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Page 1: ...w to use the phone please go to www alcatel mobile com and download the complete user manual Moreover on the website you can also find answers to frequently asked questions upgrade the software via Mo...

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Page 3: ...g the Onscreen Keyboard 27 2 2 Text editing 28 3 Call Call log and Contacts 29 3 1 Call 29 3 2 Call log 33 3 3 Contacts 33 4 Messaging and Gmail 39 4 1 Messaging 39 4 2 Gmail 43 5 Calendar Time Calcul...

Page 4: ...69 8 1 File Manager 69 8 2 Sound Recorder 69 8 3 Other applications 69 9 Google applications 70 9 1 Gmail 70 9 2 Maps 70 9 3 YouTube 70 9 4 Play Store 70 9 5 Drive 71 9 6 Play Music 71 9 7 Photos 71 9...

Page 5: ...duct meets applicable national SAR limits of 1 6 W kg The specific maximum SAR values can be found on Radio waves section When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body either use an ap...

Page 6: ...ce where the back cover and battery are not removable dissembling the phone will void your warranty Disassembling the phone can cause bodily injury if the battery is punctured Always handle your phone...

Page 7: ...hs and recording sounds with your 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 attr...

Page 8: ...dance with locally applicable environmental regulations This symbol on your phone the battery and the accessories means that these products must be taken to collection points at the end of their life...

Page 9: ...te within the temperature range of 0 C 32 F to 40 C 104 F The chargers designed for your phone meet the standard for safety of information technology equipment and office equipment use Due to differen...

Page 10: ...transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands This device is complied with SAR for general population uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI IEEE C95 1 1992 and had bee...

Page 11: ...ce pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radi...

Page 12: ...le use network security These precautions will help prevent unauthorized access to your device Your product can store personal information in various locations including a SIM card memory card and bui...

Page 13: ...evice may not cause interference and This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canad...

Page 14: ...out phone Legal information 1 You have purchased a product which uses the open source http opensource org programs mtd msdosfs netfilter iptables and initrd in object code and other open source progra...

Page 15: ...y questions you may have Your phone is a transceiver that operates on GSM in quad band B2 3 5 8 UMTS in quad band B1 2 4 5 8 or LTE in hexa band B1 2 3 4 5 7 12 13 17 20 28 66 1 1 6 Protection against...

Page 16: ...14 TCL Communication Ltd shall not be held legally responsible for such differences if any nor for their potential consequences which responsibility shall be borne by the carrier exclusively...

Page 17: ...r mobile 1 1 Keys and connectors Headset connector Earpiece speaker Flash light Slot of SIM and microSD card Back key Overview key Touch screen Home key Front camera Microphone Ambient light proximity...

Page 18: ...16 Back camera Back flash Power key Volume up down Micro USB connector Fingerprint sensor Note Some models may have only the slot for SIM 1 Some models may not support the fingerprint feature...

Page 19: ...cation panel etc Power key Press Lock the screen Light up the screen Press and hold Show the popup menu to select from Power off Restart Aeroplane mode Press and hold the Power key and Volume down key...

Page 20: ...one is powered off The percentage increases as the phone is charged To reduce power consumption and energy waste when the battery is fully charged disconnect your charger from the plug switch off Wi F...

Page 21: ...applications Touch to enter the application Long press to move or remove applications Search bar Touch to enter text search screen Touch to enter voice search screen The Home screen is provided in an...

Page 22: ...Pinch Spread Place two fingers on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen Rotate Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by...

Page 23: ...vent based notifications other ongoing notifications will remain Touch to switch to the quick settings panel Quick settings panel Touch and drag down the Notification panel or touch the down sided arr...

Page 24: ...n Touch to access Settings where you can set more items 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 Search by...

Page 25: ...k pattern From the Home screen touch to open the applications list then touch Settings Lock screen Screen lock Pattern Draw your own pattern To lock phone screen Press the Power key once to lock the s...

Page 26: ...the Move mode and drag the item to your preferred Home screen Reposition Long press the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode drag the item to the desired position and then release You ca...

