Alcatel A205G
Table of contents 1. Basics .................................. 3 4. Contacts ..............................14 Activating Your Phone ............................ 3 Using the contact list ............................ 14 Powering On or Off ................................ 4 Adding New Contacts ............................ 15 Charging Your Device ............................. 5 Editing/Deleting Contacts ...................... 15 Phone Overview .....................................
Using Message Options ........................ 23 My images ............................................ 37 Deleting Messages ................................ 24 Others ................................................... 37 Message Settings.................................. 24 Memory Status ..................................... 37 7. Browser ..............................25 12. Safety and Use ......................37 Launching Browser ............................... 25 13. General Information .....
1. Basics Inserting or Removing the SIM Card Activating Your Phone You must insert your SIM card before making and receiving calls. Removing or Installing the Back Cover 1. Power off your phone and remove the battery before inserting or removing the SIM card. 2. Place the SIM card with the metal contact facing down and slide it into its housing. The cut corner should be on the bottom right. 3. To remove the card, press the bottom and slide it out.
Installing or Removing the Battery Powering On or Off Power On Your Phone 1. Press and hold the powers on. key until the phone 2. Enter your PIN code if necessary and then press and hold the key. 3. The Home screen is displayed. 4. While the phone is searching for a network, Searching/Emergency will be displayed. 1. Place the battery on the back of the phone so the metal contacts match up on the battery and in the battery cavity. 2.
Charging Your Device • Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the charger. • Use a wall socket that is easily accessible and in close proximity to the phone (avoid electric extension cables). The light at the top of the phone when the phone is plugged in indicates it's charging. 1. Plug the AC Charger into a standard outlet. 2. To access the charging port on the upper right side of your phone, open the flap and plug the other end of the AC charger into the charging port.
Phone Overview micro-USB connector Left soft key: Performs the functions indicated by the screen text on the bottom left of the display Send key: Pick up Make a call Access recent calls 1 key: Access your voicemail (press and hold) * key: Lock/Unlock the keypad (press the key and the key to Lock/ Unlock the keypad while on the Home screen) Change input method (in edit mode) Right soft key: Performs the functions indicated by the screen text on the bottom right of the display End key: Power on/off (press a
# key: Change profile (press and hold to change the mode between General profile and Vibrate profile while on the Home screen) Enter symbol table (in edit mode) Navigation key: Up: Create Message Down: Recent calls Left: Tools Right: Contacts OK: Confirm an option Prepaid (Press) Available Airtime (Press and hold) Volume key: Side up key: Increase volume (press) Side down key: Decrease volume (press) Setting Up Voicemail 1. From the Home screen, press and hold the key. 2.
2. Getting Started Missed calls Status Bar Icons Call in progress (1) This list covers the symbols appearing on your phone’s display and indicator area. Mute incoming call Battery charge level Roaming Meeting mode: Your phone vibrates, but does not ring or beep with the exception of the alarm. SIM card unavailable Headset connected Call forwarding activated: Your calls are forwarded.
Message list is full: Your phone cannot accept any new messages. You must access the message list and delete at least one message on your SIM card. Flight mode Menu Navigation Accessing Menus You can access menus and submenus by scrolling the Navigation keys or by using the shortcut keys. Accessing a Menu Function by Scrolling 1. From the Home screen, press the access the main menu. key to 2. Access submenus included in the menu by scrolling to and highlighting the option and key or the key.
4. Return to the previous menu level by key. pressing the Navigation Keys 5. Press the key to directly exit the menu without changing any settings. The Navigation keys come preset, however you are able to change them to suit your needs. Changing Your Shortcuts Menu 1. From the Home screen, press the access the main menu. Using Numbered Menu Shortcuts Numbered menu items, such as menus, submenus, and options can be quickly accessed by using their shortcut numbers.
3. Phone Calls Making an International Call Making a Call 1. Press and hold the character appears. 1. From the Home screen, enter the area code and phone number. 2. Enter the country code, area code and phone number. 2. If you press an incorrect key, press the key to delete the incorrect digits. 3. Press the 3. Press the key to make the call. Making an Emergency Call • Dial emergency number and press the key. You do not need a SIM card or unlock your phone to make an emergency call.
