Alcatel IDOL 2 6037K manual

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1 2 T able of Contents Safety and use ............................................................................ 4 General information ............................................................... 12 1 Y our mobile ....................................................................... 14 1.1 K eys and connectors ...............................[...]

3 4 www .sar -tick.com This product meets a pplicable national SAR limits of 2.0W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 8 of this user guide. When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body , either use an appro ved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a distance of 10 mm from the body to ensur e compli[...]

5 6 Do not let children use the phone and/or pla y with the telephone and accessories without supervision. When replacing the cov er please note that your phone ma y contain substances that could create an allergic r eaction. Alwa ys handle your phone with care and k eep it in a clean and dust-free place. Do not allow your phone to be exposed to ad[...]

7 8 This symbol on your telephone, the batter y and the accessories means that these products must be tak en to collection points at the end of their life: - Municipal waste disposal centres with specific bins for these items of equipment - Collection bins at points of sale . They will then be recycled, preventing substances being disposed of in th[...]

9 10 • Regulator y information The following appr ovals and notices apply in specific r egions as noted. 6037K: 6037Y:[...]

11 12 General information ................... • Internet addr ess : www .alcatelonetouch.com • Hot Line Number: see "TCT Mobile Ser vices" leaflet or go to our website. • Addr ess: Room 1910-12A, T ower 3, China HK City , 33 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, K owloon, Hong K ong On our website, you will find our F AQ (Fr equently Aske[...]

13 14 Disclaimer There ma y be certain differences between the user man ual description and the phone’ s operation, depending on the software release of y our telephone or specific operator services. TCT Mobile shall not be held legally responsible f or such differences, if any , nor for their potential consequences, which responsibility shall be[...]

15 16 P o wer k ey • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen • Press and hold: Pow er on or pop up the menu to get more options, such as Restart , Airplane mode , etc . • Press and hold Pow e r ke y and V olume down k ey to captur e a screenshot. • Press to m ute the ringtone when there’ s an incoming call. V olume K eys ?[...]

17 18 Installing or remo ving the microSD car d 6037Y: Before y ou install or remov e the microSD card, open the cover of the microSD housing, close it again after the microSD card is secur e . Charging the battery Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket r espectively . • Mak e sure the battery is correctly inserted before c[...]

19 20 1.2.3 P ow er off your phone Hold down the Pow e r key until the pop-up men u appears, select P o wer off to confirm. 1.3 Home screen Y ou can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most fr equently to your Home scr een for quick access. T ouch the Home key to switch to Home scr een. Status bar •?[...]

21 22 Rotate Automatically change the screen orientation fr om portrait to landscape by turning the phone sidewa ys to ha ve a better view . 1.3.2 Gestures Y ou can go to SettingsGestures to enable the f ollowing functions: • Whenyourphoneis insleepmode: Ifnoscr eenlockisset, doubletapto acce[...]

23 24 Notification icons New text or multimedia message Missed call Problem with SMS or MMS delivery Call on hold New Hangouts message Call forwarding is on New v oicemail Call in progr ess Upcoming ev ent Uploading data Data is synchronizing Downloading data Song is pla ying Select input method Screenshot captur ed An open Wi-Fi network is a vaila[...]

25 26 T ouch to switch to the quick setting panel T ouch to clear all ev ent–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain) 1.3.4 Search bar The phone pro vides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web.   T ouch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting p[...]

27 28 T o create a screen unlock PIN/P asswor d • T ouch Settings Security Set up screen lockPIN or P assword. • Set your PIN or pass word. T o lock phone screen Press the Pow e r ke y once to lock the screen. T o unlock phone screen Press the pow er ke y once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern y ou ha ve created or ente[...]

29 30 1.3.7 V olume adjustment Using volume k ey Press V olume key to adjust the v olume. T o activate the vibrate mode, press the V olume down k ey until the phone vibrates. Press the V olume do wn key once mor e to activate the silent mode . Using Settings menu Drag down the notification panel and touch and then the settings icon to enter Setting[...]

