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Your cellphone
1
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Keys and connectors
1.1
Status icons
GPRS connected
GPS is on
GPRS in use
Receiving location data
from GPS
GPRS is disabled
Speakerphone is on
EDGE connected
Roaming
EDGE in use
No signal
EDGE is disabled
No SIM card installed
3G connected
Vibrate mode
3G in use
Ringer is silenced
3G is disabled
Cellphone microphone
is mute
HSPA (3G+) connected
Battery is very low
HSPA (3G+) in use
Battery is low
HSPA(3G+) is disabled
Battery is partially
drained
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Battery is full
Bluetooth is on
Battery is charging
Connected to a Bluetooth
device
Headset connected
Airplane mode
Signal strength
Alarm is set
Bluetooth headset
battery level indicator
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On Home screen, press to quickly access
•
Settings
menu
or Notification panel; to launch quick search; to customize
your Home screen by adding applications or changing
wallpaper/theme.
On other screens, press to view options list.
•
Press: Light up the screen
Return to the Home screen or back to the central
Home screen if it is extended.
When screen turns dark, the
Home
key will blink when
there is missed call, incoming message or events reminder
alert.
Press & hold: Enter the recently used applications list.
Go back to the previous menu or screen.
Press: End a call
Lock the screen
Light up the screen
Press & hold: When cellphone is off, power on the cellphone.
When cellphone is on, enter cellphone options:
Silent mode, Airplane mode, Power off.
Press to adjust the Volume (in call/media playing mode)
Open Search bar for searching within an application, the
cellphone or web.
Notification icons
New Gmail message
More notifications are
hidden
New text or multimedia
message
Call in progress (green)
Problem with text or
multimedia message
delivery
Call in progress using
Bluetooth headset (blue)
New Google Talk
message
Missed call
New voicemail
Call on hold
Upcoming event
Call forwarding is on
Data is synchronizing
Uploading data
Problem with sign-in or
synchronization
Downloading data
microSD card is full
Download finished
No microSD card
installed
An open Wi-Fi network
is available
Connected to VPN
Cellphone is connected
via USB cable
Disconnected from VPN
Radio is on
Song is playing
System update available
USB tethering on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on
Both USB tethering and
portable hotspot on
Getting started
1.2
Set-up
1.2.1
Removing or installing the back cover
Inserting or removing the SIM card
You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your
cellphone and remove battery before inserting or removing the SIM card.
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.
Installing and removing the MicroSD card
To release the microSD card holder, slide it in the direction of the
arrow and lift it. Then insert the microSD card with the golden contact
downward. Finally, turn down the microSD holder and slide it in the
opposite direction to lock it.
Reposition
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
right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen page.
Remove
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
drag the item to the top of the Application tab, which will then turn red,
and release.
Wallpaper customization
Touch and hold an empty area or press
Menu
key and touch
Wallpaper
on the Home screen to customize wallpaper.
Theme customization
Touch and hold an empty area or press
Menu
key and touch
Themes
on
the Home screen to customize themes.
Application tab
1.3.6
Touch
from Home screen to enter applications list.
To return to the Home screen, press
Home
key.
Consult recently-used applications
To consult recently-used applications, you can press and hold the
Home
key from Home screen. Touch an icon in the window to open the related
application.
Volume adjustment
1.3.7
You can set ringer, media and cellphone ringtone volume to your
preference by
Volume up/down
key, or
Settings
menu.
The MicroSD card may contains some third part applications.
Installing or removing the battery
Insert and click the battery into place, then close the cellphone cover.
•
Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.
•
Charging the battery
Connect the battery charger to your cellphone and outlet 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.
Applications list
1.4
The Applications list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed
applications.
To access the Applications list, touch Application tab from Home screen.
To return to Home screen, press
Home
key.
Normal mode and sort mode
1.4.1
Applications can be managed in two modes. To switch between two
modes, press
Menu
key from applications list screen, and touch
Switch
view
.
Normal mode (default)
All applications are listed in alphabetical order.
Sort mode
All applications are sorted by several categories.
Categories management
1.4.2
(1)
There are 8 categories in total: 5 categories is predefined, 3 categories
can be added.
