Acer Liquid Z2 manual

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© 2013 All Rights Reserved Acer Liquid Z2 U ser’s Manual Model: Z 120 This revision: 3/20 13 Acer Liqu id Z2 Smartp hone Model number : ___________ _________ _________ _____ Serial numbe r: _________ _________ __________ _______ Date of purchase: ____ __________ ___________ _______ Place of purch ase: _________ _________ ____________ __[...]

T able of content s Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Unpacking your smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Getting t[...]

Maps, Navigation, Places and Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Camera icons and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Taking a photo . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Setting up Unpacking your smartphone Y our new smartphone 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: • Acer Liquid Z 2 Smartphone •B a t t e r y • Quick Guide • USB cable • AC adapter • Headset Note : In-box c[...]

6 Installing or removing the battery Y our smartphone u ses a replaceable battery to provide power . It is packed separately from your smartphone and n eeds to be inserted and charged before you can use the smartphone . Installing the battery SIM 2 SIM 1 Insert your fingernail into the cutout between the battery cover and the phone. Un clip the cov[...]

7 CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BA TTER Y IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BA TTERIES A CCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. Charging the battery For initial use, you need to charge your sma rtphone for eight hours. After that you can recharge the battery as needed. Connect the AC adapter cord to the micro USB connector on your smartphone[...]

8 1. T urn off the phone by pressing and holdi ng the power button. 2. Open the cover and remove the battery as described in "Removing the battery" on pa g e 7 . 3. Insert the SIM or microSD Card as shown. 4. Replace the battery an d battery cover . Important : T urn off your phone before installing or removing the microSD Card. Note: Ens[...]

9 Using your smartphone T urning on for the first time T o turn on your smartphone for the first time, press a nd hold the p ower button until the screen turns on. Y ou will then be asked to configure some settings before you can use your smartphone . Follow the onscreen instructions to comp lete setup. Sign in to or create a Google account If you [...]

10 W aking your smartphone If the screen is off and the smartphone does not react to any taps on the screen or front panel button, then it has been locked and i s in sleep mode . Press the po wer button to wa ke your smartphone. Unlock your smartphone by sliding your finger from one side of the screen to the other (it works both ways). For addition[...]

11 Scroll : T o scroll up or down the screen, simp ly drag your finger up or down th e screen in the direction that you want to scroll. Android keyboard This is a standard onscreen QWERTY keyboard that allows you to enter text. T ap and hold a key with numbers at the top to sele ct alternative characters, such as letters with accent s. T ap the ?12[...]

12 Put your finger on the first letter of the word and draw a path from letter to letter , lifting up only after the last letter . Swype will i nsert spaces where necessary . Swype will usually add a doubl e letter in a word when needed, but you can help Swype recognize you want a double letter by scribbli ng slightly or making a loop on the letter[...]

13 The Home screen After rebooting, your smartphone will disp lay the ho me screen. This screen gives you quick access to informatio n and simple controls with widgets or shortcuts. These display information such as the time and w eather , or provide additional controls and direct access to applications and other fre quently used features of your s[...]

14 The extended Home screen The Home screen extends to e ither side of the screen, giving you more room to add icons, widgets or features. T o view the ext ended screen, slide your finger to the left or right. Personalizing the Home screen Y ou may personalize your Home screen by adding or removing appl ication shortcuts or widgets, and by changing[...]

15 Resizing widgets Some widgets can be resized. As soon as you place a widget on the Home screen, you can resize it by dragging the corners. T o resize a widget that is a lready on the Home screen, tap and h old the widget. Once the Remove icon appears, rel ease the widget. If the widget is resizable, you will be able to drag the sides of the widg[...]

16 Managing the lock screen T ap and hold any op en area on the Home scree n. T ap the Lock screen manager tab to turn on and of f lock screen icons or change which lock screen icons ap pear . Changing home screen settings T ap and hold any op en area on the Home scree n. T ap the Home screen setting s tab to modify sliding effect s. Y ou can chang[...]

17 This area contains a variety of icons to inform you of your phone’s status. The left side of the Notification area displays event icons that indica te a new event (such as a new message). The icons on the right side indica te signal strength, connection, battery status and the time. Drag the Notification area do wn the screen to view more info[...]

