Alcatel ONETOUCH 7042D User manual

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English - CJB33AB01AAA
Quick Start Guide
Thank you for buying ALCATEL ONETOUCH 7042D. We hope
you will enjoy your high-quality mobile communication experience.
For more information about how to use the cellphone, please go
to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download complete user manual.
Moreover, from the website you can also consult FAQ, realize
software upgrade, etc.
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Table of contents
1 Your mobile��������������������������������������������������������������������� 3
2 Text input ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 14
3 Phone call ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 15
4 People ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 17
5 Messaging����������������������������������������������������������������������� 18
6 Email ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 19
7 Getting connected�������������������������������������������������������� 20
8 Locate my location using GPS satellites�������������������� 22
9 Data backup ������������������������������������������������������������������ 23
10 Factory data reset �������������������������������������������������������� 23
11 Applications & Internal storage���������������������������������� 24
12 Making the most of your phone���������������������������������� 25
Safety and use������������������������������������������������������������������������� 27
General information �������������������������������������������������������������� 36
Warranty��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 37
Troubleshooting���������������������������������������������������������������������� 39
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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 Your mobile������������������
1�1 Keys and connectors
Headset connector
Back key
Front camera
Home key
Menu key
micro-USB
connector
Touch screen

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Volume up
Volume down
Camera
Menu key
• Touch to access Settings options.
• Touch and hold: Touch and hold it to open a list of
thumbnail images of applications you've worked with
recently.
Home key
• While on any application or screen, touch to return to
the Home screen.
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 when the screen lights up.
Power key
Camera Flash/
Flashlight

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Power key
• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen
• Press and hold: Power on or pop up the menu to get
more options, such as Restart, Airplane mode, etc.
• Press and hold Power key and Volume down key to
capture a screenshot.
• Press to mute the ringtone when there’s an incoming
call.
Volume keys
• Press and hold for more than 7 seconds to restart the
phone when the system halted.
• Press and hold Power key and Volume up key under
power off mode to restore factory set.
• Under call mode, adjust the earpiece or headset
volume.
• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media
volume.
• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.
• Press to light up the screen when it dims during a call.

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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.
To install, please open SIM card lock first, and then place the SIM
card into the slot with its chip facing downwards. Make sure that it
is correctly inserted.To remove the card, please open SIM card lock
and take it out from the slot.
Before inserting/removing the SIM card, you should ensure
the phone is off, to protect it from corruption or damage.
For dual SIM models, both SIM1 & SIM2 supports upto
3G networks,while 3G network is usable at any point of
time for either of the SIM only. Please put Idea 3G SIM for
superior 3G experience.
Your phone only supports micro-SIM card. Do not attempt
to insert other SIM type like mini and nano card, otherwise
may cause phone damage.
Installing or removing the microSD card
To install, please open microSD card lock first, and then place the
microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing downwards.
To remove the external microSD card, please open microSD card
lock and take it out from the slot.
SIM2 card slot
SIM1 card slot
microSD card slot

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Before inserting/removing the microSD card, you should
ensure the phone is off, to protect it from corruption or
damage. In addition, regularly removing or inserting the SD
card may cause the phone to restart.
Installing or removing the battery
• Insert and click the battery into place, then close the phone cover.
•Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.
Charging the battery
Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket
respectively.
The charging status bar will not float if your battery is
extendly consumed. To reduce power consumption and
energy waste, when battery is fully charged, disconnect your
charger from the plug; 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
some 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 following
options: language, date & time, Google account, etc.
1�2�3 Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the Phone
options appear, select Power off.

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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. Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to
get a complete view of the home screen. Touch the Home key to
switch to Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
Favorite tray applications
• Touch to enter the application.
• Touch and hold to move or change
applications.
Application tab
• Touch to open main menu.

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1�3�1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold the home screen to access the available options for
setting the wallpaper.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web
pages… at your convenience.
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 status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side)
and notification information (to the left side).

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Status icons
GPRS connected No signal (gray)
GPRS in use Roaming
EDGE connected No SIM card inserted
EDGE in use Signal strength (blue)
3G connected Vibrate mode
3G in use Ringer is silenced
HSPA (3G+) connected Phone microphone
is mute
HSPA (3G+) in use Battery is very low
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network Battery is low
Bluetooth is on Battery is partially
drained
Connected to a
Bluetooth device Battery is full
Airplane mode Battery is charging
Alarm is set Headset connected

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Notification icons
New text or
multimedia message Missed call
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery Call on hold
New Hangouts message Call forwarding is on
New voicemail Call in progress
Upcoming event Uploading data
Data is synchronizing Downloading data
Song is playing Select input method
Screenshot captured An open Wi-Fi network
is available
USB tethering is on Phone is connected via
USB cable
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on Radio is on

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Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel
or Notification panel.Touch and drag up to close it.When there are
notifications, you may touch and drag the Status bar with two fingers
to access Quick setting panel directly.
Quick setting panel
Touch and drag down the Status bar to open Quick setting panel,
where you may enable or disable functions or change modes by
touching the icons.
Touch to switch to the
notification panel
Touch to access Settings,
where you may set more items
Notification panel
When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar to
open the Notification panel to read the detailed information.
Touch to switch to the
quick setting panel
Touch to clear all event–based
notifications (other ongoing
notifications will remain)

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1�3�3 Lock/Unlock your screen
To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by
creating a variety of patterns, PIN, password, etc.
1�3�4 Personalize your Home screen
Add
You may 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 Favorite 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 Remove, 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.
Wallpaper customization
Touch Menu key then touch Wallpaper to customize wallpaper.
1�3�5 Volume adjustment
You can set ringer, media and phone ringtone volume to your
preference by pressing Volume up/down key or touching Settings\
Sound.

