Alcatel OneTouch Idol MINI User Manual

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Other settings
• Fixed Dialing Numbers
Fixed  Dialing  Number  (FDN)  is  a  SIM  service  mode,  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 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  minute  reminder  at  50s  of  every  minute during a call.
• Vibrate reminder
Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when the call is connected.
• Turn over to mute
Mark the checkbox to mute incoming calls by turning the phone over.
• Power key ends call
Mark the checkbox to end a call by pressing the Power key.
• Dual mic noise reduction
Mark the checkbox to turn on dual mic for noise reduction.
• Quick responses
Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with messages.
• TTY mode
TTY  mode  can  be  used  by  people  who  are  deaf,  have  poor  hearing  or speech impairments.
After  connecting  the  cell  phone  and  a TTY  machine,  the  machine  will convert  incoming  speech  to  text  for  the  person  using  the  TTY  and converts  outgoing  text  from  the TTY  machine  to  spoken  voice  for  the person on the other end of the conversation.
• International dialling assist
Mark the checkbox to activate.
3.2 Call log
You  can  access  your  call  memory  by  touching   from  the  Dial  screen. Touch   on  the  right  side  of  the  contact/number  to  place  a  call  directly. There are three kinds of calls in Call log:
Incoming calls (blue arrows)
Outgoing calls (green arrows)
Missed calls (red arrows)
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 People  (only available for unsaved phone numbers), etc.
Touch the photo  to open the Quick Contact panel.
To clear the entire call memory, touch  and Delete. 
						

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3.3 People...........................................................
The People app  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 the People app, touch the Application tab on the Home screen, then select People. 
Touch icon to open Quick Contact panel.
Touch to view the contact’s detailed information. Touch to view your favorite contacts.
Touch to view your contact groups.
Touch to search in People.
Touch to add a new contact.
Touch  to display contacts list option menu. 
The following actions are enabled:
•	Delete contactSelect and delete unwanted contacts.
•	Contacts to displayChoose contacts to display.
•	Import/ExportImport  or  export  contacts  between  phone,  SIM card, and microSD card, or share contacts.
•	AccountsManage the synchronization settings for different accounts.
•	Settings Access contact display settings.
•	Share visible contactsShare  contacts  with  others  by  sending  the contact's  vCard  to  them  via  Bluetooth,  Email, SMS, etc.
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.
Touch  the   icon  to  view  local  groups. To  create  a  new  group,  touch the   icon 
,  enter  the  new  name  and  touch DONE  to  confirm.  If  you have  added  accounts  to  your  phone,  touch  the   icon  to  view  groups in accounts. 
						

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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 select a picture for the contact
Touch to unfold the other predefined 
labels of this category
Touch to save
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 CANCEL.
Add to/remove from Favourites
To add a contact to favourites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch  to add the contact to favourites. 
To remove a contact from favourites, touch  on contact details screen.
 Only phone contacts can be added to favourites.
3.3.4 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch  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.
Set the ringtone for a contact
On the contact's detail screen, touch  to display the list options menu, touch Set ringtone.
Delete a contact
To  delete  a  contact,  touch   and  touch Delete  from  the  contact (details) screen. 
On  the  contacts  list  screen,  touch   and  then Delete  contact,  select the contact(s) you want to remove and touch  to confirm. Touch Select all and then  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. 
						

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3.3.5 Communicating with your contacts
From the contacts details screen, you can communicate with your contacts by making a call or exchanging messages.
To launch a call, touch the  icon on the right side of the number.
To send a message, touch the  icon on the right side of the number.
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 the Quick Contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications/accounts on your phone.
3.3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing
This phone enables you to import contacts from a SIM card/microSD card and  export  contacts  to  a  microSD  card  which  can  then  be  used  to  back up your information.
From  the  Contacts  screen,  touch   to  open  the  options  menu,  touch Import/Export,  then  choose  to  import/export  contacts  from/to  SIM card, Phone, SD card, Phone storage, Accounts, etc.
To  import/export  a  single  contact  from/to  a  SIM  card,  choose  an  account and target SIM card(s), select the contact you want to import/export, and touch  to confirm.
To  import/export  all  contacts  from/to  a  SIM  card,  choose  an  account  and target SIM card(s), touch Select all and touch  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  and Share from the 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  and then Contacts to display from the contacts list screen, then you can choose which contacts to display.
By  touching   and  then Settings,  you  can Sort  list  by  Given  name or Family name, as well as View contact names as Given name first or Family name first. 
						

