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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Note: Messaging, Email ...............51 This is a shared user manual for 4018X/4018D. specifying Dual SIM information Messaging ....................51 where relevant. Gmail/Email ....................58 Your phone only supports mini-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM Hangouts .....................64 card types like micro and nano card, otherwise you may damage your phone.

  • Page 3: Safety And Use

    Safety and use ......10 Others ................108 10.1 File Manager .....................108 10.2 Sound Recorder ..................108 We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The 10.3 Radio ......................109 manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of 10.4 Setup Wizard ...................110 improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
  • Page 4 Do not let children use the phone and/or play with the telephone and accessories - Play at the farthest distance possible from the screen. without supervision. - If your hands, wrists, or arms become tired or sore while playing, stop and rest for When replacing the cover please note that your phone may contain substances that several hours before playing again.
  • Page 5 SAR values under the ICNIRP guidelines for this device model are: equipment - Collection bins at points of sale. 4018X/4018D: They will then be recycled, preventing substances being disposed of in the Maximum SAR for this model and conditions under which it was recorded.
  • Page 6 • Regulatory information The following approvals and notices apply in specific regions as noted. 4018X: 4018D:...

  • Page 7: General Information

    We will provide you with a complete copy of the corresponding source codes upon request within a period of three years from the distribution of the product by TCT. You may download the source codes from http://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/ files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from internet.

  • Page 8: Your Mobile

    Disclaimer Your mobile ......There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the phone’s operation, depending on the software release of your telephone or specific operator services. TCT Mobile shall not be held legally responsible for such differences, if any, nor for Keys and connectors their potential consequences, which responsibility shall be borne by the operator exclusively.
  • Page 9 Camera Power key Microphone • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. • Press and hold: Power on or generate a pop up menu selecting from Power off/Restart/Airplane mode or icons Volume up of Ringer mode. Volume down • Press to mute the ringtone when there’s an incoming call. • Press and hold for more than 7 seconds to restart the phone when the system halted.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card. 4018X To install, please open microSD card lock first, and then place the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing down. To remove...
  • Page 11 Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket Set up your phone for the first time respectively. Once you have powered on your phone for the first time, you should set • Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the the following options: charger.

  • Page 12: Home Screen

    Home screen Touch and Hold You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch Touch and hold the home screen to access the available options for setting the Home key to switch to the Home screen.
  • Page 13 Status icons Notification icons For dual SIM models, status icons referring to either SIM1 or SIM2 will be New text or multimedia identified by a colour which you have defined. Missed call message GPRS connected Roaming Problem with SMS or MMS Call on hold delivery GPRS in use...
  • Page 14 1.3.3 Lock/Unlock your screen Notification panel Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Notification panel. Touch To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password.
  • Page 15 To unlock phone screen Reposition Press the Power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate Move mode, drag have created or enter your PIN or password to unlock the screen. the item to the desired position and then release.

  • Page 16: Applications And Widgets List

    1.3.5 Application tab 1.3.6 Volume adjustment Touch on the Home screen to enter the applications and widgets list. Using the Volume key To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key. Press the Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates.

  • Page 17: Text Input

    2.1.2 SwiftKey keyboard Text input ......Using Onscreen Keyboard Onscreen Keyboard settings Touch the Application tab from the home screen, select Settings\ Language & input, touch the Settings icon on the right of Android Slide through letters to input characters keyboard or SwiftKey.

  • Page 18: Phone Call, Call Log And Contacts

    You can also insert new text Phone call, Call log • Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank space, the cursor will blink and the tabs will show. Drag the tab to move the and Contacts ......cursor.
  • Page 19 International call To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume up/down key or turn the phone face down if Turn over to mute is To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter "+", then enter activated.
  • Page 20 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call. With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. Touch to display Dialpad. Swap calls Touch to end the current call. When you accept two calls, you can now switch between two lines.
  • Page 21 3.1.6 Call settings • Call barring You can activate or deactivate call barring for outgoing and incoming calls. Touch and select Settings from the Dial screen. The following options The various options are: are available: All outgoing calls All outgoing calls are barred. Voice call International Outgoing international calls are barred.

  • Page 22: Call Log

    Video call Other settings • Local video You can choose a picture from your collection to • Fixed Dialing Numbers replacement display when the Camera is unreachable. Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) is a SIM service mode, where outgoing calls • Display Mark the checkbox to display a picture for replacing are restricted to a set of phone numbers.

