Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product One Touch 990 Chrome Alcatel
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1 2 T able of Contents Safety and use ...................................................................... 4 General information ........................................................... 9 1 Y our mobile ...........................................
3 4 Safety and use .............................. W e recommend that you read this chapter car efully before using your phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may r esult as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
5 6 Emergency call numbers ma y not be reachable on all cellular networks. Y ou should never r ely only on your phone for emergency calls. Do not open, dismantle or attempt to repair your mobile phone yourself. Do not drop , throw or bend y our mobile phone.
7 8 RADIO W A VES: • Proof of compliance with international standards (ICNIRP) or with Eur opean Directive 1999/5/ EC (R&TTE) is required of all mobile phone models bef ore they can be put on the market.
9 10 General information ................... Internet address: • www .alcatelonetouch.com Hot Line Number : • see “TCT Mobile Ser vices” leaflet or go to our website. On our website, you will find our F AQ (Fr equently Asked Questions) section.
11 12 Y our mobile 1 ........................... K eys and connectors 1.1 This handset ma y contain materials, including applications and software in executable or sour ce code form, which is submitted by third parties for inclusion in this handset (“Third Party Materials”).
13 14 On Home screen, press to quickly access • Settings menu or Notification panel; to launch quick search; to customize your Home screen by ad ding applications or changing wallpaper/ theme.
15 16 Installing and remo ving the MicroSD car d T o release the microSD car d holder , slide it in the direction of the arr ow and lift it. Then insert the microSD card with the golden contact downward. Finally , turn down the microSD holder and slide it in the opposite direction to lock it.
17 18 P ow er on your phone 1.2.2 Hold down the Pow e r key until the phone pow ers on, type in your PIN code if necessary and then confirm. The Home screen is displa yed. If you do not know y our PIN code or if you ha ve forg otten it, contact your network operator .
19 20 Home screen is pr ovided in an extended format to allow mor e space for adding applications, shortcuts etc . Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home scr een. Small dots at the lower left and right of the scr een indicate which screen y ou are viewing.
21 22 Status icons GPRS connected GPS is on GPRS in use Receiving location data from GPS GPRS is disabled Speakerphone is on EDGE connected Roaming EDGE in use No signal EDGE is disabled No SIM card i.
23 24 Notification panel T ouch and drag down the Status bar or press Menu k ey and touch Notifications to open the notification panel. T ouch and drag up to close it. From Notification panel, you can open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or view wir eless ser vice information.
25 26 Draw y our unlock pattern T ouch to confirm by dra wing pattern again T o create a scr een unlock PIN/Passw ord Press • Menu k ey from the home scr een, touch Settings , then touch Location & securitySet up screen lockPIN or P asswor d. Set your PIN or passw ord.
27 28 W allpaper customization T ouch and hold an empty area or press Men u key and touch W allpaper on the Home screen, a popup window named Select wallpaper fr om will appear , offering a range of options. Galler y includes pictures you ha ve taken, cropped or do wnloaded.
29 30 Normal mode and sort mode 1.4.1 Applications can be managed in two modes. T o switch between two modes, press Menu k ey from applications list scr een, and touch Switch view . Normal mode • (default) All applications are listed in alphabetical or der .
31 32 Android k eyboar d 2.1.2 T ouch to lock in capital letter input mode. T ouch to switch to symbol and numeric ke yboard. T ouch to enter V oice input. Long press to enter an accent of the letter . Touch to enter text or numbers, touch and hold for one or two seconds to select input method.
33 34 If you mak e a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits b y touching . T o hang up a call, press Pow e r ke y . International call T o dial an international call, touch and hold to enter “+”, then enter the international country prefix followed b y the full phone number and finally touch .
35 36 T o av oid misoperation on touchscreen during call, screen will be locked automaticall y when user put the phone close to ear , and it will be unlocked when put the phone a way . Managing multiple calls 3.1.5 With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.
37 38 Contacts 3.3 ........................................................ Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. Y ou can view and create contacts on your phone and synchr onize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the w eb or on your phone.
