Alcatel one touch 906 Quick Start Manual

Table of contents
1 Your mobile ................................................................................................3
2 Text input ................................................................................................. 14
3 Phone call ................................................................................................. 15
4 Contacts ................................................................................................... 16
5 Messaging.................................................................................................. 18
6 Email .......................................................................................................... 20
7 Getting connected ................................................................................. 21
Quick Start Guide
8 Locate my location using GPS satellites ........................................... 23
9 Data backup ............................................................................................. 23
10 Factory data reset .................................................................................. 24
11 Applications ............................................................................................. 25
12 Making the most of your phone ......................................................... 25
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from the website you can also consult FAQ, realize software upgrade SAR limits of 2.0 W/kg. The specific
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When carrying the product or using it
while worn on your body, either use an
approved accessory such as a holster or
www.sar-tick.com
otherwise maintain a distance of 1.5 cm
from the body to ensure compliance with
RF exposure requirements. Note that the
product may be transmitting even if you
are not making a phone call.
Prolonged exposure to music at full volume on the music player
may damage the listener's hearing. Set your phone volume safely.
Use only headphones recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and
English - CJB31K0ALAAA 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
Notifications to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to close
hidden
it. From Notification panel, you can open items and other reminders
New text or multimedia
indicated by notification icons or view wireless service information.
Call in progress (green)
message
1.3.3 Search bar
Problem with text or
Call in progress using
multimedia message The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate
Bluetooth headset (blue)
delivery
information within applications, the phone or the web.
New Google Talk
Missed call
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
message
To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by
New voicemail Call on hold
creating a variety of patterns.
1.3.5 Personalize your home screen
Upcoming event Call forwarding is on
Add
Data is synchronizing Uploading data 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
Home screen.
Problem with sign-in or
Downloading data
synchronization
Reposition
microSD card is full Download finished Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode,
drag the item to desired position, then release. Hold the icon on the left or
No microSD card An open Wi-Fi network right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen page.
installed is available
Remove
Phone is connected via
Connected to VPN Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
USB cable
drag the item to the top of the Application tab, which will then turn red,
and release.
Disconnected from VPN Radio is on
Song is playing System update available
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• Pick up/Send a call
Your mobile .....................
• Enter Call Log
• Return to ongoing call screen if the user navigates to other
applications during call.
1.1 Keys and connectors
• On Home screen, press to quick access to Settings menu
or Notification panel; to launch quick search; to customize
your Home screen by adding applications or changing
wallpaper/theme.
Micro-SD card Protector • On other screens, press to view options list.
Earphone connector Short press: Return to the Home screen or back to the
central Home screen if it is extended.
Volume up & Volume down
Long press: Enter the recently used applications list.
Micro-USB connector
Go back to the previous menu or screen.
Short press: End a call
Lock the screen
Light up the screen
Long press: When phone is off, power on the phone.
When phone is on, enter Phone options: Silent
mode, Airplane mode, Power off.
Press to adjust the Volume (in call/media playing mode)
Touchscreen
Open Search bar for searching within an application, the
phone or web.
Search Key
Back Key
Menu Key
End Key/Power
Call Key
off Key
Home Key
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Wallpaper customization
Text input ........................
Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Wallpaper
on the Home screen to customize wallpaper.
Theme customization
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Touch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Themes on
the Home screen to customize themes. Onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires
entering text or numbers.
1.3.6 Application tab
Touch from Home screen to enter applications list.
Touch to enter text or numbers, touch
To return to the Home screen, press Home key.
and hold for one or two seconds to
select input method.
Consult recently-used applications
To consult recently-used applications, you can press and hold the
Touch to lock in capital letter input mode.
Applications list from Home screen. Touch an icon in the window to
open the related application.
Long press to enter an accent of the letter
Touch to switch to symbol and numeric
keyboard.
1.3.7 Volume adjustment
Onscreen keyboard settings
You can set ringer, media and phone ringtone volume to your preference
Press Menu key from Home screen, select Settings\Language &
by Volume up/down key, or Settings menu. keyboard\Android keyboard, a series of settings are available for
your selection.
1.4 Applications list
Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
The Applications list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed
Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen keyboard
applications.
orientation. You can also adjust it by settings (Press Menu key on Home
To access the Applications list, touch Application tab from Home screen. screen\Settings\Sound & display).
To return to Home screen, press Home key.
2.2 Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Touch and hold text you have entered
• Options list pops up
• Select the operation you need ( Select all, Select text, Cut all,
Copy all, etc.)
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1.2 Getting started Installing and removing the memory card (MicroSD card)
1.2.1 Set-up
Removing or installing the back cover
Remove battery cover and uncover the MicroSD card protector; Insert
the MicroSD card with golden contact facing downwards into the slot until
it is locked. Then cover the MicroSD card protector.
Inserting or removing the SIM card
To remove the microSD card while the phone is on, you must
You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your unmount the storage card (Settings\SD card, USB Mass
Storage & phone storage\Unmount SD card) from the
phone and remove battery before inserting or removing the SIM card.
phone first, to prevent corrupting or damaging the storage card
Charging the battery
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 phone and mains socket
Installing or removing the battery
respectively.
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.
• Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone cover.
• Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.
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3.2 Answering or rejecting a call
Phone call ..................
3.1 Placing a call
User can easily launch a call using Phone. Enter this menu using one of
the following two ways:
• Touch Application tab from Home screen and select Phone.
• Press Call key, then select Phone tab.
When you receive an incoming call, drag down the green phone icon or
press Call key to answer. Hang up the call by dragging the red phone icon
to left or pressing End key.
3.3 Consulting your call memory
You can access your call memory by pressing the Call key from the Home
screen and touching Call log tab to view call history in categories of
Missed call, Dialed call and Received call.
