Safety and use ......11 Settings ................127 11.1 Wireless & networks ................127 11.2 Device ......................130 We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The 11.3 Personal .....................133 manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of 11.4 Accounts ....................139 improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
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Do not let children use the phone and/or play with the telephone and accessories - Play at the farthest distance possible from the screen. without supervision. - If your hands, wrists, or arms become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest for Please note that your phone is a unibody device, the back cover and battery are several hours before playing again.
This symbol on your telephone, the battery and the accessories means The radio wave exposure guidelines use a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit for mobile devices is 2 W/kg. that these products must be taken to collection points at the end of their Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device life: - Municipal waste disposal centres with specific bins for these items of...
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• Regulatory information The following approvals and notices apply in specific regions as noted. 8008X: 8008D:...
You may download the source codes from http://sourceforge.net/ even with a different SIM card. projects/alcatel/files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from internet. Contact your network operator to check service availability.
Disclaimer Your mobile ......There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the phone’s operation, depending on the software release of your telephone or specific operator services. TCT Mobile shall not be held legally responsible for such differences, if any, nor for Keys and connectors their potential consequences, which responsibility shall be borne by the operator exclusively.
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Camera Flash/ Back key Flashlight Camera • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc. These keys are visible when the screen lights up. Volume up Power key Volume down •...
Getting started Installing or removing the microSD card one touch 8008X/8008D 1.2.1 Set-up Inserting or removing the SIM card You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card. one touch 8008X To install, please open microSD card slot first, and then place the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing down.
Charging the battery Set up your phone for the first time The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following options: Get started..., then select the phone's language. • Touch • The device will search for service by itself. The process of activation will take a few minutes.
Home screen Touch and Hold You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch and hold the home screen to access the available options for setting Touch the Home key to switch to Home screen.
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Status icons Notification icons For dual SIM model, status icons referring to either SIM1 or SIM2 will be identified by a colour which you have defined. New text or multimedia Missed call message GPRS connected Roaming Problem with SMS or MMS Call on hold delivery GPRS in use...
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1.3.3 Search bar Notification panel Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the notification panel. Touch The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items information within applications, the phone or the web.
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1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen To unlock phone screen Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by have created or enter PIN or password to unlock the screen. choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password.
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1.3.6 Application tab Reposition Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, Touch on the Home screen to enter applications and widgets list. drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key.
Applications and widgets list Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard This list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed applications and orientation. You can also adjust it by changing the settings (On application widgets.
2.1.2 Android keyboard Touch to switch Touch to enter text between "abc/Abc" or numbers. mode; Touch & hold to switch between "abc/ABC" mode. You can also insert new text Touch to switch Touch & hold to • Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank space, the between symbol select symbols.
International call Phone call, Call log To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter “+”, then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and and Contacts ......finally touch Emergency call Phone ............If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch 3.1.1 Placing a call to make an emergency call.
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To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to up/down key or turn the phone face down if Turn over to mute is retrieve the call. activated.
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3.1.5 Managing multiple calls 3.1.6 Call settings With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. Touch and touch Settings from Dial screen, the following options are available: Swap calls Voice call When you accept two calls, touch icon , you can now switch between •...
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Other settings Video call • Fixed Dialing Numbers • Local video You can pick a picture from your collection to replacement display when Camera is unreachable. Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) is a service mode of SIM, where outgoing • Display peer video Mark the checkbox to display a picture when calls are restricted to a set of phone numbers.
Call log Quick responses Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial screen. with messages. Touch on the right side of contact/number to place a call directly. There are three kinds of calls in Call log: TTY settings TTY mode can be used by people who are deaf, have bad hearing or...
Touch to display contacts list option menu. People ............Following actions are enabled: People app enables quick and easy access to the people you want to Delete contact • Select and delete unwanted contacts. reach. • Contacts to display Choose contacts to display. Import/Export •...
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Change a contact’s default phone number Touch to save. The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact Touch to select a picture for the contact. name.
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3.3.5 Communicating with your contacts 3.3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing From the contacts list, you can communicate with your contacts by making This phone enables you to import contacts from SIM card/microSD card a call or exchanging messages. and export contacts to a microSD card which can then be used to back up your information.
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3.3.8 Joining/Separating contacts As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc. To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information contacts in a single action.
For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact Messaging, Email ....panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved contacts, touch the photo to add the number to your Contacts. Sending a text message Messaging ............ Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on Type person's You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
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Attach options: Pictures • Access Gallery application or File manager to Touch to edit the subject. select a picture as attachment. • Capture picture Access Camera to capture a new picture for attaching. • Videos Access Gallery application or File manager to Touch to view the slide.
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4.1.3 Adjust message settings • Copy This option displays when the message is an SMS. Copy the current message content. You can paste You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application it to the enter bar of the new message you are screen, touch and touch Settings.
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Notifications Multimedia message (MMS) Notifications • Select to display message notifications in status • Group messaging Mark the checkbox to send a single message to bar. multiple recipients. • Mute Touch to mute the message notification for 1 • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each hour, 4 hours or 8 hours.
