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Note: This is a shared user manual for Alcatel 5046S and 5046G. Table of Contents Safety and use ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Radio waves ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Licences ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������12 To learn about Do this Frequently Asked Questions Go to product support on the website: http://www.
Connecting to virtual private networks.........................................65 12 Accessories..................................................................................... 96 Multimedia applications.............................................................. 67 13 Warranty......................................................................................... 97 6.5 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 Camera..................................................................................................
Safety and use ����������������������������������� We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your 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 phone while driving a vehicle constitutes a real risk, even when the hands-free kit is used (car kit, headset...
For a non-unibody device with a non-removable battery: - Do not attempt to eject, replace, or open battery; - Do not puncture the back cover of your phone; - Do not burn or dispose of your phone in the garbage or store it at temperatures above 60°C (140°F). Phone and battery as a unibody device must be disposed of in accordance with locally applicable environmental regulations.
The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this model phone is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: 2ACCJB076 for 5046S, 2ACCJB075 for 5046G.
built-in memory. Be sure to remove or clear all personal information before you recycle, return, or give away your product. Choose your apps and updates carefully, and install from trusted sources only. Some apps can impact your product’s performance and/or have access to private information including account details, call data, location details and network resources. Note that any data shared with TCL Communication Ltd. is stored in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
US Information Concerning the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Requirements for Hearing Aid Compatibility with Wireless Devices When wireless devices are used near hearing devices (such as hearing aids and cochlear implants), users may detect a buzzing, humming, or whining noise. Some hearing devices are more immune than others to this interference, and wireless devices also vary in the amount of interference that they generate.
Protection against theft(1) Your phone is identified by an IMEI (phone serial number) shown on the packaging label and in the phone’s memory. We recommend that you note the number the first time you use your phone by entering * # 0 6 # and keep it in a safe place. It may be requested by the police or your carrier if your phone is stolen. This number allows your phone to be blocked preventing a third person from using it, even with a different SIM card. 1.1.
Camera Camera Flash/ Flashlight Recent Apps button • Touch to open a card view of applications you've worked with recently. Home button • From any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. • Long press to turn on Google Now. You can get help such as getting directions and restaurant information based on the content detected on the screen. Back button • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or close a dialog box, options menu, the Notification panel, etc.
1.2 Getting started 1.2.3 Powering off your phone Press and hold the Power key until options appear, select Power off. 1.2.1 Setting up Inserting or removing the SIM/microSD card 1.3 Home screen 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 as this phone supports hot swap. You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access.
1.3.2 Status bar Long press To enter the available options for an item, long press the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, long press this contact, an option list will appear. From the Status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) and notification information (on the left side). Drag down the Status bar to view notifications and drag again to enter the Quick settings panel. Touch and drag up to close it.
Enter Notification panel. Search by text • Touch the Search bar from the Home screen. • Enter the text/phrase you want to search for. • Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web. Access Settings, where you can make more settings. Search by voice Customize Quick settings panel. • Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will display for you to select from. • Touch from the Search bar to display a dialog screen. 1.3.
Create folders Double tap to enter the detailed screen Swipe up to unlock the screen Double tap to open any application 1.3.5 Personalizing your Home screen Add You can long press a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to your preferred Home screen. 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 Favorite tray.
2 Text input..................................... 2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard Onscreen keyboard settings Go to Settings > Language & input > Virtual keyboard, touch the keyboard you want to set up and a series of settings will become available. Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation Touch one thumbnail and slide it right/left or touch X to close an application. at the bottom of the screen to close all the running Touch applications.
2.2 Text editing You can edit the texts you entered. • Long press or double tap within the texts you want to edit. 3 Call, Call log and Contacts....... • Drag the tabs to change the selected texts. 3.1 Call.................................................................................... • The following options will show: SELECT ALL, CUT, COPY and SHARE. 3.1.1 Making a call To make a call, touch .
3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call Display suggested numbers Long press to access voicemail Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the call or select a contact from or by sliding or touching tabs, then to make the call. When you receive a call: The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching Create new contact. • Slide to the right to answer; • Slide to the left to reject; • Slide upwards to reject the call by sending a preset message.
