Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Glam Elle 3 Alcatel
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English - T5001779AAAA 01 IS A TRADEMARK, O WNED BY HACHETTE FILIP ACCHI PRESSE S.A., P ARIS, FRANCE. MANUFA CTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY T&A MOBILE PHONES LIMITED UNDER LICENSE FROM HACHETTE FILIP ACCHI PRESSE S.
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Intr oduction ................................ T&A Mobile phones would lik e to thank you for purchasing this mobile. P ower m usic play er/video pla y er • With playlist, lyrics display and equalizer • Full screen video pla yback • W atch the show on 2.
T able of contents ........................ Safety and use ......................................................................5 General information ..........................................................10 1. Y our mobile .......................
7. Messages ......................................................................36 7.1 Messages: T ext/Multimedia message ..............................................36 7.2 V oice message ...........................................................
12. Media album ................................................................57 12.1 My audios ............................................................................................57 12.2 My images ...........................................
Safety and use ............................ W e recommend that you r ead this chapter carefully before using y our phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of impr oper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
Over 55°C the legibility of the phone’ s display ma y be impaired, though this is temporary and not serious. Emergency call numbers may not be r eachable on all cellular networks.Y ou should never r ely only on your phone for emergecy calls. Do not open, dismantle or attempt to repair your cellphone yourself.
• PRIV A CY: Please note that you must respect the la ws and regulations in force in y our jurisdiction or other jurisdiction(s) where you will use y our cellphone regarding taking photographs and recording sounds with your mobile telephone.
Characteristics of power suppl y (depending on the country): T ravel charger: Input: 100-240 V , 50/60 Hz, 0.15 A Output : 5 V , 400mA Battery: Lithium 700 mAh • RADIO W A VES: THIS CELLPHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO W A VES.
Y our telephone is equipped with a built-in antenna. For optimal operation, you should avoid touching it or degrading it • LICENCES Obigo® is a registered trademark of Obigo AB. microSD Logo is a trademark. The Bluetooth word mark and logos ar e owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.
General information .................. • W ebsite : www.tctmobile.com • Hot Line Number : see “T&A Mobile Phones Ser vices” leaflet or go to our Internet site. On our Internet site, you will find our F AQ (Fr equently Asked Questions) section.
Protection a gainst theft (1) Y our cellphone is identified by an IMEI (phone serial number) sho wn on the packaging label and in the product’ s memor y . W e recommend that y ou note the number the first time you use y our telephone by entering *#06# and keep it in a safe place.
1 Y our mobile .......................... 12 V oicemail Switch on/ Switch off End call Left softkey Right softkey Pick up/Send call Call memory Na vigation k ey (1) : Menu/Confirm an option Messages (up) Directory (down) Media Album V olume Vibrator (1) Depending on your network operator .
1.1 Ke y s Navigation k ey Confirm an option (press the middle of the k ey) Pick up Send a call Access call memory (Redial) (shor t keypr ess) Switch on/Switch off the telephone (long ke ypress) End c.
From main scr een - Short keypress: # - Long keypr ess: activate/deactivate the vibrator In edit mode: - Short keypress: (space) - Long keypr ess: add a word Short keypr ess: Play/pause Long ke ypress: go to the Music pla yer screen and pla y the current song.
1.2 Main screen icons (1) Battery charge level Vibrate alert : your phone vibrates, but neither rings nor beeps except for the alarms (see page 42). Bluetooth status (Blue - Activated). Bluetooth status (Connected to an audio device). Headset connected .
Memory card scanning in progr ess . Memory card scanning completed . Double line (1) : indicates the selected line. GPRS active . Music play er active . USB cable connected . Reception of a message in pr ogress . Sending a message . Silence mode : your phone neither rings, beeps nor vibrates except for the alarms (see page 42).