18 Battery icons Notification icons Note : Notification icons appear in different colors if you have two SIMs inserted. Icon Description Icon Description Battery is very low Battery is partially drained Battery is low Battery is fu ll Battery is charging Icon Description Icon Description Alarm is set SIM card is invalid or not installed S peakerpho[...]

19 Multitasking Y ou can have multiple applica tions open at the same time. T o open a new application, tap the home button to return to the Home screen, the n start the new application. Tip : T o prolong battery life, it is better to close an application when you’ve finished using it. Do this by either pressing the Back key or the Menu button a [...]

20 Managing cont act s Managing your contact s Y our smartphone fea tures an address boo k that allows you to save contacts to either the i nternal memo ry or onto your SIM card. Open the Co nt acts application from the Application menu or tap from the Dialer to view your contacts. If you don’t have any contacts stored on yo ur phone, you can imp[...]

21 Making calls This chapter shows you how to ma ke phone calls, and the various options available to you during your call. Before making a call Check that the phone function is on befo re you make a call. Y ou can confirm the phone status from Notification area. Note : S tatus and notification icon colors may vary . Making a call Note : The phone [...]

22 1. The Notificati on area with the missed call icon. Open the Notification area and tap the missed call notifica tion to display the missed call details. 2. By the Phone icon (the number in the box is the number of missed calls). T ap Phone from either the Home screen or the Application menu to directly display the missed call details. 3. On you[...]

23 will be able to place the widget on you r Home screen . Once placed, you wi ll be able to select a contact to associ ate with that particular widge t on your Home screen. The voice call screen Once you have dialed your number the voice call screen appea rs, which displays the number/contact you are talking to, the cal l duration and voice cal l [...]

24 V oice call options Saving a dialed number to contact s Y ou can save a number you have dialed to your contacts for future use. 1. Select the number from the Call log tab, and ta p Add to contact s . 2. T ap Cre ate new cont act and select how to complete the action. Please refer to "Adding a contact" on page 22 . Conference calls If y[...]

25 Internet calling Y ou can place and receive Internet calls over wirele ss network. Adding an Internet calling account From the Home screen tap Phone to open the onscree n number pad. T ap the Menu button and tap Settings > Internet Call . Enable the Use Internet calling and tap Accounts . Ta p A dd account , and input th e Username , Passwo r[...]

26 Important : Calling a phone number using Internet calling requ ires that your service provider supports it, and may incur additional charg es. Please contact your service provider if you have any questions.[...]

27 Messaging This chapter shows you how to set up and use the Phone messages , Social messages and Social events functions of your smartphone. All SMS and MMS messages are accessed via Mes saging . Messaging automatically arranges received and sent messages into threads. T o access Messaging tap Mess aging on the Home screen . Creating a new messag[...]

28 Replying to a message When a new text message arrives a message icon appears in the Notification ar ea and the message icon at the bottom of the phone displays the number o f unread text messages. Ta p Messa ging on the Home screen to view th e message list or open the Notification area to see a summary of the message. T ap the summary to open t[...]

29 Note : Downloads can take a long time, depending on your conne ction quality . If you reply or open another applic ation, the download will be stopped. Important : Y ou may be charged to download message content, e specially if you are roaming. Please contact your provider if you have any questions. 3. T ap the message to view the content. 4. T [...]

30 Going online Browsing the Internet In order to browse the Internet with your smartphone, you must be connected to a data or wireless network. Using the browser Ta p Browser on the Home screen to start browsing. T o open a new website, tap the address box at the top of the page. Enter the address using the keyboard and tap Go . T o view your brow[...]

31 If you did not enter your Gmail account address and password when you first started your phone, follow the on screen instruction s. Composing an email 1. Make sure your smartphone is conn ected to a data or Wi-Fi connection. 2. From the Applicati ons menu tap Email . 3. T ap . 4. Enter the recipient's email address, the subje ct and message[...]

32 Important : Some applications may require payment before you can download them. Y ou will need to have a Google Che ckout account in order to pay for these applications, or a credit card number associated with your Go ogle account. Uninstalling down loaded applications Once you’ve downloaded and installed an applicatio n, you may uninstall the[...]

33 Using the Camera Y our smartphone features a digital camera mounted on the rear . This secti on will take you through all the step s in taking photos and videos with your sma rtphone. T o activate the camera, tap Camer a on the Home screen, or open the Applications menu and tap Camera . Camera icons and indicators The camera windo w provides con[...]

