Alcatel 585A manual Your cellphone, Getting started, Calls, Contacts, MTweet, Call log, Java

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1 Your cellphone .........

1.1Keys

Navigation key

Confirm an option (press the middle of the key) Activate music player (press and hold the middle of key)

Scroll widget bar (press the right or left of the key)

In idle screen:

Press to access shortcuts Fn + P: Access to Profiles Fn + Q: Access to Clock Fn + S: Access to Notes

In edit mode:

1.2Main screen icons (1)

Battery charge level

Vibrate alert: your cellphone vibrates, but does not ring or beep.

Bluetooth status (Activated).

WAP alerts (1).

Roaming.

SIM card missing.

MicroSD card available.

2 Getting started.........

2.1Set-up

Removing and installing the back cover

Charging the battery

2.2Power on your cellphone

Hold down the key until the cellphone powers on.

2.3 Power off your cellphone

Hold down the

key from the main screen.

Quick Start Guide

For more information about how to use the cellphone, please go to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download complete user manual (English version only). Moreover, from the website you can also consult FAQ (English version only).

Prolonged exposure to music at full volume on the music player may damage the listener's hearing. Set your cellphone volume safely. Use only headphones recommended by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates.

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Camera

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Right softkey

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Left softkey

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Switch on/

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Answer/Send call

 

Switch off

 

Call log (Idle screen)

 

End call

 

Activate fake call

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SYM key

 

(press and hold)

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Navigation key:

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Vibrate alert

 

Menu/Confirm an option

 

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5Fn key

Answer Send a call In idle screen:

Access call log (Redial) (press) Activate fake call (press and hold) During MP3 Playing:

Switch between Headset and speaker (press and hold)

Switch on/Switch off the cellphone (press and hold) End call

Return to idle screen

Left softkey

Right softkey

Access your voicemail (press and hold)

In idle screen:

Press and hold/press: Lock/Unlock the keypad In edit mode:

Press: input space

Press and hold: switch language

Press once to input top-half character

Press twice to lock top-half character inputting mode, then press once to unlock top-half character inputting mode

In edit mode:

Press: popup symbol page to select special character by navigation key

Delete one by one (press)

Delete one by one quickly (press and hold)

Move cursor to the next line

Switch the uppercase and lowercase (in edit screen)

Bluetooth status (Connected to an audio device).

Headset connected.

Keypad locked.

Call forwarding activated: your calls are forwarded.

Alarm or appointments programmed.

Level of network reception.

Voicemail message arrived.

Missed calls.

Radio is on.

(1) The icons and illustrations in this guide are provided for information

GPRS connection status (Activated).

GPRS connecting.

Sending a MMS.

MMS receiving.

Silence mode: your cellphone does not ring, beep or vibrate with the exception of the alarm.

SMS unread.

MMS unread.

Email unread.

Flight mode.

Removing and installing the battery

Inserting and removing the SIM card

Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the card, press it and slide it out.

Connect the battery charger to your cellphone and outlet respectively.

The charging may take about 20 minutes to start if the battery is flat.

Be careful not to force the plug into the socket.

Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the charger.

The outlet must be near to the cellphone and easily accessible (avoid electric extension cables).

When using your cellphone for the first time, charge the battery fully (approximately 3 hours). You are advised to

fully charge the battery (

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To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off Bluetooth when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.

The charge is complete when the animation stops.

2.4 Home screen

Status Bar

Status/Notification indicators

Wallpaper

Widget Bar

You can add your favorite applications to your Idle Widget Bar for quick view or access.

Press the right or left of Navigation key to select the widget and then press key.

You may also customize widget bar by Settings/Phone settings/Widget bar.

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3 Calls ..........................

3.1Making a call

Dial the desired number then press thekey to place the call. If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by pressing the right softkey.

4 Contacts..............

4.1Consulting your contacts

To access the contacts from the main screen, press the key

and select the icon from the menu.

6 Email .................

Your cellphone has an email client with the settings predefined for a few popular email services like – GoogleMail,Windows live, Yahoo, AOL, etc. (1) Besides this, you can set up other POP3 or IMAP4 email accounts that you may be using.

9 mTweet................

Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that has gained notability and popularity worldwide. This feature enables cellphone users to exchange news updates and ideas with a community in the form of messages or posts. Posts are displayed

11.2Video

My videos” album contains video clips recorded, received or downloaded.

11.3Music

Access this feature from the main menu by selecting “Media\

14 Call log ................

You can access your call memory by pressing from the idle screen, and you will see Outgoing call(s), Missed call(s) and Answered call(s).

15.4Calculator

Enter a number, select the type of operation to be performed, and enter the second number, then press “=” to display the result.

15.5Convertor

Unit convertor and Currency convertor.

16 Java ....................

Your Alcatel cellphone may include (1) some Java™ applications and games. You can also download new applications and games to your cellphone.

