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Alcatel A50 User Manual

Alcatel A50 User Manual

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  • Page 1 For more information on how to use the phone, please go to www.alcatelonetouch.us and download the complete user manual.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Connecting to virtual private networks ........62 Table of Contents Multimedia applications ............. 64 Camera ....................64 Gallery ....................67 Safety and use ..................4 Music ....................71 Radio waves ....................7 Others ..................... 72 Licences ....................12 Files .......................72 Sound Recorder ..................72 General information ................15 Compass ....................72 Your mobile ...................

  • Page 3: Safety And Use

    12 Accessories ..................93 Safety and use ........13 Warranty ..................94 14 Troubleshooting ................96 We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. 15 Specifications ................103 The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein.
  • Page 4 • Remember to make backup copies or keep a written record of all important For a non-unibody device with a non-removable battery: information stored on your phone; Observe the following precautions: • Some people may suffer epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to •...

  • Page 5: Radio Waves

    CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT The exposure standard for phones employs a unit of measurement known as the TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by public authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission of the US Government (FCC), or by WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISEDC), is 1.6 W/kg...
  • Page 6 The World Health Organization (WHO) considers that present scientific If you are using another accessory ensure that whatever product is used is free information does not indicate the need for any special precautions for use of of any metal and that it positions the phone at least 10 mm away from the body. phones.

  • Page 7: Licences

    TCL Communication Ltd. You may download the source codes from http:/ /sourceforge.net/projects/ alcatel/files/. The provision of the source code is free of charge from the internet. May not be available in all countries.
  • Page 8 US Information Concerning the Federal Communications Commission How the ratings work (“FCC”) Requirements for Hearing Aid Compatibility with Wireless M-Ratings: Wireless devices rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements and are Devices likely to generate less interference to hearing devices than wireless devices that are not labeled.

  • Page 9: General Information

    • Hotline: In the United States, call 855-368-0829 for technical Battery Recycling (USA & Canada): support. In Canada, call 855-844-6058 for technical support. Alcatel partners with Call2Recycle® to offer a safe and convenient battery • Manufacturer: TCL Communication Ltd. recycling program. For more information on our Battery Recycling Program, •...

  • Page 10: Your Mobile

    Camera Your mobile ......... Camera Flash/Flashlight Keys and connectors Microphone Volume key Headset connector Power key Speaker Proximity Flash Front camera and light sensor LED indicator Volume up/ down Power key Touch screen Overview key • Touch to switch between individual app activities and documents.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Getting started Back key • Touch to go back to the previous screen, or close a dialog 1.2.1 Set up box, options menu, the notification panel, etc. Inserting or removing the nano-SIM/microSD card Power key You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need •...

  • Page 12: Home Screen

    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 Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen. To access an application, touch it with your finger.
  • Page 13 Quick settings panel Rotate Touch and drag down the Notification panel or touch to open the Quick settings panel. You can enable or disable functions or change Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape modes by touching the icons. Touch EDIT to customize your Quick by turning the phone sideways to have a better screen view.
  • Page 14 To lock phone screen Press the Power key once to lock the screen. To unlock the phone screen Press the Power key once to light up the screen, slide to draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter your PIN or password, etc. to unlock the screen.
  • Page 15 Reposition Consult recently-used applications To consult recently-used applications, touch the Overview key. Touch Long press the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move a thumbnail in the window to open the application. items both on the Home screen and the Favorite tray.

  • Page 16: Text Input

    Text editing Text input ........You can edit the texts you entered. • Long press or double touch within the texts you want to edit. • Drag the tabs to change the checked texts. Using the Onscreen Keyboard • The following options will show: CUT, COPY and SHARE. Onscreen Keyboard settings Touch Settings\Language &...

  • Page 17: Call, Call Log And Contacts

    Enter the desired number from the keyboard and touch to place Call, Call log and Contacts ..the call or select a contact from CONTACTS or RECENTS by sliding or touching tabs, then to make the call. The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching Call .................
  • Page 18 3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call 3.1.4 During a call To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key. When you receive a call: Touch to end the current call. • Touch the icon to answer; Touch to activate the speaker during the current call. •...
  • Page 19 3.1.5 Managing multiple calls Calling settings • Voicemail With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. - Service: Opens a dialog box where you can select your carrier’s Swap calls voicemail service. - Setup: If you are using your carrier’s voicemail service, this opens When you accept two calls, touch the icon, you can now switch a dialog box where you can enter the phone number to use for...

