Table of Contents Your mobile ������������������������������������������������������������� 5 .......... Keys and connectors ........... Getting started ............Home screen Phone ����������������������������������������������������������������������15 ............Making a call ........Answer or decline a call ........Calling your voicemail Contacts �����������������������������������������������������������������17 ........Consult your Contacts ..........Adding a contact .........
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......Send a multimedia message ........How to type a message ............. Settings Email ����������������������������������������������������������������������24 Camera ������������������������������������������������������������������25 .............. Camera ..............Video Gallery �������������������������������������������������������������������27 Video ����������������������������������������������������������������������29 Music ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 30 10 Browser ���������������������������������������������������������������� 30 11 Calendar ���������������������������������������������������������������� 31 ..........11.1 Multimode view .........
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13 Calculator �������������������������������������������������������������35 14 FM Radio ����������������������������������������������������������������36 15 Settings �����������������������������������������������������������������37 ........15.1 Network & connectivity ..........15.2 Personalization ..........15.3 Privacy & security .............. 15.4 Storage ............... 15.5 Device ..........15.6 Account manager 16 Making the most out of your phone�����������.�..�.49 ............
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This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 2.0 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on Radio waves section. www.sar-tick.com When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body, either use an approved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a distance of 15 mm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure requirements.
Your mobile ���������������������������������� 1�1 Keys and connectors Main screen Left Menu Right Menu Messages Back/Clear Call/Answer End/Power Navigation (up, down, left, right)
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Camera Headset Camera Jack screen Volume Charging Port • Confirm an option (press the middle of the key) • Press: Access app list (Home screen) Navigation • Press up, down, left or right to navigate Messages • Press: Access Messages app...
Back/Clear • Let's you return to the previous screen, close a dialog box, or exit options menu • Delete character (In Edit mode) Call/Answer • Press to dial call or to answer incoming call. • Press: Enter call log (From Idle screen) End/Power •...
1�2 Getting started 1�2�1 Set-up Removing or attaching back cover...
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Removing or installing battery Inserting or removing the Nano SIM card and microSD You must insert your Nano SIM card to make phone calls using your network.
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SIM card Plastic clips To insert Nano SIM or microSD card, push the Nano SIM or microSD card into the corresponding card slot with the gold-connectors facing down. To remove the SIM or microSD card, push down on the plastic clip located under card and push the SIM or pull microSD card out.
Charging battery Insert the smaller end of the charger into the device charging port, and plug the charger into an electrical outlet. 1�2�2 Power on your phone Long press the End/Power key until the phone powers on, Home screen will be displayed. If screen lock is set up, enter pass code to access Home screen.
Set up your phone for the first time to select a language and press • Use the Navigation key the OK key Welcome page will be displayed, press the Right Menu key • to select Next. • Keypad Introduction, Softkeys and Change Text Input Method tip pages will be displayed, press the Right Menu to select Next and continue to next screen.
1�2�3 Power off your phone Long press the End/Power key. 1�3 Home screen Status/Notifications Bar • Displays Status and Notification indicators. Time Date Speed Dial Notices • 1-button dial assigned • Displays all contacts, press the Right Notices, Menu key to access. press the Left Menu Apps (Applications) List...
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1�3�1 Status bar From the status bar, you can view both the phone status (to the right side) and the notification information (to the left side). Icon Status Bluetooth active ® Wi-Fi active ® Vibrate Silent Network (full signal) Network (roaming) 4G LTE data service 3G data service Airplane mode...
1�3�2 Change home screen wallpaper • From the Home screen, press the OK key , select Settings icon and then press the Navigation key to the right to select Personalization� Press the Navigation key and select Display > Wallpaper� • Select Wallpaper, Gallery or Camera and press the OK key to enter option.
International call To dial an international call, select the Phone app then press and hold to enter “+” in dial screen, then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally press the Call/Answer key Emergency call To make an emergency call, dial the emergency number and press the Call/Answer key .
2�3 Calling your voicemail • Press and hold the key to set up voicemail or review voicemail messages. • Follow the prompts to set up your voicemail account or once set up, to listen to voicemail messages. Contacts�������������������������������� 3�1 Consult your Contacts Contacts app provides quick and easy access to your stored contacts.
3�2 Adding a contact In contacts list screen, press the Left Menu key access New Contact screen and enter contact details. Press the Navigation key down to access next contact information category. When finished, press the Right Menu key to save. 3�3 Editing your contacts In contacts list screen, select contact and press the Right...
When finished editing, press the Right Menu key to save. To cancel edit mode, press Left Menu key to cancel and exit. 3�4 Deleting a contact In contacts list screen, press the Right Menu key access Options, then select Delete contact, and press the OK key .
3�5 Sharing your contacts You can share a single contact with others by sending the contact's vCard via E-mail, Messages, or Bluetooth. Select a contact you want to share, press the Right Menu key to access Options, then select Share and press the OK key .
Messages������������������������������� Use the Messages app to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages. 4�1 Write message From the Home screen, press the OK key , select • Messages app and press the OK key press the Messages key on the device keypad to launch Messages app.
