Alcatel One Touch 506 manual

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1 2 Introduction ................................. TCT Mobile Limited would like to thank you for purchasing this mobile phone. Desktop Convenient at-a-glance view of Widget applications • Menu shortcuts for quick access • Side key Access to " • Camera " Power media applications Music player & Radio • Webcam • The 2.0 Megapi[...]

3 4 Email 6 ................................................................................... 33 Access 6.1 .................................................................................................. 33 Email account set-up 6.2 ......................................................................... 33 Create Email 6.3 ...................[...]

5 6 Safety and use .............................. We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein. TRAFFIC SAFETY: • Given that studies show that using a mobile phon[...]

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. On our Internet site, you will find our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section. You can also contact us by e-mail to ask any questions you may have. An electronic [...]

13 14 Getting started 1 ..................... Set-up 1.1 Removing and installing the back cover Inserting and removing the SIM card (1) Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press it and slide it out. one touch 506D, two SIM cards can be inserted[...]

15 16 When using your telephone for the first time, charge the battery fully • (approximately 3 hours). You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ). To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when battery is fully • charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off Bluetooth when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc. The c[...]

17 18 Keys 2.1 Navigation key Confirm an option (press the middle of the key) Activate music player (long press the middle of key) Scroll widget bar (press the right or left of the key) Pick up Send a call In idle screen: Access call log (Redial) (short keypress) Activate fake call (long keypress) During MP3 Playing: Switch between Headset and spea[...]

19 20 Main screen icons 2.2 (1) In one touch 506: Battery charge level. Vibrate alert : your phone vibrates, but does not ring or beep (see page 71). Bluetooth status (Activated). Bluetooth status (Connected to an audio device). Headset connected . Keypad locked . Call forwarding activated : your calls are forwarded (see page 50). Alarm or appointm[...]

21 22 Widget bar 2.3 Widget bar with menu items as a shortcut for quick access. Calls 3 ........................................ Making a call 3.1 Dial the desired number then press the key to place the call. For dual SIM model, you can select either SIM1 or SIM2 when you wish to place a call (1) . If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrec[...]

23 24 Receiving a call 3.3 When you receive an incoming call, press the key to talk and then hang up using the key. If the icon is displayed, the vibrator is activated and there is no ringtone. If the icon is displayed, the phone neither rings nor vibrates. The caller’s number is displayed if it is transmitted by the network (contact your network[...]

25 26 Contacts 4 ......................... Consulting your contacts 4.1 To access the contacts from the main screen, press the key and select the icon from the menu. For dual SIM model, the complete contacts of both SIM1 and SIM2 are available in this menu (1) . The whole contact list is categorized by All, SIM, Phone and My favourite . All SIM Pho[...]

27 28 Available options 4.3 From the list of names in All, SIM, Phone and My favourite, you can access the following options: Send message Send an SMS to a contact you selected from the directory. Group You can view, send messages to the group you select or you can create, delete groups as you want. Delete contact Delete the selected contact. View [...]

29 30 Create message 5.3 From the main menu select " Messaging " to create text/multimedia message. For dual SIM model, you can type a message and select to send it to a recipient in either the SIM1 or SIM2 directory (1) . You can type a message and you can also modify a predefined message in Templates or customise your message by adding [...]

31 32 Settings 5.6.3 Conversational mode This option enables you to switch on/off conversational message view mode. Text messages Profile settings Profiles can be retrieved directly from SIM card. Alternatively, you can create your own profile. Common settings Delivery report, request for acknowledgement of delivery report On/Off. Reply path (1) : [...]

33 34 Email 6 (1) ........................... Your phone has an email client with the settings predefined for a few popular email services like – GoogleMail, Windows live, Yahoo, AOL, etc. Besides this, you can set up other POP3 or IMAP4 email accounts that you may be using. Access 6.1 Press to enter the main menu, select " Email ". Ema[...]

35 36 Available options 6.8 Send and receive all accounts To connect all email accounts’ server in order to receive/send mails. Create Email To create a new Email. Edit account To edit the detailed configuration information of the selected account. Delete account To delete the current selected account. New account To create a new email account. E[...]

37 38 Facebook 8 (1) ..................... 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 [...]

39 40 Camera 10 ........................ Your mobile phone is fitted with a camera for taking photos and shooting videos that you can use in different ways: store them in your " • File managerMy creations ". send them in a multimedia message (MMS) to a mobile phone or an • email address. send them directly by Bluetooth. • customise[...]

41 42 Framing mode 10.3.1 When you enter the " Video " function, you are in Framing mode. Use the mobile screen as a viewfinder and press " Options " for the " White balance " , " Exposure Value(EV) " , " Night mode " , " Banding " , " Quality " , " Record audio " , &qu[...]

43 44 Music playing mode 11.1.1 Play/pause - Previous song (short press). - Backward (long press) Equalizer Play mode - Next song (short press). - Forward (long press) To adjust the volume, use the up/down key. Settings 11.1.2 Play mode Normal, Repeat current, Repeat all, Shuffle and Repeat shuffle. Equalizer Different music styles preset in the ph[...]

