Alcatel One Touch Idol 3 Instructions Guide
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99100 10�3 Radio ����������������������������������������������������������� Your phone is equipped with a radio(1) with RDS(2) functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you tune to stations that offer Visual Radio service. To access this function, touch from the Home screen, then touch Radio. To use it, you must plug in your headset, which works as an antenna when connected to your phone. Touch to play/stop.Touch to go to next saved channel. Touch to open and view the saved channels list. Touch to add the current station to favourites. Drag to change current frequency. Touch to go to previous saved channel. Touch to decrease 0.1MHz. Touch and hold to search and go to the nearest lower frequency channel. Touch to increase 0.1MHz. Touch and hold to search and go to the nearest higher frequency channel. (1) The quality of the radio depends on the coverage of the radio station in that particular area.(2) Depending on your network operator and market. Available options: • Save channelSave the current tuned station to the channels list. • Edit nameEdit the channel name. • Scan channelsTouch to search for channels. • Audio modeListen to the radio using loudspeaker or headset. • DeleteDelete the channel • Enter frequencyEnter the frequency manually. • ExitTurn off the radio. 10�4 Notes ����������������������������������������������������������� To access this function, touch from the Home screen, then touch Notes. Use Notes to note down inspirations, ideas, excerpts, things to do and all those things you may want to keep for future reference. Existing notes can be sent via Bluetooth, message or Email. 10�5 Other applications(1) ������������������������������������������ The previous applications in this section are preinstalled on your phone. To read a brief introduction of the preinstalled 3rd party applications, please refer to the leaflet provided with the phone. You can also download thousands of 3rd party applications by going to Google Play Store on your phone. (1) Application availability depends on country and operator.
101102 11 Settings �������������������������� To access this function, touch from the Home screen, then touch Settings. 11�1 Wireless & network 11�1�1 Wi-Fi Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the Internet without using your SIM card whenever you are in range of a wireless network. The only thing you have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi screen and configure an access point to connect your phone to the wireless network. For detailed instructions on using Wi-Fi, please refer to “6�1�2 Wi-Fi”. 11�1�2 Bluetooth Bluetooth allows your phone to exchange data (videos, images, music, etc.) within a small range with another Bluetooth supported device (phone, computer, printer, headset, car kit, etc.). For more information on Bluetooth, please refer to “6�3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices”. 11�1�3 Data usage By touching the Set cellular data limit switch, your mobile data connection will be disabled when your specified limit is reached. You can also choose a data usage cycle to view the statistics and applications related to the data use of your phone. Data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier may count differently. Please consider using a conservative limit. 11�1�4 More���\Airplane mode Touch the switch of Airplane mode to simultaneously disable all wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. 11�1�5 More���\Default SMS app Touch to set the default SMS app. 11�1�6 More���\Tethering & portable hotspot This function allows you to share your phone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (Please refer to “6�6 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection”). 11�1�7 More���\VPN A mobile virtual private network (mobile VPN or mVPN) provides mobile devices with access to network resources and software applications on their home network, when they connect via other wireless or wired networks. Mobile VPNs are used in environments where workers need to keep application sessions open at all times, throughout the working day, as the user connects via various wireless networks, encounters gaps in coverage, or suspends-and-resumes their devices to preserve battery life. A conventional VPN cannot survive such events because the network tunnel is disrupted, causing applications to disconnect, time out, fail, or even the computing device itself to crash. For more information on VPN, please refer to “6�7 Connecting to virtual private networks”. 11�1�8 More���\NFC Touch the switch to enable and disable the NFC. The function allows data exchange when the phone touches another device.
103104 11�1�9 More���\Android Beam The Android beam can be activated when NFC is on. The function allows to transmit app content via NFC. 11�1�10 More���\Mobile networks Data enabled If you do not need to transmit data on all mobile networks, turn off Data enabled to avoid incurring significant charges for data use on local carrier mobile networks, particularly if you do not have a mobile data agreement. Data roaming If you don’t need to transmit data on other carriers’ mobile networks, disable Data roaming to avoid incurring significant roaming charges. Preferred network mode You can set your preferred network mode, such as GSM/WCDMA, LTE etc. Access Point Names You can select your preferred network with this menu. Network operators You can select a network operator. 11�2 Device 11�2�1 Gestures The device allows you to select the following gestures: • Double tap screenMark the checkbox to enable the function which you can light screen on or off by double tap the screen. • Turn over to muteMark the checkbox to mute ringtones such as alarms, incoming calls etc. by turning the phone over. • Turn over to activateTouch to set whether to activate the snooze feature or dismiss a ringtone when the device is turned over. 11�2�2 Sound & notification Use the Sound settings to configure many aspects of call and notification ringtones, music, and other audio settings.
