Alcatel U504TL User manual

U504TL
User Manual
Conventions used in this guide
In this user guide, we use the following
symbols to indicate useful and important
information:
NOTE NOTE
Notes, usage tips, or additional information
Warning Situations that could cause
injury to yourself or others
Caution Situations that could cause
damage to your device or
other equipment

Specifications ........................................................................................ 2
Basics ...................................................................................................... 3
In Box .............................................................................................. 3
Phone Overview ........................................................................... 3
Battery ............................................................................................. 3
MicroSD Card ............................................................................... 5
Turning Phone On or Off ........................................................... 5
Touch screen Gestures ................................................................. 6
Using the Onscreen Keyboard ................................................... 6
Editing Text ................................................................................... 7
Getting Started ...................................................................................... 9
Google Account ............................................................................ 9
Getting to Know the Home Screen ......................................... 10
Customizing the Home Screen ................................................ 10
Essential Display Icons ............................................................. 12
Notifications Panel ..................................................................... 13
Opening & Switching Between Applications ....................... 13
Sleep Mode .................................................................................. 14
Adjusting Volume ...................................................................... 15
Searching Your Phone and the Web ....................................... 15
Connecting Your Phone to a Computer .................................. 16
Phone Calls .......................................................................................... 17
Making Calls ............................................................................... 17
Answering or Rejecting Calls .................................................. 18
Using In-Call Options ............................................................... 19
Using Call Log ............................................................................. 19
Listening to Your Voicemail ..................................................... 20
Using Voice Dialer ..................................................................... 21
Contacts ................................................................................................ 22
About contacts ............................................................................. 22
Opening Your contacts .............................................................. 22
Getting Started ............................................................................ 22
Editing/Deleting Contacts ......................................................... 24
Communicating .......................................................................... 25
Account Setting ........................................................................... 25
Messages .............................................................................................. 26
About Messages .......................................................................... 26
Sending Messages ...................................................................... 26
Reading Messages ...................................................................... 27
Receiving Emergency Alerts Messages ................................... 28
Changing Messages Settings .................................................... 29
Google ................................................................................................... 30
Gmail ............................................................................................ 30
Maps .............................................................................................. 31
Calendar ....................................................................................... 33
Play Music .................................................................................... 35
Google Play Store ....................................................................... 35
Web ....................................................................................................... 38
Chrome ......................................................................................... 38
YouTube ....................................................................................... 40
Wi-Fi .............................................................................................. 42
Downloads ................................................................................... 43
Bluetooth .............................................................................................. 44
Using Bluetooth .......................................................................... 44
Disconnecting or Un-pairing from a Bluetooth Device ....... 44
Connecting to a Bluetooth Headset ......................................... 45
Sending and Receiving Information Using Bluetooth ........ 45
Entertainment ...................................................................................... 47
Camera/Camcorder ..................................................................... 47
Sound Recorder ........................................................................... 48
Tools ...................................................................................................... 49
Clock ............................................................................................. 49
Calculator ..................................................................................... 50
Settings ................................................................................................. 51
Settings on Your Phone ............................................................. 51
Firmware Upgrade ...................................................................... 54
Safety and use ..................................................................................... 55
Please read before proceeding .................................................. 55
Limitation of damages ............................................................... 55
Important health information and safety precautions ......... 56
Regulatory agency identifications ........................................... 62

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HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY HAC FOR WIRELESS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES .................................. 63

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Specifications
1. Display
• 5 inch WVGA (854*480) Display
• Capacitive Touch Screen
2. Camera
• Front camera: 2.0MP
• Rear camera: 5.0MP
3. Dimensions and Weight
• Dimensions: 146.1*72.4*11.5 mm
• Weight: 166g.
4. Memory
• 16GB (ROM)/2GB (RAM)
• External memory : Supports up to 128GB
5. Operating System
• Android 8.1 Oreo
6. Connectivity
• WIFI(802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth4.0
7. Sensors
• Accelerometer, Proximity sensor, Geomagnetic sensor,
Ambient Light sensor
8. Power Management (Performance)
Battery Type
Capacity
Standby Time
Talk Time
Lithium-
Ion(Li-ion)
2300mAh
Up to 180 Hours
Up to 9.5
Hours

