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Key Instruction
Key Function Description
Send key
• Makeoransweracall.
• PresstheSend keyinstandbymodetoenterAllCalls
list.
End key
• Endanactivecallorrejectacall.
• LongpresstoPoweron/Poweroffthephone.
• Exitfromanyinterfacetostandbymode.
Left
select key
• Entermainmenuinstandbymode.
• Switchtotheoptionsofleftbottomsubmenu.
Right
select key
• EnterAlllistinContactsinstandbymode.
• Switchtotheoptionsofrightbottomsubmenu.
• Erasecharacter(s)whileeditingtext.
• Canceloperation,exittopreviouswindow.
OK key
• EnterMultiMediainstandbymode.
• PresstheOK keytoconrmthecommandsandoptions
selected.
• Conrmthecharacterchosenwhileinputtingcharacters.
Up/Down
key
• Scrollthecursorupanddown.
• Usedasselectionkeyupanddownforkeyingincom-
mandsandselectingoptionsshownonthedisplay.
• Instandbymode,presstheUp key toselecttheprole.
• Instandbymode,presstheDown keytowritemes-
sages.
• Instandbymode,holdtheDown keytoopenorclose
thetorch.
Left
/Right key
• Scrollthecursorleftandright.
• Usedasselectionkeytoscrollcursorleftandrightfor
keyingincommandsandselectingoptionsshownon
thedisplay.
• Instandbymode,pressthe Left keytoaccessCalcula-
tor.
• Instandbymode,presstheRight keytosetalarm.
• Usedasdirectionkeyingames.
0~9 key
• Keyinnumbersorcharacters.
• Press0keytoinputspace,exceptforbeinginnumbers
mode
• MakeaSpeedDialcall(2-9).
• Hold0keytoinput+instandbymode.
# key
* key
• Pressthe#keytoselecttextmodewhenedittext.
• Holdthe*keyinstandbymodetolockphone’skeypad.
• Pressthe*keyoncetoenterSymbolsmodeintextin-
putmode.
Interface Icons
Icon Indication Icon Indication
Signalstrength Silent
Earphoneinuse Alarm
Roaming Powerindicator
Newmessage
Installing the UIM Card and Battery
SwitchoffyourphonebeforeinstallingorreplacingthebatteryandUIMcard.
1. Removethebackcover.
2. Hold the UIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it
intothecardholder.
3. Insertthebatterybyaligningthegoldcontactsonthebatterywiththe
gold contacts in the battery compartment. Gently push down on the
batteryuntilitclicksintoplace.
4. Pressthecovergentlybackintoplaceuntilyouhearaclick.
Charging the Battery
1. Plugoutrubberaway from the jackonthebot-
tomofthehandsetand connect theleadfrom
the charger to the socket on the bottom of the
phone.(Note:Thesidewitharrowshouldbe
uprightwhileconnecting).
2. ConnectthechargertoastandardwallAC
socket.
3. Whenthecharging animation onthe screenstops,the chargingis
completed.Thechargingtakesusuallyupto2~3hours.During
charging,itisanormalphenomenonthatthebattery,phoneandchar-
germaygethot.
4. Afterthecompletion ofcharging, disconnectthe chargerfromthe
phoneandACsocket.
Powering on/off Your Phone
PleaseholdtheEnd keytopoweron/offthephone.Thephonewillauto-
maticallysearchforthenetworkwhenitispoweredon.
Besidessendingandreceivingcallsinstandbymode,youcanalso:
• PresstheLeft select keytoenterMain Menu.
• PresstheOK keytoenterMultiMeida.
• PresstheRight select keytoenterContactslistmenu.
• PresstheUp keytoselecttheprole.
• PresstheDown keytowriteamessage.
• PresstheLeft key toaccessCalculator.
• PresstheRight keytosetalarm.
• PresstheSend key toenterallcallslist.
• Holdthe* keytolockthekeypadinmanualway.