3.1.4 During a call To avoid accidental operation of the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the phone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the phone is taken away from your ear. To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume key. 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. Swap calls , you can now switch between When you accept two calls, touch two lines.
Sounds and vibrate • Vibration reminder Touch to set incoming call ringtone, and mark the checkbox to enable dial pad tones or vibrate for calls. Quick responses Enable vibrate when a call connects. • Service Dialing Numbers You can place a call from the SDN list. Edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with a message. • GSM call settings - Call forwarding Touch to configure how your calls are forwarded when you are Call settings busy, unanswered or unreachable.
Search in Contacts Display options • Sort by: Touch to sort the list by the first name or last name. • Name format: Touch to choose whether to display first name first, or last name first. View your favorites 3.2 Open the Quick contact panel Long press to select contact(s) to delete Call log You can access your call log by touching from the Call screen to view Missed calls, Outgoing calls and Incoming calls.
• Call history View call logs. • Group Add contacts into groups or manage groups. • Contacts to display Choose contacts to display. • Import/Export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone storage, etc. • Clear frequents Clear frequently contacted list. • Block numbers Add numbers here so that you won't receive the calls or texts from them. • Merge contacts Select duplicate contacts to merge. • Settings Change settings related to call, voicemail, display, etc.
3.3.4 Use Quick contact for Android Touch a contact to open Quick contact for Android, then you can or the number to make a call, touch to send a message. touch You can also add more groups by touching information and touch . , tpye in the related 3.3.6 Displaying contacts You can configure which list of contacts, for each account, you want to display in the Contacts list. Touch and touch Contacts to display from contacts list screen, then you can choose which contacts to display.
on the contact list screen, then touch Block number. Touch Touch ADD A NUMBER and type in the phone number, touch BLOCK to confirm. 3.3.9 Linking/Unlinking contacts (1) You can link any new contact information to existing ones. Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch enter edit contact screen, then touch again and touch Link. to At this time, you are required to select the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact.
4 Messaging and Email................. 4.1 Messaging............................................................. You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone. To send a message, touch . Sending a text message Enter the name or the phone number of the recipient in the To bar or to add recipients. Touch the Send message bar to enter the touch to insert emoticons. When finished, text of the message. Touch to send the text message.
Messages are displayed as conversation. Touch a message to enter the message composing screen: GENERAL • SMS enabled • Touch to save the number to contacts or view the contact details if the number has been saved; Open the options dialog or touch SMS app to change your default SMS app. • Quick text Touch to edit quick response text. • To reply to a message, enter the text, or touch contact etc., when finished, touch .
ADVANCED Notifications • Notifications Select to display message notifications in the Status bar. • Select ringtone Touch to select a ringtone as a new message notification tone. • Vibrate Select to have phone vibrate as a notification when receiving a new message. WAP message settings • WAP message enable Touch to enable receipt of push messages from network. Cell Broadcast settings • Cell broadcast Mark the checkbox to enable receipt of cell broadcast messages.
• Roaming autoretrieve • Creation mode Select to download the full MMS message (including message body and attachment) automatically when roaming. Otherwise, download only the MMS message header to avoid extra charges. Select to change creation mode. • Maximum message Select to input the maximum message size. size • Priority 4.2 Touch to set the priority.
5 5.1 Calendar, Clock, and Calculator.................................... Calendar.............................................................. (1) You can use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. To view the calendar and create events, touch from the Home screen, then touch Calendar. 5.1.1 Multimode view You can display the Calendar by Schedule, Day, 3-day, Week, or Month. Schedule view 5.1.2 To create new events You can add new events from any Calendar view. • Touch .
5.2 Clock ..................................................................... Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. from the Home screen, then To view the current time, touch touch Clock. 5.2.1 World clock To view the world clock, touch on the Time screen. to add a time zone. Touch 5.2.2 Alarm to enter the Alarm screen. to enable the alarm. to add a new alarm, the following options will appear: Touch From the Time screen, touch to enter the Countdown screen. • Enter the time.
