In recent Alcatel 20.12D mobile become a most popular supporting phone. This folding set is looking very smart and stylish. Today I share some using tips and tricks which make you batter comfort with this phone.
Making a call:
Dial the desired number then press the send key to place the call. The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by selecting “Options\ Save to Contacts”. If you make a mistake, you can press Right soft key to delete the incorrect digits.
- Emergency call:
If your phone has network coverage, dial an emergency number and press the send key to create an emergency call. This works even while not a SIM card and while not writing the PIN code.
- Voice mail:
Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an electronic device that you just can consult at any time. To access your voicemail, hold down the.
- Receiving call:
When you receive an incoming call, press the send key to talk and then hang up using the key. If the vibrate icon is displayed, the vibrator is activated and there is no ringtone. If the icon is displayed, the phone neither rings nor vibrates
- During call below feature are available
Mute (Turn the Mute function on/off during a call)
- Hold (Hold the current call)
- End single call (End the current call)
- New call (Hold on current call and dial another number)
- Contact
- Message
- DTMF (Enable/Disable sending DTMF during the call)
- Calendar (Enter Calendar)
- Switch audio path (Switch current audio path)
- Sound recorder (record your current call)
- Your phone allows you to talk to several people at the same time (up to five). If you are on a double call press “Options” and select “Conference”. If third call in answer it by pressing the send key and speak with your new caller
Alcatel 20.12D Settings
- Text Message:
SIM————————–You can set validity period, the preferred bearer, message type, reply path, sent on etc.
Memory status————Show memory used on the phone and SIM card.
Save sent———————–Save/not save all your sent messages.
Message storage————–Select default storage of message, SIM/ phone.
Alphabet management——–Enables the definition of SMS data coding for management SMS sending
- MMS:
Data account—- Select your data to account for multimedia messages
- Common settings:
Edit———- Set slide timing, edit mode, picture resizes, max size, signature, etc.
Sending——- Set the values for validity amount, browse Report, etc.
Retrieve—— Set the values for Home network, Roaming network, etc.
Preferred storage—– Select default MMS storage, phone or memory card.
Memory status————–Show memory used on the phone or memory card.
Apps
- Locate the item:
The Apps store home page offers several ways to find applications. It showcases different kinds of applications in Featured and Categories.
Featured: This shows the situation of recommended applications. You may choose one to view its details.
Categories: This arranges applications under Featured, Game, New, etc. choose a category to choose the application you require.
Also, you can enter the name of an application, and then press Go to find the result
- Download and install:
- you can read its overall rating or comments, view developer’s information, etc.
- For downloading an application, you can download from the application details screen.
- You can check the status of any application that is currently being downloaded using the Downloading tab. This enables you to delete,pause or resume downloading.
- When downloading has finished, you’ll be able to manage your application using the Manager tab. you’ll be able to choose an application then run to install it or Delete to delete it.
Apps Manager
When downloading games or applications has finished, the downloaded files may be found in ‘Apps Mgr’. you’ll be able to access and manage your downloaded applications and games from the most menu.
Alcatel 20.12D Camera
Our mobile phone is equipped with a camera for taking photos and
Shooting videos that you can use in different ways:
- store them as your creations on SD card or phone.
- send them a multimedia message (MMS) to a mobile phone.
- customize your Home screen.
- Select them as incoming call image Contacts.
- transfer them to data cable or micro SD card to your computer.
Select camera from the menu take photo and save or delete
Framing Mode:
Before taking a photo, you can adjust a number of settings:
From the main camera screen, press “Options” by pressing Left softkey to access: “Image size”, “Capture mode”, “Quality”, “Timer”, “Night mode”, “Banding”, “EV”, “White balance”, “Color mode”. You can also access the following functions
Access video———- -Access video recording mode.
My images————–Go to “My files\Phone” or “My files\Memory card” to view the photos you have taken.
Storage———————You can choose saving location if microSD cards inserted.
Restore default——–Return all settings to default values
Option available for taking the photo
Once you have taken a photo, you can send your photo by Bluetooth,MMS, assign it to a contact, set as wallpaper, or go to “My images” to view it.
Video
Framing mode
When you enter the “Video” function through “Camera\Options\Access video”, you are in Framing mode. Use the mobile screen as a viewfinder and press “Options” for the customizing Night mode, Video quality, Color mode, Record audio, EV, Storage, to Access camera and “My videos”.
Recording mode
Once you have chosen your settings, you can start recording your video clip by pressing the key.
Alcatel 20.12D Further operations after shooting a video
After shooting a video, you can choose to send your video by MMS, Bluetooth or go to “My files\My videos” to view it. In the list of “My videos”, press “Options” to rename the video, copy to phone or memory card, etc.
