Alcatel A205G-B User manual

Alcatel A205G-B

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Table of contents
1. Basics.................................. 3
Activating Your Phone ............................3
Powering On or Off ................................4
Charging Your Device .............................5
Phone Overview .....................................6
Setting Up Voicemail...............................7
2. Getting Started ....................... 8
Status Bar Icons ....................................8
Menu Navigation.....................................9
Changing Your Shortcuts Menu............10
3. Phone Calls ..........................11
Making a Call ........................................11
Answering a Call ...................................12
Ending a Call......................................... 13
Adjusting Call Volume...........................13
Recent Calls.......................................... 13
In-Call Options .....................................13
4. Contacts ..............................14
Using the contact list ............................14
Adding New Contacts............................15
Editing/Deleting Contacts......................15
Making a Call from Your Contact List .....16
Speed Dial List...................................... 17
Contacts Settings..................................17
5. Entering Text.........................18
Keypad Inputting...................................18
Text Input Mode ...................................19
Changing Text Mode............................. 20
6. Messages ............................20
Types of Messages ...............................20
Creating and Sending New Text
Messages......................................................21
Creating and Sending New
Multimedia Messages ...........................22
Reading New Messages........................ 22
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Using Message Options ........................23
Deleting Messages................................24
Message Settings..................................24
7. Browser ..............................25
Launching Browser............................... 25
Accessing a WAP Site........................... 26
Navigating with the Browser .................26
Settings.................................................27
8. Settings ..............................27
Accessing the Settings Menu................27
Sound ...................................................27
Phone Settings......................................29
Call Settings..........................................31
Airplane mode.......................................32
Security.................................................32
Restore default......................................33
9. Alarm
.................................33
10. Tools .................................34
11. My folder ............................37
Buy Ringtones and Graphics.................37
My audio............................................... 37
My images ............................................37
Others................................................... 37
Memory Status .....................................37
12. Safety and Use ......................38
13. General Information ................46

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1. Basics
Activating Your Phone
Removing or Installing the Back Cover
Inserting or Removing the SIM Card
You must insert your SIM card before making
and receiving calls.
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.

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Installing or Removing the Battery
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. To remove, lift the battery out of the cavity
from the upper right corner.
Powering On or Off
Power On Your Phone
1. Press and hold the key until the phone
powers on.
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.
If you don’t know your PIN code or
if you have forgotten it, contact your
service provider.
Power Off Your Phone
Press and hold the key from the Home
screen.

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Charging Your Device
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 ap and
plug the other end of the AC charger into
the charging port.
• Charging may take about 10 minutes to
start if the battery is completely dead.
• Be careful not to force the plug into the
socket.
• 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).
• When using your phone for the rst time,
charge the battery fully (approximately 3
hours). When the battery is fully charged
the will display on the screen.
To reduce power consumption, when
the battery is fully charged, disconnect
your phone from the AC Charger and
the charger from the wall outlet. Switch
off some applications when not in use;
reduce the backlight time, etc.

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Phone Overview









micro-USB
connector
Headset 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 and hold)
End call
Return to the Home screen

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# key: Change prole (press and hold to
change the mode between General
prole and Vibrate prole 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)
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. When connected, you’re prompted to set up
your voicemail.

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2. Getting Started
Status Bar Icons(1)
This list covers the symbols appearing on
your phone’s display and indicator area.
Battery charge level
Meeting mode: Your phone vibrates,
but does not ring or beep with the
exception of the alarm.
Headset connected
Alarm or appointments programmed
Level of network reception
Voicemail message arrived
Voice service only
Missed calls
(1) The icons and illustrations in this guide are
provided for informational purposes only.
Call in progress
Mute incoming call
Roaming
SIM card unavailable
3G connecting
3G connection status (Activated)
GPRS connection status (Activated)
GPRS connecting
EDGE connecting
EDGE connection status (Activated)
Silence mode: Your phone does not
ring, beep or vibrate with the exception
of the alarm.
Message unread

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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 key to
access the main menu.
2. Access submenus included in the menu by
scrolling to and highlighting the option and
pressing the key or the key. If the
menu contains further options, repeat this
step.
3. Press the Up or Down Navigation key
to scroll through the menus. Make your
selection by pressing the key or the
key.

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4. Return to the previous menu level by
pressing the key.
5. Press the key to directly exit the menu
without changing any settings.
Changing Your Shortcuts Menu
Using Numbered Menu Shortcuts
Numbered menu items, such as menus,
submenus, and options can be quickly ac-
cessed by using their shortcut numbers. From
the Home screen, you can also press and
hold the number keys (2 to 9) to access any
contact to which you have previously assigned
a shortcut.
1. From the Home screen, press the key to
access the main menu.
2. From the main menu, select Settings >
Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
3. Set the contacts shortcut.
Navigation Keys
The Navigation keys come preset, however
you are able to change them to suit your
needs.
1. From the Home screen, press the key to
access the main menu.
2. From the main menu, select Settings >
Phone Settings > Keypad > Navigation
keys.
3. Change the Up, Down, Left and Right menu
options by highlighting the option and
pressing the / key.
4. Use the Up or Down Navigation keys to
your new shortcut choice.
5. Press the / key to save the change.

