Note: Getting connected ............67 This user manual contains information specifically for the dual SIM one Connecting to the Internet ..............67 touch 890D model. Browser .......................70 Owners of single SIM or other one touch mobiles should refer to the Connecting to Bluetooth devices ............78 appropriate manual for their model.
11.4 Audio effect ....................116 Safety and use ......11.5 Audio profiles ...................117 11.6 Display ......................118 11.7 Location & security .................119 We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use 11.8 Applications ....................121 contrary to the instructions contained herein.
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• PRIVACY: Emergency call numbers may not be reachable on all cellular networks. You should never rely only on your phone for emergency calls. Please note that you must respect the laws and regulations in force in your jurisdiction or other Do not open, dismantle or attempt to repair your mobile phone yourself.
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Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves (radio frequency electromagnetic fields) recommended by international one touch 890D Bluetooth QD ID B017650 guidelines. The guidelines were developed by an independent scientific organization (ICNIRP) and include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
Protection against theft General information ....Your telephone is identified by an IMEI (phone serial number) shown on the packaging label and in the phone’s memory. We recommend that you • Internet address: www.alcatelonetouch.com note the number the first time you use your telephone by entering * # 0 6 # and keep it in a safe place.
This handset may contain materials, including applications and software Your mobile ......in executable or source code form, which is submitted by third parties for inclusion in this handset (“Third Party Materials”). All third party materials in this handset are provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or use/third party Keys and connectors...
Getting started • Pick up/Send a call • Enter Call Log 1.2.1 Set-up • Return to ongoing call screen if the user navigates to other applications during call. Removing or installing the back cover Settings menu or • On Home screen, press to quickly access Notification panel;...
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Installing or removing the battery Charging the battery • Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone cover. • Unclip the cover, then remove the battery. Installing and removing the memory card (MicroSD card) Connect the battery charger. •...
1.2.2 Power on your phone This initial set up can be skipped and enabled via Settings\ Accounts & sync. Hold down the End key until the phone powers on, type in your PIN code if necessary and then confirm. The Home screen is displayed. In power on screen without SIM card inserted, you can also connect to If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact a Wi-Fi network (refer to section 6.1.2 Wi-Fi) to sign into your Google...
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Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for Flick 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 Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker. lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen you are viewing.
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Status icons Notification icons More notifications are GPRS connected Speakerphone is on New Gmail message hidden GPRS in use Roaming New text or multimedia Call in progress (green) message EDGE connected No signal Problem with text or Call in progress using EDGE in use Vibrate mode multimedia message delivery...
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Notification panel Touch to enter targets of Search: All, Web, Apps, Contacts, etc. Touch to search by text Touch and drag down the Status bar or press Menu key and touch Touch to search by voice Notifications to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to close Touch to enter the suggested text for quick search it.
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Draw your unlock pattern Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again To create a screen unlock PIN/Password Drag to the right to Drag to the left to unlock the screen activate silent mode • Press Menu key from the home screen, touch Settings, then touch or normal mode Location &...
1.3.6 Application tab To improve the organization of the Home screen items (shortcuts, widgets), you can add them to a folder by touching and dragging them onto Touch on Home screen to enter applications list. the folder of your choice. To rename a folder, open it, touch and hold the folder’s title bar to open the Rename folder dialog box, then enter the new To return to the Home screen, press Home key.
Text input ......Phone call, Call log and Contacts ......Using Onscreen Keyboard Onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires entering text or numbers. Phone ............Touch to enter text or numbers, touch and hold for one 3.1.1 Placing a call or two seconds to select input method.
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3.1.3 Calling your voicemail If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works To hang up a call, press End key. like an answering machine that you can consult at any time. To access your voicemail, touch and hold on Phone tab.
3.1.5 Managing multiple calls Call log With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. You can access your call memory by touching from the Home screen or pressing Call key and touching Call log tab. Touch to the right Swap calls side of contact/number to place a call directly.
Following actions are enabled: Contacts ............• Search Search for a contact in phone. Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to New contact reach. • Add new contact to phone. • Display options Choose contacts to display, for example only You can view and create contacts on your phone or either SIM and contacts with phones, other application contacts synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the...
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3.3.2 Adding a contact 3.3.3 Editing your contacts Press Menu key from contacts list screen and touch New contact. To edit contact information, touch and hold the contact whose information is to be edited, then touch Edit contact. When finished, touch Done. You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact information.
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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.
