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Before using your phone for the first time, completely charge your battery (approximately 3 hours). Only use ALCATEL chargers. We recommend charging the battery once a day so that the phone operates at an optimum level.
If your telephone appears not to be charging correctly, switch off your phone and switch it back on.
2.2Switching your telephone ON
Press and hold the | key for about 2 seconds until the animation appears.Type your PIN code if necessary |
then confirm with the | key. |
If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code near your telephone. It should be stored in a safe place when not needed.
2.3Switching your telephone OFF
From the main screen, press and hold the | key for about 2 seconds. |
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3.1Making a call
Dial the desired number then press the 
key to place the call.
To hang up, press the | key. |
If you make a mistake while entering the number, press the right softkey (“Delete”) to remove the last digit. Press and hold the key to delete all the digits.
To enter characters “+” or “P” (pause), make a long keypress on the 
key (the following characters will scroll: 0, +, P, •).
Making an emergency call
In case of emergency, dial 112 or any other number provided by your network operator.
Press 
.
Emergency calls can be performed at any time without your SIM card or PIN Code. Once the call is made, the screen displays:“SOS call only”.
Making an international call
To make an international call, make a long keypress on the 
key, when “+” is displayed, enter the country and area codes, complete the number and send the call.
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