Quick Start Guide Important: Your phone is a unibody device, so the back cover and battery are not removable. Unauthorized disassembly is prohibited. If your phone isn’t working normally, try to restart it by pressing and holding the Power key for at least 9 seconds until the startup screen appears. If your phone is not responding or frozen, restore to factory setting by pressing and holding the Power key and Volume up key until the startup screen appears.
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Menu key • Touch to access settings options. • Touch and hold to open a list of recent apps. Home key • From any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. Back key • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc. These keys are visible when the screen lights up. Power key • Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen. • Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from Power off/Restart/Airplane mode/Quick start.
Charging the battery 1.3 Home screen 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 the Home screen. Status bar • Status/Notification indicators • Touch and drag down to open the notification panel. Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket respectively, the LED indicator will light while charging. Touch an icon to open an application, folder, etc.
Status icons Slide/Swipe Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web pages… at your convenience. The device also supports one finger zoom in (Messaging, Browser, Email, Camera and Gallery) by double tapping the screen then slide with one finger to zoom in/out). Flick Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker. Pinch/Spread Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Notification icons New Gmail message Missed call New Email message Call forwarding is on New text or multimedia message Song is playing Problem with SMS or MMS delivery Connected to VPN New Google Hangouts message Disconnected from VPN New voicemail Radio is on Upcoming event Uploading data Screenshot error Downloading data Screenshot captured Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it.
1.3.3 Search bar The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web. 1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc. 1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen Add You can touch and hold a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer.
• 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. • Continue until you have finished the word. Lift your finger after the last letter. • If SwiftKey Input cannot clearly determine your word, the word choice window opens. Select an alternative word from the list. 3 Phone call ���������������� 3.1 Placing a call You can easily initiate a call using Phone.
3.3 Answering or rejecting a call 4 Contacts ������������������� 4.1 Adding a contact You create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your phone. Touch on the Home screen, select Contacts, then touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact. 4.
5 Messaging ����������������� You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone. To access this feature, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then select Messaging. To consult messages stored in your SIM card, touch the Menu key from the Messaging screen, then touch Settings\Manage SIM messages. 5.1 6 Email ������������������������ In addition to your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your phone.
• If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch the Menu and Save draft keys or touch the Back key. 7 7.1.1 Browser ��������������������������������������� Using the Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. Getting connected ������� To connect to the Internet with this phone, you can use LTE networks or Wi-Fi, and your message will be automatically saved in the same thread. 7.1 7.2 To access this feature, touch the Application tab from the Home screen, then select Browser.
7.4 WiFi Hotspot and USB Tethering You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices at once by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. To turn on USB tethering or Portable Wi-Fi hotspot • Touch the Menu key from the Home screen. • Touch Settings\More...\Tethering & portable hotspot. • Select checkbox for USB tethering or Portable Wi-Fi hotspot to activate this function.
10 Factory data reset.. To perform factory data reset: • Touch the Menu key from the Home screen. • Touch Settings\Backup and reset\Factory data reset. • Touch the Reset phone. Resetting the phone will erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including your Google Account information, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any downloaded applications.
• Backup Allow you to back up your contacts, messages, calendar, photos and applications, then import the backup files to your phone. Supported Operating Systems Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7. All personal information will be permanently lost following the update process. 12.2 OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE CAPABLE Using the OVER-THE-AIR SOFTWARE UPDATE CAPABLE tool you can update your phone's software. To access System updates, please touch the Menu key from the Home screen, then Settings\About phone\System
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 medical device such as a pacemaker, a hearing aid or insulin pump. In particular when using the mobile phone you should hold it against the ear on the opposite side to the device, if any.
• PRIVACY: Please note that you must respect the laws and regulations in force in your jurisdiction or other jurisdiction(s) where you will use your mobile phone regarding taking photographs and recording sounds with your mobile phone. Pursuant to such laws and regulations, it may be strictly forbidden to take photographs and/or to record the voices of other people or any of their personal attributes, and reproduce or distribute them, as this may be considered to be an invasion of privacy.
Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the mobile phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the mobile phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output of the mobile phone.
• LICENSES microSD Logo is a trademark. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth 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 6050A Bluetooth Declaration ID D022040 The Wi-Fi Logo is a certification mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Limited Warranty ���������������� • Defects in appearance, cosmetic, decorative or structural items such as framing and non-operative parts; • Damage as result of physical abuse regardless of cause. TCT Mobile (US), Inc.
Troubleshooting ������������������ • Make sure charging is carried out under normal conditions (0°C to +40°C). • When abroad, check that the voltage input is compatible. Before contacting the service centre, you are advised to follow the instructions below: • You are advised to fully charge ( ) the battery for optimal operation. • Avoid storing large amounts of data in your phone as this may affect its performance.
The caller’s name/number does not appear when a call is received • Check that you have subscribed to this service with your operator. • Your caller has concealed his/her name or number. I cannot find my contacts • Make sure your SIM card is not broken. • Make sure your SIM card is inserted properly. • Import all contacts stored in SIM card to phone. The sound quality of the calls is poor • You can adjust the volume during a call by pressing the Volume Up/Down key. • Check the network strength .
The phone will become warm following prolonged calls, game playing, internet surfing or running other complex applications. • This heating is a normal consequence of the CPU handling excessive data. Ending above actions will make your phone return to normal temperatures.
ALCATEL is a trademark of Alcatel-Lucent and is used under license by TCL Mobile Ltd. © Copyright 2014 TCL 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).
