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Thank you for choosing Alcatel. This booklet helps you get started with your new Alcatel Zip LTE. Important: Restart your phone by pressing and holding the power key for more than 8 seconds until the startup screen appears. In case this does not start your phone, press and hold the power key and volume up key together until the startup screen appears.
Table of contents Your mobile ................3 Multimedia applications ............27 Keys and connectors ............3 Camera/Camcorder ............27 Getting started ..............4 Gallery ................28 Home screen ..............5 Music ................29 Text input ................10 Others.................30 Using Onscreen Keyboard ..........10 Files ................30 Text editing ..............11 Sound Recorder .............30 Radio ................30 Phone call, Call log and Contacts ........11 Other applications ............31...
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10.4 Personal .................37 10.5 System ................40 Safety and use ................42 This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 49 of this user guide. 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 www.sar-tick.com...
Your mobile ....... Camera Volume up key Volume down Power key Keys and connectors Headset connector LED indicator Receiver Front camera Back key • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog Touch screen box, options menu, the notification panel, etc. Home key •...
Removing or installing the microSD card Power key • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. • Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from Restart/Power off/Airplane mode. • Press and hold the Power key for more than 8 seconds to reboot.
To reduce power consumption and energy waste when the Status bar battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; • Status/Notification indicators • Touch and drag down to open the notification switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running panel.
1.3.2 Status bar From the status bar, you can view both phone status and notification Slide/Swipe information. Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, and web Status icons pages at your convenience. 3G connected Vibrate mode Flick Flicking is similar to swiping, but makes movement faster.
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Notification icons Touch to switch to the Quick settings panel. New Gmail message Missed call New Email message Radio is on Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain). New text or multimedia An open Wi-Fi network message is available Problem with SMS or...
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1.3.3 Search bar To create a screen unlock pattern Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then touch Settings/ • The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate Lock screen/Screen lock/Pattern. information within applications, the phone or the web. •...
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Create folders To improve the organization of items (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 the folder and long press the folder's title bar to input a new name.
1.3.7 Volume adjustment Using volume key Text input Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To active the vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates. Using Settings Menu Using Onscreen Keyboard Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then touch Settings/ Onscreen Keyboard settings Sound to set the volume of media, ringtone, alarm, etc.
Text editing You can edit the text you have entered. Phone call, Call log and • Touch and hold or double tap the text you would like to edit. Contacts • Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection. • The following options will show: CUT, COPY, SHARE, SELECT ALL, and ASSIST.
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3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call Touch and hold to access voicemail. Touch to place a call Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact from Contacts or Call log by sliding or touching tabs, then touch When you receive a call, you can touch DISMISS to reject the call or touch to place the call.
If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the Status bar. To avoid incorrect operations on the touchscreen during a call, Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail. the screen will automatically lock and unlock once the cellphone is placed and removed from your ear.
Voicemail Hearing aids • Service: Touch to select the carrier. Mark the checkbox to enable hearing aid compatibility. • Setup: Touch to set voicemail number for listening to and managing Contact settings your voicemail. Manage Accounts • Sound: Touch to select notification sound. Touch to enter manage accounts, you can add, remove, and setup your •...
3.3.1 Consult your Contacts • Settings Touch to change the display of the sort list and contact names. To access this feature: • Touch from the Home screen, then touch 3.3.2 Adding a contact Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then select Contacts •...
Add to/remove from Favorites The icons available on Quick Contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone. To add a contact to favorites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch 3.3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing...
3.3.7 Joining/Separating contacts To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing Messaging, Gmail/Email contacts in a single action. Touch and touch Merge contacts from contacts list screen, then you can merge duplicate contacts. Messaging ......... Touch from the duplicate contact list screen, the contacts will merge automatically.
Sending a text message Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in the To bar or touch to add recipients and touch the Type message bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the text message. An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS.
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Delete the current message. • Vibrate Touch to activate vibrate mode as a notification when • receiving a new message. • Lock message Touch to lock/unlock the message so it can't/can • Beep when on Mark the checbox to have the phone beep when a be deleted if you reach maximum number of stored an active call new message is received on an active call.
• Enter the account name and display name in the outgoing emails. • SMS signature Mark the checkbox to enable signature. and Settings. Touch • To add another email account, you can touch • Edit SMS Touch to edit SMS signature. Add account to create an account.
5.1.1 Multimode view • Before you can add an event, you must add at least one Calendar account and make the calendar visible. To change your Calendar view, touch the icon besides the month title to open the month view, or touch and select Schedule, Day, 3-Day, 5.1.3 To delete or edit an event...
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• Time Touch numbers to set the time for your alarm. • Gradually increase Volume of the ringtone will gradually increase volume after the timer is set. Mark the checkbox of Repeat and then select the • Repeat • Volume key Preset volume up/down keys' behavior when days you want your alarm to go off.
• Swipe the basic calculation screen to the left to open the scientific calculation. • Or turn the device to the landscape mode from the basic panel to open the scientific calculation. This option is only available if Settings / Display / Auto-rotate screen / Rotate screen contents is on.
• Touch the switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi. • Touch Wi-Fi, then the detailed information of Wi-Fi networks will display Getting connected in the network section. • Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected is secured, you are required to enter a password or other credentials (you may contact the network carrier for details).
Files. All data you have downloaded is stored in Files, where you can view media files (videos, photos, music and others), rename files, You are recommended to use Alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which install applications onto your phone, etc.
Sharing your phone's mobile data To add a VPN connection • Touch Settings/More.../VPN and then touch • In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your network You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer administrator to configure each component of the VPN settings.