  • Page 20: Call Log

    Manage accounts Touch to search in Touch to add your email accounts. Contacts Touch to view your favorites. Display options Long press to Touch to open • Sort by select the current Quick Contact contact or all panel. Touch to sort the list by the first name or last name. contacts to delete.
  • Page 21 • Accounts Add to/remove from Favorites Touch to add your email accounts. To add a contact to favorites, you can touch a contact to view details • Group then touch to add the contact to favorites (the star will turn white). Touch to view or edit your contact groups like coworkers, family, To remove a contact from favorites, touch the white star on the...
  • Page 22 The icons available on the Quick contact panel depend on the Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch again and touch Link. information you have for the contact and the applications and enter edit contact screen, then touch accounts on your phone.

  • Page 23: Messaging And Email

    Sending a text message Messaging and Email ....Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in the To bar or touch to add recipients. Touch the Type message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch the icon to insert emoticons. When finished, touch to send the text message.
  • Page 24 Touch a message to enter the message composing screen: Notifications • Touch to call the number; • Notifications Select to display message notifications in the • Touch to save the number to contacts or view the contact details status bar. if the number has been saved;...
  • Page 25 • Cell Broadcast Touch to select channels and configure Multimedia message (MMS) settings settings languages. • Group messaging Mark the checkbox to use MMS to send • Emergency alerts Touch to enter emergency alert settings, a single message when there are multiple including whether to show threats and alert recipients.

  • Page 26: Email

    Email ..............• Touch to send. If you do not want to send or save the email, you can touch The first time you set up your phone, you can select to use an existing then select Discard. Email or to create a new Email account. To add a signature to your emails, touch and select Settings, then You can also set up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your...

  • Page 27: Calendar & Time & Calculator

    5.1.2 To create new events Calendar & Time & Calculator You can add new events from any Calendar view. • Touch to access a new event edit screen. • Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day Calendar ..............

  • Page 28: 5.2.2 Clock

    • Enter the time. The time should be typed in second, minute and hour Clock ..............number sequence. Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. • Touch icon to activate Timer. To view the current time, touch from the Home screen, then touch •...

  • Page 29: Calculator

    • Automatic home Calculator ............. Touch the switch to enable the function clock when traveling in an area where the time is With the Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems. different, add a clock for home. To use the calculator, touch from the Home screen, then touch •...

  • Page 30: Getting Connected

    To set preferred network type Getting connected ....• Touch Settings\Cellular networks\Preferred network type. 6.1.2 Wi-Fi To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use 2G, 3G, 4G or Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your phone is Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.

  • Page 31: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    To locate the data you have transferred or downloaded in internal storage, touch Files. All data you have downloaded is stored in Files, You are recommended to use Alcatel Bluetooth headsets, which have where you can view media files (videos, photos, music and others), been tested and proved compatible with your phone.

  • Page 32: Sharing Your Phone's Cellular Data Connection

    Sharing your phone's cellular data connection Connecting to virtual private networks You can share your phone's cellular data connection with a single Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources computer via a USB cable (USB tethering) or with up to eight devices inside a secured local network from outside that network.

  • Page 33: Multimedia Applications

    • VPNs you have added are listed; touch the icon beside the VPN Multimedia applications ..you want to edit. • After editing, touch SAVE. To delete: Camera ..............• Touch the icon beside the VPN you want to delete, then touch FORGET.
  • Page 34 To shoot a video Settings Touch VIDEO or slide right to turn on video mode. First, position the Touch to set under options: object or landscape in the viewfinder and touch the icon to start recording. Touch the icon to stop recording. The video will be Photo automatically saved.

  • Page 35: Gallery

    To view a picture/play a video • Shutter sound Switch the toggle to enable/disable shutter Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in the Gallery. sound when taking a photo. • Reset settings Touch and confirm to reset the camera settings.
  • Page 36 To create new collage or Face show Working with pictures Select up to 9 photos to create new collage or 5 to 25 selfies to create You can touch one album, then slide left or right to view the pictures. your Face show.

  • Page 37: Music

    Music ..............Others ........Using this application, you can play music files stored in your phone. Music files can be downloaded from your computer to the phone using a USB cable. Files ............... To play a music file, touch from the Home screen, then touch To manage the files in your phone, touch from the Home screen, Music.

  • Page 38: Nextradio

    NextRadio ............Google applications....To listen to a radio program, touch from the Home screen, then touch NextRadio. Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work efficiency To use it, you must plug in your headset, which works as an and help you enjoy life.

