ALCATEL A521C Quick Start Guide Important: Your phone only supports micro-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types such as mini-SIM or nano-SIM, as this may cause damage. If your phone isn’t working normally, try to restart it by pressing and holding the Power key for a while until the startup screen appears.
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Power key Camera • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. • Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from Power off/Reboot/Airplane mode. • Press the Power key for more than 9 seconds to restart. • Press the Power key and Volume up key to reset. • Press the Power key and Volume down key to capture a screenshot. Volume Keys • • • • Back key In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume. In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media volume. In general mode, adjusts the ringtone volume.
Removing or installing the micro-SIM card Charging the battery a Open the SIM card protector according to “OPEN” indicating arrow, insert the card into the slot with golden chip facing downward. b Cover the slot according to “LOCK” indicating arrow. c To remove the SIM card, open card protector, gently press it out, and then cover the slot. Ĝ Removing or installing the microSD card Steps for removing and installing microSD card are the same with steps for micro-SIM card.
1.2.3 Power off your phone Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the phone options appear, select Power off and touch OK to confirm. 1.3 Home screen You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen. Status bar • Status/Notification indicators • Touch and drag down to open the notification panel.
Status icons Notification icons GPRS connected Airplane mode New Gmail message Missed call GPRS in use Alarm is set New Email message Call forwarding is on EDGE connected Speakerphone is on New text or multimedia message Song is playing EDGE in use Roaming Problem with SMS or MMS delivery Connected to VPN 3G connected No signal New Google Hangouts message Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded 3G in use No SIM card installed New voicemail Radio is on 4G connected Vibra
Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly. Quick setting panel Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel, where you can enable or disable functions or change modes by touching the icons. Touch to switch to the notification panel. Touch to access Settings, where you can set more items. 1.3.
2 2.1 2.1.2 Text input ������������������������������������������� Swype Swype Input lets you enter a word with one continuous motion: just drag your finger over the letters in the word. • Place your finger on the key with the first letter of the word and drag your finger to each subsequent letter without lifting your finger off the screen. • Continue until you have finished the word. Lift your finger after the last letter.
3 3.1 3.2 Answering or rejecting a call Call ������������������������������������������������ Placing a call You can easily launch a call using Call. Touch the Application tab from the Home screen and select Call, or touch the icon on the home screen to access Call application Display the suggested number(s). Touch to call the preview number When you receive a call: • Slide to the right icon to answer; Touch and hold to access voicemail.
4.1 Adding a contact Touch Application tab on the Home screen, select People, then touch the icon contact. 4.2 to create a new • Touch to view the whole message thread. • Touch & hold to activate delete mode. Importing, exporting and sharing contacts This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone storage.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set-up an email account. • Enter the email address and password of the account you want to set-up. To check the network connection you are using, touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\More...\Mobile networks, and touch Access Point Names or Network operators. Touch Next.
• Open the Notification panel and touch USB connected, then choose a way in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files. To disconnect (for mass storage): • Open the Notification panel and touch USB debugging connected. • Touch to cancel USB mass storage in the dialog that opens. Before using MTP, make sure that the driver (Windows Media Player 11 or higher version) has been installed.
10 11.2 Factory data reset �������������������������� Internal storage • Touch Settings\Storage to display the amount of internal phone storage used by the operating system, its components, applications (including those you downloaded), permanent and temporary data. If a warning message comes up saying that phone memory is limited, you are required to free up space by deleting some unwanted applications, downloaded files, etc. To activate factory data reset: • Touch the Menu key from the Home screen.
Safety and use ��������������������������������������������� To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electric shock, fire, and damage to the equipment, observe the following precautions. Please read before using your phone Electrical safety THE BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE PHONE IS CHARGING.
• K eep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it may cause a short circuit. • Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation. • The phone should only be connected to products that bear the USB-IF logo or have completed the USB-IF compliance program.
If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy. Nonionizing radiation Your device has an internal antenna.
Avoid hot areas The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Avoid wet areas Never use the product in a wet location. Avoid using your device after a dramatic change in temperature When you move your device between environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the device.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
M inistry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6. The standards include a substantial safety margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. The exposure standard for wireless mobile phone employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg*. The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model device with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines.
