Alcatel OneTouch PIXI avion lte a571vl User manual

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Thank you for choosing alcatel onetouch. This booklet helps you get
started with your new alcatel onetouch PIXI AVION™ LTE.
Important:
Restart your phone by pressing and holding the power key for more than 7
seconds until the startup screen appears.
In case this does not start your phone, press and hold the power key
and volume up key together until the startup screen appears. From the
following menus, short press the power key to select the language and
then the “factory reset” option.
Note: This operation will erase personal settings and saved data.
For more information about how to use your PIXI AVION™ LTE, go to www.
alcatelonetouch.com for the complete user manual.

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Table of contents
1 Your mobile ..........................................................................3
1.1 Keys and connectors....................................................... 3
1.2 Getting started................................................................ 4
1.3 Home screen .................................................................. 5
2 Text input ...........................................................................10
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard............................................. 10
2.2 Text editing................................................................... 11
3 Phone call, Call log and Contacts.....................................12
3.1 Call ................................................................................12
3.2 Call log ......................................................................... 15
3.3 Contacts ....................................................................... 15
4 Messaging, Gmail/Email, Google Hangouts......................18
4.1 Messaging .....................................................................18
4.2 Gmail/Email .................................................................. 21
4.3 Google Hangouts............................................................24
5 Calendar & Alarm clock & Calculator...............................25
5.1 Calendar ........................................................................25
5.2 Time .............................................................................26
5.3 Calculator ......................................................................27
6 Getting connected..............................................................27
6.1 Connecting to the Internet............................................. 27
6.2 Browser.........................................................................28
6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices .................................. 31
6.4 Connecting to a computer ............................................ 32
6.5 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection............... 32
6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks.......................... 33
7 Google Play Store .............................................................34
7.1 Locate the item you want to download and install ........ 34
7.2 Download and install .................................................... 34
7.3 Manage your downloads............................................... 35
8 Multimedia applications....................................................36
8.1 Camera/Camcorder........................................................36
8.2 Gallery ...........................................................................37
8.3 YouTube ....................................................................... 38
8.4 Play Music .....................................................................38
9 Google Maps ......................................................................39
9.1 Get My Location.............................................................39
9.2 Search for a location.......................................................39
9.3 Get driving, public transport or walking directions..........40
9.4 Share a location.............................................................40
9.5 Map view.......................................................................40
10 Others.................................................................................41
10.1 File Manager..................................................................41
10.2 Sound Recorder .............................................................41
10.3 Radio .............................................................................41
10.4 Note...............................................................................42
10.5 Other applications .........................................................42
11 Settings ................. ............................................................42

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11.1 Wireless & network........................................................42
11.2 DEVICE...........................................................................43
11.3 PERSONAL......................................................................45
11.4 System............................................................................48
12 Making the most of your phone........................................49
12.1 Software Upgrade..........................................................49
Safety and use.............................................................................50
www.sar-tick.com
This product meets applicable national SAR
limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR
values can be found on page 57 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 15 mm 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.

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1 Your mobile .......................
1.1 Keys and connectors
Micro-USB/
Charger Connector
Headset connector
Touch screen
Back key
Home key
Menu Key
LED indicator
Front camera
Receiver
Camera
Volume down
key
Volume up key
Power key
Back key
• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog
box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.
Home key
• From any application or screen, touch to return to the
Home screen.
• Long press to open Google now.
Menu key
• Touch: Open a list of thumbnail images of apps you've worked
with recently. Touch a thumbnail to open an app. Swipe up to
remove a thumbnail from the list, swipe left once to lock a
thumbnail, swipe again to unlock it.
• Long press: As Menu key, touch to access Manage Home
screen, Add widgets, Manage Wallpaper and Settings.

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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 for more than 8 seconds
to power off.
• Hold down the Power key and Volume up and Volume
down key to reboot.
• 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 mode, press Volume up or down key to take
a photo.
1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Setup
Removing or installing the back cover
Removing or installing the battery
Removing or installing the microSD card
To install microSD card, place the microSD card with the chip facing
downwards into the housing, and then slide it into its slot.To remove
microSD card, press and slide it out.
To avoid data loss and SD card damage, before removing the SD
card, ensure that the SD card is unmounted.
Charging the battery

