Alcatel One Touch 531 Owner's Manual

Alcatel owner's manual mobile telephone one touch 531
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  • Page 1 One Touch © ALCATEL BUSINESS SYSTEMS 2002. All rights reserved. Alcatel reserves the right to alter the material or technical specifications of its products without prior notice.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1. Introduction ... 4 Radio waves ...4 Safety and Precautions ...5 Traffic Safety ...5 Conditions of use ...5 Battery ...6 Chargers ...6 Protection against theft ...6 Security codes ...6 Disposing of waste packaging ..7 Emergency calls ...7 Information ...8 2.
  • Page 3 Table of contents 9. Office Tools ... 43 Diary ... 43 Pictures Browser ... 46 Voice memo ... 47 Calculator ... 48 Currency converter ... 49 World clock ... 49 Alarm clock ... 49 10.Connectivity ... 51 Infrared port ... 51 Connection manager ...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Thank One Touch 531 dual band mobile ™ telephone. The mobile telephone de- scribed in this guide is approved for use on all GSM 900/1800 networks. Some of the messages displayed on your mo- bile may be different according to your subscription and/or service provider.
  • Page 5: Safety And Precautions

    ate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a base station antenna, the lower the power output of the phone. The highest tested SAR value for this mobile phone for use at the ear and compliance against the standard is 0.86 W/kg.
  • Page 6: Battery

    Do not switch the phone on when you are near gas or flammable liquids. Strictly obey all signs and instructions posted in a fuel depot, gas station, or chemical plant, or in any potentially ex- plosive atmosphere. Do not let small children use the phone without supervi- sion.
  • Page 7: Disposing Of Waste Packaging

    Call barring password (4 digits) This password is used to bar various types of calls, made or received, from the phone (see Call barring password, page 41). Phonelock code (4 digits) This code is set to all zeros on deliv- ery.
  • Page 8: Information

    Information • Web site: www.alcatel.com • Wap address: wap.alcatel.com • Alcatel hotline No.: see "Alcatel Serv- ices" leaflet (calls charged at applica- ble local rate in your country). Your telephone is a transceiver that op- erates on GSM networks with 900 MHz and 1800 MHz bands.
  • Page 9: Using This Guide

    Please carefully read this user guide. It contains information about your phone and the way that it operates on the net- work. Some of the features described in this user guide are network dependent. Do not forget to check with your service pro- vider which of these you can use.
  • Page 10: Alarm Clock

    Understanding the Graphic Dis- play Indicators (Icons) Up to four character lines plus one icons line can be displayed on your mobile dis- play. The icons show the phone state and oper- ational conditions when in use. The following icons may be displayed: memory in use Phone memory in use...
  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting Started Preparing the phone for operation Please refer to the 'Getting started with your One Touch™ 531 booklet. Basic Operations Turning the phone on Press and hold sounds at mobile activation. When switching the mobile on for the first time displayed.
  • Page 12: Alert Tones

    The four arrows indicate features can be reached via the four ar- rows on the cursor key. The oval symbol underneath the arrows shows the Menu can be reached by pressing on the key (below the cursor key). WAP™ and SMS indicate you can directly access the WAP™...
  • Page 13: Network Services

    Network services The availability of this menu is network de- pendent (it may not be available or be named Network services, Network,...). Your network operator may provide value added services, information and contact phone numbers. These services and phone numbers are stored in your SIM card and appear on the phone menu as they are reachable from the Network serv.
  • Page 14: Phone Book

    Phone Book Data can be stored in the phone and in the SIM card memories (=phonebook). The phone memory can store up to 255 'extended' cards cards'). These cards allow to store several types of information: family name, first name, home phone number, cellular phone number, e-mail address, address, company information,...
  • Page 15: Editing A Phonebook Or A Sim Name Card

    Storing a received number Numbers stored in the last dialled, received, unanswered call infor- mation and SMS message loca- tions can also be stored into the phonebook: With a received call, unanswe- red call or SMS message select Options Scroll down and select Numbers if the number is contained in an SMS.
  • Page 16: Free Space In The Phonebook

    You may have to select the number the voice dialling pattern has to be attached if several numbers are sto- red on the card. Select Home, Work or Cellular if you have registered several numbers on a phone book card. Free space in the phone- book To view the phonebook remaining capac-...
  • Page 17: My Card

    To modify a group: Press . Select Phone Book . Select Groups Choose the group to be modi- fied and select OK select the group name and/or the set melody type. Select the new parameters (name/ melody). Select Save settings. To select a group when storing a number: Go over the Phone names stor- age procedure (see Storing...
  • Page 18: Fixed Dialling Numbers (Fdn)

