Alcatel One Touch 993 Smart User Manual
Alcatel One Touch 993 Smart User Manual

Alcatel One Touch 993 Smart User Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Google Play Store ............83 Table of Contents Locate the item you want to download and install ......83 Download and install ................84 Manage your downloads ................86 Safety and use ................4 Multimedia applications ...........88 General information ...............10 Camera/Camcorder ..................88 Gallery ......................90 Your mobile ...............12 YouTube .......................93 Keys and connectors ................12 Play Music ....................94...
  • Page 3: Safety And Use

    13 Telephone warranty ............129 Safety and use ......14 Accessories ..............131 15 Troubleshooting ..............132 We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The 16 Specifications ..............137 manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
  • Page 4 When replacing the cover please note that your phone may contain substances that When you play games on your phone, you may experience occasional discomfort could create an allergic reaction. in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body. Follow the Always handle your phone with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place.
  • Page 5 In European Union countries: During use, the actual SAR values for this device are usually well below the values These collection points are accessible free of charge. stated above. This is because, for purposes of system efficiency and to minimize All products with this sign must be brought to these collection points.
  • Page 6: General Information

    • LICENCES General information ....microSD Logo is a trademark. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth • Internet address : www.alcatelonetouch.com SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are •...
  • Page 7: Your Mobile

    Disclaimer Your mobile ......There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the phone’s operation, depending on the software release of your telephone or specific operator services. TCT Mobile shall not be held legally responsible for such differences, if any, nor for their potential consequences, which responsibility shall be borne by the operator Keys and connectors exclusively.
  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Power key Camera • Press: Lock the screen / Light up the screen Camera Flash/ • Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select Volumn Keys Flashlight Ringer mode/ Airplane mode/Power off Power on • Press Power key and Volumn down key to capture a screenshot.
  • Page 9 • Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone cover. • Unclip the cover, then remove the battery. 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.
  • Page 10: Home Screen

    1.2.2 Power on your phone Home screen Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone You can bring all the items (applications, folders, shortcuts and widgets) you (Slide, PIN, password or pattern) if necessary and confirm. The Home love or use most frequently to your Home screens for quick access.
  • Page 11: Using The Touchscreen

    1.3.1 Using the touchscreen 1.3.2 Status bar From status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) and Touch notification information (on the left side). When the status bar is full, icon To access an application, touch it with your finger. will appear.
  • Page 12 Status icons Notification icons More notifications are GPRS connected GPS is on New Gmail message hidden Receiving location data New Email message Call in progress GPRS in use from GPS New text or multimedia Call in progress using message Bluetooth headset EDGE connected Speakerphone is on Problem with SMS or MMS...
  • Page 13 1.3.3 Search bar Notification panel Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the notification panel. Touch The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items information within applications, the phone or the web.
  • Page 14 1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen To unlock phone screen Draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password to To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by wake up the screen. choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password. To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section “Screen lock”for If you have chosen slide as the screen lock, touch and drag the icon detail settings)
  • Page 15: Volume Adjustment

    Remove Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of Remove icon, and release after the item turns red. Create folders To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen and the Favorite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another.
  • Page 16: Text Input

    Slide left and right to view all applications and widgets. Touch APPS or Text input ......WIDGETS to access the category directly. Touch the icon to access the Google Play Store. 1.4.1 Sort applications Using Onscreen Keyboard Applications can be sorted in two modes. To switch between two modes, Onscreen Keyboard settings touch Menu key from applications list screen, and touch Sort.The window of Sort order will pop up for you to choose.
  • Page 17: Text Editing

    2.1.2 Android keyboard Text editing You can edit the text you have entered. • Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit. Touch to enter text or • Drag the tap to change the high-lighted selection. numbers. • Options list will show as below, icons from left to right mean Select all , Cut , Copy...
  • Page 18: Phone Call, Call Log And Contacts

    International call Phone call, Call log To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter “+”, then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and and Contacts ......finally touch Emergency call Phone ............If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch to make an emergency call.
  • Page 19: Calling Your Voicemail

    3.1.3 Calling your voicemail Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call. Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time. Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.
  • Page 20: Call Settings