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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. 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.
Sending a text message Google Messaging, Gmail/ Enter mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or press Menu key then touch Contacts to add recipients, touch Type to compose bar Email and Google Talk ..to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch Send by SIM1 or Send by SIM2 to send the text message.
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Attach options: Pictures • Access Gallery application or File manager to select a picture as attachment. Touch to go to previous or next slide. • Capture picture Access Camera to capture a new picture for attaching. Touch to preview the current slide. •...
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4.1.3 Adjust message settings Touch and hold a message in message details screen. The following message options are available for selection: You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application screen, press Menu key and touch Settings. Forward Touch to forward the message to another recipient.
Gmail/Email Multimedia message (MMS) settings The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each Gmail or to create a new Email account. multimedia message you send. •...
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If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can press Menu key and Managing Gmails by Label then touch Discard. To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize To add a signature to emails, press Menu key from inbox screen, and them using a Label.
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Gmail settings 4.2.2 Email ..............To manage Gmail settings, press Menu key in Inbox screen and touch Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or IMAP More\Settings. email accounts in your phone. • Signature To add a signature text to the end of each mail To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then you send.
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends Google Talk ..........To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your message and finally touch Send. Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by pressing Menu key, touching Add to chat and then select the friend you want to add.
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4.3.3 To close a chat 4.3.5 Settings When you want to end a chat, the following two ways are available: A series of settings are available for your selection by pressing Menu key from Friends list screen, and touching More and then Settings. •...
5.1.2 To create new events Google Calendar & You can add new events from any Calendar view. • Press Menu key from Calendar screen, and touch More\New event to Alarm clock & Calculator ..access new event edit screen. • Fill in all required information for this new event.
5.1.4 Event reminder Clock ............If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon appears on Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives. To access this function, touch the Application tab from Home screen, then Touch and drag down the status bar to open notification panel, touch touch Clock.
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.
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 &...
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 roaming.
To activate notification when a new network is detected To enable proxy When Wi-Fi is on and network notification is activated, the Wi-Fi icon When Wi-Fi in on, you may set up a proxy to make indirect network will appear on the status bar whenever the phone detects an available connections to other network services.
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6.2.1 Viewing web pages • Selected text is copied and highlighted in color. • Release your finger. When opening a website, you can navigate on web pages by sliding your finger on the screen in any direction to locate the information you want To paste the copied text into an email or SMS/MMS message, touch and to view.
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6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads To download a web application/view your downloads Before downloading a web application, you need to enable your phone to To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web download web applications (press Menu key from Home screen, touch page Settings\Applications, mark check box of Unknown sources, finally touch OK to confirm).
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6.2.4 Settings To open a bookmark • Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen, or press Menu A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access Browser key and touch Bookmarks. settings, press Menu key from Browser screen, and touch More\ Bookmarks tab, touch the bookmark you want to open.
• Reset to default Touch to clear all browser data and reset all You are recommended to use Alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have been settings to default. tested and proved compatible with phone. You can go to www.alcatelonetouch. com for more information about Alcatel Bluetooth headset.
To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device • Touch Mount in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files. To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want to To disconnect: exchange data.
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection To connect/disconnect to a VPN To connect to a VPN: You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer • Press Menu key from Home screen, via a USB cable(USB tethering). Settings\Wireless &...
Touch Apps or Games on Android Market screen to browse its Android Market ..contents, and then select subcategory. Within each subcategory you can select to view items sorted by Top paid, Top free, or Just in. Android Market is an online software store, where you can download and Touch to search in Android market.
• To check the progress of the download, open the Notification panel. To • Touch My downloads in Android Market Home. stop the downloading of the item, touch the progress bar and Cancel • Touch the application that you want to uninstall. download on the screen that opens.
Rate Multimedia applications Open the details screen for an application, touch the stars under My review, touch the number of stars to award and confirm by touching OK. Camera ............Flag You can report an inappropriate application to Android Market by flagging Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera and Camcorder for taking it.
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Zoom in/zoom out 8.1.1 Settings in framing mode Touch Zoom icon to open the Zoom control and then touch the plus or Before taking a photo/shooting a video, you can adjust a number of settings minus icons to zoom in or out gradually. Touch the screen twice to zoom in framing mode.
Gallery ............Video/Camcorder settings: • Settings Touch to enter a scrolling list of settings: EV, Scene Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos. mode, Color effect, etc. In addition, a set of further operations to pictures and videos are available for your choice (refer to page 89).
