Alcatel A5 LED User Manual

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Calendar ....................49 http:/ /my.alcatelonetouch.com/personalcloud/ Clock ....................51 loginPage?reqUrl=/dashboard/index. Calculator .....................54 Go to Using other alcatel apps Getting connected �� 55 http://www.alcatel-mobile.com/global-en/apps/ Connecting to the internet ..............55 appsList Connecting to a Bluetooth device ..........58 Connecting to a computer via USB ..........59...
Page 3 Connecting to virtual private networks ........61 Connecting with devices through NFC ........62 13 Warranty ��97 Multimedia applications �� 63 14 Troubleshooting ��99 Camera ....................63 15 Specifications (alcatel A5 LED) �� 105 Gallery ....................66 Music ....................69 Others �� 71 Files .......................71 Sound Recorder ..................71 Compass ....................71...
Page 4: Safety And Use
To avoid hearing impairment, pick up the call before holding your phone to your ear. Safety and use �� Also move the phone away from your ear while using the "hands-free" mode because the amplified volume might cause hearing damage. Do not let children use the phone and/or play with the phone and accessories without supervision.
Page 5 disorientation. To limit the likelihood of such symptoms, please take the following Batteries must be disposed of in accordance with locally applicable environmental safety precautions: regulations. Only use the battery for the purpose for which it was designed. Never use damaged batteries or those not recommended by TCL Communication - Do not play or use a flashing-lights feature if you are tired or need sleep;...
Page 6: Radio Waves
(ICNIRP) and include a substantial safety For more information, you can go to www.alcatel-mobile.com. margin designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health. Additional information about electromagnetic fields and public health are The radio wave exposure guidelines use a unit of measurement known as the available on the following site: http:/ /www.who.int/peh-emf.
Page 7: Licences
Alcatel A5 LED Bluetooth Declaration ID D026265 Note that any data shared with TCL Communication Ltd. is stored in The Wi-Fi Logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Page 8: General Information
NFC 13.56 MHz: < 25 dBuA/m at 10m theory of liability, arising out of the use, by whatever means, or attempts to use, Hereby, TCL Communication Ltd. declares that the radio equipment type Alcatel such Third Party Materials. Moreover, the present Third Party Materials, which 5085Y/5085D is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.
Page 9: Your Mobile
Camera flash/ Your mobile �� Flashlight Camera 1�1 Keys and connectors Headset Volume connector Flash Front camera Power Volume key Power key Home button Back Recent Apps button button Micro-USB connector...
Page 10: Getting Started
1�2 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. Power off your Home screen.
Page 11: Home Screen
1�2�3 Powering off your phone 1�3�1 Using the touchscreen Press and hold the Power key until options appear, then select Power Touch off. To access an application, touch it with your finger. 1�3 Home screen You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) Long press you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access.
Page 12 Quick settings panel Rotate Touch and drag down the Notification panel or touch to open the Quick settings panel. You can enable or disable functions or change Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape modes by touching the icons. by turning the phone sideways.
Page 13 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 14 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 15: Text Input
2�2 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. 2�1 Using the onscreen keyboard • The following options will show: SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY, SHARE and ASSIST�...
Page 16: Call, Call Log And Contacts
Call, Call log and Contacts �� Display suggested numbers 3�1 Call �� Long press to 3�1�1 Making a call access voicemail To make a call, touch Call log Contacts View the contact’s Call the Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the detailed information.
Page 17 3�1�2 Answering or rejecting a call To set your voicemail number: Long press , then touch ADD NUMBER > Voicemail > Setup > Voicemail number. 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.
Page 18 3�1�6 Call settings Touch once to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call. from the Call screen, then touch Settings. The following Touch options are available: Touch to open Add call option. Display options Touch to open Start recording option. • Sort by: Touch to sort the list by the first name or last name.
Page 19: Call Log
- Fixed Dialling Numbers 3�3 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 20 The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other When finished, touch the applications on the phone or web the next time you synchronise icon to save your phone. Touch to display the contacts list option menu. The following actions Select a picture or take are available: a photo for the contact...