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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   and then Edit, then touch  in the edit screen and touch Join. 
Then,  you  will  be  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   and  then Edit,  then  touch   in  the  edit screen and touch Separate, touch OK to confirm.
3.3.9 Synchronizing contacts in multiple 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  on the Quick setting bar to get to 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 and all associated information from the phone. Open  the Settings screen,  touch  the  account  you  want  to  delete,  touch  and then select Remove account, then confirm.
Sync
You  can  synchronize  an  account  on  the Accounts screen.  Touch  an account in the list, then touch  and select Sync now.
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Messaging, Email ...................
4.1 Messaging .....................................................
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
To  access  this  feature,  touch  the Application  tab  from  the  Home  screen, then select Messaging.
All  messages  you  receive  or  send  out  can  only  be  saved  in  the phone's memory. To consult messages stored in the SIM card, touch   from  the  Messaging  screen,  then  touch Settings\Text messages (SMS)\Manage SIM messages.
4.1.1 Writing a message
On the message list screen, touch the new message icon  to write text/multimedia messages.
Touch to create a new message
Touch to search in all messages •	 Touch to view the whole message thread
•	 Touch & hold message threads to delete 
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   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.
Sending a text message
Enter  the  mobile  phone  number  of  the  recipient  on  the Type  person's name  or  number  bar  or  touch   to  add  recipients,  touch  the Type text message bar to enter 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  (accented)  letters  will  increase  the  size  of  the  SMS, which 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 Type  person's  name  or  number  bar,  touch  the Type  text  message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch  to open the option menu, touch Add subject to insert a subject, and touch  to attach a picture, video, audio and so on. 
When finished, touch  to send the multimedia message. 
Attachment options:
•	Capture pictureAccess  the  Camera  to  capture  a  new  picture  for attaching.
•	PicturesAccess  the  Gallery  or  File  manager  to  select  a picture as an attachment.
•	Capture videoAccess  the  Camcorder  to  record  a  new  video  for attaching.
•	VideosAccess  the  Gallery  or  File  manager  to  select  a video as an attachment.
•	Record AudioEnter  the  voice  message  recorder  to  record  a voice message for attaching.
•	AudioAccess a selection of audio files for attaching.
•	ContactAccess People  to  select  one  or  more  contact(s) to attach.
•	CalendarAccess Calendar to select one or more event(s) to attach.  
•	SlideshowEnter  the  Edit  slide  show  screen,  touch Add slide to create a new slide, and touch a currently existing  slide  to  edit  it  (see  following  picture). Touch   to  get  more  options,  like  slide duration setting, adding music, etc. 
						

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Touch to go to previous or next slideTouch to preview current slide
Touch to edit the title of this slide
4.1.2 Manage messages
When  a  new  message  comes,  a   icon  will  appear  on  the  status  bar as  notification.  Drag  down  the  status  bar  to  open  the  Notification  panel, touch  the  new  message  to  open  it. You  can  also  access Messaging  and touch the new message to open it. 
Messages are displayed in conversational order.
To  reply  to  a  message,  touch  the  current  message  to  enter  the  message-composing screen, enter the text, then touch .
Touch  and  hold  a  message  in  the  message  details  screen,  the  following options will be available:
•	CopyThis option is only available for SMS. Touch to copy current message content and paste it to the Type text  message  bar  of  the  new  message  you  are going to compose.
•	ForwardTouch  to  forward  the  message  to  another recipient.
•	Delete messageDelete the current message.
•	Lock/Unlock messageTouch  to  lock/unlock  the  message  so  it  can't/can be  deleted  if  you  reach  the  maximum  number  of stored messages.
•	View message detailsTouch to view details of the message.
•	Select textTouch to select the message text to copy, cut, add to dictionary, etc.
•	Save message to SIM cardThis  option  displays  when  the  message  is  an  SMS. Touch to save the message to the SIM card. 
						

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4.1.3 Adjust message settings
In the message list screen, touch  and select Settings.
Text messages (SMS)
•	Delivery reportsMark  to  request  a  delivery  report  for  each  text message you send.
•	Manage SIM messagesTouch  to  view  or  manage  messages  on  your  SIM card.
•	Edit quick textTouch to add or edit message templates.
•	SMS service centerTouch to view or edit your SMS service center.
•	Validity period Touch to select your SMS validity period.
•	SMS storage locationTouch  to  choose  either  phone  or  SIM  card  for storing messages.
•	Alphabet managementTouch  to  select  auto  format,  super  compact  or precise mode.
Multimedia messages (MMS)
•	Group messagingMark  the  checkbox  to  send  a  single  message  to multiple recipients.
•	Delivery reportsSelect  to  request  a  delivery  report  for  each multimedia message you send.
•	Read reportsSelect to request a report on whether each recipient has read a multimedia message sent by you.
•	Send read reportSelect  to  request  a  report  on  whether  the multimedia message has been sent out.
•	Auto-retrieve Select  to  download  full  MMS  message  (including message  body  and  attachment)  automatically  to your  phone.  Otherwise,  download  only  the  MMS message header.
•	Roaming auto- retrieveSelect  to  download  full  MMS  message  (including message  body  and  attachment)  automatically when  roaming.  Otherwise,  download  only  the MMS message header to avoid extra charges.
•	Creation modeTouch to set MMS creation mode when composing messages.
•	Maximum  message sizeSelect to edit the message size limit, but it should not be more than 300KB.
•	PrioritySet MMS priority as High, Normal or Low. 
Notifications
•	NotificationsSelect to display message notifications in status bar.
•	MuteSelect to mute phone notifications when receiving a new message.
•	Select ringtoneTouch  to  select  a  ringtone  as  a  new  message notification tone. 
						