34 Camera settings menu T o adjust the settings, tap the settings button. The menu options are: T aking a photo 1. Ensure you have adjusted the settings described abo ve. 2. Frame your subject and stea dy your smartphone. 3. Zoom in or out as needed. 4. T ap or press the camera button to take a picture. T aking a p anoramic photo Panoramic mode all[...]

35 Note: Panoramic images work best with static outdoor scenes. Objects to close to the camera or large straight edges ma y confuse the detection process. Camcorder settings menu Select the camcorder from the camera mo de. T o adjust the settings, tap the settings button to adjust the Camera settings , set the T ime lapse interval , add Silly faces[...]

36 Geotagging Geotagging allows you to store the location where a photo or videa was taken right in the photo or video itself. For the geotag to display , pictures must be taken with S tore Location activated in the camera sett ings. T o view the geotag, open the picture in the Gallery . T ap and tap Show on map .[...]

37 Advanced settings Putting your smartphone in Airplane mode Y ou can enter Airplane mode (also known as flight mode) to turn off telephone and Bluetooth functions and use your smartphone as a handheld device during a flight. Ch eck with yo ur airline to make sure this is permitted onboa rd. Switch your smartphone off during takeoff and land ing a[...]

38 Important : If your phone is in Airplane mode, th e option to turn Bluetoo th on will be disabled. Please refer to "Putting your smartphone in Airp lane mode" on pa g e 37 for instru ctions on turning Airplane mode on or off. Adjusting Bluetooth settings Y ou can use Bluetooth to exchange informa tion be tween your smartphone and other[...]

39 Note : When your smartphone is serving as a Wi-Fi hotspot, you can’t use you r phone’s applications to access the Internet via its Wi-Fi connection. Phone network settings In the Application menu tap Settings > More... > Mobile netw orks to adjust your network settings. Y ou can turn data connecti on on or off when roaming, choose a pr[...]

40 Y ou can also view and modify these sett ings manually th rough the Call settings screen. From the Home screen tap Phone to open the onscree n number pad. T ap the Menu button and choose Settings > Vo i c e C a l l . Sound T o adjust your phone’ s sound settings, in the Application menu tap Settings > Sound . Display T o adjust your phon[...]

41 Connecting to a PC If you wish to transfer info rmation between the microSD Card in your phone and your computer, you can connect your phone to a PC using the suppli ed USB cable. Plug the USB sync cable into the mi cro USB connector on your smartphone. Plug the USB client connector into an available USB port on your computer . Pull down the not[...]

42 FM radio The FM radio allows you to listen to your favorite stations while on the move. Hea dphones must be inserted to the 3.5 mm jack as it functions as an antenna. Y ou can access the radio by tapping FM Radio from the Application menu. T ap the back icon to turn the radio of f. Multimedia playback Y our smartphone comes supplie d with a vari[...]

43 Closing an application T o close an active application, in the Application menu tap Settings > App s . Swipe over to the Running tab, then t ap the program you wish to close. Select St op to close the program. Uninstalling an application Y ou can remove programs installed on your smartphone to free up extra storage memory . 1. In the Applicat[...]

44 Accessories and tip s This chapter shows you how to use accessories with your smartphone, as well as provide useful ti ps for when you are using you r smartphone. Using the headset Y our smartphone can be used with a compat ible headset with b uilt-in microphone for handsfree use when making calls. T o use the headset, plug i t into the 3. 5 mm [...]

45 Appendix F AQ and troubleshooting This section lists frequently asked questions that may a rise during the u se of your smartphone, and gives easy answers and solutions to these que stions. Aspect Question An swer Audio Why is there no sound coming from the device? If the headset is plugged into the device, the speaker is automatically shut off.[...]

46 Other sources of help W arnings and precautions • Do not use this product near water . • Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or t able. If the product falls, it could be seriously damaged. • Slots and openings are provided for ventil ation to ensure reliable operation of t he product and to protect it from overheatin g. Th[...]

47 CAUTION when listening to music T o protect your hearing, follow these instructions. • Increase the volume gradually until y ou can hear clea rly and comfortably . • Do not increase the volume level after your ears have adjusted. • Do not listen to music at high volumes for extended periods. • Do not increase the volume to block out nois[...]

