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
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







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.