Alcatel OneTouch POP C9 User Manual

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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.
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.
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 People.
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 (the star will turn gold 
in colour). 
To remove a contact from favourites, touch the gold star 
 on contact 
details screen.
Only phone contacts can be added to Favourites.
3.3.4  Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch the Menu key on 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 the Menu key to display the list 
options menu, touch Set ringtone.
Delete a contact
To delete a contact, touch the Menu key and select Delete  from the 
contact details screen.
The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other 
applications on the phone or web the next time you synchronize 
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3.3.8 Joining/Separating contacts (1)
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 select Edit, then touch the Menu key again 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 the  Menu key and touch Edit, then touch the 
Menu key again and touch Separate, touch OK to confirm.
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.
(1)  Only applicable for phone contacts.
3.3.6  Contacts importing, exporting and sharing
This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM 
card, 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 SIM card, 
Phone, 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 the icon 
 to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to a SIM card, choose an account  and 
target SIM card(s) mark Select 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 
Given name or Family name, as well as view contact names as Given/
Family name first. 
						

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4  Messaging,  Email ...................
4.1 Messaging .....................................................
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
To access this feature, touch 
 from the Home screen.
  All messages you receive or send out can be saved in the phone's 
memory or SIM card. To consult the SMS messages stored in the 
SIM card, touch 
  from the Messaging screen, then touch 
Settings\Text message(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 to delete message or add 
shortcut.
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 the 
Accounts screen.  
Touch an account in the list, then touch the Menu key and select Sync now. 
						

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Touch to edit the slide.
Touch to edit the subject of this 
message.
Attachment options:
•	 Pictures Access the Gallery application or File manager to 
select a picture as attachment.
•	 Capture picture Access the Attachment Camera to capture a new 
picture for attaching.
•	 Videos Access the Gallery application or File manager to 
select a video as an attachment.
•	 Capture video Access the Camcorder to record a new video 
for attaching.
•	 Audio Access a selection of audio files for attaching.
•	 Record audio  Enter the Sound Recorder to record a voice 
message for attaching.
•	 Slideshow Enter 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 the 
Menu key to get more actions, like setting the slide 
duration, adding music, etc.
•	 Contact Access People application to select one or 
more contact(s) to attach.
•	 Calendar Access Calendar application to select one or 
more event(s) to attach.  
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on the To
 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. You 
have to choose a SIM card if two cards are inserted.
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 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  To bar, touch the Type text message bar to enter the text of the 
message. Touch  the  Menu key to open the option menu, select  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.  
						

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4.1.3 Adjust message settings
You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application 
screen, touch the Menu key and select Settings. 
Text message (SMS)
•	 Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each text 
message you send.
•	 Manage SIM 
messages Touch to manage messages stored on your SIM 
card.
•	 Edit quick text Touch to add or edit message templates.
•	 SMS service 
center Touch to set the number of SMS service center.
•	 Validity period Touch to set the validity period of messages.
•	 SMS storage 
location Touch to choose storage location of messages.
•	 Alphabet 
management Touch to select Super compact, precise mode 
or auto format.
•	 SMS signature Mark the checkbox to enable add signature in 
SMS.
•	 Edit SMS 
signature When SMS signature active, touch it to edit SMS 
signature text.
4.1.2 
Manage messages
When receiving a message, 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 and read it. You can also access the 
Messaging application and touch the message to open. 
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 an SMS in the message details screen. The following 
message options are available for selection:
•	 Copy This option displays when the message is an SMS. 
Copy the current message content. You can paste 
it to the enter bar of the new message you are 
going to compose.
•	 Forward Touch to forward the message to another recipient.
•	 Lock/Unlock 
message Touch to lock/unlock the message so it can't/can 
be deleted if you reach the maximum number of 
stored messages. 
•	 Save message to 
SIM card This option displays when the message is an SMS. 
Touch to save the message to the SIM card.
•	 View message 
details Touch to view details of the message.
•	 Delete message Delete the current message.
•	 Select text Touch to select the message text to copy, cut, add 
to dictionary, etc. 
						

