Alcatel Fling Boost Mobile User guide

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Table of Contents

GetStarted 1

YourPhoneataGlance 1

SetUpYourPhone 2

ActivationandService 4

CreateYourAccountandPickYourPlan 4

ActivateYourPhone 4

ManageYourAccount 4

Re-Boost 5

AdditionalInformation 5

SetUpVoicemail 5

PhoneBasics 6

YourPhone’sLayout 6

TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 7

NavigateThroughtheMenus 8

StatusBar 8

EnterText 9

PhoneCalls 12

MakePhoneCalls 12

CallUsingthePhoneDialer 12

CallfromRecentHistory 12

CallfromContacts 12

CallUsingaSpeedDialNumber 13

CallEmergencyNumbers 13

ReceivePhoneCalls 13

Voicemail 14

VoicemailSetup 14

VoicemailNotification 14

RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 14

PhoneCallOptions 15

In-callOptions 15

CallerID 16

ConferenceCalling 16

CallUsingaSpeedDialNumber 17

RecentHistory 17

Contacts 19

ViewContacts 19

ContactsListOptions 20

AddaContact 20

CreateaGroup 21

SaveaPhoneNumber 22

EditaContact 22

AddorEditInformationforaContact 22

AssignaRingtonetoaContact 22

DeleteaContact 22

RemoveaMemberfromaGroup 23

AssignaSpeedDialNumbertoaContact 23

Messaging 24

TextandMultimediaMessaging 24

SendaTextMessage 24

SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 25

SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 25

NewMessagesNotification 25

ManageMessageConversations 25

Music 28

WebandData 29

LaunchaWebConnection 29

LearntoNavigatetheBrowser 29

AdjustBrowserSettings 29

DownloadGames,Ringtones,andMore 30

CameraandVideo 31

OpenorClosetheCamera 31

TakeaPicture 31

RecordVideos 31

ViewPicturesandVideosUsingMyAlbum 32

OpenorCloseMyAlbum 32

ViewPicturesandVideos 32

WatchVideos 33

SharePicturesandVideos 33

ToolsandCalendar 34

AlarmClock 34

Calendar 34

AddanEventtotheCalendar 34

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ViewanEvent 34

Edit/DeleteanEvent 34

Bluetooth 35

UpdatePhone 35

PhoneMemory 35

microSDCard 36

InsertorremoveamicroSDCard 36

ViewmicroSDCardMemory 36

FormatthemicroSDCard 36

UsethePhone’smicroSDCardasaUSBDrive 37

TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 37

Calculator 37

StopWatch 38

VoiceMemo 38

WorldTime 38

Settings 39

DisplaySettings 39

WallpaperSettings 39

BacklightControl 39

BrightnessSettings 39

FontSize 39

PowerSaveMode 39

VolumeSettings 40

RingtoneSettings 40

PhoneInformation 40

LockPhone 40

LocationServices 40

ParentalControlSettings 40

ResetPhone 41

Language&InputSettings 41

LanguageSettings 41

DefaultTextEntry 41

AccessibilitySettings 41

CallAnswerSettings 41

AirplaneMode 42

DataSettings 42

RoamingSettings 42

PersistentAlerts 42

RegulatoryInformation 43

SpecificAbsorptionRates(SAR)forWirelessPhones 43

FCCRadioFrequencyEmission 43

UsingYourPhonewithaHearingAidDevice 43

WarningStatements 45

Index 47

Get Started 1

Get Started

Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandservicethefirst

time.

Your Phone at a Glance

Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.

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Set Up Your Phone

Youmustfirstinstallandchargethebatterytobeginsettingupyourphone.

InstalltheBattery:

1. Removethebackcoverusingthenotchinthebottom-leftcornerofthephone.

2. InserttheexternalmicroSDcardintotheslotwiththegoldcontactfacingdown.Toremovethe

externalmicroSDcard,gentlypressandslideitout.

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3. Insertthebatteryintothebatterycompartment,makingsuretheconnectorsalign.Gentlypress

downtosecurethebattery.

ChargetheBattery:

1. InsertthechargercableintotheCharger/AccessoryJackonthebottomofthephone.

2. Plugtheotherendofthechargercableintoanelectricaloutlet.

Youareadvisedtofullychargethebattery( ).Chargingstatusisindicatedbythepercentageon

screenwhilethephoneispoweredoff.Thepercentageincreasesasthephoneischarged.