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Basics
In Box
The U504TL comes with the following items included in the box:
1. Mobile phone
2. Micro USB cable
3. Battery cover
4. Battery
5. USB power adapter
6 .QSG
Phone Overview
Battery
Note that browsing the web frequently, extended data
usage, being in a poor signal area, or subjecting the device
to extreme temperatures will cause the battery to discharge
quicker than normal. To increase battery life, limit your
data usage, or turn off GPS and Bluetooth when not
required.
1. Installing the battery
Please use only the original batteries and accessories
you received with your phone or UMX recommended
replacements.
1. Remove the battery cover from the unit.
2. Align the battery’s exposed gold contacts with the
battery connectors inside the battery compartment.
3. Insert the battery with the contacts aligned to the
connectors.
4. Gently push the battery into the battery compartment
and press down until you hear a click. Replace
the battery door.

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2. Removing the battery
1. Make sure that your device is turned off. To
remove the battery cover from your phone,
open the back cover using your finger at the small
opening on the left of the phone.
2. Push the bottom of the battery upwards and remove
the battery.
3. Charging your battery
Before you turn on your device and start using it, it is
recommended that you charge the battery.
1. Connect the USB cable to the USB power adapter.
2. Connect the power adapter to a standard outlet.
3. Locate the USB port located on the underneath of your
device.
4. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the phone’s
micro USB port.
5. The USB icon on the cable should always face up when
connecting the cable to your device as shown.
NOTE
• It is more efficient to charge the battery with your device powered
off.
• Battery operating time gradually decreases over time.

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MicroSD Card
Use the microSD card to store your photos, videos, music
and certain apps from Google PlayTM Store. You can also
move and copy files to your computer from your device.
NOTE When you insert or remove the microSD card, you should
remove the battery cover.
1. Insert the microSD card
1. Locate the microSD card slot and remove the cover.
Insert the microSD card into the slot with its
gold contacts facing left above battery until it clicks
into place.
2. Removing the microSD card
1. Remove the microSD card cover.
2. Slide the microSD card out from the slot.
3. Removing the microSD card while
the phone is on
If you need to remove the microSD card while the
phone is on, unmount the microSD card first to
prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the
microSD card.
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Storage >Unmount SD card >OK.
3. Remove the microSD card by following the steps in
“Removing the microSD card”.
Turning Phone On or Off
1. Turning your phone on
1. Press and hold Power/Lock.
NOTE The first time you use your phone you’ll need to set it up.
See the Getting Started chapter for details.
2. Turning your phone off
1. If the display is off, press Power/Lock to turn it
back on.
2. Press and hold Power/Lock for a few seconds.
3. When Phone options menu appears, tap Power off
>OK.

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Touch screen Gestures Using the Onscreen Keyboard
You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some
applications open the keyboard automatically. In others,
tap anywhere in a text field to open the keyboard.
1. Tap each letter on the on-screen keypad.
2. Tap and hold a letter for additional key options (not all
keys have additional options). Additional key options
include numbers and letters with accent marks. If
options are available, you will see a box with all the
options shown. Slide your finger to select the character
you want.
3. Continue until you have finished the word.
You can also use the following icons:
Tap
To select onscreen items such as application
and settings icons or press onscreen buttons,
simply touch them with your finger.
Tap and hold
To open available options for the item,
simply touch and hold your finger on the
screen over the item.
Swipe or slide
Quickly drag your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
Drag
Tap and hold your finger before you start
to drag. While dragging, do not release
your finger until the item reaches your
desired location.
Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, but
you only need to swipe your finger in lighter
and quicker strokes. This finger gesture is
always in a vertical direction, such as
flicking through the contacts or the message
lists.
Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically
change the screen orientation from portrait
to landscape by turning the phone
sideways. When entering text, you can turn
the phone sideways to bring up a bigger on-
screen keyboard.

