Alcatel A564C User Manual

English - CJA1970ALAAA

Table of contents

1 Your mobile ��2

1.1 Keys and connectors.......................................................2

1.2 Getting started................................................................3

1.3 Home screen...................................................................5

2 Text input��10

2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard.............................................10

2.2 Text editing...................................................................10

3 Phone call, Call log and Contacts��10

3.1 Phone .......................................................................... 10

3.2 Call log.........................................................................13

3.3 Contacts ...................................................................... 13

4 Messages, Gmail/Email, Google Hangouts��16

4.1 Messages .................................................................... 16

4.2 Gmail/Email..................................................................19

4.3 Google Hangouts .......................................................... 22

5 Calendar & Alarm clock & Calculator��23

5.1 Calendar ...................................................................... 23

5.2 Time ........................................................................... 24

5.3 Calculator .................................................................... 25

6 Getting connected��26

6.1 Messages to the Internet...............................................26

6.2 Chrome.........................................................................27

6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices.....................................29

6.4 Connecting to a computer..............................................30

6.5 Connecting to virtual private networks............................31

6.6 Configuring Internet (SIP) calling....................................31

7 Google Play Store ��32

7.1 Locate the item you want to download and install.........32

7.2 Download and install......................................................33

7.3 Manage your downloads.................................................34

8 Multimedia applications��35

8.1 Camera/Camcorder ...................................................... 35

8.2 Gallery ......................................................................... 36

8.3 YouTube ...................................................................... 37

8.4 Music ........................................................................... 38

9 Google Maps ��39

9.1 Get My Location..............................................................39

9.2 Search for a location.....................................................39

9.3 Star a location...............................................................40

9.4 Get driving, public transport or walking directions.........40

9.5 Map view......................................................................40

10 Others��41

10.1 ICE Contacts..................................................................41

10.2 File Manager ................................................................41

10.3 Sound Recorder ...........................................................41

10.4 Videos .......................................................................... 42

10.5 Radio ........................................................................... 42

10.6 Flashlight ..................................................................... 43

10.7 Notes ........................................................................... 43

10.8 Setup Wizard ............................................................... 43

10.9 Help Me .......................................................................43

10.10 Other applications ........................................................43

11 Settings �� 44

11.1 Font size.......................................................................44

11.2 Voice alert.....................................................................44

11.3 Hearing aids...................................................................44

11.4 Simple mode..................................................................44

11.5 Wi-Fi..............................................................................44

11.6 Bluetooth........................................................................44

11.7 Data usage....................................................................44

11.8 More..............................................................................44

11.9 Home.............................................................................45

11.10 Gesture..........................................................................45

11.11 Sound...........................................................................46

11.12 Display...........................................................................46

11.13 Storage..........................................................................46

11.14 Battery management......................................................47

11.15 Apps..............................................................................47

11.16 Location access.............................................................47

11.17 Security..........................................................................48

11.18 Language & input...........................................................48

11.19 Backup & reset..............................................................50

11.20 Add account...................................................................50

11.21 Date & time....................................................................50

11.22 Accessibility....................................................................51

11.23 Printing...........................................................................51

11.24 Developer options...........................................................51

11.25 Regulatory & Safety........................................................52

11.26 About phone..................................................................52

12 Making the most of your phone��53

12.1 FOTA Upgrade................................................................53

Safety and use ��53

BC

This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on RADIO WAVES of this user guide.

When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body, either use an approved accessory

www.sar-tick.com

such as a holster or otherwise maintain a 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.

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Your mobile ��

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1�1 Keys and connectors

Headset connector

Front camera

Camera

Flashligtht

Volume key

Power key

Touch screen

Home key

Back key

Micro-USB Connector

Menu key

Back key

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

box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.

Home key

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

Home screen.

• Touch and hold to access Google search.

Menu key

• Touch to access settings 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: Show the pop-up menu to select from Power

off/Restart/Airplane mode/ICE Contacts.

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

• Press the Power key to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

• Press the Power key and Volume up key to access menu of

resetting the phone when powered off.

• 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�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set-up

Removing or installing the back cover

Removing and installing the battery

• Place the battery on the back of the phone so the metal contacts ma tch

up on the battery and in the battery cavity.

• Slide the battery do wn into the battery cavity until it locks into place.

• To remove, lift the battery out of the cavity from the bottom left corner.

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Installing and removing the microSD card

Before inserting/removing the MicroSD card, you should ensure the phone is off, to protect it from corruption or damage.

• Insert the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact

facing down.

• To remove the external 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).

Charging the battery

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

• Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the

charger.

• When using your telephone for the first time, charge the battery fully

(approximately 3 hours).

You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ). Charging status is indicated by the percentage on screen while the phone is powered off. The percentage increases as the phone is charged. If the battery is exhaustion, there will be no indication until enough power charged.

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 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 Face unlock) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen will then be displayed.

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 phone.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you can see a welcome page, touch Next, several pages of quick guide will follow up.

Then you should set the following options:

• Touch Get start��, then select the phone›s language.

