Alcatel onetouch 908S Quick Start Manual

Table of contents
1 Your mobile phone ...................................................................................3
2 Text input ................................................................................................. 14
3 Phone call ................................................................................................. 16
4 Contacts ................................................................................................... 17
5 Messaging.................................................................................................. 18
6 Getting connected ................................................................................. 20
7 Locate my location using GPS satellites ........................................... 22
Quick Start Guide
8 Data backup ............................................................................................. 23
9 Factory data reset .................................................................................. 24
10 Applications ............................................................................................. 24
11 Making the most of your mobile phone ........................................... 25
For more information about how to use the mobile phone, please
go to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download complete user manual.
Moreover, from the website you can also consult FAQ, realize software
upgrade etc.
Prolonged exposure to music at full volume on the music player
may damage the listener's hearing. Set your mobile phone volume
safely. Use only headphones recommended by TCT Mobile Limited
English - CJB31R1VHAAA and its affiliates.
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Notification icons Notification panel
Touch and drag down the Status bar or press Menu key and touch
More notifications are
New Gmail message
hidden Notifications to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to
close it.
New text or multimedia
Call in progress (green)
message
Problem with text or
Call in progress using
multimedia message
Bluetooth headset (blue)
delivery
New Google Talk
Missed call
message
New voicemail Call on hold
Upcoming event Call forwarding is on
Data is synchronizing Uploading data
Problem with sign-in or Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing
Downloading data
synchronization notifications will remain).
microSD card is full Download finished 1.3.3 Search bar
The mobile phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate
No microSD card An open Wi-Fi network
information within applications, the mobile phone or the web.
installed is available
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
Mobile phone is
Connected to VPN
connected via USB cable To protect your mobile phone and privacy, you can lock the mobile phone
screen by creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc.
Disconnected from VPN Radio is on
1.3.5 Personalize your home screen
Song is playing System update available
Add
Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Add on
the Home screen, you can add shortcuts, widgets or folders to the
USB tethering on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on
Home screen.
Both USB tethering and
portable hotspot on
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• On Home screen, press to quickly access Settings menu
Your mobile phone .........
or Notification panel; to launch quick search; to customize
your Home screen by adding applications or changing
wallpaper/theme.
1.1 Keys and connectors • On other screens, press to view options list.
Press: Light up the screen
Return to the Home screen or back to the central
Home screen if it is extended.
Power key Volume up When screen turns dark, the Home key will blink when
there is missed call, incoming message or events reminder
Volume down
alert.
Press & hold: Enter the recently used applications list.
Go back to the previous menu or screen.
Press: End a call
Lock the screen
Light up the screen
Press & hold: When mobile phone is off, power on the
mobile phone.
When mobile phone is on, enter mobile
Touchscreen
phone options: Silent mode, Airplane mode,
Power off.
Press to adjust the Volume (in call/media playing mode)
Search key
Back key
Menu key
Open Search bar for searching within an application, the
mobile phone or web.
Home key
Micro-USB connector
Headset connector
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Reposition 1.4 Applications list
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode,
The Applications list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed
drag the item to desired position, then release. Hold the icon on the left or
applications.
right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen page.
To access the Applications list, touch Application tab from Home screen.
Remove To return to Home screen, press Home key.
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
1.4.1 Normal mode and sort mode
drag the item to the top of the Application tab, which will then turn red,
and release.
Applications can be managed in two modes. To switch between two
modes, press Menu key from applications list screen, and touch Switch
Wallpaper customization
view.
Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Wallpaper
on the Home screen to customize wallpaper. Normal mode (default)
All applications are listed in alphabetical order.
Theme customization
Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Themes on
Sort mode
the Home screen to customize themes.
All applications are sorted by several categories.
1.3.6 Application tab
1.4.2 Categories management (1)
Touch from Home screen to enter applications list.
There are 8 categories in total: 5 categories is predefined, 3 categories
To return to the Home screen, press Home key.
can be added.
Consult recently-used applications Press Menu key, and select Edit to enter edit mode. Within edit mode
you can now customize categories.
To consult recently-used applications, you can press and hold the Home
key from Home screen. Touch an icon in the window to open the related
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application.
