Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product One Touch S853 Alcatel
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Intr oduction .......................................................... T&A Mobile Phones would lik e to thank you for pur chasing this mobile phone. Stereo Surr ound 2.1 Sound Make the most of a full multimedia experience with y our mobile and its three speak ers (two tr ebles and a bass).
Ta b le of contents .................................................. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1 Safety and Use ................
7. Messages: SMS, MMS ............................................................................................................. .34 7.1 Creating SMS/MMS ..............................................................................................
11. W AP ........................................................................................................................................64 11.1 Access W AP menu..................................................................................
Safety and Use ...................................................... We r ecommend that you read this cha pter carefully before using y our phone. The manufacturer disclaims an y liability for damage, w hich may r esult as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
Parents should monitor their children’ s use of video games or other features that incorporate flashing lights on the phones. All persons should discontinue use and consult a doctor if any of the following symptoms occur: convulsion, eye or muscle twitching, loss of awarenes s, involuntary movements, or disorientation.
7 • CHARGERS Mains powered chargers will operate within the temperatur e range of: 0 °C to 40 °C. The chargers designed for your mobile phone meet with the standard for saf ety of information technology equipment and office equipment use. They should be used for this purpose only .
• LICENCES miniSD™ is a trademark of SD Card Association The Bluetooth word mark and logos ar e owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and an y use of such marks by T&A Mobile Phones Limited and its affiliates is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
General Information ............................................ • Internet address : www .tcl-ta.com - WA P a d d r ess :w ap .m y-onetouch.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 (Frequently Asked Questions) section.
1 Y our mobile .................................................... 10 Delete V oicemail Switch on/Switch off End call Ke ypad lock/unlock Left softke y Right softke y Pick up/Send call Call memory Na vigation k e y (1) : Menu/Confirm an option Messages Directory Media Album V olume Vibrator (1) Depending on your network operator .
11 Navigation k ey Confirm an option (press the middle of the ke y) Delete (short keypr ess) Pick up Send a call Access call memory (Redial) (shor t ke ypress) Switch on/Switch off the telephone (long.
1.2 Main screen icons (1) Battery charge level Vibrator mode :y our phone vibrates, but neither rings nor beeps except for the alarms (see page 41). Infrared : infrared link activated. (Color red) Bluetooth status (Activated). Bluetooth status (Hidden).
Double line (1) :i ndicates the selected line. GPRS context activated . Music play er or radio active . USB cable connected . Reception of a message in pr ogress . Sending a message . Silence mode :y our phone neither rings, beeps nor vibrates except for the alarms (see page 41).
Unclip the cover , then the battery and remove it. Installing the battery Removing the battery Insert and click the batter y into place, then close the telephone cover .
Charging the battery Connect the battery charger The charge is complete when the animation stops. Only use Alcatel chargers. Precautions during use 15 • A short beep will sound when charging begins. • The animation may tak e several minutes to start and may emit a slight whistling sound if the battery is flat.
16 2.2 Switching on your telephone Hold down the ke y until the telephone comes on, type in your PIN code if necessar y and then confirm with the ke y . The main screen is displayed. If you don’ t know your PIN code or if you ha ve forgotten it, contact your network operator .
3 Calls ............................................................ 3.1 Making a call Dial the desired number then pr ess the ke y to place the call. If you mak e a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by pr essing the k ey . To hang up the call, press the key .
18 Automatic redial If this feature is activated and supported by the network (see page 28), the person you called will be called back automatically until they can be r eached. 3.2 Calling your v oicemail (1) Y our voicemail is pr ovided by your netw ork to avoid missing calls.
Muting the ringtone Press the ke y once while the telephone is ringing. Answer the call by pr essing the ke y. Rejecting a call Press the ke y once or the key twice. 3.4 During the call A vailable functions During a call, you can use your directory , your diary, shor t messages, etc.
20 Besides, you can switch the audio speech fr om a Bluetooth audio device to handset or accessories (car kit, headset, …) when connected. Press the left softk ey “ Options ” and select “ T ransfer sound ”. During a call, if you try to send a message , it will be stored in the " Unsent " folder instead of being sent.
3.5 Conference calls (1) Y our phone allows you to talk to se veral people at the same time (up to 5). If you are on a double call, press “ Options ” and select “ Conference ” then confirm with the ke y . If a third call comes in, answer it by pressing the key and speak with y our new correspondent.
