Connecting To A Computer; Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection - Alcatel One Touch Idol X 6040A User Manual

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6.4

Connecting to a computer

With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between
microSD card/internal storage and computer.
Before using MTP or PTP you should firstly mark USB debugging.
• To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch
Build number 7 times. Now you may touch Settings\Developer
options\USB debugging.
To connect/disconnect your phone to/from the computer:
• Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone
to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the
USB is connected.
• If you use mass storage, open the Notification panel and touch USB
connected, then touch Mount in the dialog that opens to confirm that
you want to transfer files.
• If you use MTP or PTP, your phone will be automatically connected.
To disconnect (from mass storage):
• Unmount the microSD card on your computer.
• Open the Notification panel and touch Turn off.
For the operating system Windows XP or lower, you should
download and install Windows Media Player 11 on your computer
from the following link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/
windows/download-windows-media-player.
To locate the data you have transferred or downloaded in the internal
storage, touch File Manager, all data you have downloaded is stored in
File Manager, where you can view media files (videos, photos, music and
others), rename files, install applications into your phone, etc.
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To format a microSD card
• Drag down notification panel and touch
• Touch Storage.
• Touch Format SD card. On the screen a popup warns you that
formatting the microSD card will erase its contents, touch
6.5

Sharing your phone's mobile data connection

You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer
via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by
turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The functions below may incur additional network charges from
your network operator. Extra fees may also be charged in roaming
areas.
To share your phone's data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that along with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
• Drag down notification panel and touch
• Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot.
• Mark\unmark the checkbox of USB tethering to activate/deactivate
this function.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
• Drag down notification panel and touch
• Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot.
beside Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/deactivate
• Touch the switch
this function.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could change the name of
your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
to access Settings.
to access Settings.
to access Settings.
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