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For more information on how to use the phone, please go to www.alcatel-mobile.com and download the
complete user manual. Moreover, on the website, you can also find answers to frequently asked questions,
upgrade the software via Mobile Upgrade, and so much more.

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  • Page 1 For more information on how to use the phone, please go to www.alcatel-mobile.com and download the complete user manual. Moreover, on the website, you can also find answers to frequently asked questions, upgrade the software via Mobile Upgrade, and so much more.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Calendar ....................51 http:/ /my.alcatelonetouch.com/personalcloud/ Clock .....................53 loginPage?reqUrl=/dashboard/index. Calculator .....................56 Go to Using other alcatel apps Getting connected ............... 57 http://www.alcatel-mobile.com/global-en/apps/ Connecting to the internet ..............57 appsList Connecting to a Bluetooth device ..........59 Connecting to a computer via USB ..........60...
  • Page 3 12 Accessories ..................96 Connecting to virtual private networks ........62 Connecting with devices through NFC ........63 13 Warranty ..................97 Multimedia applications ............. 64 14 Troubleshooting ................99 Camera ....................64 15 Specifications ................106 Gallery ....................68 Music ....................71 Others ..................... 72 Files .......................72 Sound Recorder ..................72 Compass ....................72...

  • Page 4: Safety And Use

    When the phone is switched on, it should be kept at least 15 cm from any Safety and use ........medical device such as a pacemaker, a hearing aid or insulin pump, etc. In particular when using the phone, you should hold it against the ear on the opposite side to the device, if any.
  • Page 5 • PRIVACY: 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 Please note that you must respect the laws and regulations in force in your a person never had a previous seizure or blackout.

  • Page 6: Radio Waves

    • CHARGERS: For a unibody device: Please note your phone is a unibody device, the back cover and battery are not Mains powered chargers will operate within the temperature range of: 0°C to removable. Observe the following precautions: 40°C. - Do not attempt to open the back cover, The chargers designed for your mobile phone meet with the standard for safety of information technology equipment and office equipment use.
  • Page 7 (ii) the costs for implementing the measures, For more information you can go to www.alcatel-mobile.com (iii) the risks involved with the processing of the personal data, and Additional information about electromagnetic fields and public health are (iv) the sensitivity of the personal data processed.

  • Page 8: Licences

    You may download the source codes from http:/ /sourceforge.net/projects/ internet address: http:/ /www.alcatel-mobile.com/EU_doc. alcatel/files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from the internet. The description of accessories and components, including software, which allow We hereby point out that the end user warranty for infringement IPR is solely the radio equipment to operate as intended, can be obtained in the full text of limited to the EU.
  • Page 9 Protection against theft Disclaimer Your telephone is identified by an IMEI (phone serial number) shown on the There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the packaging label and in the phone’s memory. We recommend that you note the phone’s operation, depending on the software release of your phone or specific number the first time you use your telephone by entering *#06# and keep it in a operator services.

  • Page 10: Your Mobile

    Flash Your mobile ......... Back camera Fingerprint Keys and connectors sensor Headset connector Front flash Front camera Volume up/ down Power key Home button Back Recent Apps button button Micro-USB connector...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting started Recent Apps button • Touch to switch between individual app activities and 1.2.1 Setting up documents. Inserting or removing the SIM/microSD card Home button • From any application or screen, touch to return to the You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need Home screen.

  • Page 12: Home Screen

    1.2.3 Powering off your phone 1.3.1 Using the touchscreen Press and hold the Power key until options appear, select Power off. Touch Home screen To access an application, touch it with your finger. You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access.
  • Page 13 Quick Settings panel Rotate Touch and drag down the notification panel to open the Quick Settings panel. You can enable or disable functions or change modes Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by touching the icons. by turning the phone sideways to have a better screen view. Enter user screen to edit and save owner's 1.3.2 Status bar name, phone number, and other information.
  • Page 14 1.3.3 Search bar To create a screen unlock pattern • From the Home screen, touch to open the applications list, then The phone provides a search function which can be used to locate touch Settings > Lock screen > Screen lock > Pattern. information within applications, the phone or the web.
  • Page 15 Reposition Long press an item and drag it to the desired position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favourite tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.

  • Page 16: Text Input

    Text editing Text input ........You can edit the texts you entered. • Long press or double touch within the texts you want to edit. • Drag the tabs to change the selected texts. Using the onscreen keyboard • The following options will show: SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY and SHARE.