4 Menu (1) ............................................................ • GAMES & APPS • MEDIA ALBUM - My Images - My Videos - My Sounds - Games & Apps - Memory card - Memory • EXTRAS - .
23 (1) Contact your network operator to check service a vailability . • CALL LOG - Call memory - My Numbers - My e-mail -B illing - Call settings • MY SETTINGS - Ringtones - Sound interface - Display - Clock -K e y s - More settings.
24 5 Call log ...................................................... CALL LOG • CALL MEMORY - Unanswered - Outgoing calls - Answered calls • MY NUMBERS - My number -V oicemail • MY E-MAIL • BILLING - Amount •T otal cost •A vailable credit • Maximum credit • Reset • Unit cost - Duration •T otal duration •A vail.
25 5.3 My e-mail Enter your own e-mail addr ess to send pictures, images, video clips, sounds... by MMS to your PC. Y ou can do it also via the options while writing an MMS.
26 5.5 Call settings (1) Y ou can access a number of items with this option: Call forward :y ou can activate, cancel or verify the status of the call f orwarding (V oice, Fax or Data) to the voicemail or to a specified n umber (type in the number or select the name and confirm by pr essing ).
27 (1) Contact your network operator to check service a vailability . • Except FDN Barring of outgoing calls in accordance with a specific “ FDN ” director y contained in dir . (1) the SIM card. Activate/ All calls not beginning with one of the numbers recorded in the “ FDN ” directory are Deactivate barred.
Calls Call waiting (1) Activate/deactivate the notification of a second incoming call by a beep. Conceal ID (1) Activate/deactivate the option making your calls (CLIR) anonymous (your n umber is no longer transmitted by the network to the party you ar e calling).
6 Directory .................................................. 6.1 Consulting your dir ector y To access the director y from the main scr een, press the ke y (1) downwards or press the key 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 47).
Sending your dir ectory file via Infrared Select the file you wish to transfer and place y our phone or PD A opposite the other phone’s InfraRed port. Select “ Options/Send/Infrared ” and the transfer will tak e place . Receiving the file Y ou must activate the infrared via “ Menu/Extras/Infrared ” to retrie ve files.
31 6.2 Creating a file Select the directory in which you wish to create a file, press the “ Options ” softkey , select “ Create file ” then . Y ou can sav e the data you have enter ed at any time by pressing the “ Options ” softkey and choosing “ Sav e & quit ”.
6.3 A vailab le options From the list of names in y our directories, you can access the following options via the left softke y: 32 View • View a complete file: name, address, e-mail, etc. Create file • Create a file (name, numbers, address, e-mail, etc.
6.4 Creating a new dir ector y From the pr oduct directory , press the “ Options ” softkey and select “ Create directory ”, confirm using the ke y, then name your new directory . Y ou can create up to 13 new dir ectories. Y ou can delete only those directories that you cr eated, by selecting “ Delete directory ”.
7 Messag es: SMS, MMS .............................. From y our telephone, you can read, write, send messages and share them with other devices: “ Te xt/SMS ”, “ Multimedia/MMS ”.
7.1 Creating SMS/MMS (1) From the main menu select “ Messages/Cr eate message ”. Yo u can type a message but you can also modify a predefined message or customise your message, by adding pictures, photos, sounds, title, etc. While writing, select “ Options ” to access to all the messages options.
Creating V ox MMS (V oice memo) From the main menu, select “ Messages/Create messag e/V oice/V ox MMS ”. This function allows you to send a vocal message quickly without ha ving to write . The recipient is not disturbed and simply r eceives a normal MMS (1) .
Receiving and reading SMS/MMS When you receiv e a new message, the following message is displayed: “ Y ou received a new messa ge! ”, a beep sounds, the icon shows up, a line with the number of messages appears on the screen. Select this line and press to read it directly fr om the main screen.
38 7.5 Drafts All drafts messages. 7.6 Archiv ed messages All archiv ed messages. 7.7 Te mplates A list of predefined messages are a vailable. Select one , edit it if required, and then send it. Y ou can also create your own predefined messages. 7.8 V oicemail All vocal messages receiv ed.
7.10 Settings 7.10.1 Message sending parameters • Expiration :r equest a deletion of undelivered messages from server (never delete, after 30 minutes, 1 hour , 6 hours, 1 day , 1 week). Y ou can select or cancel this option. • Delay ed delivery :y ou can delay a message delivery by 30 minutes, 1 hour , 6 hours, 1 day , 1 week or never .
