Alcatel A30 User Manual
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  • Page 1 For more information on how to use your phone, please go to www.alcatelonetouch.us.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Note: Table of Contents This is a shared user manual for Alcatel 5046S and 5046G. Safety and use ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Radio waves ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Licences ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 To learn about Do this General information �����������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Go to product support on the website: Frequently Asked Your mobile �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������...
  • Page 3 Connecting to virtual private networks ........65 Multimedia applications ������������������������������������������������������������� 67 13 Warranty ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 97 Camera ....................67 14 Troubleshooting ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 99 Gallery ....................70 15 Specifications (alcatel 5046S&5046G) ���������������������������������106 Music ....................72 Others ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 74 Files .......................74 Sound Recorder ..................74 Google applications ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 75 Chrome ....................75...
  • Page 4: Safety And Use

    Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. Safety and use ����������������������������������� Remember to make backup copies or keep a written record of all important information stored on your phone. Some people may suffer epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, or when playing video games.
  • Page 5: Radio Waves

    For a non-unibody device with a non-removable battery: WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. - Do not attempt to eject, replace, or open battery; - Do not puncture the back cover of your phone; •...
  • Page 6 The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits guidelines.
  • Page 7: Licences

    TCL Communication Ltd. You may download the source codes from http:/ /sourceforge.net/projects/ alcatel/files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from the internet. May not be available in all countries.
  • Page 8: General Information

    If your hearing device is vulnerable to interference, you may not be able to use a rated wireless device successfully. Consulting with your • Facebook: facebook.com/alcatel hearing health professional and testing the wireless device with your hearing •...
  • Page 9: Your Mobile

    Power key www.alcatelonetouch.us/product-support and www.alcatelonetouch.ca/ product-support 1�1�3 Electronic Recycling (Within USA Only): For more information on Electronic Recycling, please: • Visit Alcatel Electronic Recycling Program website at http://www. alcatelonetouch.us/electronic-recycling-program, or • Call Alcatel US Customer Support at 1-855-368-0829. 1�1�4 Battery Recycling (USA & Canada): Back button Recent Apps button...
  • Page 10 Camera Flash/ Recent Apps button Flashlight Camera • Touch to open a card view of applications you've worked with recently. Home button • From any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. • Long press to turn on Google Now. You can get help such as getting directions and restaurant information based on the content detected on the screen.
  • Page 11: Getting Started

    1�2 Getting started 1�2�3 Powering off your phone Press and hold the Power key until options appear, select Power off. 1�2�1 Setting up 1�3 Home screen Inserting or removing the SIM/microSD card You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls.
  • Page 12 1�3�2 Status bar Long press From the Status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) To enter the available options for an item, long press the item. For and notification information (on the left side). example, select a contact in Contacts, long press this contact, an Drag down the Status bar to view notifications and drag again to enter option list will appear.
  • Page 13  Search by text Enter Notification panel. • Touch the Search bar from the Home screen. • Enter the text/phrase you want to search for. • Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web. Access Settings, where you can make more ...
  • Page 14 Create folders To improve the organization of shortcuts or applications on the Home screen and the Favorite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.
  • Page 15: Text Input

    Text input ������������������������������������ 2�1 Using the onscreen keyboard Onscreen keyboard settings Go to Settings > Language & input > Virtual keyboard, touch the keyboard you want to set up and a series of settings will become available. Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen keyboard Touch one thumbnail and slide it right/left or touch X to close an orientation.
  • Page 16: Text Editing

    2�2 Text editing Call, Call log and Contacts ������ You can edit the texts you entered. • Long press or double tap within the texts you want to edit. 3�1 Call ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� • Drag the tabs to change the selected texts. • The following options will show: SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY and 3�1�1 Making a call SHARE.
  • Page 17 3�1�2 Answering or rejecting a call Display suggested numbers Long press to access voicemail Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the call or select a contact from by sliding or touching tabs, When you receive a call: then to make the call.
  • Page 18 3�1�4 During a call To avoid accidental operation of the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the phone To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume key. close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the phone is taken away from your ear.
  • Page 19 Sounds and vibrate • Vibration reminder Touch to set incoming call ringtone, and mark the checkbox to enable Enable vibrate when a call connects. dial pad tones or vibrate for calls. • Service Dialing Numbers Quick responses You can place a call from the SDN list. • GSM call settings Edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with a message.
  • Page 20: Call Log