Answering a Call Conference Calls (1) Press the Your phone allows you to talk to several people at the same time. / key to answer an incoming call. Muting the Ringtone To mute ringtone of current incoming call • Press the volume key down. Rejecting a Call • Press the key once to reject the call. Handling Two Calls 1. To add a second party during a call, dial the number directly. 2. After answering a second call, you can press Navigation left key/Navigation soft key to change connection status. 1.
Ending a Call Recent Calls When you want to end your call, briefly press the key. You can access the function using the following options: Adjusting Call Volume • Select Menu from Home screen, then select Recent Calls. You can adjust the sound level during a call using the Volume key. • Press the key from Home screen. • Select Recent Calls from main menu.
• Mute/Unmute: Mutes/Unmutes the conversation from your end. 4. Contacts • Hold: Hold the current call. Using the contact list • End: End the current call. • New Call: Hold the current call and dial another number. • Contacts: Add a contact or access preloaded contacts. • Messaging: Send an SMS/MMS to the caller. • DTMF off/on: Allows you to send (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) tones to the contacts you have selected. • Calendar: Enter Calendar.
• Delete: Delete a single contact highlighted. • Delete more: Delete multiple selected contacts. • Call: Call the selected contact. • Copy: Copy the selected contact to the SIM card if there is sufficient memory. • Send vCard: Exchange data via SMS, MMS. • Groups: You can view, send messages or e-mails to the selected group or you can create or delete groups as you want. • Settings: Contacts settings. For more information, refer to Contacts settings on page 17. Adding New Contacts 1.
Editing a Contact 1. From the main menu, select Contacts. 2. When the contact list screen displays, highlight and select a contact to edit their information. 3. Once you have selected the contact, press the / key to edit each field. 4. To save the information entered, press Options > Save. Deleting Contact 1. From the main menu, select Contacts. 2. To delete a contact, press Options > Delete; to delete more contacts, press Options > Delete more. Making a Call from Your Contact List 1.
Speed Dial List Changing a Number Assigned to a Key Once you have stored phone numbers to your Contacts, you can set a maximum of 8-speed dial entries and then dial them easily by pressing and holding the corresponding numeric key. 1. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys. Setting Up Speed Dial Entries 1. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys. 2.
• Preferred storage: Choose to save your contacts in one of the following locations: SIM/Phone/Phone and SIM. • My vCard: Allows you to add information as an attachment when sending a message. • Memory status: Displays the space used and allocated for the Contacts in the phone or SIM. • Copy all: Allows you to copy all contacts from the SIM to the phone or vice versa. • Delete all: Allows you to delete all contacts from the phone and SIM.
Keypad: Press: Alphabetic input (a, b, c). Press and hold: Numeric input (1, 2, 3). key: Access the Symbol table when input mode is not numeric. key: Input “0” in numeric mode, or “space” in text mode. key: Press: Change input methods. Press and hold: Access the language list. Symbol Table Press the key to display the symbols table. Use the Navigation key to move the cursor over the desired symbol and press the key to select.
• Smart SPANISH Mode: Allows you to enter words with fewer keystrokes. Smart SPANISH Mode automatically compares the series of keystrokes you make with its preset linguistic dictionary and selects the most likely word you are writing, to help save time. • Numeric Mode: Allows you to enter numbers. Changing Text Mode 1. When you are in a text entry field, press Options > Input method to change text input mode. 2.
The Short Message Service (SMS) allows you to send and receive text messages to and from other mobile phones. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s message service. The Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) allows you to send and receive multimedia messages (such as picture messages) to and from other mobile phones. To use this feature, you may need to subscribe to your service provider’s multimedia message service.
Creating and Sending New Multimedia Messages An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when pictures or sounds are included. 1. From the main menu, select Messaging > Write message > Options > Switch to MMS. 2. Write your multimedia message, adding pictures, sounds. Enter a recipient by pressing the / key to enter the telephone number. 3. Press the message.
