IP2980_880A_UM_Piano_Eng_USA_03_100630.
Introduction ................................. Table of contents TCT Mobile Limited would like to thank you for purchasing this cellphone. Safety and use...................................................................... 6 General information .........................................................
5.10 Empty folder .......................................................................................31 5.11 Templates ............................................................................................31 5.12 Settings .................................................................................................31 6 7 8 9 Email...................................................................................33 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Access ...................................
16 Bluetooth™ .......................................................................69 17 Others ................................................................................71 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Calendar ..............................................................................................71 Calculator ............................................................................................71 Notes...................................................................................
Do not allow your cellphone to be exposed to adverse weather or environmental conditions (moisture, humidity, rain, infiltration of liquids, dust, sea air, etc.). The manufacturer’s recommended operating temperature range is -10°C to +55°C (the max value depends on device, materials and housing paint/texture). Over 55°C the legibility of the cellphone’s display may be impaired, though this is temporary and not serious. Do not open or attempt to repair your cellphone yourself.
Characteristics of power supply (depending on the country): Travel charger: Input: 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.15 A Output: 5 V, 350 mA Battery: Lithium 850 mAh • RADIO WAVES: THIS CELLPHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. Your cellphone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy.
General information ................... • Website: www.alcatel-mobilephones.com • Hot Line Number: In the United States, call 877-702-3444 for technical support. 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. Disclaimer There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the cellphone’s operation, depending on the software release of your cellphone or specific operator services.
1 Getting started ..................... 1.1 Set-up Installing or removing the battery Removing or installing the back cover • Insert and click the battery into place, then close the cellphone cover. • Unclip the cover, then remove the battery. Charging the battery Inserting or removing the SIM card (1) You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your cellphone before inserting or removing the SIM card.
1.2 Power on your cellphone Hold down the key until the cellphone powers on, type in your PIN code if necessary and then confirm. The main screen is displayed. 2 Your cellphone ...................... If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with your cellphone. Store this information in a safe place when not in use.
Memory card Micro USB connector Volume key Lock key • Confirm an option • Access Main menu (short key press) • Open status list (long key press) • Answer • Send a call • Access call memory (Redial) (short key press) • Switch on/Switch off the cellphone (long key press) • End call • Return to the main screen • Volume key: Volume up/down Zoom in/out Access “LCD touch calibration” (long key press).
2.1 Status bar icons (1) Roaming. Battery charge level Memory card scanning in progress. Vibrate alert: your cellphone vibrates, but does not ring or beep with the exception of the alarm (see page 62). Memory card scanning completed. Bluetooth status (Blue - Activated). Line switching (1): indicates the selected line. GPRS connection status (Blue - Activated). Bluetooth status (Connected to an audio device). Edge attached. Headset connected. Edge connecting. Keypad & LCD touch locked.
2.2 Status list 2.4 The Status list contains information about significant events, like Missed calls, Unread messages, E-mails as well as the Radio & Music player current playing info., the storage status of any Memory card, etc. The purpose is to allow you faster access to the interactive applications. Touch status bar and drag it downward to open it; To hide it, tap or drag it upwards. Save time with live updates right on your desktop. Open/Close Widget list Tap to open the list.
3 Dialer .............................. If your cellphone has network coverage, dial emergency number and press the key or tap to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code. To access this feature, you may select one of the following: • Select directly from tool bar on Home screen. • Select or press 3.1 Making an emergency call key to enter main menu, then tap . 3.
Muting the ringtone Handling two calls To mute ringtone of current incoming call, tap “Mute” on screen or press the Volume key once. • Answering a second call (ensure that “Call waiting” is activated, see page 43). Answer the call by pressing the • To call a second party during a call, select directly. key. Rejecting a call key once, or reject it by SMS (Options\Reject by SMS\ Press the Templates). 3.
4 Menu arrange ................. 5 Messages ........................ Main menu is designed to vary according to your preference. You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this cellphone. To access this function, select tap . MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses.
You can save messages that you send often to Drafts or Templates (MMS only). 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. 5.2 Unread messages will always be positioned above the read messages. Multi-mark Mark/Unmark file(s) for further operations: Move to archive (1), Send (2), Delete. 5.
5.9 Archive 5.12.2 Multimedia messages A library to store messages. Edit Set slide timing, edit mode, image size signature, etc. 5.10 Empty folder Sending Set the values for validity period, Read report, etc. Retrieve Set the values for Home network, Roaming network, etc. Edit profile Follow the same procedure as for setting your WAP connection. Memory status Memory used on the cellphone. Delete all messages in “Inbox/Outbox/Sent/Drafts…”. 5.