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•Tap 3 while you type. When you release the key,
the lowercase letters reappear.
•Turn caps lock on. double-tap or touch & hold
•Tap 3, so it changes to . Touch shift key again
to return to lowercase.
• Tap 1 you can to delete words, tap 4 you can change to
the number and sign keyboard.
• To hide the Android keyboard, press Back .
• When you write a new mail, you can tap 2 to skip from
the subject frame to text frame.
NOTE When you tap Settings > System > Languages & input >
Virtual keyboard > Manage keyboards, you can set the input
methods.
Adding, Editing or Deleting Words in the User Dictionary
Sometimes you may need to add a word to the predictive
text dictionary, for example, a name or a specialized
technical word. If you want to add a word to your User
dictionary while entering text, double tap the word to
highlight it, then tap and hold the word and select Add
to dictionary.
Adding a word manually
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps >Settings.
2. Tap System > Language & input >Personal
dictionary.
3. Press Add.
4. Type the word >tap Back.
Editing or deleting a word
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps >Settings.
2. Tap System > Language & input >Personal
dictionary.
• To edit words from the dictionary, tap the word you
want to edit > Edit the word > tap Back.
• To delete words from the dictionary, tap the word you
want to delete >Delete.
Editing Text
You can select, copy or cut the text you’ve entered, then
paste it in another text field within the user interface.
NOTE Some applications may offer different text editing methods.
1. Selecting text
1. Tap the text field.
2. Move the cursor to the beginning or end of the desired
text by tapping in the location you want the cursor.
3. Tap and hold the text field.
4. Tap Select word in the pop-up menu.
• Or tap Select all to select all the text in the text field.
5. Drag your finger to move the text cursor to a letter
within the text that you want to select. The selected
text is highlighted in green.

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2. Cutting and copying the text
1. Double-click to select the text to cut or copy it.
2. Tap and hold the selected text.
3. Tap Cut or Copy in the menu that opens.
• If you tap Cut, the selected text is removed
from the text field. In this case, the text is saved to
the clipboard, so that you can paste it into another
text field.
3. Pasting the text
1. Cut or copy the text to paste.
2. Tap the text field where you want to paste the text and
move the cursor to your desired location.
• You can paste text that you copied from one
application into the text field in any other
application.
3. Tap and hold then select Paste in the pop up menu.
• The text is inserted after the cursor. The text also
remains in the clipboard, so you can paste that same
text into another location.

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Getting Started
Google Account
You must sign in to a Google account to use Gmail,
Google Calendar, and other Google applications; to
download applications from Google Play Store; to back
up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage
of other Google services on your phone.
1. Registering a Google account
Gmail, Google Play Store, and other applications require
a valid Google account for use. You will be prompted to
login into Google the first time you use these
applications.
1. Enter your Google account Email > Tap NEXT.
• If you don’t have a Google account, tap Create account
instead. See the next section for more details.
2. Enter your Google account Password > Tap NEXT.
2. Creating a new Google account
1. Tap Create account > Enter First name, Last name and
Email > Tap Next.
2. Input your phone number to get a verification code
3. Enter a password in to the Type a password, Confirm
password fields, then tap Next.
• Password tip: Your password must be a minimum
of 8 characters in length.
4. Select Security question and enter the Answer, which
will be needed if you forget your password and then
enter a Secondary Email >Create.
5. Read through Google Terms of Service > Tap I agree,
Next.
6. Enter the letters shown on the screen > Tap Next > Tap
Finish.
3. Adding a Google account
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps >Settings.
2. Tap Users & Accounts >Add account.
3. Tap Google.
4. Enter your Google account Email > Tap NEXT.
5. Enter your Google account Password > Tap NEXT.
6. Tap I AGREE.
• The U504TL supports multiple Google accounts.
• If you have the same contact across multiple Google
accounts, you can merge duplicates into a single
item in the contact list.

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Getting to Know the Home
Screen
1. The Home screen is displayed when the device is in
idle mode. You can add your favorite apps, shortcuts,
folders and widgets to the Home screen so they’re only
a tap away.
2. Press Home to return to the center home screen.
1. Previewing the Home screens
1. From any Home screen, tap and hold an application.
2. When you choose a desired Home screen, the
application shifts to the selected Home screen.
Customizing the Home Screen
The Home screens and display wallpaper are customizable.
1. Home screen customization options
Open the Home screen you want to customize.
2. Moving an item on the Home screen
1. From the Home screen, tap and hold the item you want
to move until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger.
2. Drag the item to a new location on the Home screen.
3. Lift your finger at the location where you want the
item.
To add a shortcut for any application to a Home screen,
tap Apps, tap and hold the item, then drag it onto
a Home screen.
3. Removing an item from the Home screen
1. From the Home screen, tap and hold an item until it
vibrates. Don’t lift your finger. The × Remove icon will
appear at the top of the display.
2. Drag the item to × Remove.
3. When the item turns grey, lift your finger.
4. Changing the Wallpaper of the Home
screen

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1. From the Home screen, tap and hold any empty area on
a Home screen long time.
2. Tap WALLPAPERS:
From the list of menus, Choose a photo from your
camera gallery or memory card storage.
3. Tap Set wallpaper.