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3. Phone Calls
Making a Call
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.
Making an International Call
1. Press and hold the key until the +
character appears.
2. Enter the country code, area code and
phone number.
3. Press the key to make the call.
Calling Your Voicemail (1)
Voicemail allows callers to leave voice mes-
sages in your voice mailbox. You can review,
play, and delete your voice messages any time
you are in your carrier's network coverage
area.
From the Home screen, press and hold the
key.
(1) Contact your service provider to check
service availability.

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Answering a Call
Press the /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.
Conference Calls (1)
Your phone allows you to talk to several
people at the same time.
1. If you are on a double call, press the
Options soft key and select Conference
Call.
2. If a third call comes in, answer it by
pressing the key and speak with your
new caller.
3. This caller becomes a member of the
conference if you press Options and select
Conference call.
4. To end the conference call, press Options
and select End > End conference.
(1) Contact your service provider to check
service availability.

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Ending a Call
When you want to end your call, briey press
the key.
Adjusting Call Volume
You can adjust the sound level during a call
using the Volume key.
Recent Calls
You can access the function using the follow-
ing options:
• Select Menu from Home screen, then select
Recent Calls.
• Press the key from Home screen.
• Select Recent Calls from main menu.
Once enter this menu, following lists will be
displayed:
• Missed calls
• Dialed calls (Redial)
• Received calls
Delete call logs
Select a number from the call memory and
press Options, to Send message, Edit before
call, etc.
In-Call Options (1)
During a call, press the Options soft key to
(1) Connect your service provider to check
service availability

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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. Contacts
Using the contact list
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. Press the Right Navigation key to access
the contact list.
Available Options
When you highlight a specic contact, press
the Options soft key to access the following:
• View: Review the information you’ve stored
for a contact.
• Add: Add a contact (name, numbers,
address, e-mail, etc.).
• Send message: Send an SMS/MMS to a
contact you’ve selected.
• Edit: Modify the contents of a le: name,
number, ringtone, etc.
• Edit before call: Edit the phone number
before placing a call.

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• 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 sufcient 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. For more
information, refer to Contacts settings on
page 17.
Adding New Contacts
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen appears, select
Add new contact.
3. Enter information into the elds provided.
Press the Up or Down Navigation key to
scroll the list.
4. To save the new information, press Options
> Save.
Editing/Deleting Contacts
Edit contacts information or delete the con-
tacts you do not want to keep.

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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 eld.
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. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen displays,
highlight the contact you want to call and
press the key.
Searching for a Number in the
Contacts
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen displays, enter
the rst few letters of the name to display.
A list of contacts appears based on the
letters you have entered.
3. Scroll to the name you are looking for by
pressing the Up or Down Navigation key.
4. Press the key to select the contact.

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Speed Dial List
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.
Setting Up Speed Dial Entries
1. From the main menu, select Settings >
Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
2. Highlight the key with which you wish to
assign the speed-dialing number (from 2 to
9), press Edit > Contacts.
3. Scroll to choose a contact you want to
assign from Contacts and press OK.
Changing a Number Assigned to a Key
1. From the main menu, select Settings >
Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
2. Highlight the key with which you wish to
re-assign the speed-dial number press Edit
> Contact.
3. Scroll to choose the new contact you want
to assign from Contacts and press OK.
Contacts Settings
Contacts settings allows you to adjust various
settings.
1. From the main menu, press Contacts >
Options > Settings.
2. Choose from the following options:

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• 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.
• Display format: Allows you to choose the
way in which contact names are displayed.
• Fixed dial number: Allows the phone to
be locked so that it can only dial certain
numbers, or numbers with certain prexes.
To activate this function, PIN2 code is
mandatory.
When Fixed dial number is activated,
your browser or MMS will be barred.
Generally, you need to add "*99#" into
your FDN list to enable data service.
If “*99#” doesn't help, please contact
your service provider.
5. Entering Text
This section describes how to choose your
preferred text input mode when entering
characters.
Keypad Inputting






key:
Press: Insert smart punctuation.
Press and hold: Insert 1.
Navigation key:
: Validate a letter/word.
: Previous/next letter/word.
: Page up/down.

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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.
Text Input Mode
Text mode allows you to choose between
Smart ABC, ABC, or Numeric modes.
• Smart ABC Mode: Allows you to enter
words with fewer keystrokes. Smart ABC
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.
• ABC Mode: Allows you to enter alphabetic
characters by pressing the key labeled with
the corresponding letter.