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  • Page 1 ALCATEL A30 PLUS USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Note: This is a shared user manual for 5046S and 5046G. To learn about Do this Updating your phone’s software Finding your serial Settings About phone Obtaining warranty service Settings > About phone Viewing legal information > Legal information.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Safety and use ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Radio waves ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Licences���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 General information �����������������������������������������������������������������������������14 Your mobile ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 Keys and connectors.................16 Getting started ...................19 Home screen..................20 Text input ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28 Using the onscreen keyboard ............28 Text editing..................29 Call, Call log and Contacts ��������������������������������������������������������� 30 Call ......................30 Call log ....................37 Contacts....................37...
  • Page 4 Connecting to virtual private networks........65 Multimedia applications ............. 67 Camera....................67 Gallery ....................70 Music ....................72 Others ..................... 74 Files.......................74 Sound Recorder..................74 Google applications ..............75 Chrome ....................75 Gmail.....................75 Maps .....................75 YouTube....................76 Play Store.....................76 Drive .....................76 Play Music ...................76 Play Movies & TV................77 Photos ....................77 9.10 Keep......................77 10 Settings ..................
  • Page 5 12 Accessories ..................96 13 Warranty ..................97 14 Troubleshooting ................99 15 Specifications (alcatel 5046S&5046G) .........106 This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 2.0 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 10 of this user guide.

  • Page 6: Safety And Use

    Safety and use ����������������������������������� We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein. TRAFFIC SAFETY: Given that studies show that using a phone while driving a vehicle constitutes a real risk, even when the hands-free kit is used (car kit, headset...), drivers are...
  • Page 7 Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic products. 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. These seizures or blackouts may occur even if a person never had a previous seizure or blackout.
  • Page 8 For a non-unibody device with a non-removable battery: - Do not attempt to eject, replace, or open battery; - Do not puncture the back cover of your phone; - Do not burn or dispose of your phone in the garbage or store it at temperatures above 60°C (140°F).

  • Page 9: Radio Waves

    WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. CHARGERS: Home A.C./ Travel chargers will operate within the temperature range of: -10°C (14°F) to 50°C (122°F). The chargers designed for your phone meet the standard for safety of information technology equipment and office equipment use.
  • Page 10 The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: 2ACCJB076 for 5046S, 2ACCJB075 for 5046G.
  • Page 11 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 12 built-in memory. Be sure to remove or clear all personal information before you recycle, return, or give away your product. Choose your apps and updates carefully, and install from trusted sources only. Some apps can impact your product’s performance and/or have access to private information including account details, call data, location details and network resources.

  • Page 13: 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 14 US Information Concerning the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Requirements for Hearing Aid Compatibility with Wireless Devices When wireless devices are used near hearing devices (such as hearing aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this interference, and wireless devices also vary in the amount of interference that they generate.

  • Page 15: General Information

    Hearing devices may also be measured for immunity to this type of interference. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you find results for your hearing device. The more immune your hearing aid is, the less likely you are to experience interference noise from wireless devices. For more information about the actions that the FCC has taken with regard to hearing aid compatibility with wireless devices and other steps that the FCC has taken to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to...
  • Page 16 1.1.3 Electronic Recycling (Within USA Only): For more information on Electronic Recycling, please: alcatelonetouch.us/electronic-recycling-program, or 1.1.4 Battery Recycling (USA & Canada): Alcatel partners with Call2Recycle to offer a safe and convenient battery ® recycling program. For more information on our Battery Recycling Program, please visit the USA and Canada website at www.alcatelonetouch.us/battery-recycling and www.

  • Page 17: Your Mobile

    Your mobile ......... Keys and connectors P/L sensor Headset connector Front LED indicator camera Volume key Power key Back button Recent Apps button Home button Micro-USB Connector...
  • Page 18 Camera Flash/ Flashlight Camera...
  • Page 19 Recent Apps button 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 20: Getting Started

    Getting started 1.2.1 Setting up Inserting or removing the SIM/microSD card You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need to power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card as this phone supports hot swap. Your phone only supports nano-SIM cards.