    Display options Search in Contacts • Sort by: Touch to sort the list by the first name or last name. • Name format: Touch to choose whether to display first name first, View your favorites or last name first. 3�2 Call log Open the Quick contact panel Long press to select contact(s) You can access your call log by touching...
  • Page 21 • Call history View call logs. When finished, touch the icon to save • Group Add contacts into groups or manage groups. • Contacts to Choose contacts to display. display Select a picture or take • Import/Export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM a photo for the contact card, microSD card and phone storage, etc.
  • Page 22 3�3�4 Use Quick contact for Android You can also add more groups by touching , tpye in the related information and touch Touch a contact to open Quick contact for Android, then you can touch or the number to make a call, touch to send a message.
  • Page 23 You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Touch on the contact list screen, then touch Block number� Touch Google, Corporate, etc. ADD A NUMBER and type in the phone number, touch BLOCK to confirm. As with other account setup, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc.
  • Page 24: Messaging And Email

    Sending a text message Messaging and Email ���������������� Enter the name or the phone number of the recipient in the To bar or to add recipients. Touch the Send message bar to enter the touch text of the message. Touch to insert emoticons.
  • Page 25 Messages are displayed as conversation. GENERAL Touch a message to enter the message composing screen: • SMS enabled Open the options dialog or touch SMS app to • Touch to call the number; change your default SMS app. • Touch to save the number to contacts or view the contact details • Quick text Touch to edit quick response text.
  • Page 26 Notifications ADVANCED Text message (SMS) settings • Notifications Select to display message notifications in the Status bar. • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each • Select ringtone Touch to select a ringtone as a new message text message you send. notification tone.
  • Page 27: Email

    To create and send emails • Roaming auto- Select to download the full MMS message • Touch from the Inbox screen. retrieve (including message body and attachment) automatically when roaming. Otherwise, • Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To field. download only the MMS message header to • If necessary, touch Cc/Bcc to add a copy or a blind carbon copy to avoid extra charges.
  • Page 28: Calendar, Clock, And Calculator

    5�1�2 To create new events Calendar, Clock, and You can add new events from any Calendar view. Calculator ����������������������������������� • Touch • Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day event, you can turn on of All-day. • Invite guests to the event.
  • Page 29 5�2�3 Countdown 5�2 Clock �������������������������������������������������������������������� to enter the Countdown screen. From the Time screen, touch Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. • Enter the time. The time should be typed in second, minute and hour number sequence. To view the current time, touch from the Home screen, then touch Clock.
  • Page 30: Clock

    5�2�5 Adjust Clock settings Alarms and then Settings, the following options can now be adjusted: Touch • Silence after Touch to set a temporary turn off time for an alarm. Clock • Snooze length Touch to set the duration of alarms. Touch to set the clock style to Analogue or • Style Digital.
  • Page 31: Calculator

    Getting connected �������������������� 5�3 Calculator ������������������������������������������������������������� With the Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems. To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/ To use the calculator, touch from the Home screen, then touch EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. Calculator.
  • Page 32: Connecting To A Bluetooth Device

    • Enter a name, and touch RENAME to confirm. When Wi-Fi is on, you may add new Wi-Fi networks according to your You are recommended to use alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have preference. been tested and proved compatible with your phone. You can go to www.alcatel-mobile.com for more information about the alcatel Bluetooth...
  • Page 33: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb

    To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device Touch USB for file transfer, choose the way in which you want to transfer files.By default, Transfer files (MTP) is selected. To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want Before using MTP, make sure that the driver (Windows Media to exchange data.
  • Page 34: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    beside Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate this function. To connect/disconnect to/from VPN • Turn on To connect to a VPN: To share your phone’s data connection via Bluetooth • Touch Settings > More > VPN. • Touch on the Quick settings panel. • The VPNs you have added are listed. Touch the VPN you want to • Go to More >...
  • Page 35: Multimedia Applications

    To take a picture Multimedia applications ���������� The screen acts as the viewfinder. First, position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary and touch to take the picture which will be automatically saved. You can also long press to take burst shots.
  • Page 36: Gallery

    • Video Switch the toggle to enable/disable video 7�2 Gallery ����������������������������������������������������������������� stabilization stabilization. Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and play videos. In addition, a set of further operations to pictures and videos are General available for your choice. • Manage modes Touch to manage favorite camera modes.
  • Page 37: Music

    On Moments or Albums screen , touch and touch Select items/ Locate the picture you want to work on, and touch the picture in the Select albums to activate batch operation mode (you can also long full-screen picture view. Touch to share the picture, or to delete press one album/picture), then touch videos/pictures you want to...
  • Page 38: Others

     Access more functions. Others ��������������������������������������  Play or pause.  Play the next song. While playing songs with Music, the operation of pause, play or skip is still available even if the screen is locked. 8�1 Files ���������������������������������������������������������������������� To manage the files in your phone, touch from the Home screen, then touch Files.
  • Page 39: Google Applications