31 32 2.1.1 Android k eyboar d T ouch to switch between symbol and numeric ke yboard. T ouch & hold, then select to enter symbols/emoticons. T ouch & hold to show input options; When Wi-Fi or data connection is on, touch to enter voice input. T ouch to switch between "abc/Abc" mode; T ouch & hold to switch between "abc/AB[...]

33 34 3 Phone call, Call lo g and Contacts ......................... 3.1 Phone ........................................................... 3.1.1 Placing a call Y ou can easily launch a call using Phone . T ouch on the home screen to access Phone application. T ouch and hold to access voicemail Slide to access Call log and P eople . T ouch to delete[...]

35 36 T o mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the V olume up/do wn key or turn the phone face do wn if T urn over to m ute is activated. T o activate , touch SettingsGesturesT urn o ver to mute or touch SettingsCall settingsOther settingsT urn o ver to mute . 3.1.3 Calling your v oicemail Y our voicemail is pr ovided by your ne[...]

37 38 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. Swap calls When you accept tw o calls, touch icon , you can now s witch between two lines. The current call is put on hold and y ou hav e joined in the other call. Conference calls (1) Y ou can set up a conference call. • Place a call to the fir[...]

39 40 Video call (1) • Local video replacement Y ou can pick a picture fr om your collection to displa y when Camera is unreachable. • Bigger P eer video T ouch to enable a bigger view of peer . • Displa y peer video Select to display pictur e for replacing peer video when it is una vailable . • P eer video replacement Set a pic[...]

41 42 3.2 Call log Y ou can access your call memory by touching from the Dial screen. T ouch on the right side of contact/number to place a call directly . There are thr ee kinds of calls in Call log: Missed calls Outgoing calls Incoming calls T ouch icons on top of call logs to change among different kinds. T ouch a contact or number to view inf o[...]

43 44 T ouch the Menu k ey to displa y contacts list option menu. Following actions ar e enabled: • Delete contact Select and delete unwanted contacts. • Contacts to displa y Choose contacts to display . • Import/Expor t Import or expor t contacts between phone, SIM card, micr oSD card and phone storage. • Accounts Manage the sy[...]

45 46 3.3.4 Editing your contacts T o edit contact information, touch the Menu k ey 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 alwa ys be displa yed under the contact name.[...]

47 48 3.3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, micr oSD card and phone storage. From Contacts scr een, touch       to open options menu, touch Import/ Export , then select to impor t/export contacts from/to SIM card, Phone, Phone storage, Accounts, etc . T o[...]

49 50 As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc . Y ou can remov e 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 Remo v e account , then confirm. T urn on/off the sync &[...]

51 52 For sa ved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact panel to communicate with the contact. For unsa ved contacts, touch the photo to add the number to y our P eople. Sending a text messag e Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or touch to add recipients, touch T ype text message bar to enter the text of the mess[...]

53 54 T ouch to go to pre vious or next slide. T ouch to pre view the current slide. T ouch to edit the title of this slide. 4.1.2 Manag e messages When receiving a message, an icon will a ppear on status bar as notification. Drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel, touch the new message to open and r ead it. Y ou can also access th[...]

55 56 Multimedia message (MMS) • Gr oup messaging Mark the checkbox to send a single message to multiple recipients. • Delivery reports Select to request a deliv er y report for each multimedia message you send. • Read reports Select to request a r epor t on whether each recipient has r ead a multimedia message sent by you. • Se[...]

57 58 4.2 Gmail/Email The first time you set up y our phone , you can select to use an existing Gmail or to create a ne w Email account. 4.2.1 Gmail ................................................................... As Google's web-based email service, Gmail is configur ed when you first set up your phone. Gmail on your phone can be automatic[...]

59 60 T o reply or forwar d emails • Reply When viewing an email, touch to reply the sender of this mail. • Reply all T ouch and select " Reply all " to send message to all people in a mail loop. • F orward T ouch and select " Forward " to forwar d the receiv ed mail to other people . Managing Gmails b y Labels T [...]

61 62 Gmail settings T o manage Gmail settings, touch the Menu k ey and select Settings in Inbox screen. General settings • Confirm befor e deleting Mark the checkbox to confirm befor e deleting emails. • Confirm befor e archiving Mark the checkbox to confirm befor e archiving emails. • Confirm befor e sending Mark the checkbox to co[...]

