Note: This is a shared user manual for one touch 818/one touch 818D/one touch 828 specifying Dual SIM information where relevant. Table of contents Introduction ................................. Safety and use...................................................................... 6 General information ......................................................... 11 TCT Mobile Limited would like to thank you for purchasing this mobile phone.
6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 7 8 9 Outbox.................................................................................................36 Sent .......................................................................................................36 Drafts....................................................................................................36 Available options................................................................................37 Palringo ..................................................
18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 Notes....................................................................................................78 Tasks .....................................................................................................79 Clock ....................................................................................................80 Converter............................................................................................81 Voice recorder.........................................
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 use the phone if the glass made screen, is damaged, cracked or broken to avoid any injury. Do not paint it.
• 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 1.1 Getting started ..................... one touch 818D SIM 1 SIM 1 Set-up SIM 1 SIM 1 SIM 1 Removing or installing the back cover SIM 2 SIM sim_12 SIM sim_12 SIM 2 Inserting or removing the SIM card (1) You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your phone and remove battery before inserting or removing the SIM card. SIM 2 Installing or removing the battery one touch 818/one touch 828 • Insert and click the battery into place, then close the telephone cover.
Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket respectively. • Charging may take about 20 minutes to start if the battery is flat. • Be careful not to force the plug into the socket. • Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the charger. 1.3 Power off your phone Hold down the key until the telephone powers off. 1.4 Using the touchscreen Touch • The mains socket must be near to the phone and easily accessible (avoid electric extension cables).
2 Your mobile .......................... one touch 818/818D one touch 828 2.
2.2 Home screen 2.2.1 Status bar icons (1) You can bring all the items (shortcuts and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Battery charge level Vibrate alert: your phone vibrates, but does not ring or beep with the exception of the alarm (see page 66). Status bar Silence mode: your phone does not ring, beep or vibrate with the exception of the alarm (see page 67). Widgets Flight mode. Bluetooth status (Activated).
Call forwarding activated: your calls are forwarded (see page 46). Stopwatch is active. Receiving message. SMS unread. MMS unread. Radio is on. Alarm or appointments programmed (see page 77, 80). (Flickering) Message list is full: your phone cannot accept any new messages. You must access the message list and delete at least one message. Music player active. Email unread. 2.2.2 Status list WAP messages (1).
3 Making a call.......................... • Touch and hold an item from the main menu list. 3.1 Placing a call • Touch from the tool bar and select “Add widgets/Add shortcuts”. Touch 2.2.4 Personalize the Homescreen Adding items To add an item from the main menu, you can select one of the following ways: on the tool bar to place a call.
Making an emergency call Muting the ringtone If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch You may mute ringtone of current incoming call by press Volume key. to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code. Rejecting a call 3.2 Calling your voicemail (1) Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time. To access your on the on-screen keypad.
Handling two calls • Answering a second call (ensure that "Call waiting" is activated, see page 45). • To call a second party during a call, you may touch call". Call held Call not held Turn off microphone Turn on microphone End call 3.5 and select "New Conference calls (1) Your phone allows you to talk to several people at the same time (up to five). If you are on a double call, touch and select "Conference call".
4 Menu arrange ........................ 5 Messages ........................ The main menu can be altered according to your preference. You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone. To access this function, first select MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses. to enter the main menu. Change the order Select "Move" via , which will take you to the main menu option mode.
Timer send Useful icons: Schedule an SMS/MMS to be sent out at predefined time (select "Timer send" via . Options Compose new message An SMS message of more than a certain number of characters (the number of characters depends on your language) will be charged as several SMS. An MMS message containing photos and/or sounds may also be billed as more than one message. Search for a thread Delete threads Reply to the message Back 5.3 Touch 5.
5.6 Delete threads Multimedia messages To delete threads (containing all conversations), touch . the threads you want to delete and then touch and multi-select Edit Set slide timing, edit mode, image size, signature, etc. Send Set the values for validity period, Read report, etc. 5.7.1 Switch view mode Retrieve You can switch message view mode between conversational on and off modes. Set the values for Home network, Roaming network, etc.
6 Email ............................... New email service To set up a new email account other than the predefined email services, touch and then "Other Email accounts". Your phone has an email client with the settings predefined for a few popular email services like – GoogleMail, Yahoo, AOL, etc. Besides this, you can set up other POP3 or IMAP4 email accounts that you may be using.