Press
Menu
key, and select
Edit
to enter edit mode. Within edit mode
you can now customize categories.
Text input
2
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Using Onscreen Keyboard
2.1
Onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires
entering text or numbers.
Onscreen keyboard settings
Press
Menu
key from Home screen, select
Settings\Language &
keyboard\TouchPal Input
(or
Android keyboard
), a series of settings
are available for your selection. You could scroll the keyboard to change
keyboard style.
Power on your cellphone
1.2.2
Hold down the
Power
key until the cellphone powers on. It will take
some seconds before the screen lights up.
Set up your cellphone for the first time
The first time you power on the cellphone, you are required to touch
the Android logo to begin and then sign into your Google account to
synchronize email, contacts, calendar and other Google applications
(1)
.
Enter your user name and password, then touch
•
Sign in
. If you forget
your password, you can go to http://www.google.com/ to retrieve it. If
you don’t own a Google Account, you are prompted to create one by
touching
Create
.
Read the setup information on the screen
•
.
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
.
Touch
•
Finish setup
.
This initial set up can be skipped and enabled via
Settings\
Accounts & sync
.
In power on screen without SIM card inserted, you can also connect
to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and to use some
features.
Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
Turn the cellphone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen keyboard
orientation. You can also adjust it by settings (Press
Menu
key on
Home
screen\Settings\Display
).
TouchPal Input
2.1.1
Touch to enter
edit panel.
Touch to enter text or
numbers. Touch & hold
to select input method.
Touch to enter Voice
input mode.
Touch to hide keyboard.
Press & hold to enter
multiple choice mode.
Touch to enter numbers
and symbols etc..
Touch and hold to change input language.
Touch to activate
Word prediction
.
Touch for TouchPal
settings and additional
information.
Touch to lock/unlock
lower/upper case
input mode.
Android keyboard
2.1.2
Touch to lock in capital letter input mode.
Touch to switch to symbol
and numeric keyboard.
Touch to enter Voice input.
Press & hold to enter an accent
of the letter.
Touch to enter text or numbers,
touch and hold for one or two
seconds to select input method.
Power off your cellphone
1.2.3
Hold down the
Power
key from the Home screen until the cellphone
options appear, select
Power off
.
Home screen
1.3
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets)
you love or use most frequently to your home screen for quick access.
Press
Home
key to switch to Home screen.
Status bar
Status/Notification indicators
•
Touch and Drag down to
•
open notification panel.
Application tab
Touch to open applications list.
Touch to access
Messaging
Touch to access
Call log
if you have missed
call(s), or access the tab you exit last time.
Search bar
Touch
n
to enter Search options: All,
Web, Apps, Contacts, etc.
Touch
o
to enter text search screen.
Touch
p
to enter voice search screen.
Touch an icon to open an
application, folder, etc.
n
o
p
Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for
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
lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen you are viewing.
Touch & hold the small dots, Application tab to display thumbnails, touch
the thumbnail to open it. Press
Back
key or touch an empty area to
return to Home screen. You can customize the number of home screens
by
Settings\Home screen settings
.
Text editing
2.2
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.)
Phone call
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Placing a call
3.1
User can easily launch a call using
Phone.
Enter this menu using one of
the following two ways:
Touch
•
from Home screen.
Touch Application tab from Home screen and select
•
Phone.
Touch to add to
Contacts
Touch and hold to add
2-sec pause
Touch and hold to
access Voicemail
Touch and hold
to add wait
Enter the desired number from keyboard directly or select a contact from
Contacts
,
Call log
or
Favorites
by touching tabs, then touch
to place the call. The number you entered can be saved to
Contacts
by
pressing
Menu
key and touching
Add to Contacts
or touch
.
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching
.
To hang up a call, press
Power
key.
Using the touchscreen
1.3.1
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item. For
example, select a contact in Contacts, touch and hold this contact, options
list will then appear on screen.
Drag
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web
pages… at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart
or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the cellphone sideways to have a better screen view.
Status bar
1.3.2
From status bar, you can view both cellphone 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 area on the Home screen to hide/show
the Status bar.
Answering or rejecting a call
3.2
When you receive an incoming call, drag down the green cellphone icon
to answer. Hang up the call by pressing
Power
key.