    Fixed dialling numbers (FDN) Fixed dialling is a feature that restricts out- going calls to 'fixed' numbers or 'prefixes' contained in SIM cards that support this feature. When the FDN feature is activated, dialling numbers, diverting calls and send- ing SMS to numbers not registered in the FDN list is forbidden.
  • Page 19 To view the voice dialling num- bers list: Press . Select Phone Book . Select Voice dialling Select List to view the requested entry. Press Options to listen to the voice pattern (Play back), to remove voice tag from the voice dialling list (Erase) or to create a new voice pattern (Record).
  • Page 20: Messages

    The Short Message Service (SMS) enables to send or receive text messages to or from other mobile phones. You can store, edit and forward messages as well as save any of the numbers they may contain. These SMS are stored on the phone mem- ory;...
  • Page 21: Preparing The Phone To Send Sms Messages

    Preparing the phone to send SMS messages Before sending your first SMS, the net- work SMS centre number (obtainable from your service provider) has to be stored: Press . Select Messages. Select Settings Select Sending profiles Type the message center number or select a template (if several available) then enter the requested informa-...
  • Page 22 Short press (active in lower case mode only): to swap the next letter from upper to lower case. Long press: to swap all next letters between upper or lower case. Short press: to enter a space. Long press gives access to special characters.
  • Page 23: Creating Text Models

    To enter text with T9: Press the key bearing the required letter once only (the requested character may not be displayed first). The active word changes as you type. Type all the word characters up to the end of the word.
  • Page 24: Signature

    To send SMS from the Menu: Press . Select Messages. Select Write new Press OK field, type mobile number Names your names list. Press OK to validate. In the Text field type the message text (see Entering text, page 21) or select one of the models (Models press OK If you want to send the mes-...
  • Page 25: Status Request

    To select one of these messages: Press . Select Messages. Select Outbox folders messages to scroll to the required message. Messages either are 'transmitted' ( sent' ( Press Options Delete Delete all text Send Modify (for sent messages Move to SIM (for outbox messages only) recipients...
  • Page 26 Entering a message type in the selection list . Select Messages. Press Select Settings Select Broadcast Select Message types and choose one of the empty types ([...]). Select OK Select Modify by list Modify by code if the type number is known). Select the message type you wish to get Valid...
  • Page 27: Calls & Times

    Calls & Times Access the Calls & Times menu to check the details of individual incoming and out- going calls, the duration of the latest call or the total call time for all sent and re- ceived calls. Calls log This feature stores details (identity, time and date and call duration) on the latest 10 numbers dialled, the latest 10 unan-...
  • Page 28: Call Costs - Management

    Balance information (subscrip- tion dependent) This service may be supplied by your service provider. It allows to get the remaining airtime balance on your phone line. Please contact your service pro- vider for more information. If your subscription allows access to this information: Press .
  • Page 29: Credit Limit

    Enter the unit cost (e.g.: 0.15 Euro per minute). Press OK to validate. To set call cost type to units: . Select Calls & Press Times. Select Call costs Select Display cost type Select Units When the cost type is set to units the credit limit and the remaining credit are shown in units.
  • Page 30: Settings

    Tones Alert mode You can set the ring, alert and alarm tones via the Alert tones menu. If you choose the 'Vibrate' or 'Vibrate then ring' option, the vibrating option replaces all the alert and alarm tones. To modify the alert mode, .
  • Page 31: Key Action

    To select a note, press on the corre- sponding key on the keypad (regard- less of the letters on the keypad). e.g.: • press key 1 to get the C • press key 2 to get the D • etc. Action to insert a pause octave up...
  • Page 32: Graphics Themes

    Statistics number of stored composed melodies and the memory capacity used. Volume adjustments The ring tone, key tones, conversation and alarm tones (alarm clock and low battery alarm) audio level can all be individually adjusted via the Settings menu: . Select Settings. Press Select Tones Select Volume...
  • Page 33: Voice Mail

    Voice mail Your network provider may offer a voice mail service which operates like an an- swering machine. You may be able to di- rectly access it by pressing and holding the key. Contact your service provider for further details. Storing a voice mail centre number If your SIM card does not bear the...
  • Page 34: Display Contrast

    Backlight - setting To adjust the backlight: . Select Settings. Press Select Display Scroll down Backlight Adjust the backlight with the Select Save setting. If the keypad lock is on, no backlight comes up when pressing on the mobile keys. Display contrast To adjust the contrast: .
  • Page 35: Gsm Services

    Select Auto-retry choose On Select Save to store your setting. When activated, Retrying and a countdown timer are displayed before each new trial. An auto-retry warning tone sounds each time a new call at- tempt is made. Selecting Exit or pressing any key during the retrial process cancels the auto-retry process.
  • Page 36: Call Waiting

