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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    10.6 Setup Wizard ...................114 10.7 Office suite ....................115 Getting connected ............65 10.8 Traffic Manager..................115 Connecting to the Internet ..............65 10.9 ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Help ............115 Browser .......................69 10.10 Voice Dailer ....................115 Connecting to Bluetooth devices ............78 10.11 Voice Search .....................116 Connecting to a computer via USB ............80...

  • Page 3: Safety And Use

    If your mobile device offers an airplane mode or similar feature, consult airline staff about using it in flight. 13 ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Limited Warranty ....146 Switch the mobile phone off when you are in health care facilities, except in designated areas. As with many other types of equipment now in regular use, mobile phones can interfere with other electrical or 14 Accessories ..............148...

  • Page 4: Radio Waves

    Always handle your mobile phone with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place. It is the user’s sole responsibility to ensure that prior authorization be obtained, if necessary, in Do not allow your mobile phone to be exposed to adverse weather or environmental conditions order to record private or confidential conversations or take a photograph of another person;...

  • Page 5: Hearing Aid Compatibility

    Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to For the receiver devices associated with the operation of a licensed radio service (e.g. FM exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy. These limits are part of broadcast), they bear the following statement: comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population.

  • Page 6: General Information

    General information ....Your mobile ......• Website: www.alcatelonetouch.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alcatelonetouchusa • Keys and connectors Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/alcatel1touch • • Hot Line Number: In the United States, call 877-702-3444 for Front camera technical support. LED light On our Internet site, you will find our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting started • On Home screen, press to quickly access Settings menu or Notification panel; to launch quick search; to 1.2.1 Set-up manage applications; to customize your Home screen by adding applications or changing wallpaper. Removing or installing the back cover •...
  • Page 8 Installing and removing the microSD card Charging the battery Standard charger Place the microSD card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into UK charger its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press and slide it out. To avoid data loss and microSD card damage, before removing the Connect the battery charger to your phone and outlet respectively.

  • Page 9: Home Screen

    1.2.2 Power on your phone Home screen You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, type in your PIN love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Press code if necessary and then confirm.
  • Page 10 Status icons Touch and Hold Receiving location data from GPRS connected To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, touch and hold this contact, options list will then appear on screen. GPRS in use Speakerphone is on Drag...
  • Page 11 Notification icons Notification panel New Gmail message Call in progress (green) Touch and drag down the Status bar or press Menu key and touch Notifications to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to close New text or multimedia Call in progress using it.
  • Page 12 Touch to search by text Touch to search by voice Touch to search the web Search by text Draw your unlock pattern • Touch Search bar from Home screen or press Search key from other applications screen. • Enter the text/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will be displayed for you to select from.

  • Page 13: Home Screen

    1.3.5 Personalize your home screen Wallpaper customization Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Wallpapers on the Home screen, a popup window named Select wallpaper from Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Add on the will appear, offering a range of options.

  • Page 14: Text Input

    1.3.7 Volume adjustment Text input ......Using volume key Press Volume up/down key to adjust the volume. While in the lowest Using Onscreen Keyboard volume level, your phone will be switched to vibrate/silent mode. Onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires entering text or numbers.

  • Page 15: Text Editing

    Text editing Phone call, Call log Touch the text you have entered to make an edit. • Touch and hold the text field to zoom in on the text with a magnifying and Contacts ......glass. • Touch the text you have entered twice and then touch Select all/Select text in the pop up button.
  • Page 16 International call When you receive an incoming call, but don’t want to answer, you may decline it by dragging up the red phone icon. The caller is sent directly to To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter “+”, then enter your voice mail box to leave a message.
  • Page 17 Conference calls Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call. You can set up a conference call. • Place a call to the first participant of the conference call. Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.

  • Page 18: Call Log

    3.1.6 During a video call Call log ............When a call is in progress, press Menu key to open the call options. You can access your call memory by touching from the Home screen and touching Call log. Touch contact/number to place a call directly. There are three kinds of calls in Call log: Missed calls Incoming calls...

