Use only headphones recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates. To avoid hearing impairment, pick up the call before holding your phone to your ear. Also move the handset away from your ear while using the “hands-free” mode because the amplified volume might cause hearing damage.
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PRIVACY: RADIO WAVES: ▪ ▪ Please note that you must respect the laws and regulations in force in your jurisdiction or other jurisdiction(s) Proof of compliance with international standards (ICNIRP) or with European Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE) is where you will use your mobile phone regarding taking photographs and recording sounds with your mobile required of all mobile phone models before they can be put on the market.
As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in positions other than against your ear. In such Table of Contents circumstances the device will be compliant with the guidelines when used with headset or usb data cable. If you are using another accessory ensure that whatever product is used is free of any metal and that it positions the phone at least 1.5 cm away from the body.
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Android Market ................84 11.6 Applications......................124 11.7 Accounts & sync ....................126 Locate the item you want to download and install .......... 84 11.8 Privacy ........................128 Download and install .................... 85 11.9 SD card & phone storage ...................129 Manage your downloads ..................87 11.10 Search ........................131 Multimedia applications ..............89...
General information Protection against theft Your telephone is identified by an IMEI (phone serial number) shown on the Internet address: www.alcatelonetouch.com ▪ packaging label and in the phone’s memory. We recommend that you note the An electronic version of this user guide is available in English and other languages number the first time you use your telephone by entering * # 0 6 # and keep it in according to availability on our server: a safe place.
Your mobile This handset may contain materials, including applications and software in executable or source code form, which is submitted by third parties for inclusion in this handset (“Third Party Materials”). All third party materials in this handset are Keys and connectors provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or use/ third party application, interoperability with other materials or applications of the...
Getting started On Home screen, press to quickly access Settings menu or Notification ▪ panel; to launch quick search; to customize your Home screen by adding 1.2.1 Set-up applications or changing wallpaper/theme. On other screens, press to view options list. ▪...
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Installing and removing the MicroSD card Charging the battery Standard charger Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket respectively. Charging may take about 20 minutes to start if the battery is flat. ▪ Be careful not to force the plug into the socket. ▪...
1.2.2 Power on your phone Tip: This initial set up can be skipped and enabled via Settings\Accounts & sync. In power on screen without SIM card inserted, you can also connect to a Wi-Fi Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, type in your PIN code if network (refer to section 6.1.2 Wi-Fi) to sign into your Google account and to use necessary and then confirm.
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Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. Small dots at the lower left and right of the screen Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker. indicate which screen you are viewing.
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Status icons Notification icons New Gmail message More notifications are hidden GPRS connected GPS is on New text or multimedia message Call in progress (green) Receiving location data from GPRS in use Problem with text or multimedia Call in progress using Bluetooth message delivery headset (blue) GPRS is disabled...
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Notification panel Touch to enter targets of Search: All, Web, Apps, Contacts, etc. Touch to search by text Touch and drag down the Status bar or press Menu key and touch Notifications Touch to search by voice to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. From Notification Touch to enter the suggested text for quick search Touch to search the web panel, you can open some functions by touching it(GPS, Bluetooth, etc.) and other...
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Home screen page. Remove Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the top of the Application tab, which will then turn red, and release.
1.3.7 Volume adjustment Wallpaper customization Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Wallpaper on the Home Using volume key screen, a popup window named Select wallpaper from will appear, offering a range of options. Pictures includes pictures you have taken, cropped or downloaded. Live Press Volume up/down key to adjust the volume.
When finished, touch OK. 2.1.1 TouchPal Input You can select some applications to move into the new category, and confirm by touching OK again. Move an application Locate the application you want to move, touch to ▪...
Phone call, Call log and Contacts 2.1.2 Android keyboard Phone Touch to enter text or numbers, touch and hold for one or two seconds to select input method. 3.1.1 Placing a call The user can easily start a call using Phone. Enter this menu using one of the following two ways: Long press to enter an accent of the letter.
