7043Y
Quick Start Guide
Please note your phone is battery embedded design with removable
back cover and not removable battery. Unauthorized personnel are
strictly prohibited from disassembling the phone.
If your phone isn’t working normally, try to restart it by pressing
and holding the Power key for at least 7 seconds until the startup
screen appears.
If your phone develops a serious error and can’t be restored by
restarting it, you may need to restore factory settings by pressing
and holding the Power key and Volume up key until the startup
screen appears. Then select "reboot system now" and press the
Power key to confirm.
Note: Please take care when performing such operations because
they will erase personalized settings and data saved in your phone,
such as SMS, Contacts, Music, etc.
For more information about how to use your cellphone, please visit
www.alcatelonetouch.com to download the complete user manual.
From the website, you can consult the FAQ, perform software
upgrades, etc.
English - CJB6190ALAAA
Table of contents
Your mobile ���������������������������������������������������������������������1
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Text input ����������������������������������������������������������������������11
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Phone call ����������������������������������������������������������������������12
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People ����������������������������������������������������������������������������14
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5 Messaging�����������������������������������������������������������������������15
Email ������������������������������������������������������������������������������16
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Getting connected ��������������������������������������������������������17
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Find my location using GPS satellites ������������������������19
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Data backup ������������������������������������������������������������������20
10 Factory data reset ��������������������������������������������������������21
Applications & Internal storage ����������������������������������21
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Making the most of your phone ����������������������������������22
Safety and use �������������������������������������������������������������������������24
General information ��������������������������������������������������������������31
Warranty ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������33
Troubleshooting����������������������������������������������������������������������34
This product meets applicable national SAR limits
of 2.0 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values
can be found on page 28 of this user guide.
When carrying the product or using it while worn
on your body, either use an approved accessory
such as a holster or otherwise maintain a
distance of 1.0 cm from the body to ensure
compliance with RF exposure requirements.
Note that the product may be transmitting even
if you are not making a phone call.
www.sar-tick.com
PROTECT YOUR HEARING
To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high
volume levels for long periods. Exercise caution when
holding your device near your ear while the loudspeaker
is in use.
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1�1 Keys and connectors
Headset connector
LED indicator
Micro-USB Connector
Front camera
Touch screen
Back key
Home key
Recents key
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Volume
key
Power
key
Camera
Camera Flash/
Flashlight
Recents key
• Touch to view recent used applications.
Home key
• From any application or screen, touch to return to the
Home screen.
• Touch and hold to open Google search.
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 once you click the key position 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/Reboot/Airplane mode.
• Press the Power key for more than 7s to restart.
• Press the Power key and Volume up key to reset.
• Press the Power key and Volume down key to
capture a screenshot.
Volume Keys
• In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume.
• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media
volume.
• In general mode, adjusts the ringtone volume.
• Mutes the ringtone of an incoming call.
• In camera preview mode, press Volume up or down
key to enter burst shoot.
1�2 Getting started
1�2�1 Set-up
Removing or installing the back cover
Inserting or removing the SIM card
You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power off
your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card.
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To install, place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards into
the housing and slide it into its slot. Make sure that it is correctly
inserted. To remove the card, press and slide it out.
Your phone only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not
attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and nano cards;
otherwise this may cause damage to your phone.
Installing or removing the microSD card
Insert the microSD card with the golden contacts facing downwards
into the slot. To remove the microSD card, gently press and slide
it out.
To avoid data loss and SD card damage, before removing
the SD card, please ensure that the SD card is unmounted
(Settings\Storage\Unmount SD card).
Charging the battery
Connect the battery charger to your phone and wall socket
respectively, the LED indicator will light while charging.
To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when the
battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger; switch off
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications
when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
1�2�2 Power on your phone
Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take a
few seconds before the screen lights up.
Set up your phone for the first time
The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following
options: Input method, Google account, Location, etc.
Even if no SIM card is installed, your phone will still power on and
you will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network, sign into your Google
account and use some of the phone's features.
1�2�3 Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the phone
options appear, select Power off.
1�3 Home screen
You can move all of items (applications, shortcuts, folders and
widgets) you 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.
Search bar
• Touch to enter text search screen.
• Touch to enter voice search screen.
Touch an icon to open an application,
folder, etc.
Favourite tray applications
• Touch to enter the application.
• Touch and hold to move or
change applications.
Touch to enter application list.
The Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more
space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen
horizontally left and right to get a complete view.
