Alcatel Tribe 3040G manual

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1 2 Introduction ................................. TCT Mobile Limited would like to thank you for purchasing this mobile phone. Home screen Convenient at-a-glance view of Widget applications • Menu shortcuts for quick access • Neat organization of applications along any edge • Power media applications Music player & Radio • Video player[...]

3 4 Write message 5.3 ................................................................................... 33 Alerts 5.4 .................................................................................................... 34 Delete threads 5.5 ................................................................................... 34 Settings 5.6 .......[...]

5 6 Twitter 33 ............................................................................... 68 Y! Weather 34 ........................................................................ 69 Gameloft 35 ............................................................................ 69 Making the most of your mobile 36 ....................................[...]

7 8 Emergency call numbers may not be reachable on all cellular networks. You should never rely only on your phone for emergency calls. Do not open, dismantle or attempt to repair your mobile phone yourself. Do not drop, throw or bend your mobile phone. Do not paint it. Use only batteries, battery chargers, and accessories which are recommended by [...]

9 10 RADIO WAVES: • Proof of compliance with international standards (ICNIRP) or with European Directive 1999/5/ EC (R&TTE) is required of all mobile phone models before they can be put on the market. The protection of the health and safety for the user and any other person is an essential requirement of these standards or this directive. THI[...]

11 12 General information ................... Internet address: • www.alcatelonetouch.com Hot Line Number: • see "TCT Mobile Services" leaflet or go to our Internet site. Address: • Room 1910-12A, Tower 3, China HK City, 33 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong On our Internet site, you will find our FAQ (Frequently Asked Que[...]

13 14 Regulatory information .............. The following approvals and notices apply in specific regions as noted. 3040G: 3040D:[...]

15 16 Getting started 1 ..................... Set-up 1.1 Removing or installing the back cover Removing and installing the battery Insert and click the battery into place, then close the telephone cover. • Unclip the cover, then remove the battery. • Inserting and removing the SIM card (1) You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Plea[...]

17 18 Charging the battery Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket respectively. The charging may take about 20 minutes to start if the battery is flat. • Be careful not to force the plug into the socket. • Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the • charger. The mains socket must be near to the phon[...]

19 20 Your mobile 2 .......................... Menu key Home key Back key Camera Power key Keys 2.1 Menu key - Options menu Home key - Return to the Home screen Back key - Return to previous menu Power key - Lock the screen (press) - Turn your screen on/off (press) - Power on/off (press and hold) - Mute an incoming call[...]

21 22 Home screen 2.2 You can bring all the items (shortcuts and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Status bar Screen indicator Widgets Tool bar Shortcuts The Home screen is provided in an extended format to provide you with more space for adding widgets and shortcuts. Slide the Home screen horizontally l[...]

23 24 Wap alerts (1) . Roaming . SIM card missing . GPRS connection status (Activated). GPRS connecting . Sending a MMS. MMS receiving. Silence mode : your phone does not ring, beep or vibrate with the exception of the alarm (see page 68). SMS unread . MMS unread. Flight mode . microSD card inserted . In 3040D: Call forwarding activated : your call[...]

25 26 Making a call 3 .......................... Placing a call 3.1 Touch on the tool bar to place a call. Enter the desired number on the on-screen keypad directly or select a contact from Call log or Contacts by touching or respectively, then touch to place the call. For dual SIM model, you can select either of them to place a call. The number yo[...]

27 28 During a call 3.4 (1) Available functions During a call, touch " More " to use your contacts, calendar, short messages etc. without losing your caller. Move the handset away from your ear while turn on the speaker because the amplified volume might cause hearing damage. Adjusting the volume You can adjust the sound level during a ca[...]

29 30 Viewing a contact Select a name from your contacts to read the contact information, and you can have the following options by touching the icons: Delete Send the contact a message Edit details about the contact Send vCard by SMS, MMS or Bluetooth Set a number to Copy contacts to SIM, Add to blacklist or Add to whitelist Adding a contact 4.2 Y[...]

31 32 Available options 4.4 From the contact list, you can access the following options: Send message Send an SMS/MMS to a contact you selected from the Contacts. Delete Delete the selected contact. ICE contact Set 3 numbers as emergency call. Copy contact to phone Copy the contact you selected from SIM card to phone if there is sufficient memory. [...]

33 34 Write message 5.3 Touch to create text/multimedia messages. One or more recipients can be added from the contact list. To remove a recipient, move the cursor to the end of the recipient's name, and touch . You can select a recipient from Contacts by touching . For dual SIM model, you can select recipients in either SIM1 or SIM2 contacts [...]

35 36 Multimedia messages Edit Set slide timing, edit mode, Picture resize, signature, etc. Sending Set the values for validity period, Read report, etc. Retrieve Set the values for Home network, Roaming network, etc. Preferred storage Set preferred storage as phone or memory card. Memory status Memory used and free on the phone. Push msg. set Enab[...]

37 38 Download, install and manage applications 6.2 • Navigate to the item you want to download and select it to enter the details screen from which you can read its overall rating or comments, view developer’s information, etc. • To download an application, you can press Download from the application details screen. • You can check the sta[...]

39 40 Facebook 8 .......................... Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. It provides a number of features with which users may interact: Wall, a space on every user's profile page that allows friends to post messages for the user to see; Pokes, which allow users[...]

41 42 Settings in framing mode 10.2.2 Before taking the photo, you can adjust a number of settings by touching . Image size Capture mode Quality Timer Night mode EV Color mode Storage Touch to access My images to view the photos you have taken. Touch to switch between camera mode and video mode. Options available after taking the photo 10.2.3 Once [...]