Gmail/Email • Enter the subject and the content of the message. • Touch and select Attach file to add an attachment. The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing • Finally, touch the icon to send.
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To reply or forward emails Mark the checkbox to select email to activate batch mode, and produce the following options: Reply • When viewing an email, touch to reply the sender of this mail. Touch to archive the email message. To display •...
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Gmail settings Touch an account, the following settings will show: To manage Gmail settings, touch and touch Settings in Inbox screen. Priority Inbox • To set this inbox as the default one. General settings • Notifications Select to activate notification when a new email arrives.
• Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your service To access this feature and sign in, touch Application tab from the Home provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the email account screen, then touch Talk.
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4.3.3 To close a chat 4.3.5 Settings When you want to end a chat, touch from Chatting screen directly, and A series of settings are available for your selection by touching then touch End chat. touching Settings from Friends list screen, and choose an account. If you want to end all chats, touch and End all chats from Friends list •...
5.1.2 To create new events Calendar & Alarm clock & You can add new events from any Calendar view. Calculator ......and touch New event from Calendar screen; • In portrait mode, touch or in landscape mode, touch the icon to access new event edit screen.
5.1.4 Event reminder Time ............. If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. on Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives. To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, Touch and drag down the status bar to open the notification panel, touch then touch Time.
5.2.2 To adjust alarm settings Calculator ............. Touch Menu key from Alarm screen then touch Settings. The With Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems. following options can now be adjusted: To access this function, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then •...
Enter a number and the arithmetic operation to be performed, enter the Getting connected ....second number, then touch “=” to display the result. Touch to delete digits one by one, touch and hold to delete all at one time. When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G the entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations:...
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• SIM management\Roaming\Data roaming. To activate notification when a new network is detected • Mark/Unmark the checkbox to activate or deactivate data roaming. When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated, the Wi-Fi icon • When Data roaming is deactivated, you can still perform data exchange will appear on the status bar whenever the phone detects an available with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to “6.1.2 Wi-Fi”).
6.2.1 Viewing web pages Browser ............When opening a website, you can navigate on web pages by sliding your Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. finger on the screen in any direction to locate the information you want To access this function, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then to view.
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To open new window/switch between windows Touch the icon on the left of the URL, you can view more information about the current page. Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. • Touch to open all windows' thumbnails. 6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads •...
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To download an item, touch the item or the link you want to download. Touch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these additional options: To cancel a download, touch the downloaded item from the Notification • Add shortcut to To add a bookmark shortcut to the Home panel, select the item to be cancelled, and touch...
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• Remember form Mark to remember data in forms for later use. Advanced data Set search engine • Touch to select a search engine. • Clear form data Touch to clear all the saved form data. • Open in Mark to open new windows behind the current •...
Visibility timeout to select the visible time. device and other available ones will show on the screen. You are recommended to use ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with phone. You can go to www.alcatelonetouch.com for more information about ALCATEL ONE...
To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To connect/disconnect your phone to/from the computer: • Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone to To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on a USB port on your computer.
To format a microSD card To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot • Drag down notification panel and touch then the settings icon access Settings. • Drag down notification panel and touch then the settings icon access Settings.
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To add a VPN To edit/delete a VPN • Drag down notification panel and touch then the settings icon To edit a VPN: access Settings. • Drag down notification panel and touch then the settings icon • Touch More...\VPN settings and then touch access Settings.
Configuring Internet (SIP) calling To remove: • Touch the account you want to remove. You can place/receive voice calls via the Internet when connected to a • Touch and touch Remove account. Wi-Fi network, rather than via your mobile network. You should configure a valid internet account before using this feature.
Touch a category on Google Play Shop screen to browse its contents. You Google Play Store ..can also select a subcategory if there is any. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top paid, Top free, Top grossing, etc Google Play Shop is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android Powered Phone.
• Select the Terms of service link and read the document. When finished, • The progress of the download will show on the details screen, touch touch Back key. to stop downloading the item. You can also access this screen through Notificaiton panel.
Refund Multimedia applications and touch My apps. Touch the On Google Play Shop screen, touch application you want to uninstall for a refund, touch Refund, and finally touch OK to confirm. Camera ............Update notification Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting On Google Play Shop screen, touch and touch My apps.
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To take a picture • Image property Touch to adjust image property. The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in • Anti-flicker Touch to select anti-flicker modes. the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary, touch icon to •...
To view a picture/play a video Gallery ............Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery. Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos. Touch to return to In addition, a set of further operations to pictures and videos are available gallery's main screen for your choice.
Touch and choose Edit to edit a picture. YouTube ............YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, share and 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. In the Playing screen, you can view information Touch a song or touch Play from drop-down menu to play the song. and video comments, and also browse links to related videos.You can also rate, share, label as favorite, create a new playlist, etc from this screen.
8.4.2 Working with playlists Touch the Menu icon, more options will show: • Party shuffle Touch to play the current playlist in party shuffle Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the SD mode. card. • Add to playlist Touch to add the playing song to other playlist.
