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5056N Quick Start Guide Alcatel would like to thank you for your purchase. We hope you will enjoy your high-quality mobile communication experience. For more information about your phone or to download the complete user manual version, please visit www.alcatelonetouch.com.
Table of Contents Your mobile ������������������ Your mobile ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 3 Text input ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 16 Phone call ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 17 1�1 Keys and connectors Contacts ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 19 Messaging����������������������������������������������������������������������� 20 Email ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 21 Headset connector Getting connected �������������������������������������������������������� 22 Google Maps ��������������������������������������������������������������� 24 ™...
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Camera Flash/ Power key Flashlight • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. Camera • Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from Restart/Power off/Airplane mode. • Press and hold the Power key and Volume down key Power key to capture a screenshot.
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Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into If you don't know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the SIM your service provider.
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Status bar • Status/Notification indicators Slide/Swipe • Touch and drag down to open Slide the screen up and down to scroll through the applications, the notification panel. images, web pages, etc. Search bar • Touch to enter text search screen. Flick •...
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Status icons Notification icons Connected to a 2G connected New Gmail message Missed call Bluetooth device 2G in use Speakerphone is on New Email message Call forwarding is on 4G connected Roaming New text or multimedia Connected to VPN message 4G in use Headset connected Problem with SMS or...
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1�3�3 Lock/Unlock your screen Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly.
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1�3�5 Personalize your Home screen 3. A list of 12 shortcuts allows you to choose from. Five of them are preset in phone, you can manually select the shortcuts you want to show on lock screen and change orders by dragging and dropping You can touch and hold a folder, an application, or a widget to activate the icon on the bar.
Text input ���������������������� Phone call ����������������� 2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard 3�1 Placing a call Onscreen Keyboard settings You can easily place a call using Call. Touch the Application tab from Touch Settings\Language & input, touch the keyboard you want the Home screen and select Call. to set up and a series of settings will become available for your selection.
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by Contacts ������������������� touching To hang up a call, touch You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize 3�2 Answering or rejecting a call these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your phone.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files Messaging ����������������� (image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses added. You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone. Email ������������������������� To access this feature, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then select Messaging.
7�2 MetroWEB �� ����������������������������� ® Getting connected ������� Use the MetroWEB ® browser to access the Internet and navigate the web. To connect to the Internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/ EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. To access the MetroWEB browser, touch from Home screen,...
To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or you can of USB tethering or Portable Wi-Fi • Touch the switch also zoom in by double-tapping a location on screen. hotspot to activate this function. These functions may incur additional network charges 8�2 Search for a location...
• Touch the enter bar to edit your start point by one of the following To open Google Play Store: methods: entering an address or using My Location. • Touch from the Home screen, then touch Play Store. • Do likewise for your end point. •...
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To buy an application Touch to search in Play Store. On Google Play Store, some applications are labelled as free, while some of them are to be paid for before downloading and installing. • Touch the application you want to buy. •...
View If you replace your phone, the settings and data you’ve backed up are restored onto the new phone the first time you sign in with On the Google Play Store screen, touch and My Apps. your Google Account. Uninstall To activate this function: and My Apps.
13�1 Upgrade Applications & You can use the Over-the-air Upgrade tool to update your phone's Internal storage ������ software. 13�1�1 Over-the-air Upgrade Using the Over-the-air Upgrade tool you can update your phone's 12�1 Applications software. With this phone, some built-in Google applications and other third To access System updates, touch Settings\About phone\ party applications are available for your convenience.
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that can interfere with the vehicle’s electronic systems such as ABS and dust-free place. anti-lock brakes or airbags. To ensure that there is no problem: Do not allow your mobile phone to be exposed to adverse weather - do not place your mobile phone on top of the dashboard or or environmental conditions (moisture, humidity, rain, infiltration of within an airbag deployment area.
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- If your hands, wrists, or arms become tired or sore while playing, with this sign must be brought to these collection points. In non European Union jurisdictions: stop and rest for several hours before playing again. - If you continue to have sore hands, wrists, or arms during or after Items of equipment with this symbol are not be thrown into ordinary playing, stop the game and see a doctor.
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Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC ALCATEL POP 4 PLUS 5056N Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This...
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MetroPCS Information ������ • By Phone via Automated System� Pay by credit or debit card from your MetroPCS phone by dialing 1.888.8metro8. (Convenience fee applies.) Service Store Payment Machine�* Accepts cash, debit or credit card (with • You will need the following information when activating service: PIN).
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General: Family Plan is limited to five lines attached to one account Your phone’s GPS system is enabled by default in order to permit use of and use of qualifying phones. Limited time offer. Certain restrictions planned future services; see your phone’s manual for instructions should apply.
Billing for Premium and Third-Party Services • Removal or altering of the wireless device’s event labels or serial California Residents Only numbers (IMEI); Certain parties besides MetroPCS have the ability to place charges • Damage from exposure to water or other liquids, moisture, on your bill for premium services.
Troubleshooting������������������� My phone cannot connect to the Internet • Check that the IMEI number (press *#06#) is the same as the one printed on your warranty card or box. Before contacting the service center, you are advised to follow the •...
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Make sure you follow the complete charge time (minimum 3.5 subscription includes this service. hours). • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONETOUCH • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. accessory.
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