Alcatel OneTouch Big Easy Plus User Manual

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3. Press the Up or Down Navigation key to scroll through the menus. Make your selection by pressing the Left softkey or the  key.
4. Return to the previous menu level by pressing the Right softkey.
5. Press the  key to directly exit the menu without changing any settings.
Using Numbered Menu Shortcuts key
Numbered menu items, such as menus, sub-menus, and options can be quickly accessed by using their shortcut numbers. From the Home screen, you can also press and hold the number keys (2 to 9) to call contact to which you have previously assigned a shortcut.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left softkey to access the main menu.
2. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
3. Set the contacts shortcut. 
						

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Navigation Keys 
The Navigation keys come preset, however you are able to change them to suit your needs.
1. From the Home screen, press the Left softkey to access the main menu.
2. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone Settings > Keypad > Navigation keys.
3. Change the Up, Down, Left and Right menu options by highlighting the option and pressing the Right softkey/ key.
4. Use the Up or Down Navigation keys to your new shortcut choice.
5. Press the / key to save the change.
3. Phone Calls
Making a Call
1. From the Home screen, enter the area code and phone number.
2. If you press an incorrect key, press the Right softkey to delete the incorrect digits.
3. Press the  key to make the call. 
Making an Emergency Call
• Dial emergency number and press the  key.
 You do not need a SIM card or unlock your phone to make an emergency call.
Making an International Call (1)
1.  Press and hold the  key until the + character appears.
2. Enter the country code, area code and phone number.
3. Press the  key to make the call. 
						

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Calling Your Voicemail (1)
Voicemail allows callers to leave voice mes-sages in your voice mailbox. You can review, play, and delete your voice messages any time you are in your carrier's network coverage area. 
From the Home screen, press and hold the  key.
Answering a Call
• Press the  /  key to answer an incoming call.
Muting the Ringtone
To mute ringtone of current incoming call
• Press the volume key down.
Rejecting a Call
• Press the  /  Right softkey once to reject the call.
(1)  Contact your service provider to check service availability.
• Press and hold the volume key.
• Press the Left softkey to reject call with SMS.
Handling Two Calls
1.  To add a second party during a call, dial the number directly.
2. After answering a second call, you can press Navigation left key/Navigation softkey to change connection status.
Switch to Bluetooth device
1. Make sure Bluetooth device connected.
2. Select audio from handset to Bluetooth device. 
						

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Conference Calls (1)
Your phone allows you to talk to several people at the same time.
1. If you receives a second call, press the Options softkey and select Conference Call. 
2. If a third call comes in, answer it by pressing the  key and speak with your new caller.
3. This caller becomes a member of the conference if you press Options and select Conference call. 
4. To end the conference call, press Options and select End > End conference.
Ending a Call
When you want to end your call, briefly press the  key. 
(1) Contact your service provider to check service availability.
Adjusting Call Volume
You can adjust the sound level during a call using the Volume key or using the Navigation up key/Navigation down key directly during a call.
You can use Handsfree function by pressing the Right softkey during a call.
  Move the handset away from your ear while using the "Handsfree" option because the amplified volume might cause hearing damage.
Recent Calls 
You can access the function using the follow-ing options:
• Select Menu from Home screen, then select Recent Calls.
• Press the  key from Home screen.
• Select Recent Calls from main menu. 
						

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This menu displays the following lists:
• Missed calls
• Outgoing calls
• Received calls
• Empty call log: select to empty a kind of lists in recent calls.
Select a number from the call memory and press Options, to Send message, Edit before call, etc.
In-Call Options (1)
During a call, press the Options softkey to access the following:
• Mute/Unmute: Mutes/Unmutes the conversation from your end.
• Hold: Hold the current call.
• End: End the current call.
• New Call: Hold the current call and dial 
(1) Contact your service provider to check service availability.
another number.
• Contacts: Add a contact or access preloaded contacts.
• Messages: Send an SMS/MMS to the caller.
• Calendar: Enter Calendar. 
• Sound recorder: Record your current call. 
						

