A1 AlphaPad 10 User manual

A1 AlphaPad 10

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Table of Contents
1 Your device ................................................................ 6
1.1 Keys and connectors......................................6
1.2 Getting started ................................................9
1.3 Home screen....................................................10
2 Text input ................................................................... 19
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ......................19
2.2 Text editing.......................................................20
3 Contacts ..................................................................... 21
3.1 Contacts............................................................21
4 Calendar, Clock, and Calculator............................26
4.1 Calendar............................................................26
4.2 Clock..................................................................28
4.3 Calculator..........................................................30
5 Multimedia applications .........................................31
5.1 Camera ..............................................................31
5.2 Photos ..............................................................32
Note:
This is a user manual for A1 AlphaPad 10 (8092).
Updating your tablet’s software
Update through the System Update menu on your device.
To download the software update tool onto your PC, go to
https://www.alcatelmobile.com/support/software-drivers/
Finding your serial number or IMEI
You can find your serial number or International Mobile Equipment
Identity (IMEI) on the packaging materials. Or, on the tablet, choose
Settings > About tablet > Status
Viewing legal information
On the tablet, go to Settings > System > About tablet > Legal information.

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6 Others ......................................................................... 35
6.2 Other applications .........................................35
7 Google applications .................................................36
7.1 Chrome..............................................................36
7.2 Gmail..................................................................36
7.3 Maps Go ...........................................................37
7.4 YouTube Go ......................................................37
7.5 Play Store..........................................................37
7.6 Duo ....................................................................38
8 Settings....................................................................... 39
8.1 Network & Internet........................................39
8.2 Tethering...........................................................41
8.3 Connected devices.........................................44
8.4 Apps & notifications ......................................46
8.5 Battery...............................................................46
8.6 Display...............................................................46
8.7 Sound.................................................................47
8.8 Storage ..............................................................47
8.9 Privacy...............................................................47
8.10 Security ............................................................47
8.11 Location ............................................................48
8.12 Accounts ...........................................................48
8.13 Accessibility......................................................48
8.14 Digital Wellbeing & parental controls........49
8.15 Google...............................................................49
8.16 System...............................................................49
8.17 About tablet.....................................................50
9 Making the most of your tablet............................51
9.1 FOTA Upgrade.................................................51
10 Accessories ................................................................ 52
11Troubleshooting........................................................ 53
12Specifications ............................................................58

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1 Your device..............................
1.1 Keys and connectors
Headset
connector Front camera
Volume up/down
Power key
Recent apps
button
Home
button
Back
button

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Back camera
Back button
•Touch to go back to the previous screen,
or close a dialog box, options menu, the
Notification panel, etc.
Home button
•From any application or screen, touch to
return to the Home screen.
•Long press to turn on Google Assitant. You
can get help such as getting directions and
restaurant information based on the content
detected on the screen.
Recent Apps button
•Touch to view applications you’ve recently
accessed.
Power key
•Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen.
•Press and hold: Show the popup menu to select
from Restart/Power off/Screenshot
•Press and hold the Power key and Volume
down key to take a screenshot.
•Press and hold the Power key for at least 10
seconds to force reboot.
Volume keys
•Adjust the media volume while listening to
music or a video, or streaming content.
•Adjusts the ringtone volume.
•While using the Camera app, press Volume up
or down key to take a photo or touch and hold
to take several photos.

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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Setting up
Insert or remove your microSD card.
Charging the battery
You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ). Charging
status is indicated by a percentage displayed on screen.
The percentage increases as the tablet is charged.
To reduce power consumption and energy waste
when the battery is fully charged, disconnect your
charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
or background-running applications when not in
use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
1.2.2 Powering on your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on,
unlock your tablet (Swipe, PIN, Password or Pattern) if
necessary and confirm. The Home screen is displayed.
If you do not know your PIN code or forgot it,
contact your network operator. Be sure to keep your
PIN code safe.
1.2.3 Powering off your tablet
Press and hold the Power key until options appear, then
select Power off.
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
button to switch to the Home screen.