Page 27: ...the homescreen and All app s screen Grid Set the icon layout on the Home screen for example how many icons are placed horizontally and how many icons are placed vertically Icon size Ajust the size of...

Page 28: ...ing applications 1 3 7 Volume adjustment Using the volume key Press the Volume key to adjust the volume To activate the vibrate mode press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates Using the settin...

Page 29: ...rd orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation You can adjust it by changing the settings Touch Settings Display Auto rotate screen 2 1 1 Android keyboar...

Page 30: ...texts The following options will show CUT COPY and SHARE You can also insert new texts if preferred Touch where you want to type or long press the blank the cursor will blink and the tab will show Dr...

Page 31: ...u can choose to edit delete share the contact or send a message to the contact Long press to access voicemail Display the suggested number s Enter the desired number from the keyboard and touch to pla...

Page 32: ...prefix followed by the full phone number and touch Emergency call If your phone has network coverage dial the emergency number and touch to make an emergency call This works even without a SIM card an...

Page 33: ...mail icon appears on the Status bar Open the Notification panel and touch New voicemail 3 1 4 During a call To adjust the volume during a call press the Volume up down key Touch to end the current cal...

Page 34: ...se Sound and vibrate Touch to set incoming call ringtone and mark the checkbox to enable dial pad tones or vibrate for calls Calling settings Dual call settings select SIM 1 or SIM 2 to set under opti...

Page 35: ...ck box to notify you of new incoming calls during a call Call barring Touch to configure Call barring settings Mark the checkbox to activate the call barring for outgoing and incoming calls 3 2 Call l...

Page 36: ...r share Touch to search in Contacts Delete a contact To delete a contact long press the contact you want to delete the icon will turn to then touch The contact you have deleted will also be removed fr...

Page 37: ...cate contacts and merge them Settings Touch to change the display of the sort list and contact names 3 3 2 Adding a contact Touch in the contact list to create a new contact You are required to enter...

Page 38: ...diting your contacts To edit contact information touch in the contact details screen to edit When finished touch to save 3 3 4 Use Quick contact for Android Touch a contact to open Quick contact for A...

Page 39: ...ay from contacts list screen then you can choose which contacts to display Touch and Settings to sort the list by the given name or family name as well as viewing contact names by given family name fi...

Page 40: ...g like Google Corporate etc As with other account setup you need to enter detailed information like username password etc You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information from the...

Page 41: ...ssage On the message list screen touch the new message icon to write text multimedia messages Touch to create a new message Touch to view the whole message thread Long press to activate delete mode Fo...

Page 42: ...of the SMS this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient Sending a multimedia message MMS enables you to send video clips images photos animations slides and sounds to other compatible mob...

Page 43: ...text or touch to insert quick text contact etc after edit then touch Long press a message to show the following icons copy text forward delete etc touch to save the message to SIM card 4 1 3 Adjust m...

Page 44: ...h to select the validity period during which the network provider will continue to try to send the message Character code Touch to select the Character code Multimedia message MMS Request delivery rep...

Page 45: ...ail From the Home screen touch to enter the applications list then touch Gmail 4 2 2 To create and send emails Touch the icon from the Inbox screen Enter recipient s s email address in To field and if...

Page 46: ...o reply to the sender of this mail Reply all Touch and select Reply all to send the message to all people in a mail loop Forward Touch and select Forward to forward the received mail to other people A...

Page 47: ...s read or unread Touch to access the following options Move to Touch to move the mail to other labels Change labels Touch to change the label of the email message or conversation Mark as not important...

Page 48: ...heir name in the conversation list Reply all Mark the checkbox to define the default response to messages Auto fit messages Mark the checkbox to shrink messages to fit the screen and allow zooming Aut...

Page 49: ...ce Signature To add a signature text to the end of each mail you send Out of Office AutoReply Touch to set a notification when you are out of office Sync Gmail Mark the checkbox to turn on off Gmail s...

Page 50: ...alendar 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 Day view 3 day view Week vi...