43 44 Image 12 ............................. A library links to the images in " My images " in phone to be shown in list, slide, set as Wallpaper, Power on/off display, and contact image or sent by MMS, Bluetooth. Useful icons: Delete Turn the picture to right/left Play pictures in full mode Set as Wallpaper, Power on/off image and Contac[...]

45 46 Music pla ying mode 13.1 Play/pause Previous song Repeat Shuffle Playlist Media volume Next song Video 14 .............................. " My videos " album contains video clips recorded, received or downloaded. All supported video clips in this folder can be played, set as power on/off display, sent, deleted, renamed. Useful icons:[...]

47 48 FM radio 15 ........................ Your phone is equipped with a radio (1) with RDS (2) functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you tune to stations that offer Visual Radio service. You can listen to it while runn[...]

49 50 Settings 17 .......................... From the main menu, select the menu icon and select the function of your choice in order to customise your telephone. Phone settings 17.1 Display 17.1.1 Wallpaper The wallpaper is displayed when you switch on your telephone. By selecting " Wallpaper " you can customise it by replacing the defau[...]

51 52 Call settings 17.2 My number 17.2.1 Type in or modify your telephone number or the number to access your voicemail. Your telephone number is usually written on your SIM card. Billing 17.2.2 (1) You can access different items with this option: Amount Display Last call cost/Total cost/Max cost/Reset cost/Price per unit. You can view the last ca[...]

53 54 Call filter 17.3 Your phone is equipped with a call filter function for filtering calls and messages. To access the function from the main menu, select " Call filter ". Blacklist Enable blacklist, all callers in the list will be automatically blocked. Whitelist Enable whitelist, only callers in the list can be connected. Settings En[...]

55 56 Dual SIM settings 17.8 (1) Dual SIM activated Keep both of your SIM cards active Only SIM1 activated Only keep SIM1 active Only SIM2 activated Only keep SIM2 active Call log 18 ........................... Access 18.1 You may access this function from the main menu " Call log ". For dual SIM model, the complete call logs of both SIM1[...]

57 58 Tasks 20 .............................. Enables you to easily manage and track the progress of a task with priorities. All the tasks will be sorted by due date. Available options: Create Create new task Edit Edit the task Delete Delete the task Notes 21 ............................. You can create a note in text format by accessing " Not[...]

59 60 My files 23 ........................... You will have access to all audio and visual files stored in phone or SD card in My files. Phone 23.1 An access point for all files in all folders stored in phone. SD Card 23.2 You can access all files stored in the memory card here. When a microSD card is inserted for the first time, it will be scanned[...]

61 62 Converter 24 ...................... You can use the Weight and Length conversion by selecting the unit you wish to convert via , then touch to input the digits. Finally confirm with " OK ". Stopwatch 25 ..................... The stopwatch is a simple application for measuring time with the possibility to register several results and[...]

63 64 Alarm 27 ............................. Your mobile phone has a built-in alarm clock with a snooze feature. You can set up to five separate alarms and choose whether or not the alarm should repeat. (1) Repeat You may select Once (default)/ Every day / Weekly/Monthly/Yearly or customize to your desire. Snooze The alarm will repeat at regular in[...]

65 66 Bluetooth™ 30 (1) ............... Access this feature by touching to enter the main menu, then selecting " Bluetooth ". To use your phone with a Bluetooth device, you need to proceed in two steps: Pair and register the device to your phone, • Select it to use hands-free communication. Only one Bluetooth audio • device (your Bl[...]

67 68 Services 31 ......................... Contact your network operator to check service availability. Profiles 32 ........................... With this menu, you may personalise ringtones for different events and environments. General 32.1 You can modify the sound settings within any profile. Alert type You can select Ring only, Vibration only, [...]

69 70 Y! Weather 34 (1) ............... Your phone is equipped with a weather function for consulting up to 3-day forecasts of favourite cities. To access the function from the Home screen, touch from tool bar to access the main menu and select . Search Search cities Weather forecast Forecast weather in 5 days or in 6-10 days Gameloft 35 (1) ......[...]

71 72 ONE TOUCH Upgrade Using ONE TOUCH Upgrade tool you can update your phone’s software from your PC. Download ONE TOUCH Upgrade from ALCATEL ONE TOUCH website (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and update your phone by following the step by step instructions (refer to the User Guide provided together with the [...]

73 74 Touch inputting Switch mode of input method Switch between ABC/abc/Abc - Tap to delete one by one - Long touch to delete all Confirm an option Switch to a new line (in SMS/ Email/IM) Close input keypad Telephone warranty 38 .......... Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use duri[...]

75 76 This warranty shall not apply to defects to your phone and/or accessory due to (without any limitation): 1) Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with technical and safety standards applicable in the geographical area where your phone is used, 2) Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by TCT Mob[...]

77 78 Troubleshooting 40 ................ Before contacting the service centre, you are advised to follow the instructions below: You are advised to fully charge ( • ) the battery for optimal operation. Avoid storing large amounts of data in your phone as this may affect its • performance. Use User Data Format and the ONE TOUCH Upgrade tool to [...]

79 80 Unable to make outgoing calls Make sure you have dialed a valid number and press the • key For international calls, check the country and area codes • Make sure your phone is connected to a network, and the network is not • overloaded or unavailable Check your subscription status with your operator (credit, SIM card valid, • etc.) Mak[...]

81 82 I am unable to download new files Make sure there is sufficient phone memory for your download • Select the microSD card as the location to store downloaded files • Check your subscription status with your operator • The phone cannot be detected by others via Bluetooth Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on and your phone is visible to o[...]