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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting connected ............66 Connecting to the Internet ..............66 Browser .......................68 Safety and use ................5 Connecting to Bluetooth devices............75 Connecting to a computer ..............77 General information ...............12 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection ........78 Your mobile ...............13 Connecting to virtual private networks ..........79 Keys and connectors ................13 Configuring Internet (SIP) calling ............80 Getting started ..................16...
  • Page 3 10 Others ................101 12 Making the most of your phone ........125 10.1 Calculator ....................101 12.1 Smart Suite ....................125 10.2 File Manager .....................102 13 Accessories ..............127 10.3 Sound Recorder ..................102 14 LIMITED WARRANTY ...........128 10.4 Radio ......................103 10.5 LED Torch....................104 15 Troubleshooting ............... 130 10.6 Setup Wizard ...................105 16 Specifications ..............135 10.7 Other applications ..................105...
  • Page 4: Safety And Use

    Safety and use ......Switch the mobile phone off when you are near gas or flammable liquids. Strictly obey all signs and instructions posted in a fuel depot, gas station, or chemical plant, or in any potentially explosive atmosphere. When the mobile phone is switched on, it should be kept at least 15 cm from any We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your mobile medical device such as a pacemaker, a hearing aid or insulin pump.
  • Page 5: Protect Your Hearing

    Some people may suffer epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, • BATTERY: or when playing video games. These seizures or blackouts may occur even if a person Please note your phone is a unibody device, the back cover and battery are not never had a previous seizure or blackout.
  • Page 6: Radio Waves

    • RADIO WAVES: Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 7: General Information

    Disclaimer 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/ There may be certain differences between the user manual description and the files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from internet.
  • Page 8: Your Mobile

    Camera Your mobile ......Camera Flash/ Flashlight Keys and connectors SIM card slot MicroSD card slot Power key Volume key Headset connector Front camera Touch screen Back key • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.
  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting started Power key • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen 1.2.1 Set-up • Press and hold: Power on or generate a pop up menu providing An insertion tool is provided with the phone package, please use it more options, such as Power off, Restart, Airplane mode, to install or remove the SIM/SD card conveniently.
  • Page 10 1.2.2 Power on your phone Removing the microSD card Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, Password, Pattern, Face unlock or Voice unlock) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen will then be displayed. If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your Insert the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing network operator.
  • Page 11: Home Screen

    Home screen 1.3.1 Using the touchscreen You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you Touch love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to Home screen. Drag the screen upwards to To access an application, touch it with your finger.
  • Page 12 1.3.2 Status bar Notification icons From the status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and New text or multimedia Call forwarding is on notification information (to the left side). message Status icons Problem with SMS or Uploading data MMS delivery GPRS connected...
  • Page 13 Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel Touch to clear all event–based notifications or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are (other ongoing notifications will remain) notifications, you may touch and drag the Status bar with two fingers to access Quick setting panel directly.
  • Page 14 To create a screen unlock PIN/Password  Search by text • Touch Settings\Lock settings\Select screen lock\PIN or Password. • Touch Search bar from the Home screen. • Set your PIN or password. • Enter the text/phrase you want to search for. •...
  • Page 15: Volume Adjustment

    Create folders To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. Wallpaper customization then touch Wallpaper to customize wallpaper. Touch Menu key 1.3.6 Volume adjustment Using volume key...
  • Page 16: Android Keyboard

    2.1.1 Android keyboard Text input ......Touch to switch between "abc/Abc" Using the Onscreen Keyboard mode; touch & hold to switch between "abc/ABC" mode Onscreen Keyboard settings Touch to switch From the home screen, select Settings\Language&input, touch the between symbol and Settings icon on the right of Android keyboard, and then series of Touch &...
  • Page 17: Phone Call, Call Log And Contacts