• Touch Next, select one of available Wi-Fi networks or add another one.

Touch Skip if you do not want to connect to a Wi-Fi network.

• Set your da te and timezone, you can also choose Automatic or Automatic

timezone to use network provided time and timezone, then touch Next.

• Select font size for your phone, then touch Next.

• Mark the checkbox to enable related back up & restore model, and set up

backup account, then touch Next.

• Select location access mode, then touch Next.

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• Setup your Google account: Touch Set up now. If you have a Google

Account, touch Sign in, then enter your user name and password. Touch Next to skip to the next step.

• Then the setup complete screen will display, touch Finish to confirm.

When the phone is powered on, you can connect to a Wi-Fi network without network signal (refer to section "6�1�2 Wi-Fi"), to sign into your Google account and to use some features.

1�2�3 Power off your phone

Hold down the Power key until the pop-up menu appears, and then select Power off to confirm.

1�3 Home screen

The phone provides dual home screen styles: the Android default style and a Simple UI style. You can set up the screens by touching More from the Home screen, then selecting Setting/Home/Simple UI. You can also change the setting during the initial setup wizard.

Simple UI

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Status bar

Status/Notification indicators

Touch to enter the application.

Android default



This Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts, folders, widgets etc. When adding more icons to this style, you may sometimes see a message of No more room on the home screen. This is normal.

Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view. Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen.

Status bar

Status/Notification indicators

Search bar



• Touch  to enter tex t search screen.

• Touch  to enter voice s earch screen.

Swipe main home screen left and right to view additional home screens.

Favorite applications tray

•

Touch to enter t he applications.

•

Touch and hol d to move or change applications.

Application icon

•

Touch to ope n applications men u.

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.

Slide/Swipe

Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images... at your convenience.

Flick

Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it moves quicker.

Pinch/Spread

Place your fingers 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 screen view.

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1�3�2 Status bar

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

Status icons

3G connected Vibrate mode

1x connected Alarm is set

No signal Speakerphone is on

Signal strength Phone microphone is mute

Airplane mode Battery is very low

Roaming Battery is low

Bluetooth connected (White)

Wi-Fi is on Battery is full

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Bluetooth is on (Gray)

Battery is partially drained

Battery is charging

/

Headset connected

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

An open Wi-Fi network is available

GPS is on System update available

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Song is playing

Connected to VPN

Disconnected from VPN

Phone is connected via USB cable

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 may touch and drag the Status bar with two fingers to access Quick

setting panel 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.

Touch to switch to the quick setting panel.

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

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.

Notification panel

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



 Search by text

• Touch Search bar from the Home screen.

• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.

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

• Touch the icon on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.

 Search by voice

• Touch from 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 choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc.

To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section "Screen lock" for detail settings)

• Touch More from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Security\

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 More from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Security\

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, slide the screen rightward to unlock the phone.

Wallpaper customization

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

1�3�5 Volume adjustment

Using volume key

Press 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 More from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Sound\Volumes you can set the volume of media, ringtone and notification to your preference.

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Text input

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2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch More 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 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 More on the Home screen, then touch Settings\Display\Auto-rotate screen).

2�1�1 Android keyboard

Touch to switch

between "abc/

Abc" mode; Touch

& hold to switch to

"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/emotions.

2�2 Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

• Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.

• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

Following options will show: Select all , Cut , Copy and Paste .

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

Phone call, Call log and

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Contacts

3�1 Phone ��

3�1�1 Placing a call

You can easily launch a call by using Phone. Touch the icon on the home screen to access Phone application.

Display the

suggested

number(s).

Touch and hold to access voicemail.

Touch to hide/

display keyboard

Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact from

People, Call log or ICE Contacts by sliding or touching tabs, then touch Call to place the call.

The number you entered can be saved to People by touching and touching Add to Contacts�

To hang up a call, touch End.

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Touch to delete the digits

Touch to get more options

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 Call.

Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and touch Call to make an emergency call. This works even without network signal and without typing the PIN code.

3�1�2 Answering or rejecting a call

3�1�3 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 Phone tab.

If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the Sta tus bar. Open the Notification panel and touch New Voicemail to hear it.

During a call

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

Touch to display dialpad.

Touch to add another call.

Touch to activate/deactivate the speaker during the current call.

When you receive a call, touch Answer to answer the call, touch Hang up to reject.

To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume up/ down key or turn the phone face down if Turn over to mute is activated. To activate, touch Settings\Gestures\Turn over to mute.

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

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3�1�4 Managing multiple calls

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

Swap calls

When you accept two calls, touch Swap, you can now 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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To set up a conference call:

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

• Touch the Menu key, select Add call.

• Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to the conference

and touch icon Call. You can also add participants from People or Call log.

• Touch the icon to start a conference call.

• Touch End to end the conference call and disconnect all callers.

3�1�5 Call settings

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

Incoming call volume

Phone ringtone Touch to select incoming call ringtone.

Vibrate when ringing Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when

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Depending on your network service provider.

phone is ringing.