  • Page 21: Home Screen

    1.2.3 Powering off your phone Press and hold the Power key until options appear, select Power off. Home screen You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home button to switch to the Home screen.
  • Page 22 Long press To enter the available options for an item, long press the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, long press this contact, an option list will appear. Drag Long press an item and drag it to another location. Slide/Swipe Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, and web pages.
  • Page 23 1.3.2 Status bar From the Status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) and notification information (on the left side). Drag down the Status bar to view notifications and drag again to enter the Quick settings panel. Touch and drag up to close it.
  • Page 24 Enter Notification panel. Access Settings, where you can make more settings. Customize Quick settings panel. 1.3.3 Search bar The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web.
  • Page 25 Search by text 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. Search by voice Touch from the Search bar to display a dialog screen. Speak the word/phrase you want to search for.
  • Page 26 Double tap to enter the detailed screen Swipe up to unlock the screen Double tap to open any application 1.3.5 Personalizing your Home screen You can long press a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to your preferred Home screen. Reposition Long press an item and drag it to the desired position and then release.
  • Page 27 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 28 Touch one thumbnail and slide it right/left or touch X to close an application. Touch at the bottom of the screen to close all the running applications. 1.3.7 Volume adjustment Using the volume key Press the Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates.

  • Page 29: Text Input

    Text input ........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 orientation.

  • Page 30: Text Editing

    Text editing You can edit the texts you entered. Long press or double tap within the texts you want to edit. Drag the tabs to change the selected texts. The following options will show: SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY and SHARE. You can also insert new texts if preferred Touch where you want to type, or long press a blank space, the cursor will blink and the tab will show.

  • Page 31: Call, Call Log And Contacts

    Call, Call log and Contacts ..Call ................... 3.1.1 Making a call To make a call, touch Call log Contacts View the contact’s detailed information. Call the You can also edit, previewed delete, share the number contact, or send a message to the contact.
  • Page 32 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, then to make the call. The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching Create new contact.
  • Page 33 3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call When you receive a call: Slide to the right to answer; Slide to the left to reject; Slide upwards to reject the call by sending a preset message. To mute an incoming call, press the Volume key, or turn the phone over (when the Settings >...
  • Page 34 3.1.4 During a call To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume key. End the current call. Touch once to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call. Touch to add another call. Touch to enter contact list. Touch once to activate the speaker during the current call.
  • Page 35 To avoid accidental operation of the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the phone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the phone is taken away from your ear. 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.
  • Page 36 Sounds and vibrate Touch to set incoming call ringtone, and mark the checkbox to enable dial pad tones or vibrate for calls. Quick responses Edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with a message. Call settings Voicemail - Service: Opens a dialog box where you can select your operator’s voicemail service or another service.
  • Page 37 Vibration reminder Enable vibrate when a call connects. Service Dialing Numbers You can place a call from the SDN list. GSM call settings - Call forwarding Touch to configure how your calls are forwarded when you are busy, unanswered or unreachable. - Additional settings Touch Caller ID to use default operator settings to display your number in outgoing calls.

  • Page 38: Call Log

    Display options 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, or last name first. Call log from the Call screen to You can access your call log by touching view Missed calls, Outgoing calls and Incoming calls.
  • Page 39 Search in Contacts View your favorites Open the Quick contact panel Long press to select contact(s) to delete Add new contact Delete a contact Long press the contact you want to delete, then touch and confirm to delete. Touch to select all contacts, then touch and confirm to delete all contacts.
  • Page 40 Call history View call logs. Group Add contacts into groups or manage groups. Contacts to Choose contacts to display. display Import/Export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone storage, etc. Clear frequents Clear frequently contacted list. Block numbers Add numbers here so that you won't receive the calls or texts from them.
  • Page 41 When finished, touch the icon to save Select a picture or take a photo for the contact Touch to open available labels When finished, touch to save. and then touch Discard To exit without saving, you can touch changes. Add to/remove from Favorites To add a contact to favorites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch to add the contact to favorites.
  • Page 42 3.3.4 Use Quick contact for Android 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. The icons available on the Quick contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone.
  • Page 43 You can also add more groups by touching , tpye in the related information and touch 3.3.6 Displaying contacts You can configure which list of contacts, for each account, you want and touch Contacts to display to display in the Contacts list. Touch from contacts list screen, then you can choose which contacts to display.
  • Page 44 on the contact list screen, then touch Block number. Touch Touch ADD A NUMBER and type in the phone number, touch BLOCK to confirm. 3.3.9 Linking/Unlinking contacts You can link any new contact information to existing ones. Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch again and touch Link.
  • Page 45 You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Google, Corporate, etc. As with other account setup, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc. You can remove an account and all associated information from the phone.

