Alcatel Idol 3 6045Y - Manual (Page 39)

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6�4 Connecting to a computer (1)
With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between
your microSD card/internal storage and a computer.
To connect your phone to the computer:
To connect:
• Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone
to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the
USB is connected.
• Open the Notification panel and touch Connected as a media device,
then, in the next dialog, choose the way in which you want to transfer
files.
Before using MTP, make sure that the driver (Windows Media
Player 11 or higher version) has been installed.
To locate the data you have transferred or downloaded in internal storage,
touch File Manager. All data you have downloaded is stored in File
Manager, where you can view media files (videos, photos, music and
others), rename files, install applications into your phone, etc.
6�5 To safely remove the microSD card from
your phone
The microSD card can be removed from your phone any time the phone is
powered off. To remove the microSD card while the phone is on, you must
unmount the storage card from the phone first, to prevent corrupting or
damaging the storage card.
• Touch Settings\Storage.
• Touch Unmount SD card.
(1) You can change your default connection mode via Settings\Storage\Touch
the icon \USB computer connection. Some operations which are
available under mass storage are not usable under MTP and PTP.
You can now safely remove the microSD card from the phone.
To format a microSD card
• Touch the Menu key from the Home screen,
• Touch Settings\Storage.
• Touch Erase SD card. On the screen a popup warns you that formatting
the microSD card will erase its contents, touch
.
6�6 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection
You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer
via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by
turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
The functions below may incur additional network charges from
your network operator. Extra fees may also be charged in roaming
areas.
To share your phone's data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that come with your phone to connect the phone to a
USB port on your computer.
• Touch Settings\More���\Tethering & portable hotspot�
• Mark\unmark the checkbox of USB tethering to activate/deactivate
this function.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
• Touch Settings\More���\Tethering & portable hotspot�
• Mark\unmark the checkbox of Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/
deactivate this function.