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4. Contacts 
Using the contact list
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. Press the Down Navigation key to access the contact list.
Available Options
When you highlight a specific contact, press the Options softkey to access the following:
• Add new contact: Add a contact (name, numbers, address, e-mail, etc.).
• View: Review the information you’ve stored for a contact.
• Send message: Send an SMS/MMS to a contact you’ve selected.
• Edit: Modify the contents of a file: name, number, ringtone, etc.
• Edit before call: Edit the phone number before placing a call.
• Delete: Delete a single contact highlighted. 
• Call: Call the selected contact.
• Copy: Copy the selected contact to the SIM card or vice versa if there is sufficient memory.
•	Move: Move the selected contact to the SIM card or vice versa if there is sufficient memory.
• Send vCard: Exchange data via MMS or Bluetooth.
• Groups: You can view, send messages to the selected group or you can create or delete groups as you want.
• Management: Contacts settings. For more information, refer to Contacts settings on page 17.
Adding New Contacts 
						

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1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen appears, select Add new contact.
3. Enter information into the fields provided. Press the Up or Down Navigation key to scroll the list.
4. To save the new information, press Options > Save. 
Editing/Deleting Contacts
Edit contacts information or delete the con-tacts you do not want to keep.
Editing a Contact
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen displays, highlight and select a contact to edit their information.
3. Once you have selected the contact, press the Left softkey/ key to edit each field.
4. To save the information entered, press Options > Save.
Deleting Contact
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. To delete a contact, press Options > Delete; to delete more contacts, press Options > Management > Delete several.
Making a Call from Your Contact List
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen displays, highlight the contact you want to call and press the  key.
Searching for a Number in the Contacts
1. From the main menu, select Contacts.
2. When the contact list screen displays, enter the first few letters of the name to display. A list of contacts appears based on the letters you have entered. 
						

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3. Scroll to the name you are looking for by pressing the Up or Down Navigation key.
4. Press the  key to select the contact.
Speed Dial List
Once you have stored phone numbers to your Contacts, you can set a maximum of 8-speed dial entries and then dial them easily by pressing and holding the corresponding numeric key.
Setting Up Speed Dial Entries
1. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
2. Highlight the key with which you wish to assign the speed-dialing number (from 2 to 9), press Edit > Contacts. 
3. Scroll to choose a contact you want to assign from Contacts and press OK.
Changing a Number Assigned to a Key
1. From the main menu, select Settings > Phone settings > Keypad > Numeric keys.
2. Highlight the key with which you wish to re-assign the speed-dial number press Edit > Contact. 
3. Scroll to choose the new contact you want to assign from Contacts and press OK.
Contacts Management
Contacts settings allows you to adjust various settings.
1. From the main menu, press Contacts > Options > Management.
2. Choose from the following options:
• Preferred storage: Choose to save your contacts in one of the following locations: SIM/Phone/Phone and SIM.
• My vCard: Allows you to add information as an attachment when sending a message. 
						

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• Memory status: Displays the space used and allocated for the Contacts in the phone or SIM.
• Copy several: Allows you to copy all contacts from the SIM to the phone or vice versa.
• Delete several: Allows you to delete all contacts from the phone and SIM.
• Display format: Allows you to choose the way in which contact names are displayed.
•	Fixed dial number: Allows the phone to be locked so that it can only dial certain numbers, or numbers with certain prefixes. To activate this function, PIN2 code is mandatory.
•	Emergency call: Allows you to add or call emergency number.
 When Fixed dial number is activated, your Web or MMS will be barred. Generally, you need to add "*99#" into your FDN list to enable data service. If “*99#” doesn't help, please contact your service provider.
5. Entering Text
This section describes how to choose your preferred text input mode when entering characters.
Keypad Inputting
 


  key:
Press: Insert smart punctuation.
Press and hold: Insert 1.  
						

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 Navigation  key:
: Validate a letter/word.
: Previous/next letter/word. 
: Page up/down.
 Keypad:
Press: Alphabetic input (a, b, c).
Press and hold: Numeric input (1, 2, 3).
 key:
Input “0” in numeric mode, or “space” in text mode.
	 key:
Access the Symbols table when input mode is not numeric. 
Symbol Table
Press the  key to display the Symbols table. Use the Navigation key to move the cursor over the desired symbol and press the  key to select.
Text Input Mode 
Text mode allows you to choose between Smart ABC, ABC, or Numeric modes.