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  • Page 1 English-CJA1GD0ALAAA...
  • Page 2 “factory reset” option. Note: This operation will erase personal settings and saved data. For more information about how to use your PIXI BOND™, go to www. alcatelonetouch.us for the complete user manual.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Your mobile ................3 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection....31 Connecting to virtual private networks......31 Keys and connectors............3 Getting started..............4 Google Play Store .............32 Home screen..............5 Locate the item you want to download and install..32 Text inpu ..................Download and install............33 Using Onscreen Keyboard..........10 Manage your downloads..........34...
  • Page 4 11.1 Wireless & network............41 11.2 DEVICE................42 11.3 PERSONAL..............44 11.4 System................46 Making the most of your phone.........48 12.1 Software Upgrade............48 Safety and use ................48 This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 55 of this user guide.

  • Page 5: Your Mobile

    Your mobile ....... Camera Power key Volume up key Volume down Keys and connectors Headset connector LED indicator Receiver Back key • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog Front camera box, options menu, the notification panel, etc. Home key Touch screen •...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Removing or installing the battery Power key • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. • Press and hold: Show the popup menu to select from Power off/Restart/Airplane mode. Press and hold the Power key for more than 8 seconds •...

  • Page 7: Home Screen

    Home screen Connect the battery charger to your phone and main socket respectively, charging status is indicated on screen while the phone is powered off. The You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you percentage increases as the phone is charged. love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access.
  • Page 8 1.3.1 Using the touchscreen 1.3.2 Status bar From the status bar, you can view both phone status and notification Touch information. To access an application, touch it with your finger. Status icons Touch and Hold 3G connected Vibrate mode To enter the available options for an item, long press the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, long press this contact, an options list will 3G in use Alarm is set...
  • Page 9 Notification icons Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly. New Gmail message Missed call Notification panel When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar to open...
  • Page 10 1.3.3 Search bar 1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by information within applications, the phone or the web. choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc.
  • Page 11 If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, you can press the Power key Create folders to light up the screen first, then slide up to unlock screen; slide left to enter To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home Call or slide right to enter Camera.

  • Page 12: Text Inpu

    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 vibrate. Using Settings Menu Using Onscreen Keyboard Long press the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch SETTINGS\ Onscreen Keyboard settings Sound &...

  • Page 13: Text Editing

    Text editing You can edit the text you have entered. Phone call, Call log and • Long press within the text you would like to edit. Contacts • Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection. • The following options will show: Select all , Cut , Copy or Paste...
  • Page 14 3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call Long press to dial the voicemail number. Touch to place a call Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact from CONTACTS or RECENTS by sliding or touching tabs, then touch When you receive a call: to place the call.
  • Page 15 3.1.4 During a call 3.1.5 Call settings To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key. Touch the from dial screen, then touch Settings, the following options are available: General settings Contact display options Touch to sort the list by the first name or last name, as well as viewing contact names by first/last name first.

  • Page 16: Call Log

    Call log TTY mode TTY mode enables people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech- You can access your call memory by touching RECENTS from the Dial impaired to use the telephone to communicate. After connecting the phone screen. and TTY devices that includes a keyboard and a text display mechanism, Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations, you calls are linked to a relay service, which converts incoming speech to text...
  • Page 17 To exit without saving, you can touch and then touch Discard changes. Touch the to display contacts list option menu, following actions are enabled: • Contact to Add to/remove from Favorites Touch to choose contacts to display. display To add a contact to favorites, you can touch a contact to view details then •...
  • Page 18 The icons available on Quick Contact panel depend on the information you At this time, you are required to select the contact whose information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone. want to join with the first contact. The information from the second contact is added to the first one, and the second contact will no longer be displayed 3.3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing...

  • Page 19: Messaging, Gmail/Email, Google Hangouts

    Sending a text message Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in the To bar or touch Messaging, Gmail/Email, to add recipients and touch the Send message bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the text message. Google Hangouts An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS.
  • Page 20 To reply to a message, touch the current message to enter message • Pictures Access Gallery application or File Manager to select composing screen, enter the text, then touch a picture as attachment. Long press an SMS in message details screen. The following message •...
  • Page 21 Text message (SMS) Settings • Select ringtone Touch to select a ringtone as a new message notification tone. • Edit quick text Touch to add or edit quick text. • Vibrate Touch to set phone always vibrate as a notification •...