Note:To“press”keyinthismanualmeanstopressthekeyandreleaseit.
To“hold”keymeanstokeeppressingthekeyfortwosecondsormore.
Making and Answering a Call
• Makingacall
Enterthephonenumber
PresstheSend keytomakethecall.
Pressthe End keytoendthecall.
• Answeringacall
PresstheSend keytoanswerthecall.
PresstheEnd keytoendthecall.
Menu Tree
8. Alarm
9. Settings
9.1 DisplaySettings
9.2 PhoneSettings
9.3 CallSettings
9.4 Time&DateSettings
9.5 SecuritySettings
10. Prole
10.1 Silent
10.2 Vibrate
EraseCharacter PresstheRightselectkey.
Movecursorleftorright PresstheLeft/Rightkey.
Movecursorupordown PresstheUp/Downkey.
Changeinputmode Pressthe#keytoselectanothertextmode.
Capitalization
Pressthe#keytoswitchbetweencapitaliza-
tionandlowercaseas“abc/ABC”.
Message
1. SelectMessagesinMainMenutoenterMessagesmenu.
2. SelectNew MessageorpresstheDown keyinstandbymodetowrite
andeditmessagetext.
3. Inputreceiver’sphonenumberinnumbereld.Pressrightkeytoinput
“;”,youcan input themulti-receivers’phonenumber,or selectphone
numberdirectlyfromContacts(theOK key).
4. PresstheOK keytosendthemessage.OrpresstheLeft select key
toselectOption,thenselectSendtosendthemessageorSavemes-
sageinDrafts.
• SelectInbox toviewmessagesreceived.
• Select Draftstoviewthemessagessavedasdrafts.
• SelectOutboxtoviewtheunsentmessages.
• SelectSenttoviewthesentmessages.
• SelectMessage Settingstosetthemessages’functions.
• Select default common templates of words and sentences to edit or
senddirectlyinTemplates.
• SelectDelete Messagetoerasemessages.
• SelectMemory Statustoviewthememorystatusofyourphone.
ZTE S183
CDMA 1X Digital Mobile Phone
User Manual
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Allrightsreserved.
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Know your Phone
SP:To“press”thekeyandreleaseit.
LP:To“hold”thekey(keeppressingthekeyfortwosecondsormore).
U P k e y 
SP:Prole
L P : - 
Earpiece
O K k e y 
SP:MultiMedia
L P : - 
L e f t k e y 
SP:Calculator
LP:-
Leftselectkey
SP:MainMenu
L P : - 
S e n d k e y 
SP:Callhistory
L P : - 
“ * ” k e y 
S P : I n p u t * 
LP:Lockkeypad
Earphone
Chargerconnector
Right k ey 
SP:Alarm
LP:-
Rightselectkey
SP:Contacts
LP:-
Endkey
SP:Returntoidle
LP:Poweron/off
Downkey
SP:Writemessages
LP:Open/Closetorch
“#”key
SP:Input#
LP:Open/Closevibrate
mode
T o r c h 
1. Contacts
1.1 AddName
1.2 AllList
1.3 Groups
1.4 SpeedDials
1.5 MemoryStatus
2. Messages
2.1 NewMessage
2.2 Inbox
2.3 Drafts
2.4 Outbox
2.5 Sent
2.6 MessageSettings
2.7 MessageTemplate
2.8 DeleteMessage
2.9 MemoryStatus
3. Games
3.1 ClusterFruits
4. Call History
4.1 CallHistory
4.2 CallDuration
5. Calendar
6. Tools
6.1 UnitConvert
6.2 WorldTime
6.3 Stopwatch
6.4 Notepad
7. File Manager
7.1 Music
7.2 Others
7.3 Users
7.4 BREW
10.3 General
10.4 Outdoor
10.5 Meeting
10.6 Flight
11. MultiMedia
11.1 MusicPlayer
11.2 VoiceRecorder
12. Calculator
Text Input
Yourphoneofferstextinputmodes:MultiTapInput(Abc/abc/ABC),Num-
bersInput(123)andSymbolInput(Symbols).