63 64 4.2.2 Email ..................................................................... Besides your Gmail account, you can also set up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your phone. T o access this function, touch Email from Home scr een. An email wizard will guide y ou through the steps to set up an email account. • Enter the email addr[...]

65 66 4.3.3 T o start and close a chat T ouch one friend from friends list, you could send messages to your friends or ha ve a video call; After you join Google+, you could send pictures to ev er yone in the g oogle hangouts. When you want to end a chat, touch back key fr om Chatting screen directly . If you want to sign out, touch Menu key and Set[...]

67 68 5 Calendar & Time ..................... 5.1 Calendar ...................................................... Use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. 5.1.1 Multimode view Y ou can displa y the Calendar in daily , weekl y , monthly , or agenda view . T ouch the month label on the top of the screen to change y our[...]

69 70 5.1.4 Event r eminder If a reminder is set for an e vent, the upcoming ev ent icon will appear on Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arriv es. T ouch and drag down the status bar to open the notification panel, touch ev ent name to view Calendar notification list. T ouch Snooze to turn off all ev ent reminders for 5 minutes. [...]

71 72 6 Getting connected ................ T o connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most con venient. 6.1 Connecting to the Internet 6.1.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G The first time you turn on y our phone with SIM card inserted, it will automatically configure netw ork ser vice: GPRS, EDGE or 3G. If th[...]

73 74 T o 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 whenev er the phone detects an available wireless netw ork within range . The following steps activate the notification function when Wi-Fi is on: • Drag down notification panel[...]

75 76 6.2.1 Viewing w eb pages When opening a website, you can na vigate on web pages by sliding y our finger on the screen in an y direction to locate the information y ou want to view . T o zoom in/out of a web pa ge Pinch/Spread y our finger on the screen to zoom out/in of the web page. T o quickly zoom into a section of a w eb page , double-tap[...]

77 78 T ouch the icon on the left of the URL, you can view mor e information about the curr ent page . 6.2.2 Manag e links, histor y and do wnloads T o manage a link, phone number or addr ess display ed on a web page • Link T ouch the link to open the web page. T ouch and hold the link to open options for further operation, like open in ne w w[...]

79 80 T ouch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these additional options: • Add shortcut to Home T o add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen. • Share link T o share the bookmark. • Cop y link URL T o copy the bookmark link. • Delete bookmark T o delete a bookmark. • Set as homepag e T o set this page as the[...]

81 82 • Open in background Mark the checkbox to open ne w windows behind the current one. • Enable Ja vaScript Mark the checkbo x to enable JavaScript. • Allo w multiple tabs per app Mark the checkbox to allow one a pplication to use multiple tabs. • Enable plug-ins Mark the checkbox to enable plug-ins. • W ebsite settings [...]

83 84 T o make y our phone more r ecognizable , you can change y our phone name which is visible to others. • Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings . • T ouch Bluetooth . • T ouch the Menu key and select Rename phone . • Enter a name, and touch Rename to confirm. T o make de vice visible • Drag down noti[...]

85 86 T o format a microSD card • Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings . • T ouch Storage. • T ouch Format SD card . On the screen a popup warns you that formatting the micr oSD card will erase its contents, touch . 6.5 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Y ou can share your phone's mobile data [...]

87 88 T o connect/disconnect to a VPN T o connect to a VPN: • Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings . • T ouch More...VPN settings . • VPNs you ha ve added are listed; touch the VPN you want to connect with. • In the dialog that opens, enter any r equested credentials and touch Connect . T o disconnect: •?[...]

89 90 T o remov e: • T ouch the account you want to remov e . • T ouch the Menu key and select Remo v e account . T o configure your phone to r eceive Internet calls Receiving Internet incoming calls is off by default to reduce po wer consumption. • Select Phone from the Home screen. • T ouch SettingsInternet callAccountsRece[...]

91 92 T ouch a category on Google Play Stor e screen to bro wse its contents. Y ou can also select a subcategory if there is any . Within each category you can select to view items sorted by T op free, T op new fr ee , T rending, etc T ouch the Google Pla y Store icon on the top left of the screen or touch Back key to r eturn to the previous scr ee[...]

