Alcatel A463BG User Manual

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Table of contents

1 Your mobile �� 3

1.1 Keys and connectors ........................................................3

1.2 Getting started .................................................................4

1.3 Home screen ...................................................................6

2 Text input ��11

2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard ..............................................11

2.2 Text editing ....................................................................12

3 Phone call, Call log and Contacts ��12

3.1 Phone ............................................................................12

3.2 Placing a call .................................................................12

3.3 Answering or rejecting a call..........................................13

3.4 Call log ..........................................................................15

3.5 Contacts ........................................................................15

3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing .....................17

4 Messaging �� 19

4.1 Write message ...............................................................19

4.2 Gmail/Email ...................................................................22

5 Email��25

5.1 Hangouts .......................................................................25

6 Calendar & Alarm clock & Calculator ��27

6.1 Calendar ........................................................................27

6.2 Clock .............................................................................28

6.3 Calculator ......................................................................29

7 Getting connected��30

7.1 Connecting to the Internet ..............................................30

7.2 Browser .........................................................................31

7.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices ....................................35

7.4 Connecting to a computer .............................................36

7.5 Connecting to virtual private networks ...........................37

8 Google Play Store ��38

8.1 Locate the item you want to download and install .........38

8.2 Download and install .....................................................38

8.3 Manage your downloads ................................................39

9 Multimedia applications �� 40

9.1 Camera ..........................................................................40

9.2 Gallery ...........................................................................41

9.3 YouTube .........................................................................43

9.4 Music .............................................................................43

9.5 Video Player ...................................................................44

10 Google Maps ��45

10.1 Get My Location .............................................................45

10.2 Search for a location ......................................................45

10.3 Get driving, public transport or walking directions..........46

10.4 Save a location ..............................................................46

10.5 Map view .......................................................................46

11 Others �� 47

11.1 File Manager ..................................................................47

11.2 Sound Recorder .............................................................47

11.3 Radio .............................................................................47

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11.4 Notes .............................................................................48

11.5 Setup Wizard .................................................................48

11.6 Help Me .........................................................................48

11.7 Other applications ..........................................................48

12 Settings ��49

12.1 WIRELESS & NETWORKS................................................49

12.2 DEVICE ...........................................................................50

12.3 PERSONAL .....................................................................51

12.4 ACCOUNTS .....................................................................55

12.5 SYSTEM .........................................................................55

13 Making the most of your phone �� 57

13.1 FOTA Upgrade ................................................................57

Safety and use �� 57

www.sar-tick.com

This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 64 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 distance of 10 mm 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.

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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.

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Your mobile ��

1�1 Keys and connectors

Headset connector

Touch screen

Home key

Back key

Menu key

Micro-USB Connector

Power key

Volume key

Camera

Back key

• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog

box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.

Home key

• While on any application or screen, touch to return to the

Home screen.

Menu key

• Touch to access setting options.

• Touch and hold to open a list of thumbnail images of apps

you've worked with recently.

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Power key

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

• Press and hold: Generate a pop up menu providing more

options: Power off, Restart, Airplane mode, and icons of Silence, Vibration and Ringer mode.

• Press the Power key for more than 15 seconds to restart.

• Press the Power key to light up the screen when it dims

during a call.

• Press the Power key and Volume up key to reset if the

phone is off.

• Press the Power key and Volume down key to capture a

screenshot while the device is on.

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�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set-up

Removing and installing the back cover

Installing and removing the micro SD card

Insert the micro SD card with golden contact facing downwards into the slot. Slide it out to remove the micro SD card.

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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Installing and removing the battery

• To install, insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone

cover.

• To remove the battery, first power the phone off. Then unclip the cover

and remove the battery.

Charging the battery

Connect the battery charger to your phone and main socket respectively.

To reduce power consumption and energy waste, once the

battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running 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, unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, Password, Pattern or Voice unlock) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen is displayed.

If you do not know your PIN code or have forgotten it, contact your service provider. Do not leave your PIN code with your phone. Store this information in a safe place when not in use.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following options:

• Select the phone's language, then touch Get started.

• Select the input method, then touch

.

• Set up Wi-Fi and your Mobile data connection, then touch .

• Set up your Google account: Touch Set up now to set up your Google

account. If you already have a Google account, touch Existing; then enter your Email address and password. If you've forgotten the password, go to http://www.google.com to retrieve it. If you don't own a Google account, touch New to create one.

• Set up screen lock to activate device protection, you can also touch

Cancel to skip it.

• Finish Backup & reset settings, then touch

.

• Activate Location, or skip by touching .