6.8 Available options Signature To attach your signature when sending emails. Check interval To check for new emails at a pre-set interval. Edit account To edit the detailed configuration information of the selected account. Delete account Online/Offline To delete the current selected account. To connect or disconnect from your mail server. (1) Sync with server (1) (2) Refresh (1) To synchronise mail flags (Read, Replied, Deleted etc.) and other user defined tags (Work, Social etc.
7.4 Add service Various services (Yahoo, GTalk, ICQ etc.) can be added by "Menu\Add Service". 7.5 Chat 8 Contacts ......................... 8.1 Consulting your contacts To start a chat, select one online contact, then touch "Private chat". To access the Contacts, touch and select "Contacts". During chat, you can also exchange voice or photo messages with your community. The whole contact list is categorized by all contacts and SIM contacts . 7.
8.2 Phone contact Touch to set as your favourite contact Touch to view call log with the contact and do further operation you require. Touch to send message Touch to view the contact information Touch to view messages with the contact and do further operation you require Touch to send email Touch to call Adding a contact You can add a new contact by touching .
After you have created a group, go to the All contacts or Phone contacts and select Assign tab, select a contact and enter its details screen, tap to group. 9 Call log .......................... For dual SIM Model, you can make full use of both SIM1 and SIM2 for information backup. 9.1 Access 8.4 You may access this function from the main menu "Call log".
9.2.2 Billing (1) Call forwarding You can access different items with this option: You can activate, cancel or verify the status of the call forwarding to the voicemail or to a specified number. Last call cost/Total You can view the last call cost/total cost/max cost/Max cost/Reset cost/reset cost/price per unit of charged calls, cost/Price per unit modify or reset them. Duration You can view the total duration of all outgoing calls or reset it. GPRS counter Management of data usage volume (in Byte).
Cancel all barring Deactivate all call barring. Change barring password Change the original Password for activating call barring. 10 Media applications ............. Caller ID 10.1 Music player .............................................. Activate/deactivate CLIR. To access this function, touch Line switching You will have full flexibility of managing music both on your mobile and SD card. (1) (2) Line switch between line 1 and line 2.
10.1.1 Music playing mode Available options All songs See page 48 My star list See page 48 Bluetooth settings Set to play music in a Bluetooth device Delete Delete the song Setting See page 50 Properties Song information Set as ringtone Set the song as ringtone 10.1.
10.2 Image viewer .............................................. A library links to the images stored in your phone or SD card to be shown in list, or slide, set as wallpaper, power on/off display and incoming call image or sent by MMS, Email, Bluetooth. Useful icons: 10.3 Video player ................................................ "My videos" album contains video clips recorded, received or downloaded.
10.4 Radio ........................................................... Available options: Your phone is equipped with a radio (1) with RDS (2) 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. Channel list Open the list of saved stations.
11 Internet ............................ (1) 11.3.3 Go to URL Enter the URL of website. 11.3.4 Open file 11.1 My friends .................................................... It migrates self-contained sub-trees of the websites to let you stay in touch with your friends by flicking through Bebo, Friendster, Hi5, Myspace and Flickr. 11.2 Opera .............................................................
11.4 News ............................................................. 11.5 Weather .................................................... It is a huge time saver providing news updates from a website in a simple form. Your phone is equipped with a weather function for consulting up to 3-day forecasts of favourite cities.
11.6 Facebook ...................................................... Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
12.3 Java ............................................................... 12.3.5 Trusted certificates 12.3.1 Launch an application View detailed information of the trusted certificates supported by your phone. Select "Java applications" to launch applications. Disclaimer 12.3.2 Java downloading Downloading or running applications will not damage or alter any software already in your mobile telephone designed to support Java™ technology.
13 Camera ..................... 13.2.2 Settings in framing mode Before taking the photo, you can adjust a number of settings by touching . Your mobile phone is fitted with a camera for taking photos and shooting videos that you can use in different ways: Image size Timer Color mode • store them in your "File manager\My creations". Capture mode Night mode Storage • send them in a multimedia message (MMS) to a mobile phone or an email address.
13.3.2 Recording mode Once you have chosen your settings, you can launch the recording of your video-clip by touching on the screen. Save the video by touching . If a call comes in while you are recording, the recording process will be automatically stopped and you will be prompted after the call if you want to save the recorded clip. 14 Profiles ....................... With this menu, you may personalise ringtones for different events and environments. 14.1 General 13.3.
14.2 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. 15 File manager .............. 14.3 Outdoor You will have access to all audio and visual files stored in phone or SD card in File manager. It is a profile designed for outdoor users who require louder ringtones. Two icons behind will indicate the saving locations of each file: Saved in phone 14.