To move the map, drag the map with your finger. Google Maps ....To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or you can also zoom in by double-tapping a location on screen. To clear the map history, touch and touch Clear Map. Get My Location Search for a location 9.1.1...
9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location Get driving, public transportation or walking directions Touch a location on a map Touch the address rectangle that opens 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location. (Or touch Touch icon from Maps screen.
9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route 9.5.2 To open Street View for a location more preferable or feasible to you • Touch and hold a location to display a balloon with the address and a Street View thumbnail. You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and Street view.
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9.6.2 How to invite friends to share their locations 9.6.4 To connect with your friends • Touch icon from list view. Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy • Touch Select from Contacts or Add via email address. options.
10.3 Radio ............Others ......... Your phone is equipped with a radio . You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you turn to stations that 10.1 File Manager ..........
Record FM Record video voice of the current channel. then touch Alcatel Help. • Exit Turn off the radio. Alcatel Help provides help when you have questions or need assistance when using the phone. 10.4 LED Torch ............ 10.7 Other applications .........
11.1.2 Wi-Fi Settings ......Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the Internet without using your SIM card whenever you are in range of a wireless network. The only thing you have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi screen and configure an access point to Drag down notification panel and touch then the settings icon connect your phone to the wireless network.
11.1.5 Airplane mode 11.2 Device Gestures Mark the checkbox of Airplane mode to simultaneously disable all 11.2.1 wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. Mark the checkbox to enable the following gestures: Turn over to mute, Turn over to activate, Shake to switch music. 11.1.6 VPN settings 11.2.2...
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11.2.4 Storage • Audible selection Mark the check box to enable playing sound when making screen selection. Use these settings to monitor the total and available space on your phone Screen lock sound • Mark the check box to enable sounds to play and on your microSD card;...
11.3 Personal Owner info Touch to input owner information which will display on the lock screen. 11.3.1 Location access Encrypt phone Use GPS satellites You can encrypt your accounts, settings,download apps and their data, media and other files by touching Encrypt phone. Check to use your phone’s global positioning system (GPS) satellite receiver to pinpoint your location within an accuracy as close as several Set up SIM card lock...
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Install from SD card Android keyboard Touch to install encrypted certificates from the microSD card. The Android keyboard settings apply to the onscreen keyboard that is included with your phone. The correction and capitalization features affect Clear credentials only the English version of the keyboard. Available options are as follows: •...
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11.3.4 Backup and reset • Show correction suggestions Touch to show or not the correction suggestions while typing. Back up my data • Next word prediction Mark the checkbox to back up your phone’s settings and other application data to Google Servers, with your Google Account. If you replace your Mark the checkbox to popup word prediction.
When you are unable to power on your cellphone, there is another way Select time zone to perform a factory data reset by pressing the Volume down key and Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone. the Power key at same time until the screen lights up, press the Volume up/down key to select “Wipe data/factory reset”...
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11.5.4 Developer options Orientation Mark the checkbox to rotate screen automatically. To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch Build number 7 times. Now Developer options is available. Speak passwords The Developer options screen contains settings that are useful Mark the checkbox to speak passwords while typing.
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Power menu bug report Show GPU view updates Mark the checkbox to select to include option in power menu for Mark the checkbox to show GPU view updates. submitting a bug report. Show hardware layers updates Allow mock locations Mark the checkbox to show hardware layers updates. Mark the checkbox to permit a development tool on a computer to Show GPU overdraw control where the phone believes it is located, rather than using the...
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11.5.5 About phone Force 4x MSAA Mark the checkbox to enable 4x MSAA. This contains information about things ranging from Legal information, Model number, Firmware version, Baseband version, Kernel version, Build Strict mode enabled number to those listed below: Mark the checkbox to enable strict mode. After enabled, the screen will System updates flash when applications do long operations on the main thread.
It allows you to easily import photos from PC or the handset and organize from your computer. them in different albums for better management. Download ONE TOUCH Upgrade from ALCATEL ONE TOUCH website • Videos (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your computer. Launch the...
12.2.2 System updates Telephone warranty ..Using FOTA Upgrade tool you can update your phone's software. To access System Updates, please open notification panel and touch , then press About phone\System updates. Or you can directly Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may touch System Updates on application list directly.
1) Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with technical and safety standards applicable in the geographical area where The latest generation of ALCATEL ONE TOUCH mobile phones offers your phone is used, a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a 2) Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by distance, placed on a table for example.
• Make sure charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C to Troubleshooting ....+40°C). • When abroad, check that the voltage input is compatible. My phone cannot connect to a network or “No service” is displayed Before contacting the service centre, you are advised to follow the •...
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Open the Notification panel to check if the Android Manager Agent has this service. activated. • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH • Check that you have marked the checkbox of USB debugging. accessory. •...
I am unable to download new files Specifications • Make sure there is sufficient phone memory for your download. • Check your subscription status with your operator. The phone cannot be detected by others via Bluetooth • Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on and your phone is visible to other Processor MTK6589 users (see “6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices”).