2 Getting started .................... 2.1 Set-up Inserting and removing the SIM car d (1) Y ou must insert your SIM card to mak e phone calls. 17 Unclip the cover , then remove the battery . Installing the battery Removing the battery Insert and click the batter y into place, then close the telephone cover .
Charging the battery 18 Connect the battery charger • The charging may tak e about 20 minutes to start if the battery is flat. • Be careful not to for ce the plug into the socket. • Make sur e the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the charger .
Remov e the back cov er 19 2.2 P ower on y our phone Hold down the ke y until the telephone powers on, type in your PIN code if necessary and then confirm with the key . The main screen is display ed. If you don’ t know your PIN code or if y ou have f orgotten it, contact your network operator .
If cell broadcast messages ar e displayed, use the ke y to browse through them in full or pr ess the right softkey to r eturn to the main screen. While the phone is searching for a netw ork, “ Searching/Emergency ” will be display ed.
3 Calls .................................... 3.1 Making a call Dial the desired number then pr ess the ke y to place the call. If you make a mistak e, you can delete the incorrect digits by pressing the right softke y . T o hang up the call, press the ke y .
If the access number for your operator’ s voicemail service does not work, dial the number that you w ere given.T o change this number at a later date , refer to “ My numbers ” (see page 28). T o use your voicemail service from abroad, contact your network operator before lea ving.
3.4 During the call Available functions During a call, you can use your directory , your diar y , shor t messages, etc . without losing your corr espondent by pressing the key .
Adjusting the volume Y ou can adjust the sound lev el during a call using the ke y or the side ke ys. Handling two calls • Answering a second call (Ensur e that “ Call waiting ” is activated, see page 29). • T o call a second par ty during a call, dial the number directly .
3.6 Line switching (1) Y our SIM card can contain tw o distinct telephone numbers. Under “ Call log ”, choose “ Line switching ” and then select a default line; all your outgoing calls will be made from this n umber . Incoming calls, howev er , will continue to use the two lines.
4 Menu ...................................... From the menu interface, you may directl y access features by pr essing the corresponding k ey (number k eys and and k eys) (1) . 26 1. GAMES & APPS 2. MEDIA ALBUM - My audios - My images - My videos - My creations - Unknown files - Memor y card - Memor y status 3.
27 8. MY SETTINGS - Ringtones - Color - Slider - Theme - Antenna off mode - Equalizer - Display - Clock -K e y s - More settings... 9. MY SHOR TCUTS *. SER VICES - V AS (1) - Data account - Ser vice dial number 0. MUSIC PLA YER - Playlist - Album - Artist - Genre - All songs - Recently played - My star list - Update songs #.
5 Call log ............................ 5.1 Call memory Y ou can access your call memory by pressing the key from the main screen. Choose the icon of the desired list: Unanswer ed calls Outgoing calls.
5.3 Billing Y ou can access differ ent items with this option: Account • Y ou can view the total cost of charged calls, modify it or reset it and enter the cost of a T elecom Unit in the currency of y our choice. Duration • Y ou can view the total duration of all outgoing calls or reset it.
5.4.2 Call forwarding Y ou can activate, cancel or verify the status of the call forwarding to the voicemail or to a specified number . The f ollowing configurations are possible: • Unconditional: systematic forwarding of all your calls. The icon is display ed.
5.4.4 Line switching (1) Line switch between line 1 and line 2. 5.4.5 Auto redial Y ou can activate or deactivate the automatic callback of your party for calls that do not get through the first time.
6 Directory.......................... 6.1 Consulting your dir ector y T o access the director y from the main scr een, press the ke y (1) downwards or pr ess the k ey and select the icon from the men u. Y ou can also customise a quick access to your contact with the k eypad customisation (see page 46).
Searching for a name b y its first letter Y ou can search f or the person’ s name by pressing the k ey associated with the first letter of his/her name. Read a file Select a name from y our directory , then press to read the file. Sending Vcard via Bluetooth Selecting the Vcard you wish to transfer (" OptionsSend vCardBy Bluetooth ").