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3.1.3 Calling your voicemail If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an To hang up a call, press Power key. answering machine that you can consult at any time.
Call log Tip: To avoid misoperation on touchscreen during call, screen will be locked automatically when user put the phone close to ear, and it will be unlocked when You can access your call memory by touching from the Home screen and put the phone away.
Following actions are enabled: Contacts Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. New contact Add new contact to phone. ▪ Display options Choose contacts to display, for example only contacts ▪ You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your with phones, other application contacts if any, etc.
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Edit contact. When finished, touch Done. You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move from one field to another easily. Change a contact’s default phone number The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or Touch to select a picture for the contact.
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3.3.4 Communicating with your contacts 3.3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing From the contacts list, you can communicate with your contacts by making a call or This phone enables you to import contacts from SIM card/MicroSD card and export exchanging messages. contacts to a MicroSD card which can then be used to back up your information.
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3.3.7 Joining/Separating contacts Open the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account you want to delete, then touch Remove account and confirm. To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing contacts Useful icons: in a single action. Touch the contact which you want to add information to, press Menu key and touch Indicates that the account is configured to synchronize automatically Edit contact, then press Menu key again and touch Join.
Google Messaging, Gmail/Email, An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS. When the total number of characters you have entered is approaching the 160-character Google Talk limit, a counter will appear on the lower right corner below Send option of the text box to remind you how many characters are allowed to be entered in one message.
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Attach options: Pictures Access Gallery application or File manager to select a ▪ picture as attachment. Touch to go to previous or next slide. Capture picture Access Camera to capture a new picture for attaching. ▪ Touch to preview the current slide. Videos Access Gallery application or File manager to select a ▪...
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4.1.3 Adjust message settings Touch and hold a message in message details screen. The following message options are available for selection: You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application screen, press Menu key and touch Settings. Forward Touch to forward the message to another recipient.
Gmail/Email Multimedia message (MMS) settings The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing Gmail or to Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each multimedia ▪ create a new Email account. message you send.
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To add a signature to emails, press Menu key from inbox screen, and touch Settings, Managing Gmails by Label then select Signature. To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize them using a Label. To receive and read your emails To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, press Menu key When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, and an icon and touch Change Labels and select the label to assign to the conversation.
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Gmail settings 4.2.2 Email To manage Gmail settings, press Menu key in Inbox screen and touch Settings. Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your phone. Signature To add a signature text to the end of each mail you ▪...
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends Google Talk To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate with your message and finally touch Send. friends whenever they are connected to this service.
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4.3.4 To manage your friends 4.3.5 Settings Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are available A series of settings are available for your selection by pressing Menu key from for your choice: Friends list screen, and touch Settings. To view all friends/ By default, only friends that you frequently communicate ▪...
Google Calendar & Alarm clock & 5.1.2 To create new events You can add new events from any Calendar view. Calculator Press Menu key from Calendar screen, and touch More\New event to access new ▪ event edit screen. Google Calendar Fill in all required information for this new event.
5.2.1 To set an alarm New event To add a new event From Clock screen, touch a currently existing alarm or press Menu key and touch More My calendars To show or hide, remove or add calendars Add alarm to enter the alarm editing screen. Settings To set a series of Calendar settings Turn alarm on...
Getting connected To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways: Touch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced panel. ▪ To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G networks or Or press Menu key from basic panel to open option menu and touch Advanced ▪...
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6.1.2 Wi-Fi To activate/deactivate Data roaming When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your phone is within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on phone even without a SIM card inserted. Press Menu key from Home screen.
Browser To add a Wi-Fi network When Wi-Fi is on, you may add new Wi-Fi networks according to your preference. Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. Press Menu key from Home screen. ▪ To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then touch Touch Settings\Wireless &...
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To find text on a web page Other options: Press Menu key from web page screen, then touch More\Find on page. ▪ Refresh To refresh the current page (press Menu key on web page screen, ▪ Enter the text or phrase you want to find. ▪...
