Table of Contents Safety and use.............................................................................4 7 1 Your mobile........................................................................12 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 Keys and connectors.................................................................................12 Getting started...........................................................................................15 Home screen.....................................................................
12 Making the most of your phone.......................................123 12.1 FOTA Upgrade..........................................................................................123 13 TCT Mobile Inc. Warranty................................................124 14 Accessories ........................................................................126 15 Troubleshooting ��������������������������������������������������������������� 127 16 Specifications..................................................
Do not let children use the phone and/or play with the telephone and accessories without supervision. Please note that your phone is a unibody device, the back cover and battery are not removable. Do not attempt to disassemble your phone. If you disassemble your phone the warranty will not apply. Also disassembling the phone may damage the battery, and may cause leakage of substances that could create an allergic reaction. Always handle your phone with care and keep it in a clean and dust-free place.
This symbol on your telephone, the battery and the accessories means that these products must be taken to collection points at the end of their life: - Municipal waste disposal centers with specific bins for these items of equipment - Collection bins at points of sale. They will then be recycled, preventing substances being disposed of in the environment, so that their components can be reused. In European Union countries: These collection points are accessible free of charge.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. For the receiver devices associated with the operation of a licensed radio service (e.g. FM broadcast), they bear the following statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference.
General information.................... • Website: www.alcatelonetouch.com • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alcatelonetouchusa • Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/alcatel1touch 1 Your mobile............................ 1.1 Keys and connectors • Hot Line Number: USA (NEW) 855-368-0829 HOURS: 6AM-11PM (every US zip code) LANGAGES English, Spanish On our Internet site, you will find our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section.
Camera Menu key • Touch to access Settings options. • Touch and hold: Touch and hold it to open a list of thumbnail images of applications you've worked with recently. Home key • While on 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.
1.2 Getting started 1.2.1 Set-up An insertion tool is provided with the phone package, please use it to install or remove the SIM/SD card conveniently. Inserting or removing the SIM card You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Before inserting/ removing the SIM card, you should ensure the phone is off, to protect it from corruption or damage. To install, take off MicroSD card protector, insert the MicroSD card into the slot on the left side with chip facing downward, and then cover the slot.
1.2.2 Power on your phone 1.3 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. 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. If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen Touch To access an application, touch it with your finger. Touch and Hold 1.3.2 Status bar From the status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and notification information (to the left side).
Notification icons New text or multimedia message Missed call Problem with SMS or MMS delivery Call on hold New Hangouts message Call forwarding is on New voicemail Call in progress Upcoming event Uploading data Data is synchronizing Downloading data Song is playing Select input method Screenshot captured An open Wi-Fi network is available USB tethering is on Phone is connected via USB cable Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on Radio is on Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick set
1.3.3 Search bar 1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web. To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc.
If you have chosen Slide as the screen lock, touch and drag the down to unlock the screen. icon 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 Press Volume key to adjust the volume.
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 Swiftkey. Settings are available for your selection from the displayed series. • Touch the icon to confirm. • You can also insert new text Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation.
3 3.1 hone call, Call log P and Contacts.......................... to enter "+", then enter To dial an international call, touch and hold the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally touch Call. Emergency call Phone............................................................ 3.1.1 Placing a call The user can easily start a call using the Phone application. Touch the home screen to access Phone application.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume up/down key or turn the phone face down if Turn over to mute is activated. To activate, touch Settings\Gestures\Turn over to mute or touch Phone\Settings\Other settings\Turn over to mute. 3.1.4 During a call To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key. 3.1.3 Calling your voicemail Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time.
3.1.5 Managing multiple calls 3.1.6 Call settings With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. Touch the Menu key and select Settings from the Dial screen. The following options are available: Swap calls , you can now switch between When you accept two calls, touch icon two lines. The current call is put on hold and you can join in the other call. Conference calls (1) To set up a conference call: • Place a call to the first participant of the conference call.
Additional settings • Caller ID Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with messages. Opens a dialog box where you can set whether your phone number is displayed when making calls. • Call waiting Mark the check box to notify you of a new incoming call. • Call waiting status Check the call waiting status of your phone. Other settings • International dialling assist Mark the checkbox to activate. 3.
3.3 People............................................................ The People enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. 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. 3.3.1 Consult your contacts Touch to view your favourite contacts. Touch to view your contact groups. 3.3.2 Managing contact groups The contact group helps you to improve the organization of your contacts.
