Alcatel OneTouch 5020n Manual

							5960 Multimedia (MMS) Messages
• Delivery reportsSelect to request a delivery report for each 
multimedia message you send.
• Read reportsSelect to request a report on whether each 
recipient has read a multimedia message sent by 
you.
• Send  read reportSelect to request a report on whether the 
multimedia message is sent out.
• Auto-retrieve Select to download the full MMS message 
(including message body and attachment) 
automatically to your phone. Otherwise, 
download only the MMS message header.
• Roaming auto-
retrieveSelect to download the full MMS message 
(including message body and attachment) 
automatically when roaming. Otherwise, 
download only the MMS message header to 
avoid extra charges.
• Creation modeSelect creation mode as restricted, warning or 
free.
• Maximum 
message sizeSelect to edit the message size, but it should not 
be more than 300KB.
• PrioritySelect message priority as high, normal or low.
4.1.3  
Adjust message settings
You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application 
screen, touch Menu icon  and touch Settings. 
Storage
• Delete old 
messagesSelect to delete old messages when the maximum 
number of stored messages is reached. 
• Text message 
limitTouch to set the number of text messages to be 
saved per conversation.
• Multimedia 
message limitTouch to set the number of multimedia messages 
to be saved per conversation.
Text (SMS) Messages
• Delivery reportsSelect to request a delivery report for each text 
message you send.
• Manage SIM 
messages Touch to manage the messages stored on SIM 
card.
• Edit quick textTouch to add or edit message templates.
• SMS service 
centreTouch to view or edit SMS service centre 
number.
• Validity period  Select message validity period such as Maximum, 
1 hour, 6 hours etc.
• SMS storage 
locationTouch to select phone or SIM card to store 
messages. 
						

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4.2 Gmail/Email
The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing 
Gmail or to create a new Email account. 
4.2.1 Gmail ...................................................................
As Googles web-based email service, Gmail is configured when you first 
set up your phone. Gmail on your phone can be automatically synchronized 
with your Gmail account on the web. Unlike other kinds of email account, 
each message and its replies in Gmail are grouped in your inbox as a single 
conversation; all emails are organized by labels instead of folders.
To access Gmail
From the Home screen, touch the Application tab to enter the applications 
list, then touch Gmail.
Gmail displays messages and conversations from one single Gmail account 
at a time, if you own more than one account, you can add a new one by 
touching Menu icon 
 and Settings from Inbox screen, then touch ADD 
ACCOUNT. When finished, you can switch accounts by touching the 
account name from Inbox screen, and touch the account you want to view.
To create and send emails
• Touch the icon 
 from Inbox screen.
• Enter recipient(s)’s email address in To field, and if necessary, touch 
Menu icon 
 and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add a copy or a blind copy to 
the message.
• Enter the subject and the content of the message.
• Touch Menu icon 
 and select to add an attachment.
• Finally, touch the icon 
 to send.  Notifications
• NotificationsSelect to display message notifications in status 
bar.
• Select ringtoneTouch to select a ringtone as a new message 
notification tone.
Cell Broadcast
• Enable CB 
ringtoneSelect to enable CB ringtone.
• Select CB 
ringtoneTouch to select a ringtone as a CB notification 
tone.
• Cell BroadcastTouch to choose a SIM card and configure cell 
broadcast messages.
Service message  setting
• Enable service 
messageSelect the checkbox to enable to receive service 
message.
Touch and hold operation guide
• Show animationTouch to show animation of messaging operation 
guide. 
						

							6364 Managing Gmails by Labels
To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize 
them using a Label.
To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, touch the 
icon 
 and select the label to assign to the conversation.
To view conversations by labels when viewing your inbox or another 
conversation list, touch the icon 
, then touch a label to view a list of 
conversations with that label.
To manage labels, touch MANAGE LABELS from Labels screen.
Mark the checkbox to select email to activate batch mode, and 
produce the following options:
• 
Touch to archive the email message.
• 
Touch to delete the email message.
• 
Touch to add or change the label of the email 
message or conversation.
• 
/Touch to mark an email message as read or unread. 
• 
To assign a star or remove the star from the 
conversation.
• Mark as (not) 
importantTo Mark the email as important or not important.
• MuteTo mute the entire conversation. When muted, 
new mails related to this conversation will not be 
displayed in Inbox, but archived.
• Report spamTo report the email message/conversation as spam. • If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch Menu 
icon 
 and Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy. To view the 
draft, touch the icon 
, then select Drafts.
If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can touch Menu icon 
   