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6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads To download a web application/view your downloads Before downloading a web application, you need to enable your phone to download To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web page web applications (press Menu key from Home screen, touch Settings\Applications, mark check box of Unknown sources, finally touch OK to confirm).
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6.2.4 Settings To open a bookmark Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen, or press Menu key and touch ▪ A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access Browser settings, Bookmarks. press Menu key from Browser screen, and touch More\Settings. On the Bookmarks tab, touch the bookmark you want to open.
Touch to clear all browser data and reset all settings to ▪ default. You are recommended to use Alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with phone. You can go to www.alcatelonetouch.com for more information about Alcatel Bluetooth headset.
To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To disconnect: Unmount the microSD card on your computer. ▪ To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want to exchange data. Open the Notifications panel and touch Turn off USB storage.
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Connecting to virtual private networks You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a cable(USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by turning your phone into secured local network, from outside that network.
To edit/delete a VPN Android Market To edit a VPN: Press Menu key from Home screen. ▪ Android Market is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android Powered Phone. Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\VPN settings. ▪...
To open the application you have downloaded: Touch to search in Android market. On Android Market screen, touch Downloads. ▪ Touch the installed application in the list, then touch Open. ▪ To buy an application On Android Market, some applications are labeled as free, while some of them are to be paid for before downloading and installing.
Touch My downloads in Android Market Home. Rate ▪ Touch the application that you want to uninstall. ▪ Open the details screen for an application, touch the stars Touch OK in the Uninstall & refund dialog box. If the dialog box does not appear, ▪...
Multimedia applications Zoom in/zoom out Touch icon to open the Zoom control and slide the scroll bar to zoom in or out Camera/Camcorder gradually. Touch the screen twice to zoom all the way in or out. To shoot a video Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera and Camcorder for taking photos and shooting videos.
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8.1.1 Settings in framing mode Advanced settings: Before taking a photo/shooting a video, you can adjust a number of settings in Preview video Touch to preview your video. ▪ framing mode. Switch to camera/video Touch to switch between camera and video. ▪...
Gallery To view a picture/play a video Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery. Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos. In addition, a set of further operations to pictures and videos are available for your choice (refer to page 90).
Working with pictures YouTube You can work with pictures by rotating or cropping them, sharing them with friends, YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, share and setting them as contact ID or wallpaper, etc. view videos. It supports a streaming function that allows you to start watching videos almost as soon as they begin downloading from the Internet.
8.3.1 Watch videos 8.4.1 Playing music Touch a video to play it. From any of the four library screens, touch a song to play it back. Touch video playing screen to display playback controls with which you can pause, skip forward or backward, or drag the progress bar to the point you want to watch. To exit video playing screen, press Back key to return to video list.
To rename a playlist is within the blue circle. Locate the playlist you want to rename, touch and hold to display option menu, then touch Rename. When finished, touch Save. To move the map, drag the map with your finger.
Star a location To zoom in and out of a map, touch the plus or minus side of the zoom control , or you can also zoom in/out by double-tapping a location on screen. Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any position on To clear the map history, press Menu key and touch More\Clear Map.
Get driving, public transport or walking directions 9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route more preferable or feasible to you 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other views. Press Menu key from maps screen and touch Directions.
9.4.5 View traffic conditions on your route 9.5.2 To open Street View for a location Touch and hold a location to display a balloon with the address and a Street View ▪ At the lower-left corner of navigation view, a traffic light indicates the overall traffic thumbnail.
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9.6.1 To join Latitude 9.6.4 To connect with your friends Press Menu key from maps screen. ▪ Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options. Touch Join Latitude. ▪ Show on map Locate the friend's position on the map. ▪...
When you download an application from PC to MicroSD card, you can locate the application on FileManager, then touch it to install it in your phone. FileManager allows you to perform and be really efficient with the following common operations: create (sub) folder, open folder/file, view, rename, move, copy, delete, play, share, etc.
10.2 Notes 10.6 SyncMLClient To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then touch Notes. To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then touch SyncMLClient. Use Notes to note down inspirations, ideas, excerpts, things to do and all those things you may want to keep for future reference.
