Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2S User Manual

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Calendar & Alarm clock & 
Calculator ������������������������������
5�1 Calendar ������������������������������������������������������
Use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.
To  access  this  function,  touch   from  the  Home  screen,  then  touch Calendar.
5�1�1 Multimode view
You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. 
Touch  the  date  to  change  your  Calendar  view,  and  a  drop-down  menu will show for you to choose. Touch the  icon to return to Today's view.
Month view
In Agenda, Day or Week view 
touch an event to view its details.
Touch a day in Month view to open that day's events.
Agenda view
Day view
Week view
5�1�2 To create new events
You can add new events from any Calendar view. 
•	Touch the  icon to access new event edit screen.
•	Fill  in  all  required  information  for  this  new  event.  If  it  is  a  whole-day event, you can select ALL DAY.
•	Invite  guests  to  the  event.  Enter  the  email  addresses  of  the  guests  you want  to  invite  with  commas  to  separate.  The  guests  will  receive  an invitation from Calendar and Email.
•	When finished, touch DONE from the top of the screen.
To  quickly  create  an  event  from  Day, Week  or  Month  view  screen,  touch the  empty  spot  to  select  the  target  area  which  will  turn  yellow,  and  tap again to create the new event.
Important options by touching the Menu key from Calendar main screen:
•	RefreshTo refresh the calendar.
•	SearchTo search in the calendar.
•	Calendars to displayTo show or hide, remove or add calendars.
•	SettingsTo set a series of Calendar settings.
5�1�3 To delete or edit an event
To  delete  or  edit  an  event,  touch  the  event  to  enter  details  screen,  touch  
the  icon to edit the event, and touch the  icon to delete. 
						

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5�1�4 Event reminder
If  a  reminder  is  set  for  an  event,  the  upcoming  event  icon   will  appear on Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives. 
Touch and drag down the status bar to open the notification panel, touch event name to view Calendar notification list.
Touch the Back key to keep the reminders pending in the status bar and the notification panel.
5�2 Time  ������������������������������������������������������������
Your mobile phone has a built-in clock.
To  access  this  function,  touch   from  the  Home  screen,  then  touch Time.
5�2�1 World clock
To access this function, touch  on the Time screen.
According to the delivery location, the system will set a default clock.
•	Touch the  icon to add a time zone or enter the city name.
•	Touch the  icon to select the time tone then touch Delete.
5�2�2 Alarm
To set an alarm
From Time screen, touch  to enter Alarm screen, touch  to add a new alarm. 
Following options will show:
•	LabelTouch to set a name for the alarm.
•	RepeatTouch to select days you want alarm to work.
•	VibrateSelect to activate vibration.
•	RingtoneTouch to select a ringtone for the alarm.
•	TimeTouch to set time.
When finished, touch OK to confirm.
Touch a currently existing alarm to enter alarm editing screen.
Touch  to delete the selected alarm.
To adjust alarm settings
Touch  the   icon  from Alarm  screen,  the  following  options  can  now  be adjusted:
•	Alarm in silent modeSelect  to  play  alarm  with  sound  or  vibration  even when the phone is in Silent mode.
•	Snooze durationTouch to set temporary turn off time of an alarm.
•	Auto-silenceTouch to set the duration of alarms.
•	Volume Buttons Touch to set side Volume up/down key behaviors when alarm sounds: None, Snooze or Dismiss.
•	Turn over to activateTouch Turn  over  to  activate   to  choose  the status Snooze or Stop. Touch the switch to turn on/off  snoozing  or  stopping  the  alarm  by  turning  over the phone. 
						

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5�2�3 Timer
From Time screen, touch  to enter Timer screen.
Touch Start to activate the timer.
Touch Lap,  a  list  of  records  will  show  below  according  to  the  updated time.
Touch Stop,  the  total  time  and  the  lap  time  will  not  run  until  touch Resume. 
Touch Clear to delete the record.
5�2�4 Countdown
From Time screen, touch  to enter Countdown screen.
Touch  icon to choose the ringtone. In the time scroll bar to set the time.
Touch Start to activate Countdown.
5�3 Calculator ����������������������������������������������������
With Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems.
To  access  this  function,  touch   from  the  Home  screen,  then  touch Calculator.
There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel. 
To switch between panels:
•	Turn  the  device  to  the  landscape  mode  from  basic  panel  to  open  the Advanced panel(1). 
(1) If  "Settings\Display\Auto-rotate screen” is off, this item will not display.
Enter  a  number  and  the  arithmetic  operation  to  be  performed,  enter  the second  number,  then  touch “=”  to  display  the  result. Touch   to  delete digits one by one, touch and hold  to delete all at one time. 
You  can  clear  the  calculator's  history  by  touching  the Menu  key  and touching Clear history or touching  .
You can tap the triangle to see the history.
  
