Alcatel 6036Y, IDOL 2 MINI S Quick Start Guide

6036Y

Quick Start Guide

Important:

Your phone is a unibody device, so the back cover and battery are not removable. Unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from disassembling the phone.

If your phone isn’t working normally, try to restart it by pressing and holding the Power key for at least 9 seconds until the startup screen appears.

If your phone develops a serious error and can’t be restored by restarting it, you may need to restore factory settings by pressing and holding the Power key and Volume up key until the startup screen appears. Then select "reboot system now" and press the Power key to confirm.

Note: Please take care when performing such operations because they will erase personalized settings and data saved in your phone, such as SMS, Contacts, Music, etc.

For more information about how to use the cellphone, please go to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download the complete user manual. In addition, from the website you can also consult the FAQ, perform software upgrades, etc.

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Table of contents

1 Your mobile ��1 2 Text input ��11 3 Phone call ��12 4 Contacts ��14 5 Messaging��15 6 Email ��16 7 Getting connected ��17 8 Locate my location using GPS satellites ��19 9 Data backup ��20 10 Factory data reset ��20 11 Applications & Internal storage ��21 12 Making the most of your phone ��22 Safety and use �� 24 General information ��32 Warranty ��34 Troubleshooting��36

This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 2.0 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 28 of this user guide.

When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body, either use an approved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a

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distance of 1.0 cm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure requirements. Note that the product may be transmitting even if you are not making a phone call.

PROTECT YOUR HEARING

To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. Exercise caution when holding your device near your ear while the loudspeaker is in use.

Your mobile ��

1�1 Keys and connectors

indicator

Touch

screen

Menu key

Home key

Back key

SIM card

slot

SD card

LED

slot

Headset connector

Micro-USB Connector

Camera

Front camera

Volume key

Power key

Camera Flash/ Flashlight

Menu key

• Touch to access settings options.

• Touch and hold to open a list of thumbnail images of

apps you've worked with recently.

Home key

• From any application or screen, touch to return to the

Home screen.

Back key

• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close

a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.

These keys are visible when the screen lights up.

Power key

• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen.

• Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from

Power off/Restart/Airplane mode/Quick start.

• Press the Power key for more than 9s to restart.

• Press the Power key and Volume up key to reset.

• Press the Power key and Volume down key to

capture a screenshot.

Volume Keys

• In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume.

• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media

volume.

• In general mode, adjusts the ringtone volume.

• Mutes the ringtone of an incoming call.

To install, place the SIM card with the chip facing upwards in to the housing, and then slide it into its slot. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press and slide it out.

Your phone only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not attempt

to insert other SIM typ e like mini and nano cards, otherwise this may cause phone damage.

Installing and removing the microSD card

1�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set-up

An insertion tool is provided with the phone package, please use it to install or remove the SIM/SD card conveniently.

Inserting or removing the SIM card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card.

Insert the microSD card with golden contact facing upwards into the slot. To remove the microSD card, gently press and slide it out.

To avoid data loss and SD card damage, before removing

the SD card, please ensure that the SD card is unmounted (Settings\Storage\Unmount SD card).

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Charging the battery

Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket respectively, the LED indicator will light while charging.

To reduce power consumption and energy waste when

the battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or backgroundrunning applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.

1�2�2 Power on your phone

Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take some seconds before the screen lights up.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following options: language, Input method, date & time, etc.

Even if no SIM card is installed, your phone will still power on and you will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network, sign into your Google account and use some of the phone's features.

1�2�3 Power off your phone

Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the phone options appear, select Power off.

1�3 Home screen

You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators

• Touch and drag down to open the

notification panel.

Touch an icon to open an application, folder, etc .

Favorite tray applications

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move or change

applications.

Application tab

• Touch to open main menu.

The 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.

1�3�1 Using the touchscreen

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, an 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.

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The device also suppor ts one finger zoom in (Messaging, Browser, Email, Camera and Galler y) by double tapping the screen then slide with one finger to zoom in/out).

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 phone sideways to have a better view.

1�3�2 Status bar

From the status bar, you can view both phone status and notification information.

Status icons

GPRS connected No signal

GPRS in use Alarm is set

EDGE connected Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Speakerphone is on

Headset connected

Phone microphone is mute

Battery is very low

Battery is partially drained

Battery is full

EDGE in use

3G connected

3G in use Roaming

HSPA (3G+) connected

HSPA (3G+) in use No SIM card installed

HSPAP connected Vibrate mode

HSPAP in use Ringer is silenced

4G connected

4G in use

Signal strength Battery is low

Wi-Fi is on

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Airplane mode Battery is charging

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Notification icons

New Gmail message Missed call

New Email message Call forwarding is on

New text or multimedia message

Problem with SMS or MMS delivery

New Google Hangouts message

New voicemail Radio is on

Upcoming event Uploading data

Screenshot error Downloading data

Screenshot captured Download finished

microSD card is full Select input method

safe to remove SD card

preparing SD card

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are on

USB tethering is on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on

Receiving location data from GPS

Song is playing

Connected to VPN

Disconnected from VPN

An open Wi-Fi network is available

Phone is connected via USB cable

System update available

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

GPS is on

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly.

Quick setting panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel, where you can enable or disable functions or change modes by touching the icons.

Notification panel

When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Notification panel to read the detailed information.

Touch to switch to the notification panel.

Touch to access Settings, where you can set more items.

Touch to switch to the quick setting panel.

Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain).

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1�3�3 Search bar

The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web.

1�3�4 Lock/Unlock your screen

To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc.

1�3�5 Personalize your Home screen

Add

You can touch and hold a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer.

Reposition

Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favourite tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.

Remove

Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of the icon, and release after the item turns red.

Create folders

To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen and the Favourite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.

Wallpaper customization

Touch the Menu key on the Home screen then touch Set wallpaper to customize wallpaper.

1�3�6 Volume adjustment

You can set the ringer, media and phone ringtone volumes to your preference by pressing the Volume up/down key, or touching

Settings\Sound\Volume to set the volume.

Text input ��

2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, select Settings\

Language & input, touch the Settings icon on the right of Android keyboard, and a series of settings will become available

for your selection.

Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation

Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation. You can also adjust it by changing the settings (Touch the Menu key on the Home screen, then touch Settings\Display\

Auto-rotate screen).

2�1�1 Android keyboard

Touch to enter text or numbers.

Touch to switch "abc/Abc" mode; Touch & hold to

switch "ABC"

mode.

Touch to switch

between symbol and

numeric keyboard.

Touch to enter voice input; touch & hold to show input options.

Touch & hold to select symbols.

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