• When the Finished screen displayed, touch

Enjoy now�

If you power on your phone with no SIM card inserted, you can connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and to use some 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.

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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.

Application tab

• Touch to enter application list.

Favorite tray applications

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move applications.

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.

The device also supports one finger zoom in (Message, Browser, Email 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.

1�3�2 Status bar

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

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Status icons

GPRS connected Speakerphone is on

GPRS in use Roaming

EDGE connected No signal

EDGE in use No SIM card installed

UMTS connected Vibrate mode

UMTS in use Ringer is silenced

Signal strength Phone microphone is mute

Wi-Fi is on Battery is very low

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Battery is low

Bluetooth is on Battery is partially drained

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Battery is full

Airplane mode Battery is charging

Alarm is set

/

Headset connected

Notification icons

New Gmail message Missed call

New Email message Call forwarding is on

New text or multimedia message

Song is playing

Problem with SMS or MMS delivery

Connected to VPN

New Google Hangouts message

Disconnected from VPN

New voicemail Radio is on

Upcoming event Uploading data

Screenshot error Downloading data

Screenshot captured Download finished

Micro SD card is full Select input method

Safe to remove SD card

Phone is connected via USB cable

Preparing SD card System update available

An open Wi-Fi network is available

GPS is on

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

GPS is off

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

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

Touch to switch to the quick setting panel.

Quick setting panel

Touch

on the Notification panel 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.

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.





 Search by text

•

Touch the Search bar from the Home screen.

• Type the text/phrase you want to search for.

• Touch the

icon on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.

 Search by voice

• Touch

from the Search bar to display a dialog screen.

• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results

will display for you to select from.

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, PINs or passwords etc.

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To create a screen unlock pattern

• Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\

Security\Set up screen lock\Pattern.

• Draw your own pattern.

Draw your unlock pattern

Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again

To create a screen unlock PIN/Password

• Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\

Security\Set up screen lock\PIN or

Password�

• Set your PIN or password.

To lock phone screen

Press the Power key once to lock the screen.

To unlock phone screen

Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password, etc. to unlock the screen.

If you have chosen Slide as the screen lock, you could:

• Double tap the screen or press the Power key to activate unlock options;

• Touch and drag

to to unlock the screen, or drag to camera,

message, or phone icons to access the corresponding screen.

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 favorite 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 Remove 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 favorite 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.

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Wallpaper customization

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

1�3�6 Widgets and recently-used applications

Consult widgets

Touch

on the Home screen to enter applications and widgets list.

Slide left and right to view all applications and widgets. Touch WIDGETS to access the category directly.

To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key.

Consult recently-used applications

To consult recently-used applications, touch and hold the Menu key from the Home screen. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the related application.

Slide horizontally to view all thumbnails of recently-used applications.

Touch one thumbnail and slide it upwards or downwards to delete it. You can also touch and hold it and then select Remove from list to delete or App info to learn more.

Touch Clear all at the bottom to activate the system's one key boost which clears memory used by recent applications.

1�3�7 Volume adjustment

Using Volume key

Press the Volume key to adjust the volume. To active the vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrate. Press the Volume

down key once more to active the silent mode.

Using Settings Menu

Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Sound\ Volume you can set the volume of media, ringtone, alarm, etc. to your

preference.

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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.

2�1�1 Android keyboard

Touch to switch to the

symbol and numeric

keyboard.

Touch & hold to select symbols.

Touch to type text or numbers.

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

Touch to switch "abc/Abc"

mode; Touch & hold to switch

"abc/ABC" mode.

2�1�2 Swype

Swype Input lets you enter a word with one continuous motion: just drag your finger over the letters in the word.

• Place your finger on the key with the first letter of the word and drag your

finger to each subsequent letter without lifting your finger off the screen.

• Continue until you have finished the word. Lift your finger after the

last letter.

• If Swype Input cannot clearly determine your word, the word choice

window opens. Select an alternative word from the list.

Touch to type text

or numbers.

Touch to switch between

"abc/Abc" mode; Touch

& hold to switch between

"abc/ABC" mode.

Touch to enter symbol. Touch & hold to edit.

Touch & hold to delete all contents immediately.

Touch & hold to enter

settings.

Touch & hold to change language.

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2�2 Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

• Touch and hold within the text you would like to edit.

• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

• The following options will show: Select all

, Cut , Copy

and Paste

.

• Touch the icon to go back without any action.

You can also insert new texts as you prefer

• Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold the blank, the cursor

will blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

• If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show PASTE and REPLACE

icon which allows you to complete paste immediately.

