Alcatel A205G-B
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 Buy Ringtones and Graphics.................. 37 Deleting Messages................................. 24 My audio................................................ 37 Message Settings................................... 24 My images............................................. 37 7. Browser ...............................25 Others.................................................... 37 Launching Browser................................ 25 Memory Status.....
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 SIM 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 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. Slide the battery down into the battery cavity until it locks into place. 3.
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 Left soft key: Performs the functions indicated by the screen text on the bottom left of the display micro-USB connector 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 di
# 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: My phone number (Press) Available Airtime (Press and hold) Setting Up Voicemail 1. From the Home screen, press and hold the key. 2. When connected, you’re prompted to set up your voicemail.
2. Getting Started Call in progress Status Bar Icons(1) Mute incoming call This list covers the symbols appearing on your phone’s display and indicator area. Roaming Battery charge level SIM card unavailable Meeting mode: Your phone vibrates, but does not ring or beep with the exception of the alarm.
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 pressing the key or the key.
Navigation Keys 4. Return to the previous menu level by pressing the key. 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. If you press an incorrect key, press the key to delete the incorrect digits. 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. key until the + 2. Enter the country code, area code and phone number. 3.
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.
access the following: • Mute/Unmute: Mutes/Unmutes the conversation from your end. • Hold: Hold the current call. • 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. • Voice recorder: Record your current call. 4.
• Delete: Delete a single contact highlighted. Adding New Contacts • Delete more: Delete multiple selected contacts. 1. From the main menu, select 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 MMS. • Groups: You can view, send messages to the selected group or you can create or delete groups as you want. • Settings: Contacts settings.
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 3. Scroll to choose the new contact you want to assign from Contacts and press OK. 1. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
• 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. • Smart FRENCH Mode: Allows you to enter words with fewer keystrokes. Smart FRENCH 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.
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. 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 Call timer Customize your auto keypad lock by selecting 5 Seconds/30 Seconds/1 Minute/5 Minutes/ Off these options. • Call Timers: View and reset the times of last call, dialed calls and received calls. Input method Activate/Deactivate/Query Status the notification beep of a second incoming call. 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.
Caller ID Airplane mode • Set by network: This may be different according to the network in your country. Functions such as Voice calls and Messages etc. are barred. It can also be used to increase the length of time the phone can be left in standby mode. • Hide number: Hide your Caller ID when you are making a call. • Send number: Your Caller ID will be sent along with your call. From the main menu, select Settings > Airplane mode.
• Activate phone code: Once activated, this is requested each time the phone is powered. 9. Alarm Restore default 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. 1. From the main menu, select Settings > Restore default. Setting an Alarm 1. From the main menu, select Alarm. 2. Enter the password 1234, and select "OK". 2. To edit the alarm, press Options and select Edit.
• Mode: Select the mode for your alarm Ringtone: Ring only, Vibrate only, Silence, Vibrate and ring. 10. Tools • Ringtone: Choose a melody as your alarm notification sound. Your phone has a built-in Calendar with a monthly-view calendar for you to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. 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.
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 Start. 3. The voice recorder screen displays. 4. Press the recording. key to start/pause the 5. When done, press Stop to stop recording and save the file. Naming/Renaming a Voice Memo 1. From the main menu, select Tools > Voice recorder. 2.
11. My folder Buy Ringtones and Graphics To customize your phone with ringtones or graphics, go to TracFone.com/data. If your phone pops up the notification "Exceeded max download, please remove completed" after you click the file to download, please select "Yes" to clear the download list. Please select "Back" to return to the previous purchase page and re-select the ringtone or graphic file you want to purchase. You will not be charged twice for this purchase.
12. Safety and Use We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your mobile 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 phone while driving a vehicle constitutes a real risk, even when the hands-free kit is used (car kit, headset...
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. Switch the mobile phone off when you are in health care facilities, except in designated areas. As with many other types of equipment now in regular use, mobile phones can interfere with other electrical or electronic devices, or equipment using radio frequency.
depends on device, materials and housing paint/texture). Over 131°F (55°C) the legibility of the mobile phone’s display may be impaired, though this is temporary and not serious. Do not open or attempt to repair your mobile phone yourself. Do not drop, throw or try to bend your mobile phone. Do not paint it. Use only batteries, battery chargers, and accessories which are recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates and are compatible with your mobile phone model.
conversations or take a photograph of another person; the manufacturer, the seller or vendor of your mobile phone (including the operator) disclaim any liability which may result from the improper use of the mobile phone. • BATTERY AND ACCESSORIES: Before removing the battery from your mobile phone, please make sure that the mobile phone is switched off. Observe the following precautions for battery use: - Do not attempt to open the battery (due to the risk of toxic fumes and burns).
In the United States you may learn more about CTIA’s Recycling Program at www.recyclewirelessphones.com CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. CHARGERS Home A.C./Travel chargers will operate within the temperature range of: 32°F (0°C) to 104°F (40°C). The chargers designed for your mobile phone meet with the standard for safety of information technology equipment and office equipment use.
The exposure standard for mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by public authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission of the US Government (FCC), or by Industry Canada, is 1.6 W/Kg averaged over 1 gram of body tissue. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the mobile phone transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands.
devices to keep mobile phones away from the head and body. (fact sheet n°193). Additional WHO information about electromagnetic fields and public health are available on the following website: http://www.who.int/peh-emf. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Your mobile phone is equipped with a built-in antenna. For optimal operation, you should avoid touching it or degrading it. As mobile devices offer a range of functions, they can be used in positions other than against your ear. In such circumstances the device will be compliant with the guidelines when used with headset or usb data cable. If you are using another accessory ensure that whatever product is used is free of any metal and that it positions the mobile phone at least 10 mm away from the body.
Hearing Aid", to assist hearing device users in finding phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices. Your telephone is rated: “For Hearing Aid", to assist hearing device users in finding phones that may be compatible with their hearing devices. This device is HAC M4/T3 compatible. For more information please refer to “Hearing Aid Compatibility with Mobile Phones” leaflet or visit our website www.tctmobile.com 13. General Information • Website: www.alcatelonetouch.
We recommend that you note the number the first time you use your mobile phone by entering *#06# and keep it in a safe place. It may be requested by the police or your operator if your mobile phone is stolen. Disclaimer There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the mobile phone’s operation, depending on the software release of your mobile phone or specific operator services.
