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Table of Contents Safety and use.............................................................................5 General information................................................................12 1 Your mobile........................................................................13 1.1 1.2 1.3 Keys and connectors.................................................................................13 Getting started...........................................................................................
10 Others...............................................................................101 10.1 Calculator...................................................................................................101 10.2 File Manager..............................................................................................102 10.3 Sound Recorder.......................................................................................102 10.4 Radio.................................................................
Safety and use............................... We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your mobile phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein. • TRAFFIC SAFETY: Given that studies show that using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle constitutes a real risk, even when the hands-free kit is used (car kit, headset...
Some people may suffer epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to flashing lights, or when playing video games. These seizures or blackouts may occur even if a person never had a previous seizure or blackout. If you have experienced seizures or blackouts, or if you have a family history of such occurrences, please consult your doctor before playing video games on your mobile phone or enabling a flashing-lights feature on your mobile phone.
• RADIO WAVES: THIS MOBILE PHONE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. Your mobile phone is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy. These limits are part of comprehensive guidelines and establish permitted levels of RF energy for the general population.
• LICENSES he Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth T SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by TCT Mobile Limited and its affiliates is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. ALCATEL ONETOUCH 6043A Bluetooth Declaration ID D022074 The Wi-Fi Logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. 5 GHz Wi-Fi operation is for indoor use only.
Camera Camera Flash/ Flashlight 1 Your mobile............................ 1.1 Keys and connectors SIM card slot Power key MicroSD card slot 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. Home key • While on any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. Menu key • Touch to access Settings options.
1.2 Power key • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen • Press and hold: Power on or generate a pop up menu providing more options, such as Power off, Restart, Airplane mode, etc. • Press and hold Power key and Volume down key to capture a screenshot. • Press to mute the ringtone when there’s an incoming call. Volume keys • In call mode, adjust the earpiece or headset volume. • In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media volume. • Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.
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. Insert the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing down until it locks. To remove the external microSD card, gently push it until it unlocks.
1.3 Home screen 1.3.1 Using the touchscreen 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 the Home key to switch to Home screen. Drag the screen upwards to access the application list. Status bar • Status/Notification indicators Touch To access an application, touch it with your finger. Touch and Hold Touch and hold the home screen to access Widgets and Downloaded screen.
1.3.2 Status bar Notification icons From the status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and notification information (to the left side).
Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain) 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 may touch and drag the Status bar with two fingers to access Quick setting panel directly.
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password Search by text • Touch Search bar from the Home screen. • Touch Settings\Lock settings\Select screen lock\PIN or Password. • Enter the text/phrase you want to search for. • Set your PIN or password. • Touch To set up voice unlock on the keyboard if you want to search on the web. • Touch Settings\Lock settings\Select screen lock\Voice unlock. Search by voice • Touch from the Search bar to display a dialog screen.
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 Touch Menu key then touch Wallpaper to customize wallpaper. 1.3.6 Volume adjustment Using volume key 1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen Add Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the vibrate mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates.
2 Text input............................... 2.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard Onscreen Keyboard settings From the home screen, select Settings\Language&input, touch the Settings icon on the right of Android keyboard, and then series of settings are available for your selection. Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation.You can also adjust it by changing the settings (Touch Settings\ Display\Orientation). 2.1.
hone call, Call log 3 Pand Contacts.......................... 3.1 Phone............................................................ 3.1.1 Placing a call Touch You can also insert new text on the home screen to access the Phone application. Dial screen • 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 cursor.
To hang up a call, touch End. 3.1.3 Calling your voicemail 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 finally touch Call. Emergency call To access your voicemail, touch and hold on the Phone tab.
Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call. Touch to activate the speaker during the current call. Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker. Touch to start recording. To avoid accidental touchscreen operations during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the cellphone close to your ear; it will be unlocked when the cellphone is taken away from your ear. 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.
Video call(1) • Dual mic noise reduction Mark the checkbox to turn on dual mic for noise reduction. • Local video replacement You can choose a picture from your collection to display when the Camera is unreachable. • Outgoing video call Touch to display local video when you place a call. Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with messages. • Incoming video call Touch to display local video when receiving an incoming call.
3.3 People............................................................ Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu. The following actions are enabled: People enables quick and easy access to the contacts you want to reach. • Delete contact 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 phone. • Contacts to display Choose contacts to display. 3.3.
3.3.4 Editing your contacts Touch to save Touch to select a picture for the contact To edit contact information, touch the Menu key on the contact details screen, then touch Edit. When finished, touch DONE. 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.