6 Email .............................. Your cellphone 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. 6.1 Access Press 6.2 key or tap to enter main menu, select “Email”. Email account set-up Pre-defined email service 6.3 Create Email Select “Email\Options\Create Email” to enter write email interface.
6.8 Available options 7 Instant messaging (1) ...... Select Select to enter the menu. Send and receive To connect the email server in order to receive/ send mails. Send and receive all accounts To connect all email accounts’ server in order to receive/send mails. Create Email To create a new Email. Please note that the services may be upgraded depending on your client version. Edit account To edit the detailed configuration information of the selected account. 7.
7.4 Add service Various services (Yahoo, Google, ICQ etc.) can be added by “Menu\ Services\Add Service”. 7.5 Chat To start a chat, select one online contact, then “Menu\Private chat”. During chat, you can also exchange voice or photo messages with your community. 7.6 8 Directory ........................ 8.1 Consulting your directory To access the Directory, tap from tool bar on main screen, or select “Directory” from main menu.
Sending vCard via Bluetooth 8.3 Selecting the vCard you wish to transfer (“Options\Send vCard\By Bluetooth”). From the list of names in SIM directory, General directory or Group you can access the following options: Making the call View View a complete file: name, numbers, address, e-mail, etc. View chat history Display chat logs in chronological order. Add contact Add a contact (name, numbers, address, e-mail, etc.) in the desired directory.
More Copy to phone/ SIM Copy a file from SIM directory to Phone directory, vice versa. Copy all to phone/ SIM Copy the whole directory to the SIM or General directory only if there is sufficient memory. 9 Call register................... 9.1 Call memory Move to phone/ SIM Move a file from SIM directory to Phone directory, vice versa. You can access your call memory by pressing the key from the main screen or selecting from main menu, then tap “Call memory”.
9.3 Billing (1) 9.4.2 Call forwarding You can access different items with this option: Amount You can view the total cost of charged calls, modify it or reset it and enter the cost of a Telecom Unit in the currency of your choice. You can activate, cancel or verify the status of the call forwarding to the voicemail or to a specified number. The following configurations are possible: • Unconditional: systematic forwarding of all your calls. The displayed.
10 9.4.4 Caller ID Activate/deactivate CLIR. Media applications ............. 9.4.5 Line switching (1) Line switch between line 1 and line 2. 10.1 Music player ................................................ Access this feature from the main menu by selecting “Music player”. 9.4.6 Auto redial You can activate or deactivate the automatic callback of your party for calls that do not get through the first time. You will have full flexibility of managing music both on your cellphone and memory card.
10.1.1 Music playing mode 10.1.2 Settings Play/pause - Next song (short press). - Forward (long press) - Previous song (short press). - Backward (long press) Options Access by pressing the right navigation key for following options: Play mode Normal, Repeat current, Repeat all, Shuffle and Repeat shuffle. You may also customize it simply key by taping on the screen or pressing during playing music. Equalizer Different music styles preset in the cellphone for your selection.
10.2 Image Viewer .............................................. 10.3 Video player ................................................ A library links to the pictures in “My creations” in cellphone to be shown in list, slide, or thumbnail, set as Wallpaper, Screen saver, Power on/off display, and Contact ID, or sent by MMS, Email, Bluetooth.
10.4 Radio ............................................................ Your cellphone is equipped with a radio 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. (1) To use it, you must plug in your headset, which works as an antenna connected with your cellphone.
11.3.3 Go to URL 11.4 News ............................................................ Enter the URL of Web site. It is a huge time saver providing news updates from a website in a simple form. 11.3.4 Last web address Once subscribed to a channel, it gives you the ability to track and manage all your favorite RSS content on your cellphone at anytime, anywhere! Last visited URL. 11.3.5 Recent pages Available options: Pages which you recently browsed.
11.5 Weather ...................................................... Your cellphone is equipped with a weather function for consulting up to 3-day forecasts of favorite cities. key to access the main menu and To access the function, press the select . /scroll left or right to switch the cities, tap Tap to view 3 day’s weather info of the selected city. /scroll up or down Tap “AccuWeather.com” to access online website, which may charge extra fee.
To avoid character corruption, please ensure that the encoding format is correct (Global settings or Settings\Encoding format). 12.3.4 Trusted certificates View detailed info of the trusted certificates supported by your cellphone. Disclaimer 12.3 Java ............................................................... 12.3.1 Launch an application Select “Java applications” to launch applications. 12.3.
13 Camera ....................... Your cellphone 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 cellphone or an email address. • send them directly by Email or Bluetooth. • customize your main screen (see page 75). • select them as incoming call image to a contact in your directory. 13.2.