Operation Method
InputLetters
Multi TapInput—“Abc/abc/ABC”presscor-
respondingletterkeytilltheletterappears.
InputDigits NumbersInput—“123”,pressdigitkeyonce.
InputSymbol
SymbolsInput—Press*keytoenterthe
symbolsmodeandpressthecorresponding
digitkey.
Orpressthe“1”keytillthesymbol(common
symbols)appearsexceptforNumbersInput
mode.
InputSpace
Pressthe“0”key,exceptforbeinginnum-
bersmode.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Menu Functions
Hereinafterarebriefinstructionsonmenufunctionsofthephone.
Function Selection Description
Viewallcon-
tacts
Menu→Contacts→AllList
Viewthecorresponding
recordsinalllists.Press
theleft/rightkeytoviewdif-
ferentgroup.
Viewdetails
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
View(OKkey)
Viewthedetailsinforma-
tionoftherecordinthe
contacts.
Findcontact Menu→Contacts→AllList
Inputcharacter(s)tosearch
foraphonebookentry.
Addcontact Menu→Contacts→AddName
Addanewentryincon-
tacts.
Edit
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
Option→Edit
Modifythecontentsofre-
cord.
Delete
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
Option→Delete
DeletearecordinCon-
tacts.
Deleteall
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
Option→DeleteAll
Deleteallrecordsinphone
(group,family,friend,and
colleague,etc.).
Sendmes-
sagetospe-
cicnumber
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
Option→SendMessage
Sendthemessagetothe
numberoftherecord.
Makeacall
tospecic
number
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
Option→Call
Makeacalltothenumber
oftherecord.
Function Selection Description
Sendname-
card
Menu→Contacts→AllList→
Option→SendNameCard
Sendname-cardinforma-
tionoftherecord.
Editgroup Menu→Contacts→Groups
View,editandselectthe
ringerforthegroup.
Speeddial
list
Menu→Contacts→SpeedDials
Viewthespeeddiallist.
Instandbymode,holdthe
numberkeytodialthecor-
respondingcall.
Memorysta-
tus
Menu→Contacts→Memory
Status
Numberofentriessaved
andmaximumnumberof
entriescapacityinphone
andUIMcard.
Writeand
sendnew
message
Menu→Messages→NewMes-
sage
WriteandsendnewSMS
toothermobilephones.
Themessagecouldbe
senttomulti-receivers.
Readmes-
sage
Menu→Messages→Inbox/Out-
box/Drafts/Sent
Readanddomoreoptions
ofthemessages.
Message
settings
Menu→Messages→Message
Settings
Generalsettingsoptions
(autodelete,autosave,
autoaddsignature,my
signature.)
SMSsettingoptions(de-
liveryACK,priority,validity
period,savelocation,call
backsettings.).
Function Selection Description
Templates
message
Menu→Messages→Message
Template
Somecommonusedmes-
sagespreformattedin
phone.
Callhistory
Menu→CallHistory→CallHis-
tory→AllCalls/DialedCalls/
AnsweredCalls/MissedCalls
Viewanddialrecentcalls.
Calltimer
Menu→CallHistory→CallDu-
ration
Viewandresetcalldura-
tionofCalls.
Deleteall
Menu→CallHistory→CallHis-
tory→Option→ClearList
DeletealllistsinCallHis-
tory.
Prole
Menu→Prole→Silent/Vi-
brate/General/Outdoor/Meet-
ing/Flight
Setphone’sring/SMS/ear-
piece/keybeep/alertetc.
toneandvolume
Wallpaper
set
Menu→Settings→Display
Settings→ScreenSettings→
WallpaperSettings
Setwallpapersasback-
groundinidlestate.