    3.1.6 Call settings After connecting the phone and TTY machine, it connects to a relay service, which converts incoming speech to text for the person using the Touch Menu key and settings from Dial screen, the following options TTY and converts outgoing text from the TTY machine to a spoken voice are available: for the person on the other end of the conversation.
  • Page 21: Call Log

    Use Internet calling Contacts..........You can choose how to use the Internet call. Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. Call log You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial screen.
  • Page 22: Managing Contact Groups

    Touch Menu key to display contacts list option menu. Touch to save. Following actions are enabled: Touch to select a picture for the contact. • Delete Select and delete unwanted contacts. • Contacts to display Choose contacts to display. Touch to delete thie selected label. • Import/Export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM Touch to add a new label.
  • Page 23: Contacts

    Change a contact’s default phone number Use Quick contact for Android The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android, then you call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact name. can touch the number or the icon for the way you want to connect.
  • Page 24 You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the To add an account, touch Menu key from Contacts list, touch Accounts, contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc. then touch ADD ACCOUNT tab; or access it by touching Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Accounts &...
  • Page 25: Google Messaging, Gmail/Email, Google Talk

    For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact Google Messaging, Gmail/ panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved contacts, touch the photo to add the number to your Contacts. Email, Google Talk ....Sending a text message Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or touch to add recipients, touch Type message bar to enter the text of the Google Messaging ........
  • Page 26 4.1.2 Manage messages Attach options: When receiving a message, an icon will appear on status bar as • Pictures Access Gallery application or File manager to notification. Drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel, select a picture as attachment. touch the new message to open and read it.
  • Page 27 4.1.3 Adjust message settings Multimedia (MMS) Messages You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each screen, touch Menu key and touch Settings. multimedia message you send. Storage • Read reports Select to request a report on whether each recipient has read a multimedia message sent by...
  • Page 28: Gmail/Email

    Gmail/Email If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can touch Menu key and then touch Discard. The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing To add a signature to emails, touch Menu key and Settings from inbox Gmail or to create a new Email account.
  • Page 29 Managing Gmails by Labels Gmail settings To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize To manage Gmail settings, touch Menu key and Settings in Inbox screen. them using a Label. General settings To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, touch the icon and select the label to assign to the conversation.
  • Page 30: Google Talk

    Touch an account, and follow settings will show: • 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 email account • Priority Inbox To set this inbox as the default one. settings screen to enter settings manually.
  • Page 31 4.3.4 To manage your friends To sign out, touch Menu key from Friends list to display options, then touch Sign out. Or you can also select Sign out from online status. Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are available for your choice: 4.3.1 Chatting with your friends...
  • Page 32: Calendar & Alarm Clock & Calculator

    4.3.5 Settings Calendar & Alarm clock & A series of settings are available for your selection by touching Menu key and Settings from Friends list screen, and choose an account. Calculator ......• Mobile indicator Select to display an indicator icon along with your name in other people’s Friends list.
  • Page 33: Clock

    5.1.2 To create new events Touch Back key to keep the reminders pending in the status bar and the notification panel. You can add new events from any Calendar view. Important options by touching Menu key from Calendar main screen: • In portrait mode, touch Menu key and New event from Calendar screen;...
  • Page 34: Calculator

    When finished, touch OK to confirm. To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways: • Touch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced panel. Touch a currently existing alarm to enter alarm editing screen, touch Delete to delete the selected alarm.
  • Page 35: Getting Connected

    • Mark/Unmark the Data roaming checkbox to activate or deactivate Getting connected ....data roaming. • When Data roaming is deactivated, you can still perform data exchange with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to “6.1.2 Wi-Fi”). To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G To limit your data connection to 2G networks only networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
  • Page 36: Browser

