ALCATEL ONETOUCH IDOL 3 Quick Start Guide

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Quick start manual (22 pages)

Quick start manual (21 pages)

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Getting to know your ALCATEL ONETOUCH IDOL 3
2 Phone setup
3 Touch screen
4 Personalize
5 Calls and voicemail
6 Text and picture messaging
7 Email
8 Cricket Apps & Services
9 Apps on Google Play
10 Camera and video
11 Unique Alcatel Features
12 Mix
13 More information
14 Accessories
15 Documents / Resources
- 15.1 References
- 15.2 Download manual

ALCATEL ONETOUCH IDOL 3 Quick Start Guide

Getting to know your ALCATEL ONETOUCH IDOL™ 3

Overview

Phone setup

Place SIM tool in hole next to SIM tray and push until SIM tray pops out.
Hold the micro-SIM card and microSDHC™ card (not included) with the cut corner oriented as shown.

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM card or any non-standard micro-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard micro-SIM card from your service provider.
Close the SIM tray.

Touch screen

Navigating your phone

Use your finger tip to lightly touch the screen.
Use quick flicks of your finger on the touch screen to swipe up, down, left, and right.
To return to the previous screen, tap the Back key .
Tap the Home key at any time to return to the main home screen.
Tap the Recent Apps key . to access recently viewed apps.
Tap Apps to access applications on your phone.

Notifications panel
Access alerts, including new messages, emails and software updates.

Tap the top of the home screen and drag your finger down to see the Notifications panel.
Swipe right or left to clear individual notifications or tap to clear all.
With notification panel open, tap top of screen again and drag down to expand the quick settings menu.
Tap to access the settings menu.

Personalize

Set wallpaper

To change your home or lock screen wallpaper, press and hold a blank part of the home screen and tap WALLPAPERS.
Select a wallpaper and tap to set it. You can also tap Pick image for additional options.

Add to home screen

To add app shortcuts, tap Apps , press and hold the desired app, and drag it to the home screen.
To add widgets, press and hold a blank part of the screen and tap WIDGETS, press and hold the desired widget and drag it to the home screen.

Organize home screens

To move widget or shortcut, press and hold it and drag it to a new location. To delete it, drag it to the X to Remove.
To organize app shortcuts in a folder, press and hold an icon and drag it so it is on top of another icon and release it. This will create a Folder. Drag additional shortcuts to the folder to add them.
To rename a folder, tap the folder title and then type a new name.

Calls and voicemail

Make a call

From the home screen, tap Phone .
Tap a contact, type a name or phone number, or select an option:

Dialer : Manually enter a phone number.
SPEED DIAL: Choose frequently called contacts.
RECENT CALLS: Call from a list of people who you have called or have called you recently.
CONTACTS: Call from your contacts list.

Check voicemail

From the home screen, tap Phone , then tap .
Press and hold the 1 key .

Use call waiting

Call waiting lets you answer a second call while you are on an existing call.

While on a call, you will hear a tone if another call comes in. Slide to the right to answer.
Tap or tap On hold to switch between active calls.
Tap to merge calls.
Tap to end a conference call.

Manage Conference Call to hang up or unmerge individual callers

Text and picture messaging

Send a text message

From the home screen, tap Messaging .
Tap New message to start a new text message.
In the To field, enter a number or a contact name or tap Contacts to access your contacts.
Tap the Type message field and enter your message.
Tap Send to send the message.

Send a picture message

Follow steps 1-4 above.
Tap the Paperclip.
Tap Pictures and select desired picture or tap Capture Picture to take a picture to attach.
Tap Send to send the message.

danger Please don't text and drive.

Email

Email setup (Gmail™, Yahoo!^®, etc.)

From the home screen, tap Apps > Email.
Select an account type, enter your email address and password, then tap Next /
Confirm email account settings and tap Next .
Name the account, enter your name as it will appear on outgoing messages, and tap Next. Your email will begin to synchronize with your phone.

Note: To set up corporate email, contact your IT administrator.

Create and send an email message

From the home screen, tap Apps > Email.
To compose a new message, tap Compose .
Tap the To field and enter email address or name or tap Contacts to access your contacts.
Enter a subject and email message.
To attach files to the email message, tap the Paperclip and make your selection.
Tap Send to send the message.

Cricket Apps & Services

These services make using Cricket even better and easier.

My Cricket: Check account balance, make a quick payment, view usage and access support from the palm of your hand.

Cricket Wi-Fi: Automatically connect to free and open Wi-Fi hotspots, helping you to maximize data usage and enhance _® coverage.