105106 11�2�3 Display • Brightness levelTouch to set the level of brightness. • Adaptive brightnessTouch to enable automatic adjustment of the screen brightness. • WallpaperTouch to set the wallpaper. • SleepTouch to set screen timeout. • DaydreamTouch to set the Daydream. • Font sizeTouch to set the font size. • When device is rotatedTouch to set whether rotate the contents of the screen or stay in portrait view. • ReversibleMark the checkbox to activate the reversible mode. • Reversible animationTouch to set the animation of reversible. • Wi-Fi DisplayTouch to turn on and turn off Wi-Fi Display. 11�2�4 Lock screen Function After the function is actived then select shortcuts will display on your lockscreen. • SoundTouch to set volume for Media, Ringtone, Notifications and Alarm. • JBLTouch to enable/disable JBL. The function is only for music play. • Headset modeMark the checkbox to enable headset mode. Ringtones will only be heard from the headset if it is plugged in. • Vibrate for callsTouch to vibrate phone for incoming calls. • InterruptionsTouch to set whether interrupt and priority interruptions. • RingtoneTouch to set your incoming call ringtone. • Default notification ringtone Touch to set the default sound for notifications. • Power on & off ringtoneTouch to enable/disable the power on & off ringtone. • Other soundsTouch to set dial pad tones, screen locking sounds, touch sounds and vibrate on touch. • When device is lockedTouch to show all notification content or don't show notification at all. • App notificationsTouch to set block and priority for app notifications. • Notification accessTouch to view the notification listerners.
107108 Screen lock • NoneTouch to disable screen unlock security. • SwipeTouch to enable slide unlock mode. • Face UnlockTouch to look at your phone to unlock screen. • PatternTouch to draw a pattern to unlock screen. • PINTouch to enter a numeric PIN to unlock screen. • PasswordTouch to enter a password to unlock screen. • Eye-DTouch to set the lock pattern to Eye-D.Eye-D is a secure biometric that uses the smartphone camera to image and pattern match the blood vessels in the whites of the eye. Owner info Touch to input owner information which will display on the locked screen. Smart Lock You must set a screen lock first when you enable this function. 11�2�5 LED indicator Touch to turn on/off the LED indicator. 11�2�6 Storage Use these settings to monitor the total and available space on your phone and on your microSD card; to manage your microSD card; and if necessary, to reset the phone, erasing all of your personal information. Internal storage This menu displays the amount of internal phone storage in different colors. The available space will be shown in grey, which shows the amount of internal phone storage used by the operating system, its components, applications (including those you downloaded), permanent and temporary data. Switching the internal storage location may prevent running applications from accessing data, causing them to malfunction. If a warning message comes up saying that phone memory is limited, you are required to free up space by deleting some unwanted applications, downloaded files, etc. SD card Lists the amount of space on any microSD card installed in your phone and the amount you can use to store photos, videos, music, and other files. You can touch one category to access the function and learn more details. Mount/Unmount SD card You must mount the microSD card before using applications and files in it, or format the microSD card. Unmount the microSD card from your phone so that you can safely remove it when the phone is on. Erase SD card Permanently erases everything on a microSD card and prepares it for use with your phone. 11�2�7 Battery Touch any category in the battery management screen to view its power consumption. You can adjust power use via the screen brightness or screen timeout settings in the Display screen. You can also set your phone to saving mode or ultimate saver mode. In the latter, only four functions can be used including Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Calendar.
109110 11�2�8 Applications Use the Manage applications settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to manage their data and force them to stop, and to set whether you want to permit installation of applications that you obtain from web sites and emails. Manage Apps • Download: Touch to manage and remove installed applications. • Running: Touch to view and control currently running service. • All: Touch to view storage used by applications. 11�3 Personal 11�3�1 Location Access to my location Touch the switch to enable the use of information from Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine your approximate location, for use in Google Maps, when you search, and so on. When you select this option, you’re asked whether you consent to share your location anonymously with Google’s location service. Mode Touch to select High accuracy, Battery saving or Device only mode. • High accuracy: Use GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile network to determine location. • Battery saving: Use Wi-Fi to determine location. • Device only: Use GPS to determine location. Recent location requests In the list, it will show recent location requests. 11�3�2 Security Find my phone Touch the switch to enable Find my phone function. Encrypt phone Require a numeric PIN or passwords to decrypt your phone each time you power it on. Set up SIM/RUIM card lock • Mark the checkbox of Lock SIM card to lock the SIM card with a PIN code. • Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN code. Make passwords visible Mark the checkbox to show passwords as you type. Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators. Unknown sources Mark the checkbox to permit installation of applications that you obtain from websites, emails, or other locations other than Google Play Store. To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources, such as Google Play Store. Trusted credentials Touch to display trusted CA certificates. Install from SD card Touch to install encrypted certificates from the microSD card.