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Text input ���������������������
2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
From the home screen, select Settings\Language&input, touch
the Settings icon on the right of Android keyboard, a series of
settings are 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\Orientation).
2�1�1 Android keyboard
Touch to switch
between symbol
and numeric
keyboard.
Touch & hold, then
select to enter
symbols/emoticons.
Touch & hold
to show input
options;
When Wi-Fi or
data connection is
on, touch to enter
voice input.
Touch to switch
between "abc/
Abc" mode;
Touch & hold to
switch between
"abc/ABC" mode.

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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 tap to change the high-lighted selection.
• Following options will show: Select all , Cut , Copy
and Paste .
• Touch the icon to confirm.
3 Phone call ���������������
3�1 Placing a call
Touch on the home screen to access Phone application.
Dial screen
Touch and hold to
access voicemail
Slide to access Call
log and Contacts.
Touch to delete
the digits
Touch to get more
options
Touch to hide/
show the dial pad
Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a
contact from Contacts or Call log by sliding or touching tabs, then
touch Call to place the call.
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching
and touching Add to Contacts�
To hang up a call, touch End .

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3�2 Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call, drag the icon rightward to answer the
call, leftward to reject the call, upward to reject the call by sending
a preset message.
To mute the incoming calls, press the Volume up/down key or turn
the phone face down if Turn over to mute is activated.To activate,
touch Settings\Gestures\Turn over to mute.
3�3 Consulting your call memory
You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial
screen to view call history in categories of Incoming calls, Outgoing
calls, and Missed calls.
3�4 Speed dial settings
You can access this setting screen by touching and Speed dial
on Dial screen, then select contacts to define 2-9 screen keys as
a speed dialer.

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4 People ���������������������
You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize
these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web
or on your phone.
4�1 Adding a contact
From the Home screen, select People app, then touch the icon
in the contact list to create a new contact.
Contact group
list;
Touch to find contacts
in contact list;
Favorites
Contact list
Touch to add
contact
4�2 Importing , exporting and sharing
contacts
From Contacts screen, touch to open options menu, touch
Import/Export, then select to import/export contacts from/to SIM
card, Phone, Phone storage,Accounts, etc.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, choose an
account and target SIM card(s), select the contact you want to
import/export, and touch the icon to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, choose an account
and target SIM card(s) mark Select all and touch the icon to
confirm.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the
contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.
Touch a contact you want to share, touch and Share from
contact details screen, then select the application to perform this
action.

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4�3 Synchronizing contacts in multiple
accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from
multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your
phone.
5 Messaging����������������
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone.
To access this feature, touch from the Home screen.
Touch to create a new message
Touch to search in all messages
• Touch to view the whole message
thread.
• Touch and hold to Delete message
or Create shortcut
All messages you receive or send out can be saved in
phone memory or SIM card.To consult the SMS messages
stored in SIM card, touch from Messaging screen, then
touch Settings\Text message(SMS)\Manage SIM
messages.
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient or touch to add
recipients, touch Type text message bar to enter the text of the
message.When finished, touch to send the text message.You have
to choose a SIM card if two cards are inserted.
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as
several SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also increase the
size of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to
your recipient.

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Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations,
slides and audio to other compatible phones and e-mail addresses.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image,
video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or Subject or email addresses are
added.
6 Email �����������������������
Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or
IMAP email accounts in your phone.
To access this function, touch from Home screen and then
touch Email.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set-up an email
account.
• Enter the email address and password of the account you want
to set-up.
• Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your
service provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to
the email account settings screen to enter settings manually. Or
you can touch Manual setup to directly enter the incoming and
outgoing settings for the email account you are setting up.
• Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
• To add another email account, you can touch Menu key and
Settings.Touch Add account on the right of the title to create.
To create and send emails
• Touch the icon from Inbox screen.
• Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in To field.
• If necessary, touch Menu key and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add
a copy or a blind copy to the message.
• Enter the subject and the content of the message.
• Touch Menu key , touch Attach file to add an attachment.
• Finally, touch to send�
• If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch Menu
key and Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy.

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Getting connected�������
To connect to the Internet with this phone, you can use GPRS/
EDGE/3G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
7�1 Connecting to the Internet
7�1�1 GPRS/EDGE/3G
The first time you turn on your phone with SIM card inserted, it will
automatically configure network service: GPRS, EDGE or 3G. If the
network is not connected, you can touch on quick setting panel.
To check the network connection you are using, then touch
Settings\More���\Mobile networks\Access Point Names or
Network operators�
7�1�2 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your phone is
within range of a wireless network.Wi-Fi can be used on the phone
even without a SIM card inserted.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
• Touch on quick setting panel to get to Settings.
• Touch the switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi.
• Touch Wi-Fi, detailed information of all detected Wi-Fi networks
is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
• Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. If the network you selected
is secured, you are required to enter a password or other credentials
(contact network operator for details).When finished, touch Connect.
7�2 Browser������������������������������������
Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web.
To access this function, touch from Home screen and then touch
Browser icon .
To go to a web page
On Browser screen, touch the URL box at the top, enter the address
of the web page, then touch to confirm.