						

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When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold the entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations:(1)
•	Cut To cut selected text
•	Copy To copy selected text
•	Paste (1) To  paste  what  you  have  previously  copied  to  the entering bar
(1) Option will not appear unless copy or cut operation has been made.
6 Getting connected ����������������
To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use LTE networks or Wi-Fi, and your message will be automatically saved in the same thread.
6�1 Connecting to the Internet
The first time you turn on your phone with your SIM card inserted, it will automatically configure your network service depending upon the network available.
To create a new access point
A new network connection can be added to your phone with the following steps:
•	Touch the Menu from the Home screen.
•	Touch Settings\More ���\Mobile networks\Access Point Names.
•	Then touch the  icon to enter the required APN information. 
•	When finished, touch the Menu key and touch Save.  
To activate/deactivate Data roaming
When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. 
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen. 
•	Touch Settings\More���\Mobile networks.
•	Select Data roaming to set roaming mode.
•	When Data roaming is disabled, you can still perform data exchange with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to “6�1�2 Wi-Fi”). 
						

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To set preferred network mode
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen. 
•	Touch Settings\More���\Mobile networks.
•	Touch Network Mode.
6�1�1 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi,  you  can  connect  to  the  Internet  when  your  phone  is  within range  of  a  wireless  network.  Wi-Fi  can  be  used  on  your  phone  even without a SIM card inserted.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings.
•	Touch the switch  beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi.
•	Touch Wi-Fi,  the  detailed  information  of  detected Wi-Fi  networks  is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
•	Select  a  Wi-Fi  network  to  connect.  If  the  network  you  selected  is secured, you are required to enter a password or other credentials (you may  contact  the  network  operator  for  details).  When  finished,  touch Connect. 
To activate notification when a new network is detected
When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated, the Wi-Fi icon will  appear  on  the  status  bar  whenever  the  phone  detects  an  available wireless network within range. The following steps activate the notification function when Wi-Fi is on:
•	Touch the Menu key and Settings from the Home screen. 
•	Touch Wi-Fi,  then  touch  the Menu  key  and Advanced from  Wi-Fi screen.
•	Mark/Unmark  the Network  notification checkbox  to  activate/deactivate this function. 
To add a Wi-Fi network
When Wi-Fi  is  on,  you  may  add  new Wi-Fi  networks  according  to  your preference. 
•	Touch the Menu key and Settings from the Home screen. 
•	Touch Wi-Fi, and then touch  .
•	Enter the name of the network and any required network information.
•	Touch Save.
When successfully connected, your phone will be connected automatically the next time you are within range of this network.
To forget a Wi-Fi network
The following steps prevent automatic connections to networks which you no longer wish to use.
•	Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
•	In the Wi-Fi screen, touch & hold the name of the saved network.
•	Touch Forget network in the dialog that opens.
6�2 Browser ��������������������������������������������������������
Using the Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web.
To  access  this  function,  touch   from  the  Home  screen,  then  touch Browser.
To go to a web page
On  the  Browser  screen,  touch  the  URL  bar  at  the  top,  enter  the  address of the web page, then confirm. 
						

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Touch to delete all contents Touch to search and go to this address
Touch to go the suggested web site
The URL bar will hide after a few seconds. To show the URL bar, you can touch and slide down the screen.
To set homepage
•	Touch the Menu key from Browser screen to display option menu, touch Settings\General\Set homepage.
•	Choose a page or most visited websites as your homepage.
•	If  you  choose Other,  enter  the  URL  of  the  website  you  want  to  set  as your homepage, touch OK to confirm.
6�2�1 Viewing web pages
When  opening  a  website,  you  can  navigate  on  web  pages  by  sliding  your finger  on  the  screen  in  any  direction  to  locate  the  information  you  want to view.
To zoom in/out of a web page
Pinch/Spread your finger on the screen to zoom out/in of the web page. 
To  quickly  zoom  into  a  section  of  a  web  page,  double-tap  on  the  section you want to view. To return to normal zoom level, double-tap again.
To find text on a web page
•	Touch the Menu key from web page screen, then touch Find on page.
•	Enter the text or phrase you want to find.
•	The  first  word  with  matching  characters  will  be  highlighted  on  the screen, and subsequent matches will be boxed.
•	Touch the up or down arrow to switch to the previous or next matching items.
•	When  finished,  you  can  touch   or  the Back  key  to  close  the  search bar.
Further operations for the text on a web page
You can copy, share or search the text from a web page:
•	Touch and hold the text to highlight the text.
•	Move two tabs to select the text. 
•	Touch SELECT ALL to select all words in this web screen.
•	Touch the  icon to show further actions, including share and search on the page or the web. 
•	When finished, touch  or the Back key to deactivate the mode.
To open new window/switch between windows
Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience.
•	Touch  to open all windows' thumbnails.
•	Slide up and down to view all windows, touch one to view it.
•	Touch  to open a new window.
•	Touch  Menu  key  and New  incognito  tab  to  open  a  window  without any trace.
•	To close a window, touch  on the window you want to close or slide it sideways. 
						