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Phone call, Call log and Contacts ��

3�1 Phone ��

3�2 Placing a call

You can easily launch a call using Phone. Touch the Application tab from the Home screen and select Phone.

Touch and hold to access voicemail.

Display the suggested

number(s).

Touch to access

Call log.

Touch to access Speed dial, Contacts, or other call settings.

Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact from Contacts or Call log then touch to place the call.

The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching Add to Contacts icon

.

If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching

.

To hang up a call, touch .

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International call

To dial an international call, touch and hold

to enter “+”, then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally touch .

Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch

to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and

without typing the PIN code.

3�3 Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a call:

• Slide the icon to the right to answer;

• Slide the

icon to the left to reject;

• Slide the

icon upwards to reject the call by sending a preset

message.

To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume up/

down key.

3�3�1 Calling your voicemail

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 voicemail, touch and hold

on the dial pad.

To set your voicemail number, touch the Menu key from the Phone screen, then touch Settings\Voice call\Voicemail\Voicemail settings\ Voicemail number.

If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon

appears on the Status bar.

Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail.

3�3�2 During a call

To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key.

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Touch to end the current call.

Touch to display the dial pad.

Touch to activate the speaker during the current call. Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.

Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.

Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.

Touch to add a call.

During a call:

• Touch the Menu key to Start recording.

• Press the Power key to light up the screen when it dims.

To avoid any incorrect operations on the touchscreen during a call, the screen will automatically lock and unlock once the cellphone is placed and removed from your ear.

3�3�3 Managing multiple calls

With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.

Swap calls

When you accept two calls, touch the

icon to switch between two

lines. The current call is put on hold and you have joined in the other call.

Conference calls

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You can set up a conference call.

• Place a call to the first participant of the conference call.

• Touch the icon

.

• Dial to add a call and then touch .

• Touch

to start conference.

• Touch

to end the conference call and disconnect all callers.

3�3�4 Call settings

Touch the Menu key from the Phone screen, then touch Settings, the following options are available:

Voice call

• Voicemail Touch to access voicemail service and number settings.

Service: Opens a dialog box where you can select your provider's voicemail service or another service.

Voicemail settings: If you are using your provider's voicemail service, this opens a dialog box where you can enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail.

• Call forwarding Select to always forward your calls or when you are

busy, unanswered, or unreachable.

• Call barring Touch to pick out calls to be barred, cancel call barring, or

change barring password.

• Additional settings Touch to access other voice call settings.

Caller ID: Touch to use default operator settings to display my number in outgoing calls.

Call waiting: Mark the checkbox to notify you of new incoming calls during a call.

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Depending on your network service provider.

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Other settings

• Fixed Dialing Numbers: Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) is a service mode

of SIM, where outgoing calls are restricted to a set of phone numbers. These numbers are added to the FDN list. The most common practical application of FDN is for parents to restrict the phone numbers to which their children can dial. For security reasons, you’ll be prompted to enable FDN by entering SIM PIN2 which is usually acquired from your service provider or SIM maker.

• Minute reminder Mark the checkbox to enable reminder at 50s of every

minute during a call.

• Quick responses Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when

you reject a call with messages.

• TTY mode Touch to select among TTY Off, TTY Full, TTY HCO, and

TTY VCO.

• International dialing assist Mark the checkbox to activate.

• Hearing aids Hearing aids mode can be used by people who are deaf,

have poor hearing or speech impairments. After connecting the phone and Hearing aid machine, it connects to a relay service, which converts incoming speech to text for the person using the Hearing aid and converts outgoing text from the Hearing aid machine to a spoken voice for the person on the other end of the conversation.

3�4 Call log

You can access your call log by touching from the Dial screen. Touch

on the right side of a contact/number to place a call directly.

Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations.

You can view detailed information of a call, launch a new call or send messages to a contact or number, or add numbers to Contacts, etc.

To clear the entire call log, touch the Menu key and Delete.

3�5 Contacts ��

Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach.

You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your phone.

3�5�1 Consult your Contacts

To access this feature, touch from the Home screen, then select Contacts.

Touch to open menu options.

Touch to view the contact’s detailed information.

Touch the image

to open the Quick

contact panel

Touch to view your contact groups.

Touch to view your

favorite contacts.

Touch to search in Contacts

Touch to add a new contact.

Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu, following actions are enabled:

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• Delete contact Select and delete unwanted contacts.

• Contacts to

display

Choose contacts to display.

• Import/export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card,

and micro SD card, or share contacts.

• Accounts Manage the synchronization settings for different

accounts.

• Settings Touch to change the display of the sort list and

contact names.

• Share visible

contacts

Share your contacts through Bluetooth, Email, etc.

