Introduction ................................. Table of contents TCT Mobile Limited would like to thank you for purchasing this mobile phone. Safety and use...................................................................... 6 General information ......................................................... 11 1 Desktop • Convenient at-a-glance view of Widget applications • Menu shortcuts for quick access 2 Side key • Access to "Camera" 3 Power media applications • Music player & Radio • Webcam The 2.
6 7 8 9 10 Email...................................................................................33 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Access ..................................................................................................33 Email account set-up.........................................................................33 Create Email .......................................................................................34 Inbox..............................................................
19 Making the most of your mobile .....................................72 19.1 PC suite ...............................................................................................72 19.2 Webcam ............................................................................................72 19.3 One Touch Upgrade.........................................................................73 20 21 22 23 Latin input mode/character table ...................................74 Telephone warranty .................
Emergency call numbers may not be reachable on all cellular networks. You should never rely only on your phone for emergency calls. Do not open, dismantle or attempt to repair your mobile phone yourself. Do not drop, throw or bend your mobile phone. Do not paint it. Use only batteries, battery chargers, and accessories which are recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates and are compatible with your phone model (see Accessories List, page 77).
• RADIO WAVES: Proof of compliance with international standards (ICNIRP) or with European Directive 1999/5/ EC (R&TTE) is required of all mobile phone models before they can be put on the market. The protection of the health and safety for the user and any other person is an essential requirement of these standards or this directive. THIS DEVICE MEETS INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver.
General information ................... • Internet address: www.alcatelonetouch.com • Hot Line Number: see "TCT Mobile Services" leaflet or go to our Internet site. On our Internet site, you will find our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section. You can also contact us by e-mail to ask any questions you may have. An electronic version of this user guide is available in English and other languages according to availability on our server: www.alcatelonetouch.
1 Getting started ..................... 1.1 Set-up Removing and installing the battery Removing and installing the back cover Charging the battery Inserting and removing the SIM card (1) Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket respectively. • The charging may take about 20 minutes to start if the battery is flat. 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 it and slide it out.
• When using your telephone for the first time, charge the battery fully (approximately 3 hours). You are advised to fully charge the battery ). ( 2 Your mobile .......................... • To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off Bluetooth when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc. The charge is complete when the animation stops. 1.
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2.2 Main screen icons (1) In one touch 506: Battery charge level. WAP alerts. Roaming. Vibrate alert: your phone vibrates, but does not ring or beep (see page 71). Bluetooth status (Activated). Bluetooth status (Connected to an audio device). SIM card missing. GPRS connection status (Activated). GPRS connecting. Sending a MMS. Headset connected. MMS receiving. Keypad locked. Call forwarding activated: your calls are forwarded (see page 50). Alarm or appointments programmed (see page 55).
2.3 Widget bar Widget bar with menu items as a shortcut for quick access. 3 Calls........................................ 3.1 Making a call Dial the desired number then press the key to place the call. For dual SIM model, you can select either SIM1 or SIM2 when you wish to place a call (1). If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by pressing the right softkey. To hang up the call, press the key.
3.3 Receiving a call Adjusting the volume When you receive an incoming call, press the key. hang up using the key to talk and then icon is displayed, the vibrator is activated and there is no If the ringtone. icon is displayed, the phone neither rings nor vibrates. If the The caller’s number is displayed if it is transmitted by the network (contact your network operator to check service availability).
4 Contacts ......................... 4.1 Consulting your contacts To access the contacts from the main screen, press the key and select the icon from the menu. For dual SIM model, the complete contacts of both SIM1 and SIM2 are available in this menu (1). The whole contact list is categorized by All, SIM, Phone and My favourite. All SIM 4.2 Adding a contact Select the directory in which you wish to add contact, press the "Options" softkey, select "Add contact".
4.3 Available options From the list of names in All, SIM, Phone and My favourite, you can access the following options: Send message Send an SMS to a contact you selected from the directory. Group You can view, send messages to the group you select or you can create, delete groups as you want. Delete contact Delete the selected contact. View mode You may view contacts stored in phone only, SIM only or both in SIM and phone. 5 You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
5.3 Create message 5.5.3 Voicemail From the main menu select "Messaging" to create text/multimedia message. For dual SIM model, you can type a message and select to send it to a recipient in either the SIM1 or SIM2 directory (1). You can type a message and you can also modify a predefined message in Templates or customise your message by adding pictures, photos, sounds, titles, etc (only available while editing a MMS). While writing a message, select "Options" to access all the messaging options.
