Alcatel One Touch Idol X manual

1 2 Table 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 applicable 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 approved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a distance of 10 mm from the body to ensure compliance w[...]

5 6 Do not let children use the phone and/or play with the telephone and accessories without supervision. When replacing the cover please note that your phone may contain substances that could create an allergic reaction. Always handle your phone with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place. Do not allow your phone to be exposed to adverse [...]

7 8 This symbol on your telephone, the battery and the accessories means that these products must be taken 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 the e[...]

9 10 Regulatory information • The following approvals and notices apply in specific regions as noted. 6040X: 6040D:[...]

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

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

15 16 Power key Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen • Press and hold: Power on or pop up the menu to get more • options, such as Restart , Airplane mode , etc. Press and hold • Power key and Volume down key to capture a screenshot. Press to mute the ringtone when there’s an incoming call. • Volume Keys Under call mode, adjust the e[...]

17 18 Installing and removing the microSD card Installing the microSD card Removing the microSD card Insert the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing down until it's locked. To remove the external microSD card, gently push it until it's unlocked. Before removing the microSD card, you should ensure the phone is o[...]

19 20 Power on your phone 1.2.2 Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, Password, Pattern, Face unlock or Voice unlock) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen is displayed. If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with your ph[...]

21 22 Touch and Hold Touch and hold the home screen to access Widgets and Downloaded screen. Drag Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location. Slide/Swipe Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web pages… at your convenience. Flick Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker. Pinch/Spread Plac[...]

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 voicemail Uploading data Upcoming event Downloading data Data is synchronizing Download finished Song is playing Select input method Screenshot error An open Wi-Fi network is available USB [...]

25 26 Touch to switch to the quick setting panel Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain) Search bar 1.3.3 The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web.   Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel [...]

27 28 To create a screen unlock PIN/Password Touch • Settings Security Set up screen lockPIN or Password. Set your PIN or password. • To lock phone screen Press the Power key once to lock the screen. To unlock phone screen Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password, et[...]

29 30 Volume adjustment 1.3.6 Using volume key Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates. Press the Volume down key once more to activate the silent mode. Using Settings menu Drag down the notification panel and touch and then the settings icon to enter Settings , then to[...]

31 32 Android keyboard 2.1.1 Touch to switch between symbol and numeric keyboard. Touch & hold, then select to enter symbols/emoticons. Touch & hold to show input options; When Wi-Fi or data connection is on, touch to enter voice input. Touch to switch between "abc/ Abc" mode; Touch & hold to switch between "abc/ABC"[...]

33 34 Phone call, Call log 3 and Contacts ......................... Phone 3.1 ........................................................... Placing a call 3.1.1 You can easily launch a call using Phone . Touch 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 th[...]

35 36 To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume up/down key or turn the phone face down if Turn over to mute is activated. To activate, touch SettingsGesturesTurn over to mute or touch PhoneSettingsOther settingsTurn over to mute . Calling your voicemail 3.1.3 Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing [...]

37 38 Managing multiple calls 3.1.5 With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. Swap calls When you accept two calls, touch icon , you can now switch between two lines. The current call is put on hold and you have joined in the other call. Conference calls (1) You can set up a conference call. Place a call to the first participa[...]

39 40 Video call (1) Local video • replacement You can pick a picture from your collection to display when Camera is unreachable. Bigger Peer video • Touch to enable a bigger view of peer. Outgoing video • call Touch to display local video when you place a call. Incoming video • call Touch to display local video when receiving an incoming c[...]

41 42 Call log 3.2 You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial screen. Touch on the right side of contact/number to place a call directly. There are three kinds of calls in Call log: Missed calls Outgoing calls Incoming calls Touch icons on top of call logs to change among different kinds. Touch a contact or number to view information[...]

43 44 Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu. Following actions are enabled: Delete contact • Select and delete unwanted contacts. Contacts to display • Choose contacts to display. Import/Export • Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone storage. Accounts • Manage the synchronization setting[...]