  • Page 23: People

    People............Incoming calls (blue arrows) Outgoing calls (green arrows) The People app enables quick and easy access to the people you want Missed calls (red arrows) to reach. You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations.
  • Page 24 Touch to display contacts list option menu. Touch to save The following actions are enabled: Touch to select a picture for the contact • Delete contact Select and delete unwanted contacts. Touch to add a new label • Contacts to display Choose contacts to display. • Import/Export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, account, phone storage and microSD card,...
  • Page 25 3.3.4 Editing your contacts 3.3.5 Communicating with your contacts To edit contact information, touch in the contact details screen, then From the contacts details screen, you can communicate with your contacts touch Edit. When finished, touch DONE. by making a call or exchanging messages. To launch a call, touch the icon on the right side of the number.
  • Page 26 3.3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing 3.3.8 Joining contacts This phone enables you to import contacts from a SIM card/microSD card To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing and export contacts to a microSD card which can then be used to back contacts in a single action.

  • Page 27: Messaging, Email

    For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact Messaging, Email ....panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved contacts, touch the photo to add the number to your Contacts. Sending a text message Messaging ............. Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on Type person's name You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
  • Page 28 Attachment options: • Capture picture Access the Camera to capture a new picture for attaching. • Pictures Access the Gallery or File manager to select a Touch to go to previous or next slide picture as an attachment. Touch to preview current slide • Capture video Access the Camcorder to record a new video for attaching.
  • Page 29 • Lock message Touch to lock the message so it can't/can be Multimedia messages (MMS) deleted if you reach the maximum number of • Group messaging Mark the checkbox to send a single message to stored messages. multiple recipients. • View message Touch to view details of the message. • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each details...

  • Page 30: Gmail/Email

    Gmail/Email General • Chat wallpaper Touch select wallpaper message The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing background. Gmail account or to create a new Email account. • Message font size Touch to select message font size. 4.2.1 Gmail ..............
  • Page 31 • Enter the subject and the content of the message. To reply or forward emails • Touch and select Attach file to add an attachment. • Reply When viewing an email, touch to reply to this mail. • Finally, touch the icon to send. • If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch • Reply all Touch and select Reply all to send messages to all...
  • Page 32 Touch and hold a message thread to display the following Gmail settings options: To manage Gmail settings, touch and select Settings in the Inbox screen. Touch to archive the email message. • General settings • Archive & delete Touch to Show archive only, Show delete Touch to delete the email message.

  • Page 33: Hangouts

    After touching an account, the following settings will appear: • Enter the email address and password of the account you want to set-up. • Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your service • Inbox type To set this box as the default one. provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the email account • Inbox categories Touch to set inbox Primary, Social, Promotions,...
  • Page 34 4.3.1 Chatting with your friends 4.3.4 Settings To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then type A series of settings are available for your selection by touching from your message and finally touch the Friends list screen.

  • Page 35: Calendar & Alarm Clock & Calculator

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

  • Page 36: Clock

    Important options activated by touching from the Calendar main Slide right and left to turn off/on the alarm. screen: Touch to delete the selected alarm. • Refresh To refresh the calendar. 5.2.2 To adjust alarm settings • Search To search in the calendar. Touch from the Alarm screen.

  • Page 37: Getting Connected

    To switch between panels, touch from the basic panel to open the Getting connected ....option menu and touch Scientific calculator; or under auto rotation mode, rotate screen automatically to switch between Basic calculator and Scientific calculator. Basic calculator Scientific calculator To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
  • Page 38 To activate/deactivate Data roaming To activate notification when a new network is detected When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect a data service. When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated, the Wi-Fi icon • Touch on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings. will appear on the status bar whenever the phone detects an available wireless network within range.

  • Page 39: Browser

    6.2.1 Viewing web pages Browser ............After opening a website, you can navigate on web pages by sliding your Using the Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. finger on the screen in any direction to locate the information you want To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, to view.
  • Page 40 6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads To open new window/switch between windows Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web • Touch to open all windows' thumbnails. page • Slide up and down to view all windows, touch one to view it.
  • Page 41 Manage bookmarks 6.2.3 Settings A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access the Browser To bookmark a web page settings, touch from the Browser screen, and touch Settings. • Open the web page you want to bookmark. General • Touch and touch Save to bookmarks, or from the History • Set home page...
  • Page 42 Accessibility Bandwidth management • Preview View the text scaling, zoom, and font size. • Search result Touch to enable/disable browser to preload search preloading results in the background. • Text scaling Slide to change the size of the text display. • Web page Touch to enable/disable browser to preload the • Zoom on double- Slide to change the magnification level when preloading...