Cricket Voicemail: Quickly view, access and play back your voicemail messages. Easily save important numbers to your Favorites list and respond to messages by calling back or texting.

Deezer: Listen on-the-go with ad-free streaming music, download your favorites to your phone and get customized playlists based on your preferences.

Apps on Google Play™

The ALCATEL ONETOUCH IDOL 3 is preloaded with great apps like Facebook and Twitter to help take your smartphone experience to the next level. To find additional apps, check out Google Play.

Access Google Play

From the home screen, tap Play Store .
Enter your existing Google account or create one following the steps on the screen.

Navigate Google Play

From Play Store, there are multiple ways to find apps, games, and more.

Tap a category to browse popular apps, games, movies, and music organized by popularity or category.
Tap Search to search the Play Store for a specific game or app.
To install, tap the app and follow instructions. Once installed, you will see a notification in the Notifications panel. Open the app from this notification or by locating the app in Apps.

Note: A Google Wallet™ payment method is required to purchase apps.

Camera and video

Take a picture

From the home screen, tap Camera .
Tap to select different modes. Then tap to display Camera settings.
Zoom in and out by pinching with your fingers.
Tap the Shutter button or press the Volume Keys to take a photo.

View pictures

From the home screen, tap Apps .
Tap Gallery.

Take a video

In camera mode, tap Start recording to start and tap Stop recording to stop recording video.

Send a picture

After taking a picture, slide right to view the taked picture. Tap a selected picture and then tap Share .
Scroll through options to send via text messaging or email, Evernote, and more. ®

Unique Alcatel Features

Reversible mode
Upside down or right side up? With Reversible mode, use your phone quickly regardless of which way you pull it out of your pocket or purse.

From the home screen, tap Apps .
Tap Settings > Display.
Tap the Reversible checkbox to activate the reversible mode.

Note: Call handling is not supported in reversible mode.

Double tap
Wake up or put your phone to sleep with a quick double tab of the screen.

To enable the feature, from the home screen, tap Apps .
Tap Settings > Gestures .
Tap the Double tap screen checkbox to activate.
Tap the phone screen twice to wake up or put to sleep your phone.

Color notification
Color highlighting lets you quickly identify unread call or message notifications.

Additional Features

Selfie: Take selfies quickly and easily. From the lock screen, double tap to quickly open the front-facing camera and capture the moment without switching between camera modes.

Scanner: Easily scan barcodes from the lock screen. Take scanner quickly and easily. Access Scanner from the lock screen by double tapping .

Mix

Mix is more than just a music player. Listen, stream and mix songs all through one app. Create playlists from songs you own and also listen to music from the Deezer for Cricket app.

Listening to music

From the home screen, tap Apps .
Tap Mix .
Tap a song in the music library to listen to or tap and then Deezer to login to your Deezer account.

Mixing Music
Be the life of the party! DJ like a pro. Mix, scratch, and add effects to playlists at a touch of a button.

Swipe left or right to advance to the previous or next track.
Move your finger back and forth on the turntable to scratch.
Tap Automix to turn on auto DJ features.

Rotate your device to access advanced DJ mode.

Tap to turn on manual mixing.
Tap to add effects to the songs playing, move sliders to switch between tracks, adjust playing speed etc.
Tap to start recording, tap again to save the mixed song. For additional features, refer to the user manual.

More information

On the web
Detailed support information, including device specifications and troubleshooting, is available at www.cricketwireless.com/support/devices.

On the phone

Call Customer Care at 1-855-246-2461 or
Dial 611 from your cell phone.

Accessories

For more information concerning accessories, please visit your local Cricket store location or go to www.cricketwireless.com/shop/accessories.

Note: Store and online inventories may vary.

Product meets FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines--FCC ID 2ACCJN005. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

this device may not cause harmful interference, and
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

© 2015 Cricket Wireless LLC. All rights reserved. Cricket and the Cricket logo are trademarks under license to Cricket Wireless LLC. Other marks are the property of their respective owners. microSDHC logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. JBL AUDIO^® With award-winning JBL audio, IDOL 3 brings an amazing on-the-go music experience! With dual front-facing stereo speakers, the IDOL 3 packs professional audio quality for true-to-life sound. You can also create your own custom beats with the ONETOUCH Mix app, which lets you mix both local and streaming tracks to save and share with your friends. ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucentand is used under license by TCL Communication Ltd. © Copyright 2015 TCL Communication Ltd.
All rights reserved TCL Communication Ltd. reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice. All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed, arranged and mixed by NU TROPIC (Amar Kabouche).