17.2Weather

Your cellphone is equipped with a weather function for consulting up to 3-day forecasts of favorite cities.

17.3Bluetooth™

Access this feature by pressing to enter the main menu, then selecting “Applications\Bluetooth”.

To hang up the call, press the key.

Making an emergency call

If your cellphone is covered by the network, dial emergency

number and press the key to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code or unlocking the keypad.

4.2Adding a contact

Select the directory in which you wish to add contact, press the "Options" softkey, select "Add contact".

5 Messaging............

7 Opera Mini..........

Not only does Opera Mini give you the full Web experience where you stay in touch with your friends, obtain information,

on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers or followers.

To open an account online, please go to: http://twitter.com/.

10 Palringo (1) ..........

Music”. You will have full flexibility of managing music both on your cellphone and memory card.

11.4Radio

Your cellphone is equipped with a radio (1) with RDS functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio

15 Tools....................

15.1Alarm

Your cellphone has a built-in alarm clock with a snooze feature.

15.6World clock

The World clock shows current local time and the time zone in different cities.

15.7Fake call

This program enables you to call yourself by simulating a caller

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Java applications

17.4

WAP

Select “Java applications” to launch applications.

Access

Wap options: Homepage, Bookmarks, Recent

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Java settings

pages, Offline pages, Go to URL, Push inbox, Settings.

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Services

This menu allows you to manage Java settings, in which you may

 

 

set Audio, Backlight, Vibration and Heap size.

Contact your network operator to check service availability.

 

3.2Calling your voicemail (1)

To access your voicemail, hold down the key.

3.3Receiving a call

When you receive an incoming call, press the

key to talk

and then hang up using the

key.

 

3.4Available functions during the call

During a call, you can use your directory, your calendar, short messages, etc. without losing your correspondent.

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Contact your network operator to check service availability.

 

 

 

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5.1Create message

From the main menu select "Messaging" to create text/ multimedia message. You can type a message and you can also modify a predefined message in Templates or customize your message by adding pictures, photos, sounds, titles, etc (only available while editing a MMS). While writing a message, select "Options" to access all the messaging options. You can save your messages that you send often to Draft or Templates (MMS only).

Specific letters (accent) will increase the size of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.

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do your online banking etc., but it is also designed to save time by using compressed web pages.

8 Facebook.............

Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. It provides a number of features with which users interact, such as Wall, Pokes, etc.

To open an account online, please go to: http://www.facebook. com/.

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Depending on your network operator.

 

 

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Palringo Instant messaging (IM) allows you to chat with other people using Palringo account. You can also connect to other popular IM services through Palringo, like Yahoo, AIM, GG, ICQ, Google talk, iChat etc. Please note that the services may be upgraded depending on your client version.

11 Media.................

11.1Camera

Your cellphone is fitted with a camera for taking photos and shooting videos that you can use in different ways:

store them in your “File manager\My photos”.

send them in a multimedia message (MMS) to a cellphone or an email address.

send them directly by Email or Bluetooth.

customize your main screen.

select them as incoming call image to a contact in your directory.

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Depending on your network operator.

 

 

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program on the display if you tune to stations that offer Visual Radio service. You can listen to it while running other applications.

12 My friends............

It migrates self-contained sub-trees of the websites to let you stay in touch with your friends by flicking through Bebo, Friendster, Hi5, My space, Flickr etc.

13 Settings ...............

From the main menu, select the menu icon and select the function of your choice in order to customize your cellphone:

Phone settings, Call settings, Security, Network, Connectivity.

(1)The quality of the radio depends on the coverage of the radio station in

that particular area.

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15.2Calendar

Once you enter this menu from the main menu, there is a monthly-view calendar for you to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. Days with events entered will be marked in color.

15.3Notes

You can create a note in text or voice format by accessing “Tools\Notes” from the main menu.

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number/name, ringtone, contact photo at a scheduled time. It helps you to politely escape from social situations at any time

you wish. This call can be rejected by key.

Settings Predefined settings of Caller name/number, Call time, Ringtone, Image (Contact photo).

Activate Activate a fake call by "Tools\Fake call\

Activate" or by press and hold of thekey on the main screen. The call will then be made at the predetermined time.

15.8Stopwatch

The stopwatch is a simple application for measuring time with the possibility to register several results and suspend/resume measurement.

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16.3Java network

This menu allows you to select the network for Java.

16.4Trusted certificates

View detailed information of the trusted certificates supported by your cellphone.

17 Applications.....

17.1News

It is a huge time saver providing news updates from a website in a simple form. Once subscribed to a channel, it gives you the ability to track and manage all your favorite RSS content on your cellphone at anytime, anywhere!

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18 Profiles ............

With this menu, you may personalize ringtones for different events and environments.

19 File manager ...

You will have access to all audio and visual files stored in cellphone or memory card in File manager. You can access a number of items with this option: My audios, My images,

My photos, My videos, Other files, Phone, Memory card and Memory status.

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