93 94 T o request a refund If you ar e not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a r efund within 15 minutes of the pur chase . Y our credit card will not be charged and the application will be remo ved. If you change y our mind, you can install the application again, but you will not be able to r equest a refund. • T ouch the Menu k[...]

95 96 8 Multimedia applications 8.1 Camera ....................................................... Y our mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting videos. Before using the Camera, please be sure to open the protectiv e lens cover before use to a void it aff ecting your picture quality . Slide to view pictur es or videos yo[...]

97 98 • HDR T ouch to turn on HDR (High-Dynamic Range) function. HDR photos can better reflect the visual effects people ha ve in the real envir onment by synthesizing images under different exposur e time. The phone will then automatically sa ve the original photos and HDR ones. • P anorama T ouch to turn on panorama function. Press the [...]

99 100 W orking with pictures Y ou can work with pictures b y editing them, sharing them with friends, setting them as contact photo or wallpaper , etc. T ouch Edit fr om full-screen picture vie w , more options will displa y for you to choose.      T ouch to go back to picture displa y screen.  T ouch to undo the previous modific[...]

101 102 8.3.1 W atch videos T ouch a video to pla y it. In the Playing scr een, you can view information and video comments, and also browse links to r elated videos.Y ou can also rate , share, label as fav orite, cr eate a new pla ylist, etc from this screen. T o exit video pla ying screen, touch Back ke y to return to the video list. 8.4 Music ..[...]

103 104 8.4.2 W orking with pla ylists Pla ylists allow you to conv eniently organize all songs stored in the SD car d or phone storage. Y ou can create a new pla ylist, add a song to the list, and delete or rename a pla ylist. T o create a pla ylist T ouch Recently added fr om Pla ylists screen, touch the Menu ke y and then select Sa ve as pla yli[...]

105 106 T o move the ma p, drag the map with y our finger . T o zoom in and out of a map , pinch or spread your fingers, or you can also zoom in by double-tapping a location on scr een. T o clear the map history , touch and Settings , select Maps history , then touch . 9.2 Search f or a location While viewing a map , touch the search icon to activa[...]

107 108 9.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking directions 9.4.1 Get suggested r outes for your trip T ouch icon from Maps scr een. • T ouch enter bar or the triangle to edit your start point by one of the following methods: entering an address, using My Location, selecting a start point on a map, selecting a starred item, selecting [...]

109 110 10 Others ................................. 10.1 Calculator ..................................................... With Calculator , you can solve man y mathematical problems. T o access this function, touch from Home scr een and then touch . There ar e two panels a vailable: Basic panel and Advanced panel. T o switch betw een panels, select[...]

111 112 10.3 Sound Recorder ........................................... T o access this function, touch from Home screen and then touch . Sound Recorder allows y ou to record v oice/sound for seconds/hours. 10.4 Radio ............................................................ Y our phone is equipped with a radio (1) . Y ou can use the application[...]

113 114 10.5 Setup Wizard ............................................ T o access this function, touch from Home screen and then touch . Setup Wizard helps set up y our phone in multiple wa ys: language , input method, mobile data connection, account setup and synchronization, system update, etc . This will also be performed the first time y ou pow[...]

115 116 Mark the checkbox of Set mobile data limit , then you can drag the limit line and the warning line according to y our limitation. Y our mobile data connection will be disabled when the specified limit is reached. Y ou can also choose a data usage cycle to view the statistics and r elated applications of used data by your phone. T ouch the M[...]

117 118 11.2.2 Sound Use the Sound settings to configure v olume and ringtones for different ev ents and environments. V olume V olume settings can make user adjust the v olume of ringtone , notifications, music, video and alarms, etc ., or directly set the incoming calls to vibration or silence. • Vibrate Mark the checkbox to vibrate phone fo[...]

119 120 11.2.5 Batter y management In battery management screen you can view the battery usage data since you last connected the phone to a pow er source. The screen also sho ws your battery status and how long it has been used since last charging. T ouch one category , then you can learn its specific pow er consumption. Y ou can adjust power use v[...]