    Divert options To divert all incoming Always voice calls. When To divert all voice calls when the phone reacha- cannot be reached (out of service). To divert all voice calls On no when the call is not reply answered to. To divert all voice calls When when the line is...
  • Page 37: Mode Of Operation

    Select Options then select Swap to get back to Call 1 and put Call 2 on hold or select Join to have a 3 party conversation. Caller Line Identity - showing/ hiding your mobile number (network dependent) Most networks allow Caller Line Iden- tity feature (CLI).
  • Page 38 It can only receive packets data calls; voice calls are then barred. This behav- iour is the same whatever the network capabilities. However if the GPRS services are lost, the mobile automatically returns to the Standard operation mode. To set the operation mode to Mo- dem:, Press .
  • Page 39: Security Features

    2. You cannot delete a network from the forbidden list. This list is automatically updated when the manual network selection is performed. Selecting automatic search To perform an automatic search from the preferred list proceed as follows: . Select Settings. Press Select GSM Services Select Network...
  • Page 40: Puk2 Code

    The phone lock code is also required to reset the call timers. Once this fea- ture is activated the code is then asked each time the phone is turned on. To change the phone lock code: Press . Select Settings. Select Security Select Phone lock change and follow instructions...
  • Page 41: Call Barring Password

    PIN2 code was entered incorrectly three times. A PUK2 code cannot be changed. When requested enter the PUK2 code. You are then asked to en- ter a new PIN2 code. Follow the dis- play prompts to reset the PIN2 code. If you have entered the wrong PUK2 code 10 times in succession using the features requiring the PIN2 code, your mobile is definitely blocked.
  • Page 42 be provided to and from selling com- panies when undergoing a paid trans- action. To enter the WIM manager menu: . Select Settings. Press Select Security Select WIM Manager Select one of the list items: • WIM code (PIN code available on the WIM card to change, create or delete a file) change/unblock.
  • Page 43: Office Tools

    Office Tools The Office Tools menu contains a diary, a pictures browser, a voice memo, a calculator, a currency converter, a world clock and an alarm clock. When scrolling to the Office Tools menu di- rect access to the Currency converter is possi- ble by selecting Curr.
  • Page 44 To move up to the previous event or loops to the last one To move to the previous To move to the next day An Options list is available. It allows to go to the Today, Week or Month view, to create a new event, to Modify an event, to Send an event by IrDA, to Send an event by SMS, to delete an event, to delete all...
  • Page 45 An Options list is available. It allows to go to the Today, Day or Week view, to create a new event, to delete all events, and to view tasks. Tasks list This feature enables to store up to 100 tasks to be done (To do), scheduled with a start, and a due date, with or without a reminder alarm.
  • Page 46: Pictures Browser

    Storing a received vCard Select Read screen when you have received the file. Select the received document ( .vcf ). Select Options Select Store Select Phone names , Sim names , Sim fixed or My card . Copied is displayed, the vCard is then stored.
  • Page 47: Voice Memo

    To delete all the Pictures viewer contents except Delete all from the pre-set images. To show the name and Details size of the current image. To send the current Send by image via the infrared IrDA port. 1. The sending of images via the infrared port may not be available on your phone.
  • Page 48: Calculator

    To listen to the voice memo, Press . Select Office Tools . Select Voice memo Select Play back The recorded memo length of time is displayed. Select Read memo. Select Stop memo playing. To erase the memos Press . Select Office Tools . Select Voice memo Select Play back Select Read...
  • Page 49: Currency Converter

    Currency converter This feature allows currency converting. The currencies and exchange rates have to be entered before first use. The conver- sion is calculated on the per unit exchange rate of the second selected currency. To select the currencies and the ex- change rate, Press .
  • Page 50: Alarm Clock

    This feature allows setting a daily 'Remind- er Alarm'. To set a time and turn the alarm on: Press . Select Office Tools . Select Alarm clock Select On alarm time or press OK validate the displayed time. Confirmation is then dis- played.
  • Page 51: Connectivity

    Connectivity Infrared port The infrared port allows to exchange data between the mobile and other devices (provided they have an infrared port). Thanks to the infrared port you can down- load or send files such as images for your wallpaper (see Downloading images via WAP™...
  • Page 52: Inbox

    Fill in the requested informa- tion (contact your service pro- vider to get all necessary parameters) and select Save to store the entered data. Circuit = CSD connection Packet = GPRS connection Viewing the connection details . Select Connecti- Press vity.
  • Page 53: Games

    Games The availability and appearance of the games on your mobile depend on the serv- ices provided by your network operator (please check with your network operator for more information). The games in your phone may be either Rayman Bowling™ and Rayman Garden™ or the In Fusio™...
  • Page 54: Wap

