TCT Mobile 361 Users Manual

ALCATEL A851L

Quick Start Guide

English - CJB608101AGA

Table of contents

1 Your mobile �� 1

2 Text input �� 12

3 Phone call �� 14

4 Contacts �� 16

5 Messaging�� 17

6 Email �� 18

7 Getting connected �� 19

8 Locate my location using GPS satellites ��21

9 Data backup �� 22

10 Factory data reset �� 23

11 Applications & Internal storage �� 24

12 Making the most of your phone �� 25

Safety and use �� 27

ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Mobile Phones Limited Warranty �� 40

Your mobile ��

1�1 Keys and connectors

Headset connector

Power key

Front camera

Home key

Back key

LED indicator

Touch screen

Recent app key

Camera Flash/Flashlight

Camera

Volumn Keys

Volume Keys

• Under call mode, adjust the earpiece or headset volume.

• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media volume.

• In general mode, adjust the ring tone volume.

• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

1�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set-up

Micro-USB Connector

Recent app key

• Press to see the recent app in any screen and APP.

• Touch and hold to see the menu list.

Power key

Home key

• While on 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.

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

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

Airplane mode / Power off / Reboot

• Press Power key more than 7s to restart.

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

• Press Power key and Volume down key to capture a screenshot.

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Removing or installing the back cover

Installing or removing the battery

Please power off your phone before removing the batter y.

• Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone cover.

• Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.

Inserting or removing the SIM card

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

To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when batter y 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. It will take some seconds before

Insert the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press and slide it out.

Installing and removing the microSD card

the screen lights up.

Set up your phone for the first time

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

Power on screen without SIM card inserted, you can also 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, and touch OK to confirm.

Insert the microSD card with golden contact facing downwards 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).

Charging the battery

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

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 Home screen.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators

• Touch and drag down to open the notification

panel.

Search bar

• Touch  to enter text search screen.

• Touch  to enter voice search screen.

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.

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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 of the Home screen. Blue line at the lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen you are viewing. You can customize the number of home screens by Settings\Display\

Home screen settings.

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, 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.

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 apar t 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 status bar, you can view both phone status and notification information .

Status icons

GPRS connected GPS is on

GPRS in use Receiving location data from GPS

EDGE connected Speakerphone is on

EDGE in use Roaming

UMTS connected No signal

UMTS in use Signal strength

HSDPA/HSPA+ connected No SIM card installed

HSDPA/HSPA+ in use Vibrate mode

LTE (4G) connected Ringer is silenced

LTE (4G) in use 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

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Notification icons

New Gmail message System update available

New Email message Missed call

New text or multimedia message

Problem with SMS or MMS delivery

New Google Talk message

New voicemail Song is playing

Upcoming event Uploading data

Screenshot captured Downloading data

Screenshot error Download finished

microSD card is full Select input method

preparing SD card Connected from VPN

safe to remove SD card

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are on

USB tethering is on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on Radio is on

An open Wi-Fi network is available

Call in progress

Call on hold

Call forwarding is on

Phone is connected via USB cable

Data is synchronizing

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

Notification panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or view wireless ser vice information.

Quick settings bar

• Touch to enable/disable functions or

change modes.

• Touch & hold the icon of Wi-Fi,

Bluetooth or Sync to access settings screen.

• Slide left and right to view more.

Touch one notificaiton and slide it sideways to delete it.

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

Touch the Settings icon to access Settings.

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.

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1�3�5 Personalize your Home screen

Add

Touch the application tab , touch and hold an application or a widget to active 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 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, touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name .

Wallpaper customization

Touch and hold an empty area or touch and hold Recent app key, then touch Wallpaper on the Home screen to customize wallpaper.

1�3�6 Application tab

Touch from the Home screen to enter applications list.

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

Consult recently-used applications

To consult recently-used applications, you can touch Recent app key. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the related application.Touch one thumbnail and slide it sideways to delete it.

1�3�7 Volume adjustment

You can set ringer, media and phone ringtone volume to your preference by pressing

Volume up/down key, or touching Settings\Sound\Volumes to set volume.

1�4 Applications and widgets list

The list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed applications and widgets.

To access the list, touch from the Home screen. To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key or the Back key.

Touch the icon to access the Google Play Store.

1�4�1 Sort applications

Applications can be sorted in two modes. To switch between two modes, touch and hold Recent app key and touch Manage applications, then touch Menu icon will pop up for you to choose.

Sort by name

All applications are sorted by name .

Reset app preferences:

Resets application preferences to original.

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