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be counted as an additional SMS. Specific letters or characters will also increase the size of the SMS. This may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient. 4�2 Send a multimedia message enables send video...
Note: Use T9 input method to quickly type words. To turn T9 option ON select Settings > Personalization > Input Methods > Use T9 > On. Once activated T9 will be available under input options when pushing . To deactivate T9 select Settings > Personalization > Input Methods >...
Email��������������������������������������� To access the Email app, press the OK key from the Home screen, select Email app and press the OK key An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set up an email account. • Welcome screen will display, press the Right Menu key to select Next�...
• If you do not want to send the email right away, you can press the Right Menu key and select Save as draft or touch the Back to save a copy. Camera����������������������������������� Your phone features a Camera app to take photos and record videos.
Options Press the Right Menu key to access: • Self Timer Sets the time a photo is taken after pressing the OK key or the Camera key . • Grid Adds grid lines to photo screen to help take better photos by using grid lines to align photo image.
Gallery������������������������������������ The Gallery app provides you with one location to view and organize all your saved photos. The Gallery app also offers additional photo options. To access the Gallery app, press the OK key from the Home screen, select the Gallery app and press the OK Press the Right Press the...
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Gallery app photo options When viewing photos in the Gallery app, select an image and press the Right Menu key to access options below: • Delete Delete the selected photo. • Edit Select this option to adjust exposure value, rotate the photo, crop, add filters and auto-correction.
Individual photo view options When previewing an individual image in the Gallery app, the options above are also available by pressing the Right Menu key , with the two additional options below: • Rotate Rotates the picture 90° clockwise. • Set As Sets selected image as wallpaper or existing contact image.
Music��������������������������������������� Use the Music app to play music files stored on your phone. Music files can be downloaded from your computer to your phone using a USB cable. To access the Music app, press the OK key from the Home screen, select the Music app and press the OK key Browser��������������������������������...
Calendar������������������������������� Use the Calendar app, to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. To access the Calendar app, press the OK key from the Home screen, select the Calendar app and press the OK 11�1 Multimode view You can display the Calendar in Day, Weekly, or Month view. Press the Right Menu key to change your Calendar view.
• Fill in new event information. If it is a whole-day event, you can select All-day Event. When finished, press the Right Menu key • to save. More Options are available by pressing the Right Menu key from the Calendar main screen: •...
Alarm ������������������������������������ Your mobile phone features an Alarm app with an Alarm, Timer and Stopwatch function. To access the Alarm app, press the OK key from the Home screen, select the Alarm app and press the OK 12�1 Alarm To set an alarm From the Alarm screen, press the Left Menu key to add a new alarm.
• Edit Press to edit alarm. • Delete Press to delete alarm. • Settings Press to set snooze time, volume, vibration and sound. 12�2 Timer From the Alarm screen, press the right side of the Navigation key to enter the Timer screen. •...
When the Stopwatch is ongoing press the OK key • select to pause the time. When the Stopwatch is paused press OK key • select and continue the total time. • When Stopwatch is paused press the Left Menu key reset the stopwatch and clear lap times.
Enter numbers using the keypad. Select the mathematical operation to be performed using the Navigation key , follow the onscreen guide each navigation direction and the corresponding mathematical operation. Press the OK key to select equals = and get results. FM Radio�������������������������������...
Press the left/right side of the Navigation key to decrease/increase 0.1MHz. Long press the left/right side of the Navigation key to search and go to the nearest lower/higher frequency channel. Press the Right Menu key to access Options, select from Add to favorites, Edit favorites or Switch to speaker/earphone.
International data roaming If you don’t need to transmit data on other operators’ mobile networks, disable Data roaming to avoid incurring significant roaming charges. Enhanced LTE Press to enable enhanced LTE. 15�1�3 Geolocation KaiOS uses GPS, and additional supplemental information such as Wi-Fi and mobile networks to approximate your location.
15�1�6 Calling Settings DTMF tones Dual Tone Multi-Frequency, or DTMF is a method for instructing a telephone switching system of the telephone number to be dialed, or to issue commands to switching systems or related telephony equipment. Press to set DTMF tones to normal or long. Call waiting Press to enable or disable call waiting.
WAP push Mark the checkbox to enable receipt of push messages from network. Service center Displays the service center number 1-312-314-9810. 15�1�8 Internet Sharing USB tethering USB tethering can share your phone's Internet connection with a single USB-connected device. Press to turn the USB tethering On.
Extreme alert Mark the checkbox to enable the extreme alert. Severe alert Mark the checkbox to enable the severe alert. AMBER alert Mark the checkbox to enable the amber alert. 15�2 Personalization 15�2�1 Sound Volume Press to set the volume for Media, Rightones & Notifications and Alarm.
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15�2�2 Display Wallpaper Press to select the wallpaper from available wallpapers, gallery or to use camera to take photo. Brightness Press to set the level of brightness. Screen Timeout Press to set the screen timeout time. 15�2�3 Search Search engine Press to select the preferred default search engine.
Time Select to manually set the phone's time. Time zone Select to manually set the phone's timezone. Format Press to select 12-hour clock format or 24-hour clock format. Home Screen Clock Select whether to show or hide the clock on home screen. 15�2�6 Language Press to select the preferred language, English or Spanish.