    To activate notification when a new network is detected Browser ........... When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated, the Wi-Fi icon Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. will appear on the status bar whenever the phone detects an available wireless network within range.
  • Page 37 6.2.1 Viewing web pages To open new window/switch between windows Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. 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 • Touch to open all windows' thumbnails.
  • Page 38 6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads Manage bookmarks To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web To bookmark a web page page • Open the web page you want to bookmark. • Touch Menu key and Save to bookmarks, or from the HISTORY • Link Touch the link to open the web page.
  • Page 39 6.2.3 Settings Accessibility A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access Browser • Force enable Mark to control a website's zoom as you prefer. settings, touch Menu key from Browser screen, and touch Settings. zoom General • Text scaling Slide to change the size of the text display.
  • Page 40: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    • Touch Settings\Bluetooth. • Touch Menu key and Rename phone. You are recommended to use ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with phone. You can go to www. alcatelonetouch.com for more information about ALCATEL ONE TOUCH...
  • Page 41: Connecting To A Computer

    Connecting to a computer • Touch Menu key from the Home screen, • Touch Settings\Storage. With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between your microSD card/phone's internal storage and the computer. Before • Touch Unmount SD card. using this MTP or PTP, you should firstly unmark USB debugging via You can now safely remove the microSD card from the phone.
  • Page 42: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    • Mark\unmark the checkbox of Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/ • Touch Settings\More...\VPN deactivate this function. • VPNs you have added are listed; touch the VPN you want to connect with. To rename or secure your portable hotspot • In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and touch Connect.
  • Page 43: Google Play Store

    Touch a category on Google Play Store screen to browse its contents. You Google Play Store ..can also select a subcategory if there is any. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top paid, Top free, Top grossing, etc Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android Powered Phone.
  • Page 44: Manage Your Downloads

    • After download and installation have finished, you will see a notification To request a refund icon on the status bar. If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many 15 minutes of the purchase.
  • Page 45: Multimedia Applications

    Update notification Multimedia applications On Google Play Store screen, touch Menu key and My apps. Touch Menu key and Settings\Notifications to enable update notification. Auto update Camera/Camcorder ......To auto update all installed applications, touch Menu key and My apps from Google Play Store screen.
  • Page 46: Gallery

    To take a picture Video/Camcorder settings: • Flash mode Touch to turn on/off flash mode. The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary, touch icon to • White balance Touch to adjust color in different lights: Auto, take the picture which will be automatically saved.
  • Page 47 To view a picture/play a video Touch Menu key and Edit from full-screen picture view to edit a picture. Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery.     Touch to return to Touch to play the gallery's main screen slideshow.
  • Page 48: Youtube

    8.3.1 Watch videos YouTube ............Touch a video to play it. In the Playing screen, you can view information YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, and comments of the vedio, and also reach to more related ones.You can share and view videos.
  • Page 49: Playing Music

    8.4.2 Playing music 8.4.3 Working with playlists Touch a song or touch Play from drop-down menu to play the song. Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the SD card. You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, and delete or rename ...
  • Page 50: Google Maps

    To move the map, drag the map with your finger. Google Maps ....To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or you can also zoom in by double-tapping a location on screen. To clear the map history, touch Menu key and Clear Map. Get My Location Search for a location 9.1.1...
  • Page 51: Get Driving, Public Transport Or Walking Directions

    Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location. (Or touch • Touch enter bar or the triangle to edit your start point by one of the a gold star to unstar that location.) following methods: entering an address, using My Location, selecting a start point on a map, selecting a starred item, selecting an address from your contacts or using search history.
  • Page 52: Arrangement Of Layers

    Arrangement of Layers 9.6.1 To join Latitude Touch Maps at the upper-right corner, and select Join Latitude. Layers allow you to view locations and additional information overlaid on the map. You can add multiple layers or remove only certain layers so you from Maps screen, then select Latitude.
  • Page 53: Others

    9.6.4 To connect with your friends Others ......... Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options. • Map Locate the friend's position on the map. 10.1 File Manager ........... • Directions Get directions to this friend's location. To access this function, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then • Ping for check-in Send friends a notification and ask them to...
  • Page 54: Radio

    Available options: 10.3 Radio ............• Save channel Save the current tuned station to the channels Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality. You can list. use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with • Edit name Edit the channel name.
  • Page 55: Settings

    Data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier may Settings ....... account differently. Please consider using a conservative limit. 11.1.4 Airplane mode To access this function, touch Menu key and Settings from Home screen. Mark the checkbox of Airplane mode to simultaneously disable all wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more.
  • Page 56: Device