Music
You can access this feature from the main menu by selecting “Music”. You will have full flexibility of managing music on your mobile and SD car.
Images
A library links to the images (stored in “My images”) on phone or SD Card to multi-mark, set as wallpaper, power on/off the display and incoming Call image or sent by MMS, Bluetooth. Press an image once to view it in full screen.
Videos
Contains all video clips (stored in “My videos”) on phone or SD card and enables you to play, send, rename, copy, move, delete, etc
FM radio
Your phone is capable of using the radio application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you tune Visual Radio service. You can listen to it while running other applications.
Channel list———————-Open the list of saved stations.
Save channel——————-Save the currently tuned station to the “Channel list”.
Enter Frequency————-Enter the frequency manually.
Auto search———————Start auto search and stations will be automatically saved to “Channel list”.
Settings————–Use the key to managing such settings: Loudspeaker, Audio quality, Record storage, RDS settings.
Record————————– Radio record automatically saves to”File list”.
Social Apps
You can use Facebook , Facebook Messenger, twitter by using base apps of the mobile.
Alcatel 20.12D Tools
Alarm:
This phone built-in alarm clock with a snooze feature. You may set above five separate alarms and choose whether or not the alarm should repeat.
Repeat———You may select any one as your needs.
Snooze——–The alarm will repeat at regular intervals.
Alert type—–You may select the mode of Ringtone: Ring only, Vibrate only, Vibration and ring.
Ringtone——You can choose one tone as the alarm ringtone.
Calculator
Access this feature by selecting “Calculator” from the main menu. Enter a number, select the operation type to perform using the navigation keys then enter the second number and then select “=” to display the result. Once an operation is complete, you can select “Clear” to clear numbers and carry out a new operation. To return to the main menu, select “Back” To return to the Home screen, press the red button.
Calendar
Once you enter this menu from the main menu, there is the monthly view calendar to keep track of important appointments and meetings etc. Days with events entered will be marked.
Available options:
View——————See appointments of the day.
View all—————See all the created appointments.
Point out an event—Make a “To do list” or “New voice alarm”.
Jump to date——–Input the required date and it will be immediately highlighted.
Go to today———-Focus on today’s date.
The first day of one——-Set the first day of the week
Notes
You can create a note in text format by accessing “Notes” from the main menu.
Options:
View——————-watch created a note.
Edit——————-Edit previously created a note.
Create text note—-Add new text note.
Multi-mark———-Mark/Unmark a tick on a note for further operation.
Delete—————–Delete note
Bluetooth
Access this feature by pressing “Menu” by pressing Left softkey on the Home screen to enter in the main menu, then select “Bluetooth”.
To useAlcatel 20.12D with a Bluetooth device, you need to perform two steps:
- Pair and register the device to Alcatel 20.12D
- Select it to use hands-free communication. Only Bluetooth audio device can be connected during the communication.
Pair and register your Bluetooth device
Activate the Bluetooth feature by select the “Bluetooth activation” option. Then enter the “Device list” menu for search connectable Bluetooth devices. From the list, select the device you want to pair directly. If the Bluetooth device has keyboard/keypad, enter the same set of password on both handsets to registered.
Visibility
Select whether you want to hide or show to all.
Alcatel 20.12D BT Dialler
This phone is embedded with a BT dialer feature which means that you can connect your 2012G/2012D with a host phone through a Bluetooth Connection. Once successfully joined, you’ll receive and build calls from the host phone exploitation this phone. different choices on the market area unit syncing with the host phone’s contacts, viewing its decision log and viewing/making SMS messages sent to/from the host phone.
you’ll combine with the host phone through Bluetooth. Activate host connection: flip Bluetooth on, choose to look at the list of obtainable Bluetooth devices so press BT dialer\On. you would like to substantiate your positive identification (automatically displayed) within the host phone once you have got chosen to combine it together with your 2012G/2012D. once pairing succeeded, the host name are visible on your 2012G/2012D. you simply ought to combine your 2012G/2012D once. It mechanically reconnects to your host phone once you switch on Bluetooth each in your 2012G/2012D and host phones.
My phone’s name:
you can change the name of the phone that is visible to others.
Available functions
Data transmit———–Exchange files with another Bluetooth device.
Handle a call————-Receive a phone call by Bluetooth headset.
Listen to music———-Listen to music by Bluetooth headset.
Dial-up networking—–Network connection can be activated via
Profile——————-Bluetooth
Always activate the Bluetooth option in Alcatel 20.12D or just before connecting with others.
Recorder
To access this function, select Recorder from the main menu. Recorder allows you to make voice or sound recordings.
Voice alarm
With this menu, you can create new voice file and set it as the alarm.