Text input ........................
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires
entering text or numbers.
Onscreen keyboard settings
1.3.7 Volume adjustment
Press Menu key from Home screen, select Settings\Language &
You can set ringer, media and mobile phone ringtone volume to your
keyboard\Android keyboard, a series of settings are available for your
preference by Volume up/down key, or Settings menu.
selection. You could scroll the keyboard to change keyboard style.
(1)
For more information, please view the complete user manual.
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1.2 Getting started
The MicroSD card may contain some third party applications.
1.2.1 Set-up
Installing or removing the battery
Removing or installing the back cover
• Insert and click the battery into place, then close the mobile phone cover.
Inserting or removing the SIM card • Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.
You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off
Charging the battery
your mobile phone and remove battery before inserting or removing
the SIM card.
Standard charger
Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its
housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press
and slide it out. Connect the battery charger to your mobile phone and outlet
respectively.
Installing and removing the MicroSD card
To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when battery
is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications when
not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
To release the microSD card holder, slide it in the direction of the
arrow and lift it. Then insert the microSD card with the golden contact
downward. Finally, turn down the microSD holder and slide it in the
opposite direction to lock it.
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Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
Phone call ...................
Turn the mobile phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen
keyboard orientation. You can also adjust it by settings (Press Menu key
on Home screen\Settings\Display).
3.1 Placing a call
2.1.1 Android keyboard
User can easily launch a call using Phone. Enter this menu using one of
the following two ways:
• Touch from Home screen.
Touch to enter text or numbers,
• Touch Application tab from Home screen and select Phone.
touch and hold for one or two
seconds to select input method.
Touch and hold to
access Voicemail
Press & hold to enter an accent
of the letter.
Touch to enter Voice input.
Touch and hold to add
Touch and hold
2-sec pause
to add wait
Touch to switch to symbol
Touch to add to
and numeric keyboard.
Contacts
Touch to lock in capital letter input mode.
2.2 Text editing
Enter the desired number from keyboard directly or select a contact from
Contacts, Call log or Favorites by touching tabs, then touch
You can edit the text you have entered.
to place the call. The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by
• Touch and hold text you have entered pressing Menu key and touching Add to Contacts or touch .
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching
• Options list pops up
.
• Select the operation you need ( Select all, Select text, Cut all,
To hang up a call, press Power key.
Copy all, etc.)
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1.2.2 Power on your mobile phone 1.2.3 Power off your mobile phone
Hold down the Power key until the mobile phone powers on. It will take Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the mobile phone
some seconds before the screen lights up. options appear, select Power off.
Set up your mobile phone for the first time
1.3 Home screen
The first time you power on the mobile phone, you are required to touch
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets)
the Android logo to begin and then sign into your Google account to
you love or use most frequently to your home screen for quick access.
synchronize email, contacts, calendar and other Google applications (1) .
Press Home key to switch to Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and Drag down to
open notification panel.
Search bar
Touch to enter Search options: All,
Web, Apps, Contacts, etc.
Touch to enter text search screen.
Touch to enter voice search screen.
Touch an icon to open an
application, folder, etc.
Touch to access Messaging
• Enter your user name and password, then touch Sign in. If you forget
your password, you can go to http://www.google.com/ to retrieve it. If
Application tab
you don't own a Google Account, you are prompted to create one by
Touch to open applications list.
touching Create.
Touch to access Call log if you have missed
• Read the setup information on the screen .
call(s), or access the tab you exit last time.
• Mark/Unmark the check box to choose whether you want to take
advantage of Google's location service, then touch Next.
Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for
• Set up the date and time, then touch Next. adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left
and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. Small dots at the
• Touch Finish setup.
lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen you are viewing.
This initial set up can be skipped and enabled via Settings\
Accounts & sync.
Touch & hold the small dots, Application tab to display thumbnails, touch
the thumbnail to open it. Press Back key or touch an empty area to
In power on screen without SIM card inserted, you can also connect
return to Home screen. You can customize the number of home screens
to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and to use some
by Settings\Home screen settings.
features.
(1) Application availability depends on country and operator.