Backlight
Menu→Settings→Display
Settings→ScreenSettings→
BacklightTime
Setbacklightduration.
Brightness
Menu→Settings→Display
Settings→ScreenSettings→
Brightness
AdjustBrightness.
IdleDisplay
Content
Menu→Settings→DisplaySet-
tings→ScreenSettings→Idle
DisplayContent.
Edittheidledisplaycontent
Function Selection Description
Themeset-
tings
Menu→Settings→Display
Settings→ThemeSettings
Setthetheme.
Keypadlight
Menu→Settings→DisplaySet-
tings→KeypadLightSettings
Setkeypadandtime.
Language
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→Language
Setthelanguageofthe
phone.
Shortcut
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→Shortcut
Setdefaultfunctionforthe
NavigationKey.
Autokey
guard
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→AutoKeypadLock
Setphone’sautokeylock
andtime.
ConnectSet-
tings
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→ConnectSettings
SettheUSBdiskmode.
Powersave
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→PowerSave
Openorclosethepower
save.
Autopower
on/off
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→AutoPowerOn/Off
Setautopoweron/off.
Version
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→VersionInfo.
Viewsoftwareandhard-
wareversion,etc.
Torch
Menu→Settings→PhoneSet-
tings→Torch
Turnonorofftorch.
Callforward-
ing
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→CallSettings→CallForward-
ing
Forwardanincomingcall
toadesignatednumber.
Callwaiting
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→CallSettings→CallWaiting
Answerthesecondcall,
holdtherstcall.
Function Selection Description
Callconnect
alert
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→CallSettings→Connection
Reminder
Thephonealertwhena
callisconnected.
Anykeyan-
swer
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→AnswerSettings→AnyKey
Answer
Pressanykeytoanswer
acallexceptforEndkey,
Left/Rightselectkey.
Remindalert
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→CallInformationReminder
Setifthephonealertfor
remindingminute,missed
call.
AutoRedial
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→AutoRedial
TurnonoroffAutoRedial.
Blacklist
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→BlackList
Setthecontactinblacklist.
VoicePri-
vacy
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→VoicePrivacy
Turnonoroffvoicepri-
vacy.
International
call
Menu→Settings→CallSettings
→InternationalDial
DialInternationalcallauto-
maticallyormanually.
Timeformat
Menu→Settings→Time&Date
Settings→TimeFormat
Setformatoftime.
Dateformat
Menu→Settings→Time&Date
Settings→DateFormat
Setformatofdate.
Handsetlock
Menu→Settings→Security
Settings→Use/ChangePhone
Code
Setorchangethehandset
lock.
Function Selection Description
PINlock
Menu→Settings→SecuritySet-
tings→Use/ChangePINCode
SetorchangethePINlock.
Restoreset-
tings
Menu→Settings→Security
Settings→RestoreFactory
Settings
Restorefactorydefault
(Ringtone,Backlight,
Language,Settings,etc.
exceptforSMS,Names,
CallHistory).
Cleardata
Menu→Settings→Security
Settings→ClearUserData
Restorefactorydefaultand
deletealltherecordsof
userdata.
Alarmclock Menu→Alarm Setalarmalerttime.
Calculator Menu→Calculator
Executebasicmathcalcu-
lation.
UnitConvert Menu→Tools→UnitConvert Setunitconvert.
Worldtime Menu→Tools→WorldTime Checktheworldtime.
Stopwatch Menu→Tools→Stopwatch Stopwatchtiming.
Notepad Menu→Tools→Notepad
Createandviewyourtext
notes.
Calendar Menu→Calendar Viewcalendar.
Games Menu→Games Playgames.
Musicplayer
Menu→MultiMedia→Music
Player
Enjoythemusicandset
themusicplayer.
VoiceRe-
corder
Menu→MultiMedia→Voice
Recorder
Recordvoice..