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 Locate the picture you want to work on, press Menu key from full-screen to start watching videos almost as soon as they begin downloading from picture view.
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 Touch to open the current playlist.
8.4.3 Working with playlists Google Maps ....Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all the songs stored in the card. You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, rearrange the order Get My Location of the list, and delete or rename a playlist. To create a playlist 9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location...
Star a location To zoom in and out of a map, touch the plus or minus side of the zoom control , or you can also zoom in/out by double-tapping a Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any location on screen.
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 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip other views.
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.
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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 Join Latitude. • Touch options. When you joined Latitude, the menu item changes to Latitude. •...
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 Latitude, touch your own name and then touch Privacy. 10.1 Sound Recorder ........... The following options are available to choose from: To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then Detect your...
Available options: 10.3 FM Radio ............• Exit Turn off the radio. Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with • Search Touch to search for all available stations parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if automatically.
11.2.2 Wi-Fi Settings ......Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the Internet without using your SIM card whenever you are in range of a wireless network. The only thing you have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi settings screen and configure an access point To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, and to connect your phone to the wireless network.
11.2.5 VPN settings Data connection SIM You can either set the data connection via SIM1/SIM2, or select Do A mobile virtual private network (mobile VPN or mVPN) provides mobile not connect data to prevent your phone from transmitting data on devices with access to network resources and software applications on any mobile networks.
11.3.2 Voicemail Additional settings Voicemail service • Caller ID Opens a dialog where you can set whether your phone number is displayed when making calls. Opens a dialog where you can select your carrier’s voicemail service or another service. Call waiting •...
11.5 Audio profiles 11.5.2 Silent This profile will silence all sounds except media & alarms. Use the Audio profiles settings to configure ringtones for different events and environments. 11.5.3 Meeting To revert to the default settings, press Menu key and touch Restore When this is selected the phone will not ring or beep by default unless an defaults.
11.7 Location & security 11.7.2 Screen unlock Use the Location & Security settings to set your preferences for using and Set up screen lock sharing your location when your search for information and use location- aware applications, such as Google Maps. You can also configure settings •...
11.7.6 Credential storage Manage applications Touch to manage and remove installed applications. Use secure credentials Running services Mark the check box to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store of secure certificates and related passwords and other Touch to open a list of services—applications or parts of applications credentials.
11.9 Accounts & sync 11.9.2 Manage accounts The rest of this screen lists the Google Accounts and other accounts Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and manage your you’ve added to the phone. If you touch an account in this screen, its Google and other supported accounts.
11.10 Privacy Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including You use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information. information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system Back up my data and application settings, and any downloaded applications.
11.11.1 SD card 11.12 Language & keyboard Use the Language & Keyboard settings to select the language for the text Total space/Available space on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard, including words Lists the amount of space on any MicroSD card installed in your phone and that you’ve added to its dictionary.
11.13.2 Text-to-speech settings • Quick fixes Correct commonly typed mistakes. You use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to- speech synthesizer, for applications like TalkBack that can take advantage • Show suggestions of it. Display suggested words while typing. If you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed, only the Install voice •...
11.15 Date & time Language Use Date & Time settings to customize your preferences for how date Touch to open a dialog where you can select the language of the text you and time are displayed. want the synthesizer to read. This is particularly useful in combination with Always Use My Settings, to ensure that text is spoken correctly in a variety Automatic of applications.
11.17 About phone Making the most of your Actually this contains information about a lot of things ranging from Legal information, Model number, Android version, Baseband version, Kernel phone ........version, Build number to those listed below: System updates 12.1 Android manager Touch to open a screen that reports on the availability of Android system software updates.
Download One Touch Upgrade from ALCATEL website (www. alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and update This warranty covers the cost of parts and labor but excludes any other your phone by following the step by step instructions (refer to the User costs.
1) Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with technical and safety standards applicable in the geographical area where The latest generation of Alcatel GSM mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree your phone is used, feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a 2) Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by table for example.
Check your subscription status with your operator (credit, SIM card valid, My mobile phone will not charge properly etc.) • Make sure you are using an Alcatel battery and charger provided in the box • Make sure you have not forwarded incoming calls •...
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Applications\Development\USB debugging • Check the signal strength level • Check that your computer system meets the requirements for Alcatel’s I am unable to use the features described in the manual Android manager installation • Check with your operator to make sure that your subscription includes this...