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 a call or exchanging messages. This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, and phone storage, accounts, etc. To launch a call to a contact, touch the contact to enter the detail screen, then touch the number.
3.3.8 Joining/Separating contacts(1) To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing contacts in a single action. Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch the Menu key and select Edit, then touch the Menu key again and touch Join. Then, you will be required to select the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact.
4 Messaging, Email.................... 4.1 Messaging...................................................... You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone. To access this feature, touch from the Home screen. ll messages you receive or send out can be saved in the phone's A memory or SIM card. To consult the SMS messages stored in the SIM card, touch from the Messaging screen, then touch Settings\Text message(SMS)\Manage SIM messages.
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 attaching. • Videos Access the Gallery application or File manager to select a video as an attachment. • Capture video Access the Camcorder to record a new video for attaching. • Audio Access a selection of audio files for attaching. • Record audio Enter the Sound Recorder to record a voice message for attaching.
• Copy This option displays when the message is an SMS. Copy the current message content. You can paste it to the enter bar of the new message you are going to compose. • Forward Touch to forward the message to another recipient. • Lock/Unlock Touch to lock/unlock the message so it can't/can message be deleted if you reach the maximum number of stored messages. • Save message to This option displays when the message is an SMS. SIM card Touch to save the message to the SIM card.
General • Chat wallpaper 4.2 Touch to select background. wallpaper for message • Message font size Touch to select message font size. • Delete old messages Select to delete old messages when the maximum number of stored messages is reached. • Text message limit Touch to set the number of text messages to be saved per conversation. Gmail/Email The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing Gmail or to create a new Email account. 4.2.
• If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch the Menu key and select Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy. To view the draft, touch the icon on the top left corner of the screen, then select Drafts. Mark the checkbox to select email to activate batch mode, and generate the following options: Touch to archive the email message. To display the archived messages, you can touch in Inbox screen then touch All mail.
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 screen. • Inbox type To set this inbox as the default one or priority one. General settings • Notifications Select to activate notification when a new email arrives. • Inbox sound & vibrate Touch to set Sound, Vibrate and Notify for every message. • Signature To add a signature text to the end of each mail you send.
• 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 settings screen to enter settings manually. Alternatively, you can touch Manual setup to directly enter the incoming and outgoing settings for the email account you are setting up. 4.3.1 Chatting with your friends To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your message and finally touch .
• To view all friends: By default, all your friends are displayed in Friends list. Touch your friend could start the conversation directly. Touch and hold the friend to activate archive and delete. 5 Calendar & Time...................... 4.3.5 Settings A series of settings are available for your selection by touching Menu key and Settings from the Friends list screen, and choose an account. • Profile photo Touch to set or change your Google photo.
5.1.2 To create new events 5.1.4 Event reminder You can add new events from any Calendar view. icon to access the new event edit screen. 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. • Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day event, you can select All day.
5.2.1 To set an alarm From the Time screen, touch to enter the Alarm screen, touch to add a new alarm. The following options will appear: 6 Getting connected................. To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GSM/EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. • Time Touch to set time. • Repeat Touch to select days when you want the alarm to work • Ringtone Touch to select a ringtone for the alarm • Vibrate Select to activate vibration 6.1.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network • Touch on the Quick setting panel to get to Settings. • Touch the switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi. To forget a Wi-Fi network The following steps prevent automatic connections to networks which you no longer wish to use. • Touch Wi-Fi, the detailed information of detected Wi-Fi networks is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. • Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on. • Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect with.
6.2.1 Viewing web pages To open new window/switch between windows 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 to view. Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. To zoom in/out of a web page • Touch Pinch/Spread your finger on the screen to zoom out/in of the web page. • Touch the Menu key and select New incognito tab to open a window without any trace.
6.2.2 Manage links, history and downloads To download an item, touch the item or the link you want to download. To manage a link, phone number or address displayed on a web page To cancel a download, touch the downloaded item from the Notification panel, select the item to be cancelled, and touch to confirm. • Link Touch the link to open the web page. Touch and hold the link to open options for further operation, like opening in new window, saving link, copying link URL, etc.
Touch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these additional options: • Add shortcut to Home • Share link • Copy link URL • Delete bookmark • Set as homepage To add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen. To share the bookmark. To copy the bookmark link. To delete the bookmark. To set this page as the homepage. • Enable location Mark the checkbox to allow sites to request access to your location. • Clear location access Touch to clear location access for all websites.