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1Status bar
•Status/Notification indicators
•Swipe down to open the Notification panel.
4Google Search bar
•Touch 2to enter text search screen
• Touch 3to enter voice search screen
5Favorite tray applications
• Enter the application.
• Long press to move or remove applications.
Auto-rotate screen
From the app list, touch Settings > Display > Auto-
rotate screen to enable the function.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Long press
To enter the available options for an item, long press
the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, long
press this contact, an option list will appear.
Drag
Long press an item and drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications,
images, and web pages. You can slide the screen
horizontally too.
Flick
Similar to swiping, flicking is a lighter and quicker stroke.

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Pinch/Spread
Place two fingers on the screen surface and draw them
apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
The tablet also supports one finger zooming in Camera
and Gallery. Double touch the screen to zoom in/out.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the tablet sideways to
have a better screen view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From the Status bar, you can view both tablet status
(on the right side) and notification information (on the
left side).
Swipe down the status bar to view notifications and
swipe down again to enter the Quick settings panel.
Swipe up to close it.
Notification panel
Swipe down the Status bar to open the Notification
panel to read detailed information.
Clear all notifications
(ongoing notifications
will remain)
Quick Settings panel
Swipe down the Status bar twice to access the Quick
Settings panel where you can enable or disable functions
or change modes by tapping the icons
Open Settings, to view the full list
of settings.

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Swipe up to
unlock the screen
1.3.4 Personalising your Home screen
Add
You can long press a folder, an application or a widget
and drag the item to your preferred Home screen.
Reposition
Long press an item and drag it 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
Long press an item and drag it up to the top of the
Remove icon, then release.
1.3.3 Locking and unlocking your screen
To protect your tablet and privacy, you can lock the
tablet with a pattern, PIN, or password, etc.
To create a screen unlock pattern
•From the Home screen, touch Settings > Security >
Screen lock.
•Set your own pattern.
To lock tablet screen
If your tablet remains inactive for a period of time, it
will automatically lock the screen and enter sleep mode
to save power. Go to Settings > Display >Advanced >
Sleep and select a screen timeout period. You can also
manually lock the screen by pressing the Power key
once.
To unlock the tablet screen
Press the Power key once to light up the screen, swipe
up and unlock the screen with the method you have
set.
If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, you can
press the Power key to light up the screen, then swipe
up to unlock the screen.

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Create folders
To improve the organisation of shortcuts or applications
on the Home screen and the Favourite tray, 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 customisation
Long press an empty area on the Home screen, then
touch Wallpapers to customise wallpaper.
1.3.5 Widgets and recently used applications
Consult widgets
Long press the empty area on the Home screen, then
touch Widgets to display all widgets.
Touch the selected widget and slide it to move to your
preferred screen.
Consult recently used applications
To consult recently used applications, touch the Recent
Apps button . Touch a thumbnail in the window to
open the application.
Touch one thumbnail and slide it left to close an
application.
Touch Clear all at the bottom of the screen to close all
the running applications.
1.3.6 Volume adjustment
Using the volume key
Press the Volume key to adjust the volume. To
activate the silent mode, press the Volume down key
until the tablet is silent.
Using the settings menu
From the Home screen, touch Settings > Sound to
set the volume for media, alarms, notification, etc.

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2 Text input.................................
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard
Onscreen keyboard settings
Go to Settings > System > Languages & input > Virtual
keyboard, touch the keyboard you want to set up and a
series of settings will become available.
Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
Turn the tablet sideways or upright to adjust the
onscreen keyboard orientation. You can adjust it by
changing the settings (Touch Settings > Display >
Advanced > Auto-rotate screen).
2.1.1 Gboard
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1Enter text or numbers.
2Long press to select symbols.
3Switch between "abc/Abc" mode; Press twice
quickly to switch to “ABC” mode always.
4Switch between symbol and numeric keyboard.
2.2 Text editing
You can edit the texts which you have entered.
•Long press or double tap within the texts you want
to edit.
•Drag the tabs to change the selected texts.
•The following options will appear: Cut, Copy, Share
and Select all.
•If you have previously cut or copied any text, touch
the tab to show Paste which allows you then paste
the text at the current location.