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Note:Thechargingstatusbarwillnotfloatifyourbatteryisextensivelyconsumed.Toreduce

powerconsumptionandenergywaste,whenbatteryisfullycharged,disconnectyourchargerfrom

theplug;switchoffWi-Fi,GPS,Bluetoothorbackground-runningapplicationswhennotinuse;

reducethebacklighttime,etc.

Activation and Service

Beforeusingyourphone,youmustsetupyourservicewithBoostMobile.Youwillneedyour

phone’sserialnumber(MEID),printedonastickerinsidethebatterycompartment.

Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan

SetupyourBoostMobileaccount.

1. Fromyourcomputer,visitboostmobile.com/activate.

2. Enteryourphone’sMEIDandclickstart activation process.

3. Yourphone’sMEID(serialnumber)isprintedonthestickerlocatedonthebackofyourphone

inthebatterycompartment.Thisnumbercanalsobefoundonthebottompanelofthephone’s

package.

4. Followtheremaininginstructionstochooseyourplanandselectapaymentmethod.

5. Followtheactivationinstructionsbelowandyou’llbeabletostartusingyourphone.

Note:Youcanalsoactivatebyphonebycalling1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848)fromany

otherphone.

Activate Your Phone

Aftersettingupyouraccountonboostmobile.com,simplyturnyourdeviceon.Yourdeviceis

designedtoactivateautomatically.IfyouareswappingfromanotherVirginMobiledevicetoanew

one,besuretoturnofftheolddevicebeforeswappingtheserialnumber(MEID).OncetheMEID

swapiscomplete,turnonthenewdeviceandtheprogramminginformationwillbepushedtoyour

deviceautomatically.

Manage Your Account

Accessinformationaboutyouraccount.Youcan:

n Checkyourminutes

n Re-Boost® (addmoneytoyouraccount)

n Changeplans

n Andmore

From Your Computer

n LoginwithyourwirelessphonenumberandaccountPINatboostmobile.com.

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Re-Boost

BoostMobilemakesiteasytoaddmoneytoyouraccount.Youdecideexactlyhowandwhereyou

wanttopay.Keepyouraccountactivebyusingyourphoneandaddingmoneytoyouraccount.

Pay with Cash

FindanAuthorizedRe-Boost℠ Retailernearyou.PickupaRe-BoostCardorrechargeforaslow

as$10attheregister,whereavailable.

Set Up Worry-Free Payments with Auto Re-Boost

It’stheeasiestwaytomakesureyouraccountstaysonandactive.Useacreditcard,debitcardor

bankaccount—whatever’sbestforyou.

Visitboostmobile.com/reboosttogetthedetailsonallyourRe-Boostoptions.

Additional Information

FormoreinformationaboutyourBoostMobileaccount,aswellasotherBoostMobileservices,visit

usat:boostmobile.com.

Set Up Voicemail

Youshouldsetupyourvoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Always

useapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Yourphoneautomaticallytransfersall

unansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.

1. Fromthehomescreen,pressMESSAGING(leftsoftkey)>Voicemail >Call Voicemail.

2. Followthesystempromptsto:

l Createyourpassword.

l Recordyournameannouncement.

l Recordyourgreeting.

Important:Voicemail Password–Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoucreateapasswordwhen

settingupyourvoicemailtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Withoutapassword,anyonewho

hasaccesstoyourphoneisabletoaccessyourvoicemailmessages.

Formoreinformationaboutvoicemail,seeVoicemail.

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Phone Basics

Yourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnected

tothepeopleandinformationthatareimportanttoyou.Thefollowingtopicswillintroducethebasic

functionsandfeaturesofyourphone.

Your Phone’s Layout

Theillustrationsanddescriptionsbelowoutlineyourphone’sbasiclayout.

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Key Functions

Item Function

Menu/OKKey Enterthemainmenu/Confirmanoption

NavigationKeys Pressleft/right/up/downtonavigatemenusandoptions

Leftsoftkey Messaging

Rightsoftkey ContactsList

SendKey RecentCall(homescreen)/Answer/Sendacall

End/PowerKey Poweron/Poweroff/Endacall/ReturntotheHomescreen

1Key PressandholdtoaccessVoicemail

CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.