5.2.5 Adjust Clock settings Touch Alarms and then Settings, the following options can now be adjusted: Clock • Silence after Touch to set a temporary turn off time for an alarm. • Snooze length Touch to set the duration of alarms. • Alarm volume Touch to set alarm volume. • Style Touch to set the clock style to Analogue or Digital. • Automatic home clock Mark the checkbox to enable the function when travelling in an area where the time is different, add a clock for home.
5.3 Calculator.............................................................. With the Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems. To use the calculator, touch Calculator. from the Home screen, then touch 6 Getting connected..................... To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/ EDGE/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient. There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel. 6.
To set preferred network mode • Touch then touch • Touch Settings > More > Cellular networks > Preferred network type. • Enter the name of the network and any required network information. 6.1.2 Wi-Fi To forget a Wi-Fi network You can connect to the internet when your phone is within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on your phone even without a SIM card inserted. The following steps prevent automatic connections to networks which you no longer wish to use.
To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To exchange data with another device, you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want to exchange data. • Touch Settings > Bluetooth. • Touch and Refresh. • Touch a Bluetooth device you want to pair your phone with in the list. • In the dialog that pops up, touch PAIR to confirm. • If the pairing is successful, your phone gets connected to the device.
beside Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate this function. • Turn on To share your phone’s data connection via Bluetooth • Touch on the Quick settings panel. • Go to More > Tethering & portable hotspot. • Turn on after Bluetooth tethering to activate this function. To rename or secure your portable hotspot When a portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you can rename your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network. • Touch Settings > More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
7 Multimedia applications........... 7.1 Camera................................................................ Your phone is fitted with a Camera and a Camcorder for taking photos and shooting videos. Before using the Camera or Camcorder, make sure that you remove the protective lens cover to avoid it affecting your picture quality. from the Home screen and then To take a photo or video, touch touch Camera.
• Video stabilization Switch the toggle to enable/disable video stabilization. General • Manage modes Touch to manage favorite camera modes. • Grid Turn on to enable grid view. It divides the screen into equal parts and helps you take better photos by making it simple to align compositional elements to the grid, such as the horizon or buildings to the lines in the grid. • Volume function 7.2 Gallery..................................................................
Locate the picture you want to work on, and touch the picture in the full-screen picture view. Touch to share the picture, or to delete the picture. Touch and select Set as... to set the picture as Contact photo or Wallpaper. Touch to set picture to Favorites, then the picture also can find in Favorites album. Touch again to remove from Favorites.
8 Access more functions. Play or pause. Play the next song. While playing songs with Music, the operation of pause, play or skip is still available even if the screen is locked. 8.1 Others....................................... Files....................................................................... To manage the files in your phone, touch then touch Files. from the Home screen, Files works with both external SD card and internal storage.
9 Google applications............... Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work efficiency and help you enjoy life. This manual briefly introduces the apps. For detailed features and user guides, refer to related websites or the introduction provided in the apps. You are recommended to register with a Google account to enjoy all the functions. 9.1 Chrome A web browser with which you can surf the internet.
9.8 Play Movies & TV Movies and television shows can be viewed online via Google Play Movies & TV. You can also download movies and TV shows for offline viewing. Some content is only available for rental or purchase. 9.9 Photos Google Photos stores and backs up your photos and videos. It also automatically analyses photos and organizes them into groups, so that you can quickly locate the photos you need. 9.10 Keep A note taking application developed by Google.
10.2.3 Data usage 10.2.7 More > Cellular networks Data saver Data roaming By enabling Data saver, you can reduce data usage by preventing some apps from sending or receiving data in the background. 3 apps allowed to use unrestricted data when data saver is on. If you don’t need to transmit data on other operators’ cellular networks, disable Data roaming to avoid incurring significant roaming charges. Data usage is measured by your phone, and your operator may count differently.
10.3.2 Lock screen 10.3.3 Display Func In this menu, you can adjust your screen brightness, wallpaper, font size, color temperature of your screen, etc. Touch to customize the application shortcuts displayed on your lock screen. • Brightness level Touch to adjust screen brightness manually. • Adaptive brightness When the function is turned on, the screen brightness level will optimize automaticaly according available light. • Night mode Touch to set up Night mode.