    Phone call, Call log and Contacts ......Phone ............3.1.1 Placing a call Touch on the home screen to access the Phone application. You can also insert new text Dial screen • Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank space, the cursor will blink and the tabs will show.
  • Page 18 3.1.3 Calling your voicemail To hang up a call, touch End. International call Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time. To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter "+", then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and To access your voicemail, touch and hold...
  • Page 19 • During a conference call, touch to drop a participant or to talk Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to privately to one of the participants. Touch End to drop the participant unmute the call. from the conference, touch to talk privately to the participant and Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.
  • Page 20: Call Log

    Video call • Dual mic noise reduction Mark the checkbox to turn on dual mic for noise reduction. • Local video You can choose a picture from your collection to replacement • Quick responses display when the Camera is unreachable. Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call •...
  • Page 21: People

    Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu. People............The following actions are enabled: People enables quick and easy access to the contacts you want to reach. • Delete contact Select and delete unwanted contacts. • Contacts to display Choose contacts to display. You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your •...
  • Page 22 3.3.4 Editing your contacts Touch to save To edit contact information, touch the Menu key on the contact details screen, then touch Edit. When finished, touch DONE. Touch to select a picture for the contact Touch to add a new label Change a contact’s default phone number The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact name.
  • Page 23: Communicating With Your Contacts

    3.3.5 Communicating with your contacts 3.3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing From the contacts list, you can communicate with your contacts by making This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM a call or exchanging messages. card, and phone storage, accounts, etc.
  • Page 24 3.3.8 Joining/Separating contacts As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc. To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information from contacts in a single action.
  • Page 25: Messaging, Email

    Sending a text message Messaging, Email ....Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on the Type person's name or number bar or touch to add recipients, touch the Type text message bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch Messaging .............
  • Page 26 Attachment options: • Pictures Access the Gallery application or File manager to select a picture as an attachment. • Capture picture Access the Camera to capture a new picture for Touch to go to previous or next slide attaching. Touch to preview the current slide •...
  • Page 27 • Copy This option displays when the message is an SMS. Multimedia message (MMS) Copy the current message content. You can paste • Group messaging Mark the checkbox to send a single message to it to the enter bar of the new message you are multiple recipients.
  • Page 28: Gmail/Email

    Gmail/Email General • Chat wallpaper Touch to select wallpaper for message The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing background. Gmail or to create a new Email account. • Message font size Touch to select message font size. 4.2.1 Gmail ..............
  • Page 29 • If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch the Mark the checkbox to select email to activate batch mode, and Menu key and select Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy. To generate the following options: view the draft, touch the icon on the top left corner of the screen,...
  • Page 30 Gmail settings After touching an account, the following settings will appear: To manage Gmail settings, touch the Menu key and select Settings in the • Inbox type To set this inbox as the default one or priority Inbox screen. one. General settings •...
  • Page 31: Google Hangouts

    4.3.1 Chatting with your friends • 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 To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter settings screen to enter settings manually.
  • Page 32: Calendar & Time

    • To view all friends: By default, all your friends are displayed in Friends Calendar & Time ..... list. Touch your friend could start the conversation directly. Touch and hold the friend to activate archive and delete. 4.3.5 Settings Calendar ............A series of settings are available for your selection by touching Menu key and Settings from the Friends list screen, and choose an account.
  • Page 33: Time

    5.1.2 To create new events 5.1.4 Event reminder You can add new events from any Calendar view. If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear on the Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives. •...
  • Page 34: Getting Connected

    5.2.1 To set an alarm Getting connected ....From the Time screen, touch to enter the Alarm screen, touch to add a new alarm. The following options will appear: To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GSM/EDGE/3G/4G •...
  • Page 35: Browser