40 7.10.3 Look & Feel • Emoticons : graphical displa y of emoticons. • Slide duration : page display duration in seconds. • Pe rsonalisation : insert signature and/or add an introduction: always, never . 7.10.4 Advanced parameters Y ou can program specific parameters for SMS/MMS.
41 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. (1) Depending on the operator . • RINGTONES • SOUND INTERFACE MY SETTINGS 8.
42 8.1.2 Mode Y ou may set y our 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 f or alarms, the icon will be displa yed).
43 8.3 Displa y 8.3.1 Main screen The main screen is displa yed when you switch on your telephone and/or when no functions hav e been used for a shor t time (calls, sending of short messages.
8.3.2 Screen sa ver If you activate this option, the screen sav er will be displayed a little while after the main screen. Y ou can choose a picture, an animation, a slideshow as your scr een sav er .
45 8.3.5 On/Off screen (1) Y ou can customise your welcome message, animation, melody or image that appears when you s witch on y our telephone. Y ou can also customise your OFF screen with an image, animation and melody . 8.3.6 Zoom (2) Tw o character sizes are a vailable for your telephone screen.
8.4 Clock Y ou can display tw o clocks (local and remote) at the same time on the main screen. Go first to the “ Clock type ” icon and select the “ 2 clocks ” option. Then go back to the “ Clock set up ”, select “ Local clock ”, choose a city and confirm.
8.5 Ke ys (1) 8.5.1 Softke ys/ key (1) These ke ys hav e predefined functions, which var y from one model to another (operator services, games access, or Games & Applications, ...). Y ou can customise (1) them, assigning the functions you wish to each key .
48 8.6.2 Languages (1) Display language f or messages (select using ). The “ Automatic ” option selects the language according to the home network (if a vailable). 8.6.3 Dictionary Y ou hav e a dictionar y to which you can add your o wn words in addition to those suggested b y the predictive input system.
(1) Contact your network operator . 8.6.7 Security PIN code (1) The SIM card protection code is r equested each time the phone is switched on if this code is activated. Y ou can choose either to activate/ deactivate it or change the code (between 4 and 8 digits).
8.6.8 Privacy “ Activate ” this option in order to protect y our diar y or directory data. This option is useful if you use PC synchronisation. 8.6.9 Networks SMS CB (1) Messages broadcast ov er the network (weather forecast, traffic conditions, etc.
8.6.10 Accessories Headset Pick up • Ke y By pressing the key or the headset k ey . • Automatic Automatically without any k eypress, after appro ximately 2 ringtones (this option is operational only if your mobile phone is connected to an audio kit or handsfr ee kit).
9 Extras ........................................................ 52 9.1 Diary Y our phone has a sophisticated diary that will help you to manage your daily schedule. Y ou can also sav e “ To D o ” lists. Consulting your diary Three views ar e possible .
Creating an appointment and pr ogramming an alarm When you create an a ppointment (“ Create ” option), you can also activate an alarm.Y ou can set the desired alarm activation time to coincide with your appointment time. Creating a task Scroll to the icon using the k ey , and confirm using the key .
Daily view W eekly view Monthly view 54 Activate or deactivate a setting by pressing . Exit the configuration function by pressing . More about y our diary Graphic view A single appointment recor ded. Tw o or more appointments r ecorded during this time slot.
55 9.2 Alarms Access this feature by selecting “ Extras ” from the main menu, then “ Alarms ”. Alarm clock First set the alarm frequency (daily or only once), then enter the time and date and confirm by pressing the key . Y ou can also enter the purpose of the alarm and then confirm with the ke y .
When the alarm is set, the icon is displayed on the main screen.The alarm will sound whether the handset is switched on or off and can be switched off by pr essing any k ey . If the antenna (Music control) is not plugged in, when the radio alarm rings, a default melody will be used instead of the radio station.
57 (1) F or the former Eur opean national currencies, the currency converter uses the final Euro con version rates set on 31/12/1998, which are used in accordance with official con version rules. 9.4 Conv er ter Access this feature by selecting “ Extras ” from the main menu, then “ Converter ”.
9.5 Memory Access this feature by selecting “ Extras ” from the main menu, then “ Memory ”. Switch from the memory card to the phone memory tab using the key .
(1) If you use infrared often, we recommend that you set a quick access to it from the k eypad (see page 47). 59 9.6 Infrared Access this feature by selecting “ Extras ” from the main menu, then “ Infrared ”.