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3.2 Answering or rejecting a call 4.2 Importing , exporting and sharing
contacts
From Contacts screen, press Menu key to open contacts list option menu,
touch Import/Export, then select Import from SIM card, Export to
SIM card, Import from SD card or Export to SD card or Share
visible contacts.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, touch the contact you
want to import/export, then touch OK to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, mark Select all check
box, then touch OK to confirm.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the
contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, MMS, Email, etc.
When you receive an incoming call, drag down the green mobile phone
Touch a contact you want to share, press Menu key and touch Share
icon to answer. Hang up the call by pressing Power key.
from contact details screen, then select the application to perform this
action.
3.3 Consulting your call memory
4.3 Synchronizing contacts in multiple
You can access your call memory by touching Application tab from the
Home screen and touching Call log to view call history in categories of
accounts
Missed calls, Outgoing calls, and Incoming calls.
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple
accounts, depending on the applications installed on your mobile phone.
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Contacts .....................
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Messaging ...................
You can view and create contacts on your mobile phone and synchronize
these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on
your mobile phone. You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
When using Contacts for the first time you are required to To access this feature, touch Application tab from Home screen, then
add new contacts, import contacts from SIM card or synchronize select Messaging.
contacts from other application accounts to mobile phone.
All messages you receive or send out can only be saved in phone
memory. To consult messages stored in SIM card, press Menu
4.1 Adding a contact
key from Messaging screen, then touch Settings\Manage SIM
messages.
Touch Application tab on the Home screen, select Contacts, then press
Menu key from contacts list screen and touch New contact.
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1.3.1 Using the touchscreen Status icons
Touch
GPRS connected GPS is on
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Receiving location data
Touch and Hold
GPRS in use
from GPS
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
GPRS is disabled Speakerphone is on
list will then appear on screen.
Drag EDGE connected Roaming
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.
EDGE in use No signal
Slide/Swipe
EDGE is disabled No SIM card installed
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web
pages... at your convenience.
3G connected Vibrate mode
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
3G in use Ringer is silenced
Pinch/Spread
Mobile phone
3G is disabled
microphone is mute
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart
or together to scale an element on the screen.
HSPA (3G+) connected Battery is very low
Rotate
HSPA (3G+) in use Battery is low
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the mobile phone sideways to have a better screen view.
Battery is partially
HSPA(3G+) is disabled
drained
1.3.2 Status bar
Connected to a Wi-Fi
From status bar, you can view both mobile phone status (to the right side) and Battery is full
network
notification information (to the left side). When the status bar is full, " " icon
will appear, touch to display hidden icons.
Bluetooth is on Battery is charging
You can touch twice an empty area on the Home screen to hide/show
the Status bar.
Connected to a Bluetooth
Headset connected
device
Airplane mode Signal strength
Bluetooth headset
Alarm is set
battery level indicator
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5.1 Write message 6
Getting connected ........
On message list screen, touch New message to write text/multimedia
messages.
To connect to the Internet with this mobile phone, you can use the 3G
networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
Touch to create new message
6.1 Connecting to the Internet
6.1.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G
Touch to view the whole The first time you turn on your mobile phone with SIM card inserted,
message thread it will automatically configure 3G network service.
To check the network connection you are using, press Menu key on
Home screen, then touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Mobile
networks\2G/3G options\Network operators or Access Point
Names.
6.1.2 Wi-Fi
Sending a text message Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your mobile phone is
within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on mobile phone
Enter mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or touch to
even without a SIM card inserted.
add recipients, touch Type to compose bar to enter the text of the
message. When finished, touch Send to send the text message.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several
• Press Menu key from Home screen.
SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also increase the size of the
• Touch Settings\Wireless & networks\Wi-Fi.
SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
• Mark/Unmark the checkbox to turn on/off Wi-Fi.
Sending a multimedia message
• Touch Wi-Fi settings. The detailed information of detected Wi-Fi
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations (show
networks is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
as static, not dynamic), slides and sounds to other compatible mobiles
• Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected is
and e-mail addresses.
secured, you are required to enter a password or other credentials
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image,
(you may contact network operator for details). When finished, touch
video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses
Connect.
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