Add to/remove from Favourites 3.3.5 Communicating with your contacts To add a contact to Favourites, you can touch a contact to view details to add the contact to Favourites (the star will turn gold then touch in colour). From the contacts list, you can communicate with your contacts by making a call or exchanging messages. To remove a contact from favourites, touch the gold star details screen. on contact Only phone contacts can be added to Favourites. 3.3.
3.3.6 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing 3.3.8 Joining/Separating contacts This phone enables you to import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone storage. To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing contacts in a single action. to open the options menu, touch From the Contacts screen, touch Import/Export, then select to import/export contacts from/to SIM card, Phone, Phone storage, Accounts, etc.
Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync Touch an account to enter the account screen, mark/unmark the checkbox(s) to turn on/off the account’s auto-sync. When activated, all changes to information on the phone or online will be automatically synchronized to each other. Sync manually You can also synchronize an account manually on the Accounts screen. Touch an account in the list, then touch the Menu key and select Sync now. 4 Messaging, Email.................... 4.1 Messaging..................................
Sending a text message Touch to edit the subject of this message. Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on the To bar or touch to add recipients, touch the Type text message bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the text message. You have to choose a SIM card if two cards are inserted. An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS.
4.1.2 Manage messages 4.1.3 Adjust message settings When receiving a message, a icon will appear on the status bar as notification. Drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel, touch the new message to open and read it. You can also access the Messaging application and touch the message to open. You can adjust a set of message settings. From Messaging application screen, touch the Menu key and select Settings. Messages are displayed in conversational order.
Multimedia message (MMS) General • Group messaging • Chat wallpaper • Message font size • Show email address • Delete old messages • Text message limit Mark the checkbox to send a single message to multiple recipients. • Delivery reports Select to request a delivery report for each multimedia message you send. • Read reports Select to request a report on whether each recipient has read a multimedia message sent by you.
4.2 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. 4.2.1 Gmail ������������������������������������������������������������������� As Google's web-based email service, Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone. Gmail on your phone can be automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web.
Managing Gmails by Labels Gmail settings To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize them using a Label. To manage Gmail settings, touch the Menu key and select Settings in the Inbox screen. To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, touch the icon and select the label to assign to the conversation.
After touching an account, the following settings will appear: 4.2.2 Email ��������������������������������������������������������������������� • Inbox type To set this inbox as the default one or priority one. • Notifications Select to activate notification when a new email arrives. • Inbox sound & vibrate Touch to set Sound, Vibrate and Notify once. An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set up an email account. • Signature To add a signature text to the end of each mail you send.
4.3 Hangouts..................................................... Google's instant messaging service, Google Hangouts, lets you communicate with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. To access this feature and sign in, touch Application tab from the Home screen, then touch Hangouts. All friends added by using Google Hangouts from the web or phone will be displayed in your friends list. 4.3.
4.3.5 Settings A series of settings are available for your selection by touching Menu key and Settings from Friends list screen, and choose an account. 5 Calendar & Time...................... Calendar....................................................... • Profile photo Touch to set or change your Google + profile photo. 5.1 • Notifications Mark the checkbox to turn on the notifications. Use the Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.
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. • Touch the icon to access new event edit screen. • 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: • 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 • Label Touch to set a name for the alarm When finished, touch OK to confirm. Touch and hold on a currently existing alarm and touch Delete alarm to delete the selected alarm. 5.2.
To activate/deactivate Data roaming To activate notification when a new network is detected When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a data service. • Drag down notification panel and touch to access Settings. • Touch SIM management\Roaming\Data roaming. • Touch to select from popup options: Disable, National Roaming only and All Networks.
6.2 Browser.......................................................... Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web. To access this function, touch . Browser icon from Home screen and then touch 6.2.1 Viewing web pages 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. To zoom in/out of a web page To go to a web page Pinch/Spread your finger on the screen to zoom out/in of the web page.
To open new window/switch between windows Touch the icon on the left of the URL, you can view more information about the current page. Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience. • Touch to open all windows' thumbnails. • Slide up and down to view all windows, touch one to view it. • Touch to open a new window. • Touch the Menu key and select New incognito tab to open a window without any trace. • To close a window, touch it sideways. 6.2.