Turn Your Phone On and Off

YoucanturnyourphoneonandoffusingtheEnd/PowerKey.

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Turn Your Phone On/Off

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PressandholdtheEnd/Power Key .

Yourscreenremainsblankwhileyourphoneisoff(unlessthebatteryischarging).

Navigate Through the Menus

Usethenavigationkeystoscrollthroughonscreenitems.Tonavigatethroughamenu,pressupor

downusingthenavigationkeys.

Select Menu Items

Asyounavigatethroughthemenu,menuoptionsarehighlighted.Selectanyoptionbyhighlighting

itandpressing .Iftheoptionisnumbered,youcanselectitbypressingthecorresponding

numberonthephone’skeypad.

Back Up Within a Menu

n Toreturntothepreviousmenu,press .

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Toreturntothehomescreen,press .

Status Bar

Thestatusbaratthetopofthehomescreenprovidesphoneandservicestatusinformationonthe

rightsideandnotificationalertsontheleft.

Status Icons

Icon Status

Bluetooth®active

AirplaneMode

Earphone

Locationon

Vibrate

Silent

Bluetooth

Network(fullsignal)

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Icon Status

Network(nosignal)

Network(roaming)

1Xnetwork(dataservice)

Alarmset

Battery(charging)

Battery(fullcharge)

Notification Icons

Icon Notification

Missedcall

Newmessage

Newvoicemail

Musicplaying

Event

Alarm

Enter Text

Yourphoneprovidesaconvenientkeypadtoenterletters,numbers,andsymbolswheneveryou

arepromptedtoentertext.

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1. Fromascreenwhereyoucanentertext,pressOPTIONS(rightsoftkey)tochangethetext

mode.(Ifyouareinthemessageentryscreen,pressOPTIONS[rightsoftkey]>Text Mode.)

2. Selectoneofthefollowingoptions:

l Abctoentercharactersbyusingthealphabetmode.

l T9Wordtoentertextusingapredictivetextsystemthatreducesthenumberofkeypresses

requiredwhileenteringaword.

l 123toenternumericcharacters.

l Symbolstoentersymbols.

l Smileystoentersmileicons.

l Paste Listtopastecopiedorcuttext(ifapplicable).

l Text Settingstodisplaythetextentrysettingsmenu(ifapplicable).

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Number Function

1 1,commonly-usedsymbols

2 a,b,c,A,B,C,2

3 d,e,f,D,E,F,3

4 g,h,i,G,H,I,4

5 j,k,l,J,K,L,5

6 m,n,o,M,N,O,6

7 p,q,r,s,P,Q,R,S,7

8 t,u,v,T,U,V,8

9 w,x,y,z,W,X,Y,Z,9

0 0,+

* *,changeinputmethods

# #,insertaspace

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Phone Calls

WithBoostMobileserviceandyourphone’scallingfeatures,youcanenjoyclearphonecallsacross

thecountry.

Make Phone Calls

Thereareseveralconvenientwaystoplacecallsfromyourphone.

Call Using the Phone Dialer

Themost“traditional”waytoplaceacallisbyusingthephone’sdialpad.

1. Fromthehomescreen,pressthenumberkeysonthedialpadtoenterthephonenumber.

2.

Press tocallthenumber.

3. Toendthecall,press .

Call from Recent History

TheRecentHistorymenuletsyouquicklyplacecallstorecentincoming,outgoing,ormissed

numbers.

1.

Fromthehomescreen,press todisplaythecallhistory.

2.

Selectthenumber,andpress againtoplaceacall.

Call from Contacts

YoucanplacephonecallsdirectlyfromentriesinyourContactslist.

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1. Fromthehomescreen,pressCONTACTS(rightsoftkey)todisplaytheContactslist.

2.

Highlightacontactandthenpress toplaceacall.

Call Using a Speed Dial Number

Speeddialnumbersletyoudialnumbersbypressingandholdingasinglenumberonthedialpad.

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Fromthehomescreen,enterthespeeddialnumberandthenpress toplaceacall.

Call Emergency Numbers

Youcanplacecallsto9-1-1evenifthephone’sscreenislockedoryouraccountisrestricted.

Tocallthe9-1-1emergencynumber:

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Fromthehomescreen,press“9-1-1”andthenpress .

Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) Information

ThisphonefeaturesanembeddedGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)chipnecessaryforutilizingE

9-1-1emergencylocationserviceswhereavailable.