  • Page 17: Call, Call Log And Contacts

    Call, Call log and Contacts ..Call ................Long press to access voicemail 3.1.1 Making a call To make a call, touch Call log Contacts View the contact’s Call the detailed information. You previewed Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the can also edit, delete, share number...
  • Page 18 3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call If you receive a voicemail, appears on the status bar. Open the notification panel and touch New voicemail. 3.1.4 During a call To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key. When you receive a call: • Slide to the upwards to answer;...
  • Page 19 • Name format: Touch to choose whether to display first name first, To avoid accidental operation of the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the phone or last name first. close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the phone is Sounds and vibrate taken away from your ear.

  • Page 20: Call Log

    - Fixed Dialling Numbers Contacts ............... Fixed dialling number (FDN) is a SIM service mode, where outgoing calls are restricted to a set of phone numbers. These numbers are Contacts enables quick and easy access to the contact you want to added to the FDN list.
  • Page 21 Delete a contact When finished, touch the icon to save Long press the contact you want to delete until appears in place of and select Delete. the contact photo, then touch Select a picture or take The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other a photo for the contact applications on the phone or web the next time you synchronise your phone.
  • Page 22 The default phone number (the number which has priority when From the Contacts screen, touch to open the options menu. Touch making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the Import/Export, then select to import/export contacts from/to your contact name.

  • Page 23: Messaging And Email

    To separate contact information, touch the contact whose information Messaging and Email ....you want to separate, touch to enter the edit contact screen, then touch again and touch Separate. Touch OK to confirm. 3.3.8 Synchronising contacts in multiple accounts Messaging ............
  • Page 24 An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as • To reply to a message, enter the text. When finished, touch several SMS. There is a counter on the right of the text box to remind • If you long press a message, the following options will be available: you how many characters are allowed to be entered in one message.
  • Page 25 Multimedia message (MMS) Notifications • Group messaging When enabled, you will be able to send a single • Message Will display message notifications in the status message to multiple recipients. notifications bar. • Request delivery Will request a delivery report for each multimedia • Mute Select a duration to mute your phone when report...

  • Page 26: Email

    • If necessary, touch the Add Cc/Bcc menu icon to add a copy or • Enable WAP Mark/unmark the checkbox to enable/disable a blind copy to the message. PUSH receipt of push messages from network. • Enter the subject and the content of the message. • Touch to add an attachment.

  • Page 27: 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 select All-day. • Invite people to the event. Enter the email addresses of the guests Calendar ..............

  • Page 28: Clock

    5.2.3 Countdown 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 To view the current time, touch from the Home screen, then touch number sequence.

  • Page 29: Calculator

    5.2.5 Adjust Clock settings Calculator .............. and then Settings to adjust the following options: Touch To use the calculator, touch from the Home screen, then touch Clock Calculator. • Style Touch to set the clock style to analogue or There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel. digital.

  • Page 30: Getting Connected

    To set preferred network type Getting connected ....• Touch Settings > More > Mobile networks > Preferred network type. 6.1.2 Wi-Fi To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/ EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. You can connect to the internet when your phone is within range of a wireless network.

  • Page 31: Connecting To A Bluetooth Device

    • Enter a name, and touch RENAME to confirm. transfer files.By default, File transfers is selected. You are recommended to use alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have Before using MTP, make sure that the driver (Windows Media been tested and proved compatible with your phone. You can go to Player 11 or higher version) has been installed.

  • Page 32: Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection

    Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Connecting to virtual private networks You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources computer via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices inside a secured local network from outside that network.

  • Page 33: Connecting With Devices Through Nfc

    • The VPNs you have added are listed. Long press the VPN you want Multimedia applications ..to edit. • Select Edit profile in the dialog that opens. • After editing, touch SAVE. Camera ..............To delete a VPN: Your mobile phone is fitted with a camera and a camcorder for taking • Long press the VPN you want to delete, then touch Delete profile.
  • Page 34 To take a picture • Photo Photo is the default mode for Camera. The screen acts as the viewfinder. First, position the object or Record a video with Camera. • Video landscape in the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary and touch to take the picture which will be automatically saved.

  • Page 35: Gallery

    Video • Volume button Preset the function of the physical volume keys function in Camera: • Video quality Touch to select the video recording quality. Capture (Default), or Change volume. • Video Turn on to enable the Electronic Image • Media Storage Touch to choose internal storage or SD card to stabilisation (EIS) Stabilization (EIS) feature.
  • Page 36 All your selfie pictures will be stored in a separate album Selfies. Set effects such as Punch, Vintage, B/W, Bleach, etc. • Touch an album. All pictures or videos will spread across the screen. Add a border. • Touch the picture/video to view or play. Crop, Straighten, Rotate, Mirror or Draw the picture.