  • Page 22: Gmail/Email

    Gmail/Email and Settings from inbox screen, To add a signature to emails, touch choose an account, then touch Signature. The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing Gmail or to create a new Email account. To receive and read your emails When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, and 4.2.1...
  • Page 23 Long press an email to activate batch mode, and produce the following • Conversation Touch to enalbe sorting the emails by IMAP and options: view POP3 accounts. Touch to archive the email message. To display the • Swipe actions Mark the checkbox to enable Swipe to archive in •...

  • Page 24: Google Hangouts

    Touch an account, and the following settings will show: Touch NEXT. If the account you entered is not provided by your service • provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the email account • Inbox type To set this inbox as the default or priority Inbox.
  • Page 25 4.3.1 Chatting with your friends 4.3.5 Settings To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter A series of settings are available for your selection by touching your message and finally touch Settings from chat list screen, and choose an account. You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching and New •...

  • Page 26: Calendar & Alarm Clock & Calculator

    5.1.2 To create new events You can add new events from any Calendar view. Calendar & Alarm clock & • Touch the icon to access new event edit screen. Calculator • Fill in required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day event, you can select ALL DAY.

  • Page 27: Time

    5.2.2 Alarm Time ..........To set an alarm Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. to enter Alarm screen, touch From Time screen, touch to add a To open Time, touch from the Home screen, then touch Time. new alarm. To enable a exist alarm, touch on the left.

  • Page 28: Calculator

    Calculator .......... Getting connected With Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems. To use calculator, touch from the Home screen, then touch Calculator. To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use 3G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. Connecting to the Internet 6.1.1 The first time you turn on your phone with network signal, it will...

  • Page 29: Browser

    Touch Wi-Fi, the detailed information of detected Wi-Fi networks is • • In the Wi-Fi screen, touch & hold the name of the saved network. displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. Touch FORGET in the dialog that opens. • • Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect.
  • Page 30 To set a home page To open new window/switch between windows Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. from Browser screen to display option menu, touch Settings\ • Touch Set Homepage. • Touch and to open a new window. •...
  • Page 31 6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads Touch Edit bookmark, and input your changes. • When finished, touch OK to confirm • To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web page Long press a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these additional •...

  • Page 32: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    SETTINGS\Bluetooth, your advice and other available ones will Touch FORGET to confirm. • show on the screen. You are recommended to use Alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with phone. You can go to www.alcatelonetouch.com for more information about Alcatel Bluetooth headsets.

  • Page 33: Connecting To A Computer

    Connecting to a computer To share your phone's data connection via USB Use the USB cable to connect the phone to a USB port on your computer. With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between Touch Settings\More...\Tethering &...

  • Page 34: Google Play Store

    Touch SAVE. • The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen. Google Play Store ..Before adding a VPN, you should set a PIN code or password for your phone. To connect/disconnect VPN Google Play Store is an online application store, where you can download To connect to a VPN: and install applications and games to your Android Powered Phone.

  • Page 35: Download And Install

    To open the application you have downloaded: Touch to search in Play Store. and My apps & games. • On Google Play Store screen, touch Touch the installed application in the list, then touch Open. • To buy an application On Google Play Store, some applications are labeled as free, while some of them are to be paid for before downloading and installing.

  • Page 36: Manage Your Downloads

    Touch Refund to uninstall the application and refund. If the button Rate and review • becomes Uninstall, your trial period has expired. Open the details screen for an application, touch the stars • In the survey form, select the answer that best matches your reason, beside Rate this app to award and input comments, touch OK to confirm.

  • Page 37: Multimedia Applications

    To shoot a video First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, and touch the Multimedia applications icon to start recording. Touch the icon again to stop recording. The video will be automatically saved. Further operations when viewing a picture/video you have taken •...

  • Page 38: Gallery

    To view a picture/play a video • Pano Turn on the panorama function. Touch the shutter button to start taking panoramic photo and move Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery. the phone steadily along the direction indicated by •...