15.2 My images 15.8 SD card You can select an image or a photo as wallpaper, power on/off screen, or assign it as incoming call image in the contacts. You can access all files stored in the SD card here. When a SD card is inserted for the first time, it will be scanned and default folders will be created. The images will be displayed in alphabetical order. Inserting and removing the SD card: 15.3 My videos "My videos" album contains video clips recorded, received or downloaded 15.
15.9 Managing audios, images, videos and others Streaming URL According to the item chosen, you can access some of the functions below: View Play Send (1) Delete Set as Mark/Unmark Download Rename Sort Move to phone/SD card Copy to phone/SD card Properties View the selected image by tapping it. Play the selected video/audio by tapping it. Send the audio/image/video/Java. Delete the audio/image/video selected (not applicable for embedded items). • Image¼wallpaper, power on/off, assign it to a contact.
16 Bluetooth™ (1) ............. Access this feature by touching "Bluetooth". to enter the main menu, then selecting To use your phone with a Bluetooth device, you need to proceed in two steps: • Pair and register the device to your phone, • Select it to use hands-free communication. Only one Bluetooth audio device (your Bluetooth headset or your Bluetooth car kit) can be connected during the communication.
17 NFC (1) ........................... 17.4 Write to a tag Near Field Communication (NFC) is a new, short-range wireless connectivity technology that allows mobile users to read and write NFC tags, pair with other NFC devices, and even make fast and secure mobile payment. To write to a tag, you first have to activate the contactless antenna by going to “NFC\Tag writing” and selecting “OK”.
18 Others................................. 18.1 Calendar ....................................................... To access this function, touch to enter the main menu and select , 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. Monthly view Available options: Synchronization Synchronize with the account you've set. 1st day of 1 week You can select any day as the first day of one week.
Useful icons: Send by SMS, MMS, Email or Bluetooth. Create text note. Edit the note Delete the current note or selected notes 18.5 Clock ............................................................ 18.5.1 Alarm 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. Repeat 18.4 Tasks ............................................................
18.6 Converter .................................................. You can use the Weight and Length conversion by selecting the unit you , then touch to input the digits. Finally confirm wish to convert via with "√". 19 Settings ........................ From the main menu, select the menu icon and select the function of your choice in order to customise your telephone. 18.7 Voice recorder .............................................. 19.
19.3 Phone settings Backlight 19.3.1 Display Screen Wallpaper The wallpaper is displayed when you switch on your telephone. Allows you to reduce brightness for enhanced battery performance and to save power during periods of expected inactivity. 19.3.2 Profiles See page 66. By selecting "Wallpaper" you can customise it by replacing the default image or animation displayed on your telephone. 19.3.3 Date and time Screen saver See page 80.
19.3.8 Auto lock Wallpaper shake Your touchscreen will be locked automatically if the phone has been idle for a certain length of time set by you or you may lock it manually with a short press key. Shake the phone heavily leftward or rightward, Wallpaper will switch to the next or previous image respectively. 19.4 Call settings Unlock the screen You may drag down on the locked screen. See 9.2 Available options, page 44. 19.3.9 Screen lock during call 19.
19.6 Network 19.7 Connectivity Network selection A set of profile settings for message (MMS, Email...) and Web connection. Preferred network List of networks to which you wish to be connected in order of priority. Select network The choice of network connection is left up to the user. Search mode Network connection can be switched between "Manual" and "Automatic". GPRS connection (1) 19.8 Default browser You can select the browser of your choice as the default browser.
20 Making the most of your mobile ................................. 20.1 PC suite You can download PC Suite for free from the website. The PC suite includes: One Touch Upgrade Using One Touch Upgrade tool you can update your phone’s software from your PC. 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 Latin input mode/ character table .................. Touching inputting 3*4 virtual keypad Qwerty virtual keypad There are two text entry methods that can be used to write messages • Normal • Predictive mode (Slide horizontally to switch between the two types of keypad) Normal Switch mode of input method. This mode allows you to type text by choosing a letter or a sequence of characters. Switch between ABC/abc/Abc.
22 Telephone warranty.......... 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. Batteries (2) and accessories sold with your phone are also warranted against any defect which may occur during the first six (6) months (1) from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice.
23 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. Standard charger UK charger 24 Troubleshooting ................
• Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; if the battery power is empty for a long time, it may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charger indicator on the screen.
When I select a number from my contacts, the number cannot be dialed • Make sure that you have correctly recorded the number in your file • Make sure that you have selected the country prefix when calling a foreign country I am unable to add a contact in my contacts • Make sure that your SIM card contacts are not full; delete some files or save the files in the phone contacts (i.e.
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