9.7 Bluetooth™ Access this feature by selecting “ Extras ” from the main menu, then “ Bluetooth ”. To use your phone with a Bluetooth device, you need to proceed in two steps: - Pair and register the device to y our phone , - Select it to use for hands-free communication.
Connect a Bluetooth device with y our phone Once you ha ve paired the Bluetooth device you want to use f or your hands-free comm unication, go in the devices list from Bluetooth men u and select it to be connected. Settings • Visibility : Select whether you want to hide (“ Hidden ”) or show to all (“ Sho wn to all ”) your phone.
9.10 Alarms list Access this feature by selecting “ Extras ” from the main menu, then “ Alarms list ”. Y ou can view all the alarms that you ha ve set.The icon will appear on y our main screen if the alarm clock or the timer has been set, or if the alarm is set for the current da y or the following da y .
63 10 My Shortcuts .......................................... Access the own shortcuts already programmed. To programme new shortcuts, select “ My Shor tcuts ” if you want to ha ve a quick access to a function, a telephone number or a W AP bookmark.
Launch • Launch W AP with this profile ev en if another one has been selected as the default. Activate • Select the current pr ofile as the default (this option is not display ed if it is already selected). Create • Enter the parameters of a new profile.
65 To “ Create ” or “ Modify ” a profile, you ar e required to enter the follo wing parameters (1) : -P r ofile name - Homepage - IP address - Security: connection mode (secure, normal, http) - Bearer choice - Confirm In the “ Bearer choice ” item you can choose the transmission mode: GPRS/EDGE/GSM, GPRS/EDGE or GSM.
66 11.3 Direct access/Pr ofile Access From the main scr een, select “ My Settings/More settings.../W AP/GPRS-EDGE/WAP access ”, to change the launch access: • Direct access: when you launch W AP from the main menu, you go directl y to the homepage of your default W AP pr ofile .
67 11.5 W AP browser options Once you ha ve launched the W AP browser , while reading a page, you can access the options by selecting the icon on the top left of the screen, or press the “ Options ” softke y , or press (long ke ypress). Home • Access the homepage directly .
12 Media Album .......................................... To access the Album from the main screen, press the navigation k ey to the left or to the right (1) or press and select the icon.
12.1 My Images Y ou can select an image or a photo and use it as the main screen or the ON/OFF screen. Y ou may change it, send it by MMS or assign it to a contact in the directory using the “ Im age ” option (see page 32). The “ My Images ” Album is made up of the following folders (1) : Memory card : all images stored in the memory card.
12.2 My Videos The “ My Videos ” Album contains the following folders (1) : Memory card , contains all videos stored in the memory card. General , contains all the items from all the folders (cr e.
71 12.4 Managing sounds, images and videos According to the item chosen, you can access some of the functions below: (1) Files marked with cannot be sent. (2) Only applies to images that can be cleared but not f or copyrighted files. View • View the selected image.
72 12.5 Do wnload new videos, photos, sounds, ... With the “ Download ” option, you can access your fa vourite sites sa ved in your bookmarks list, and download new items that y ou will be able to sav e in your Album. 12.6 F ormats and compatibility List of audio, image and video formats compatible with your telephone: - Audio: AMR (.
12.8 Memory card (miniSD Card) Access the memory card folders from the “ Media Album ”, “ Music play er ”, “ Photo/Video ” or “ Games & Apps ”. Move files from the product memory to the memory card using the “ ->Memory card ” option.
74 13 Photo/Video ............................................ Y our telephone is fitted with a camera for taking photos or shooting videos that you can use in differ ent ways: - store them in your .
13.2 Photo Access this function from the main scr een by pressing the ke y (on the left handside of the phone), or by going via the “ Camera ” menu. 13.2.1 T aking a photo The screen acts as the viewfinder . Position the object or landscape in the viewfinder and press or to take the picture.
76 Navigation k ey: In framing mode: - Short keypress on : take the picture - Long keypr ess on : take the picture + sound (phototalk) -: exposure - or + -: zoom in or out Quality : :H i gh - key : St.
77 From the photo shot scr een, press the “ Options ” softkey to access the following: Im age si ze Select “ Im age si ze ” in the list of options or press the key until y ou reach the required size: 1.3 MegaPixel (1024x1280),VGA (640x480), 176x220, QVGA, Pano, 128x160, 128x128, 64x64.