  • Page 46: Messaging And Email

    Messaging and Email ....Messaging ............You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone. To send a message, touch 4.1.1 Write a new message On the message list screen, touch to write text/multimedia messages. Add recipients Send the text message Insert emoticons For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick contact...
  • Page 47 Sending a text message 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. When finished, touch to send the text message.
  • Page 48 Messages are displayed as conversation. Touch a message to enter the message composing screen: Touch to call the number; Touch to save the number to contacts or view the contact details if the number has been saved; To reply to a message, enter the text, or touch to insert quick text, contact etc., when finished, touch If you long press a message, the following options will be available:...
  • Page 49 GENERAL SMS enabled Open the options dialog or touch SMS app to change your default SMS app. Quick text Touch to edit quick response text. Storage Delete old Select to delete old messages when the messages maximum number of stored messages is reached.
  • Page 50 Notifications Notifications Select to display message notifications in the Status bar. Select ringtone Touch to select a ringtone as a new message notification tone. Vibrate Select to have phone vibrate as a notification when receiving a new message. WAP message settings WAP message Touch to enable receipt of push messages enable...
  • Page 51 ADVANCED Text message (SMS) settings Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each text message you send. Manage SIM Touch to manage text messages stored in your messages SIM card. SMS Service Centre Touch to edit or view the service centre number.

  • Page 52: Email

    Roaming auto- Select to download the full MMS message retrieve (including message body and attachment) automatically when roaming. Otherwise, download only the MMS message header to avoid extra charges. Creation mode Select to change creation mode. Maximum message Select to input the maximum message size. size Priority Touch to set the priority.
  • Page 53 To create and send emails Touch from the Inbox screen. Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To field. If necessary, touch Cc/Bcc to add a copy or a blind carbon copy to the message. Enter the subject and the content of the message. Touch to add an attachment.

  • Page 54: Calendar, Clock, And Calculator

    Calendar, Clock, and Calculator ........Calendar ............. You can use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. To view the calendar and create events, touch from the Home screen, then touch Calendar. 5.1.1 Multimode view You can display the Calendar by Schedule, Day, 3-day, Week, or Month.
  • Page 55 5.1.2 To create new events You can add new events from any Calendar view. Touch Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day of All-day. event, you can turn on Invite guests to the event. Enter the email addresses of the guests you want to invite with commas to separate.

  • Page 56: Clock

    Clock ..............Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. To view the current time, touch from the Home screen, then touch Clock. 5.2.1 World clock To view the world clock, touch on the Time screen. Touch to add a time zone. 5.2.2 Alarm to enter the Alarm screen.
  • Page 57 5.2.3 Countdown From the Time screen, touch to enter the Countdown screen. Enter the time. The time should be typed in second, minute and hour number sequence. to activate Countdown. Touch Touch to set the countdown time in panel. Touch to deactivate Countdown.
  • Page 58 5.2.5 Adjust Clock settings and then Settings, the following options can now be adjusted: Touch Clock Style Touch to set the clock style to Analogue or Digital. Automatic home Mark the checkbox to enable the function clock when travelling in an area where the time is different, add a clock for home.
  • Page 59 Alarms Silence after Touch to set a temporary turn off time for an alarm. Snooze length Touch to set the duration of alarms. Alarm volume Touch to set alarm volume. Gradually increase Touch to select the duration after which volume the alarm volume increases, or disable this function.

  • Page 60: Calculator

    Calculator ............. With the Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems. To use the calculator, touch from the Home screen, then touch Calculator. There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel. To switch between panels, select one of the following two ways: Swipe the basic calculation screen to the left to open the scientific calculation.

  • Page 61: Getting Connected

    Getting connected ....To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/ EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. Connecting to the internet 6.1.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G The first time you turn on your phone with your SIM card inserted, it will automatically configure your network service: GPRS, EDGE , 3G or 4G.
  • Page 62 To set preferred network mode Touch Settings > More > Cellular networks > Preferred network type. 6.1.2 Wi-Fi You can connect to the internet when your phone is within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on your phone even without a SIM card inserted.

  • Page 63: Connecting To A Bluetooth Device

    Rename this phone. Touch Enter a name, and touch RENAME to confirm. You are recommended to use alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with your phone. You can go to www.alcatel-mobile.com for more information about the alcatel Bluetooth...

  • Page 64: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb

    To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want to exchange data. Touch Settings > Bluetooth. and Refresh. Touch Touch a Bluetooth device you want to pair your phone with in the list.

  • Page 65: Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection

    Touch USB for file transfer, choose the way in which you want to transfer files.By default, Transfer files (MTP) is selected. 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 to your phone, touch Files.

  • Page 66: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    beside Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate this function. Turn on To share your phone’s data connection via Bluetooth Touch on the Quick settings panel. Go to More > Tethering & portable hotspot. after Bluetooth tethering to activate this function. Turn on To rename or secure your portable hotspot When a portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you can rename your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
  • Page 67 To connect/disconnect to/from VPN To connect to a VPN: Touch Settings > More > VPN. The VPNs you have added are listed. Touch the VPN you want to connect with. In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and touch CONNECT.