Phone Lock
Phonelockcouldpreventyourphonefromunauthorizeduse.Thedefault
phonecodeis0000.Pleasechangeittoyourownassoonaspossible.
Note: Pleaserememberthe code; otherwise someserviceexpensemay
happen.
PIN Code and PUK Code
PIN Code: PINcodecouldpreventyourUIMcardfromunauthorizeduse.
When PIN lock is on, you should enter the PIN code when opening the
handsetagain.
PUK Code:Consecutive inputtingwrongPIN codeforthreetimes can
causelockingofUIMcard.Tounlock,youneedPUKcode.
Note:
PINcodeandPUKcodemaybeofferedtogetherwiththeUIMcard.Ifnot,
pleasecontactwithnetworkoperator.
The limitation times for consecutive wrong code may vary with different
UIMcard.
PleasechangedefaultPINcodetoyourownassoonaspossible.
Warning and Maintenance
• Keepthe phoneout ofthe reachof littlechildren.Thephone may
causeinjuryifusedasatoy.
• Pleaseuseoriginalaccessoriesoraccessoriesthatareauthorizedby
themanufacturer.
• Pleasekeepthephonedryandstoreinshadyandcoolplace.
• Donotexposeyourmobile phone to direct sunlightorstoreitin hot
areas.Hightemperaturescanshortenthelifeofelectronicdevices.
• Preventliquidfromseepingintoyourphone.
• Do not droporharshly treat thephone.Rough handling canbreak
internalcircuitboards.
• Do not connect the phone with other unauthorized peripheral equip-
ments.
• Donotattempttodismantlethemobilephoneandbatterybyyourself.
• Poweroff your phonebeforeyou cleanthephone. Please useclean
fabricthatisanti-statictocleanyourphone.
• Asyourmobile phonecanproduceelectromagnetic eld,donotuse
thephonenearelectricalappliances.
• Donotchargethemobilephonewithoutbattery.
• Bewareof theusagelimitation whenusingamobilephone atplaces
suchasoilwarehousesorchemicalfactories.
• Theuseriscautionedthatchangesormodicationsnotexpresslyap-
provedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperate
theequipment.
Safety Information (General Care)
• MakesurethecellphonehasalowSAR.
• Keepyourcallsshortorsendatextmessage(SMS)instead.Thisad-
viceappliesespeciallytochildren,adolescentsandpregnantwomen.
• Usecellphonewhenthesignalqualityisgood.
• Peoplehavingactivemedicalimplantsshouldpreferablykeepthecell
phoneatleast15cmawayfromtheimplant.
Warranty Terms
Thewarrantydoesnotapplytodefectsorerrorsintheproductcausedby:
(a) Reasonableabrasion.
(b) Misuseincludingmishandling,physicaldamage,improperinstallation,
unauthorizeddisassemblyoftheproduct.
(c) Wateroranyotherliquiddamage.
(d) Anyunauthorizedrepairormodication.
(e) Power surges, lightning damage, re, ood orothereventsoutside
ZTE’sreasonablecontrol.
(f) Useoftheproductwithanyunauthorizedthirdpartyproductssuchas
genericchargers.
(g)Anyothercausebeyondtherangeofnormalusageforproducts.
EndUsershallhavenorightto reject,return,orreceivea refundfor any
productfromZTEundertheabove-mentionedsituations.
This warranty is end user’s sole remedy and ZTE’ssoleliabilityforde-
fectiveornonconforming items,and isinlieu ofallotherwarranties,
expressed,impliedor statutory, including butnot limitedtothe implied
warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose, unless
otherwiserequiredunderthemandatoryprovisionsofthelaw.
Limitation of Liability
ZTEshallnotbeliableforanylossofprotsorindirect,special,incidental
orconsequentialdamagesresultingfromorarisingoutoforinconnection
with using this product, whether or not ZTE had been advised, knew or
shouldhaveknownthepossibilityofsuchdamages.
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