45 46 Radio 11.3 Your phone is equipped with a radio (1) with RDS 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 running other applications. To use[...]

47 48 Settings 13 ....................... From the main menu, select the menu icon and select the function of your choice in order to customise your telephone. Phone settings 13.1 Time and date 13.1.1 Allows you to have settings of date and time, including 12/24h format. You can also set the daylight saving adjustment. Display 13.1.2 Wallpaper The [...]

49 50 Input mode 13.1.7 Please see chapter " Latin input mode ", page 74. In addition to the specific characters table for Cyrillic, Chinese, other data input modes are also available in your telephone. This feature allows you to write short messages and add names with special characters to your directory. Call settings 13.2 You can acces[...]

51 52 Cancel all barring Deactivate all call barring. Change barring Password Change the original Password for activating call barring. Caller ID 13.2.6 Activate/deactivate CLIR. Auto redial 13.2.7 You can activate or deactivate the automatic callback of your party for calls that do not get through the first time Security 13.3 Activate PIN The SIM [...]

53 54 Call log 14 ....................... Access 14.1 You may access this function from the main menu " Call log " or by pressing . Once enter this menu, following list will be displayed: Missed calls Outgoing calls Incoming calls Available options 14.2 When you press " Options ", you may have access to Send message, Dial, Edit [...]

55 56 Alarm 15.2 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. Repeat You may select Once (default)/ Every day / Days (Mon-Fri) or customize to your desire. Snooze The alarm will repeat at regular intervals. Mode You may select the mode o[...]

57 58 File manager 15.6 You will have access to all audio and visual files stored in phone or memory card in File manager. My audios 15.6.1 Choose an audio file for an incoming call ringtone, a message alert beep, power on/off ringtone, contact ID tone or an alarm. The "My audios" album contains the following folders (1) : Music: full tra[...]

59 60 Memory card 15.6.7 You can access all files stored in the memory card here. When a memory card is inserted for the first time, it will be scanned and default folders will be created. Inserting the memory card: To release the microSD card holder, slide it in the direction of the arrow and lift it. Then insert the microSD card with the golden c[...]

61 62 Mark/Unmark Mark/Unmark a tick on a file for further operation. Select " Mark all " on Mark menu to mark all directly. Download Download new items. Rename Rename the audio/image/video. Sort Sort the files by name, type and size. Move to phone/ memory card Move a file to the phone memory or the memory card. Install Install downloaded[...]

63 64 Java 16 ............................... Your Alcatel phone may include (1) some Java™ applications and games. You can also download new applications and games to your phone. Java applications 16.1 Select " Java applications " to launch applications. Java settings 16.2 This menu allows you to manage Java settings, in which you may [...]

65 66 Applications 17 ................. Wap 17.1 Homepage 17.1.1 Launch the Wap browser with the preset homepage. Bookmarks 17.1.2 Access your favourite sites. Recent pages 17.1.3 Pages which you recently browsed. Offline pages 17.1.4 Pages available for offline viewing. Go to URL 17.1.5 Enter the URL of Wap site. Service inbox 17.1.6 Store WAP pus[...]

67 68 Available functions Data transmit Exchange files with another bluetooth device. Handle a call Initiate or receive a phone call with a Bluetooth headset. Listen to music Support A2DP profile. PBAP (Phonebook access profile) Make contacts in Directory & Call log easily accessible and even directly operated on car kit or Bluetooth headset if[...]

69 70 Weather 17.5 (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 main screen, select " Applicatioins Weather ". Press scroll left or right to switch the cities. Enter " AccuWeather.com " to access online website, which may charge extr[...]

71 72 Meeting 18.2 When this is selected the phone will not ring or beep unless an alarm has been set. A new event will cause it to vibrate. Outdoor 18.3 It is a profile designed for outdoor users who require louder ringtones. Indoor 18.4 Ringtone/beep volume will be slightly lower than General mode volume. Silence 18.5 This profile will turn off a[...]

73 74 One Touch Upgrade 19.3 Using One Touch Upgrade tool you can update your phone’s software from your PC. Download One Touch Upgrade from ALCATEL 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 tool)[...]

75 76 Telephone warranty 21 .......... 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 whi[...]

77 78 Accessories 22 (1) ..................... The latest generation of Alcatel GSM 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. Standard charger[...]

79 80 My mobile phone will not charge properly Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; If the battery is • flat, it may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charger indicator on the screen Make sure charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C - +40°C) • Make sure your battery is inserted. It must be inserte[...]

81 82 "No service" is displayed You are outside of the network coverage area • I have already entered 3 incorrect PIN codes Contact your network operator to obtain the PUK code (Personal • Unblocking Key) I am unable to download new files Check for free space • Delete some files • Check your subscription status with your operator [...]