manage your connection settings. If your phone is in airplane mode, the option to turn bluetooth on will be disabled. Please refer to putting your phone in airplane mode on pag...

  • Page 44: The Bluetooth Icon.

    44 - advanced settings adjusting bluetooth settings you can use bluetooth to exchange information between your phone and other mobile devices. Bluetooth connections for all bluetooth settings, open the apps list and tap settings > bluetooth. Tap the toggle switch next to turn bluetooth on or off. Wh...

  • Page 45: Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.

    Advanced settings - 45 wi-fi hotspot you can turn your phone into a portable wi-fi hotspot to share your mobile internet connection with up to eight clients. 1. Open settings > more... > tethering & portable hotspot > portable wi-fi hotspot. 2. Tap set up wi-fi hotspot, and change the network name, ...

  • Page 46: Phone Settings

    46 - advanced settings 4. Tap select automatically to connect to the available network with the strongest signal. This may lead to your phone jumping between networks when you move around. Data usage control settings data usage controls let you monitor total usage by network type and app and then se...

  • Page 47: Display

    Advanced settings - 47 display to adjust your phone’s display settings, in the apps list tap settings > display. You can also adjust the screen brightness, turn casting or screen rotation on or off from quick settings. Setting the date and time to set the date and time, open settings > date & time. ...

  • Page 48: Connecting to A Pc

    48 - advanced settings connecting to a pc if you wish to transfer information between your device and your computer (either the microsd card in your device or the device’s internal memory), you can connect your device to a pc using the supplied usb cable. 1. Plug the usb sync cable into the usb conn...

  • Page 49: And Then Tap Sync Now.

    Advanced settings - 49 to manually synchronize an item, make sure toggle switch next to the item is turned on, tap the menu icon and then tap sync now. Apps (applications) uninstalling an app you can remove programs installed on your phone to free up extra storage memory. From the apps list, tap and...

  • Page 50: Ccessories

    50 - accessories and tips a ccessories and tips this chapter shows you how to use accessories with your phone, as well as provide useful tips for when you are using your phone. Using the headset your phone is compatible with headsets with built-in microphone for handsfree use when making calls. To u...

  • Page 51: Anaging

    Managing your sim cards - 51 m anaging your sim cards sim management open the apps list and tap settings > sim cards. From this screen, you can: 1. Enable or disable each sim. 2. Configure each sim’s name, phone number, display numbers, and assign a color to each sim (allowing you to quickly and eas...

  • Page 52: When A Sim Is:

    52 - managing your sim cards identifying calls whenever you receive a call, the caller’s number will be shown using the color defined for the sim that the call is being received on. You will also be shown the name of the sim receiving the call. In the call log, the name of the sim will be shown bene...

  • Page 53: Ppendix

    Appendix - 53 a ppendix faq and troubleshooting this section lists frequently asked questions that may arise during the use of your phone, and gives easy answers and solutions to these questions. Audio multimedia files question suggestions why is there no sound coming from the device? If the headset...

  • Page 54: Google Play Store

    54 - appendix google play store system information and performance power ram / rom question suggestions why can’t i connect to the play store? 1. First check that you have a wi-fi or data connection (some wi-fi "hotspots" require you to log in before accessing the internet) and then try again. 2. If...

  • Page 55: Internal Storage

    Appendix - 55 internal storage security temperature other sources of help question suggestions my device’s available internal storage is full or almost full. Uninstall apps to increase available storage. See uninstalling an app on page 49 . Question suggestions i forgot my unlock pattern. After a ce...

  • Page 56: Arnings

    56 - warnings and precautions w arnings and precautions • do not use this product near water. • do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. If the product falls, it could be seriously damaged. • slots and openings are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the pr...

  • Page 57: Medical Devices

    Warnings and precautions - 57 operating environment remember to follow any special regulations in force in any area, and always switch off your device when its use is prohibited or when it may cause interference or danger. Use the device only in its normal operating positions. To successfully transm...

  • Page 58: Vehicles

    58 - warnings and precautions • not carry the device near your pacemaker when the device is switched on. If you suspect interference, switch off your device, and move it. Hearing aids. Some digital wireless devices may interfere with some hearing aids. If interference occurs, consult your service pr...

  • Page 59: Emergency Calls

    Warnings and precautions - 59 storage, and distribution areas; chemical plants; or where blasting operations are in progress. Areas with a potentially explosive atmospheres are often, but not always, clearly marked. They include below deck on boats, chemical transfer or storage facilities, vehicles ...

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    60 - warnings and precautions 4. Do not expose your phone to extreme temperatures. For example, do not leave your phone on the dashboard of a car on a hot day or when temperatures are below freezing point. Also, keep it away from heaters and other sources of heat. 5. Do not use or store your phone i...

  • Page 61: Pecifications

    Specifications - 61 s pecifications performance • quad-core processor (mt6580 1.3 ghz) • system memory: • 1 or 2 gb of ram • 8 or 16 gb of rom • android operating system display • 5" ips lcd, capacitive touchscreen • 720 x 1280 hd resolution dimensions connectivity • bluetooth 4.0 + le • ieee 802.11...

  • Page 62: Expansion

    62 - specifications • gsm/gprs/edge: • 1900 mhz; 1800 mhz; 900 mhz; 850 mhz • hsdpa up to 21 mbps, hsupa up to 5.76 mbps • gprs class 12 / edge class 12 • gps, with agps support and supl expansion • microsd memory card slot (up to 32 gb; sdhc 2.0 compatible) • micro usb connector camera • 8 mp rear ...

  • Page 63: Multimedia

    Specifications - 63 multimedia formats supported: type formats image jpeg, gif, png, bmp audio playback mp3, amr, aac lc, aac+, eaac+, vorbis, flac, midi, wave ringtone mp3, amr, aac lc, aac+, eaac+, vorbis, flac, midi, wave video recording h.263, h.264, mpeg4 video playback h.263, h.264, mpeg4, vp8.

  • Page 64: Ser

    64 - end user license agreement e nd u ser l icense a greement important-read carefully: this end user license agreement ("agreement") is a legal agreement between you (either an individual or a single entity), and acer inc. Including its subsidiaries ("acer") for the software (whether provided by a...

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    End user license agreement - 65 sudan and syria; or (ii) use any software for any use prohibited by the laws or regulations of the united states. Support services acer is not obligated to provide technical or other support for the software. Acer live update certain of the software contains elements ...

  • Page 66

    66 - end user license agreement negligence), strict liability, breach of contract or breach of warranty of acer or its suppliers or licensors, and even if acer and its suppliers and licensors have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Limitation of liability and remedies notwithstanding a...

  • Page 67

    End user license agreement - 67 t rademark information dts studio sound for dts patents, see http://patents.Dts.Com. Manufactured under license from dts licensing limited. Dts, the symbol, & dts and the symbol together are registered trademarks, and dts studio sound is a trademark of dts, inc. © dts...