To shoot a video Slide the screen to the left to enter Video mode. First position the object or Multimedia applications landscape in the viewfinder, and touch the icon to start recording. Touch the icon again to stop recording. The video will be automatically saved. While recording a video, touch to capture a picture, touch to pause.
7.1.2 Settings Gallery ..........Before taking a photo/shooting a video, touch to adjust a number of settings in framing mode. Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos. In addition, a set of further operations to pictures and videos are available Photo for your choice.
7.3.1 Playing music To view a picture/play a video Touch a song to play it. Pictures and videos are displayed by moments and albums in Gallery. • All pictures and videos are divided by moments, and by albums. Touch an ...
Radio ..........Others......Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality. You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you tune to stations that offer Visual Radio service.
Touch on the up right corner of the radio playing screen to find available options: Google applications • Save channel Save the current channel. • Scan channels Touch to scan all the available channels. • Delete Delete the channel Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work efficiency and help you enjoy life.
To go to a web page To create and send emails On the Chrome browser screen, touch the URL box at the top, enter the 1 Touch from the Inbox screen. address of the web page, touch on keyboard to confirm. 2 Enter the recipient(s)’s email address in To field.
Play Music To reply or forward emails A music streaming service and online music locker operated by Google. • Reply When viewing an email, touch You can upload and listen to a large number of songs for free. In addition to offering music streaming for Internet-connected devices, the Google •...
10.2.3 Data usage Touch you can view settings related to your data usage. Mark the Settings ....checkbox to set cellular data limit. Your cellular data connection will be disabled when the specified limit is reached. You can also choose a data usage cycle to view the statistics and related applications of used data by your phone.
10.2.7 More/Cellular networks Three fingers screenshots Toggle the switch to enable draging 3 fingers down screen to take Data roaming screenshots. If you don’t need to transmit data on other provider’s mobile networks, unmark the checkbox to avoid incurring significant roaming charges. Jump to Camera Toggle the switch to quickly open camera by pressing the power key...
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10.3.3 Display • Do Not Disturb Touch to set how calls and notifications interrupt whatever you are doing on your phone. • Brightness level Touch to adjust screen brightness manually. • Default notification Touch to set the default sound for notifications. •...
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10.4.2 Security You can also view the battery usage data since your last full charge. The screen also shows your battery status and how long it can still be used Encrypt phone before your next charge. Touch one category, then you can learn its specific power consumption.
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Trusted agents Allow remote lock and erase: Turn on the switch , you can remotely lock or factory reset the device with Android Device Manager if you lose Open the setting to view and deactivate trusted agents. You must set a the device.
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Search Physical keyboard The phone provides a search function which can be used to find the Show virtual keyboard: Touch the switch to enable virtual keyboard information you want on your phone, in your applications or on the web. on screen while physical keyboard is active. Touch to access settings about accounts and privacy, language, voice Keyboard shortcuts helper: Touch to view the available keyboard...
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10.5 System 10.4.6 Backup & reset Back up my data 10.5.1 Date & time Touch the switch to back up your phone’s settings and other application Use Date & time settings to customize your preferences for how date and data to Google servers, with your Google account. If you replace your phone, time are displayed.
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TalkBack Auto-rotate screen Touch to turn on/off TalkBack. With TalkBack on, your device provides Touch the switch to activate auto-rotate screen. Content on the screen or spoken feedback to help blind and low-vision users by describing what you the keyboard will be automatically rotated when you rotate your phone. touch, select and activate.
Safety and use ......10.5.3 Printing Your phone supports wireless printing to enabled printers and online services. Please read before using your phone 10.5.4 Developer options THE BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. To enable this function, go to Settings / About phone, then touch Build DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE PHONE IS CHARGING.
Limitation of damages Safety precautions for proper grounding installation CAUTION: Connecting to improperly grounded equipment can result in an TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO electric shock to your device. EVENT SHALL TCT MOBILE OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU, ANY USER, OR THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, Safety precautions for power supply unit INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, ARISING IN CONTRACT,...
Safety precautions for direct sunlight Take extra precautions Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. • Keep the battery or device dry and away from water or any liquid as it Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the may cause a short circuit.
Nonionizing radiation Users are advised not to use the equipment at refueling points such as service or gas stations, and are reminded of the need to observe restrictions Your device has an internal antenna. This product should be operated in its on the use of radio equipment in fuel depots, chemical plants, or where normal-use position to ensure the radiative performance and safety of the blasting operations are in progress.
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General precautions • Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories, only authorized personnel must do so. You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must always switch off your phone •...
To ensure continued reliable and safe operation of your device, use only the children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, accessories listed below with your A577VL device. or could accidentally damage the phone. Your phone contains small parts Operating temperature range: 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
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Federal Communication Commission Interference Important Note Statement Radiation Exposure Statement: 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 This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful an uncontrolled environment.
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This smartphone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for THIS MODEL DEVICE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR some of the wireless technologies that the smartphone uses. However, EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. For body worn operation, this phone has been tested and meets the FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with the other wireless technologies may be used in this smartphone that have not been tested for use with hearing aids.
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This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth Electronic Recycling (Within USA Only): for an uncontrolled environment. For more information on Electronic Recycling, please: 1. Visit Alcatel Electronic Recycling Program website at http://www.alcatelonetouch.us/electronic-recycling-program, or 2. Call Alcatel US Customer Support at 1-855-368-0829.
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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.alcatelonetouch.ca/battery-recycling...