6.2 Creating a file Select the directory in which you wish to create a file, press the " Options " softke y , select " Create file " then .
Delete all • Delete all the files in the current directory . Copy all • Copy the whole dir ectory to the SIM or General directory only if there is sufficient memory . Send vCard • Exchange data via MMS or Bluetooth (see page 49). Settings • More information and setting.
7 Messag es .......................... Y ou can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this cellphone. MMS is a message whereby y ou can send video clips, images, photos, animations and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses.
Y ou can sa ve your messages that y ou send often to Drafts or T emplates . An SMS message of more than 160 characters (the number of characters depends on the languages you writing in) will be charged as several SMS. An MMS message containing photos and/or sounds may also be billed as mor e than one message.
7.1.3 Unsent All failed to be sent messages. 7.1.4 Sent All sent messages. 7.1.5 Drafts All drafts messages. 7.1.6 W AP alerts Store WAP push messages. 7.1.7 Empty folder Delete all messages in “ Inbox/Unsent/Sent/Drafts ”. 7.1.8 T emplates A list of predefined messages is a vailable.
7.2 V oice message Record voice and send as MMS. 7.3 Photo message T ake a photo and send as MMS. 7.4 Video message T ake a video and send as MMS. 7.5 V oicemail All vocal messages receiv ed. 7.6 Settings 7.6.1 T ext message Profile settings • Profiles can be retrie ved directly fr om SIM card.
40 (1) Depending on your network operator . 7.6.2 Multimedia message Edit • Set edit mode, image size and signature. Sending • Set the values for validity period, Read report, etc . Retriev e • Set the values for Home network, Roaming network, etc.
8 My settings ...................... From the main scr een, select the icon menu and select the function of your choice in order to customise y our telephone. 8.1 Ringtones 8.1.1 Available functions T o modify the sound settings, select an option using the ke y: Select a melody from the list using the ke y then confirm by pressing (see page 67).
8.1.2 Mode Y ou ma y set your phone ringtone to Normal, Discreet (ring with beep), Vibrate (all sounds are replaced b y vibrations except for alarms), Vibrate and ring,Vibrate then ring, Beep and vibrate, Silence (no sounds except for alarms, the icon will be display ed).
8.4 Theme The “ Theme ” menu allows you to customise y our telephone to suit your own taste. Y ou can modify several customizable items at the same time. When using the telephone for the first time, a default “ Theme ” is activated. Even if you choose a Theme, you can still modify the elements in it one by one.
8.7 Displa y 8.7.1 Main screen The main screen is displa yed when you s witch on your telephone. Y ou can access the main functions from the main scr een either with the navigation k ey or by pr essing and by selecting the icons displayed on the screen (1) .
8.7.3 P o wer On/Off (1) Y ou can customise your w elcome animation or image that appears when you switch on y our phone. Y ou can also customise your OFF scr een with an image or animation. 8.7.4 Menu displa y Board • All the main menu icons displa yed on one screen.
8.9.2 K eypad By customising your k eys, you can call someone or access a function directly fr om the main screen. T o programme a key on y our keypad, select “ Ke ypad ” and choose the key that you wish to pr ogramme. -“ Speed dial ”: activate this option to programme numbers with contacts.
8.10.3 Languages (1) Display language f or messages (select using ). The “ Automatic ” option selects the language according to the home network (if a vailable). 8.10.4 Dictionary Y ou ha ve a dictionary to which you can add your own w ords in addition to those suggested by the predictiv e input system.
Activate phone • It is requested each time as the phone is po wered code on if this code is activated. Change phone • Change phone passwor d, its initial one is 1234. code Fixed dialed • It allows the phone to be "locked" so that it can only number dial certain numbers, or numbers with certain prefix es.
49 9 T ools ................................ 9.1 Bluetooth™ (1) Access this feature by selecting “ T ools ” from the main menu, then “ Bluetooth ”. T o use your phone with a Bluetooth device, you need to proceed in tw o steps: - Pair and register the device to your phone, - Select it to use hands-free communication.