  • Page 68: Multimedia Applications

    Multimedia applications ..Camera ............... Your phone is fitted with a Camera and a Camcorder for taking photos and shooting videos. Before using the Camera or Camcorder, make sure that you remove the protective lens cover to avoid it affecting your picture quality. To take a photo or video, touch from the Home screen and then touch Camera.
  • Page 69 To take a picture 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 70 Video Switch the toggle to enable/disable video stabilization stabilization. General Manage modes Touch to manage favorite camera modes. Grid Turn on to enable grid view. It divides the screen into equal parts and helps you take better photos by making it simple to align compositional elements to the grid, such as the horizon or buildings to the lines in the grid.

  • Page 71: Gallery

    Gallery ..............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 available for your choice. To view the photos you have taken, touch from the Home screen, then touch Gallery.
  • Page 72 Locate the picture you want to work on, and touch the picture in the full-screen picture view. Touch to share the picture, or to delete and select Set as... to set the picture as Contact the picture. Touch photo or Wallpaper. to set picture to Favorites, then the picture also can find in Touch Favorites album.

  • Page 73: Music

    On Moments or Albums screen , touch and touch Select items/ Select albums to activate batch operation mode (you can also long press one album/picture), then touch videos/pictures you want to work with. Touch to delete selected files. Touch to share selected files.
  • Page 74 Access more functions. 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.

  • Page 75: Others

    Others ........Files ..............To manage the files in your phone, touch from the Home screen, then touch Files. Files works with both external SD card and internal storage. Files displays all data stored on the phone, including applications, media files downloaded from Google Play Store, YouTube or other locations;...

  • Page 76: Google Applications

    Google applications....Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work efficiency and help you enjoy life. This manual briefly introduces the apps. For detailed features and user guides, refer to related websites or the introduction provided in the apps. You are recommended to register with a Google account to enjoy all the functions.

  • Page 77: Youtube

    YouTube 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 videos, and educational videos. It supports a streaming function that allows you to start watching videos almost as soon as they begin downloading from the internet.

  • Page 78: Play Movies & Tv

    Play Movies & TV 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. Photos Google Photos stores and backs up your photos and videos. It also automatically analyses photos and organizes them into groups, so that you can quickly locate the photos you need.

  • Page 79: Settings

    Settings ......To go to Settings, touch from the Home screen, then touch Settings. 10.1 Suggestions There are several frequently used function displayed here. Default items are Screen lock and Add another email account. 10.2 Wireless & networks 10.2.1 Wi-Fi Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the internet without using your SIM card whenever you are in range of a wireless network.
  • Page 80 10.2.3 Data usage Data saver By enabling Data saver, you can reduce data usage by preventing some apps from sending or receiving data in the background. 3 apps allowed to use unrestricted data when data saver is on. Data usage is measured by your phone, and your operator may count differently.

  • Page 81: 10.3 Device

    10.2.7 More Cellular networks > Data roaming If you don’t need to transmit data on other operators’ cellular networks, disable Data roaming to avoid incurring significant roaming charges. Access Point Names You can select your preferred network with this menu. Network carriers You can select a network operator.
  • Page 82 10.3.2 Lock screen Func Touch to customize the application shortcuts displayed on your lock screen. Screen lock Touch to set your screen unlock method. For example, you can unlock your phone by sliding the screen, entering a password, or drawing a pattern, etc.
  • Page 83 10.3.3 Display In this menu, you can adjust your screen brightness, wallpaper, font size, color temperature of your screen, etc. Brightness level Touch to adjust screen brightness manually. Adaptive When the function is turned on, the screen brightness brightness level will optimize automaticaly according available light.
  • Page 84 10.3.5 Sound Use the Sound settings to configure many aspects of call ringtones, music, and other audio settings. Slient mode Switch the toggle to turn on/off Slient mode. Ring volume Set volume for media, ringtone, and alarms. Phone ringtone Touch to set your incoming call ringtone. Also vibrate for Switch the toggle to enable vibration for calls...

