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A846L Quick Start Guide Thank you for choosing Alcatel ONETOUCH. This booklet helps you get started with your new Alcatel ONETOUCH Pop ICON LTETM 2. Important: Your phone has an embedded battery with a removable back cover and NON removable battery.
Your mobile device ......Table of contents Your mobile device ......................1 Text input........................... 13 Phone Overview Phone call.......................... 15 People ..........................16 Headset port Messaging ......................... 17 Front camera Email ..........................19 LED indicator Getting connected ......................20 Find my location using GPS satellites ................21 Volume key Data backup ........................
Power key Camera • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. Camera Flash/ Flashlight • Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from Power off/Reboot/Airplane mode etc. • Press the Power key for more than 10 seconds to restart. •...
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Inserting or removing the SIM card Charging the battery You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need to power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card due to hot swap functionality being supported. To install, place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards in to the housing, and then slide it Connect the battery charger cable to your phone and main socket respectively, the LED indicator into the slot.
Home screen 1.3.2 Simple mode This device provides two types of Home screens: Standard mode and Simple mode. Touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then select Settings. • • Touch the switch beside Simple mode to switch. 1.3.1 Standard mode You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access.
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Status icons Slide/Swipe GPRS connected No signal Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images and web pages at your convenience. The device also supports one finger zoom in (Messaging, Browser, Email and Gallery) by double GPRS in use Alarm is set tapping the screen then slide with one finger to zoom in/out).
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Notification icons 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 notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly. New Gmail message Missed call Quick setting panel New Email message...
1.3.5 Search bar The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, Text input ........... the phone or the web. 1.3.6 Lock/Unlock your screen To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by creating a variety of patterns, Using Onscreen Keyboard PINs or passwords.
2.1.2 Swype Swype Input lets you enter a word with one continuous motion: just drag your finger over the letters Phone call ........in the word. • Place your finger on the key with the first letter of the word and drag your finger to each subsequent letter without lifting your finger off the screen.
Answering or rejecting a call Adding a contact Touch Application tab on the Home screen, select People, then touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact. Importing, exporting and sharing contacts From the People screen, touch the Menu key to open the options menu, touch Import/export, then select Import from SIM card, Export to SIM card, Import from phone/SD storage, Export to phone/SD storage or Share visible contacts.
Write message On the message list screen, touch the new message icon to write text/multimedia messages. Email..........• Touch to view the whole message thread. • Touch & hold to activate delete mode. Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your phone.
To go to a web page On the Chrome screen, touch the URL box at the top, enter the address of the web page, then confirm. Getting connected......Connecting to a computer With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between your micro SD card or To connect to the Internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, internal storage and the computer.
• Touch Settings/Location. When this function is activated, a wide variety of settings and data is backed up, including your Wi-Fi passwords, bookmarks, a list of the applications you’ve installed, the words you’ve added to • Touch the switch beside Location to turn on. the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard, and most of the settings that you configure with the You can then open Maps to find your location: Settings application.
Safety and use ..........• Download more applications from Google Play Store and more. For more information about these applications, please check the online user manual at: www.alcatelonetouch.com. Please read before using your phone 11.2 Internal storage THE BATTERY IS NOT FULLY CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. Touch Settings/Storage to display the amount of internal phone storage used by the operating DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE PHONE IS CHARGING.
Important health information and safety precautions When using this product, the safety precautions below must be taken to avoid possible legal liabilities and damages. Retain and follow all product safety and operating instructions. Observe all warnings in the operating instructions on the product. NOTE: This product should be operated only with the following designated Battery Pack(s).
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Prevention of hearing loss Interference with medical equipment functions CAUTION: Permanent hearing loss may occur if earphones or headphones are used at high volume This product may cause medical equipment to malfunction. The use of this device is forbidden in for prolonged periods of time.
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General precautions Avoid hot areas The product should be placed away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Docket 01- 09 modified the exception of wireless phones under the Hearing Aid Compatibility Act For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a model number of A846L. of 1988 (HAC Act) to require digital wireless phones be compatible with hearing-aids. The intent...
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Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional Ministry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6. The standards include a substantial safety margin may help you find this rating. Higher ratings mean that the hearing device is relatively immune to designed to assure the safety of all persons, regardless of age and health.
Telecommunications & Internet Association (TIA) safety information Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of 15 cm (6 inches) be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by and recommendations of Wireless Technology Research.
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