  • Page 43: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    • Touch and select Visibility timeout to select the visible time. You are recommended to use ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Bluetooth headsets, which have been tested and proved compatible with your phone. You can go to www.alcatelonetouch.com for more information about the ALCATEL ONE...

  • Page 44: Sharing Your Phone's Mobile Data Connection

    To connect/disconnect your phone to/from the computer: To format a microSD card • Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone • Touch on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings. to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a notification that the • Touch Storage.

  • Page 45: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    To rename or secure your portable hotspot To connect/disconnect to a VPN When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you can change the name of To connect to a VPN: your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network. • Touch on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings.

  • Page 46: Google Play Store

    Touch a category to browse its contents. You can also select a subcategory Google Play Store ..if there is one. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top free, Top new free, Trending, etc. Touch the Google Play Store icon on the top left of the screen or touch Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download Back key to return to the previous screen.

  • Page 47: Manage Your Downloads

    To buy an application To request a refund If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within On Google Play Store, some applications are labelled as free, while some 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card will not be charged and the of them are to be paid for before downloading and installing.

  • Page 48: Multimedia Applications

    Update notification Multimedia applications ..On the Google Play Store Apps screen, touch and touch Settings\ Notifications to enable update notification. Auto update Camera ............To auto update all installed applications, touch from the My apps screen, Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting and then touch Settings\Auto-update apps to enable this function.

  • Page 49: Gallery

    To take a picture Gallery ............The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, touch the icon to take the picture which will then be The Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback automatically saved.
  • Page 50 Working with pictures Touch from the full-screen picture view. More options will display for you to choose from. You can work with pictures by editing them, sharing them with friends, setting them as a contact photo or wallpaper, etc.  ...

  • Page 51: Youtube

    8.3.1 Watch videos YouTube ............Touch a video to play it. In the Playing screen, you can view information and YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, video comments, and also browse links to related videos. You can also rate, share and view videos.

  • Page 52: Video Player

    8.4.1 Playing music 8.4.2 Working with playlists Touch a song or touch Play from the drop-down menu to play the song. Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs . You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, and delete or rename ...

  • Page 53: Google Maps

    To move the map, drag the map with your finger. Google Maps ....To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or you can also zoom in by double-tapping a location on screen. Get My Location Search for a location 9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location...

  • Page 54: Get Driving, Public Transportation Or Walking Directions

    9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location Get driving, public transportation or walking directions Touch a location on a map. Touch the address rectangle which then opens. 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip Touch to save the location. (Or touch to cancel the saving of that Touch the icon on the Maps screen.

  • Page 55: Arrangement Of Layers

    9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route Others ......... more preferable or feasible to you You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other views. • Touch Start to preview your selected route. 10.1 File Manager ..........• Touch to open Route preview, Show/Hide traffic, Mute/Unmute To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, voice guidance, or Satellite view.

  • Page 56: Radio

    Available options: 10.3 Radio ............• Save channel Save the current tuned station to the channels list. Your phone is equipped with a radio . You can use the application as a • Audio mode Listen to the radio using the loudspeaker or traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information headset.

  • Page 57: Help Me

    10.5 Help me ............Settings ......To access this function, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then touch Help me. Help me provides help when you have questions or need assistance when Drag down the Notification panel and touch then the Settings icon using the phone.
  • Page 58 11.1.2 Wi-Fi 11.1.6 Airplane mode Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the Internet without using your SIM card Through More...\Airplane mode you can simultaneously disable all whenever you are in range of a wireless network. The only thing you wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi screen and configure an access point to You can also open Airplane mode by touching AIRPLANE MODE on the connect your phone to the wireless network.