13.3.1 Framing mode When you enter the “Video” function, you are in Framing mode. Use the cellphone screen as a viewfinder and press for the Capture mode, Exposure Value, Night mode, Quality, Record audio, Color mode, and Storage settings, and to access “File manager/My videos”. 13.3.2 Recording mode Once you have chosen your settings, you can launch the recording of your video-clip by pressing the / key or by tapping anywhere on the screen other than the left and bottom bar.
14.2 Meeting When this is selected the cellphone 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 cellphone or memory 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 cellphone 14.
15.2 My images 15.8 Memory card You can select an image or a photo as wallpaper, ON/OFF screen, or assign it to a contact in the directory. You can access all files stored in the memory card here. The images will be displayed in alphabetical order. When a memory card is inserted for the first time, it will be scanned and default folders will be created. Inserting the memory card: 15.
15.9 Managing audios, images, videos and creations According to the item chosen, you can access some of the functions below: View DRM file option. Copy to phone/ memory card Copy a file to the cellphone memory or the memory card. View the selected image. Play Send Activate (1) Delete Set as Play the selected video. 15.10 Formats and compatibility (1) Send the audio/image/video.
16 Bluetooth™ (1) .............. Access this feature by pressing “Bluetooth”. to enter the main menu, then selecting To use your cellphone with a Bluetooth device, you need to proceed in two steps: • Pair and register the device to your cellphone, • 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. Available functions Data transmit Exchange files with another bluetooth device.
17 Others................................. Once an operation is complete, you can select “ ” to clear numbers and carry out a new operation. To return to the main screen, press . 17.1 Calendar ....................................................... 17.3 Notes ............................................................ Once you enter this menu from the main menu, there is a monthly-view calendar for you to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.
17.4 Tasks ............................................................. Enables you to easily manage and track the progress of a task with priorities. All the tasks will be sorted by due date. Available options: 17.5.2 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). 17.5.3 Clock Allows you to have settings of date and time, including 12/24h format.
18 Settings ...................... From the main menu, select the menu icon and select the function of your choice in order to customize your cellphone. 18.1 Cellphone settings 18.1.1 Display Brightness You may adjust black level with respect to LCD display by pressing the key . Backlight • Screen Allows you to reduce brightness for enhanced battery performance and to save power during periods of expected inactivity.
18.1.5 Numeric keys 18.2 Call settings By customising your keys, you can access any function directly from the main screen. See page 43. 18.3 Security 18.1.6 Auto lock Your keypad will be locked automatically or you may lock it manually with a short press of the key. Activate PIN The SIM card protection code is requested each time the cellphone is powered on if this code is activated. Unlock the keypad Change PIN Change PIN code.
19 18.4 Networks Network selection Preferred network List of networks to which you wish to be connected in order of priority (update this list using ). 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) When needed GPRS mode active depending on connection requirements. Always GPRS mode continuously active.
20 Latin input mode/ character table (1) ............... Keyboard inputting key: - Short keypress: access the Symbols table - Long keypress: access the language list To write messages, there are two writing methods: • Normal • Predictive with the eZi mode Normal This mode allows you to type text by choosing a letter or a sequence of characters. key: - Short keypress: delete one by one. - Long keypress: delete all. Predictive eZi mode This mode speeds up the writing of your text.
Symbol table Touch inputting Acesss the Symbol table Tap the list (1). key to display the symbols table; Tap to access emoticon - Tap to delete one by one - Long touch to delete all Switch from eZi predictive mode to Normal mode Switch between abc/Abc/ABC/123 Back Options - Tap to add a space - Long touch to enter zero Validate the word (1) 83 IP2980_880A_UM_Piano_Eng_USA_03_100630.indd 83-84 Icons would be automatically transformed to a textual one.
21 Warranty ............................ Your cellphone is warranted against any defect 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 cellphone 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.
22 Accessories (1) ..................... The latest generation of Alcatel GSM cellphones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the cellphone 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 ................
• Make sure you are using an Alcatel battery and charger • When abroad, check that the electrical current is compatible My cellphone will not connect to a network • Try connecting in another location • Verify the network coverage with your operator • Check with your operator that your SIM card is valid • Try selecting the available network(s) manually (see page 79) • Try connecting at a later time if the network is overloaded SIM card error • Make sure the SIM card has been correctly inserted (see page 13)
I am unable to connect my cellphone to my computer • Install first of all Alcatel’s PC suite • Use “Install the connection” and perform the installation • Check that your computer meets the requirements for Alcatel’s PC Suite installation I am unable to download new files • Check for free space • Delete some files • Select the MicroSD Card to store the files you downloaded • Check your subscription status with your operator The cellphone can’t be detected by others via Bluetooth • Make sure that Bluetooth i