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Connect the battery charger to your phone and main socket respectively,
charging status is indicated on screen while the phone is powered off. The
percentage increases as the phone is charged.
• When using your telephone for the first time, you are advised to fully
charge the battery (approximately 3 hours).
To reduce power consumption and energy waste when the
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, unlock your phone
(Slide, PIN, Password, Pattern) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen
is displayed.
If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your
service provider. Do not leave your PIN code with your phone. Store this
information in a safe place when not in use.
Even if no networks signal, your phone will still power on and you will be
able to connect to a Wi-Fi network, (refer to section “6.1.2 Wi-Fi”), sign into
your Google account and use some features.
1.2.3 Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from any screen until the phone options appear,
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 key to switch to the Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and drag down to open the notification
panel.
Touch an icon to open an application, folder, etc.
Touch to enter application list.
Favorite tray applications
• Touch to enter the application.
• Long press to move or change applications.
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.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
To enter the available options for an item, long press the item. For example,
select a contact in Contacts, long press this contact, an options list will
then appear on screen.
Drag
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.

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Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web pages
etc. You could slide the screen horizontally too.
Flick
Flicking is similar to swiping, but makes movement faster.
Pinch/Spread
Place two fingers from one hand on to the screens 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 device sideways to have a better view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From the status bar, you can view both phone status and notification
information.
Status icons
3G connected Vibrate mode
3G in use Alarm is set
4G LTE connected Speakerphone is on
4G LTE in use No SIM card inserted
Signal strength Phone microphone muted
Roaming Battery is very low
No signal Battery is low
Airplane mode Battery is partially drained
Wi-Fi is on Battery is full
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network Battery is charging
Bluetooth is on Headset connected
Connected to a
Bluetooth device

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Notification icons
New Gmail message Missed call
New Email message Call forwarding is on
New text or multimedia
message Song is playing
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery Connected to VPN
New Google Hangouts
message Select input method
Upcoming event Radio is on
Screenshot error Uploading data
Screenshot captured Downloading data
An open Wi-Fi network
is available Download finished
GPS is on System update available
Receiving location data
from GPS
Phone is connected via
USB cable
Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel
or Notification 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 the detailed information.
Touch to clear all event–based notifications
(other ongoing notifications will remain).
Touch to switch to the Quick settings panel.
Quick settings panel
Touch and drag down Notification panel to open Quick settings panel, where
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.
Search by text
• Touch Search bar from the Home screen.
• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
• Touch the icon on the keyboard to complete your search.
Search by voice
• Touch from Search bar to display a dialog screen.
• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will
display for you to select from.
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by
choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc.
To create a screen unlock pattern
• Long press the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch SETTINGS\
Lock settings\Screen lock\Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern
Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
• Long press the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch SETTINGS\
Security\Screen lock\PIN or Password.
• Set your PIN or password.
To lock phone screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen.
To unlock phone screen
Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern
you have created or enter PIN or password, etc. to unlock the screen.

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If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, you can press the Power key
to light up the screen first, then slide up to unlock screen; slide left to enter
Call or slide right to enter Camera.
1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen
Add
You can long press a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move
mode, and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer.
Reposition
Long press 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
Long press the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the
item up to the top of the Remove icon, and release after the item turns red.
Create folders
To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home
screen and the Favorite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one
item on top of another.To rename a folder, open it and long press the folder’s
title bar to input the new name.
Wallpaper customization
Long press the Menu key on the Home screen then touch WALLPAPERS to
customize your wallpaper.
1.3.6 Recently-used applications
Consult recently-used applications
To consult recently-used applications, long press the Menu key from
the Home screen. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the related
application.
Slide vertically to view all thumbnails of recently-used applications.
Touch one thumbnail and slide it horizontally or touch to delete it.
Touch Clear all to delete all thumbnails at once.

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1.3.7 Volume adjustment
Using volume key
Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To active the vibrate mode, press
the Volume down key until the phone vibrate.
Using Settings Menu
Long press the Menu key from the Home screen, then touch SETTINGS\
Sound & notification\Sound you can set the volume of media, ringtone,
alarm, and etc. to your preference.
2 Text input
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Long press the Menu key from the Home screen, select SETTINGS\
Language & input, touch the keyboard name to access a series of settings.
2.1.1 Google keyboard
Touch to input
comma; touch & hold
to show input options Touch to get emoji.
Touch to enter
text or numbers.
Touch to enter voice
input; long press to
show input options.
Touch to switch
"abc/Abc" mode;
Long press to switch
"ABC" mode. Long press to
select symbols.
2.1.2 Swype
Swype Input lets you enter a word with one continuous motion: just drag
your finger over the letters in the word.
• Place your finger on the key with the first letter of the word and drag your
finger to each subsequent letter without lifting your finger off the screen.