    11.1.8 Mobile networks • Volumes Touch to set volume for Media, Ringtone, Notifications and Alarm. Data enabled • Silent mode Touch to silence all sounds (mute or vibrate) If you do not need to transmit data on all mobile networks, unmark the except media &...
  • Page 57: Personal

    11.2.4 Battery 11.2.3 Storage In battery screen you can view the battery usage data since you last Use these settings to monitor the total and available space on your phone connected the phone to a power source. The screen also shows your and on your microSD card;...
  • Page 58: Location Services

    General sync settings GPS satellites Touch the switch to permit applications to synchronize data in the Check to use your phone’s global positioning system (GPS) satellite background, whether or not you are actively working in them. Unmarking receiver to pinpoint your location within an accuracy as close as several this setting can save battery power and lowers (but does not eliminate) meters (“street level”).
  • Page 59 Vibrate on touch Clear credentials Mark the check box to enable this function. Touch to remove all certificates. Owner info 11.3.4 Language & input Touch to input owner information which will display on the lock screen. Use the Language & input settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard.
  • Page 60 Mark the checkbox to have the onscreen keyboard automatically capitalize The TouchPal Input will allow you input text easily. You can make changes the first letter of the first word after a period, the first word in a text field, to the settings for easy input.
  • Page 61 Touch to select the language you may use. Pointer speed • Dictionary management Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed, touch OK to confirm. Touch to enter dictionary management settings. With the help of dictionary management, you can update, backup and restore your dictionary, as well 11.3.5 Backup &...
  • Page 62: System

    When you are unable to power on your phone, there is another way to Select date format perform a factory data reset by using hardware keys. Press the Volumn up Touch to open a dialog where you can select the format for displaying key and the power key at same time until the screen lights up.
  • Page 63 11.4.3 Development Strict mode Mark the checkbox to enable strict mode. After enabled, the screen will The Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing flash when applications do long operations on the main thread. Android applications. For full information, including documentation of the Android applications and development tools, see the Android developer Pointer location web site (http://developer.android.com).
  • Page 64: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    Show all ANRs Making the most of your Mark the checkbox to show "Application Not Responding" dialog for background applications. phone ........11.4.4 About phone This contains information about things ranging from Legal information, 12.1 Android Manager Model number, Firmware version, Baseband version, Kernel version, Build number to those listed below: You can download software upgrade for free from the website (www.
  • Page 65: Upgrade

    Using ONE TOUCH Upgrade tool you can update your phone’s software from your computer. Download ONE TOUCH Upgrade from ALCATEL ONE TOUCH website (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your conputer. Launch the tool and update your phone by following the step by step instructions (refer to the User Guide provided together with the tool).
  • Page 66: Telephone Warranty

    This warranty shall not apply to defects to your phone and/or accessory Telephone warranty ..due to (without any limitation): 1) Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with technical and safety standards applicable in the geographical area where Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may your phone is used, occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve...
  • Page 67: Accessories

    Accessories ....... Troubleshooting ....The latest generation of ALCATEL ONE TOUCH mobile phones offers Before contacting the service centre, you are advised to follow the a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from instructions below: a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep • You are advised to fully charge (...
  • Page 68 My phone cannot charge properly Unable to make outgoing calls • Make sure you are using an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH battery and the • Make sure you have dialed a valid number and have touched charger from the box. • For international calls, check the country and area codes.
  • Page 69 • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH • Check that your computer meets the requirements for ALCATEL ONE accessory. TOUCH Android Manager Installation. • Make sure that you’re using the right cable from the box. When I select a number from my contacts, the number cannot...
  • Page 70: Specifications

    Audio supported AAC, AAC+, AAC Enhanced, AMR-WB, Specifications formats MP3(option), MIDI Video supported MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 formats Processor Qualcomm MSM7227A ® Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Platform Android™ 4.0 • Capacity: 1500 mAh Memory ROM: 4 GB Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (Availability of microSD card depends on RAM: 512MB market)
  • Page 71 ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited. © Copyright 2011 TCT Mobile Limited All rights reserved TCT Mobile Limited reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice.

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