Whenyouplaceanemergency9-1-1call,theGPSfeatureofyourphoneseeksinformationto

calculateyourapproximatelocation.Dependingonseveralvariables,includingavailabilityand

accesstosatellitesignals,itmaytakeupto30secondsormoretodetermineandreportyour

approximatelocation.

Important:Alwaysreportyourlocationtothe9-1-1operatorwhenplacinganemergencycall.

Somedesignatedemergencycalltakers,knownasPublicSafetyAnsweringPoints(PSAPs),may

notbeequippedtoreceiveGPSlocationinformationfromyourphone.

Receive Phone Calls

Thefollowinginformationletsyouknowhowtoanswerincomingcalls,mutetheringeronincoming

calls,rejectincomingcalls,andmore.

Whenyoureceiveaphonecallfromacontact,theIncomingcallscreenappearsanddisplaysthe

callerIDicon,name,andphonenumberofthecallingparty.Whenyoureceiveaphonecallfrom

someonewhoisnotstored,onlythedefaultcallerIDiconandphonenumberappearonthe

Incomingcallscreen.

Note:Ifyourphoneisturnedoff,allcallsautomaticallygotovoicemail.

Answer an Incoming Call

n PresstheMenu/OK Key toansweranincomingcall.

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Mute the Ringing Sound

Tomutetheringerwithoutrejectingthecall,presstheVolume Down Button.

Reject an Incoming Call

n PresstheEnd/PowerKeytorejectanincomingcallandsendthecalltovoicemail.

Reject a Call and Send a Text Message

Youcanrejectanincomingcallandautomaticallysendatextmessagetothecaller.

n PressIgnore with Text Messagetoignorethecallandsendatextmessagetothecaller.

Voicemail

Thefollowingtopicsoutlineyourphone’svoicemailservice.

Voicemail Setup

Youshouldsetupyourvoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.

n Forinformationonsettingupyourvoicemail,seeSetUpVoicemail.

Voicemail Notification

Thereareacoupleofdifferentwaysyourphonealertsyoutoanewvoicemailmessage.

n Bysoundingtheassignedringertype.

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Bydisplaying withintheNotificationsareaoftheStatusbarwhenasinglenewunheard

voicemailmessageisreceived.

Note:Whenyouareoffnetwork,youmaynotreceivenotificationofnewvoicemailmessages.Itis

recommendedthatyouperiodicallycheckyourvoicemailbydialing1+areacode+yourwireless

phonenumber.Whenyourvoicemailanswers,press andenteryourpassword.

Note:Yourphoneacceptsmessagesevenwhenitisturnedoff.However,yourphonenotifiesyou

ofnewmessagesonlywhenitisturnedonandyouareinanetworkservicearea.

Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages

Youcanreviewyourmessagesdirectlyfromyourwirelessphone(usingeithertraditionalvoicemail)

orfromanyotherpress-tonephone.

Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages

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Touchandhold .Ifprompted,enteryourvoicemailpassword.

2. Followthevoicepromptstolistentoandmanageyourvoicemailmessages.

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Use Another Phone to Access Messages

1. Dialyourwirelessphonenumber.

2. Whenyourvoicemailanswers,presstheasteriskkeyonthephone(*).

3. Enteryourpassword.

Tip:Youcanrestoremessagesyouhavesenttothetrashfolder.

Phone Call Options

Yourphoneapplicationprovidesmanyusefulfeaturesandoptionstohelpyoumakethemostof

yourcallingexperience.

In-call Options

Whileyou’reonacall,youwillseeanumberofonscreenoptions.Selectafeaturebypressingthe

correspondingkeypadnumberorhighlighttheoptionandthenpress .

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n Speaker On:Routethephone’saudiothroughthespeaker(On)orthroughtheearpiece(Off).

l ActivateSpeakertoroutethephone’saudiothroughthespeaker.(Youcanadjustthe

speakervolumeusingthevolumebuttons.)

l DeactivateSpeakertousethephone’searpiece.

n Mute:Mutethemicrophoneduringanactivecall.Pressagaintounmutethemicrophone.

n Add New Contacts: Addanewcontactorupdateexisting.

n Contact Details:Viewdetailedinformationoftheincomingnumber.

n Main menu: Displaythemainmenulist.

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