45 46 Editing your contacts 3.3.4 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 c[...]

47 48 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing 3.3.6 This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD 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 car d, Phone , Phone storage, Accounts, etc . T o import/expor[...]

49 50 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. Turn on/off the sync & Auto-[...]

51 52 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. Sending a text message Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on Type person's name or number bar or touch to add recipients, touch Type text message bar to e[...]

53 54 Touch to go to previous or next slide. Touch to preview the current slide. Touch to edit the title of this slide. Manage messages 4.1.2 When receiving a message, an icon will appear on 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 Messagi[...]

55 56 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 • Sel[...]

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

59 60 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 message to all people in a mail loop. Forward • Touch and select “ Forward ” to forward the received mail to other people. Managing Gmails by Labels To conveniently manage conversat[...]

61 62 Gmail settings To manage Gmail settings, touch the Menu key and select Settings in Inbox screen. General settings Confirm before • deleting Mark the checkbox to confirm before deleting emails. Confirm before • archiving Mark the checkbox to confirm before archiving emails. Confirm before • sending Mark the checkbox to confirm before sen[...]

63 64 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 d[...]

65 66 To close a chat 4.3.3 When you want to end a chat, touch the Menu key from Chatting screen directly, and then select End chat . If you want to end all chats, touch the Menu key and select End all chats from Friends list screen. To manage your friends 4.3.4 Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are available fo[...]

67 68 Calendar & Time 5 .................... Calendar 5.1 ...................................................... Use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. Multimode view 5.1.1 You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. Touch the month label on the top of the screen to change your Calendar [...]

69 70 Event reminder 5.1.4 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 Snooze to turn off all event reminders for 5 minutes. Touch Ba[...]

71 72 Getting connected 6 ................ To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. Connecting to the Internet 6.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G 6.1.1 The first time you turn on your phone with SIM card inserted, it will automatically configure network service: GPRS, EDGE or 3G. If the net[...]

73 74 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: Drag down notification panel and touch [...]

75 76 Viewing web pages 6.2.1 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 sect[...]

77 78 Touch the icon on the left of the URL, you can view more information about the current page. Manage links, history and downloads 6.2.2 To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web page Link • Touch 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[...]

79 80 Touch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these additional options: Add shortcut to • Home To add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen. Share link • To share the bookmark. Copy link URL • To copy the bookmark link. Delete bookmark • To delete a bookmark. Set as homepage • To set this page as the homepage. Settings 6.2[...]

81 82 Advanced Set search engine • Touch to select a search engine. Open in • background Mark the checkbox to open new windows behind the current one. Enable JavaScript • Mark the checkbox to enable JavaScript. Allow multiple • tabs per app Mark the checkbox to allow one application to use multiple tabs. Enable plug-ins • Mark the checkbo[...]

83 84 To make your phone more recognizable, you can change your phone name which is visible to others. Drag down notification panel and touch • to access Settings . Touch • Bluetooth . Touch the • Menu key and select Rename phone . Enter a name, and touch • Rename to confirm. To make device visible Drag down notification panel and touch •[...]

85 86 To format a microSD card Drag down notification panel and touch • to access Settings . Touch • Storage. Touch • Format SD card . On the screen a popup warns you that formatting the microSD card will erase its contents, touch . Sharing your phone's mobile data connection 6.5 You can share your phone's mobile data connection wit[...]

87 88 To connect/disconnect to a VPN To connect to a VPN: Drag down notification panel and touch • to access Settings . Touch • More...VPN settings . VPNs you have added are listed; touch the VPN you want to connect • with. In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and touch • Connect . To disconnect: Open the Notification [...]

89 90 To remove: Touch the account you want to remove. • Touch the • Menu key and select Remove account . To configure your phone to receive Internet calls Receiving Internet incoming calls is off by default to reduce power consumption. Select • Phone from the Home screen. Touch • SettingsInternet callAccountsReceive incoming calls . Mar[...]