5.6.3 Settings Multimedia messages Conversational mode Edit This option enables you to switch on/off conversational message view mode. Set slide timing, edit mode, image size, signature, etc. Sending Set the values for validity period, Read report, etc. Retrieve Set the values for Home network, Roaming network, etc. Text messages Profile settings Profiles can be retrieved directly from SIM card. Alternatively, you can create your own profile.
6 Email (1) ........................... 6.3 Create Email Select "Email\Options\Create Email" to enter write email interface. Select to add receiver from Directory. Your phone has an email client with the settings predefined for a few popular email services like – GoogleMail, Windows live, Yahoo, AOL, etc. Besides this, you can set up other POP3 or IMAP4 email accounts that you may be using. 6.4 6.1 Access 6.5 Press to enter the main menu, select "Email". Folder of all unsent Emails. 6.
6.8 Available options Send and receive all accounts To connect all email accounts’ server in order to receive/send mails. Create Email To create a new Email. Edit account To edit the detailed configuration information of the selected account. Delete account To delete the current selected account. New account To create a new email account. Empty folder Delete all emails in "Inbox/Outbox/Sent/ Drafts". Empty all folders Delete all emails in all folders.
8 Facebook (1) ..................... Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
10 Camera ........................ Your mobile phone is fitted with a camera for taking photos and shooting videos that you can use in different ways: • store them in your "File manager\My creations". • send them in a multimedia message (MMS) to a mobile phone or an email address. 10.2.
10.3.1 Framing mode When you enter the "Video" function, you are in Framing mode. Use the mobile screen as a viewfinder and press "Options" for the "White balance", "Exposure Value(EV)", "Night mode", "Banding", "Quality", "Record audio", "Color mode","My videos", "Storage", "Access camera", "Restore default" settings, and to access "Tools\ File manager\My videos". 11 Media .................................. 11.1 Music Access this feature from the main menu by selecting "Media\Music". 10.3.
11.1.1 Music playing mode 11.1.2 Settings Play mode Normal, Repeat current, Repeat all, Shuffle and Repeat shuffle. Equalizer Different music styles preset in the phone for your selection. Display Enable your player to display song information. or lyric. 11.1.3 Playing with lyrics Lyrics can be displayed in synchronization with the music. - Previous song (short press). - Backward (long press) - Next song (short press).
11.3 Radio Your phone is equipped with a radio (1) with RDS functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you tune to stations that offer Visual Radio service. You can listen to it while running other applications. 12 My friends Available options: Stop playing the radio. Channel list Open the list of saved stations.
13 Settings ....................... From the main menu, select the menu icon and select the function of your choice in order to customise your telephone. Brightness You may adjust black level with respect to LCD display by pressing the key . Backlight • Screen 13.1 Phone settings 13.1.1 Time and date • Keypad Allows you to have settings of date and time, including 12/24h format. You can also set the daylight saving adjustment. 13.1.
13.1.7 Input mode 13.2.3 Call waiting Please see chapter "Latin input mode", page 74. In addition to the specific characters table for Cyrillic, Chinese, other data input modes are also available in your telephone. This feature allows you to write short messages and add names with special characters to your directory. Activate/deactivate the notification of a second incoming call by a beep. 13.2 Call settings 13.2.
Cancel all barring Deactivate all call barring. 13.4 Network Change barring Password Change the original Password for activating call barring. Network selection 13.2.6 Caller ID Activate/deactivate CLIR. 13.2.7 Auto redial You can activate or deactivate the automatic callback of your party for calls that do not get through the first time 13.3 Security Activate PIN The SIM card protection code is requested each time the phone is powered on if this code is activated. Change PIN Change PIN code.
14 Call log....................... 15 Tools ............................. 14.1 Access 15.1 Calendar You may access this function from the main menu "Call log" or by pressing . Once enter this menu, following list will be displayed: Missed calls Once you enter this menu from "Toos", there is a monthly-view calendar for you to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. Days with events entered will be marked in color. Outgoing calls Available options: Incoming calls 14.