  • Page 39: Mix

    8.4.1 Playing music Touch to search for a video. Touch a song to play it.     Touch to play the video and to show more information.      By touching from YouTube screen, you can set General settings for YouTube.

  • Page 40: Google Maps

    Google Maps ....Get My Location 9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location Long press the Menu key from the Home screen, touch SETTINGS\Location. and touch AGREE to turn on. Touch the switch Touch to show more information 9.1.2 Open Google Maps and view My Location from the Home screen, then touch Maps.

  • Page 41: Share A Location

    • A couple of suggested routes will appear in a list. Touch any route to view their respective detailed directions. Others • Touch the icon for route options to avoid motorways and tolls when choosing driving by car or for editing the departure and arrival time when using public transport.

  • Page 42: Radio

    • Save channel Save the current channel. 10.3 Radio ..........• Scan channels Touch to scan all the available channels. Your phone is equipped with a radio with RDS functionality. You can use • Delete Delete the channel the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel •...

  • Page 43: Settings

    11.1.4 More...\Airplane mode Mark the checkbox of Airplane mode to simultaneously disable all wireless Settings ....connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. 11.1.5 More...\Default SMS app Select default SMS app as Hangouts or Messaging. To open Settings, long press the Menu key and SETTINGS from Home screen.

  • Page 44: Device

    11.2 DEVICE • When device is You can configure whether to show all notification locked content or don't show notification at all when your 11.2.1 Gestures device is locked. Turn over to mute • Touch to block or set priority for app notifications. notifications Mark the checkbox to mute incoming calls by turning the phone over.
  • Page 45 Lock screen shortcuts This menu displays the amount of internal phone storage in different colors. The available space will be shown in grey, which shows the amount of internal The function only avaliable when screen lock is Swipe, Pattern, PIN, phone storage used by the operating system, its components, applications Password.

  • Page 46: Personal

    11.2.7 Apps Make passwords visible Mark the checkbox to show passwords as you type. You use the Apps settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to manage their data and force them to stop, and to set Device administrators whether you want to permit installation of applications that you obtain from websites and emails.
  • Page 47 Google keyboard Touch to set a limit in order to prevent applications from sending SMS messages too frequently. The Google keyboard settings apply to the onscreen keyboard that is included with your phone. The correction and capitalization features affect 11.3.3 Accounts only the English version of the keyboard.

  • Page 48: System

    11.4 System 11.3.5 Backup & reset Back up my data 11.4.1 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.
  • Page 49 11.4.2 Accessibility Text-to-speech output Touch to update the settings for text-to-speech output, such as the You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you speech rate. have installed on your phone. Touch and hold delay TalkBack Touch to adjust the duration of long press delay. This function enables When TalkBack is on, your device provides spoken feedback to help blind your phone to differ touch and touch &...

  • Page 50: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    Safety and use ......Making the most of Please read before using your phone your phone THE BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE PHONE IS CHARGING. YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU DISASSEMBLE OR ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE THE DEVICE.
  • Page 51 Limitation of damages Safety precautions for power supply unit TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO Use the correct external power source  EVENT SHALL TCT MOBILE OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU, ANY A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated USER, OR THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, on the electrical ratings label.
  • Page 52 Safety precautions for direct sunlight • Keep metal objects away so they don’t come in contact with the battery or its connectors as it may lead to short circuit during operation. Keep this product away from excessive moisture and extreme temperatures. Do not leave the product or its battery inside a vehicle or in places where the •...
  • Page 53 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.
  • Page 54 General precautions • Do not paint your phone or its accessories. You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any • Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories, only authorized consequences of its use. You must always switch off your phone wherever personnel must do so.
  • Page 55 Avoid pushing objects into product • Do not grip the phone too tightly  Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the • Press the buttons lightly product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings •...
  • Page 56 Regulatory agency identifications Important Note For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a model Radiation Exposure Statement: number of A573VC. This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for To ensure continued reliable and safe operation of your device, use only the an uncontrolled environment.
  • Page 57 TCT Mobile Limited. Accessories supplied or designated for this product. ® Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with the FCC RF with your Alcatel A573VC. exposure guidelines. Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or Your wireless mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver.
  • Page 58 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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