    9�4 YouTube Google applications��������������� YouTube is an online video-sharing application where users can upload, view, and share videos. Available content includes video clips, TV clips, music videos, and other content such as video blogging, short original Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work efficiency videos, and educational videos.
  • Page 40: Play Movies & Tv

    9�8 Play Movies & TV Settings ������������������������������ Movies and television shows can be viewed online via Google Play Movies & TV. You can also download movies and TV shows for offline viewing. Some content is only available for rental or purchase. To go to Settings, touch from the Home screen, then touch Settings.
  • Page 41: Device

    10�2�3 Data usage 10�2�7 More Cellular networks > Data saver Data roaming By enabling Data saver, you can reduce data usage by preventing some If you don’t need to transmit data on other operators’ cellular networks, apps from sending or receiving data in the background. 3 apps allowed disable Data roaming to avoid incurring significant roaming charges.
  • Page 42 10�3�2 Lock screen 10�3�3 Display In this menu, you can adjust your screen brightness, wallpaper, font Func size, color temperature of your screen, etc. Touch to customize the application shortcuts displayed on your lock • Brightness level Touch to adjust screen brightness manually. screen.
  • Page 43: Personal

    10�3�5 Sound In the Notification menu, you can configure whether to block the notifications from this app, hide sensitive content, etc. Use the Sound settings to configure many aspects of call ringtones, music, and other audio settings. 10�3�7 Battery • Slient mode Switch the toggle to turn on/off Slient mode.
  • Page 44 Recent location requests Install from storage This list shows the recent location requests. Touch to install encrypted certificates from internal storage or SD card. 10�4�2 Security Clear credentials Touch to remove all certificates. Encrypt phone Trusted agents Requires a numeric PIN, pattern, or password to decrypt your phone each time you power it on.
  • Page 45 Nearby Touch an account to see all sync options. Mark the checkbox to permit applications to synchronize data on their own schedule. You can also Nearby allows Google recommend applications or websites for the touch and Sync now to synchronize data for the chosen items of user based on user’s location information.
  • Page 46 Language • Listen to an example: Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings. Touch to select the language and the region you want. Pointer speed Spell checker Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed, touch Turn on to enable the system to show suggested words.
  • Page 47: System

    Factory data reset Select time zone Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone. information about your Google account, any other accounts, your Use 24-hour format system and application settings, and any downloaded applications.
  • Page 48 Display size Text-to-speech output Touch to setup the display size of items, such as app icon, mesaage, Touch to update the settings for text-to-speech output, such as the etc.. Some apps on your screen may change position. speech rate. Click after pointer stops moving Touch &...
  • Page 49: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    Making the most of your Accessories ����������������������������� phone ��������������������������������������� The latest generation of alcatel mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a You can download software upgrades for free from the distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep website (www.alcatelonetouch.us):...
  • Page 50: Warranty

    - Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by Warranty ���������������������������������� TCL Communication Ltd.; - Modification or repair performed by individuals not authorized by TCL Communication Ltd. or its affiliates or your vendor; Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of - Modification, adjustment or alteration of software or hardware twelve (12) months...
  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    • If it still doesn't work, Factory reset the phone via the Backup & reset Troubleshooting ��������������������� in the phone’s Settings. Make sure you have backed up your data. My phone can't charge properly • Make sure that you are using the proper charger that comes with Before contacting the service center, you are advised to follow the the phone.
  • Page 52 I can't find my contacts • Make sure that you are in a place with network coverage for cellular data or Wi-Fi internet connection. • Make sure that your SIM card is not broken. • Try connecting at a later time or another location. • Make sure that your SIM card is inserted properly.
  • Page 53 I can't send and receive MMS • Make sure that the two phones are within Bluetooth’s detection range. • Check your phone storage as it might be full. • Contact your network carrier to check service availability and MMS The battery drains too fast parameters.
  • Page 54 • Press the Volume key to adjust volume. I forget some passwords/codes/keys on phone • Perform Factory data reset. • If you still cannot access your phone, apply to the authorized repair center, but remember that it will not be regarded as warranty case.
  • Page 55: Specifications (Alcatel 5046S&5046G)

    Connectivity • Bluetooth V4.1 Specifications • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n • 3.5 mm audio jack • micro-USB Camera • 8 megapixel back camera Processor Qualcomm MSM8953 • 5 megapixel front camera Platform Android N Audio supported MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI, PCM, FLAC, formats Vorbis, Opus, AMR-NB, AMR-WB Memory 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM Video supported...
  • Page 56 Alcatel is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCL Communication Ltd. © Copyright 2017 TCL Communication Ltd. All rights reserved. TCL Communication Ltd. reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice. All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed,...

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