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3 Contacts ..................................
3.1 Contacts....................................................
Contacts enables quick and easy access to the contact
you want to reach.
You can view and create contacts on your tablet and
synchronise them with your Gmail contacts or other
applications.
3.1.1 Consult your Contacts
To see your contacts, swip upward the home screen and
touch from the app list screen.
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1Display the contacts list option menu
2Touch to search contacts
3Long press to select contact(s) to delete
4Add new contact
Deleted contacts will also be removed from other
applications on the tablet or web the next time
you synchronise your tablet.
3.1.2 Adding a contact
Touch in the contact list to create a new contact.
You are required to enter the contact's name and other
contact information. By scrolling up and down the
screen, you can move from one field to another.
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1When finished, touch this icon to save
2Select a picture or take a photo for the contact

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3Touch to open available labels
Add to/Remove from Favourites (1)
To add a contact to favourites, you can touch a contact
to view details then touch to add the contact to
favourites.
To remove a contact from favourites, touch on the
contact details screen.
3.1.3 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch in the
contact details screen.
When finished, touch Save to save.
(1) Only tablet contacts and account contacts can be added
to Favourites.
The icons available on the Quick contact panel depend
on the information you have for the contact and the
applications and accounts on your tablet.
3.1.4 Importing, exporting and sharing
contacts
This tablet enables you to import contacts from your
SD card to your tablet, and export your tablet contacts
via a .vcf file for sharing with others.
To import contacts:
From the Contacts screen, tap to open the options
menu.  Settings > Import, then select import contacts
from SD card, or .vcf file from internal storage.
To expoport and share contacts:
From the Contacts screen, tap to open the options
menu. Touch Settings > export > SAVE, contacts will
export to a .vcf file.  can change the .vcf file name
before SAVE.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others
by sending the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth,
Gmail, Message.
Touch a contact you want to share, touch > Share on
contact details screen, and then select the application
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3.1.5 Displaying contacts
Touch and then Settings,  Sort by > First name
or Surname to sort the contacts list. as well as viewing
contact names by First name first or Surname first
through the Name format menu.
3.1.6 Synchronising contacts in multiple
accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronised
from multiple accounts, depending on the applications
installed on your tablet.
To add an account, touch from the contacts list and
touch Settings > Accounts, or from the app list, then
Settings > Accounts > Add account.
You are required to select the kind of account you
are adding, like DUO, Exchange Google.
As with other account setups, you need to enter
detailed information, like username, password, etc.
You can remove an account and all associated
information from the tablet. Touch the account you
want to delete >Select REMOVE ACCOUNT.
Auto-sync
On the Accounts screen, touch Automatically
sync data, when activated, all changes on the tablet
or online will be automatically synchronised with each
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4 Calendar, Clock, and
Calculator.................................
4.1 Calendar
You can use Calendar to keep track of important
meetings, appointments, etc.
To view the calendar and create events, open Google
apps folder from Home screen, then touch Calendar.
4.1.1 Multimode view
You can display the Calendar by Schedule, Day, Week,
or Month, touch to select.
4.1.2 To create new events
You can add new events from any Calendar view.
•Touch .
•Fill in all required information for this new event. If it
is a whole-day event, you can select All-day.
•Invite guests to the event. Enter the email addresses
of the guests you want to invite with commas to
separate. The guests will receive an invitation from
Calendar and Email.

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•When finished, touch Save from the top of the
screen.
To quickly create an event from the Week view screens,
touch an empty spot to select a target area which will
then turn , then touch the icon to create the new
event.
4.1.3 To delete or edit an event
To delete or edit an event, touch the event to enter its
details screen. Touch to edit the event, or touch
and then Delete to delete.
4.1.4 Event reminder
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.
Swipe down the Status bar to open the Notification
panel and touch an event name to view the Calendar
notification list.
Touch the Back button to keep the reminders pending
in the Status bar and the Notification panel.
4.2 Clock
Your tablet has a built-in clock. swipe up the Home
screen, then touch Clock.
4.2.1 Clock
To view the world clock, touch on the Time screen.
Touch to add a time zone.
4.2.2 Alarm
From the Clock screen, touch to enter the Alarm
screen.
Turn on to enable the alarm.
Touch to add a new alarm:
Touch a currently existing alarm to enter the alarm
editing screen.
Touch to delete the selected alarm.