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Other options
•	RefreshTo refresh the current page.
•	ForwardTo forward the pages you have opened.
•	BookmarksTo see the bookmarks and browsing history.
•	Save to bookmarksTo add the current website page as bookmark.
•	Share pageTo share the current page with your friends via various ways, like Message, Email, Bluetooth, etc.
•	Find on pageTo input contents you want to find on the current page.
•	Request desktop siteTo enable/disable computer version websites.
•	Save for offline readingTo  save  the  web  page  for  offline  reading. You  can  find it  by  touching  the Menu  key,  then Bookmarks\Saved pages.
•	ExitTo close all tabs and exit.
Touch  the  icon  on  the  left  of  the  URL,  you  can  view  more information about the current page. 
6�2�2 Manage links, history, downloads
To  manage  a  link,  phone  number  or  address  displayed  on  a  web page
•	LinkTouch the link to open the web page.
Touch  and  hold  the  link  to  open  options  for  further operation, like open in new window, save link, share link, copy link, etc. 
•	Phone numberTouch to call the phone number.
•	AddressTouch to open Google Maps and locate the address.
To view Browser history
•	Touch the Menu key from Browser screen.
•	Touch Bookmarks.
•	Touch HISTORY tab to view browser history.
•	Touch Most visited to view your most frequently visited pages.
To download a web application/view your downloads
Before  downloading  a  web  application,  you  need  to  enable  your  phone to  install  web  applications  (Touch  the Menu  key  from  the  Home  screen, touch Settings\Security,  mark  checkbox  of Unknown  sources,  finally touch OK to confirm).
To download an item, touch the item or the link you want to download.
To  cancel  a  download,  touch  the  downloaded  item  from  the  Notification 
panel, select the item to be canceled, and touch  to confirm.
To  view  items  you  have  downloaded,  touch   ,  then  touch  the 
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6�2�3 Manage bookmarks
To bookmark a web page
•	Open the web page you want to bookmark.
•	Touch the Menu key and Save to bookmarks, or from the HISTORY screen, touch the star beside the URL.
•	Enter the name and the location if needed and touch OK to confirm.
To open a bookmark
•	Touch the Menu key and Bookmarks, or touch the  icon and touch  to enter the BOOKMARKS screen.
•	Touch the bookmark you want to open.
•	You  can  also  touch  and  hold  to  display  the  options  screen,  then  touch Open or Open in new tab.
To edit a bookmark
•	Touch the Menu key and Bookmarks, or touch the  icon and touch  to enter the BOOKMARKS screen.
•	Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit. 
•	Touch Edit bookmark, and enter your changes.
•	When finished, touch OK to confirm.
Touch  and  hold  a  bookmark  in  the  bookmark  list  to  view  these additional options:
•	Add shortcut to homeTo  add  a  bookmark  shortcut  to  the  Home screen.
•	Share linkTo share the bookmark.
•	Copy link URLTo copy the bookmark link.
•	Delete bookmarkTo delete a bookmark.
•	Set as homepageTo set this page as the homepage.
6�2�4 Settings
A  series  of  settings  are  available  for  your  adjustment. To  access  Browser settings, touch the Menu key from Browser screen, and touch Settings.
General
•	Set homepageTouch to set homepage.
•	Form auto-fillMark the checkbox to fill out web forms with a single touch.
•	Auto-fill textTouch to set up text to auto-fill in web forms.
Privacy & security
•	Clear cacheTouch  to  clear  locally  cached  content  and databases.
•	Clear historyTouch to clear the browser history.
•	Show security warningsMark to show warning if there is a problem with a site’s security.
•	Accept cookiesMark to allow sites to save and read cookie data.
•	Clear all cookie dataTouch to clear all browser cookies.
•	Remember form dataMark  the  checkbox  to  remember  data  in  forms for later use.
•	Clear form dataTouch to clear all the saved form data.
•	Enable locationMark  to  allow  sites  to  request  access  to  your location.
•	Clear location accessTouch to clear location access for all websites.
•	Remember passwordsMark  to  save  usernames  and  passwords  for websites.
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Accessibility
•	Force enable zoomMark to control a website's zoom as you prefer.
•	Text scalingSlide to change the size of the text display.
•	Zoom on double-tapSlide  to  change  the  magnification  level  while double-tap the page.
•	Minimum font sizeSlide to change the minimum font size.
•	Inverted renderingMark to display pages in invert color.
•	ContrastSlide  to  change  pages  contrast.  It  is  grey,  unless you mark Inverted rendering.
Advanced
•	Set search engineTouch to select a search engine.
•	Open in backgroundMark  to  open  new  windows  behind  the  current one.
•	Enable JavaScriptMark to enable JavaScript.
•	Allow multiple tabs per appMark  the  checkbox  to  set  one  application  may use more than one tab.
•	Enable plug-insTouch to set enable plug-ins.
•	Website settingsTouch  to  view  advanced  settings  for  individual websites.
•	Default zoomTouch to select the magnification level by default.
•	Open pages in overviewMark  the  checkbox  to  show  overview  of  newly-opened pages.
•	Auto-fit pagesMark to format web pages to fit the screen.
•	Block pop-upsMark the checkbox to prevent pop-up windows.
•	Text encodingTouch to select the character-encoding standard.
•	Reset to defaultTouch  to  clear  all  browser  data  and  to  reset  all settings to default.
Bandwidth management
•	Search result preloadingTouch  to  enable/disable  browser  to  preload search results in the background.
•	Web page preloadingTouch to enable/disable browser to preload web page in the background.
•	Load imagesMark to display images on web pages.
Labs
•	Quick controlsMark to enable quick controls. 
•	FullscreenMark to use the fullscreen mode.
6�3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices (1)
Bluetooth  is  a  short-range  wireless  communication  technology  that  you can  use  to  exchange  data,  or  connect  to  other  Bluetooth  devices  for various uses. 
To access this function, touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Bluetooth,  your  advice  and  other  available  ones  will show on the screen.
To turn on Bluetooth
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings�
•	Touch  to activate/deactivate this function.
(1) You  are  recommended  to  use  ALCATEL  ONETOUCH  Bluetooth  headsets, which  have  been  tested  and  proved  compatible  with  phone.  You  can  go  to  www.alcatelonetouch.com  for  more  information  about  ALCATEL  ONETOUCH Bluetooth headset. 
						