91 92 Touch a category on Google Play Store screen to browse its contents. You can also select a subcategory if there is any. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top free, Top new free, Trending, etc Touch the Google Play Store icon on the top left of the screen or touch Back key to return to the previous screen. Download an[...]

93 94 To request a refund If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card will not be charged and the application will be removed. If you change your mind, you can install the application again, but you will not be able to request a refund. Touch the • Menu key and select[...]

95 96 Multimedia applications 8 Camera 8.1 ....................................................... Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting videos. Before using the Camera, please be sure to open the protective lens cover before use to avoid it affecting your picture quality. Slide to view pictures or videos you have[...]

97 98 HDR • Touch to turn on HDR (High-Dynamic Range) function. HDR photos can better reflect the visual effects people have in the real environment by synthesizing images under different exposure time. The phone will then automatically save the original photos and HDR ones. Panorama • Touch to turn on panorama function. Press the Shutter butto[...]

99 100 Working with pictures You can work with pictures by editing them, sharing them with friends, setting them as contact photo or wallpaper, etc. Touch Edit from full-screen picture view, more options will display for you to choose.      Touch to go back to picture display screen.  Touch to undo the previous modification.  T[...]

101 102 Watch videos 8.3.1 Touch a video to play it. In the Playing screen, you can view information and video comments, and also browse links to related videos.You can also rate, share, label as favorite, create a new playlist, etc from this screen. To exit video playing screen, touch Back key to return to the video list. Music 8.4 ...............[...]

103 104 Working with playlists 8.4.2 Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the SD card or phone storage. You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, and delete or rename a playlist. To create a playlist Touch Recently added from Playlists screen, touch the Menu key and then select Save as playlist , enter the n[...]

105 106 To move the map, drag the map with your finger. To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or you can also zoom in by double-tapping a location on screen. To clear the map history, touch the Menu key and select Clear Map . Search for a location 9.2 While viewing a map, touch the search icon to activate search function. In th[...]

107 108 Get driving, public transportation or walking 9.4 directions Get suggested routes for your trip 9.4.1 Touch icon from Maps screen. Touch 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 an addr[...]

109 110 To open Street View for a location 9.5.2 Touch and hold a location to display a balloon with the address and a • Street View thumbnail. Touch the balloon and touch • Street view . To clear the map 9.5.3 After you get directions or search on a map, you can clear the markers/ layers that have been drawn: touch the Menu key on maps screen [...]

111 112 To connect with your friends 9.6.4 Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options. Map • Locate the friend's position on the map. Directions • Get directions to this friend's location. Ping for check-in • Send friends a notification and ask them to check in. Sharing options • Touch to set sh[...]

113 114 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. When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold the entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations: (1) [...]

115 116 Available options: Save channel • Save the current tuned station to the channels list. Audio mode • Listen to the radio using loudspeaker or headset. Exit • Turn off the radio. Enter frequency • Enter the frequency manually. Delete • Delete the channel RDS settings • Touch to select Channel information and Alternative frequency.[...]

117 118 Settings 11 ......................... Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings . Wireless & networks 11.1 Wi-Fi 11.1.1 Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the Internet without using your SIM card whenever you are in range of a wireless network. The only thing you have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi screen and configure an access [...]

119 120 Tethering & portable hotspot 11.1.6 This function allows you to share your phone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (Please refer to “6.5 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection”). Mobile networks 11.1.7 Data connection • Touch to turn on/off data connection. Data roaming • Touch t[...]

121 122 Display 11.2.3 Lock screen • notifications Mark the checkbox to show notifications on lock screen. Unlock weather • effect Mark the checkbox to enable/disable weather effect display. Brightness • Touch to adjust the brightness of the screen. Screen module • Touch to adjust screen module. Wallpaper • Touch to set the wallpaper. Ori[...]