15�3 Privacy & security 15�3�1 Screen lock Screen lock allows you to set a 4-digit pass code which protects your phone information, if lost or stolen. Your phone will ask for the pass code entry in order to access device. 15�3�2 SIM Security A SIM PIN prevents access to the SIM card cellular...
15�4 Storage 15�4�1 USB storage Enabling USB storage allows another computer or device connected using USB to access files on this phone. 15�4�2 End user storage Use these settings to monitor the total and available space on your phone. 15�5 Device 15�5�1 Device information...
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Device Reset Press to erase all device configurations and settings. Network Settings Reset Press to erase all device network configuration settings. 15�5�2 Downloads Press to view downloads. 15�5�3 Battery Current Level Press to view current battery level or to set the power saving mode.
Large Text Press to turn the large text On/Off. Captions Press to turn the captions for phone screen On/Off. Readout Readout mode function reads the labels of interface elements and providers sound response. Mono audio Press to turn the mono audio On/Off. Volume balance Press to set the volume balance value.
15�6 Account manager Use the settings to add, remove, or manage your email and other supported accounts. 15�6�1 KaiOS Account Setup a KaiOS Account to use Anti-Theft option that remotely locks device or wipes all personal information in event of loss or theft. To create account: Select KaiOS Account.
Make Ring Press to have anti-theft make your phone ring for locating. Remote Lock Press to lock your phone if lost. Remote Wipe Press to wipe all phone personal data if lost. Making the most out of your phone������������������������������������������� 16�1 Upgrade You can use the Over-the-air Upgrade tool to update your phone's software.
Safety information��������������������� We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your device. 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 device while driving a vehicle constitutes a real risk, even when the hands-free kit is used (car kit, headset...), drivers are requested to refrain from using their device...
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When the device is switched on, it should be kept at least 15 cm from any medical device such as a pacemaker, a hearing aid or insulin pump, etc. In particular when using the device, you should hold it against the ear on the opposite side to the device, if any.
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• PRIVACY Please note that you must respect the laws and regulations in force in your jurisdiction or other jurisdiction(s) where you will use your device regarding taking photographs and recording sounds with your device. Pursuant to such laws and regulations, it may be strictly forbidden to take photographs and/or to record the voices of other people or any of their personal attributes, and duplicate or distribute them, as this may be considered to be an invasion of privacy.
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Batteries must be disposed of in accordance with locally applicable environmental regulations. Only use the battery for the purpose for which it was designed. Never use damaged batteries or those not recommended by TCL Communication Ltd. and/or its affiliates. This symbol on your device, the battery and the accessories means that these products must be taken to collection points at the end of their life: - Municipal waste disposal centers with specific bins for...
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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During SAR testing, this is set to transmit at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands, and placed in positions that simulate RF exposure in usage near the body with the separation of 15 cm. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
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Body-worn SAR testing has been carried out at a separation distance of 15 mm. To meet RF exposure guidelines during body-worn operation, the device should be positioned at least this distance away from the body. If you are not using an approved accessory ensure that whatever product is used is free of any metal and that it positions the device the indicated distance away from the body.
You can access, review and edit your personal information at any time by logging into your user account, visiting your user profile or by contacting us directly. Should you require us to edit or delete your personal data, we may ask you to provide us with evidence of your identity before we can act on your request.
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Your device is a transceiver that operates on Wi-Fi with 2.4GHz and Bluetooth with 2.4GHz. 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.
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All third party materials in this device are provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, whether express or implied, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or use/third party application, interoperability with other materials or applications of the purchaser and non-infringement of copyright.
Warranty�������������������������������������� Your device 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 device 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.
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Electronic Recycling (Within USA Only): For more information on Electronic Recycling, please: 1) Visit ALCATEL ONETOUCH Electronic Recycling Program website at http://www.alcatelonetouch.us/electronic-recycling-program, or 2) Call Alcatel US Customer Support at 1-855-368-0829.
Troubleshooting ����������������������� Before contacting the service center, follow the instructions below: • You are advised to fully charge ( ) the battery for optimal operation. • Avoid storing large amounts of data in your phone as this may affect its performance. •...
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My phone cannot charge properly • Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; if the battery power is empty for a long time, it may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charger indicator on the screen. •...
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• Make sure the chip on your SIM card is not damaged or scratched. • Make sure the service of your SIM card is available. Unable to make outgoing calls • Make sure you have dialed a valid number and have touched •...
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• Check with your service provider to make sure that your subscription includes this service. • Make sure this feature does not require an Alcatel accessory. When I select a number from my contacts, the number cannot be dialed •...
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My callers are unable to leave messages on my voicemail • Contact your service provider to check service availability. I cannot access my voicemail • Make sure your service provider's voicemail number is correctly entered in "Voicemail number". • Try later if the network is busy. I am unable to send and receive MMS •...
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How to make your battery last longer • Make sure you follow the complete charge time (minimum 3.5 hours). • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. Wait for at least 20 minutes after removing the charger to obtain an exact indication.
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