Consulting your call memory
3.3
You can access your call memory by touching Application tab from the
Home screen and touching
Call log
to view call history in categories of
Missed calls, Outgoing calls
, and
Incoming calls
.
Contacts
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You can view and create contacts on your cellphone and synchronize
these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on
your cellphone.
When using
Contacts
for the first time you are required to
add new contacts, import contacts from SIM card or synchronize
contacts from other application accounts to cellphone.
Adding a contact
4.1
Touch Application tab on the Home screen, select
Contacts
, then press
Menu
key from contacts list screen and touch
New contact
.
Prolonged exposure to music at full volume on the music player
may damage the listener's hearing. Set your cellphone volume
safely. Use only headphones recommended by TCT Mobile Limited
and its affiliates.
Quick Start Guide
For more information about how to use the cellphone, please go
to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download complete user manual.
Moreover, from the website you can also consult FAQ, realize software
upgrade etc.
Table of contents
1 Your
cellphone
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2 Text
input
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3 Phone
call
................................................................................................. 16
4 Contacts
................................................................................................... 17
5 Messaging.................................................................................................. 18
6 Email
.......................................................................................................... 20
7 Getting
connected
................................................................................. 21
8 Locate my location using GPS satellites ........................................... 23
9 Data
backup
............................................................................................. 24
10 Factory data reset .................................................................................. 24
11 Applications ............................................................................................. 25
12 Making the most of your cellphone ................................................... 25
Notification panel
Touch and drag down the Status bar or press
Menu
key and touch
Notifications
to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to
close it.
Touch
to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing
notifications will remain).
Search bar
1.3.3
The cellphone provides a Search function which can be used to locate
information within applications, the cellphone or the web.
Lock/Unlock your screen
1.3.4
To protect your cellphone and privacy, you can lock the cellphone screen
by creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc.
Personalize your home screen
1.3.5
Add
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.
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Importing , exporting and sharing
4.2
contacts
From Contacts screen, press
Menu
key to open contacts list option menu,
touch
Import/Export
, then select
Import from SIM card
,
Export to
SIM card
,
Import from SD card
or
Export to SD card
or
Share
visible contacts
.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, touch the contact you
want to import/export, then touch
OK
to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, mark
Select all
check
box, then touch
OK
to confirm.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the
contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, MMS, Email, etc.
Touch a contact you want to share, press
Menu
key and touch
Share
from contact details screen, then select the application to perform this
action.
Synchronizing contacts in multiple
4.3
accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple
accounts, depending on the applications installed on your cellphone.
Messaging
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You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this cellphone.
To access this feature, touch Application tab from Home screen, then
select
Messaging
.
All messages you receive or send out can only be saved in phone
memory. To consult messages stored in SIM card, press
Menu
key from Messaging screen, then touch
Settings\Manage SIM
messages
.
Write message
5.1
On message list screen, touch
New message
to write text/multimedia
messages.
Touch to create new message
Touch to view the whole
message thread
Sending a text message
Enter cellphone number of the recipient on
To
bar or touch
to add
recipients, touch
Type to compose
bar to enter the text of the message.
When finished, touch
Send
to send the text message.
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several
SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also increase the size of the
SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations (show
as static, not dynamic), slides and sounds to other compatible mobiles
and e-mail addresses.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image,
video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses
added.
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Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or
IMAP email accounts in your cellphone.
To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, then
select
.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set-up an email
account.
Enter the email address and password of the account you want to
•
set-up.
Touch
•
Next
. If the account you entered is not provided by your
service provider in the cellphone, you will be prompted to go to the
email account settings screen to enter settings manually. Or you can
touch
Manual setup
to directly enter the incoming and outgoing
settings for the email account you are setting up.
Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
•
Touch
•
Done
.
To add another email account, you can press
•
Menu
key and touch
Add account
to create.
To create and send emails
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.
(1)
Application availability depends on country and operator.
908A
908S
(1)
For more information, please view the complete user manual.
Volume up
Volume down
Power key
Micro-USB connector
Headset connector
Standard charger
Menu key
Search key
Back key
Touchscreen
Home key
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