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• Continue until you have finished the word. Lift your finger after the
last letter.
• If Swype Input can't clearly determine your word, the word choice
window opens. Select an alternative word from the list.
Touch to enter
text or numbers.
Touch to switch
between "abc/
Abc" mode.
Touch to enter symbol.
Long press to edit.
Long press to delete all
contents immediately.
Long press to
enter settings.
Long press to
change language.
2.2 Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Long press 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
or Paste .
• Touch the icon to go back without any action.
You can also insert new texts as you prefer
• Touch where you want to type, or long press the blank, the cursor will
blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to move the cursor.
• If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show PASTE and REPLACE
icon which allows you to complete paste immediately.

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3 Phone call, Call log and
Contacts
3.1 Call ....................................................
3.1.1 Placing a call
You can easily launch a call by using Call. Touch the icon on the Home
screen to access Call application.
Slide to access the
RECENTS and CONTACTS.
Touch to display
keyboard
Long press to
access voicemail.
Touch to place
a call
Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact
from CONTACTS or RECENTS by sliding or touching tabs, then touch
to place the call.
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching the key
and 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 finally
touch .
Emergency call
If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch
to make an emergency call. This works even without network signal and
without typing the PIN code.

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3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call:
• Slide to the right icon to answer;
• Slide to the left icon to reject;
• Slide upwards to reject the call by sending a preset message.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume up/
down key or turn over the phone (when the Settings\Gestures\Turn over
to mute option is set to on by default).
3.1.3 Calling your 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 from dial screen.
To set your voicemail number, touch from the Dial screen, then touch
Settings\Call settings\Voicemail\Setup\Voicemail number.
If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the Status bar.
Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail.
3.1.4 During a call
To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key.
Touch to end the current call.
Touch to display dial pad.
Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.
Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.
Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to
unmute the call.
Touch to add a call.
To avoid incorrect operations on the touchscreen during a call,
the screen will automatically lock and unlock once the cellphone
is placed and removed from your ear.

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3.1.5 Call settings
Touch the from dial screen, then touch Settings, the following options
are available:
General settings
Contact display options
Touch to sort the list by the first name or last name, as well as viewing
contact names by first/last name first.
Sounds and vibrate
• Phone ringtone: Touch to select phone ringtone.
• Dial pad tones: Mark the checkbox to enable playing tones when using
the dial pad.
• Also vibrate for calls: Mark the checkbox to vibrate when ringing.
Other
• Quick responses: Touch to edit quick responses which will be used
when you reject a call with messages.
Call settings
Call barring
Touch to configure Call barring settings. Mark the checkbox to activate the call
barring for outgoing and incoming calls.
Voicemail
• Service: Touch to select the carrier.
• Setup: Touch to set voicemail number for listening to and managing
your voicemail.
• Sound: Touch to select notification sound.
• Vibrate: Mark the checkbox to vibrate when you have a new voicemail.
Fixed Dialing Numbers
Fixed dialling number (FDN) is a SIM service mode, where outgoing calls are
restricted to a set of phone numbers. These numbers are added to the FDN
list. The most common practical application of FDN is for parents to restrict
the phone numbers to which their children can dial. For security reasons,
you’ll be prompted to enable FDN by entering SIM PIN2 which is usually
acquired from your service provider or SIM maker.
Service Dialing Numbers:
You can place a call from the SDN list.
TTY mode
TTY mode can be used by people who are deaf, have poor hearing or speech
impairments.
Hearing aids
Hearing aids mode can be used by people who are deaf, have poor hearing
or speech impairments. After connecting the phone and Hearing aid
machine, it connects to a relay service, which converts incoming speech to
text for the person using the Hearing aid and converts outgoing text from
the Hearing aid machine to a spoken voice for the person on the other end
of the conversation.
DTMF Tones
Touch to set the length of DTMF tones.
Call forwarding:
Touch to configure how your calls are forwarded when you are busy,
unanswered or unreachable.
Additional settings
• Caller ID: Touch to use default carrier settings to display your number
in outgoing calls.