and then touch Discard.
To add a signature to emails, touch Menu icon 
 and Settings from inbox 
screen, choose an account, then touch Signature.
To receive and read your emails 
When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, 
and an icon 
 will appear on Status bar. 
Touch and drag down the Status bar to display the Notification panel, 
touch the new email to view it. Or you can also access the Gmail Inbox 
label and touch the new mail to read it.
You can search for an email by sender, subject, label, etc.
• Touch the icon 
from Inbox screen.
• Enter the keyword you want to search for in the searching box and 
touch the Enter key in the software keyboard.  
To reply or forward emails
When viewing an email, you will see three icons offering further options 
at the centre of the conversation.
• Reply/Reply allTouch to enter text-inputting mode, enter the 
message you want to reply, then touch icon 
 
to send this message to one single recipient or all 
people in a mail loop.
• ForwardTouch to forward the message to another person. 
You are required to enter the new recipient’s email 
address and then touch 
. 
						

							6566 Touch an account, the following settings will show:
• Priority InboxTo set this inbox as the default one.
• NotificationsSelect to activate notification when a new email 
arrives.
• Sound & vibrateTouch to set Ringtone, Vibrate and Notify once.
• SignatureTo add a signature text to the end of each mail 
you send.
• Gmail sync is ONTouch to turn on/off Gmail sync.
• Days of mail to 
syncTouch to set the duration of days for mail sync.
• Manage labelsTouch to open the Label screen, where you can 
manage synchronization and notifications.
• Download 
attachmentsMark the checkbox to auto download attachments 
to recent messages via Wi-Fi.
4.2.2 Email ..................................................................
Besides your Exchange account, you can also set-up external POP3 or 
IMAP email accounts in your phone.
To access this function, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then 
select Email.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set-up an email 
account.
• Enter the email address and password of the account you want to set-up. Gmail settings
To manage Gmail settings, touch Menu icon 
 and Settings in Inbox screen.
General settings
• Confirm before 
deletingMark the checkbox to confirm before 
deleting emails.
• Confirm before 
archivingMark the checkbox to confirm before 
archiving emails.
• Confirm before 
sendingMark the checkbox to confirm before 
sending emails.
• Reply allTouch to mark the checkbox to make the 
default responding to messages.
• Auto-fit messagesMark the checkbox to shrink messages to fit 
the screen and allow zooming.
• Auto-advanceTouch to select which screen to show 
after you delete or archive a conversation.
• Hide checkboxesMark the checkbox to hide checkboxes 
while selecting emails in the batch mode.
• Message ActionsTouch to show/hide message actions.
• Clear search historyTouch to remove the search history.
• Hide pictures in 
messagesTouch to hide pictures for all senders. 
						

							6768 To sign out, touch Menu icon 
 from Friends list to display options, then 
touch Sign out. Or you can also select Sign out from online status.
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter 
your message and finally touch .
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching Menu icon 
 and  Add to chat and then selecting the friend you want to add.
4.3.2 To add a new friend
From Friends list, touch Menu icon  and select Add friend to add a new 
friend. Enter the Google Talk ID or Gmail address of the friend you want 
to add, and then touch Done. 
A notification with this invitation will be received by the friend. By 
touching the invitation, the friend can select Block, Decline or Accept 
in response.
4.3.3 To close a chat
When you want to end a chat, touch Menu icon  from Chatting screen 
directly, and then touch End chat.
If you want to end all chats, touch Menu icon 
 and End all chats from 
Friends list screen. • Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your service 
provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the email account 
settings screen to enter settings manually. Or you can touch Manual 
setup to directly enter the incoming and outgoing settings for the email 
account you are setting up.
• Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
• To add another email account, you can touch Menu icon 
 and Settings. 
Touch Add account on the right of the title to create.
To create and send emails
• Touch the icon 
 from Inbox screen.
• Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in To field.
• If necessary, touch Menu icon 
 and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add a copy 
or a blind copy to the message.
• Enter the subject and the content of the message.
• Touch Menu icon 
, touch Attach file to add an attachment.
• Finally, touch 
 to send.
• If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch Menu icon 
 and Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy. 
4.3 Google Talk ................................................
Googles 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 the Home 
screen, then touch Talk. All friends added by using Google Talk from the 
web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
Touch your account to set your online status.
Touch the text box below your online status to enter your status message. 
						