121 122 Set up SIM card lock Choose a SIM card y ou want to configure. Mark the checkbox of Lock SIM card to lock the SIM car d with PIN code. T ouch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN code . Make pass words visible Mark the checkbox to show pass words as y ou type . Device administrators T ouch to view or deactivate de vice administrators. Unkno wn [...]

123 124 Android k eyboard The Android k eyboard settings a pply to the onscreen k eyboard that is included with your phone. The correction and capitalization featur es affect only the English version of the k eyboar d. A vailable options are as follows: • Input languag es T ouch to set input language. • Auto-capitalization Mark the checkb[...]

125 126 11.3.4 Backup and reset Back up m y data Mark the checkbox to back up y our phone’ s settings and other application data to Google Servers, with your Google Account. If you replace y our phone, the settings and data you’v e backed up ar e restored onto the ne w phone for the first time you sign in with y our Google Account. If you mark [...]

127 128 Automatic date & time T ouch to select Use network/GPS pr ovided time or Off. Mark the checkbox to use netw ork provided time or use GPS pr ovided time. Automatic time zone Mark the checkbox to use netw ork-provided time zone. Or unmark to set all values manually . Set date T ouch to open a dialog where y ou can manually set the phone?[...]

129 130 Enhance web accessibility T ouch to open a dialog which asks you to install scripts fr om Google which make their w eb content more accessible. T ouch Allow to confirm. 11.5.4 Dev elopment T o access this function, touch SettingsAbout phone , then touch Build number 7 times. Now Dev elopment is available. The Dev eloper options screen cont[...]

131 132 Sho w GPU view updates Mark the checkbox to show GPU vie w updates. Sho w hardware la y ers updates Mark the checkbox to show har dware la yers updates. Sho w GPU ov erdra w Mark the checkbox to show GPU o verdra w . Sho w screen updates Mark the checkbox to show scr een updates. Windo w animation scale T ouch to adjust the animation scale [...]

133 134 11.5.5 About phone This contains information about things ranging fr om Legal information, Model number , Firmware v ersion, Baseband version, K ernel version, Build number to those listed below: System updates T ouch to check for system updates. System udpates(storage) T ouch to check for system udpates (storage). Status This contains the [...]

135 136 • Application It allows you to import downloaded mobile applications and ha ve them installed into your handset upon synchr onization. • Backup It allows you to back up y our contacts, messages, calendar , photos and applications, then import the backup files to your phone. Supported Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7. 1[...]

137 138 13 T elephone warranty .......... Y our phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which ma y occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelv e (12) months (1) from the date of pur chase as shown on your original in voice. Batteries (2) and accessories sold with your phone ar e also warranted against any d[...]

139 140 14 Accessories ....................... The latest generation of ALCA TEL ONET OUCH mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree featur e that allows you to use the telephone fr om a distance, placed on a table for example . For those who pr efer to keep their conv ersations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset. 1. C[...]

141 142 15 T roub leshooting ................. Before contacting the ser vice centre, you are advised to f ollow the instructions below: • Y ou are advised to fully charge ( ) the battery for optimal operation. • A void storing large amounts of data in your phone as this ma y affect its performance. • Use F actor y date reset and the[...]

143 144 Unable to mak e outgoing calls • Mak e sure you ha ve dialed a valid number and ha ve touched Call . • For international calls, check the countr y and area codes. • Mak e sure your phone is connected to a netw ork, and the network is not overloaded or una vailable. • Check your subscription status with y our operator (cr[...]

145 146 • Open the Notification panel to check if the Android Manager Agent has been activated. • Check that you ha ve mark ed the checkbox of USB debugging. T o access this function, touch SettingsAbout phone , then touch Build number for 7 times. Now you ma y touch SettingsDev elopment USB debugging . • Check that your computer [...]

147 148 Audio supported formats AA C , AAC+, APE, MP3, Midi, MP2, V orbis, FLA C Video supported formats H.263, MPEG4, H.264, XVID , VP8, VC-1 Battery (1) • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 2000 mAh Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (Availability of micr oSD card depends on market) Special Featur es • G-sensor • [...]