Using Message Options When text or multimedia messages are highlighted in the Inbox, the following options are available by pressing the key. • View: Allows you to view the message. • Reply: Allows you to reply to the message. • Call: Allows you to call the sender of the message. • Add to contacts: Allows you to extract the number of sender to add to contact list. • Forward: Allows you to forward this message to another recipient. • Delete: Allows you to delete the selected message.
• Call: Allows you to call the sender of the message. • Delete: Allows you to delete the selected message. • Extract: Allows you to extract the number, URL, Email address or USSD from the text of message for dialing, saving to the phone book etc. • Copy to SIM/phone: Copy the selected message to your SIM card/Phone. • Move to SIM/phone: Move the selected message to your SIM card/Phone. • Edit option: Choose options from Mark text or Copy all. • Details: View details of the message. 24 Deleting Messages 1.
Text message: • Profile settings: Allows you to choose a profile for text message writing. It can be retrieved directly from your SIM. Alternatively, you can create your own profile. • Memory status: Displays the amount of space currently in use on your phone and SIM. • Preferred storage: Select the default message storage location: SIM or Phone. Multimedia Message: Choose from a range of options including Edit/Send/Retrieve/Memory Status depending on the current task. Service Message: 7.
Accessing a WAP Site There are several ways to access a WAP site: • By selecting a link on the browser. • By using a bookmark item in the Favorites menu. Use View in the browser Options. • By entering a URL address manually. Use Go to URL in the browser Options. Navigating with the Browser 1. To scroll through browser items, press the Up or Down Navigation keys. 2. To select a browser item, press Options > Use link > Ok or the key. 6. To return to the start-up homepage, press Options > Homepage.
Settings • Browser options: A range of browser options are provided. • Preferences: Activate Timeout, and whether or not to Show images/Play sounds/Load unknown media etc. when you are browsing a website. • Security settings: Displays allows you to choose from the following options: Session info. /Existing certificates /Trusted certificates. • Restore Browser settings: You can restore the browser to its default settings by pressing the key or the key. 8.
• Ringtone: Press the Up or Down Navigation key to scroll through different ringtones. • Ring type: Press the / key to select Ascending, Beep once or Repeat. Meeting The phone will not ring or beep unless an alarm has been set. A new event will cause it to vibrate. • Volume: Press the / key to adjust the volume using the Up or Down Navigation key or volume key on the side of your phone. Outdoor • Key beep: Press the type of key beep.
Phone Settings • Theme Setting the Date and Time Enables you to customize the graphic style and the colors of your mobile phone. Allows you to set the date and time in 12H or 24H format. You can also set the daylight saving adjustment. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Date and time. Display From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Display. • Brightness Adjust the LCDs black levels by using the Left or Right Navigation key.
Languages Keypad Adjust the language used for message display. The Auto option selects the language according to the home network (if available). Numeric Keys From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Languages. By customizing your keys, you can access any function directly from the Home screen. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone Settings > Keypad. HAC Navigation Key HAC (Hearing Aid Compliance) Allows users with impaired hearing to use the phone conveniently.
Auto Keypad Lock My Numbers Customize your auto keypad lock by selecting 5 Seconds/30 Seconds/1 Minute/5 Minutes/ Off these options. • My Number: Type in or modify your mobile phone number or the number to access your voicemail and then confirm. Your telephone number is usually written on your SIM card. Input Method Please see the Text input mode chapter on page 19. In addition to the specific characters table for Chinese, other data input modes are also available in your mobile phone.
Call Forwarding Auto Redial Activate cancel or verify the status of call forwarding to Voice calls, Data calls, and Fax, or you can choose Cancel all. Activate or deactivate the automatic callback of any calls that do not get through the first time. • Voice calls: Transfer all voice calls if your line is busy, unreachable, or you do not answer. Text Phone • Data calls: Transfers data calls when activated. • Fax: Transfers Fax messages. • Cancel All: Cancels all forwarding settings.