39 40 Adding a contact 3.3.2 Press Menu k ey from contacts list scr een and touch New contact. Y ou are requir ed to enter the contact's name and other contact information. By scrolling up and do wn the screen, you can move fr om one field to another easily .
41 42 Communicating with y our contacts 3.3.4 From the contacts list, you can communicate with y our contacts by making a call or exchanging messages. T o launch a call to a contact, locate the contact or number your want to call, then touch . Y ou can also touch & hold the contact or number , then touch Call contact .
43 44 Joining/Separating contacts 3.3.7 T o av oid duplication, you can add an y new contact information to existing contacts in a single action. T ouch the contact which you want to add information to , press Menu key and touch Edit contact , then press Menu k ey again and touch Join .
45 46 Google Messa ging, Gmail/ 4 Email, Google T alk ................ Google Messa ging 4.1 ........................................ Y ou can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone. T o access this feature, touch Application tab from Home screen, then select Messaging .
47 48 Attach options: Pictures • Access Gallery application or File manager to select a picture as attachment. Capture pictur e • Access Camera to captur e a new picture for attaching. Videos • Access Gallery application or File manager to select a video as attachment.
49 50 T ouch and hold a message in message details screen. The following message options are a vailable for selection: Forwar d T ouch to forward the message to another recipient. Lock/Unlock message T ouch to lock/unlock the message so it can/can’t be deleted if you r each maximum number of stored messages.
51 52 Multimedia message (MMS) settings Delivery reports • Select to request a deliv er y report for each multimedia message you send. Read reports • Select to request a r epor t on whether each recipient has or has not read a multimedia message sent b y you.
53 54 T o add a signature to emails, press Menu k ey fr om inbox screen, and touch Settings , then select Signature . T o receiv e and read your emails When a new email arriv es, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, and an icon will appear on Status bar .
55 56 Gmail settings T o manage Gmail settings, press Menu k ey in Inbox scr een and touch Settings . Signature • T o add a signature text to the end of each mail you send. Confirm actions • Select to activate a query when deleting a message or conv ersation, for double confirmation.
57 58 Google T alk 4.3 ............................................... Google's instant messaging service, Google Talk, lets you communicate with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. To access this feature and sign in, touch Application tab from Home screen, then touch Talk .
59 60 T o manage y our friends 4.3.4 Besides adding new friends to y our friends list, the following actions ar e a vailable for your choice: T o view all friends/ • most popular friends By default, only friends that you frequentl y communicate with are displa yed in Friends list.
61 62 Google Calendar & 5 Alarm clock & Calculator .... Google Calendar 5.1 ........................................ Use Google Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. T o access this function, touch Application tab from Home scr een, then touch Calendar .
63 64 More New e vent T o add a new ev ent My calendars T o show or hide, remov e or add calendars Settings T o set a series of Calendar settings Clock 5.2 .......................................................... Y our mobile phone has a built-in clock.
65 66 T o switch between panels, select one of the following two wa ys: T ouch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced • panel. Or press • Menu k ey from basic panel to open option men u and touch Advanced panel .
67 68 T o activate/deactivate Data roaming When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. Press • Menu k ey from Home scr een. T ouch • SettingsWireless & netw orksMobile networksData roaming . Mark/Unmark the checkbox to activate or deactivate data r oaming.
69 70 T o add a Wi-Fi network When Wi-Fi is on, you ma y add new Wi-Fi networks accor ding to your prefer ence. Press • Menu k ey from Home scr een. T ouch • SettingsWireless & netw orksWi-Fi settingsAdd Wi-Fi network . Enter the name of the network and an y required netw ork information.
71 72 T o find text on a web pa ge Press • Menu k ey fr om web page screen, then touch MoreFind on page . Enter the text or phrase you want to find. • The first wor d with matching characters will be highlighted on the • screen, and subsequent matches are box ed.
73 74 Manag e links, histor y , downloads 6.2.2 T o manage a link, phone number or addr ess display ed on a web page Link • T ouch the link to open the web page. T ouch and hold the link to open options for further operation, like open in ne w window , sav e link, share link, copy link, etc .