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4.3.5 Settings
A series of settings are available for your selection by touching Menu icon  and Settings from Friends list screen, and choose an account.
• Mobile indicatorSelect to display an indicator icon along with 
your name in other people’s Friends list.
• Away when screen 
offSelect to set status as Away when the screen is 
turned off.
• Invitation 
notificationsSelect to activate the notification function on 
status bar when a new message arrives. 
• IM/Video chat 
notificationsTouch to set the notification way for text or 
Video chat.
• Notification/Video 
chat ringtoneTouch to choose a ringtone for notification or 
Video chat.
• VibrateTouch to set the vibrate way for text or Video 
chat.
• Blocked friendsTouch to show/unblock blocked friends.
• Clear search 
historyTouch to clear previous chat search history from 
showing up in the Search box.
• Manage accountTouch to add, remove or sync your accounts.
• Terms & privacyTouch to show more information about Talk.
4.3.4 To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, the following actions are 
available for your choice:
• To view all friends/
most popular 
friendsBy default, only friends that you frequently 
communicate with are displayed in Friends 
list. To view all friends, touch Menu icon 
   
and Display options, then touch Name. To 
return to displaying most popular friends screen,  
touch Availability or Recency from Display 
options.
• To block/Remove 
a friendTo block a friend from exchanging messages or 
remove them from your friends list, touch Menu 
icon 
 and Friend info from Chatting screen, 
then touch Block or Remove. All blocked friends 
can be viewed by touching Menu icon 
 and 
Settings, touch an account then choose Blocked 
friends.To unblock a friend, touch the name of this 
friend and touch OK when prompted. 
						

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5.1.2 To create new events
You can add new events from any Calendar view. 
• In portrait mode, touch Menu icon 
 and New event from Calendar 
screen; or in landscape mode, touch the icon  to access new event 
edit screen.
• Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day 
event, you can select All day.
• Invite guests to the event. Enter the email addresses of the guests you 
want to invite with commas to separate. The guests will receive an 
invitation from Calendar and Email.
• When finished, touch DONE from the top of the screen.
To quickly create an event from Day, Week view screen, touch and hold 
an empty spot or an event to open Option menu, then touch New event 
to enter the event details screen of the time you have previously selected. 
Or you can also touch the empty spot to select the target area which will 
turn blue, and tap again to create the new event.
5.1.3 To delete or edit an event
To share, delete or edit an event, touch the event to enter details screen, 
touch the icon  to share the event to other people by Bluetooth, Email 
and messaging, etc., touch  the icon  to edit the event, and touch the 
icon  to delete.
5.1.4 Event reminder
If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon  will appear 
on Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives. 
5   Calendar & Alarm clock & 
Calculator ..............................
5.1 Calendar ......................................................
Use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.
To access this function, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then 
touch Calendar.
5.1.1 Multimode view
You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. 
Touch the date to change your Calendar view, and a drop-down menu will 
show for you to choose. Touch the icon 
 to return to Todays view.
In Agenda, Day or Week 
view touch an event to 
view its details.Touch a day in 
Month view to open 
that days events. Agenda view
Day view
Week view
Month view 
						