  • Page 85: 10.4 Personal

    In the Notification menu, you can configure whether to block the notifications from this app, hide sensitive content, etc. 10.3.7 Battery Touch any category in the battery management screen to view its power consumption. You can adjust power use via the screen brightness or screen timeout settings in the Display screen.
  • Page 86 Recent location requests This list shows the recent location requests. 10.4.2 Security Encrypt phone Requires a numeric PIN, pattern, or password to decrypt your phone each time you power it on. Make passwords visible Turn on to show passwords as you type. Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators.
  • Page 87 Install from storage Touch to install encrypted certificates from internal storage or SD card. Clear credentials Touch to remove all certificates. Trusted agents Open the setting to view and deactivate trusted agents. You must set a screen lock first when you enable this function. Screen pinning When this function is enabled, you can always keep a window in view by touching the Overview button and then the pin icon.
  • Page 88 Touch an account to see all sync options. Mark the checkbox to permit applications to synchronize data on their own schedule. You can also touch and Sync now to synchronize data for the chosen items of that account. 10.4.4 Google Location Touch to access Location (refer to section “10.4.1 Location”).
  • Page 89 Nearby Nearby allows Google recommend applications or websites for the user based on user’s location information. When it detects the user is in the museum visit, it will be recommended to the user audio applications. Your device must be online to show links to apps or websites from things nearby.
  • Page 90 Language Touch to select the language and the region you want. Spell checker Turn on to enable the system to show suggested words. Personal dictionary Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary. Touch a word to edit or delete it. Touch the add button (+) to add a word. Virtual keyboard Google keyboard: The Google keyboard settings apply to the onscreen keyboard that is included with your phone.
  • Page 91 Listen to an example: Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings. Pointer speed Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed, touch OK to confirm. 10.4.6 Backup & reset Back up my data Turn on to back up your phone’s settings and other application...

  • Page 92: 10.5 System

    Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including information about your Google account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications. Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you’ve downloaded.
  • Page 93 Select time zone Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone. Use 24-hour format Turn on to display the time using the 24-hour clock format. 10.5.2 Accessibility Use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone.
  • Page 94 Display size Touch to setup the display size of items, such as app icon, mesaage, etc.. Some apps on your screen may change position. Click after pointer stops moving Touch the to turn on/off the delay before click. Draw the indicate line to adjust how long to delay befor click.
  • Page 95 Text-to-speech output Touch to update the settings for text-to-speech output, such as the speech rate. Touch & hold delay Touch to adjust the duration of touch and hold delay. This function enables your phone to differ touch and touch & hold, which may avoid incorrect operations.

  • Page 96: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    Making the most of your phone ��������������������������������������� You can download software upgrades for free from the website ( 11�1 FOTA Upgrade Use the FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) Upgrade tool to update your phone's software. To access Updates, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then select Updates or touch Settings >...

  • Page 97: Accessories

    Accessories ����������������������������� The latest generation of alcatel mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset.

  • Page 98: Warranty

    Warranty........Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice. Batteries and accessories sold with your phone are also warranted against any defect which may occur during the first six (6) months from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice.
  • Page 99 - Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by TCL Communication Ltd.; - Modification or repair performed by individuals not authorized by TCL Communication Ltd. or its affiliates or your vendor; - Modification, adjustment or alteration of software or hardware performed by individuals not authorized by TCL Communication Ltd.;...

  • Page 100: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting ��������������������� Before contacting the service center, you are advised to follow the instructions below: apps on your phone. System Updates command in your phone’s settings. Backup & Reset in the phone’s settings. All your phone data will be lost permanently. It is strongly advised to fully back up your phone before resetting.
  • Page 101 If it still doesn't work, Factory reset the phone via the Backup & reset 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 the phone.
  • Page 102 Make sure that you are in a place with network coverage for cellular data or Wi-Fi internet connection. Try connecting at a later time or another location. Invalid SIM card Make sure that the SIM card has been correctly inserted (see "Inserting or removing the SIM card").
  • Page 103 I can't find my contacts Make sure that your SIM card is not broken. Make sure that your SIM card is inserted properly. Import all contacts stored in SIM card to phone. The sound quality of the calls is poor Adjust the volume during a call by pressing the Volume key.
  • Page 104 I can't send and receive MMS Check your phone storage as it might be full. Contact your network carrier to check service availability and MMS parameters. Verify the server center number or your MMS profile with your carrier. The server center may be swamped. Try again later. Start a new Messaging string.
  • Page 105 Make sure that the two phones are within Bluetooth’s detection range. The battery drains too fast Make sure that you follow the complete charge time (minimum 200 minutes). After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. Wait for at least 10 minutes after removing the charger to obtain an exact indication.
  • Page 106 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 107: Specifications (Alcatel 5046S&5046G)

    Specifications Processor Qualcomm MSM8953 Alcatel is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by Platform Android N TCL Communication Ltd. Memory 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM © Copyright 2017 TCL Communication Ltd. All rights reserved. Dimensions (LxWxT) 142 X 70.5 X 8.5 mm TCL Communication Ltd.
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