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• Call waiting: Mark the checkbox to notify you of new incoming calls
during a call.
3.2 Call log
You can access your call memory by touching RECENTS from the Dial
screen.
Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations, you
can launch a new call, send SMS to the contact or number, view detailed
information of the call, or clear the call.
Touch View full call history to view all call log, touch and Clear call
log to clear the entire call memory.
3.3 Contacts
Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach.
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.
3.3.1 Consult your Contacts
To access this feature:
• Touch from the Home screen, then select CONTACTS
• Touch from the Home screen, then select Contacts .
Touch to add
new contact.
Touch to view the
contact’s detailed
information.
Touch image and
touch delete icon to
delete contact.
Touch to view your
favorite contacts.
Touch to search
contacts.
Touch the to display contacts list option menu, following actions are
enabled:
• Contact to
display
Touch to choose contacts to display.
• Import/export Import or export contacts between phone storage and
microSD card, or share contacts.
• Accounts Touch to add a new account.
• Settings Touch to change the display of the sort list and contact
names.
3.3.2 Adding a contact
Touch the icon 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 easily.

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Touch to select a picture for the contact.
Touch to save.
Touch to add a new label.
Touch to add a new number.
If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to add a
new category.
When finished, touch to save.
To exit without saving, you can touch and then touch Discard changes.
Add to/remove from Favorites (1)
To add a contact to favorites, you can touch a contact to view details then
touch to add the contact to favorites (the star will turn gold in color).
To remove a contact from favorites, touch the golden star on contact
details screen.
3.3.3 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch in the contact details screen. When
finished, touch .
(1) Only phone contacts can be added to Favorites.
3.3.4 Communicating with your contacts
From the contacts list, you can communicate with your contacts by making
a call or exchanging messages.
To launch a call to a contact, touch the contact to enter the detail screen,
then touch the number.
To send a message to a contact, touch the contact to enter the detail screen,
then touch the icon on the right side of the number.
The icons available on Quick Contact panel depend on the information you
have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone.
3.3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing
This phone enables you to import or export contacts between microSD card
and phone storage.
From the Contacts screen, touch to open the options menu, touch
Import/export, then select Import/Export to SIM card, Import/Export
from phone storage or Share visible contacts.

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To import a single contact to SIM card/phone storage, choose an account
and target storage location, select the contact you want to import, and
touch the icon to confirm. Touch to select all contacts to import.
To export a single contact from SIM card/phone storage, choose an account
and target storage location, select the contact you want to export, and
touch the icon to confirm. Touch to select all contacts to import.
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 contact from the
contact details screen, then select the application to perform this action.
3.3.6 Displaying contacts
You can configure which group of contacts, for each account, you want to
display in the Contacts list. Touch and touch Contacts to display from
contacts list screen, then you can choose contacts to display.
Touch and Settings, you can sort list by the first name or last name, as
well as view contact names as first/last name first.
3.3.7 Joining/Separating contacts(1)
To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing
contacts in a single action.
Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch , then
touch and touch Join.
At this time, you are required to select the contact whose information you
want to join with the first contact. The information from the second contact
is added to the first one, and the second contact will no longer be displayed
in the Contacts list.
(1) Only applicable for phone contacts.
To separate contact information, touch the contact whose information you
want to separate, touch , then touch and touch Separate, touch
OK to confirm.
3.3.8 Accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple
accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.
To add an account, touch from the contacts list and touch Accounts\
Add account, or from the Home screen, touch then Settings\
Accounts\Add account.
You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Google,
Corporate, etc.
As with other account setups, you need to enter detailed information, like
username, password, etc.
You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information from
the phone. Open the Settings screen, touch the account you want to delete,
touch and select Remove account, then confirm.
Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync
In the Accounts screen, touch and mark the Auto-sync data checkbox.
When activated, all changes to information on the phone or online will be
automatically synchronized with each other.
Sync manually
You can also synchronize an account manually on Accounts screen, touch
an account in the list, then touch and select Sync now.

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4 Messaging, Gmail/Email,
Google Hangouts
4.1 Messaging.........................................
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
To access this feature, touch from the Home screen, then select
Messaging.
4.1.1 Write message
On the message list screen, touch the new message icon to write text/
multimedia messages.
Touch to create a new message.
• Touch to view the whole message thread.
• Long press to activate delete mode.
For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact
panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved contacts,
touch the photo to add the number to your Contacts.
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in the To bar or touch
to add recipients and touch the Send message bar to enter the text of the
message. When finished, touch to send the text message.
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as several
SMS. A counter will be on the right of the text box to remind you
how many characters are allowed to be entered in one message.
Specific letters (accent) will also increase the size of the SMS,
this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations, slides
and sounds to other compatible mobiles 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.
To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone number in the
To bar, touch Send message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch
the icon to attach photo, video, audio and so on. When finished, touch
to send the multimedia message.
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