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5.2.1 To set an alarm
From Clock screen, touch  to enter Alarms screen, touch  to add 
a new alarm. Following options will show:
• Enable alarmTouch to enable the alarm.
• TimeTouch to set time.
• RepeatTouch to select days you want alarm to work
• RingtoneTouch to select a ringtone for the alarm
• VibrateSelect to activate vibration
• LabelTouch to set a name for the alarm
• Crazy alarmTouch to set an alarm without snooze mode, 
the alarm will keep work until you press dismiss 
button.
When finished, touch DONE to confirm.
To delete an alarm, touch it from Alarms screen to enter the alarm 
editing screen, touch 
 to delete. Touch OK to confirm, touch Cancel 
to cancel. Touch and drag down the status bar to open the notification panel, touch 
event name to view Calendar notification list.
Touch Snooze all to turn off all event reminders for 5 minutes.
Touch Dismiss all to delete all reminders from the list.
Touch Back key to keep the reminders pending in the status bar and the 
notification panel.
Important options by touching Menu icon 
 from Calendar main screen:
• New eventTo add a new event
• RefreshTo refresh the calendar
• SearchTo search in the calendar
• Calendars to displayTo show or hide, remove or add calendars
• Clear eventsTo clear events in the calendar.
• SettingsTo set a series of Calendar settings
5.2 Clock ............................................................
Your mobile phone has a built-in clock.
To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, 
then touch Clock.
Touch anywhere of the screen to dim/light the screen.Touch 
 Set  
alarm to add or set an alarm. 
						

							7576 To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways:
• Touch and drag the basic screen to the left to open the Advanced panel. 
• Or touch and hold the Menu key from basic panel to open option menu 
and touch Advanced panel.
Enter a number and the arithmetic operation to be performed, enter the 
second number, then touch “=” to display the result. Touch  to delete 
digits one by one, touch and hold  to delete all at one time. 
When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold 
the entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations:
(1)
• Cut To cut selected text
• Copy To copy selected text
• Paste 
(1) To paste what you have previously copied to the 
entering bar
(1)  Option will not appear unless copy or cut operation has been made.
5.2.2 To adjust alarm settings
Touch Menu icon  from Alarms screen, then touch Settings. The 
following options can now be adjusted:
• Alarm in silent 
modeSelect to play alarm with sound or vibration 
even when the phone is in Silent mode
• Alarm volumeTouch to set the volume of alarms
• Snooze durationTouch to set temporary turn off time of an 
alarm
• Volume buttonsTouch to set side Volume up/down key 
behaviors when alarm sounds: None, Snooze 
or Dismiss
• Set default ringtoneTouch to set default ringtone for alarms
• Turn over to 
activateSelect to turn on/off snooze mode.
• View Whether and 
Events  Mark the checkbox to display weather 
forecast and today’s event.
5.3 Calculator .....................................................
With Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems.
To access this function, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then 
touch Calculator.
There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel.  
						

							7778 To activate/deactivate Data roaming
When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. 
• Drag down notification panel and touch 
 to access Settings.
• SIM management\Roaming.
• Mark/Unmark the Data roaming checkbox to activate or deactivate 
data roaming.
• When Data roaming is deactivated, you can still perform data exchange 
with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to “6.1.2 Wi-Fi”).
6.1.2  
Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your phone is within 
range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on your phone even 
without a SIM card inserted.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
• Drag down notification panel and touch 
 to access Settings.
• Touch the switch 
 beside Wi-Fi to  turn on/off Wi-Fi.
• Touch Wi-Fi, the detailed information of detected Wi-Fi networks is 
displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
• Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected is 
secured, you are required to enter a password or other credentials (you 
may contact your network operator for details). When finished, touch 
Connect. 
6 Getting connected ................
To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G 
networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
6.1 Connecting to the Internet
6.1.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G
The first time you turn on your phone with SIM card inserted, it will 
automatically configure network service: GPRS, EDGE or 3G. If the network 
is not connected, you can touch 
 on notification panel.
To check the network connection you are using, drag down notification 
panel and touch 
 to access Settings, then touch More...\Mobile 
networks\Mobile network settings\Access Point Names or 
Network operators.
To create a new access point
A new GPRS/EDGE/3G network connection can be added to your phone 
with the following steps:
• Drag down notification panel and touch 
 to access Settings.
• Touch More...\Mobile networks\Mobile network settings\Access 
Point Names
• Then touch Menu icon 
 again and touch New APN. 
• Enter the required APN information.
• When finished, touch Menu icon 
 and touch Save.