Page 51: ...the event to enter its details screen touch the icon to edit the event and touch Delete to delete 5 1 4 Event reminder If a reminder is set for an event the upcoming event icon will appear on the Stat...

Page 52: ...n Touch then touch to delete the selected alarm 5 2 3 Countdown From the Time screen touch to enter the Countdown screen Enter the time The time should be typed in second minute and hour number sequen...

Page 53: ...alarm Snooze length Touch to set the duration of alarms Alarm volume Touch to set alarm volume Volume buttons Touch to set side Volume up down key behaviours when alarm sounds None Snooze or Dismiss 5...

Page 54: ...52 Enter a number and the arithmetic operation to be performed enter the second number then touch to display the result Touch to delete digits one by one long press to delete all at one time...

Page 55: ...w access point A new GPRS EDGE 3G 4G network connection can be added to your phone with the following steps Touch Settings More Cellular networks Access Point Names Then touch the key and touch New AP...

Page 56: ...tification is activated the Wi Fi icon will appear on the status bar whenever the phone detects an available wireless network within range The following steps activate the notification function when W...

Page 57: ...ch to delete all contents Touch to search and go to this address Touch to go to the suggested web site To set a homepage Touch the icon from Chrome screen to display option menu touch Settings Home pa...

Page 58: ...share or search the text from a web page Long press the text to highlight the text Move two tabs to select the text Touch the icon to show further actions including search on the web When finished tou...

Page 59: ...story To view your browsing history Share To share the current page with your friends in various ways e g via Messaging Email Bluetooth etc Find in page To input contents you want to find in the curre...

Page 60: ...tion you need to enable your phone to install web applications Touch Settings Security enable the Unknown sources by switching the toggle To download an item touch the item or the link you want to dow...

Page 61: ...our phone s name which is visible to others Touch Settings Bluetooth Touch the icon and Rename this device Enter a name and touch RENAME to confirm To pair connect your phone with a Bluetooth device T...

Page 62: ...ta you have downloaded is stored in Downloads where you can view media files videos photos music and others rename files install applications into your phone etc 6 5 Sharing your phone s mobile data c...

Page 63: ...d by corporations schools and other institutions so that their users can access local network resources when not inside that network or when connected to a wireless network To add a VPN Touch Settings...

Page 64: ...PN To edit a VPN Touch Settings More VPN VPNs you have added are listed touch the icon beside the VPN you want to edit After editing touch SAVE To delete Touch the icon beside the VPN you want to dele...

Page 65: ...your picture quality To take a photo or video touch Camera from the Home screen Touch to open mode menu Touch to switch between front back camera Touch to take a picture Touch to switch to PANO mode...

Page 66: ...o share the photo or video Touch the icon or slide down to return to Camera 7 1 1 Modes and settings Back camera shooting mode Touch to access camera settings Take a picture in the HDR mode Set the co...

Page 67: ...buttons to capture a photo zoom in or out or adjust the volume Storage Set the storage location in your phone or SD card GPS tagging Switch the toggle to activate deactivate the function of tagging ph...

Page 68: ...ou have taken touch from the Home screen then touch Gallery Touch to select photos for further operation Touch to access your albums To view a picture play a video Pictures and videos are displayed by...

Page 69: ...delete a selected one Touch to share selected ones Touch the icon to set them as contact ID or wallpaper etc Touch to access more options Batch operation The Gallery provides a multi select function...

Page 70: ...touch from the Home screen then touch Music 7 3 1 Playing music Touch a song to play it 1 Touch to search for a song 2 Touch to change the song display 3 Touch to access the menu 4 Touch to access mo...

Page 71: ...o install it in your phone File Manager allows you to perform and is really efficient with the following common operations create sub folder open folder file view rename move copy delete play share et...

Page 72: ...magery street maps 360 panoramic views of streets real time traffic conditions and route planning for traveling by foot car or public transportation By using this application you can get your own loca...

Page 73: ...ou can upload and listen to a large number of songs for free In addition to offering music streaming for Internet connected devices the Google Play Music app allows music to be stored and listened to...