Other call setting

Voicemail Touch to select voicemail service, sound, setup

Speaker on Mark the checkbox, the speaker will be on

Power key ends call Mark the checkbox enable pressing Power key

Vibrate after connecting

Dial pad touch tones Mark the checkbox, there is a sound when

Quick responses Touch to edit quick responses which will be

Dual mic noise reduction

voicemail number, etc.

when the call is answered.

during a call ends call.

Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when the call is connected.

touch dial pad.

used when you reject a call with messages.

Mark the checkbox to turn on dual mic for noise reduction.

TTY mode Touch to turn on/off TTY and select TTY mode.

Hearing aids Mark the checkbox to turn on the hearing aid

compatibility.

DTMF tones Touch to select the length of DTMF tones.

Call forwarding Touch to set when forward your incoming call.

Voice privacy Mark the checkbox to enable enhanced privacy

mode.

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Internet call setting

SIP account Touch to add or setup SIP account.

Use Internet calling Touch to select when use Internet calling.

IMS account Touch to enable or disable IMS service capability.

Touch to view the contact’s detailed information.

Touch to view your contact groups.

Touch icon to open Quick

Contact panel�

3�2 Call log

You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial screen. Touch on the right side of 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.

Touch the photo to add the number to Contacts or open the Quick Contact panel.

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

3�3 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�3�1 Consult your Contacts

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

Touch to add a new contact.

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

Delete Contacts Select and delete unwanted contacts.

Contacts to display Choose contacts to display.

Import/export Import or export contacts between phone,

Accounts Manage the synchronization settings for

Settings Set contacts' display mode.

Share visible contacts Share contacts with others by sending the

microSD card and phone storage.

different accounts.

contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Email, SMS, etc.

Touch to search in

Contacts

3�3�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 Contact group screen.

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Touch the icon to view local groups. To create a new group, touch the

icon, enter the new name and touch Done to confirm.

3�3�3 Adding a contact

Touch the icon in the contact list 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 save.

Touch to select a picture for the contact.

Touch to add a new number.

Touch to unfold the other predefined labels of this category.

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.

3�3�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.

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 appears after the number.

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

Divert calls to voicemail/Set ringtone for a contact

On the contact's detail screen, touch the Menu key to display contacts list options menu, touch Set ringtone�

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Delete a contact

To delete a contact, touch the Menu key and Delete from contact details screen.

From contacts list screen, touch the Menu key and Delete Contacts, tick the contact you want to remove and touch √ to confirm. Touch Select all 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�3�5 Communicating with your contacts

From the contacts 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.

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Use Quick contact for Android

Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android, then you can touch the number or the icon for the way you want to connect.

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�3�6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing

This phone enables you to import or export contacts between microSD card and phone storage.

From the Contacts screen, touch to open the options menu, touch Import/export, then select to import/export contacts from/to Phone, Phone storage, Accounts, etc.

To import/export a single contact, choose an account and target storage location, select the contact you want to import/export, and touch the icon

to confirm.

To import/export all contacts, choose an account and target storage location mark All and touch the icon to confirm.

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

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

3�3�7 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 select Contacts to display from the contacts list screen, then you can choose which contacts to display.

By touching the Menu key and selecting Settings, you can sort list by the Given name or Family name, as well as view contact names as given/ family name first.

3�3�8 Joining/Separating contacts

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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The function only applicable for phone contacts.

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3�3�9 Accounts

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

To add an account, drag down the notification panel and touch to 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, touch the account you want to delete, touch the Menu key and select 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.

Messages, Gmail/Email,

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Google Hangouts

4�1 Messages ��

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

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

Messages.

4�1�1 Write message

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

• Touch to view the whole message thread.

• Touch & hold to delete message or add the

phone number to Contacts.

Touch to create a new message.

For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved contacts, touch the photo to add the number to your Contacts�

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Sending a text message

Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on the To bar or touch to add recipients, touch the Type message bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the text message.

An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS. When the total number of characters you have entered is approaching the 160-character limit, a counter will appear upon the Send option of the text box to remind you how many characters are allowed to be entered in one message.

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 mobiles 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 are added.

To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone number in the

To bar, touch Type message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch the Menu key to open the options menu, touch Add subject to insert a subject.

Touch the icon to attach picture, video, audio and so on.

When finished, touch to send the multimedia message.

Attach options:

• Capture picture Access Camera to capture a new picture for

• Capture video Access Camcorder to record a new video for

• Record audio Enter voice message recorder to record a voice

• Contact Enter Contacts to select a contact as attachment.

• Pictures Access Gallery application or File manager to select

• Videos Access Gallery application or File manager to select

• Audio Access to select an audio file as attachment.

• Calendar Access Calendar application to select one or more

• Slideshow Enter Edit slide show screen, touch Add slide to

attaching.

message for attaching.

a picture as attachment.

a video as attachment.

event(s) to attach.

create a new slide, and touch currently existing slide to edit it (see following picture). Touch the Menu key to get more actions, like setting the slide duration, adding music, etc.

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