Enter the desired number from keyboard directly or select a contact from
Contacts, Call log or Favorites by touching tabs, then press Call key or 4
Contacts .....................
touch to place the call. The number you entered can be saved to
Contacts by pressing Menu key and touching Add to Contacts.
You also can add 2-sec pause or add wait by pressing Menu key.
You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching
with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your
.
phone.
To hang up a call, press End key.
When using Contacts for the first time you are required to
add new contacts to phone, import contacts from SIM card to
phone, or synchronize contacts from other application accounts
to phone.
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1.2.2 Power on your phone 1.2.3 Power off your phone
Hold down the End key until the phone powers on. It will take some Hold down the End key from the Home screen until the phone options
seconds before the screen lights up. appear, select Power off.
Set up your phone for the first time
1.3 Home screen
The first time you power on the 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 text search screen.
Touch to enter voice search screen.
Touch to access Browser.
• Enter your user name and password, then touch Sign in. If you forget
Application tab
your password, you can go to http://www.google.com/ to retrieve it. If
Touch to open applications list.
you don't own a Google Account, you are prompted to create one by
touching Create.
Touch to access Call log if you have
• Read the setup information on the screen .
missed 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.
• Set up the date and time, then touch Next.
Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for
• Touch Finish setup. 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
This initial set up can be skipped and enabled via Settings\
lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen you are viewing.
Accounts & sync.
Touch & hold the small dots or application tab can display the thumbnails
In power on screen without SIM card inserted, you can also connect
of extended home screen, touch the thumbnail to open it. Press Back key
to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and to use some
or touch an empty area to return to Home screen. You can customize the
features.
number of home screens by settings (Press Menu key on Home screen\
Settings\Sound & display).
(1) Application availability depends on country and operator.
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4.1 Adding a contact 5
Messaging ...................
Touch Application tab on the Home screen, select Contacts, then
press Menu key from contacts list screen and touch New contact.
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
4.2 Importing and exporting contacts
To access this feature, touch Application tab from Home screen, then
From Contacts screen, press Menu key to open contacts list option menu,
select Messaging.
touch Import/Export, then select Import from SIM card, Export to
All messages you receive or send out can only be saved in phone
SIM card, Import from SD card or Export to SD card.
memory. To consult messages stored in SIM card, press Menu
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, touch the contact you
key from Messaging screen, then touch Settings\Manage SIM
want to import/export, then press Menu key and touch OK to confirm.
messages.
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, mark Select all contacts
5.1 Write message
check box, then press Menu key and touch OK to confirm.
On message list screen, touch New message to write text/multimedia
4.3 Synchronizing contacts in multiple
messages.
accounts
Sending a text message
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple
Enter mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or touch
accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.
add recipients, touch Type to compose bar to enter the text of the
message. When finished, touch Send to send the text message.
4.4 Add to/remove from favorites
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several
Touch and hold a contact , then touch Add to favorites. Or touch a
SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also increase the size of the
contact to view details then touch to add the contact to favorites (the
SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
star will turn gold in color).
Select Remove from favorites on the contact's option menu or touch
gold star on contact details screen.
4.5 Quick contact
Touch a contact's picture to open Quick Contact, then touch the icon
for the way to connect. The icons available on Quick contact bar depend
on the information you have for the contact and the applications and
accounts on your phone.
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1.3.1 Using the touchscreen Status icons
Touch
GPRS connected Speakerphone is on
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
GPRS in use Roaming
Touch and Hold
To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item. For
GPRS is disabled No signal
example, select a contact in Contacts, touch and hold this contact, options
list will then appear on screen.
EDGE connected No SIM card installed
Drag
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location. EDGE in use Vibrate mode
Slide/Swipe
EDGE is disabled Ringer is silenced
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web Connected to a Wi-Fi Phone microphone
pages... at your convenience.
network is mute
Flick
Bluetooth is on Battery is very low
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
Connected to a Bluetooth
Battery is low
device
Battery is partially
Rotate Airplane mode
drained
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the phone leftward to have a better screen view. Alarm is set Battery is full
1.3.2 Status bar
Signal strength Battery is charging
From status bar you can view both phone status (to the right side) and
notification information (to the left side). When the status bar is full, " " icon
will appear, touch to display hidden icons. You can touch twice an empty GPS is on Headset connected
area on the Home screen to hide/show the Status bar.
Receiving location data
from GPS
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Sending a multimedia message 6
Email ........................
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations, slides and
sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image,
Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or
video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses
IMAP email accounts in your phone.
added.
To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then
select Email.
5.2 Adjust message settings
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set-up an email
You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application
account.
screen, press Menu key and touch Settings.
• Enter the email address and password of the account you want to
Storage settings set-up.
To manage messages quantities limit per conversation of text message • Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your
service provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the
and multimedia message.
email account settings screen to enter settings manually. Or you can
Text message settings touch Manual setup to directly enter the incoming and outgoing
settings for the email account you are setting up.
You can request a delivery report for each message you send while the
to • Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
mark is green. Messages stored on SIM card can be delete or copy by
the management.
• Touch Done.
Multimedia message settings • To add another email account, you can press Menu key and touch
Add account to create.
Pressing the right mark to green, you can request a delivery report and
read report for each message you send, automatically retrieve messages.
To create and send emails
You also can set the maximum message size.
• Press Menu key from Inbox screen, and touch Compose.
• Enter recipient(s)'s email address in To field, and if necessary, press
Menu key and touch Add Cc/Bcc to include a copy or a blind copy
to the message.
• Enter the subject and content of the message.
• Press Menu key, touch Add attachment to send an attachment
to the receiver.
• Finally, touch Send.
• If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch Save
as draft or press Back key to save a copy.
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