Available functions Data transmit • Exchange files with another bluetooth device. Handle a call • Initiate or receiv e a phone call with a Bluetooth headset. Listen to music • Suppor t A2DP pr ofile. Settings • Visibility : Select whether you want to hide (“ Hidden ”) or sho w to all (“ Shown to all ”) y our phone.
Available options: Create • Create an a ppointment. View • See all the created appointments. appointments Jump to date • Input the requir ed date and it will be immediately highlighted. 9.3 Alarm Y our cellphone has a built-in alarm clock with a snooze featur e.
9.5 Conv erter 9.5.1 Unit conv erter Y ou can use the W eight and Length conversion by selecting the unit y ou wish to convert via , then press (down) to input the digits. Finally confirm with ke y or left softkey . 9.5.2 Currency con verter The currency con verter allows you to: • Convert a curr ency directly into euros and vice v ersa (1) .
9.6.2 Memory card (MicroSD card) View the memory available on your Micr oSD card. Y ou are advised to sa ve large files (lik e videos, songs,…) on your microSD card. File name with up to 35 characters will be supported. 9.7 V oice memo This feature enables y ou to record a call by selecting “ V oice memo ” while communicating.
10 My shortcuts ................ Access the shortcuts already programmed. T o programme new shortcuts: select “ My shor tcuts ” if you want to create a quick access to a function, Directory , or W AP Bookmarks, etc .
11 W AP .............................. 11.1 Homepage Launch the W AP bro wser with the homepage of the default profile. 11.2 Bookmarks Access your fa vorite sites. 11.3 Recent pages Pages which you recentl y browsed. 11.4 Go to URL Enter the URL of W AP site.
11.5.3 Push message settings Enable or disable receiving service message from W AP . 11.5.4 Clear cache Empty the phone’ s cache memory . 11.5.5 Clear cookies Clear cookies from w ebsite.
12 Media album ................ Y ou will ha ve an access to all audio and visual files stored in phone or memory card in Media Album. 12.1 My audios Choose an audio for the ON/OFF screen, for an incoming call, a message alert, power on/off ringtone or an alarm and scheduler .
12.2 My images Y ou can select an image or a photo as main screen or the ON/OFF scr een. Y ou ma y also change it, send it by MMS or Bluetooth or assign it to a contact in the directory .
Thumbnails are displa yed for pr eview . In addition, you can use “ Mark ” function, to select multiple files. 12.6 Memory card Y ou will ha ve access to all files stored in memory card here. When a memory card is inserted for the first time , it will be scanned and the default folders will be created.
12.7 Managing audios, images, videos and creations According to the item chosen, you can access some of the functions below: View • View the selected image. If you want to view all the pictures in your f older in a slideshow hold down on the current pictur e.
Mov e to phone/ • Move a file from the product memory to the memory card memory card and vice-versa. Properties • Displa y part of the ID3 T ag content of an MP3 file . Activate • DRM file option. Copy to phone/ • Copy a file to the phone memory or the memory memory card card.
13 Photo & Video .............. Y our cellphone is fitted with a camera for taking photos and shooting videos that you can use in differ ent ways: - store them in your “ Media album ”. - send them in a multimedia message (MMS) to a cellphone or an email address.
13.2.2 Settings in framing mode Before taking the photo , you can adjust a number of settings by using the following shortcuts: 63 Navigation k ey: : take the picture In portrait mode - : exposure –.
From the photo shot scr een, press the “ Options ” softkey not only to access: “ Image size ”, “ Capture mode ”, “ Quality ”, “ Timer ”, “ White balance ”, “ Color mode ”, “ Add frame ”, but also following ones: Media album • Go to the media album feature.