  • Page 37: Music

    Music ..............Others ........You can play music files stored on your phone or microSD card. Music files can be downloaded from your computer to the phone using a USB cable. Files ............... To play a music file, touch from the Home screen, then touch Music.

  • Page 38: Radio

    Available options: Radio ..............• Save channel Save the current station to the channel list. Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or • Scan channels Touch to search for channels. with visual information related to the radio program displayed if you • Delete Delete the channel.

  • Page 39: Google Applications

    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

    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 10.1.4 Data usage 10.1.8 More Tethering & portable hotspot > This function allows you to share your phone's mobile data connection Mobile data via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (refer to "6.4 Sharing your If you do not need to transmit data on mobile networks, turn off phone's mobile data connection").

  • Page 42: Device

    Access Point Names 10.2.4 Lock screen You can select your preferred network with this menu. Func shortcuts Network operators Touch to customise the application shortcuts displayed on your lock screen. You can select a network operator. Screen lock 10.2 Device Touch to set your screen unlock method.

  • Page 43: Personal

    In the Permissions menu of an application, you can grant permissions • Silent mode Turn on to enable silent mode. for the app, such as allowing the app to access your Camera, Contacts, Location, etc. • Sound Set volume for media, ringtone, and alarms. In the Notifications menu, you can configure whether to block the • Headset mode Mark the checkbox to enable headset mode.
  • Page 44 Mode Unknown sources Touch to select High accuracy, Battery saving or Device only mode. Turn on to permit installation of applications that you obtain from websites, emails, or other locations other than Google Play Store. • High accuracy: Use GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile network to determine location.
  • Page 45 Apps with usage access Personal dictionary Touch to display the apps which can track what apps you are using, and Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary. Touch the using frequency. Turn on to allow permission. a word to edit or delete it.

  • Page 46: System

    10.3.7 Backup & reset Factory data reset Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including Back up my data information about your Google account, any other accounts, your Turn on to back up your phone’s settings and other application system and application settings, and any downloaded applications.
  • Page 47 Select time zone Magnification gestures Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone. Touch to turn on/off to activate/deactivate zoom in/out function by triple-tapping the screen. Use 24-hour format Large text Turn on to display the time using the 24-hour clock format. Turn on to enlarge the screen text.

  • Page 48: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    Touch to turn on/off colour correction. 11.1.1 Mobile Upgrade 10.4.4 Regulatory & safety Download Mobile Upgrade from alcatel website (www.alcatel-mobile. Touch to view product information. com) and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and update your phone by following the step by step instructions (refer to the User Guide 10.4.5 About phone...

  • Page 49: Accessories

    Wi-Fi before searching for updates. Settings for auto-check frequency are also The latest generation of alcatel mobile phones offers a built-in available once you restart the phone. If you have chosen auto-check,...

  • Page 50: Warranty

    2) Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by Warranty ........TCL Communication Ltd, 3) Modification or repair performed by individuals not authorised by TCL Communication Ltd. or its affiliates or your vendor, Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which 4) Modification, adjustment or alteration of software or hardware may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of performed by individuals not authorised by TCL Communication Ltd,...

  • Page 51: Troubleshooting

    • Please pay attention that after Factory data reset is performed you Troubleshooting ..... may be requested to enter the Google account credentials* that were used on this device before Factory reset. Otherwise you will not be able to use the device. If you don’t remember your Google account credentials please complete the Google account recovery procedure.
  • Page 52 • Make sure your phone is connected to a network, and the network is not overloaded or unavailable. • Make sure you are using an Alcatel charger from the box. • Check your subscription status with your operator (credit, SIM card • Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; if the valid, etc.).
  • Page 53 When I select a number from my contacts, the number can't be • Open the Notification panel to check if the Smart Suite Agent has dialled been activated. • Make sure that you have correctly recorded the number in your file. • Check that your computer meets the requirements for Smart Suite Installation.

  • Page 54: Specifications

    After Factory reset is performed my device asks to enter Google Specifications ......account credentials and I can’t use it avoiding this action*. • After Factory reset is performed you need to enter the original Google account credentials that were used on this device before Factory data reset.
  • Page 55 2 , A M R , A W B , M I D I , M P 2 , M P 3 , O G G VORBIS,WAV,APE,WMA,FLAC Recording: AAC,AMR,AWB,OGG,ADPCM Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 2460 mAh alcatel is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card TCL Communication Ltd. (Availability of microSD card depends on ©...

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