    WAP™ Your mobile allows WAP™(Wireless Appli- cation Protocol) connections to access op- erator and/or provided services (e.g. news, sports, weather, travel buying, etc.). To get a WAP™ connection please make sure: • your SIM card bears a Data sub- scription •...
  • Page 55: Starting A Wap™ Session

    Enter the requested parame- ters. Select Save the data. Select Connection profiles . Enter the requested infor- mation (the Circuit access and Packets access fields are linked to the Connection manager). Circuit and GPRS access names and thus allow to pick one from the displayed list - see Connection manager, page 51).
  • Page 56: Selecting A Preferred Bearer

    Item To provide access to a Other site specific URL, based on + New ad- the corresponding menu dress item. Other site To provide quick access dress to a specific input URL Bango Other site To provide access to one of the Address tered URL addresses...
  • Page 57: Using Bookmarks

    browser and allow it to display the pages in full screen mode, User pref- large, small fonts, to allow erences forbid download and script execution in WAP™ pages. Push pref- See Receiving push erences messages, page 58. Once connected your operator menu is displayed.
  • Page 58 Other site When this option is selected in the WAP™ menu you can enter a known WAP™ address or Bango address site and then go to this site directly from dial up. However unlike the Bookmark feature, ad- dresses are not stored and must be entered each time this feature is used.
  • Page 59: Advanced Settings On

    Options Purpose To provide access to the Read text message text (possibly on several pages) To return to the summa- Summary ry display To connect to the service but keep the message in Preview the inbox allowing an- other access to the same service later To connect to the service and delete the message...
  • Page 60: Customising Your Mobile

    mobile Your mobile allows to set downloaded im- ages or melodies on your mobile. These images can be set as logos or as wallpa- pers. Logo and Wallpaper The logo and wallpaper allow you to con- figure and personalise your idle screen. Wallpaper Logo You can download images from Internet...
  • Page 61: Melodies Download

    Select Store in Inbox, Set as wall paper or Set as logo. Downloading images via the in- frared port Open the infrared port (see Infrared port, page 51). Select Read screen) when the Inbox shows you have received a new event. to scroll the Inbox if it bears several files and go to the desired file.
  • Page 62 • All chosen melodies are down- loaded via SMS. • Once the melody is received a reception screen is displayed. You can then install, play or discard the melody. Formats managed by the phone are .pmd and .dgp formats. The melody you have downloaded is stored in the Inbox.
  • Page 64: Appendix

    Appendix Glossary Expression Alternating Current/Di- AC/DC charger rect Current charger The call currently in con- Active call versation Alternate Line (Line 2) Service Advise of Charge - sub- scription service Cell Broadcast Caller Line Identity - dis- plays callers telephone number Conversation When the phone is mak-...
  • Page 65: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble shooting Possible cause and solu- Problem Check that the battery is Phone does fully charged and correctly not switch on connected to the phone. There may be no mains supply. Try a different elec- trical socket. No flashing The AC/DC charger may be battery icon faulty.
  • Page 66: Error Messages

    Error messages Possible cause and Problem You are trying to place an outgoing call and the allowed credit is already Allowed cred- reached. it reached! The allowed credit limit is reached during an outgoing call (the call is then aborted). You are trying to make a call and the call fails be- Busy...
  • Page 67 Possible cause and Problem You tried to make a call and the call is rejected by the network be- cause does not recognise the phone number struc- ture or you tried to store a phone number Invalid that is too long to be number stored in the selected location or...
  • Page 68 Possible cause and Problem Activating some GSM Service not services that are not available available on the net- work A wrong PUK has been entered 10 times. SIM blocked. The SIM card has been Contact pro- permanently vider and needs to be re- placed by a new one.
  • Page 69: Guarantee

    Guarantee Congratulations on choosing this mobile phone - we hope that you will be totally satisfied with it. Notwithstanding any other applicable statutory warranties, this mobile phone is guaranteed against any manufacturing defect for a period of ONE (1) year from the date of purchase shown on your in- voice.
  • Page 71 Alarm clock ... 49 Alert mode ... 30 Alert tone Turning on/off ... 20 Alert tones ... 12, 30 Any key answer ... 34 Auto Answer ... 34 Retry ... 34 Auto Switch Off ... 35 Auto Switch On ... 35 Automatic search ...
  • Page 72 Index Personalising ... 56 Outbox ... 24 Own number ... 17 Phone Customising ... 30 Phone Book ... 14 Add name ... 14, 15 Calling numbers ... 16 Fixed dialling ... 18 Free space ... 16 Own numbers ... 17 Read ...

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