13.3.1 Video setting while in framing mode 65 K ey Record audio on/ off Key Color mode : Normal, Grayscale, Sepia, Sepia green, Sepia blue, etc. Key Duration mode : 15 sec, 30 sec, 60 sec and No limit.
66 13.3.2 Framing mode When you enter the “ Video ” function, your are in Framing mode. Use the mobile screen as a viewfinder and pr ess the “ Options ” softkey for White balance settings, to activate or deactivate the sound, to choose the color , to access the “ Media album ” or the “ Camera ”, and to change the default folder .
14 Music pla y er .................. Access this feature fr om the main menu by selecting “ Music ” or directly by holding down the key .Y ou will hav e full flexibility of managing music both on your mobile and memory card.
14.2 Settings Access by pressing the right na vigation ke y for following options: Play mode • Normal, Repeat current, Repeat all, Shuffle and Repeat shuffle. Y ou ma y also customise it simply by pressing during playing music. Equalizer • Differ ent music styles preset in the phone.
15 Games & Applications .. Y our Alcatel phone may include (1) some Ja va™ applications and games.Y ou can also download new applications and games to y our phone. 15.1 Launch an application Select " Java " to launch a pplications. 15.
Disclaimer Downloading or running applications will not damage or alter any software already in y our mobile telephone designed to support Java™ technology .
16 Making the most of y our mobile .................................. 16.1 PC suite A CD-R OM of PC suite is provided in bo x. Y ou can download software upgrade for free fr om the website. The PC suite includes: - Backup/restore • Y ou can backup the important data in your mobile and restor e them when needed.
17 Latin input mode/ character table (1) ................ T o write messages, there are tw o writing methods: • Normal • Predictive with the T9 mode Normal This mode allows you to type a text by choosing a letter or a sequence of characters associated with a ke y .
Predictiv e T9 mode This mode speeds up the writing of your text. Write the word b y pressing a ke y between and . Press the key once and the word will be modified each time y ou press a ke y .
74 Key - Long keypress: insert 1 Key - Shor t keypr ess: Access the language list - Long keypress: Enter zero Key - Shor t keypr ess: Valid the display ed word in predictive mode and/or insert a space.
This characters table is generic. All available characters are not displa yed. The candidate letters may vary according to languages. Symbol table Hold down the k ey to displa y the symbols table; the cursor is positioned in the centre. Use the navigation k ey to move it and the ke y to select.
18 T elephone warranty ............ Congratulations on choosing this cellphone - we hope that you will be completely satisfied with it. Y our phone is guaranteed against any deviation from technical specifications f or a period of twelve (12) months fr om the date specified on your original invoice, subject to any other specific provisions (1) .
3) improper maintenance of sources of energy , and of the overall electric installation, 4) accidents or consequences of theft of the vehicle in which the telephone is transported, acts of vandalism, .
78 (1) Depending on availability . 19 Accessories (1) ...................... The latest generation of Alcatel GSM cellphones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows y ou to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example.
20 T r oubleshooting .................. Before contacting the aftersales department, you are advised to follow the instructions below: • Y ou are advised to switch off the telephone fr om time to time to optimise its performance. • Y ou are advised to fully charge ( ) the batter y for optimal operation.
My cellphone has a low le vel of autonomy • Make sur e you respected the complete charge timing (minimum 3 hours) • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator ma y not be exact.
Unable to receive incoming calls • Make sur e your cellphone is switched on and connected to a network (check for overloaded or una vailable network) • Check your subscription status with your operator (cr edit, SIM card valid, etc.
I cannot access my v oicemail • Make sur e your operator’ s voicemail number is corr ectly entered in “ My Numbers ” • T ry later if the network is busy I am unable to send and receive messa.
Alcatel logo and Alcatel name are trademarks of Alcatel used under license by T&A Mobile Phones Limited. All rights reserved © Cop yright 2007 T&A Mobile Phones Limited. T&A Mobile Phones Limited reserves the right, in the customer’ s interest, to alter material or technical specification without prior notice.
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