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1�3�1 Using the touchscreen
Status icons
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold the item to enter the available options.
Drag
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen up and down to scroll through the applications,
images, web pages, etc.
The device also supports one finger zoom (Messaging, Browser, Email,
Camera and Gallery) by double tapping the screen then sliding 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.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the phone sideways to have a better view.
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).
GPRS connected
No signal
GPRS in use
Alarm is set
EDGE connected
Bluetooth is on
EDGE in use
3G connected
3G in use
Connected to a
Bluetooth device
Speakerphone is on
Roaming
HSPA (3G+) connected
Headset connected
HSPA (3G+) in use
No SIM card installed
HSPA+ connected
Vibrate mode
HSPA+ in use
Ringer is silenced
4G connected
4G in use
Phone microphone
is mute
Battery is very low
Signal strength
Battery is low
Wi-Fi is on
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Battery is partially
drained
Battery is full
Airplane mode
Battery is charging
GPS is on
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Notification icons
New Gmail message
Missed call
New Email message
Call forwarding is on
New text or multimedia
message
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery
New Google Hangouts
message
/
Song is playing/pause
Connected to VPN
Radio is on
New voicemail
Audio share
Upcoming event
Uploading data
Screenshot error
Download finished
Screenshot captured
Select input method
MicroSD card is full
No SD card
An open Wi-Fi network
is available
Phone is connected via
USB cable
Preparing SD card
System update available
Carrier data use
threshold approaching
or exceeded
More notifications are
hidden
Both USB tethering and
portable hotspot are on
USB tethering is on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on
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Drag down the Status bar to open the Notification panel and drag
down again to open the Quick setting panel. Touch and drag up to
close it. When there are notifications, you can touch them to access
notifications directly.
Notification panel
When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar
to open the Notification panel to read more detailed information.
Touch to clear all event–based
notifications (other ongoing
notifications will remain).
Quick setting panel
Touch and drag down the Notification panel to open the Quick
setting panel. You can enable or disable functions or change modes
by touching the icons.
Touch to access Settings, where you
can set more items.
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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 Personalise 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.
Reposition
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move
mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can
move items both on the Home screen and the Favourite tray. Hold
the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to
another Home screen.
Remove
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
drag the item up to the top of the
icon, and release after the
item turns red.
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. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s
title bar to input the new name.
Wallpaper customization
Touch and hold the empty space in the homescreen and choose
Wallpaper to customise wallpaper or you could access this function
by Settings\Display\Wallpaper.
1�3�6 Volume adjustment
You can set the ringer, media and phone ringtone volumes to your
preference by pressing the Volume up/down key, or touching
Settings\Sound & notification\Media volume to set the volume.
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2 Text input ���������������������
2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Touch Settings\Language & input, touch the keyboard you want
to setup and a series of settings will become available for your
selection.
Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation
Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard
orientation. You can also adjust it by changing the settings (Touch
Settings\Display\Auto-rotate screen).
2�1�1 Android keyboard
Touch to enter
text or numbers.
Touch to switch
"abc/Abc" mode;
Touch & hold to
switch "abc/ABC"
mode.
Touch to switch
between symbol and
numeric keyboard.
Touch & hold to
select symbols.
Touch to input comma;
touch & hold to show
input options.
2�2 Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.
• The following options will show: Select all
, Cut
, Copy
and Paste
.
• Touch the
icon to go back without any action.
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3 Phone call ����������������
3�1 Placing a call
You can easily place a call using Call. Touch the Application tab from
the Home screen and select Call.
Touch to call
the previewed
number.
Slide to access the
RECENT and
CONTACTS.
Touch to hide/
display keyboard
Display the
suggested
number(s).
Touch
and hold
to access
voicemail.
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by
touching
To hang up a call, touch
settings\Power key ends call option is activated).
or the Power key (when the Call
.
3�2 Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call:
• Slide the
• Slide the
• Slide the
message.
icon to the right to answer;
icon to the left to reject;
icon upwards to reject the call by sending a preset
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume
up/down key or turn the phone over (when the Settings\
Gestures\Turn over to mute option is activated).
3�3 Consulting your call memory
You can access your call memory by touching RECENTS tab from
the Call screen to view Missed calls, Outgoing calls and Incoming
calls.
Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a
contact from CONTACTS or RECENT by sliding or touching
tabs, and touch
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching
and then touching Create a new contact.
to place the call.
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