Alcatel 918D User Manual

17 18The mains socket must be near to the phone and easily accessible (avoid • electric extension cables).When using your telephone for the first time

19 20Home screen1.3 You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for

21 22Status iconsFor dual SIM model, status icons referring to either SIM1 or SIM2 will be identified by a colour which you have defined.GPRS connecte

23 24Notification panelTouch and drag down the Status bar or press Menu key and touch Notifications to open the notification panel. Touch and drag up

25 26Draw your unlock pattern Touch to confirm by drawing pattern againTo create a screen unlock PIN/PasswordPress • Menu key from the home screen, t

27 28Wallpaper customizationTouch and hold an empty area or press Menu key and touch Wallpaper on the Home screen, a popup window named Select wallpap

29 30Text input2 ...Using Onscreen Keyboard2.1 Onscreen keyboard will display automatically when a program requires enteri

31 32 Phone call, Call log 3 and Contacts ...Phone3.1 ...Placing a cal

33 34When you receive an incoming call, but don’t want to answer, you may decline it by dragging up the red phone icon. The caller is sent directly to

35 36Conference calls (1)You can set up a conference call. Place a call to the first participant of the conference call. • Touch • to add another cal

1 2Table of ContentsSafety and use ... 4General information ...

37 38Call log3.2 ...You can access your call memory by touching from the Home screen and to

39 40Following actions are enabled:Search• Touch to search for a contact.Group• Assign contacts to groups so that one SMS/MMS or email can easily be

41 42Editing your contacts3.3.3 To edit contact information, touch and hold the contact whose information is to be edited, then touch Edit contact. Wh

43 44Contacts importing, exporting and sharing3.3.5 This phone enables you to import contacts from SIM card/microSD card and export contacts to a micr

45 46Open the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account you want to delete, then press Menu key and touch Remove account and confirm.Usef

47 48Sending a text messageEnter mobile phone number of the recipient on To bar or touch to add recipients, touch Type to compose bar to enter the t

49 50Manage messages4.1.2 When receiving a message, an icon will appear on status bar as notification. Drag down the status bar to open Notification

51 52Multimedia message (MMS) settingsDelivery reports• Select to activate it, then you can touch Menu key from a multimedia message thread, and touc

53 54If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can press • Menu key and then touch Discard.To add a signature to emails, press Menu key from i

55 56Gmail settingsTo manage Gmail settings, press Menu key in Inbox screen and touch More\Settings.General preferencesMessage Actions• Select to act

3 411 Settings ...11911.1 SIM management ...

57 58Google Talk4.3 ...Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate with y

59 60To manage your friends4.3.4 Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are available for your choice:To view all frie

61 62 Google Calendar & Clock 5 & Calculator & News & Weather ...Google Calendar5.1 ...

63 64MoreNew event To add a new eventCalendars Touch to show or hide, sync or not sync the calendars. Settings To set a series of Calendar settingsCl

65 66To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways:Touch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced • panel. Or press

67 68News settingsSelect news • topicsCheck the boxes of news categories which most interest you to include them in the scrolling list of News & W

69 70To activate/deactivate Data roamingWhen roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. Press • Menu key from Home screen. Touc

71 72Touch • Settings\Wireless & networks\Wi-Fi settings\Add Wi-Fi network.Enter the name of the network and any required network information.• T

73 74To find text on a web pagePress • Menu key from web page screen, then touch More\Find on page.Enter the text or phrase you want to find.• The fi

75 76Manage links, history6.2.2 To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web pageLink• Touch the link to open the web page.Touch and

5 6Emergency call numbers may not be reachable on all cellular networks. You should never rely only on your phone for emergency calls.Do not open, dis

77 78To download a web application/view your downloadsBefore downloading a web application, you need to enable your phone to download web applications

79 80Settings6.2.5 A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access Browser settings, press Menu key from Browser screen, and touch M

81 82Advanced settingsSet search engine• Touch to select a web search engine, which will be used when you enter search terms in the URL box.Website s

83 84Connecting to a computer via USB6.4 With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between your phone’s microSD card and the co

85 86Sharing your phone's mobile data connection6.5 You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable

87 88To connect/disconnect to a VPNTo connect to a VPN:Press • Menu key from Home screen.Touch • Settings\Wireless & networks\VPN settings. VPNs