48 W arning! Batteries may exp lode if not ha ndled properl y . Do not disassemble or dispose of them in fi re. Keep them away from children. Follow local regulations wh en disposing of used ba tteries. Additional safety information Y our device and its enhancements may contain small p arts. Keep them out of the reach of small children. Operating e[...]

49 systems, electronic speed control systems, and air bag systems. For more information, ch eck with the manufacturer , or its representative, of your vehicle or any equipment that has be en added. Only qualified personnel should service the device, or install the device in a vehicle. Faulty installation or service may be dangerous and may invalida[...]

50 5. DO NOT use or store your smartphone in any locat ion that is dusty , damp or wet. 6. DO use a soft, damp cloth to clean your smartphone. If the surface of the screen becomes soiled, clean it with a soft cloth moistened with diluted window-cleaning solution. 7. DO NOT press down on the screen with force, other wise you may crack the screen.[...]

51 S pecifications Performance • MT6575M 1 GHz processor • System me mory: • 512 MB of RAM • 4 GB of ROM • Android operating system Display • 3.5" HVGA LCD, capacitive touchs creen • 320 x 480 resolution Multimedia Formats supported : USB connector • Micro USB connector • USB client • DC power-in (5 V , 1 A) Connectivity ?[...]

52 Expansion • microSD memory card slot (up to 32 GB) Battery • Rechargeable high density 1300 mA h Li thium-ion battery (replaceabl e) Note: Length of battery operation will dep end on power consumption which is based on system resource use. For exam ple, constantly usin g the backlight or using power-demanding applications will shorten batter[...]

53 Safety Battery information This product uses a Lithium battery . Do no t use it in a humid, wet and/or corrosive environment. Do not put, stor e or leave yo ur product in or near a heat source, in a high temperature location, in strong direct sunl ight, in a microwave oven or in a pressurized container , and do not expose it to temperatures over[...]

54 W arning! Batteries may exp lode if not handled prop erly . Do not disassemble or dispose of them in fi re. Keep them away from children. Follow local regulations wh en disposing of used ba tteries. Disposal and recycling information Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. T o minimize pollution and ensure utmost prot[...]

55 Wireless operati on channels for dif ferent domains List of National Codes This equipment may be operated in the following countries: Certificate Information (SAR) This device meets the EU requirements (1999/519/EC) on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection. The limits are part of e[...]

56 accessory and are not holding the phone at the ea r , position the hand set a minimum of 1.5 cm from your body when the phone is switched on. During use, the actual SAR level is usually much lower than th e maximum value, because the mobile telephone works in different output levels. It only transmits with as much output as is required to reach [...]

57 Certification logos T o view the certification logos on your device: tap Settings > About phone > Legal information > Certification logo .[...]

58 Lithium battery warning A T TENZIONE! Rischio di es plosione della batteria se sostituita in modo errato. Sostituire la batteria con u n una di tipo uguale o equivalente con - sigliata dalla fabbrica. Non di spe rdere le batterie nell’ambiente. VORSICHT! Explosionsgefahr bei unsachg emäßen Austausch der Bat - terie. Ersatz nur durch denselbe[...]

59 Acer Incorporated Date: January 31, 2013 Declaration of Conformity We, Acer Incorporated, of 8F ., No. 88, Sec. 1, Xintai 5th Rd., Xizhi Dist, New T aipei City , 2218 1, T aiwan Declare under sole responsibility that the product: Model: Z120 Description: Smart Handheld T o which this declaration relates, is in confor mity with the following stan[...]

60 End User License Agreement IMPORT ANT-RE AD CAREFULL Y: THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("AGR EEMENT") IS A L EGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHE R AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SI NGLE ENTITY), A ND ACER INC. INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARIES ("ACER") FOR THE SO FTWARE (WHETHER P ROVIDED BY ACER OR BY ACER'S LI CENSORS OR SUPP LIERS) THA T[...]

61 SERVICES. A LSO, THERE IS NO WAR RANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT , QUIET POSSESSION, CORRESPONDENCE TO DESCRIP TION OR NON-IN FRINGEMENT WITH REGARD T O THE SOFTW ARE. EXCLUSION OF INCIDENT AL, CONSEQUENTIAL A ND CERT AIN OTHER DAMAGES TO THE MAXI MUM EXTENT PER MITTED BY APPLIC ABLE LA W, IN NO EVENT SHALL ACER, ACER'S SU PPLI[...]