Alcatel 6036Y, IDOL 2 MINI S Quick Start Guide

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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.

English - CJB60X0ALAAB

Table of contents

 

1

Your mobile

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2

Text input

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Phone call

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Contacts

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Messaging

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Email

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Getting connected

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Locate my location using GPS satellites

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Data backup

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Factory data reset

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11 Applications & Internal storage

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Making the most of your phone

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Safety and use

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General information

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Warranty

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Troubleshooting

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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

www.sar-tick.com 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.

1 Your mobile

1.1Keys and connectors

Headset connector

Front

 

camera

LED

 

indicator

 

 

Volume

 

key

Touch

 

screen

Power key

Menu key

 

Home key

 

Back key

 

Micro-USB

 

Connector

 

 

Camera

SIM card

 

slot

 

 

Camera

SD card

Flash/

slot

Flashlight

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Alcatel 6036Y, IDOL 2 MINI S Quick Start Guide

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.

1.2Getting started

1.2.1Set-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.

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 type like mini and nano cards, otherwise this may cause phone damage.

Installing and removing the microSD 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.

1.2.2Power 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.

1.2.3Power off your phone

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

1.3Home 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.

1.3.1Using 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 supports one finger zoom in (Messaging, Browser, Email, Camera and Gallery) 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.

1.3.2Status 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

 

 

 

 

 

EDGE in use

 

Connected to a

 

 

Bluetooth device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3G connected

 

Speakerphone is on

 

 

 

 

 

3G in use

 

Roaming

 

 

 

 

 

HSPA (3G+) connected

/

Headset connected

 

 

 

 

 

HSPA (3G+) in use

 

No SIM card installed

 

 

 

 

 

HSPAP connected

 

Vibrate mode

 

 

 

 

 

HSPAP in use

 

Ringer is silenced

 

 

 

 

 

4G connected

 

Phone microphone

 

 

is mute

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4G in use

 

Battery is very low

 

 

 

 

 

Signal strength

 

Battery is low

 

 

 

 

 

Wi-Fi is on

 

Battery is partially

 

 

drained

 

 

 

 

Connected to a Wi-Fi

 

Battery is full

 

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

 

Song is playing

 

message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem with SMS or

 

Connected to VPN

 

MMS delivery

 

 

 

 

 

New Google Hangouts

 

Disconnected from VPN

 

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

 

An open Wi-Fi network

 

 

is available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

preparing SD card

 

Phone is connected via

 

 

USB cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both USB tethering and

 

System update available

 

portable hotspot are on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrier data use

 

USB tethering is on

 

threshold approaching

 

 

 

or exceeded

 

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

 

GPS is on

 

is on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiving location data

 

 

 

from GPS

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

Touch to switch to the notification panel.

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

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 quick setting panel.

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

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1.3.3Search bar

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

1.3.4Lock/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.

1.3.6Volume 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.

2 Text input

2.1Using 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).

2.1.1Android keyboard

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

Touch to switch between symbol and numeric keyboard.

Touch to enter text or numbers.

Touch & hold to select symbols.

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

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