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General
•	  Chat wallpaper Touch to select wallpaper for message background.
•	 Message font size Touch to select message font size.
•	 Show email 
address Mark the checkbox to include email address in 
contact results.
•	 Delete old 
messages Select to delete old messages when the maximum 
number of stored messages is reached.
•	 Text message limit Touch to set the number of text messages to be 
saved per conversation.
•	 Multimedia 
message limit Touch to set the number of multimedia 
messages to be saved per conversation.
•	 Enable CB 
ringtone Mark the checkbox to enable CB ringtone.
•	 Select CB 
ringtone Touch to select a ringtone for cell broadcast 
messages.
•	 Cell broadcast Touch to choose a SIM card and configure cell.
•	 Enable WAP 
PUSH Mark the checkbox to enable reception of WAP 
PUSH.
Multimedia message (MMS)
•	 Group messaging Mark the checkbox to send a single message to 
multiple recipients.
•	 Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each 
multimedia message you send.
•	 Read reports Select to request a report on whether each 
recipient has read a multimedia message sent by 
you.
•	 Send  read report Select to request a report on whether the 
multimedia message has been sent out.
•	 Auto-retrieve  Select to download the full MMS message 
(including message body and attachment) 
automatically to your phone. Otherwise, 
download only the MMS message header.
•	 Roaming auto- 
retrieve Select to download the full MMS message 
(including message body and attachment) 
automatically when roaming. Otherwise, 
download only the MMS message header to 
avoid extra charges.
•	 Creation mode Touch to select MMS creation mode.
•	 Maximum 
message size Select to edit the message size limit, but it should 
not be more than 300KB.
•	 Priority Touch to set the priority of MMS.
Notifications •	 Notifications Select to display message notifications in status 
bar.
•	 Mute Touch to mute or select the time interval of 
notification sound.
•	 Select ringtone Touch to select a ringtone as a new message 
notification tone.
•	 Vibrate Touch to activate vibration when notified. 
						

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If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can touch the Menu key 
and then select Discard.
To add a signature to emails, touch the Menu key and select Settings 
from 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 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, receiver, subject, etc.
•	 Touch the 
 icon from Inbox screen.
•	 Enter the keyword you want to search for in the searching box and touch 
 in the soft keyboard.  
To reply or forward emails •	 Reply 
When viewing an email, touch 
 to reply the 
sender of this mail.  
•	 Reply all 
Touch 
 and select "Reply all" to send messages 
to all people in a mail loop.   
•	 Forward
Touch 
 and select "Forward" to forward the 
received mail to other people.
4.2  Gmail/Email
The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing 
Gmail 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
Gmail displays messages and conversations from one single Gmail account 
at a time, if you own more than one account, you can add a new one by 
touching the Menu key and selecting Settings from Inbox screen, then 
touch ADD ACCOUNT. When finished, you can switch accounts by 
touching the account name from Inbox screen, and touch the account you 
want to view.
To create and send emails
•	 Touch the 
 icon from Inbox screen.
•	 Enter recipient(s)’s email address in To  field, and if necessary, touch  the 
Menu key 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 the Menu key and select Attach picture/video to add an 
attachment.
•	 Finally, touch the 
 icon to send. 
•	 If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch the 
Menu key and select  Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy. To 
view the draft, touch the 
 icon, then select Drafts. 
						