123 124 Security 11.3.2 Set up screen lock None • Touch to disable screen unlock security. Slide • Touch to enable slide unlock mode. Pattern • Touch to draw pattern to unlock screen. PIN • Touch to enter a numeric PIN to unlock screen. Password • Touch to enter a password to unlock screen. Face unlock • Touch to look at your phone to u[...]

125 126 Install from Memory/SD card (1) Touch to install encrypted certificates from the microSD card or phone storage. Clear credentials Touch to remove all credentials. Language & input 11.3.3 Use the Language & input settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard. You can also configu[...]

127 128 Advanced settings • Touch to view more advanced settings for android keyboard, such as Key popup dismiss delay , S uggest Contact name , and etc. Voice search Touch to view settings about voice search, such as Language, Speech output, etc. Text-to-speech output Preferred engine • Touch to choose a preferred text-to-speech engine, touch [...]

129 130 Factory data reset Phone reset will erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications. Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you’ve downloaded or any files on your m[...]

131 132 TalkBack Touch to turn on/off TalkBack. Magnification gestures Touch to turn on/off to activate/deactivate zoom in/out function by triple- tapping the screen. Large text Mark the checkbox to enlarge the screen text. Power key ends call Mark the checkbox to end a call by pressing Power key during the call. Orientation Mark the checkbox to ro[...]

133 134 USB debugging Mark the checkbox to permit debugging tools on a computer to communicate with your phone via a USB connection. Power menu bug report Mark the checkbox to select to include option in power menu for submitting a bug report. Allow mock locations Mark the checkbox to permit a development tool on a computer to control where the pho[...]

135 136 Force 4x MSAA Mark the checkbox to enable 4x MSAA. Strict mode enabled Mark the checkbox to enable strict mode. After enabled, the screen will flash when applications do long operations on the main thread. Show CPU usage Mark the checkbox to show current CPU usage. Profile GPU rendering Mark the checkbox to use 2D hardware acceleration in a[...]

137 138 Making the most of your 12 phone .................................. You can download software upgrade for free from the website (www. alcatelonetouch.com). ONE TOUCH Center 12.1 ONE TOUCH Center includes: Contacts • It allows you to back up contact entries so that you don't have to worry about losing, breaking, switching phones or ch[...]

139 140 FOTA Upgrade 12.2.2 Using FOTA Upgrade tool you can update your phone's software. To access System Updates , please open SettingsAbout phone System updates . Touch Check for updates , and the phone will search for the latest software. If you want to update the system, please touch the button Download , after it done please touch Inst[...]

141 142 Telephone warranty 13 .......... Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve (12) months (1) from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice. Batteries (2) and accessories sold with your phone are also warranted against any defect w[...]

143 144 Accessories 14 ....................... The latest generation of ALCATEL ONE TOUCH mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset. 1. Charger[...]

145 146 Make sure charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C to • +40°C). When abroad, check that the voltage input is compatible. • My phone cannot connect to a network or “No service” is displayed Try connecting in another location. • Verify the network coverage with your operator. • Check with your operator that your SIM [...]

147 148 I am unable to add a contact in my contacts Make sure that your SIM card contacts are not full; delete some files or • save the files in the phone contacts (i.e. your professional or personal directories). My callers are unable to leave messages on my voicemail Contact your network operator to check service availability. • I cannot acce[...]

149 150 Specifications 16 Processor MTK6589+ Platform Android™ 4.2 Memory 16GB emmc + 2GB DDR2 RAM for Dual SIM 8GB emmc + 2GB DDR2 RAM for Single SIM Dimensions (LxWxT) 140.4 x 67.5 x 6.99 mm Weight Around 120 grams with battery Display 5-inch TFT-LED touchscreen with 1920×1080 WVGA Capacity resolution Network GSM: Quad-band 850/ 900/ 1800/1900[...]

151 ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited. © Copyright 2013 TCT Mobile Limited All rights reserved TCT Mobile Limited reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice. English - CJA3320ALAAA All “Signature” ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed[...]