111112 Clear credentials Touch to remove all certificates. 11�3�3 Language & input Use the Language & input settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard. You can also configure voice input settings and the pointer speed. Language Touch to select the language and the region you want. Spell checker Mark the checkbox to enable the system to show suggested words. Personal dictionary Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary. Touch a word to edit or delete it. Touch the add button (+) to add a word. Current Keyboard Touch to select a default input method. Voice input Touch to view settings about voice input Text-to-speech output • Preferred engine: Touch to choose a Preferred text-to-speech engine, touch the settings icon to show more choices for each engine. • Speech rate: Touch to open a dialog where you can select how quickly you want the synthesizer to speak. • Listen to an example: Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings. Pointer speed Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed, touch OK to confirm. 11�3�4 Backup & reset Back up my data Touch the switch to back up your phone’s settings and other application data to Google Servers, with your Google Account. If you replace your phone, the settings and data you’ve backed up are restored onto the new phone for the first time you sign in with your Google Account. If you mark this option, a wide variety of settings and data are backed up, including your Wi-Fi passwords, bookmarks, a list of the applications you’ve installed, the words you’ve added to the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard, and most of the settings that you configure with the Settings application. If you unmark this option, you stop backing up your settings, and any existing backups are deleted from Google Servers. Backup account Touch to back up your account. Automatic restore Touch the switch to restore your backed up settings or other data when you reinstall an application.
113114 Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications. Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you’ve downloaded or any files on your microSD card, such as music or photos. If you reset the phone in this way, you’re prompted to re-enter the same kind of information as when you first started Android. When you are unable to power on your phone, there is another way to perform a factory data reset by using hardware keys. Press the Volume up key and the Power key at same time until the screen lights up. 11�4 System 11�4�1 Date & time Use Date & Time settings to customize your preferences for how date and time are displayed. Automatic date & time Mark the checkbox to use the network-provided date and time. Unmark to set all values manually. Automatic time zone Mark the checkbox to use the network-provided time zone. Unmark to set all values manually. Set date Touch to open a dialog where you can manually set the phone’s date. Set time Touch to open a dialog where you can manually set the phone’s time. Select time zone Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone. Use 24-hour format Mark the checkbox to display the time using the 24-hour clock format. Choose date format Touch to open a dialog where you can select the format for displaying dates. 11�4�2 Accessibility Use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. TalkBack When Talkback is on, your device provides spoken feedback to help blind and low vision users. Switch Access Touch to turn on/off switch access. Captions Touch to activate/deactivate captions for phone screen. Magnification gestures Touch to turn on/off to activate/deactivate zoom in/out function by triple-tapping the screen. Large text Mark the checkbox to enlarge the screen text.
115116 High contrast text Mark the checkbox to activate high contrast text. Power button ends call Mark the check box to enable Power button ends call. Auto-rotate screen Mark the checkbox to activate auto-rotate screen. Speak passwords Mark the checkbox to speak passwords while typing. Accessibility shortcut Touch to turn on/off to enable/disable accessibility features. Text-to-speech output Please refer to "Preferred engine/Speech rate/Listen to an example" setting before. Touch & hold delay Touch to adjust the duration of touch and hold delay. This function enables your phone to differ touch and touch & hold, which may avoid incorrect operations. Color inversion Touch the switch to turn on/off color inversion. Color correction Touch to turn on/off color correction. 11�4�3 Regulatory & Safety Touch to view product information. 11�4�4 About phone This contains information about things ranging from Legal information, Model number, Firmware version, Baseband version, Kernel version, Build number to those listed below: System updates Touch to check for system updates. Status This contains the status of the Battery status, Battery level, My phone number, Network, Signal strength, etc. Legal information Touch to view legal information.
117118 12 Upgrade You can use the Over-the-air Software Upgrade to update your phone's software. 12�1 Over-the-air Software Upgrade Using the Over-the-air Software Upgrade tool you can update your phone's software. To access System updates, touch icon to open the applications list, then touch Settings\About phone\System updates. When there is a new version to be updated, an indicator will be shown on the System updates menu. If you want to update the system, please touch System updates and then the button Download, after it is done please touch Install to complete the upgrade. Now your phone's software will be the latest version. You should turn on data connection before searching for updates. Settings for auto-check intervals is also available once you restart the phone. If you have chosen auto-check a dialog box will pop up when the new system discovers the new software version. You can choose to download or ignore. The notification will also show in Status bar. All functions including emergency calls will not be active during over-the-air software upgrade. 13 Accessories ����������������������� The latest generation of ALCATEL ONETOUCH mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset. 1. Charger 2. USB cable 3. QG 4. SIM tooling pin Only use your telephone with the ALCATEL ONETOUCH batteries, chargers and accessories in your box.