75 76 T o open a bookmark T ouch the bookmark icon • at the top of the screen, or press Menu ke y and touch Bookmarks . On the • Bookmarks tab, touch the bookmark you want to open. Y ou can also touch and hold to display the options scr een, then touch • Open or Open in new windo w .
77 78 Privacy settings Clear cache • T ouch to clear locally cached content and databases. Clear history • T ouch to clear the browser history . Accept cookies • Mark to allow sites to sa ve and r ead cookie data. Clear all cookie • data T ouch to clear all browser cookies.
79 80 T o pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth de vice T o exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth de vice with which you want to exchange data. Press • Menu k ey from Home scr een.
81 82 Sharing y our phone's mobile data connection 6.5 Y ou can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
83 84 T o disconnect: Open the Notifications panel and touch the resulting notification for the • VPN connection. T o edit/delete a VPN T o edit a VPN: Press • Menu k ey from Home scr een. T ouch • SettingsWireless & netw orksVPN settings . VPNs you ha ve added ar e listed; touch & hold the VPN you want to • edit.
85 86 T ouch Apps or Games on Android Mark et screen to bro wse its contents, and then select subcategory . Within each subcategor y you can select to view items sorted by T op paid , T op free , or Just in .
87 88 T ouch • My do wnloads in Android Mark et Home . T ouch the application that you want to uninstall. • T ouch • OK in the Uninstall & r efund dialog box. If the dialog box does not appear , your trial period has expir ed. In the survey form, select the answer that best matches y our reason, • and touch OK .
89 90 Multimedia applications 8 Camera/Camcorder 8.1 ............................. / Y our mobile phone is fitted with a Camera and Camcorder for taking photos and shooting videos. Before using Camera or Camcor der , please ensure that a MicroSD card where all pictur es and videos are stored is cor rectly installed.
91 92 Settings in framing mode 8.1.1 Before taking a photo/shooting a video , you can adjust a number of settings in framing mode. Camera settings Settings • T ouch to enter a scrolling list of settings: Focus mode, Exposure, Scene mode , Picture size, Anti banding, etc .
93 94 Galler y 8.2 .......................................................... Gallery acts as a media player f or you to view photos and pla yback videos. In addition, a set of fur ther operations to pictures and videos ar e available for your choice (r efer to page 90).
95 96 W orking with pictures Y ou can work with pictures by r otating or cropping them, sharing them with friends, setting them as contact ID or wallpaper , etc. Locate the picture y ou want to work on, press Menu k ey from full-scr een picture vie w .
97 98 W atch videos 8.3.1 T ouch a video to play it. T ouch video playing scr een to display pla yback controls with which you can pause, skip forward or backward, or drag the progr ess bar to the point you want to watch. T o exit video playing scr een, press Back k ey to return to video list.
99 100 W orking with playlists 8.4.3 Pla ylists allow you to conv eniently organize all the songs stored in the card. Y ou can create a new pla ylist, add a song to the list, rearrange the order of the list, and delete or rename a pla ylist.
101 102 Star a location 9.3 Just lik e bookmarking a web addr ess on the Internet, you can star an y position on the map for later use. Ho w to star (or unstar) a location 9.3.1 T ouch & hold a location on a map • T ouch the address r ectangle that opens • T ouch the gray star at the top of the scr een to star the location.
103 104 Get driving, public transport or walking 9.4 directions Get suggested r outes for your trip 9.4.1 Press • Menu k ey from ma ps screen and touch Directions .
105 106 View traffic conditions on y our route 9.4.5 At the lower -left corner of navigation vie w , a traffic light indicates the overall traffic conditions on y our route, next to the estimated time of arrival at your destination. Y ou can also view the traffic conditions on each segment of your r oute.
107 108 T o join Latitude 9.6.1 Press • Menu k ey from ma ps screen. T ouch • Join Latitude . When you joined Latitude, the menu item changes to Latitude . T o open Latitude , press Menu k ey from maps scr een, then touch Latitude . Ho w to invite friends to shar e their locations 9.
109 110 T o control what y ou share 9.6.5 Y ou can control the information you want to shar e with your friends. Press Menu k ey from maps scr een, touch Latitude , touch your own name and then touch Privacy .
