ALCATEL GO FLIP

QUICK TIP GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Thank you for choosing Consumer Cellular!

We know you’re excited to use your new cellphone. This short guide

will help you get familiar with it, so you can start using it as soon as

possible. Each section includes instructions and pictures to make it

easy to understand your phone’s features. If you would like to learn

even more, we oer a wide variety of customer support options at the

back of this guide, including information about our HOW-TO VIDEOS

and ways to CONTACT US. We’re always happy to help you!

We hope you enjoy your new Alcatel Go Flip.

Need More Information?

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Call us at (800) 686-4460

Introduction

Power and Charging

Making and Ending Calls

Entering Text and Symbols

Adding a Contact

Text Messaging

Camera and Photos

Attaching Pictures to a Text Message

FM Radio

Bluetooth Settings

Phone Settings

How-To Videos

2-3

8-9

10-11

14-15

16-17

INTRODUCTION

BEFORE YOU GET STARTED

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new cellphone’s buttons

and icons. You can refer back to this diagram as you read through this

Quick Tip guide.

Right Key

Left Key

Camera

Send Key

(This key will also

place or answer a call)

Up/Down/Left/Right

Navigation keys

These keys can also

access menu shortcuts:

Up: Call Log

Down: Contacts

Left: Messaging

Right: Camera

Cellular Network

Battery Indicator

Volume Up/Down

End Key

(This key will also turn the

phone on/o when held)

Cellular Signal

Messages Short Cut

POWER AND CHARGING

THE POWER BUTTON

The Go Flip’s power button is

the red End Key located near

the top right side of the phone’s

keypad. Press and hold the End

Key to turn your phone on or o.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

When the battery icon displayed

on the screen appears completely

full, the battery is fully charged.

If the battery has not been used

for a long time or if the battery

power is completely depleted, the

charging icon may take several

minutes to appear after you plug

your phone into the charger.

MAKING AND ENDING CALLS

MAKING A CALL

If you would like to make a

call, enter the phone number,

including the area code, by

pressing the numbers on the

keypad, then press the green

Send Key (Call) to dial the number.

RECEIVING A CALL

When a call comes in, all you

need to do to answer is open the

ﬂip cover. If the phone is already

open, press the green Send Key

to answer it, or the red End Key

to reject it.

ENDING A CALL

When you are ﬁnished with your

conversation, press the red End

Key or close the ﬂip cover to end

the call.

ENTERING TEXT AND SYMBOLS

ENTERING TEXT

To enter text into your phone

in any input mode, press a

numerical key repeatedly until

the desired character is shown.

For instance, the letters A, B and

C can be accessed by pressing

the number 2 button on the

keypad. If repeating entries on

the same key, you will need

to wait a few seconds before

entering the next character.

ENTERING SYMBOLS

You can enter a symbol in any

input mode. Press the Star Key

to display a list of symbols. Press

the Navigation Keys to scroll to

the desired symbol, then press

the OK Key to enter the symbol.

ADDING A CONTACT

It’s easy to add someone as a

contact into your phone. Simply

press the OK Key from the Home

Screen to access your menu, and

select contact by pressing the

OK Key (not shown). Then, press

the Left Key (New Contact) to

add a new contact. You’ll need

to enter the person’s name by

pressing the corresponding letters

on the keypad.

Enter your contact’s ﬁrst and

last name, then scroll down and

select mobile, work, or home for

the number type, and enter the

person’s phone number.

When you’re ﬁnished, press the

Right Key to save.

TEXT MESSAGING

CREATING AND SENDING

TEXT MESSAGES

To create and send a text message,

use the Message Short Cut Key

on your home screen (not shown)

or start by selecting Menu with

the Navigation Key, then scroll to

Messages and press the OK Key

to select it.

Press the Left Key to select

New Message.

Enter the recipient in the address

bar. You can enter a valid cellphone

number here, or enter one of your

saved contacts by pressing the

Right Key (Add Contact).

TEXT MESSAGING

To select an existing contact,

enter their name into the search

box and press the OK Key, or

scroll to your contact and press

the OK Key to select the contact.