Security From the main menu, select Settings > Security. • Activate PIN: The SIM card protection code is requested each time the phone is powered on. • Change PIN: Change PIN code. • Change PIN2: A protection code for certain SIM card features (Billing/Cost/FDN, etc.) will be requested if you attempt to access them when this option is activated. You can also update it with a new one (between 4 and 8 digits). • Activate phone code: Once activated, this is requested each time the phone is powered. 9.
• Mode: Select the mode for your alarm Ringtone: Ring only, Vibrate only, Silence, Vibrate and ring. • Ringtone: Choose a melody as your alarm notification sound. 3. Press Save to save the changes and turn on your new alarm. Viewing Saved Alarms 1. From the main menu, select Alarm. 2. The screen displays 5 saved alarms. The alarm marked by “ √ ” is ON. 10. Tools Calendar Your phone has a built-in Calendar with a monthly-view calendar for you to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.
Viewing an Event Calculator 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Calendar. 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Calculator. 2. To check the event, press Options > All appointments. 2. Enter a number, select the type of operation to be performed using the Navigation keys, and enter the second number, then select the / key to display the result. 3. To view the details of the event, press Options and select View. Editing/Deleting an Event 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Calendar. 2.
Voice Recorder Sending a Voice Memo Recording a New Memo 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Voice recorder. 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Voice recorder. 2. The first time you record the memo, press Create, or press Options and select New record. 2. To send the memo via MMS, press Options and select Send. Deleting a Voice Memo 3. The voice recorder screen displays. 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Voice recorder. 4. Press the recording. 2.
11. My folder My audio You can also access music and audio clips you have recorded. My images Select a picture or a photo as wallpaper. Others You can save other updated file from MMS or Mobile Web with Pictures or Audio support file exception. Memory Status 1. From the main menu, select My Folder > Memory status. 2. Your phone’s memory is shared between several functions: contacts, calendar, messages, images, melodies, games, etc. 12.
When switched on, your mobile phone emits electromagnetic waves that can interfere with the vehicle’s electronic systems such as ABS anti-lock brakes or airbags. To ensure that there is no problem: to do so. In an aircraft, turn off your mobile device whenever instructed to do so by airline staff. If your mobile device offers an airplane mode or similar feature, consult airline staff about using it in flight.
facturer of your implantable medical device. If you have any questions about using your mobile device with your implantable medical device, consult your healthcare provider. To avoid hearing impairment, answer the call before holding your mobile phone to your ear. Also move the handset away from your ear while using the “hands-free” option because the amplified volume might cause hearing damage. It is recommended to have proper supervision while small children use your mobile phone.
Prolonged exposure to music at full volume using the music player may damage your hearing. Set your mobile phone’s volume to it’s lowest setting prior to inserting headphones in your ears and adjust the volume to your preference. Only use headphones that are recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and it’s affiliates.
This symbol on your mobile phone, the battery and the accessories means that these products must be taken to collection points at the end of their life: - Municipal waste disposal centers 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 environment, so that their components can be reused. In European Union Countries: These collection points are accessible free of charge.
Characteristics of power supply (depending on the country): Travel charger: Input: 100~240 V, 50/60 Hz, 0.15 A Output: 5V, 550 mA Battery: Lithium 850 mAh RADIO WAVES: THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy.
The highest SAR value for this model mobile phone when tested is 1.04 W/Kg for use at the ear and 1.15 W/Kg for use close to the body. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various mobile phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement for RF exposure. For body-worn operation, the mobile phone meets FCC RF exposure guidelines provided that it is used with a non-metallic accessory with the handset at least 1.5 cm from the body.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Your mobile phone is equipped with a built-in antenna. For optimal operation, you should avoid touching it or degrading it. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in positions other than against your ear.
• LICENCE Obigo® is a registered trademark of Obigo AB. TouchPal™ and CooTek™ are trademarks of Shanghai HanXiang (CooTek)Information Technology Co., Ltd. and/or its Affiliates. Hearing Aid Compatibility This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses. However, there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids.
13. General Information • Website: www.alcatelonetouch.com • Hot Line Number: In the United States, call 877-702-3444 for technical support. 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 version of this user guide is available in English and other languages according to availability on our server: www.alcatelonetouch.