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To make your phone more recognizable, you can change your phone name which is visible to others.
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, 
•	Touch Settings\Bluetooth.
•	Touch the Menu key and Rename phone.
•	Enter a name, and touch Rename to confirm.
To make device visible
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen.
•	Touch Settings\Bluetooth.
•	Touch your advice to make it visible or invisible.
•	Touch the Menu key and Visibility timeout to select the visible time.
To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device 
To  exchange  data  with  another  device,  you  need  to  turn  Bluetooth  on and  pair  your  phone  with  the  Bluetooth  device  with  which  you  want  to exchange data.
•	Touch the Menu key from the Home screen.
•	Touch Settings\Bluetooth.
•	Touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES.
•	Touch a Bluetooth device you want to be paired with in the list.
•	A dialog will popup, touch Pair to confirm.
•	If the pairing is successful, your phone connects to the device.
To disconnect/unpair from a Bluetooth device
•	Touch the Settings icon  beside the device you want to unpair.
•	Touch Unpair to confirm.
6�4 Connecting to a computer(1)
With  the  USB  cable,  you  can  transfer  media  files  and  other  files  between your microSD card/internal storage and the computer. 
To connect/disconnect your phone to the computer
To connect:
•	Use  the  USB  cable  that  came  with  your  phone  to  connect  the  phone to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the USB is connected.
•	Open  the  Notification  panel  and  touch USB  connected,  then  choose a way in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files.
To disconnect (for mass storage):
•	Open the Notification panel and touch USB connected.
•	Touch to cancel USB mass storage in the dialog that opens.
Before  using  MTP,  make  sure  that  the  driver  (Windows  Media Player 11 or higher version) has been installed. 
To  locate  the  data  you  have  transferred  or  downloaded  in  the  internal storage,  touch File  Manager. All  data  you  have  downloaded  is  stored  in File Manager, where you can view media files (videos, photos, music and others), rename files, install applications into your phone, etc.
(1) You can change your default connection mode via Settings\Storage\Touch the Menu key\USB computer connection. Some operations which are available under mass storage are not usable under MTP and PTP.