  • Page 19: Contacts

    Following actions are enabled: Contacts ............• Search Touch to search for a contact. Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to • Group Assign contacts to groups so that one SMS/MMS reach. or email can easily be sent to all members. You can view and create contacts on your phone or either SIM and •...
  • Page 20 3.3.2 Adding a contact 3.3.3 Editing your contacts Press Menu key from contacts list screen and touch New contact. You're To edit contact information, touch and hold the contact whose information required to select the location (Phone/SIM) to save the contact. is to be edited, then touch Edit contact.
  • Page 21 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 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.
  • Page 22 3.3.7 Joining/Separating contacts Open the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account you want to delete, then press Menu key and touch Remove account and To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing confirm. contacts in a single action (only available for phone contacts). Useful icons: Touch the contact which you want to add information to, press Menu key and touch Edit contact, then press Menu key again and touch Join.

  • Page 23: Google Messaging, Gmail/Email, Google Talk

    Sending a text message Google Messaging, Gmail/ Enter mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or touch to add recipients, touch Type to compose bar to enter the text of the message. Email, Google Talk ....When finished, touch Send to send the text message. An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS.
  • Page 24 Attach options: 4.1.2 Manage messages • Pictures Access Gallery application/File Manager to select a When receiving a message, an icon will appear on status bar as picture as attachment. notification. Drag down the status bar to open Notification panel, touch •...
  • Page 25 4.1.3 Adjust message settings • Read reports Select to request a report on whether each recipient has or has not read a multimedia message sent by You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application you. screen, press Menu key and touch Settings. •...

  • Page 26: Gmail/Email

    Gmail/Email • If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can press Menu key and then touch Discard. The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing To add a signature to emails, press Menu key from inbox screen, and touch Gmail or to create a new Email account.
  • Page 27 Managing Gmails by Label Gmail settings To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize To manage Gmail settings, press Menu key in Inbox screen and touch them using a Label. More\Settings. General preferences To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, press Menu key and touch Change Labels and select the label to assign to •...

  • Page 28: Google Talk

    Google Talk ..........4.2.2 Email ..............Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or IMAP with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. email accounts in your phone. To access this feature and sign in, touch from Home screen, then To access this function, touch...
  • Page 29 4.3.1 Chatting with your friends 4.3.4 To manage your friends To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are your message and finally touch Send. available for your choice: You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by pressing Menu key, •...

  • Page 30: Google Calendar & Clock & Calculator & News & Weather

    4.3.5 Settings Google Calendar & Clock A series of settings are available for your selection by pressing Menu key from Friends list screen, and touch Settings. & Calculator & News & • Mobile indicator Select to display an indicator icon along with your Weather .........

  • Page 31: Clock

    5.1.2 To create new events New event To add a new event You can add new events from any Calendar view. My calenders Touch to show or hide, sync or not sync More • Press Menu key from Calendar screen, and touch More\New event to the calendars.

  • Page 32: Calculator

    5.2.1 To set an alarm To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways: • Touch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced From Clock screen, touch a currently existing alarm or press Menu key panel.

  • Page 33: News & Weather

    News settings News & Weather ........Select news • Check the boxes of news categories which most Use News & Weather to check the weather and top news stories. topics interest you to include them in the scrolling list of News &...

  • Page 34: Getting Connected

    To activate/deactivate Data roaming Getting connected ....When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. • Press Menu key from Home screen. • Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Mobile networks\Data To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G roaming.
  • Page 35 6.1.2 Wi-Fi • Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Wi-Fi settings\Add Wi-Fi network. Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your phone is within • Enter the name of the network and any required network information. range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on phone even without a •...

  • Page 36: Browser

    To find text on a web page Browser ............• Press Menu key from web page screen, then touch More\Find on Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. page. To access this function, touch from Home screen, then touch •...
  • Page 37 Other options: 6.2.2 Manage links, history • Close To close all tabs or minimize the web page. (press Menu To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web key on web page screen, then touch Close). page •...
  • Page 38 6.2.3 Manage downloads To download a web application/view your downloads Before downloading a web application, you need to enable your phone to To access Downloads download web applications (press Menu key from Home screen, touch Downloads gives you easy access to any file downloaded from the Settings\Applications, mark check box of Unknown sources, finally browser, email or another application, and you can manage and store your touch OK to confirm).
  • Page 39 To open a bookmark 6.2.5 Settings • Press Menu key and touch Bookmarks. A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access Browser • On the Bookmarks tab, touch the bookmark you want to open. settings, press Menu key from Browser screen, and touch More\ Settings.

  • Page 40: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    Mark to show warning if there is a problem with warnings a site’s security. 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 TOUCH...