Select “Create voice file”, press
Available options:
Play——————–Play voice file you’ve created
Add——————-Create new voice file
Edit——————Edit the voice file
Delete—————-Delete the selected voice file
Delete all————-Delete all voice files
Fake call
This program enables you to call yourself by simulating a caller number/ name, ringtone at a scheduled time. It helps you to politely escape from social situations at any time you wish. This call can be rejected by
Activate———–Activate a fake call by “Fake call mode\Enable”.
Set caller———–Predefine caller name of fake call.
Name————–Set active Predefine time for the fake incoming call, the call will then be.
Time—————made at the determined time.
Mode—————Select among Silence, Vibration, + Vibrate, Ring, Ring,.
Ringtone———–Predefine ringtone for fake call.
Call filter
To add numbers or contacts to Whitelist /Blacklist, Call log, Messages, you may also create directly by pressing middle control button.
Blacklist———–Enable blacklist, all callers in the list will be automatically blocked.
White list———Enable whitelist, only callers in the list can be connected.
Settings—You are allowed to select among Enable Blacklist, Enable White list, and Disable Call filter.
Settings
From the main menu, choose the menu icon your selection in order to customize Alcatel 20.12D
Alcatel 20.12D Phone settings
Display
Wallpaper
The wallpaper is displayed once you activate your telephone. By choosing “Wallpaper” you’ll be able to customize it by exchange the default image or animation displayed on your telephone.
Power on/off
You can customize your welcome animation or image that seems once you put on your phone.
You can also customize your ON/OFF screen with a picture or animation.
Brightness
You can alter black level with relation to LCD display by victimization the navigation key.
Backlight
Allows you to reduce brightness for increased battery performance and to save lots of power in periods of expected inactivity
Time and date
Allows you to own settings of a native town, date and time, together with the 12/24h format. you’ll be able to additionally set the daylight savings time adjustment and activate auto update if required.
Widget bar
From widget bar, you’ll be able to quickly access the features that you just use the foremost. when activated, pressing left/right to access application shortcuts one by one, and pressing up/down to access a listing of obtainable actions of the chosen applications. you’ll be able to prefer to display, hide, edit or reorder the widget bar.
Keypad
Navigation keys
These keys have predefined functions, that vary from one model to a different (operator services, games access, or Games & Applications…).You can associate to functions, numbers from contacts and URL you would like to
each key. This operates only offered when appliance bar display is off.
Numeric keys
By customizing your keys, you’ll be able to access any operate directly from the home screen.
Clamshell
Open to answer—–In this menu, you’ll be able to choose open clamshell to answer a call or not.
Close options—–In this menu, you’ll be able to choose close clamshell to stop or continue application.
Sound————In this menu, you’ll be able to choose to have sound or not when open and shut clamshell.
Languages
Display language for messages. The “Auto” choice selects the language according to the house network (if available).
Input mode
Please see chapter “Latin input mode”, page 70. additionally to the particular characters table for Cyrillic, Chinese, different data input modes are available on your phone. This feature permits you to put in writing short
messages and add names with special characters to your contacts.
Alcatel 20.12D Call settings
You can access a number of things with this feature
Billing
You can access different things with this feature
Call cost
You can read the last, max or total value of charged calls, modify it or reset it and enter the value of a decision within the currency of your selection.
Duration
You can view the full period of last call, outgoing calls, Answered calls and reset duration.
Call waiting
Activate/Deactivate the notification of a second incoming call by a beep.
Call forwarding
You can activate, cancel or verify the standing of the call forwarding to voicemail or to specified number.
Call barring
You can activate or deactivate the call barring for outgoing and incoming calls. the assorted choices are:
Outgoing calls
The following configurations are:
- All calls
- International calls
- International except for home
Incoming calls
The configurations are possible:
- All calls
- Roaming
Cancel all
Deactivate the all call barring.
Change barring password
Change the original barring password for activating call barring
Making most your phone
PC suite
You have to download computer Suite without charge from the website (www.
alcatelonetouch.com). the computer suite includes:
- Backup/restore
You can backup the necessary data in your mobile and restore them once required.
- GPRS modem
Use your mobile to attach a computer to the net.
- Multimedia Personalization
Customize your mobile with pictures, animations, and melodies.
- Messages
You can compose SMS/MMS simply on your computer and transfer them to Alcatel 20.12D
Supported Operating Systems
Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Mobile Upgrade
Using Mobile Upgrade tool you’ll be able to update your phone’s software from your PC.
Download Mobile Upgrade from ALCATEL ONE touch website (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your computer. Your phone’s software can currently have the newest software.
Webcam
You can use your phone as a webcam for instant messaging on your computer.
- Connect your phone to PC via USB cable.
- Go to “My computer” folder on your PC and find USB video device
Input method
Press ( * ) to alter input technique
” ( # ) to space
” ( + ) to access symbol tab
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