3�5�2 Managing contact groups

The contact group helps you to improve the organization of your contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the Group screen.

To create a new group, touch the

icon and then type the group's name

and person's name, finally touch DONE to confirm.

3�5�3 Adding a contact

Touch the icon to create a new contact.

You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move from one field to another easily.

Touch to select a picture for the contact.

Touch to unfold the other predefined labels of this category.

Touch to Join or Discard.

Touch to add a new label.

If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to add a new category.

When finished, touch DONE to save.

To exit without saving, you can touch the Menu key and then touch Discard.

Add to/remove from Favorites

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To add a contact to favorites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch

to add the contact to favorites (the star will turn grey in color).

To remove a contact from favorites, touch the star on contact details screen.

3�5�4 Editing your contacts

To edit contact information, touch the Menu key in the contact details screen, then touch Edit. When finished, touch DONE.

Change a contact’s default phone number

The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact name.

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Only phone contacts can be added to Favorites.

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To change the default phone number, touch and hold the number you want to set as the default number from the contact's details screen, then select Set default. A

icon will appear below the number.

This choice is only available when the contact has more than one number.

Set ringtone for a contact

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On the contact's detail screen, touch the Menu key to display options menu, touch

Set ringtone�

Delete a contact

To delete a contact, touch the Menu key and Delete contact from the contact list screen. Tick the contact you want to remove and touch OK to confirm. Touch ALL CONTACTS to delete all contacts.

The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other applications on the phone or web the next time you synchronize your phone.

3�5�5 Communicating with your contacts

From the contact list, you can communicate with your contacts by making a call or exchanging messages.

To launch a call to a contact, touch the contact to enter the detail screen, then touch the number.

To send a message to a contact, touch the contact to enter the detail screen, then touch the

icon on the right side of the number.

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You can only set a ringtone for established contacts.

Use Quick contact for Android

Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android, then you can touch the number to make a phone call or the

icon to send a message.

The icons available on Quick Contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone.

3�6 Contacts importing, exporting and

sharing

From the Contacts screen, touch the Menu key to open the options menu, then touch Import/export.

To import/export a contact from/to your SIM card, select the contact you want to import/export, then touch OK to confirm or CANCEL to quit.

You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.

Touch the contact you want to share, touch the Menu key and Share from the contact details screen, then select the application to perform this action.

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3�6�1 Displaying contacts

You can configure which group of contacts, for each account, you want to display in the Contacts list. Touch the Menu key and touch Contacts to display from the contact list screen, then you can choose contacts to display.

Touch the Menu key and Settings, you can sort list by the given name or family name, as well as view contact names as given/family name first.

3�6�2 Joining/Separating contacts

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To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing contacts in a single action.

Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch the Menu key and touch Edit, then touch the Menu key again and touch Join.

At this time, you are required to select the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact. The information from the second contact is added to the first one, and the second contact will no longer be displayed in the Contacts list.

To separate contact information, touch the contact whose information you want to separate, touch the Menu key and touch Edit, then touch the Menu key again and touch Separate, touch OK to confirm.

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Only applicable for phone contacts.

3�6�3 Accounts

Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.

To add an account, touch

from the Home screen and enter Settings,

then touch Add account.

You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Google, Corporate, etc.

As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc.

You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information from the phone. Open the Settings screen, select the account you want to delete, touch Remove account, then confirm.

Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync

Touch an account to enter the account screen, mark/unmark the checkbox(s) to turn on/off the account’s auto-sync. When activated, all changes to information on the phone or online will be automatically synchronized to each other.

Sync manually

You can also synchronize an account manually on Accounts screen, touch an account in the list, then touch the Menu key and select Sync now.

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Messaging ��

You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone.

To access this feature, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then select Messaging.

To consult messages stored in your SIM card, touch the Menu key from the Messaging screen, then touch Settings\Text

messages (SMS)\Manage SIM messages�

4�1 Write message

On the message list screen, touch the new message icon to write text/ multimedia messages.

Touch to create a new message.

• Touch to view the whole message thread.

• Touch & hold to activate delete mode.

Touch to search in all messages.

Sending a text message

Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in the Type name or number bar or touch

to add recipients; then touch the Type text

message bar to type the text of the message. When finished, touch

to send the text message.

An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also increase the size of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.

Sending a multimedia message

MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations, slides and sounds to other compatible phones and e-mail addresses.

An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses added.

To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone number in the Type name or number bar, and touch Type text message bar to type the text of the message. Then touch the

icon to attach picture, video,

audio and so on.

When finished, touch

to send the multimedia message.