Manage bookmarks 6.2.3 Settings To bookmark a web page • Open the web page you want to bookmark. A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access tge Browser settings, touch the Menu key from the Browser screen, and select Settings. • Touch the Menu key and select Save to bookmarks, or from the History screen, touch the star beside the URL. General • Enter the name and the location if needed and touch OK to confirm. • Set home page Touch to set your homepage.
• Clear passwords Touch to clear all saved passwords. • Default zoom Touch to select the magnification level by default. • Enable notifications Touch to select notification type. • Open pages in overview Mark the checkbox to open web pages zoomed out, in an overview. • Clear notification Touch to clear notification access to all websites. • Auto-fit pages Mark the checkbox to format web pages to fit the screen. • Block pop-up windows Mark the checkbox to prevent pop-up windows.
6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices(1) Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology that you can use to exchange data, or connect to other Bluetooth devices for various uses. to To access this function, drag down notification panel and touch access Settings. Then touch Bluetooth. Your device and other available ones will display on the screen.
• Unmount the microSD card on your computer. • Mark\Unmark the checkbox of USB tethering to activate/deactivate this function. • Open the Notification panel and touch Turn off. To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot F or the operating system Windows XP or lower, you should download and install Windows Media Player 11 on your computer from the following link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/ windows/windows-media-player.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen. Before adding a VPN, you should set a lock screen pattern, PIN code or password for your phone. Google Play Store(1).......... Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android powered phone. To connect/disconnect to a VPN To connect to a VPN: • Drag down notification panel and touch • Touch More...\VPN settings. 7 to access Settings.
Touch a category on Google Play Store screen to browse its contents. You can also select a subcategory if there is any. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top free, Top new free, Trending, etc To buy an application(1) on the top left of the screen or Touch the Google Play Store icon touch Back key to return to the previous screen. • Touch the application you want to buy. 7.
• In the survey form, select the answer that best matches your reason, and touch OK. To auto update one specific application, mark the checkbox of Allow automatic updating from the details screen, 7.3 Rate and review Manage your downloads After you downloaded and installed an application, the following further operations are available for your selection. View On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps.
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. To take a picture The screen acts as the viewfinder.
• Panorama 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. Once the nine slots below the screen are filled, the phone will automatically save the photo. Front camera shooting mode 8.2 Gallery.......................................................... The Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos.
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 Edit 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 favorite, 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. 8.4 Music.............................................................
8.4.2 Working with playlists Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the SD card or 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 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. Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any position on the map for later use. To clear the map history, touch then touch . 9.2 and Settings, select Maps history, Star a location 9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location Touch a location on a map.
9.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking directions 9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip Touch from the Maps screen. • You can view turn-by-turn directions, estimated distance and possible arrival time in a list by touching DIRECTIONS LIST, touch Back key or MAP VIEW to return to previous view. When selecting a more preferable or feasible route, distance and time will be the two most important factors for your evaluation.
10 Enter a number and the arithmetic operation to be performed, enter the to delete second number, then touch "=" to display the result. Touch to delete all at one time. digits one by one, touch and hold Others.................................. When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold the entering bar to open a menu offering these further operations:(1) 10.1 Calculator......................................................
Available options: 10.3 Sound Recorder............................................ To access this function, touch from Home screen and then touch . Sound Recorder allows you to record voice/sound for seconds/hours. 10.4 Radio............................................................. Your phone is equipped with a radio(1).
10.5 Setup Wizard ............................................. To access this function, touch from Home screen and then touch . 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.
By marking the checkbox of Set mobile data limit, you can then drag the limit line and the warning line according to your preferred limits. Your mobile data connection will be disabled when the specified limit is reached. You can also choose a data usage cycle to view the statistics and related applications of your phone's data use. 11.1.6 Tethering & portable hotspot Touch the Menu key, and you can view more settings related to your data usage. 11.1.
11.2.2 Sound 11.2.3 Display Use the Sound settings to configure volume and ringtones for different events and environments. • Lock screen notifications Mark the checkbox to show notifications on lock screen. Volume • Brightness Touch to adjust the brightness of the screen. 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. • Wallpaper Touch to set the wallpaper.
11.2.5 Battery management 11.3.2 Security In the battery management screen you can view battery usage data since you last connected the phone to a power source. The screen also shows your battery status and how long it has been used since last charging.Touch one category to reveal its specific power consumption. Set up screen lock • None Touch to disable screen unlock security. • Slide Touch to enable slide unlock mode. • Pattern Touch to unlock your phone's screen by drawing a pattern.
