Quick Start Guide Important: Your phone is a unibody device, so the back cover and battery are not removable. Unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from disassembling the phone. If your phone isn’t working normally, try to restart it by pressing and holding the Power key for at least 9 seconds until the startup screen appears.
Table of contents Your mobile ������������������ Your mobile ��������������������������������������������������������������������1 Text input ����������������������������������������������������������������������11 1�1 Keys and connectors Phone call ����������������������������������������������������������������������12 Headset connector Contacts ������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Messaging ����������������������������������������������������������������������15 indicator Email ������������������������������������������������������������������������������16 Front Getting connected ��������������������������������������������������������17 camera Volume key Find my location using GPS satellites ������������������������20 Data backup ������������������������������������������������������������������21 Power key Factory data reset ��������������������������������������������������������21...
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Menu key • Touch to access settings options. • Touch and hold to open a list of thumbnail images of apps you've worked with recently. Home key • From any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. Back key •...
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1�3 Home screen Charging the battery 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 the Home key to switch to the Home screen. Status bar •...
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1�3�1 Using the touchscreen Status icons GPRS connected Airplane mode Touch To access an application, touch it with your finger. GPRS in use Alarm is set Touch and Hold EDGE connected GPS is on To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, touch and hold this Receiving location data EDGE in use...
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Notification icons Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly. New Gmail message Missed call Quick setting panel New Email message...
1�3�3 Search bar Text input ��������������������� The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web. 2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard 1�3�4 Lock/Unlock your screen Onscreen Keyboard settings To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, select Settings\ creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc.
2�2 Text editing To hang up a call, touch or the Power key (when the Call settings\Power key ends call option is activated). You can edit the text you have entered. 3�2 Speed dial settings • Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
Messaging ����������������� Contacts ������������������� You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone. You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web To access this feature, touch the Application tab from the Home or on your phone.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files • If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch the Menu and Save draft keys or touch the Back key to save a copy. (image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses added.
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All data you have downloaded is stored in the File Manager, where 7�2 Browser ��������������������������������������� you can view media files (videos, photos, music and others), rename files, install applications into your phone, etc. Using the Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. 7�4 Sharing your phone's mobile data To access this feature, touch the Application tab from the Home...
Find my location Data backup ����������������� using GPS satellites ����� This phone enables you to back up your phone’s settings and other application data to Google Servers, with your Google Account. To activate your phone’s global positioning system (GPS) satellite If you replace your phone, the settings and data you’ve backed up receiver: are restored onto the new phone the first time you sign in with...
Applications & Making the most Internal storage ����� of your phone ��������� You can download software upgrades for free from the website 11�1 Applications (www.alcatelonetouch.com). 12�1 Smart Suite With this phone, some built-in Google applications and other third party applications are available for your convenience. Smart Suite includes: With the built-in applications, you can •...
The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, 12�2�1 Mobile Upgrade which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary Download Mobile Upgrade from the ALCATEL ONETOUCH to the instructions contained herein. website (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your PC. •...
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Do not let children use the phone and/or play with the telephone and - Do not play or use a flashing-lights feature if you are tired or accessories without supervision. need sleep. Please note that your phone is a unibody device, the back cover and - Take a minimum of a 15-minute break hourly.
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Phone and battery as a unibody device must be disposed of in The exposure standard for mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by accordance with locally applicable environmental regulations. public authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission of This symbol on your telephone, the battery and the the US Government (FCC), or by Industry Canada, is 1.6 W/kg averaged...
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The radio wave exposure guidelines use a unit of measurement - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit for - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. mobile devices is 2 W/kg. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with that to which the receiver is connected.
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TCT. You may download the source codes from http://sourceforge.net/ projects/alcatel/files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from internet. It may not available according to the countries.
General information ����������� Disclaimer There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the phone’s operation, depending on the software • Internet address: www.alcatelonetouch.com release of your telephone or specific operator services. Hot Line Number: see “TCT Mobile Services” leaflet or go to •...
Warranty ������������������������������ There are no express warranties, whether written, oral or implied, other than this printed limited warranty or the mandatory warranty provided by your country or jurisdiction. In no event shall TCT Mobile Limited or any of its affiliates be liable Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which for indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any nature may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period...
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Make sure you are in a place with network coverage. includes this service. • Try connecting at a later time or another location. • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONETOUCH Invalid SIM card accessory. • Make sure the SIM card has been correctly inserted (see When I select a number from my contacts, the number "Inserting or removing the SIM card").
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I am unable to add a contact in my contacts • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. • Make sure that your SIM card contacts are not full; delete some Wait for at least 20 minutes after removing the charger to obtain files or save the files in the phone contacts (i.e.
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