  • Page 41: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb

    To change device name To disconnect/unpair from a Bluetooth device • Touch and hold the device name in the Bluetooth settings screen. To make your phone more recognizable, you can change your phone name which is visible to others. • Touch Unpair or Disconnect &...

  • Page 42: Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection

    To safely remove the microSD card from your phone Sharing your phone's mobile data connection The microSD card can be removed from your phone any time the phone You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer is powered off.

  • Page 43: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    To rename or secure your portable hotspot To connect/disconnect to a VPN To connect to a VPN: When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could change the name of • Press Menu key from Home screen. your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network. •...

  • Page 44: Configuring Internet (Sip) Calling

    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 Remove account in the screen that opens. Wi-Fi network, rather than via your mobile network. You should configure a valid internet account before using this feature.

  • Page 45: Google Play Store

    Google Play Store ..Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android Powered Phone. To open Google Play Store: • Touch from Home screen, and then touch Google Play Store. •...

  • Page 46: Manage Your Downloads

    To request a refund Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or to a significant amount of your data. Once you touch If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within OK to continue, you are responsible for the results of using this 24 hours of the purchase.

  • Page 47: Multimedia Applications

    Refund Multimedia applications On the Google Play Store screen, press Menu key and touch My apps. Touch the 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 and Camcorder for taking On the Google Play Store screen, press Menu key and touch Settings.
  • Page 48 Zoom in/zoom out Video/Camcorder settings: Touch icon to open the Zoom control and slide the scroll bar to zoom • Settings Touch to enter a scrolling list of settings: EV, Scene in or out gradually. Touch the screen twice to zoom all the way in or out. mode, Color effect, etc.

  • Page 49: Gallery

    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. To access this function, touch from Home screen, then touch Touch and scroll the bar to switch.

  • Page 50: Youtube

    Working with pictures YouTube ............You can work with pictures by rotating or cropping them, sharing them YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, with friends, setting them as contact ID or wallpaper, etc. share and view videos. It supports a streaming function that allows you to Locate the picture you want to work on, press Menu key from full-screen start watching videos almost as soon as they begin downloading from the picture view.

  • Page 51: Music

    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.

  • Page 52: Google Maps

    8.4.3 Using Sound effects Google Maps ....When Sound effects is activated, songs will be played using various different filters preset by you. Press Menu key, then touch Sound effects to enter settings screen. Mark Enable sound effects to turn on this function. Touch sound effect name to set, and mark it to activate.

  • Page 53: Search For A Location

    To zoom in and out of a map, touch the plus or minus side of the zoom Star a location control , or you can also zoom in/out by double-tapping a location on Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any screen.

  • Page 54: Get Driving, Public Transport Or Walking Directions

    Get driving, public transport or walking 9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route more preferable or feasible to you directions You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip views.

  • Page 55: Arrangement Of Layers

    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 At the lower-left corner of navigation view, a traffic light indicates the Street View thumbnail.
  • Page 56 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 • Touch More\Join Latitude. options. When you joined Latitude, the menu item changes to Latitude. •...

  • Page 57: Others

    9.6.5 To control what you share Others ......... You can control the information you want to share with your friends. Press Menu key from maps screen, touch More\Latitude, touch your own name and then touch Edit privacy settings. 10.1 File Manager ..........

  • Page 58: Sound Recorder

    Available options: 10.3 Sound Recorder ........... • Exit Turn off the radio. To access this function, touch from Home screen, then touch Sound Recorder. • Search Touch to search for all available stations automatically. Sound Recorder allows you to record voice/sound for seconds/hours. •...

  • Page 59: Office Suite

    ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Help ....To access this function, touch from Home screen, then touch ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Help. ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Help provides help when you have questions or need assistance when using the phone. 10.10 Voice Dialer ..........

  • Page 60: Settings

    11.1.4 Tethering & portable hotspot Settings ......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). To access this function, touch from Home screen, and touch Settings 11.1.5 VPN settings on applications list, or you can also press Menu key from Home screen...

  • Page 61: Call Settings

    11.1.6 Mobile networks 11.2 Call settings Use Call settings to configure normal phone call settings and other special Data usage features offered by your carrier. You can also use Call settings to configure Touch to view how much data has been transmitted over a mobile network the phone so that it can place outgoing calls only to a fixed set of phone in the current period.
  • Page 62 11.2.2 Video call Call cost Video call settings Touch to view the Last call cost/Total cost/Max cost/Reset call cost/ Set currency and price per unit, modify or reset them. • Picture for replacing You can pick a picture from your collection to local video display when Camera is unreachable.