    To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network To forget a Wi-Fi network • Touch on the Quick setting panel to get to Settings. The following steps prevent automatic connections to networks which you • Touch the switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi. no longer wish to use.
  • Page 36 6.2.1 Viewing web pages To open new window/switch between windows Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. After opening a website, you can navigate on web pages by sliding your finger on the screen in any direction to locate the information you want •...
  • Page 37 6.2.2 Manage links, history and downloads To download an item, touch the item or the link you want to download. To cancel a download, touch the downloaded item from the Notification To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web panel, select the item to be cancelled, and touch to confirm.
  • Page 38 Touch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these • Enable location Mark the checkbox to allow sites to request additional options: access to your location. • Add shortcut to To add a bookmark shortcut to the Home Clear location •...
  • Page 39: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    • Touch the Settings icon beside the device you want to unpair. You are recommended to use ALCATEL ONE TOUCH Bluetooth headsets, • Touch Unpair to confirm. 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 40: Connecting To A Computer

    Connecting to a computer Sharing your phone's mobile data connection You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between via a USB cable insert space(USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at internal storage and a computer.
  • Page 41: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot To connect/disconnect to a VPN to access Settings. • Drag down notification panel and touch To connect to a VPN: • Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot. to access Settings. •...
  • Page 42: Google Play Store

    To add an internet calling account Google Play Store ..• Select Phone from the Home screen. • Touch the Menu key and then select Settings\Call settings\Internet call\Use Internet call. Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download •...
  • Page 43: Download And Install

    Touch a category on Google Play Store screen to browse its contents. You To buy an application can also select a subcategory if there is one. Within each category you can On Google Play Store, some applications are labelled as free, while some select to view items sorted by Top free, Top new free, Trending, etc of them are to be paid for before downloading and installing.
  • Page 44: Manage Your Downloads

    To request a refund Refund If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card will not be charged and the apps.
  • Page 45: 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, touch the icon, touch and hold viewfinder or volume key to take the picture which will Camera ............
  • Page 46: Gallery

    • Touch to turn on HDR (high-dynamic range). Gallery ............function. HDR photos can better reflect the visual effects people have in the real The Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback environment by synthesizing images under videos.
  • Page 47: Youtube

    Working with pictures YouTube ............You can work with pictures by editing them, sharing them with friends, setting them as a contact photo or wallpaper, etc. YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, share and view videos. It supports a streaming function that allows you to Touch from the full-screen picture view.
  • Page 48: Music

    8.3.1 Watch videos 8.4.1 Playing music Touch a video to play it. In the Playing screen, you can view information Touch a song to play it. and video comments, and also browse links to related videos. You can also  rate, share, label as favourite, create a new playlist, etc.
  • Page 49: Working With Playlists

    8.4.2 Working with playlists Google Maps ....Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the phone storage. You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, and delete or rename Get My Location a playlist. 9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location To create a playlist...
  • Page 50: Search For A Location

    9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location To move the map, drag the map with your finger. Touch a location on a map 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.
  • Page 51: Get Driving, Public Transportation Or Walking Directions

    Get driving, public transportation or walking 9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route more preferable or feasible to you directions You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip views.
  • Page 52: File Manager

    When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold the Others ......... entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations: • To cut selected text • Copy To copy selected text 10.1 Calculator ............. • Paste To paste what you have previously copied to the entering bar With Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems.
  • Page 53: Led Torch

    Available options: 10.4 Radio ............• Save channel Save the current tuned station to the channels Your phone is equipped with a radio . You can use the application as a list. traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information •...
  • Page 54: Setup Wizard

    10.6 Setup Wizard ..........Settings ......To access this function, touch Setup Wizard from the application list. Setup Wizard helps set up your phone in multiple ways: language, input to access Settings. Drag down notification panel and touch method, mobile data connection, account setup and synchronization, system update, etc.
  • Page 55: Airplane Mode

    11.1.4 Airplane mode 11.1.7 Mobile networks Mark the checkbox of Airplane mode you can simultaneously disable all • Data connection wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. Touch to turn on/off data connection. 11.1.5 VPN settings • 3G service A mobile virtual private network (mobile VPN or mVPN) provides mobile Touch to enable 3G service.
  • Page 56 11.2.3 Display Hi-Fi To enable the Hi-Fi effect, touch the switch. • Clear Motion Mark the checkbox to enable the fluency enhancer when playing videos. Volume Volume settings can make user adjust the volume of ringtone, notifications, Lock screen • Mark the checkbox to show notifications on the music, video and alarms, etc., or directly set the incoming calls to vibration style...
  • Page 57: Battery Management