  • Page 59: Device

    11.1.9 Mobile networks 11.2 Device • Data connection 11.2.1 Gestures Touch to turn on/off data connection. Mark the checkbox or touch to enable the following gestures: Turn over to mute, Turn over to activate, Shake to switch music. • 3G service Touch to turn on/ off 3G service and select the network mode.
  • Page 60 SYSTEM • Change lock Touch to set wallpaper of lock screen. wallpaper • Dial pad touch Mark the check box to enable tones when using tones the dial pad. • Owner information Touch to input owner information which will • Audible selection Mark the check box to enable sounds when display on the lock screen.

  • Page 61: Personal

    11.3 Personal Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators. 11.3.1 Location Unknown sources Check to use your phone’s global positioning system (GPS) satellite Mark the checkbox to permit installation of applications that you obtain receiver to pinpoint your location within an accuracy as close as several from websites, emails, or other locations other than Google Play Store.
  • Page 62 11.3.3 Language & input • Vibrate on keypress Mark the checkbox to have the phone vibrate briefly each time you touch Use the Language & input settings to select the language for the text a key on the onscreen keyboard. on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard. You can also configure voice input settings and the pointer speed.
  • Page 63 11.3.4 Backup and reset • Advanced settings Touch to view more advanced settings for android keyboard, such as Key Back up my data popup dismiss delay, Suggest Contact name, etc. Mark the checkbox to back up your phone’s settings and other application data to Google servers, with your Google account.

  • Page 64: Accounts

    Factory data reset Automatic date & time Phone reset will erase all of your personal data from the internal phone Touch to select Use network/GPS provided time or Off. storage, including information about your Google account, any other Mark the checkbox to use network-provided time or use GPS provided accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded time.
  • Page 65 11.5.3 Accessibility 11.5.4 Developer options Accessibility settings can be used to configure any accessibility plug-ins you To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch Build have installed on your phone. number 7 times. Now Developer options is available. TalkBack The Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing Android applications.
  • Page 66 Revoke USB debugging authorization Show layout bounds Touch to revoke/ activate access to USB debugging from all computers Mark the checkbox to show clip bounds, margins, etc. you authorized. Force RTL layout direction Power menu bug report Mark the checkbox to change the screen layout direction to RTL. Mark the checkbox to include the option of submitting a bug report in Window animation scale the power menu.
  • Page 67 11.5.5 Regulatory & Safety Force 4x MSAA Mark the checkbox to enable 4x MSAA. Touch to view information of the product model, manufacture name, IMEI number and some certification logos or text. Disable HW overlays 11.5.6 About phone Mark the checkbox to select to always use GPU for screen compositing. This contains information on items ranging from legal information, model Strict mode enabled number, firmware version, baseband version, kernel version, build number...

  • Page 68: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    It allows you to sync events freely between your phone and Outlook and create and edit new events from a PC. Download Mobile Upgrade from the ALCATEL ONE TOUCH website (www.alcatelonetouch.com) and install it on your PC. Launch the tool and • Photos...

  • Page 69: Telephone Warranty

    12.2.2 FOTA Upgrade Telephone warranty ..Using the FOTA Upgrade tool you can update your phone's software. To access System Updates, please open the Notification panel and , then press About phone\System updates. Or touch and then Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve and access Settings\About phone\System you can directly touch...

  • Page 70: Accessories

    1) Non-compliance with the instructions for use or installation, or with technical and safety standards applicable in the geographical area where The latest generation of ALCATEL ONE TOUCH mobile phones offers your phone is used, a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from 2) Connection to any equipment not supplied or not recommended by a distance, placed on a table for example.

  • Page 71: Troubleshooting

    ) the battery for optimal My phone cannot charge properly operation. • Make sure you are using an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH battery and the • Avoid storing large amounts of data in your phone as this may affect its charger from the box.
  • Page 72 • Make sure the chip on your SIM card is not damaged or scratched. this service. • Make sure the service of your SIM card is available. • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Unable to make outgoing calls accessory.

  • Page 73: Specifications

    • Check that your USB driver is installed properly. Specifications ..... • Open the Notification panel to check if the Smart Suite Center Agent has been activated. • Check that you have marked the checkbox of USB debugging. • Check that your computer meets the requirements for Smart Suite Processor MT6572M Center Installation.
  • Page 74 H.263, MPEG4, H.264, AVC, VP80, DIVX, formats MJPEG Battery • Rechargeable Lithium battery • Capacity: 1300mAh ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card and is used under license by (Availability of microSD card depends on TCT Mobile Limited.

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