111 112 Notes 10.2 ............................................................. T o access this function, touch Application tab from Home scr een, then touch Notes . Use Notes to note down inspirations, ideas, excerpts, things to do and all those things you ma y want to k eep for future ref erence.
113 114 T o use it, you must plug in y our headset, which works as an antenna connected with your phone. T ouch to pla y/stop T ouch to go to next sa ved channel T ouch to open and view the sa ved channels list T ouch to add the curr ent station to fav ourites.
115 116 Other applications 10.10 (1) ......................................... The pre vious applications in this section are preinstalled to y our phone. T o read a brief introduction of the pr einstalled 3rd party applications, please refer to the leaflet pr ovided with the phone.
117 118 T ethering & por table hotspot 11.1.4 This function allows you to shar e your phone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (Please refer to section 6.
119 120 Ser vice Dialing Numbers 11.2.2 Service Dialing Numbers (SDN) is a ser vice mode of SIM, where you can place the call from the SDN list. These built-in numbers are ad ded to the SDN list by operator . V oicemail 11.2.3 V oicemail ser vice Opens a dialog where y ou can select your carrier’ s voicemail service or another service .
121 122 Displa y 11.4 Orientation • Mark the check box to activate automatic orientation switch when r otating phone . Animation • T ouch to select whether to show some, all or no animations. Brightness • T ouch to adjust the brightness of the screen or select Automatic brightness.
123 124 Screen unlock pattern 11.5.2 None • T ouch to disable screen unlock security . Pattern • T ouch to draw pattern to unlock screen. PIN • T ouch to enter a numeric PIN to unlock screen. Pass word • T ouch to enter a password to unlock scr een.
125 126 Manage a pplications T ouch to manage and remov e installed applications. Running services T ouch to open a list of ser vices—applications or parts of applications that pro vide ser vices to other applications, or that run even when their main application isn’ t running.
127 128 Manag e accounts 11.7.2 The rest of this scr een lists the Google Accounts and other accounts you’ ve added to the phone. If you touch an account in this screen, its account screen opens. This screen contains differ ent options, depending on the kind of account.
129 130 Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data fr om internal phone storage, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications.
131 132 Search 11.10 Y ou use the Search settings to configure Google Sear ch, Quick Search Bo x, and the data on the phone that you want to include in sear ches. W eb Search 11.10.1 Google Sear ch settings T ouch to adjust a range of settings to show web suggestions fr om Google as you type, to view and manage search history if any .
133 134 T ouchPal Input 11.11.3 The T ouchPal Input will allow you input text easily . Y ou can make changes to the settings for easy input. Available options ar e as follows: K ey pr ess sound • T ouch to adjust volume of k ey press sound. K ey pr ess vibration • T ouch to change the level of vibration.
135 136 T ext-to-speech settings 11.12.2 (1) Y ou use the T ext-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to- speech synthesizer , for applications lik e T alkBack that can take advantage of it. If you don’ t ha ve speech synthesizer data installed, only the Install voice data setting is a vailable .
137 138 Set date T ouch to open a dialog where you can man ually set the phone’ s date . Select time zone T ouch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’ s time zone . Set time Opens a dialog where y ou can set the phone’ s time . Use 24-hour format Mark the check box to displa y the time using 24-hour clock format.
139 140 Making the most of your 12 phone .................................. PC suite 12.1 Y ou can download software upgrade for fr ee from the website: www .
141 142 T elephone warranty 13 .......... Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve (12) months (1) from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice.
143 144 Accessories 14 (1) ..................... The latest generation of Alcatel GSM mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree featur e that allows you to use the telephone fr om a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who pr efer to keep their conv ersations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset.
145 146 Make sur e charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C to +40°C) • When abroad, check that the voltage input is compatible • My phone cannot connect to a network or “No ser vi.
147 148 SIM card PIN lock ed Contact your netw ork operator to obtain the PUK code (Personal • Unblocking K ey) I am unable to connect m y phone to my computer Install Alcatel Android Manager first .
149 150 ALCA TEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited. © Cop yright 2011 TCT Mobile Limited All rights reserved TCT Mobile Limited reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice.
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