Page 74: ...th another Bluetooth supported device phone computer printer headset car kit etc For more information on Bluetooth refer to 6 3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices 10 1 3 Data usage Mobile data If you do...

Page 75: ...connects via various wireless networks encounters gaps in coverage or suspends and resumes their devices to preserve battery life A conventional VPN can t survive such events because the network tunn...

Page 76: ...our screen Turn over to activate Select to enable turning over your phone to snooze or dismiss an alarm Turn over to mute Switch the toggle to mute ringtones of incoming calls by turning the phone ove...

Page 77: ...size Touch to set the size of the fonts displayed on your screen Display size This function makes the items on your screen smaller or larger Some apps may change position When device is rotated Set y...

Page 78: ...on ringtone Touch to disable the Power on ringtone Power off ringtone Touch to disable the Power off ringtone Other sounds Touch to set dial pad tones screen locking sounds touch sounds and vibrate on...

Page 79: ...your approximate location for use in Google Maps when you search and so on When you select this option you re asked whether you consent to share your location anonymously with Google s location servi...

Page 80: ...ou type Device administrators Touch to view or deactivate device administrators Unknown sources Switch the toggle to permit installation of applications that you obtain from websites emails or other l...

Page 81: ...are using and the using frequency You can switch the toggle to turn on off the permission 10 3 3 Language input Use the Language input settings to select the language for the text on your phone and fo...

Page 82: ...ers If you replace your phone the settings and data you ve backed up will be restored onto the new phone for the first time you sign in with your Google account If you mark this option a wide variety...

Page 83: ...y data reset by using hardware keys Press the Volume up key and the Power key at same time until the screen lights up 10 4 System 10 4 1 Date time Use Date time settings to customise your preferences...

Page 84: ...screen Display size This function makes the items on your screen smaller or larger Some apps may change position High contrast text Touch the switch to activate high contrast text Power button ends c...

Page 85: ...ch the switch to turn on off colour inversion Colour correction Touch to turn on off colour correction 10 4 3 Regulatory safety Touch to view product information 10 4 4 About phone This contains infor...

Page 86: ...update your phone s software To access Updates touch the Application tab from the Home screen then select Updates or touch Settings About phone Software updates Touch and the phone will search for the...

Page 87: ...llows 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 Charger...

Page 88: ...omponents offering equivalent functionality This warranty covers the cost of parts and labor but excludes any other costs This warranty shall not apply to defects to your phone and or accessory due to...

Page 89: ...mages of any nature whatsoever including but not limited to commercial or financial loss or damage loss of data or loss of image to the full extent those damages can be disclaimed by law Some countrie...

Page 90: ...ng the Power key until it turns off and then restart it again If your phone has a removable battery remove the battery and reinsert it then restart the phone My phone turns off by itself When your pho...

Page 91: ...enabled or Wi Fi connected 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 Ma...

Page 92: ...I can t use the features described in the manual Check with your carrier to make sure that your subscription includes this service Make sure that this feature doesn t require any additional accessory...

Page 93: ...iles Check your subscription status with your carrier The phone can t be detected by others via Bluetooth Make sure that Bluetooth is turned on and your phone is visible to other users Make sure that...

Page 94: ...annot access your phone apply to the authorized repair center but remember that it will not be regarded as warranty case The phone doesn t ring when a call or message arrives Make sure that Do Not Dis...

Page 95: ...AM Dimensions LxWxT 159 6 x 81 5 x 8 65mm Weight 175g Display 6 inch 1920 X 1080 IPS Network GSM B2 3 5 8 3G B1 2 5 8 LTE B1 3 7 8 20 28A Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent GPS A GPS...

Page 96: ...on battery Capacity 4000 mAh Expansion Slot microSD memory card Availability of microSD card depends on market Special Features GPS G sensor Light Sensor Proximity Sensor Support PE2 0 Fast Charge Not...

Page 97: ...ation Ltd Copyright 2017 TCL Communication Ltd All rights reserved TCL Communication Ltd reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice All Signature ringtones em...

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