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E821 User Manual LEGAL INFORMATION Copyright © 2011 ZTE CORPORATION. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced, translated or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without the prior written permission of ZTE Corporation. ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this guide without prior notice. Version No. : R1.0 Edition Time : 2011.1.13 Manual No.
E821 User Manual Contents Welcome ..........................................................................................................................................6 Your E821 ....................................................................................................................................6 Specifications ...............................................................................................................................7 Getting Started .................................
E821 User Manual Setting up Your E-mail Account ................................................................................................23 Writing and Sending an E-mail ..................................................................................................23 Receiving E-mails ......................................................................................................................23 Personal Information .........................................................................
E821 User Manual Games and Applications ............................................................................................................33 Monitoring On-going Downloads ..............................................................................................33 For Your Safety ..............................................................................................................................34 General Care............................................................................
Chapter 1 Welcome Your E821 The E821 features 3G technology and works seamlessly across the UMTS/GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks, so you’ll get high-speed, broadband-quality connectivity wherever you go. This manual will help you make the most of your new phone. The pictures and icons in this manual are meant for illustrative purposes only and may not look exactly like those found on your phone.
E821 User Manual Specifications Model E821 Dimensions(L × W × H) 110 mm×61 mm×12.5 mm Display 2.4 inches 240*320 TFT Weight 106 g (with battery) Battery 1000 mAh Li-ion Continuous standby time GSM: 150 hours, WCDMA: 200 hours Continuous talk time GSM: 240 minutes, WCDMA: 240 minutes Continuous video talk time 150 minutes * The phone’s talk and standby times are based on ideal working environments.
Chapter 2 Getting Started Installing the Battery 1. Remove the back cover. 2. Insert the battery by aligning the gold contacts on the battery with the gold contacts in the battery compartment. 3. Push the battery down so it clicks into place. 4. Replace the back cover. Removing the Battery Turn off your phone before removing the battery. 1. Remove the back cover. 2. Pull the battery up and out.
E821 User Manual Charging the Battery Please charge the battery according to the following procedure. Caution: Do not charge the battery if the temperature is under 0°C or above 45°C. 1. Open the USB jack cover on the side of the phone and connect the USB charger, making sure it’s inserted the right way round. Don’t try and force it in. 2. Plug the charger into a mains socket, then switch it on. 3. Unplug the charger from the mains socket and the phone once it’s fully charged.
E821 User Manual 4. Replace the battery first. 5. Replace the back cover. Caution: Do not bend, scratch the SIM card, or unnecessarily touch its metal surface. It may damage the information stored in it. To remove the SIM card, slide it out of the card slot. Inserting and Removing the microSD Card Your phone supports microSD cards up to 8GB. This gives you loads of memory in which to save images, photos, audio and video files. Notes: microSD logo is a trademark of the SD Card Association. 1.
E821 User Manual Powering On/Off 1. Insert your SIM card and make sure the battery is charged. 2. Hold Power Key to power on the phone. The phone will automatically search for a network. Notes: You may need to enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) or handset password if you have enabled PIN lock or phone lock (See Basic Operation — Securing Your Phone). To power off the phone, hold Power Key.
E821 User Manual Open the widget tab to use the preset widgets. Add/delete the contact shortcuts on the screen. You can tap the contact to make a call or send a message. Add/delete the shortcuts of image and video files on the screen. You can tap the image to set it as wallpaper or send it via MMS or Bluetooth. Tap the video file to play it. Deleting shortcut icons You can delete the shortcut icons of an application, contact, image or video file.
E821 User Manual 3G network Roaming Missed voice call Missed video call Call forwarding active Data transfer in progress New voice message New SMS New MMS New WAP PUSH message New E-mail Message inbox full E-mail inbox full Downloading Meeting mode Silent mode Airplane mode Vibration active Bluetooth on Bluetooth headset connected Alarm set Earphone inserted microSD card inserted 13
3 Chapter Basic Operation Menu Navigation The various functions of the phone can be accessed through menus and submenus. You can navigate the menus by tapping on the touch screen or using the keys. 1. You can open the main menu in the following ways: • Press Menu Key in any screen. • Tap the icon in standby mode. 2. The main menu is divided into several screens. Flick left or right on the screen to switch to other screens. 3.