89 90To remove:Touch the account you want to remove.• Touch • Remove account in the screen that opens.To configure your phone to receive Internet cal

91 92Touch Apps or Games on Android Market screen to browse its contents, and then select subcategory. Within each subcategory you can select to view

93 94To request a refundIf you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within 24 hours of the purchase. Your credit card will

95 96Multimedia applications8 Camera8.1 ...Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera and Camcor

7 8RADIO WAVES:• Proof of compliance with international standards (ICNIRP) or with European Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE) is required of all mobile

97 98Video/Camcorder settings:Settings • Touch to enter a scrolling list of settings: EV, Scenemode, Color effect, etc.Advanced settings• MicrophoneT

99 100To view a picture/play a videoPictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery.Touch and scroll the bar to switch.This will change the alb

101 102YouTube8.3 ...YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, sh

103 104Playing music8.4.1 From any of the four library screens, touch a song to play it back. Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle m

105 106Google Maps9 ...Get My Location9.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location9.1.1 Press Menu key from Home screen, touch Set

107 108Star a location9.3 Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any position on the map for later use. How to star (or uns

109 110Preview suggested routes and decide on a route 9.4.2 more preferable or feasible to youYou can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, S

111 112To open Street View for a location9.5.2 Touch and hold a location to display a balloon with the address and a • Street View thumbnail.Touch th

113 114To connect with your friends9.6.4 Select a contact, you can communicate with your friend and set privacy options.Show on map• Locate the frien

115 116Others10 ...File Manager10.1 ...To access this function, touch A

9 10General information ...Internet address:• www.alcatelonetouch.comHot Line Number:• see “TCT Mobile Services” leaflet or go to

117 118Available options:(1)Exit• Turn off the radio.Search• Touch to search for all available stations automatically.RDS settings • (1)Mark the che

119 120Settings11 ...To access this function, touch Application tab from Home screen, and touch Settings on applications list,

121 122Wi-Fi11.2.2 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 thi

123 124Call settings11.3 Use Call settings to configure normal phone call settings and other special features offered by your carrier. You can also us

125 126Call costTouch to view the Last call cost/Total cost/Max cost/Reset call cost/Set currency and price per unit, modify or reset them.Cell broadc

127 128Silent11.4.2 This profile will silence all sounds except media & alarms.Meeting11.4.3 When this is selected the phone will not ring or beep

129 130EPO settingsAuto download• Mark the check box to permit applications to download data according to their own schedule.EPO file info• Check do

131 132Credential storage11.6.7 Use secure credentials Mark the check box to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store of secure certi

133 134DevelopmentThe Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing Android applications. For full information, including docume

135 136Manage accounts11.8.2 The rest of this screen lists the Google Accounts and other accounts you’ve added to the phone. If you touch an account i

11 12This handset may contain materials, including applications and software in executable or source code form, which is submitted by third parties fo

137 138Erase SD cardPermanently erases everything on a microSD card and prepares it for use with your phone. You must unmount a microSD card before yo

139 140Input languages• Touch to set input language.Quick fixes• Correct commonly typed mistakes.Show suggestions • Display suggested words while typi

141 142Voice input & output11.12 Voice recognizer settings11.12.1 Touch to set Google voice recognition items:Language• Choose an input languageS

143 144Accessibility 11.13 (1)You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone.Accessibilit

145 146Check for update• Manually check for new firmware.Auto-check • intervalsSet frequency for auto-checking or set manual checking.Reminder• Set

147 148Application • It allows you to import downloaded mobile applications and have them installed into your handset upon synchronization.File• It al

149 150This warranty shall not apply to defects to your phone and/or accessory due to (without any limitation):1) Non-compliance with the instruction

151 152Troubleshooting15 ...Before contacting the service centre, you are advised to follow the instructions below:You are advised to f

153 154Unable to receive incoming callsMake sure your phone is switched on and connected to a network (check for • overloaded or unavailable network)C

155 156How to make your battery last longerMake sure you follow the complete charge time (minimum 3 hours)• After a partial charge, the battery level

13 14On Home screen, press to quickly access • Settings menu or Notification panel; to launch quick search; to manage applications; to customize your

157 158ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucentand is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited.© Copyright 2011 TCT Mobile LimitedAll rights reservedT

15 16 For dual SIM model, the SIM1 slot can support both 2G and 3G network, while the SIM2 slot can only support a 2G network.Installing and removing