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to enter the Timer
4.2.3 Timer
From the Clock screen, touch
screen.
•Enter the time. The time should be typed in hour,
minute and second number sequence.
•Touch to start the countdown.
Pause/play
4.2.4 Stopwatch
From the Clock screen, touch to enter the Stopwatch
screen.
•Touch to start the Stopwatch.
•Touch Lap to show a list of records according to the
updated time.
•Touch to halt the total and lap times. These will
only restart after is touched.
•Touch RESET to delete the record.
•Touch SHARE to share.
4.2.5 Adjust Clock settings
Touch and then Settings to access Clock and Alarms
settings.
4.3 Calculator
To solve mathematical problems with Calculator, swipe
up from the home screen, then touch Calculator.
There are two panels available: Basic panel and
Advanced panel. Touch to switch between panels,
select one of the following two ways:
Touch DEL to delete digits one by one, or long press
DEL to delete all at once.

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5 Multimedia applications.......
5.1 Camera
Before using the camera, make sure that you remove
the protective lens cover to avoid it affecting your
picture quality.
To take a photo or video, touch from the Home
screen.
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1Switch between front and rear camera
2Pinch fingers together to zoom out, or spread
fingers apart to zoom in
3View the photos or videos you have taken
4Take a photo
To take a photo
Touch to capture. The photo will be automatically
saved. You can also long press to take burst shots.
To take a video
Touch to change the camera mode to video, then
touch to start video recording. You can also touch
the right icon to take a picture during video
recording.
Touch to pause video recording and touch to
continue. Touch to stop recording. The video will be
automatically saved.
5.2 Gallery
Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos
and play videos. In addition, a set of further
operations to pictures and videos are available for
your choice.
To view the photos you have taken, slide up from
the Home screen, then touch Gallery.
Pictures and videos are displayed in albums.

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Select photos for
further operation.
Working with pictures
Find the picture you want to work on, and touch the
picture to enter the full-screen picture view.
Touch to share the picture.
Touch to delete this picture.
Touch select Use as to set the picture as Contact
photo or Wallpaper.
Touch to light the picture.
Touch to edit picture or video.
Batch operation
The Gallery provides a multi-select function, so that
you can work with pictures/videos in batches.
On Gallery screen, long press a picture or video to
activate batch operation mode, then touch videos/
pictures you want to work with. Touch to delete
selected files. Touch to share selected files.

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7 Google applications ...........
Google apps are preinstalled on your tablet to improve
work efficiency and help you enjoy life.
This manual briefly introduces the apps. For detailed
features and user guides, refer to related websites or
the introduction provided in the apps.
You are recommended to register with a Google account
to enjoy full functionality.
7.1 Chrome
A web browser with which you can surf the internet.
Your bookmarks, browsing history, and settings across
all devices on which the browser is installed can be
synchronised with your Google account.
7.2 Gmail
As Google's web-based email service, Gmail is
configured when you first set up your tablet. With this
application, you can send and receive emails, manage
emails by labels, archive emails, etc. Emails can be
automatically synchronised with your Gmail account.
6 Others...................................
6.2 Other applications (1)
The previous applications in this section are
preinstalled on your tablet. To read a brief
introduction of the preinstalled 3rd party
applications, refer to the leaflet provided with the
tablet. To download and install more 3rd party
applications, use the Google Play Store application.
(1) Application availability depends on country and operator.

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7.3 Maps Go
Google Maps offers satellite imagery, 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 location, search for a place, and get suggested
route planning for your trips.
7.4 YouTube Go
YouTube is an online video-sharing application where
users can upload, view, and share videos. Available
content includes video clips, TV clips, music videos,
and other content such as video blogging, short original
videos, and educational videos. It supports a streaming
function that allows you to start watching videos almost
as soon as they begin downloading from the internet.
7.5 Play Store
Serves as the official app store for the Android operating
system, allowing users to browse and download
applications and games. Applications are either free of
charge or at a cost.
In Play Store, search for the app you need, download it
and then follow the installation guide to install the app.
You can also uninstall, update an app, and manage your
downloads.
7.6 Duo
A video chat mobile app. With phone numbers verified,
users can easily video call people from their contact list.