Page 21 3�3�5 Importing, exporting and sharing contacts Change a contact’s default phone number You can set the default phone number for a contact with more than This phone enables you to import or export contacts between your one number. phone, SIM card and phone storage. The default phone number (the number which has priority when From the Contacts screen, touch to open the options menu, touch...
Page 22: Messaging And Email
You then need to select the contact whose information you want to Messaging and Email �� 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 in the Contacts list.
Page 23 Sending a text message Messages are displayed as a conversation. Enter the name or the phone number of the recipient in the To bar or Touch a message to enter the message composing screen: to add recipients. Touch the Type text message bar to enter touch • Touch to call the number;...
Page 24 Notifications • SMS storage Select your phone or SIM card as SMS storage location location. • Notifications Select to display message notifications in the Status bar. • Alphabet Select message encode format. management • Mute Select a duration to mute your phone when there's a new message, or turn off mute by Multimedia message (MMS) selecting Off.
Page 25: Email
4�2 Email �� • Touch to send. If you do not want to send or save the email, you can touch The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing then select Discard. email address or to create a new email account. To add a signature to your emails, touch and select Settings, then You can also set up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your...
Page 26: 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 guests to the event. Enter the email addresses of the guests 5�1 Calendar ��...
Page 27: Clock
5�2�3 Countdown 5�2 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 28: Calculator
5�2�5 Adjust Clock settings 5�3 Calculator �� and then Settings to adjust any of the following settings: Touch To use the calculator, touch from the Home screen, then touch Calculator. Clock There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel. • Style Touch to set the clock style to Analogue or Digital.
Page 29: Getting Connected
• When Data roaming is disabled, you can still perform data exchange Getting connected �� with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to “6.1.2 Wi-Fi”). To set preferred network type • Touch Settings > More > Mobile networks > Preferred network To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/ type.
Page 30: Connecting To A Bluetooth Device
• If the pairing is successful, your phone will be connected to the device. You are recommended to use alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with your phone. You can go to www.alcatel-mobile.com for more information about the alcatel Bluetooth...
Page 31: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb
6�4 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection To disconnect/unpair from a Bluetooth device • Touch beside the device you want to unpair. You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single • Touch FORGET to confirm. computer via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot or via 6�3 Connecting to a computer via USB...
Page 32: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks
6�5 Connecting to virtual private networks • After editing, touch SAVE. To delete a VPN: Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network from outside that network. VPNs are beside the VPN you want to delete, then touch FORGET. • Touch commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions so that their users can access local network resources when not inside...
Page 33: Multimedia Applications
To take a picture Multimedia applications �� The screen acts as the viewfinder. First, position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary and touch to capture. The picture will be automatically saved. You can also long press to take burst shots.
Page 34: Gallery
• INSTANT Choose your favorite split shape and then take a General COLLAGE photo one by one. Once the split shape is filled, • Grid Turn on to enable grid view. It divides the it will be saved automatically. screen into equal parts and helps you take better photos by making it simple to align compositional Settings elements to the grid, such as the horizon or...
Page 35 Working with pictures You can work with pictures by rotating or cropping them, sharing them with friends, setting them as a contact photo or wallpaper, etc. Locate the picture you want to work on, and touch the picture in the full-screen picture view.
Page 36: Music
 Play or pause. On MOMENTS or ALBUMS screen , touch and touch Select item to activate batch operation mode (you can also long press one album/  Play the next song. picture), then touch videos/pictures you want to work with. Touch While playing songs with Music, the operation of pause, play or to delete selected files.
Page 37: Others
8�4 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 visual information related to the radio program displayed if you 8�1 Files ��...
Page 38: Other Applications
Available options: Google applications�� • Save channel Save the current station to the channel list. • Scan channels Touch to search for channels. Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work efficiency • Delete Delete the channel. and help you enjoy life. • Enter frequency Enter the frequency manually to turn to the This manual briefly introduces the apps.
Page 39: Youtube
9�4 YouTube 9�8 Hangouts YouTube is an online video-sharing application where users can upload, Google Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google view, and share videos. Available content includes video clips, TV clips, which includes instant messaging, video chat, SMS and VOIP features. music videos, and other content such as video blogging, short original You can add friends and then start chatting.
