Alcatel A30 FIERCE User manual

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About this Manual...................................................
Thank you for choosing Alcatel 5049Z. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual
and keep it for future reference.
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Table of Contents
About this Manual................................................... .......................................................... 1
1 Getting Started............................................................................................................4
1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Setup............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Home Screen.............................................................................................................................................................. 9
1.4 Status Bar..................................................................................................................................................................10
2 About Your Phone...................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Power On/Off ..........................................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Battery .......................................................................................................................................................................12
3 Application............................................................................................................... 13
3.1 Call .............................................................................................................................................................................13
3.2 Contacts ....................................................................................................................................................................16
3.3 Messages ..................................................................................................................................................................19
3.4 Email ..........................................................................................................................................................................21
3.5 Chrome......................................................................................................................................................................23
3.6 Calendar....................................................................................................................................................................23
3.7 Camera...................................................................................................................................................................... 25
3.8 Gallery........................................................................................................................................................................ 26
3.9 Clock .........................................................................................................................................................................28
3.10 Music..........................................................................................................................................................................30
4 Personalize Your Phone..............................................................................................31
4.1 Language ..................................................................................................................................................................31
4.2 Date & time ...............................................................................................................................................................31
4.3 Sound ........................................................................................................................................................................32
4.4 Wallpaper, brightness and screen timeout ........................................................................................................ 32

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5 Security.................................................................................................................... 33
5.1 Screen lock...............................................................................................................................................................33
5.2 SIM security .............................................................................................................................................................33
5.3 Anti-Theft................................................................................................................................................................... 33
6 Account ................................................................................................................... 34
6.1 Software Update ......................................................................................................................................................34
7 Safety and Use. .........................................................................................................35
8 Warranty .................................................................................................................. 51
9 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 52
1 Getting Started................................................
1.1 Overview
Power key
Back button Recent Apps button
Home button
Volume key
LED indicator
Headset connector
Micro-USB Connector
P/L sensor
Front camera

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Camera Camera Flash/Flashlight Recent Apps button
 Touch to open a card view of applications you've worked with recently.
Home button
 From any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen.
 Long press to turn on Google Now. You can get help such as getting directions and restaurant
information based on the content detected on the screen.
Back button
 Touch to go back to the previous screen, or close a dialog box, options menu, the Notification 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/Airplane mode.
 Press and hold the Power key and Volume key to make a screenshot.
 Press and hold the Power key for at least 10 seconds to force reboot.
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 key to take a photo or press and hold to make burst shot.

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1.2 Setup
Setup your phone for the first time
The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following options:
 Touch to select the phone's language, then touch .
 Select an enabled Wi-Fi, then touch NEXT, otherwise touch SKIP.
 Set up date and time if needed, then touch NEXT.
 Enter the name to allow the phone to personalize some applications, then touch NEXT.
 Set up the screen lock to make your phone more secure, otherwise touch SKIP.
 Set up Google Services by marking the corresponding checkboxes, touch MORE to learn more about Google
Services, then touch NEXT.
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 and
use some of the phone's features.
Note: 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
and use some of the phone's features.
Installing back cover
Inserting Nano SIM card or microSD
You must insert your Nano SIM card to make phone calls using your network.
 To insert a SIM or MicroSD card into the card slot with the gold-colored contacts facing down.
Your phone only supports Nano SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like Mini or Micro cards,
otherwise you may damage your phone.

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1.3 Home Screen
Enter the applications list.
Status bar
Status/Notification indicators
Touch and drag down to open the Notification panel.
Swipe left or right to view more screens
Touch an icon to open an
application, folder, etc.
Favorite tray applications
Enter the application.
Long press to move or remove applications.
Search bar
nEnter text search screen.
oEnter voice search screen.
1.4 Status Bar
From the status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and notification information (to the left side).
Here is a list of the icons you might see and their meanings:
Icon Status
Bluetooth® active
Vibrate
Network (full signal)
4G LTE data service
Alarm set
New E-Mail
New message

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2About Your Phone ............................................
2.1 Power On/Off
Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, password, pattern) if necessary,
once unlocked, Home screen is displayed.
If you don't know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your service provider. Do not store PIN code within
your phone, instead store PIN in a location that is accessible without using phone.
Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the phone options appear, select Power off.
Charging
Insert the small end of the charging cable into the charge port, and plug the charger into an electrical outlet.
2.2 Battery
To optimize your battery life, you may do the following:
Turn on power saving mode
 Go to Settings > Battery > Battery saver
 Turn on the switch to enable battery saving mode.
Lower screen brightness
 Go to Settings > Display > Brightness level
 Lower the brightness by sliding to the left.
Screen timeout
 Go to Settings > Display > Sleep
 Select the screen timeout duration.

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3Application .....................................................
3.1 Call....................................................................................................
Making a call
To make a call, touch .
View the contact’s detailed
information. You can also
edit, delete, share the
contact, or send a message
to the contact.
Call the
previewed
number
Show the dial pad
Call log
Contacts
Display
suggested
numbers
Long press to
access voicemail
Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the call or select a contact from or
by sliding or touching tabs, then to make the call. Or touch to make video call.
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching Create new contact.
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching .
To hang up a call, touch .
International call
To dial an international call, long press to enter “+”, then enter the international country 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 and without typing the PIN code.

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Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call:
 Slide up to answer;
 Slide up to reject;
 Touch to reject the call by sending a preset message.
 Touch to set the reminder to call back.
To mute an incoming call, press the Volume key, or turn the phone over (when the Settings >Gesture >Turn over
to mute option is activated).
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.
To access your voicemail, long press .
To set your voicemail number: Long press , then go to ADD NUMBER >Voicemail >Setup >Voicemail number.
If you receive a voicemail, appears in the Status bar. Open the Notification panel and touch New voicemail.
3.2 Contacts ..........................................................................................
Contacts enables quick and easy access to the contact you want to reach.
You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize them with your Gmail contacts or other
applications on the web or on your phone.
 Touch in the contact list to create a new contact.
 Touch in the contact details screen to edit.
 Touch to add the contact to favorites; touch to remove a contact from favorites.
 Long press the contact you want to delete, then touch .
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.
Select a picture or take a
photo for the contact
When finished, touch the
icon to save
Touch to open available labels
When finished, touch to save.

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To exit without saving, you can touch and then touch Discard changes.
Editing your contacts
Touch in the contact details screen to edit.
When finished, touch to save.
Add to/remove from Favorites(1)
Touch a contact to view details then touch to add the contact to favorites.
Touch the star to remove a contact from favorites.
Deleting a contact
 Long press the contact you want to delete, then touch and confirm to delete.
(1) Only phone contacts can be added to Favorites.
 Touch to select all contacts, then touch and confirm to delete all contacts.
The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other applications on the phone or web the next
time you synchronize your phone.
Sharing a contact
You can share a single contact with others by sending the contact's vCard to them via Email, Messages, and
Bluetooth.
Select a contact you want to share, touch and then select Share.
Available options
From the contact list, you may also make further settings by touching .
Settings
 Call history Visit missed calls, outgoing calls and incoming calls.
 Group Add contacts into groups or manage groups.
 Contacts to display Choose contacts to display.
 Import/Export Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone
storage, etc.
 Clear frequects Clear frequently contacted list.
 Block numbers Add numbers here so that you won't receive the calls or texts from them.
 Merge contacts Select duplicate contacts to merge.
 Settings Change settings related to call, voicemail, display, etc.