10.3.5 Sound Use the Sound settings to configure many aspects of call ringtones, music, and other audio settings. • Slient mode Switch the toggle to turn on/off Slient mode. • Ring volume Set volume for media, ringtone, and alarms. • Phone ringtone Touch to set your incoming call ringtone. • Also vibrate for calls Switch the toggle to enable vibration for incoming calls. • Do Not Disturb Touch to set how calls and notifications interrupt whatever you are doing on your phone.
Recent location requests Install from storage This list shows the recent location requests. Touch to install encrypted certificates from internal storage or SD card. 10.4.2 Security Clear credentials Encrypt phone Touch to remove all certificates. Requires a numeric PIN, pattern, or password to decrypt your phone each time you power it on. Trusted agents Make passwords visible Turn on to show passwords as you type. Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators.
Touch an account to see all sync options. Mark the checkbox to permit applications to synchronize data on their own schedule. You can also and Sync now to synchronize data for the chosen items of touch that account. 10.4.4 Google Nearby Nearby allows Google recommend applications or websites for the user based on user’s location information. When it detects the user is in the museum visit, it will be recommended to the user audio applications.
Language Touch to select the language and the region you want. Spell checker Turn on to enable the system to show suggested words. • Listen to an example: Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings. Pointer speed Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed, touch OK to confirm. Personal dictionary 10.4.6 Backup & reset Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary. Touch a word to edit or delete it.
Factory data reset Select time zone Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including information about your Google account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications. Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you’ve downloaded. Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone.
Display size Text-to-speech output Touch to setup the display size of items, such as app icon, mesaage, etc.. Some apps on your screen may change position. Touch to update the settings for text-to-speech output, such as the speech rate. Click after pointer stops moving Touch & hold delay to turn on/off the delay before click. Draw the indicate Touch the line to adjust how long to delay befor click. Touch to adjust the duration of touch and hold delay.
the most of your 11 Making phone........................................ You can download software upgrades for free from the website (www.alcatelonetouch.us): 11�1 FOTA Upgrade 12 Accessories.............................. The latest generation of alcatel 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. 1.
13 Warranty................................... Your phone is warranted against any defect or malfunctioning which may occur in conditions of normal use during the warranty period of twelve (12) months(1) from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice. Batteries(2) and accessories sold with your phone are also warranted against any defect which may occur during the first six (6) months(1) from the date of purchase as shown on your original invoice.
14 Troubleshooting ��������������������� Before contacting the service center, you are advised to follow the instructions below: • To have optimal operation, fully charge the battery. • To improve the phone’s performance, remove unnecessary files or apps on your phone. • To update your system software, use the System Updates command in your phone’s settings. • To set your phone to factory default, use the Backup & Reset in the phone’s settings. All your phone data will be lost permanently.
• Make sure that you are in a place with network coverage for cellular data or Wi-Fi internet connection. • Try connecting at a later time or another location. Invalid SIM card • Make sure that the SIM card has been correctly inserted (see "Inserting or removing the SIM card"). • Make sure that the chip on your SIM card is not damaged. • Make sure that the service of your SIM card matches the network you’re on.
I can't send and receive MMS • Check your phone storage as it might be full. • Contact your network carrier to check service availability and MMS parameters. • Verify the server center number or your MMS profile with your carrier. • The server center may be swamped. Try again later. • Start a new Messaging string. You messaging string may have reached its limit. SIM card PIN locked • Contact your network carrier to obtain the PUK (Personal Unblocking Key) code.
• Press the Volume key to adjust volume. I forget some passwords/codes/keys on phone • Perform Factory data reset. • If you still cannot access your phone, apply to the authorized repair center, but remember that it will not be regarded as warranty case.
15 Specifications Connectivity • Bluetooth V4.1 • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n • 3.5 mm audio jack • micro-USB Processor Qualcomm MSM8953 Platform Android N Memory 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM Dimensions (LxWxT) 142 X 70.5 X 8.5 mm Weight 135g Display 5.0 HD, full touch screen with 1920x1080 Network 5046S: CDMA in dual-band BC0/1, EVDO in dual-band (BC0/1), or LTE in dualband (B4/13).
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. English - All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed, arranged, and mixed by NU TROPIC (Amar Kabouche).