Set up SIM card lock Clear credentials Choose a SIM card you want to configure. Touch to remove all credentials. Mark the checkbox of Lock SIM card to lock the SIM card with a PIN code. 11.3.3 Language & input Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN code. Make passwords visible Mark the checkbox to show passwords as you type. Use the Language & input settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard.
Mark the checkbox to have the onscreen keyboard automatically capitalize the first letter of the first word after a period, the first word in a text field, and each word in name fields. • Vibrate on keypress Mark the checkbox to have the phone vibrate briefly each time you touch a key on the onscreen keyboard. • Sound on keypress Mark the checkbox to play a brief sound each time you touch a key on the onscreen keyboard.
Automatic restore 11.4 Accounts Mark the checkbox to restore your backed up settings or other data when you reinstall an application. Use these settings to add, remove, and manage your email and other supported accounts. You can also use them to control details of the ways applications send, receive, and synchronize data; if this is according to their own schedules; and whether all applications can synchronize user data automatically. DRM reset Touch to select delete all DRM licenses.
Use 24-hour format Enhance web accessibility Mark the checkbox to display the time using 24-hour clock format. Touch to open a dialog which asks you to install scripts from Google which make their web content more accessible. Touch Allow to confirm. Select date format Touch to open a dialog where you can select the format for displaying dates. 11.5.2 Scheduled power on & off Touch to set the power on & off time for every day or specified days. 11.5.
USB debugging Show GPU view updates Mark the checkbox to permit debugging tools on a computer to communicate with your phone via a USB connection. Mark the checkbox to show GPU view updates. Power menu bug report Show hardware layers updates Mark the checkbox to show hardware layers updates. Mark the checkbox to select to include option in power menu for submitting a bug report. Show GPU overdraw Allow mock locations Mark the checkbox to show GPU overdraw.
Force 4x MSAA 11.5.5 About phone Mark the checkbox to enable 4x MSAA. This contains information on items ranging from legal information, model number, firmware version, baseband version, kernel version, build number etc. related to the following: Strict mode enabled Mark the checkbox to enable strict mode. After enabled, the screen will flash when applications do long operations on the main thread. System updates Touch to check for system updates.
12 aking the most of your M phone................................... You can download software upgrades for free from the website (www. alcatelonetouch.com). You can use the FOTA Upgrade tool to update your phone's software. 12.1 FOTA Upgrade Using the FOTA Upgrade tool you can update your phone's software. To access System Updates, please open Settings\About phone\ System updates. Touch Check for updates, and the phone will search for the latest software.
• 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; • Rooted devices; • Damage as result of physical abuse regardless of cause. There are no express warranties, whether written, oral or implied, other than this printed limited warranty or the mandatory warranty provided by your jurisdiction. In no event shall TCT Mobile Inc.
15 Troubleshooting ����������������� Before contacting the service center, you are advised to follow the instructions below: ) the battery for optimal operation. • You are advised to fully charge ( • Avoid storing large amounts of data in your phone as this may affect its performance. • Use Factory data reset to perform device formatting. To reset factory data, hold down the Power key and the Volume up key at the same time.
• Make sure you have not barred outgoing calls. • Make sure that your phone is not in airplane mode. Unable to receive incoming calls • Make sure your phone is switched on and connected to a network (check for overloaded or unavailable network). • Check your subscription status with your operator (credit, SIM card valid, etc.). • Make sure you have not forwarded incoming calls. • Make sure that you have not barred certain calls. • Make sure that your phone is not in airplane mode.
The phone cannot be detected by others via Bluetooth • Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on and your phone is visible to other users (see "6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices"). • Make sure that the two phones are within Bluetooth’s detection range. How to make your battery last longer • Make sure you follow the complete charge time (minimum 2.5 hours). • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact.
Audio supported formats AAC, AAC+, APE, AMR, MP3, Midi, MP2, Vorbis, FLAC Video supported formats H.263, MPEG4, H.264, XVID, VP8, VC-1 Battery (1) • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 2500 mAh Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (Availability of microSD card depends on market) Special Features • G-sensor • Light Sensor • Proximity Sensor • E Compass Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
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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 - CJA18J4ALAAA All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed, arranged and mixed by NU TROPIC (Amar Kabouche).