E821 User Manual Notes: Please keep the confidential password and codes in a safe place where you can access them again if required. Handset password is a security code for the handset. The default code is 0000. PIN code and PIN2 code are provided by your service provider and go with your SIM card. If you activate PIN code, you must enter the code every time you turn on the phone. PIN2 code is needed for some settings (such as Fixed Dial Numbers).
E821 User Manual Using the Hardware Keyboard to Enter Text Your phone has a hardware keyboard – a compact version of standard computer keyboard. When entering text, do the following: To enter lowercase letters, press the letter keys on the hardware keyboard. To enter a single uppercase letter, press To enter all uppercase letters, press lowercase letters, press and then press the corresponding key. twice and then press the letter keys. To change back to all again.
Chapter 4 Personalizing Your Phone Screen Select Settings > Screen. You can set the standby wallpaper, the screen brightness and backlight duration, or the keyboard light duration and period. Select Idle Greeting and enter the greeting content which will be displayed on the standby screen below the network status widget. Select Greeting and enter your personalized content which will be displayed every time you power on the phone. Profiles Profiles are used to control the ringtones and volumes.
Chapter 5 Using the Phone Making a Call Making a Voice Call 1. Enter the number by pressing the keyboard from standby mode. Delete wrong digits by pressing Clear Key or . 2. Tap Voice Call or press Send Key to dial the call. Note: You can also tap on standby screen or select Dial from the main menu to open the dialer and then enter the phone number. Making a Video Call 1. Enter the number by pressing the keyboard from standby mode. 2. Select Options > Video Call to dial the call.
E821 User Manual Video Call. Making a Speed Dial Call Press and hold a numeric key (1~9) from standby mode to call the corresponding speed dial number. The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail. How to set up a speed dial number 1. From the main menu, go to Contacts. 2. Tap on a contact. 3. Tap the number and then tap below the number. 4. Select a number between 2~9. Answering a Call Press Send Key or tap Accept to answer the call.
E821 User Manual and choose Activate or Deactivate. You can also select Check Status to see what services are on or off. Send My Number lets you reveal or hide your number when making calls. Or you can select Automatic which gives the network the choice to show or hide your number. But this function needs network support. You can also set up parameters for video calls in Video Gateway. Contact your service provider for more information.
Chapter 6 Messaging Select Messaging in the main menu to access your text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). The messages are kept in different folders. You can move text messages between the phone and the SIM card, or move important messages to the User Folder. The SIM Inbox is used to save text messages on the SIM card. Writing and Sending a Message Select Messaging > New Message. Tap the To field to enter the recipients’ numbers directly. Press or Clear Key to delete recipients.
E821 User Manual message. • Delivery Report: Turns on or off the report that tells you whether a message has been delivered. MMS Settings • Retrieval Settings: Select how you want to retrieve the multimedia messages – automatically, manually on your own network, or manually on a roaming network. • Send Mode: Send messages automatically or delay sending for a set time by selecting Send Delay. • Slide Time: Set how long each slide should be seen..
Chapter 7 E-mail Setting Up Your E-mail Account Go to Pop/IMAP > Settings > Manage Account from the main menu to set up your E-mail account before use the E-mail function normally. Tap New to create new E-mail accounts. Set up your new E-mail accounts by entering account name, Pop/IMAP address, user name, password, sending/receiving server, sending/receiving port, server type, and so on. Contact your E-mail service provider for detailed settings. Tap on an existing account to change its settings.
Chapter 8 Personal Information Contacts Select Contacts from the main menu. You can add new contacts with names and phone numbers to the SIM card, or put contacts with more information on your phone. The phone can store 500 records. The capacity of the SIM card varies. Creating a Contact 1. Tap Options and set up Download Default Memory. The new contact will be saved in the phone or the SIM card, depending on the default memory setting. 2. Tap New to add the contact. 3. Tap Done to save the contact.
E821 User Manual Calendar Select Tools > Calendar from the main menu. You can use the function to arrange and remind you of your upcoming events. Adding New Events 1. Initially, the current date is highlighted. Tap on the date you need and then tap New. 2. Select event type (Appointment/Memo/Anniversary) and enter the details. 3. Tap Done to save the event. Tips: Tap or to jump between months, or tap Find to go to a certain day.