Bandwidth management • Search result preloading Touch to enable/disable browser to preload search results in the background. • Web page preloading Touch to enable/disable browser to preload the linked web pages in the background. • Load images Mark the checkbox to display images on web pages. Labs To make your phone more recognizable, you can change your phone name which is visible to others. • Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings. • Touch Bluetooth.
6.4 Connecting to a computer With the USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files between internal storage and a computer. Before using MTP or PTP, first mark USB debugging. • To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch Build number 7 times. Then touch Settings\Developer options\ USB debugging. 6.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot • Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings. • Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot. • Touch the switch this function. beside Wi-Fi hotspot to activate/deactivate To connect/disconnect to a VPN To connect to a VPN: • Drag down notification panel and touch • Touch More...\VPN settings. to access Settings. • VPNs you have added are listed; touch the VPN you want to connect with.
To add an internet calling account • Select Phone from the Home screen. • Touch the Menu key and then select Settings\Call settings\Internet call\Use Internet call. 7 Google Play Store .......... (1) • Mark the checkbox to enable Internet calling. Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android powered phone. • Touch Accounts, then touch ADD ACCOUNT tab.
Touch a category on Google Play Store screen to browse its contents. You can also select a subcategory if there is one. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top free, Top new free, Trending, etc To buy an application(1) Touch the Google Play Store icon on the top left of the screen or touch Back key to return to the previous screen. • Touch the application you want to buy. 7.
To request a refund Refund If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card will not be charged and the application will be removed. If you change your mind, you can install the application again, but you will not be able to request a refund. On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps. Touch the application you want to uninstall for a refund, touch Refund, and finally touch OK to confirm.
8 Multimedia applications 8.1 Camera........................................................ Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting videos. Before using the Camera, please be sure to open the protective lens cover to avoid it affecting your picture quality. Touch to select flash modes Touch the screen to set focus Double-tap or pinch two or more fingers together or spread them apart to zoom in/out IP4900_6043A_UM_Eng_GB_05_140703.
• HDR • Panorama Touch to turn on HDR (high-dynamic range). function. HDR photos can better reflect the visual effects people have in the real environment by synthesizing images under different exposure time. The phone will then automatically save the original photos and HDR ones. Touch to turn on panorama function. Press the Shutter button or the Volume key to start taking panoramic photo and move the phone towards your capture direction and overlap the two lines.
Working with pictures You can work with pictures by editing them, sharing them with friends, setting them as a contact photo or wallpaper, etc. Touch from the full-screen picture view. More options will display for you to choose from. 8.3 YouTube........................................................ YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, share and view videos.
8.3.1 Watch videos 8.4.1 Playing music Touch a video to play it. In the Playing screen, you can view information and video comments, and also browse links to related videos. You can also rate, share, label as favourite, create a new playlist, etc. from this screen. Touch a song to play it. To exit the video playing screen, touch Back key to return to the video list. Music.............................................................
8.4.2 Working with playlists 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 a playlist. 9 Google Maps..................... 9.1 Get My Location 9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location To create a playlist Touch Recently added from the Playlists screen, touch the Menu key and then select Save as playlist, enter the name and finally touch Save.
To move the map, drag the map with your finger. 9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location 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. Touch a location on a map To clear your map history, touch the icon and then Settings, select Maps history, then touch the icon. Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location. (Or touch a gold star to unstar that location.) 9.
9.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking directions 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip Touch the icon from the Maps screen. 9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route more preferable or feasible to you You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other views. • Touch a left or right arrow to preview the next or previous leg of your route.
10 Others.................................. 10.1 Calculator...................................................... When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold the entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations:(1) • Cut To cut selected text • Copy To copy selected text • Paste (1) With Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems.
10.4 Radio............................................................. Your phone is equipped with a radio(1). You can use the application as a traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program on the display if you tune to stations that offer a visual radio service. To access this function, touch Radio from the Home screen. To use it, you must plug in your headset, which works as an antenna connected with your phone.
10.6 Setup Wizard ............................................. To access this function, touch Setup Wizard from the application list. Setup Wizard helps set up your phone in multiple ways: language, input method, mobile data connection, account setup and synchronization, system update, etc. This will also be performed the first time you power on your phone. 11 Settings.......................... Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings. 11.1 Wireless & networks 10.
11.1.4 Airplane mode 11.1.7 Mobile networks Mark the checkbox of Airplane mode you can simultaneously disable all wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. • Data connection 11.1.5 VPN settings Touch to turn on/off data connection. • 3G service A mobile virtual private network (mobile VPN or mVPN) provides mobile devices with access to network resources and software applications on their home network, when they connect via other wireless or wired networks.