15.2 Alarm 15.4 Notes Your mobile phone has a built-in alarm clock with a snooze feature. You can set up to five separate alarms and choose whether or not the alarm should repeat. You can create a note in text or voice format by accessing "Notes" from "Tools". Repeat You may select Once (default)/Every day/Days (Mon-Fri) or customize to your desire. Snooze Mode Available options: Open Open and view note. The alarm will repeat at regular intervals. Send Send by SMS, MMS, Email or Bluetooth.
15.6 File manager 15.6.2 My images You will have access to all audio and visual files stored in phone or memory card in File manager. You can select an image or a photo as wallpaper, ON/OFF screen, or assign it to a contact in the directory. The images will be displayed in alphabetical order. 15.6.1 My audios Choose an audio file for an incoming call ringtone, a message alert beep, power on/off ringtone, contact ID tone or an alarm. 15.6.
15.6.7 Memory card 15.6.8 Memory status You can access all files stored in the memory card here. Indicates how much space is used and how much is currently free on your phone and memory card (if any). When a memory card is inserted for the first time, it will be scanned and default folders will be created. Phone View available memory space. Inserting the memory card: Your phone’s memory is shared among several functions: directory, calendar, messages, images, melodies, games and video clips.
Mark/Unmark Mark/Unmark a tick on a file for further operation. Select "Mark all" on Mark menu to mark all directly. 15.7 World clock The World clock shows current local time and the time zone in different cities. You may view up to 3 cities at one time (Options\Set as my city). Download Download new items. Rename Rename the audio/image/video. Sort Sort the files by name, type and size. 15.8.1 Unit converter Move to phone/ memory card Move a file to the phone memory or the memory card.
16 Java ............................... Your Alcatel phone may include (1) some Java™ applications and games. You can also download new applications and games to your phone. 16.1 Java applications Select "Java applications" to launch applications. 16.2 Java settings This menu allows you to manage Java settings, in which you may set Audio, Backlight, Vibration and Heap size.
17 Applications ................. 17.2 Bluetooth™ Access this feature by pressing "Applications\Bluetooth". to enter the main menu, then selecting 17.1 Wap To use your phone with a Bluetooth device, you need to proceed in two steps: 17.1.1 Homepage • Pair and register the device to your phone, Launch the Wap browser with the preset homepage. 17.1.2 Bookmarks • Select it to use hands-free communication.
17.3 Local games Available functions Data transmit Exchange files with another bluetooth device. Your Alcatel phone may include some games. Handle a call Initiate or receive a phone call with a Bluetooth headset. 17.4 News Listen to music Support A2DP profile. PBAP (Phonebook access profile) Make contacts in Directory & Call log easily accessible and even directly operated on car kit or Bluetooth headset if PBAP supported.
17.5 Weather (1) Your phone is equipped with a weather function for consulting up to 3-day forecasts of favourite cities. To access the function from the main screen, select "Applicatioins\ Weather". scroll left or right to switch the cities. Press Enter "AccuWeather.com" to access online website, which may charge extra fee. Available options: More information Search more weather information online. Forecast Display 3-day weather forecast. Update Refresh weather information.
18.2 Meeting When this is selected the phone will not ring or beep unless an alarm has been set. A new event will cause it to vibrate. 19 Making the most of your mobile ................................. 18.3 Outdoor It is a profile designed for outdoor users who require louder ringtones. 19.1 PC suite 18.4 Indoor You can download software upgrade for free from the website. The PC suite includes: Ringtone/beep volume will be slightly lower than General mode volume. 18.
19.3 One Touch Upgrade Using One Touch Upgrade tool you can update your phone’s software from your PC. 20 Latin input mode/ character table .................. Download One Touch Upgrade from ALCATEL website (www. alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your PC.Launch the tool and update your phone by following the step by step instructions (refer to the User Guide provided together with the tool).
21 Telephone warranty.......... 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 used, Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve (12) months (1) from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice.
22 Accessories (1) ..................... The latest generation of Alcatel GSM mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset. 23 Troubleshooting ................
My mobile phone will not charge properly • Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; If the battery is flat, it may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charger indicator on the screen • Make sure charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C - +40°C) • Make sure your battery is inserted.
"No service" is displayed • You are outside of the network coverage area I have already entered 3 incorrect PIN codes • Contact your network operator to obtain the PUK code (Personal Unblocking Key) I am unable to download new files • Check for free space • Delete some files • Check your subscription status with your operator My mobile phone is frozen, can’t power on • Make sure your battery is not completely used up or damaged • Remove your battery, remove your SIM card then reinstall them to power on agai