9 Chapter Multimedia Camera Taking Pictures or Videos First, press and hold Camera key, or go to Multimedia > Camera to display the camera menu. Then, by tapping Mode you can switch between picture and video modes. There are five modes to choose from: normal photos, portrait photos, normal video, video for MMS, and POP/IMAP. Press Volume Keys or Up/Down Keys to zoom in or zoom out. Press Camera Key or OK Key to take a photo, or to start/end a video recording.
E821 User Manual You can also View Playlist, and use the Volume Keys to adjust the volume. Copyright and Protected Files Some media files (by which we mean picture, audio and video files) have licenses that protect them from being unlawfully distributed or shared. To do this your phone supports OMA DRM 1.0. The protected files have a .dcf extension. So although you can download and play/view this type of file, you may not be able to copy, modify or transfer it.
E821 User Manual 2. Adjust the recording volume onscreen with or use the Volume Keys. 3. You can select Pause or Continue at any time. 4. Tap Done to stop and save your memo, or tap Cancel if you prefer not to save it. Image Browser Image files are displayed in thumbnails when you enter Image Browser. Tap Image to view images saved in your Photos folder (except for the wallpapers on your phone).
Chapter 10 Getting Connected Setting Up Data Connection Access Point Settings You need the correct access points to link to the Internet, watch online videos, send/receive MMS and download files. If the setting is not preset on your phone, obtain the setting information from your service provider. Also, check with them if a user name and password are required. To set up a new Network Access Point Select Settings > Connect > Access Point Settings from the main menu.
E821 User Manual • Tap the search field on the screen. Enter your search information and tap OK. • Tap and select a record to open the web page you have visited. • Tap to choose a website bookmark. • Tap and select a page memo. Bluetooth® Bluetooth lets devices work with each other over a short distance – about 10 metres – without wires.
E821 User Manual network mode, or tap Preferred Selection to search for all available networks and choose the network you want manually.
E821 User Manual Chapter 11 Other Functions Managing Files Select File Manager to manage files on your phone and your memory card. In Photos, Audios, Videos and Others folders on the phone, or the Micro SD Card folder, you can search for files, create new folders, send/delete/rename/move/copy selected files, check folder or memory information. Tap an image, video or audio file to open it or delete/rename/send/copy/move it.
E821 User Manual Timer and Stop Watch Select Tools > Timer to use the timer and stop watch. Tap Timer/Stop Watch to switch between the two. Tap Start to begin timing. You can pause the timing or reset it. You can also tap Minimum Display to put the timing screen into the background while you get on with other things. Tip: When using the stop watch, tap Record to note the time. You can take 20 records in a row.
Chapter 12 For Your Safety General Care Your phone contains delicate electronic circuitry, magnets and battery systems. You should treat it with care and give particular attention to the following points: • Do not allow the phone, battery or accessories to come into contact with liquids or moisture at any time. Do not immerse the phone in any liquid. • Do not place the phone alongside computer disks, credit cards, travel cards and other magnetic media.
E821 User Manual Warning: In the unlikely event of a battery leak, take care to keep the battery discharge away from your eyes or skin. If the leakage does come into contact with the eyes or skin, please flush thoroughly in clean water and consult with a doctor. Aircraft Safety • Power off your phone before the airplane takes off. In order to protect airplane’s communication system from interference, it is prohibited to use mobile phone in flight.
E821 User Manual • Observe all of the recommendations contained in your local traffic safety documentation. • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call, if driving conditions require so. Check if local laws and/or regulations restrict the use of phones while driving. • You MUST NOT stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway to answer or make a call, except in an emergency. • Power off your phone at a refueling point, such as a gas station, even if you are not refueling your own car.
E821 User Manual FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
E821 User Manual Chapter 13 Questions and Answers Got a problem with your phone? Then see if the solution is below. And if that doesn’t help, please contact your service provider. problem Poor reception possible cause possible solution The network signal is too weak where you are. For example, you are in a basement or near a tall building, and the signal is finding it hard to get through. Move to a location where the network signal can be easily received. The network is busy.
E821 User Manual problem possible cause possible solution You are located in an area where the signal is weak or non-existent, so your phone uses more battery power trying to receive a signal. Change your location to one where the network is more accessible, or temporarily turn off your phone. No battery power. Recharge the battery. SIM card malfunction or damage. Contact the service provider. SIM card wrongly inserted. Insert the SIM card properly. Dirty SIM card contacts.