  • Page 39: Youtube

    YouTube Photos YouTube is an online video-sharing application where users can upload, Google Photos stores and backs up your photos and videos. It also view, and share videos. Available content includes video clips, TV clips, automatically analyzes photos and organizes them into groups, so that music videos, and other content such as video blogging, short original you can quickly locate the photos you need.

  • Page 40: Settings

    For more information on cellular network, refer to "“6.1 Connecting Settings ......to the Internet”". 10.1.4 Data usage To go to Settings, touch from the Home screen, then touch You can check how much data has been used during the time cycle Settings.

  • Page 41: 10.2 Device

    10.2 Device 10.2.4 Notifications Touch to block or set priority for app notifications. 10.2.1 Gestures 10.2.5 Sound The following gestures can be used for quick operations: Use the Sound settings to adjust call and notification ringtones, music, • Turn over to Switch the toggle to mute ringtones of incoming and other audio settings.

  • Page 42: 10.3 Personal

    10.3 Personal • Audio enhancement Touch to set audio enhancement. • Other sounds 10.3.1 Location Touch to set dial pad tones, screen locking sounds, touch sounds and vibrate on touch. 10.2.6 Apps Touch the switch to enable the use of information from Wi-Fi and cellular networks to determine your approximate location, for Touch to view details about the applications installed on your phone, use in Google Maps, when you search, and so on.
  • Page 43 Private mode User credentials Switch the toggle to turn on/off private mode. Touch to view and modify stored credentials. Set up SIM card lock Install from SD card • Switch the toggle of Lock SIM card to lock the SIM card with a PIN Touch to install encrypted certificates from or SD card.
  • Page 44 10.3.3 Accounts • Speech rate: Touch to select how quickly you want the synthesizer to speak You can touch Reset speech rate to reset it. Manage your accounts and synchronization. Touch Add account to sign • Pitch: Touch to select the pitch you want the synthesizer to speak in. in to or create accounts on your phone.

  • Page 45: 10.4 System

    Network settings reset Set time Touch to reset all network settings. Touch to open a dialog where you can manually set the phone’s time. Factory data reset Select time zone Erase all of your personal data from internal phone storage, including Touch to open a dialog where you can set the phone’s time zone.
  • Page 46 Display size Text-to-speech output Touch the switch to make the items on your screen smaller or larger. Touch to update the settings for text-to-speech output, such as the Some apps on your screen may change position. speech rate. Touch after pointer stops moving Long press delay Touch the switch to set the click after pointer stops moving.

  • Page 47: Making The Most Of Your Phone

    10.4.6 About phone Making the most of your This contains information ranging from Legal information, Model number, Android version, Android security patch level, Baseband phone ........version, Kernel version, Build number to those listed below: Updates 11.1 Upgrade Touch to check for system updates. You can use the Mobile Upgrade tool or FOTA Upgrade tool to update Status your phone's software.

  • Page 48: Accessories

    Warranty ........TCL Communications Ltd. (“TCL”) warrants to the original retail The latest generation of Alcatel mobile phones offers a built-in purchaser of the ALCATEL onetouch branded accessory that should handsfree feature that allows you to use the telephone from a the product or part thereof during normal consumer usage and distance, placed on a table for example.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    6. Removal or altering of the device’s event labels or serial numbers Troubleshooting ..... (IMEI); 7. Damage from exposure to water or other liquids, moisture, humidity, excessive temperatures or extreme environmental conditions, sand, Before contacting the service center, here are some instructions to excess dust and any condition outside the operating guidelines;...
  • Page 50 • Check your phone's settings. Make sure Cellular Data is enabled or • If it still doesn't work, Factory reset the phone via the Backup & reset in the phone’s Settings. Make sure you have backed up your data. Wi-Fi connected. My phone can't charge properly •...
  • Page 51 The caller’s name/number doesn't appear when a call is received • Set up your voicemail with your carrier, so that your caller can leave a message. • Check that you have subscribed Caller ID service with your carrier. I can't access my voicemail •...
  • Page 52 • Check your subscription status with your carrier. • If you don’t remember your Google account credentials, complete Google account recovery procedures. The phone can't be detected by others via Bluetooth • If you still cannot access your phone, apply to the authorized repair •...

  • Page 53: Specifications

    Audio supported Playback: AAC/ HE-AAC v1/ HE-AAC v2, Specifications ......formats AMR, AWB, MIDI, MP3, OGG VORBIS, WAV, FLAC; Recording: AAC, AMR, AWB, OGG Processor MT6738 Battery • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Platform Android N • Capacity: 2800 mAh Memory 16GB ROM + 2GB RAM Expansion Slot microSD™...
  • Page 54 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. All "Signature" ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed,...

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