    11.2.4 Lock settings 11.2.6 Storage Select screen lock Use these settings to manage your phone storage by monitoring the total Slide • Touch to enable slide unlock mode. and available space on your phone. Pattern • Touch to unlock your phone's screen by drawing If a warning message comes up saying that phone memory is a pattern.
  • Page 58 11.3 Personal Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators. 11.3.1 Location Unknown sources Mode Touch to choose mode for High accuracy, Battery saving or Device Mark the checkbox to permit installation of applications that you obtain from websites, emails, or other locations other than Google Play Store. only.
  • Page 59 Spell checker • Popup on keypress Mark the checkbox to popup the key that you touched. Mark the checkbox to enable the system to show suggested words. • Voice input key User dictionary Touch to select location to display voice input key. Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary.
  • Page 60 • Listen to an example DRM reset Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current Touch to delete all DRM licenses. settings. Factory data reset Pointer speed Phone reset will erase all of your personal data from the internal phone Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed.
  • Page 61 11.5 System 11.5.2 Scheduled power on & off Touch to set the power on & off time for every day or specified days. 11.5.1 Date & time 11.5.3 Accessibility Use Date & Time settings to customize your preferences for how date and time are displayed.
  • Page 62: Developer Options

    11.5.4 Developer options Select debug app Touch to select debug app. To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch Build number 7 times. Now Developer options is available. Verify apps over USB The Developer options screen contains settings that are useful for developing Mark the checkbox to check apps over USB.
  • Page 63: About Phone

    Transition animation scale Enable traces Touch to adjust the animation scale while performing a transition. Touch to adjust traces. Animation duration scale Don't keep activities Touch to adjust the animation duration scale. Mark the checkbox to destroy all activities as soon as you leave. Disable HW overlays Background process limit Mark the checkbox to select to always use GPU for screen compositing.
  • Page 64 • Music Making the most of your It allows you to quickly search for your favourites in a PC, manage the ultimate Library, and enjoy the easiest digital jukebox in your own mobile phone ........way. • Application You can download software upgrades for free from the website (www. It allows you to import downloaded mobile applications and have them alcatelonetouch.com).
  • Page 65: Limited Warranty

    Accessories ....... LIMITED WARRANTY ..The latest generation of ALCATEL ONETOUCH mobile phones offers TCT Mobile (US), Inc. warrants to the original retail purchaser of this a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from wireless device that should this product or part thereof during normal a distance, placed on a table for example.
  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    • Damage from exposure to water or other liquids, moisture, humidity, Troubleshooting ....excessive temperatures or extreme environmental conditions, sand, excess dust and any condition outside the operating guidelines; • Defects in appearance, cosmetic, decorative or structural items such as structural damage;...
  • Page 67 Make sure the service of your SIM card is available. this service. Unable to make outgoing calls • Make sure this feature does not require an ALCATEL ONETOUCH Make sure you have dialled a valid number and have touched Call. • accessory.
  • Page 68 USB debugging. • Make sure that you have selected the country prefix when calling a foreign • Check that your computer meets the requirements for ALCATEL Smart country. Suite Installation. • Make sure that you’re using the correct cable from the box.
  • Page 69: Specifications

    Audio supported AAC, AAC+, APE, AMR, MP3, Midi, MP2, Vorbis, Specifications formats FLAC Video supported H.263, MPEG4, H.264, XVID, VP8, VC-1 formats Processor MTK6592 Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Platform Android™ 4.4 • Capacity: 2500 mAh Memory 16GB emmc + 2GB DDR2 RAM/32GB Special Features •...
  • Page 70 ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCT Mobile Limited. © Copyright 2014 TCT Mobile Limited All rights reserved TCT Mobile Limited reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice. All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed, arranged and mixed by NU TROPIC (Amar Kabouche).

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