Page 40: Settings
10�1�5 Data usage Settings �� Mobile data If you do not need to transmit data on mobile networks, turn off To go to Settings, touch from the Home screen, then touch mobile data to avoid incurring significant charges for data use on local Settings.
Page 41 10�1�9 More Tethering & portable hotspot Preferred network type > This function allows you to share your phone's mobile data connection You can set your preferred network mode, such as GSM/WCDMA, via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (refer to “6.5 Sharing your LTE etc.
Page 42 10�2�3 Display Smart lock With Smart lock, you can set your trusted devices, places, face, voice, In this menu, you can adjust your screen brightness, wallpaper, font etc. You must set a screen lock first when you enable this function. size, colour temperature of your screen, etc.
Page 43: Personal
10�2�9 Memory • When device is You can configure whether to show all locked notification content or don't show notification Touch to view the total memory and the memory used by applications. at all when your device is locked. 10�2�10 Tap & pay • App notifications Touch to block or set priority for app notifications.
Page 44 10�3�2 Security Trusted credentials Touch to display trusted CA certificates. Encrypt phone Install from SD card Require a PIN, pattern or password to decrypt your phone each time you power it on. Touch to install encrypted certificates from internal storage or SD card. To enable encryption, first set a screen lock, then select Require PIN Clear credentials to start device.
Page 45 Add account Google voice typing Touch the menu header and finish Google voice typing settings in the Touch the Add account icon to add an account for selected app. screen that opens. 10�3�4 Language & input Text-to-speech output Use the Language & input settings to select the language for the text • Preferred engine: Touch to choose a preferred text-to-speech on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard.
Page 46: System
Backup account Automatic date & time Touch to select Use network-provided time or Use GPS-provided Touch to set your backup account. time or Off. Automatic restore Automatic time zone Turn on to restore your backed-up settings or other data when you reinstall an application.
Page 47 10�4�3 Accessibility Speak passwords Turn on to speak passwords while typing. Use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. Accessibility shortcut TalkBack Touch to enable/disable quick shortcuts for accessibility features. Touch to enable spoken feedback from your phone. Text-to-speech output Switch Access Touch to update the settings for text-to-speech output, such as...
Page 48: Making The Most Of Your Phone
If this function is enabled, your device performance data will be collected for the purpose of improving the quality and performance (www.alcatel-mobile.com) and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and update your phone by following the step by step instructions of the device.
Page 49: Accessories
You should turn on data connection or Wi-Fi before searching for updates. Settings for auto-check frequency are The latest generation of alcatel mobile phones offers a built-in also available once you restart the phone. If you have chosen auto-...
Page 50: Warranty
- Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by Warranty �� TCL Communication Ltd.; - 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 may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of - Modification, adjustment or alteration of software or hardware twelve (12) months...
Page 51: Troubleshooting
My phone can't charge properly • Reset your phone via Factory data reset. Touch Settings > Backup & • Make sure that you are using the Alcatel charger that comes with reset > Factory data reset > RESET PHONE. Another method is to the phone.
Page 52 • For international calls, check the country and area codes. • Make sure that this feature doesn't require an Alcatel accessory. • Make sure that your phone is connected to a network, and the When I select a number from my contacts, the number can't be network is not overloaded or unavailable.
Page 53 • Verify the server centre number or your MMS profile with your • Adjust the brightness of screen as appropriate. operator. • Extend the email auto-check interval for as long as possible. • The server centre may be swamped. Try again later. • Update news and weather information on manual demand, or increase their auto-check interval.
Page 54: Specifications (Alcatel A5 Led)
Camera • 8MP FF back camera and 5MP front Specifications (alcatel A5 camera LED) �� Audio supported MP3,AMR, AWR, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, MIDI formats Video supported MPG, MPEG, MP2, MTS, M2TS, MOV, QT, Processor MT6753 formats OGV, OGM, FLV, F4V, PFV, FLA, MPEG,...
Page 55 Alcatel is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCL Communication Ltd. © Copyright 2017 TCL Communication Ltd. All rights reserved. TCL Communication Ltd. reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice. All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed,...