Available options: 10.7 Radio Save channel Save the current tuned station to the channels list. ▪ Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual Edit name Edit the channel name.
10.9 Other applications Settings The previous applications in this section are preinstalled to your phone. To read a brief introduction of the preinstalled 3rd party applications, please refer to the To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, and touch Settings leaflet provided with the phone.
11.1.4 Tethering & portable hotspot Network Mode You can select your preferred network with this menu. This function allows you to share your phone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (Please refer to section 6.5). GSM/UMTS options 11.1.5 VPN settings...
11.2.2 Service Dialing Numbers WCDMA call settings Additional WCDMA only call settings. Service Dialing Numbers (SDN) is a service mode of SIM, where you can place the call from the SDN list. These built-in numbers are added to the SDN list by operator. 11.3 Sound 11.2.3...
11.4 Display 11.5 Location & security Use the Location & Security settings to set your preferences for using and sharing Orientation Mark the check box to activate automatic orientation ▪ your location when your search for information and use location-aware applications, switch when rotating phone.
11.5.2 Screen unlock pattern 11.5.6 Credential storage None Touch to disable screen unlock security. ▪ Use secure credentials Mark the check box to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store of Pattern Touch to draw pattern to unlock screen. ▪...
11.7 Accounts & sync Manage applications Touch to manage and remove installed applications. Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and manage your Google and other supported accounts. You also use these settings to control how and whether Running services all applications send, receive, and synchronize data on their own schedules, and whether all applications can synchronize user data automatically.
11.7.2 Manage accounts 11.8 Privacy The rest of this screen lists the Google Accounts and other accounts you’ve added to You use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information. the phone. If you touch an account in this screen, its account screen opens. Back up my data This screen contains different options, depending on the kind of account.
11.9.1 SD card Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including information Total space/Available space about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications. Resetting the phone does not erase any Lists the amount of space on any MicroSD card installed in your phone and the system software updates you’ve downloaded or any files on your microSD card, such amount you can use to store photos, videos, music, and other files.
11.10 Search The Android keyboard settings apply to the onscreen keyboard that is included with your phone. The correction and capitalization features affect only the English version You use the Search settings to configure Google Search, Quick Search Box, and the of the keyboard.
11.11.3 TouchPal Input Tutorial ▪ Touch to enter Help screen. Access website to get more information about The TouchPal Input will allow you input text more easily. You can make changes to TouchPal. the settings for easy input. Available options are as follows: Softwares Key press sound ▪...
11.12.2 Text-to-speech settings 11.13 Accessibility You use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have synthesizer, for applications like TalkBack that can take advantage of it. installed on your phone. If you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed, only the Install voice data setting Accessibility is available.
Set date Legal information Touch to open a dialog where you can manually set the phone’s date. Touch to view legal information. Select time zone System tutorial Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone. Touch to learn how to use your phone.
Videos ▪ Download One touch Upgrade from ALCATEL website (www.alcatelonetouch.com) It allows you to insert video files from PC for playback and then upload to handset and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and update your phone by following the step folder.
Telephone warranty This warranty shall not apply to defects to your phone and/or accessory due to (without any limitation): Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in 1) Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with technical and conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve (12) months from the safety standards applicable in the geographical area where your phone is used,...
My mobile phone will not charge properly in your box. Make sure you are using an Alcatel battery and charger provided in the box. ▪ Make sure your battery is inserted. It must be inserted before plugging in the charger ▪...
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My mobile phone can not connect to a network I cannot find my contacts Try connecting in another location Make sure your SIM card is correctly inserted ▪ ▪ Verify the network coverage with your operator Import all contacts stored in SIM card to phone ▪...
Qualcomm MSM7227-1™ ▪ ® Applications\Development\USB debugging Platform Android™ 2.2 Check that your computer system meets the requirements for Alcatel’s PC Suite ▪ installation Memory ROM: 512 MB I am unable to download new files RAM: 512 MB Check for free space of your MicroSD card ▪...