  • Page 63: Audio Profiles

    11.3 Audio profiles 11.3.2 Silent This profile will silence all sounds except media & alarms. Use the Audio profiles settings to configure ringtones for different events and environments. 11.3.3 Meeting To revert to the default settings, press Menu key and touch Reset. When this is selected the phone will not ring or beep by default unless an 11.3.1 General...

  • Page 64: Location

    11.5 Location EPO settings • Auto download Mark the check box to permit applications to Use the Location settings to set your preferences for using and sharing download data according to their own schedule. your location when your search for information and use location-aware applications, such as Google Maps.

  • Page 65: Security

    11.6 Security 11.6.5 Credential storage Use the Security settings to define your usage preferences. You can also Use secure credentials configure settings that help secure your phone and its data. Mark the check box to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store of secure certificates and related passwords and other credentials.

  • Page 66: Applications

    11.7 Applications Manage applications Touch to manage and remove installed applications. You use the Applications settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to manage their data and force them to stop, and Running services to set whether you want to permit installation of applications that you obtain from web sites and email.

  • Page 67: Accounts & Sync

    Development 11.8 Accounts & sync The Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and manage your Google Android applications. For full information, including documentation of the and other supported accounts. You also use these settings to control how Android applications and development tools, see the Android developer and whether all applications send, receive, and synchronize data on their web site (http://developer.android.com).

  • Page 68: Privacy

    11.8.2 Manage accounts Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including The rest of this screen lists the Google Accounts and other accounts information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system you’ve added to the phone. If you touch an account in this screen, its and application settings, and any downloaded applications.

  • Page 69: Language & Keyboard

    Erase SD card 11.11.3 Android keyboard Permanently erases everything on a microSD card and prepares it for For phones with physical keyboards, unmark to disable the onscreen use with your phone. You must unmount a microSD card before you can keyboard.
  • Page 70 • Input languages • Smart input Touch to set input language. Touch to enter TouchPal Input settings. Mark/unmark the check box to activate or deactivate functions such as Word prediction, Correct • Quick fixes mistyping, etc. Correct commonly typed mistakes. •...

  • Page 71: Voice Input & Output

    11.12 Voice input & output Always use my settings Mark the check box to use the settings on this screen in place of speech 11.12.1 Voice recognizer settings synthesizer settings available in other applications. Touch to set Google voice recognition items: Default engine •...

  • Page 72: Accessibility

    11.13 Accessibility Set time Opens a dialog where you can set the phone’s time. You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. Use 24-hour format Accessibility Mark the check box to display the time using 24-hour clock format. Mark the check box to enable all installed accessibility plug-ins.

  • Page 73: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    • Check for update Manually check for new firmware. Making the most of your • Wi-Fi only Mark the check box to upgrade manager when Wi-Fi is enabled. phone ........• Auto-check Set frequency for auto-checking or set manual intervals checking.

  • Page 74: One Touch Upgrade

    The limited warranty for your wireless device will be voided if any of the from your PC. following conditions occur: Download ONE TOUCH Upgrade from ALCATEL ONE TOUCH website • Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your PC.

  • Page 75: Accessories

    In no event shall TCT Mobile or any of its affiliates be liable The latest generation of ALCATEL ONE TOUCH GSM mobile phones for incidental or consequential damages of any nature whatsoever, including...

  • Page 76: Troubleshooting

    Make sure that your phone is not in flight mode My phone cannot charge properly • Make sure you are using an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH battery and the charger from the box • Make sure your battery is inserted properly and clean the battery contact if...
  • Page 77 • Make sure that you’re using the right cable from the box. • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH accessory I am unable to download new files • Make sure there is sufficient phone memory for your download When I select a number from my contacts, the number cannot be •...

  • Page 78: Specifications

    How to make your battery last longer • Make sure you follow the complete charge time (minimum 3 hours) Specifications • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. Wait for at least 20 minutes after removing the charger to obtain an exact indication •...
  • Page 79 • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1500 mAh Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (Availability of microSD card depends on ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent market) and is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited. Special Features • G-sensor © Copyright 2012 TCT Mobile Limited •...

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