When you’re ready to send the

message, press the Send Key.

Next, press the Down Navigation

Key to select the message box

and enter your message. Refer

to page 6 for information on how

to enter text into your message.

CAMERA AND PHOTOS

CameraTake Photo

USING THE CAMERA

To take a photo using your phone’s

camera, you will need to place

your phone into camera mode.

You can do this by pressing the

Camera Key on the right edge

of your phone. When you are

ready to capture an image, press

the OK Key to take a photo.

CAMERA AND PHOTOS

You will see an enlarged version

of the photo you have chosen.

VIEWING YOUR PHOTOS

To view a picture that you’ve

taken, press the OK Key to get

to your menu. Scroll to Gallery

and press the OK Key.

In your gallery, you can scroll through

images with the Navigation Keys

and select one to open by pressing

the OK Key.

ATTACHING PICTURES TO A TEXT MESSAGE

ATTACHING PICTURES

TO A TEXT MESSAGE

If you want to attach a picture

to a text message, press the

Right Key while in text messaging

mode to select Options, then

scroll down to Add Attachment

and press the OK Key.

To send a picture from your phone,

scroll to Gallery and press the

OK Key.

Then scroll through the images,

select the one you want to send,

and select Done.

FM RADIO

Select Menu from the home screen

using the Left Key, then select

FM Radio by pressing the OK Key.

To scan for local radio channels,

use the Left or Right Key to select

a station.

FM RADIO

Your Go Flip allows you to listen

to local FM radio channels using

wired headphones. This feature is

completely free and does not use

any cellular data.

To use this feature, you will need to

ﬁrst plug in any wired headphones

using the headphone jack on the

top left edge of the phone.

To save a station, select Options

with the Right Key and scroll

down to Add to favorites.

To change channels within the

channel list, simply press the Left

or Right Navigation Keys to cycle

through channels (not shown).

BLUETOOTH SETTINGS

Consult the manual for your speciﬁc Bluetooth device to learn how

to turn pairing mode on.

FOR MORE DETAILS:

BLUETOOTH SETTINGS

Using a Bluetooth headset is a

great way to keep your hands free

while talking on your cellphone.

The ﬁrst step you’ll need to take

is to pair your Bluetooth device

with your cellphone. To start, go

to Settings.

Next, you’ll need to set up the

Bluetooth feature on your phone.

Scroll to Bluetooth O and

press the OK Key.

BLUETOOTH SETTINGS

Press OK Key to turn on Bluetooth

and begin searching for nearby

devices, then press the OK Key.

Scroll to Nearby Devices to begin

searching, then press the OK Key.

Your phone will now begin

searching. When it has located

your device, press the OK Key to

complete pairing the devices.

PHONE SETTINGS

CHANGE PHONE SETTINGS

You have the ability to personalize

settings on your phone so it ﬁts

your needs even better.

To access your phone’s settings,

select Menu by pressing the OK Key,

then Settings by scrolling down

and pressing the OK Key.

BRIGHTNESS

To adjust your screen brightness,

scroll to Display, then press the

OK Key.

Scroll to Brightness, then press

the OK Key.

PHONE SETTINGS

RINGTONE VOLUME

To adjust your ringtone volume, simply

press the Volume Up/Down Keys

on the right edge of your phone

when on the Home Screen. To

silence your phone, push the

Volume Down Key multiple times

until the phone vibrates.

Use the Navigation Keys to choose

a brightness level, then press the

OK Key to save your changes.

HOWTO VIDEOS

HOWTO VIDEOS

Get to know your Alcatel Go Flip with our

How-To Videos, located on our website at

ConsumerCellular.com/AlcatelGoFlip

Here you will ﬁnd simple, easy-to-follow videos

that cover topics such as making and receiving

calls, using the contacts feature, sending and

receiving text messages and more. You can

download complete phone manuals on this

webpage as well.

If you have any questions, our friendly U.S. based

customer service representatives are always

happy to help you.

You can reach a representative for free by

contacting us the following ways:

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cellphone’s contact list

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using the toll-free phone number listed above.

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