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Essential Display Icons
1. Status icons
You can tell a lot about your phone when you
understand the icons in the Status bar. Here’s what each
one means:
Signal strength
Synchronized with the
web
No signal
Vibrate only mode
4G network
connected
Speakerphone is on
Wi-Fi signal
strength
Silent mode-no audio
or vibration
Airplane mode
Microphone is muted
Data
synchronizing
It indicates that battery
is remaining
Bluetooth is on
Data Saver is on
Storage is
insufficient
2. Notification icons
Notification icons in the Status bar alert you to items that
may require your attention such as new messages,
calendar event reminders, missed call notifications, etc.
Here’s what each one means:
Call in progress
Downloading data
Missed call
Uploading data
(animated)
Call Diverted
General Warning
Icon
More (not
displayed)
notifications
Headset is inserted
New Google
Talk instant
message
MicroSD card is
being prepared
New voicemail
Upcoming event
New message
Alarm is set
New Gmail
Wi-Fi is on and
wireless networks are
available
Connected to or
disconnected
from VPN
Song is playing

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Notifications Panel
When you receive a new notification, an icon will be
displayed in your status bar at the top of your screen.
1. Viewing and responding to Notifications
1. Tap and hold Status bar, and then slide your finger
downward to open the Notifications panel.
2. If you have multiple notifications, you may need to
scroll to see them all.
3. Tap a notification to respond to it.
2. Closing the Notifications panel
Drag the bottom bar of the panel up. Or just press
Back.
Opening & Switching Between
Applications
1. Opening and closing the Applications List
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps.
2. To close, press Home or Back.
2. Switching to a recently used application
1. From any screen, tap Recent apps. Scroll to see all
recently used application.
2. Tap an icon to open the application or press Back
to return to your previous screen.

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Sleep Mode
Sleep mode saves battery power by turning off your
display. You will still receive messages and calls when the
display is turned off.
1. Switching to Sleep mode
1. Press Power/Lock to switch your phone to Sleep
mode.
2. Your phone automatically turns off the display after a
period of inactivity. To customize the screen timeout
settings, from the Home screen, tap Apps >
Settings > Display >Sleep.
2. Waking up from Sleep mode
1.Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an
incoming call.
2. To wake it up manually, press Power/Lock.
You’ll need to unlock the screen as described below.
3. Unlocking the screen
On the lock screen, tap the unlock icon and slide
your finger in the direction of the arrows to unlock
the screen. The screen unlocks automatically when
you answer an incoming call.
NOTE If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or
password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the
screen or enter the PIN or password to access the phone
software.
4. Activating Secure Screen Lock
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Security & location > Screen lock.
• If you have already configured the screen lock, tap
screen lock to change how to lock or unlock your
screen.
3. Tap Pattern, PIN, Password. Then enter a custom
pattern, PIN or password as prompted.
• If you select ‘None’, screen unlock security is
cancelled.

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Adjusting Volume
Ringtone and Media volume are independent of each other
and adjusted separately.
1. Adjusting the ringer volume
From the Home screen, press Volume up or Volume
down on the right side of the phone to
adjust the ringer volume to your desired level.
• While in the lowest ringer volume level, press
Volume up or Volume down once to set your phone
to Vibrate mode. To set your phone to Silent mode,
you can press Volume down once again.
• While in the Silent mode or Vibrate mode, press
Volume up once to switch to ringtone mode.
2. Adjusting the media volume
While playing music, watching a video or using
preloaded or downloaded games or applications, press
Volume up or Volume down on the right side of the
phone to adjust the media volume.
3. Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone
calls
During a phone call, press Volume up or Volume
down.
4. Adjusting the volume via Settings menu
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Settings.
2. Tap Sound > Volumes.
3. Drag the volume sliders left or right to adjust your
phone’s Ringtone, Media, and Alarm. Your phone
plays a sample tone at the selected volume level
while you drag the slider.
4. When you’re done, tap Back or Home.
Searching Your Phone and the
Web
The search key is a powerful part of the U504TL’s
software and enables you to quickly locate files, contacts,
and applications. You can also search the web using your
favorite web search service.
1. Tap Apps > Google.
2. Begin entering text, or tap a previously used search
term.
• As you enter the text, matching items on your phone
and suggestions from Google web search will appear
on the screen.
3. Tap a suggestion to go directly to that result.