11.2.3 Display Hi-Fi To enable the Hi-Fi effect, touch the switch. Volume Volume settings can make user adjust the volume of ringtone, notifications, music, video and alarms, etc., or directly set the incoming calls to vibration or silence. • Clear MotionTM Mark the checkbox to enable the fluency enhancer when playing videos. • Lock screen style Mark the checkbox to show notifications on the lock screen. • Button LED Mark the checkbox to enable button LED effect when touching the screen.
11.2.4 Lock settings 11.2.6 Storage Select screen lock • Slide Touch to enable slide unlock mode. • Pattern Touch to unlock your phone's screen by drawing a pattern. • PIN Touch to unlock your phone's screen with a numeric PIN. • Password Touch to unlock your phone's screen with a password. • Face unlock Touch to unlock your phone's screen by looking at it. • Voice unlock Touch to unlock your phone's screen by speaking to it. • None Touch to disable screen unlock security.
11.3 Personal Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators. 11.3.1 Location Mode Unknown sources Touch to choose mode for High accuracy, Battery saving or Device only. Mark the checkbox to permit installation of applications that you obtain from websites, emails, or other locations other than Google Play Store. 11.3.2 Security To protect your phone and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources, such as Google Play Store.
Spell checker • Popup on keypress Mark the checkbox to enable the system to show suggested words. Mark the checkbox to popup the key that you touched. • Voice input key User dictionary Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary. Touch a word to edit or delete it. Touch the add button (+) to add a word. Default Touch to select location to display voice input key. • Auto correction Touch to turn on/off auto correction, or you can also adjust the sensitivity of correction.
• Listen to an example DRM reset Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings. Touch to delete all DRM licenses. Pointer speed Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed. Touch OK to confirm. 11.3.4 Backup and reset Back up my data Mark the checkbox to back up your phone’s settings and other application data to Google servers, with your Google account.
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 Use Date & Time settings to customize your preferences for how date and time are displayed. Automatic date & time 11.5.3 Accessibility Accessibility settings can be used to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. Touch to select Use network/GPS provided time or Off.
11.5.4 Developer options Select debug app To access this function, touch Settings\About phone, then touch Build number 7 times. Now Developer options is available. Touch to select debug app. The Developer options screen contains settings that are useful for developing Android applications. For full information, including documentation of the Android applications and development tools, see the Android developer website (http://developer.android.com).
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. Touch to change the limit for background processes.
aking the most of your 12 Mphone................................... • Music 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 way. • Application You can download software upgrades for free from the website (www. alcatelonetouch.com). It allows you to import downloaded mobile applications and have them installed into your handset upon synchronization. • Backup 12.
13 Accessories ........................ 14 LIMITED WARRANTY...... The latest generation of ALCATEL ONETOUCH mobile phones offers a built-in handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a distance, placed on a table for example. For those who prefer to keep their conversations confidential, an earpiece is also available known as the headset. TCT Mobile (US), Inc.
• Damage from exposure to water or other liquids, moisture, humidity, 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; • Damage as result of physical abuse regardless of cause. • If the device is Rooted devices.
My smartphone cannot charge properly • Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; if the battery power has been empty for a long period of time, it may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charger indicator on the screen. • Make sure charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C to +40°C). • When abroad, check that the voltage input is compatible. My smartphone cannot connect to a network or “No service” is displayed • Try connecting in another location.
When I select a number from my contacts, the number cannot be dialled • Make sure that you have correctly recorded the number in your file. • Make sure that you have selected the country prefix when calling a foreign country. I am unable to add a contact in my contacts • Make sure that your SIM card contacts are not full; delete some files or save the files in the phone contacts (i.e. your professional or personal directories).
16 Specifications Processor MTK6592 Platform Android™ 4.4 Memory 16GB emmc + 2GB DDR2 RAM/32GB emmc + 2GB DDR2 RAM Dimensions (LxWxT) 140.4 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm Weight Around 125 grams with battery Display 5-inch IPS touchscreen with 1920×1080 Full HD Capacity resolution Network GSM: Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, APE, AMR, MP3, Midi, MP2, Vorbis, FLAC Video supported formats H.263, MPEG4, H.
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. English - CJA332D01AAA All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed, arranged and mixed by NU TROPIC (Amar Kabouche). IP4900_6043A_UM_Eng_GB_05_140703.