Timer The photo will be taken 10 seconds after pr essing . A sound will be emitted when you take a photo . Brightness Y ou can choose from 5 settings: Auto (the settings adjust automatically - no icon.
13.2.4 Options availab le after taking the photo Once you ha ve taken a photo or an animation, you can Send y our photo, Sav e and Send y our photo, Sav e it, Discard it, Modify it (see below), Attach sound to it, access your Image album , or assign ( Set as ) it to a contact or a main screen, etc .
80 Ke y (in Framing mode): Brightness settings Ke y (in Framing mode only): Mute/Unmute r ecording In landsca pe mode : Zoom in/out (in Framing and in Recording modes) : Exposure correction (in Framin.
81 13.3.2 F raming mode When you enter the “ Video ” function, you are in Framing mode. Use the telephone screen as a viewfinder and press the “ Options ” softkey to set the brightness, to activate or deactivate the sound, to choose the colour , to access the Video Album or the “ Camera ”, and to change the default folder .
82 13.3.4 Playing mode After recording the video sequence, press the key to pla y the video and choose to Save , Pla y , Send , Sav e and send , Cancel the video, assign it ( Set as ) to a contact or to the Main screen, and choose a different folder ( Default f older ) to sav e your videos.
14 Music pla y er and radio ............................ Y ou can listen to the FM radio or enjoy music files stor ed on your mobile with the built in stereo sur round 2.
14.2 FM Radio Access the FM radio play er from the main menu by selecting “ Music ” then “ Radio ” or by using the key (short keypr ess). Set your channel list To begin the automatic search, choose the “ Search ” option. The scan will begin and stop when a radio channel is found.
85 15 Games & Applications ............................ Y our Alcatel phone may include (1) some Java™ a pplications and games. Y ou can also download new ap plications and games to your phone from other service providers (2) . The “ Games & Apps ” menu allows you to manage the Java™ a pplications installed in your phone.
86 (1) F or the a vailability of different W AP services, pricing and tariffs, contact your network operator and /or the W AP service provider . 15.2 A vailab le options Launch • Launch the application. Information • This option gives information on the a pplication.
87 15.4 Ja va™ Push Depending on your server/operator , you may r eceive Ja va™ Push messages inviting you to do wnload new a pplications they pr opose. 15.5 Settings - Sound Switch sound ON/OFF for all Ja va™ applications. - Backlight Activate or deactivate the backlight.
16 Making the most of y our mobile ................ 16.1 “My One T ouch” ser vices by T&A Mobile Phones On the website you will find all the services a vailable to make the most of y our mobile telephone. Go to “ www.tcl-ta.com ” or simpl y choose the “ My One T ouch ” option in your mobile telephone.
17 Latin input mode/character table (1) .......... To write messages, there are two 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 k ey .
Predictiv e T9 mode This mode speeds up the writing of your text. Write the word b y pressing a k ey between and . Press the ke y once and the word will be modified each time you press a k ey .
91 Na vigation k ey: -R IGHT/LEFT:Validate the word -U P: Previous wor d in the dictionary -D O WN: Next word in the dictionary key - Short press: inser t a Smart punctuation as , - ‘ - Long press: .
92 This characters table is generic. All available characters ar e not display ed. The candidate letters may vary according to languages. Symbol table Hold down the to display the symbols table; the cursor is positioned in the centre. Use the navigation ke y to move it and the key to validate.
93 18 T elephone warranty .................................... Congratulations on choosing this mobile phone - we hope that you will be completel y satisfied with it. Yo ur phone is guaranteed against any deviation fr om technical specifications for a period of twelve (12) months from the date specified on your original inv oice (1) .
6) any ser vicing, modification or repair performed by individuals not authorised by T&A Mobile Phones Limited or its affiliates, the vendor or the approv ed maintenance centre, 7) use of the equipment for a purpose other than that for which it was designed, 8) normal wear , 9) malfunctions caused by external causes (e .
19 Accessories (1) ................................................ The latest generation of Alcatel GSM mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows y ou to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example.
96 20 Tr oubleshooting ............................................ Before contacting the aftersales department, you are advised to follow the instructions below: • Y ou are advised to switch off the telephone from time to time to optimise its performance.
My mobile phone will not connect to a network • Tr y connecting in another location • V erify the network coverage with y our operator • Check with your operator that your SIM car d is valid •.
When I select a number from m y directory, the number is not dialled • Make sur e that you hav e correctly recorded the number in y our file • Make sur e that you hav e selected the countr y prefi.
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