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Connecting Your Phone to a
Computer
1. Copying files to/from the microSD card
You can copy your music, photos, and other files to
the microSD card of your phone.
NOTE This option is available only when a microSD card is
inserted into the slot of your phone..
1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied
USB cable.
2. Open the Notifications panel >tap USB for file transfer
options.
3. On your computer, the connected phone is recognized as
a removable hard drive.
4. Navigate to the removable drive and open it.
5. Do one of the following:
• Copy the files from the computer to the microSD card’s
root folder.
• Copy the files from the phone’s microSD card to a folder
in your computer.
6. After copying the files, un-mount the removable drive
(that is, your phone) as required by your computer’s
operating system to safely remove your phone.
7. After you have un-mounted the removable drive, you can
disconnect the phone from the computer.

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Phone Calls
Making Calls
The simplest way to make a call is to dial the number
directly. You can also call numbers listed in your call log or
Contacts list.
1. Making a call from the dialer screen
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone. Or tap
Apps > Phone.
2. Tap the number you want to dial.
• If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single
character. Tap and hold to erase the entire string.
3. Tap Dial.
• The Calling screen is shown and appears in the
Status bar while the call is active.
• To change the volume during a call, press Volume up
/ Volume down.
4. To end the call, tap End Call.
2. Entering a Pause/Wait
Pause and wait options can help you dial additional
numbers such as a voicemail password, or phone
banking system menus.
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap the number you wish to dial > tap Option
>Add 2-sec pause or Add wait.
• Add 2-sec pause: Your phone will wait for 2 seconds
then continue to dial the remaining
numbers automatically.
• Add wait: Your phone will wait with the message,
‘Send the following tone?’ until Send is
tapped, then continue dialing the
remaining numbers.
3. Making an international call
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap and hold 0 until the international prefix ‘+’
appears.
3. Tap the country code, area code, and phone number.
4. Tap Dial.
4. Calling a number from the Call log
Your phone logs all incoming and outgoing calls.
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > Call log.
2. Tap Dial at the right of any entry to dial.
• Calls are listed with the most recent at the top.
• Calls to the same phone number are grouped together.
• Scroll up or down to view additional entries in the log.
• If you want to edit a number before calling, tap
and hold the desired number, and then tap Edit
number before call.
5. Making a call from the Contact list
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone > Contact
list. Or tap Apps > Contacts.

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2. Scroll through the contact list.
• To find a specific contact, you can search by tapping
Search. Enter the name of the contact you’re
searching for. As you type, contacts with matching
names appear below the search box. Or you can use
the tab on the right hand side of the screen to scroll
through the alphabetical contacts.
3. Tap the contact you want to call.
4. Tap the phone or mobile number.
6. Making an emergency call
Your phone supports international emergency
numbers such as 911. Emergency calling is supported
anywhere the phone has a network signal.
1. Making an emergency call
1. From the Home screen, tap Phone.
2. Tap the emergency number for your location.
This is usually 911, *911 or #911.
3. Tap Dial.
4. To end the emergency call, tap End Call.
2. Making an emergency call while the phone is locked
1. When your phone is no service status, Emergency call
button is displayed on the lock screen. Tap
EMERGENCY.
2. Tap the emergency number for your location. This is
usually 911, *911 or #911.
3. Tap Dial.
4. To end the emergency call, tap End Call.
Answering or Rejecting Calls
When you receive a phone call, the screen displays the
caller’s name, phone number, and caller ID icon (if stored
in Contacts). When you receive a phone call from a phone
number not stored in your Contacts, only the default
caller ID icon and phone number are shown.
All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log. If you miss a
call, you receive a reminder notification.
1. Answering or rejecting an incoming call
1. Swipe up from the icon to answer the call.
• If you were already in a call, the first call is placed on
hold during answering the new call.
• To silence the ringer before answering the call, press
either of the volume keys.