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General
•	 Chat wallpaperTouch  to  select  wallpaper  for  message background.
•	Message font sizeTouch to select message font size.
•	Show email  addressMark  the  checkbox  to  include  email  address  in contact results.
•	Delete old messagesSelect  to  delete  old  messages  when  maximum number of stored messages is reached.
•	Text message limitTouch to set the number of text messages to be saved per conversation.
•	Multimedia message limitTouch to set the number of multimedia messages to be saved per conversation.
•	Cell Broadcast Touch to enable or disable cell broadcast service or to choose its language and channel.
•	Enable WAP PUSHMark  the  checkbox  to  enable  reception  of WAP PUSH.
•	Auto-Launch SLMark  the  checkbox  to  automatically  launch Service Loading (SL) messages when received. 
•	Enable userpin messageMark the checkbox to enable reception of omacp messages with userpin.
4.2 Gmail/Email
The  first  time  you  set  up  your  phone,  you  can  select  to  use  an  existing Gmail account or to create a new Email account. 
4.2.1 Gmail ...................................................................
As  Google's  web-based  email  service,  Gmail  is  configured  when  you  first set up your phone. Gmail on your phone can be automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. Unlike other kinds of email account, each message and its replies in Gmail are grouped in your inbox as a single conversation; all emails are organized by labels instead of folders.
To access Gmail
From the Home screen, touch the Application tab to enter the applications list, then touch Gmail.
Gmail displays messages and conversations from one single Gmail account at  a  time,  if  you  own  more  than  one  account,  you  can  add  an  account  by touching   and  selecting Settings  from  the  Inbox  screen,  then  touch ADD ACCOUNT. When finished, you can switch to another by touching the  account  name  from  Inbox  screen,  then  select  the  account  you  want to view.
To create and send emails
•	Touch the  icon from the Inbox screen.
•	Enter  recipient(s)’s  email  address  in  the To  field,  and  if  necessary,  touch    and  select Add  Cc/Bcc  to  add  a  copy  or  a  blind  copy  to  the message.
•	Enter the subject and the content of the message.
•	Touch   and  select Attach  picture or  Attach  video  to  add  an attachment.
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•	If  you  do  not  want  to  send  the  mail  out  right  away,  you  can  touch  and then Save draft or touch the Back key to save a copy. To view the draft, touch your account name to display all labels, then select Drafts.
If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can touch  and then touch Discard.
To add a signature to emails, touch  and then touch Settings from the  inbox screen, choose an account, then touch Signature.
To receive and read your emails 
When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, and a  icon will appear on the Status bar. 
Touch and drag down the Status bar to display the Notification panel, touch the new email to view it. Or you can also access the Gmail Inbox label and touch the new mail to read it.
You can search for an email by sender, recipient, subject, etc.
•	Touch the  icon from the Inbox screen.
•	Enter  the  keyword  you  want  to  search  for  in  the  search  box  and  touch  on the software keyboard.  
To reply or forward emails
•	Reply When viewing an email, touch  to reply to this mail.  
•	Reply all Touch  and select Reply all to send messages to all people in a mail loop.
•	ForwardTouch  and select Forward to forward the received mail to other people.
Managing Gmails by Labels
To  conveniently  manage  conversations  and  messages,  you  can  organize them using a Label.
To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, touch  and Change labels to assign a label for the conversation.
To  view  conversations  by  labels  when  viewing  your  inbox  or  another conversation  list,  touch  your  account  name,  then  touch  a  label  to  view  a list of conversations within that label.
To  manage  labels,  touch   and Settings,  then  touch  your  account  and select Manage labels. 
Touch and hold a message thread to display the following options: 
•	Touch to archive the email message. 
•	Touch to delete the email message.
•	/Touch to mark an email message as read or unread. 
•	Touch  to  open  further  options,  like: Move  to, Add star, Mark  as  (not)  important, Mute, Report spam, etc. 
•	Add star/Remove starTo  assign  a  star  or  remove  the  star  from  the conversation. You can also add or delete a star mark by  touching  the   or   icons  at  the  end  of  each message thread.
•	Mark as (not) importantTo Mark the email as important or not important.
•	MuteTo  mute  the  entire  conversation.  When  muted, new  mails  related  to  this  conversation  will  not  be displayed in the Inbox, but archived.
•	Report spamTo report the email message/conversation as spam.
•	Report phishingTo report the email message/conversation as phishing.