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Gmail settings
To manage Gmail settings, touch the Menu key and select Settings 
in the 
Inbox screen.
General settings
•	 Confirm before 
deleting Mark the checkbox to request confirmation 
before deleting emails.
•	 Confirm before 
archiving Mark the checkbox to request confirmation 
before archiving emails.
•	 Confirm before 
sending Mark the checkbox to request confirmation 
before sending emails.
•	 Reply all Mark the checkbox to make the default 
responding to messages.
•	 Auto-fit messages Mark the checkbox to zoom in/out the 
messages to fit the screen.
•	 Auto-advance Touch to select which screen to show after 
you delete or archive a conversation.
•	 Message actions Touch to show/hide message actions.
•	 Sender image Mark the checkbox to show beside name 
in conversation list.
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 the 
icon 
 and select the label to assign to the conversation.
To view conversations by labels when viewing your inbox or another 
conversation list, touch the icon 
, then touch a label to view a list of 
conversations with that label.
To manage labels, touch MANAGE LABELS from Labels screen.
Mark the checkbox to select email to activate batch mode, and 
generate the following options:
•	
Touch to archive the email message. To display the 
archived messages, you can touch  in Inbox screen 
then touch All mail.
•	
Touch to delete the email message.
•	
Touch to add or change the label of the email 
message or conversation.
•	
/Touch to mark an email message as read or unread. 
•	
To assign a star or remove the star from the 
conversation.
•	 Mark as (not) 
important To mark the email as important or not important.
•	 Mute To mute the entire conversation. When muted, 
new mails related to this conversation will not be 
displayed in the Inbox, but archived.
•	 Report spam To report the email message/conversation as spam.
•	 Report phishing To report the email message/conversation as phishing. 
						

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4.2.2 Email .....................................................................
Besides your Gmail account, you can also set up external POP3 or IMAP 
email accounts in your phone.
To access this function, touch Email from Home screen.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set up an email 
account.
•	Enter the email address and password of the account you want to set up.
•	 Touch  Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your service 
provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the email account 
settings screen to enter settings manually. Or you can touch Manual 
setup to directly enter the incoming and outgoing settings for the email 
account you are setting up.
•	 Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
•	 To add another email account, you can touch Menu key 
 and 
Settings. Touch  Add account on the right of the title to create.
To create and send emails
•	 Touch the 
 icon    from the Inbox screen.
•	 Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To  field.
•	 If necessary, touch the  Menu key 
 and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add a 
copy or a blind copy to the message.
•	 Enter the subject and the content of the message.
•	 Touch the Menu key 
, touch Attach file to add an attachment.
•	 Finally, touch 
 to send.
•	 If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch the Menu  
key 
 and  Save draft or touch the Back key to save a copy.
After touching an account, the following settings will appear:
•	 Inbox type To set this inbox as the default one or priority 
one.
•	 Notifications Select to activate notification when a new email 
arrives.
•	 Inbox sound & 
vibrate Touch to set Sound, Vibrate and Notify once.
•	 Signature To add a signature text to the end of each mail 
you send.
•	 Sync Gmail Touch to turn on/off Gmail sync.
•	 Days of mail to 
sync Touch to set the duration of days for mail sync.
•	 Manage labels Touch to open the Label screen, where you can 
manage synchronization and notifications.
•	 Download 
attachments Mark the checkbox to auto download attachments 
to recent messages via Wi-Fi. 
						

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4.3.3 To start and close a chat
Touch one friend from friends list, you could send messages to your friends 
or have a video call; 
After you join Google+, you could send pictures to everyone in the google 
hangouts.
When you want to end a chat, touch back key from Chatting screen 
directly.
If you want to sign out, touch Menu key and Settings\Sign out.
4.3.4 To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are 
available for your choice:
•	 To view all friends By default, all your friends are displayed in 
Friends list. Touch your friend could start the 
conversation directly. Touch and hold the friend 
to activate archive and delete.
4.3 Hangouts .....................................................
Google's instant messaging service, Google Hangouts, lets you communicate 
with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. 
To access this feature and sign in, touch Application tab from the Home 
screen, then touch Hangouts. All friends added by using Google Hangouts 
from the web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter 
your message and finally touch .
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching Menu key 
and New group Hangout and then selecting the friend you want to add.
4.3.2  To add a new friend
From the Friends list, touch the icon to add a new friend. 
Enter the name, email, number or Circle of the friend you want to add, and 
if the friend is not yet on Hangouts, the system will require to send invite 
by telling the friend via SMS or Gmail. A notification with this invitation will 
be showed in your friend’ messaging or Gmail. 
If your friends invite you to do video talk or they send you message in the 
first time, you could select Decline or Reply in response by touching  Menu 
key and Hangout requests.