Alcatel One Touch POP 7 LTE T-Mobile Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Support..................................................................... 1
Service Activation.................................................... 2
Device Overview ..................................................... 3
SIM Card .................................................................. 4
Memory Card........................................................... 5
Power ........................................................................ 7
Home Screen........................................................... 7
Tethering & Mobile HotSpot ...............................11
Accessing Files .....................................................12
Contacts .................................................................12
Gmail.......................................................................13
Text Entry................................................................13
Text Messaging .....................................................16
Web Browsing .......................................................19
Bluetooth®..............................................................20
Battery & Memory Management.........................21
Protecting Your Device ........................................23
Accessories............................................................24
Caring For Your Device .......................................25
Approved Firmware Versions..............................26
Additional Information..........................................27
TCL Communications Ltd. Warranty..................29
Electronic Recycling Program ............................32
Safety Information.................................................32
ALCATEL Information...........................................44

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SERVICE ACTIVATION
If you are a new T-Mobile®customer and your service
has not yet been activated, simply call Customer
Care at 1-800-937-8997 and a T-Mobile Activations
representative will assist you.
You will need the following information
when activating service:
nYour Service Agreement and the agent code on
your Agreement
nYour name, home address, home phone
number, and billing address
Note: For business and government accounts,
please provide the organization’s name,
address, and tax ID.
nYour Social Security number, current driver’s
license number, and date of birth for credit
check purposes
nYour choice of T-Mobile rate plan and services
(see www.t-mobile.com for latest plan
information)
nYour SIM serial number and IMEI number
(located on the box barcode label)
By activating service, you acknowledge that you have read, understand,
and agree to be bound by each of T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions, and
by your Service Agreement.
SUPPORT
This guide provides you with the information you need
to get started.
For more information and additional support, please
visit www.t-mobile.com/support where you can:
nRegister at my.t-mobile.com to check your
minutes, pay your bill, upgrade your device, and
change your rate plan.
nReview your device’s User Manual and
troubleshooting FAQs.
nView the latest troubleshooting solutions in the
Support Forums or ask a question of your own.

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Volume up/down
keys
Power key
Camera
SIM CARD
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card identifies
your device to the wireless network. You cannot
browse the Internet using network without properly
installing SIM card.
Installing SIM card
1. Detach the SIM card from its packaging.
DEVICE OVERVIEW
Headset connector
Micro-USB
Connector
Front
camera
Touch
screen
Back key Recent key
Home key

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MEMORY CARD
Memory cards add extra storage space for your
music, pictures, videos, and more. This device uses
a microSD memory card size. Memory card sold
separately.
Installing memory card
1. Insert the microSD card into the microSD slot.
Follow the steps below and the icons on your
device to insert microSD card accurately.
2. Insert SIM card into SIM slot located on left side
of device. Follow the steps below and the icons
on your device to insert SIM card accurately.

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Back
• Touch to go back
to last screen.
Applications icon
• Touch to open applications menu.
Search bar
• Touch to enter text
search screen.
• Touch to enter voice
search screen.

Favorite applications tray
• Touch to enter the applications.
• Touch and hold to move or
change applications.
Swipe main home screen left and right
to view additional home screens.
Recent apps
• Touch to view recent apps.
Status bar
• Touch and drag down to open
the notifications panel.
Home screen is provided in an extended format to
allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts
etc. Slide all Home screens horizontally left and right
to get a complete view of the Home screens. The
white circles at the lower part of the screen indicate
which screen you are viewing.
Status bar
The Status bar appears at the top of your Home
screen. Icons indicating your tablet’s status and new
notification alerts appear in the Status bar.
Charging your device
1. Insert the small end of the charging cable into
the device micro-USB connector located on top
of device, as shown.
2. Plug the other end of the charging cable into
provided charger, connect charger to power
outlet.
POWER
To turn the power on or off, press and hold the power
key located on right side of device.
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 get instant access to the Home screen.

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Unlock the screen
Press the Power key once to light up the screen,
slide the screen up, draw the unlock pattern you have
created or enter PIN or password to unlock the screen.
Add items to the Home screen
1. Tap the Applications icon to access the
Applications menu.
2. Touch and hold the desired item, and then drag
it to a blank area on the preferred Home screen.
Move and delete items
Touch and hold the item you want to move or
delete and then drag it to another location or to the
X Remove icon at the top of the screen.
Change Home screen wallpaper
You can change your wallpaper two different ways:
1. Touch and hold an empty area on the Home
screen and then select WALLPAPERS from
bottom options. Slide left and right to view
Wallpaper image options, touch Set Wallpaper
on top bar to set image.
2. Change your wallpaper by going to Settings >
Display > Wallpaper.
Notifications panel
Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the
Notifications panel. Touch the notifications to view
details or touch on the bottom of Notifications
panel to clear all notifications (ongoing notifications
will remain). In the Notifications panel, touch or swipe
down the top gray bar to access the Settings shortcut
panel. Touch Settings shortcut options displayed to
enable/disable functions or to access full Settings
menu touch Settings icon at top of panel.
Touch to access Settings
menu with all options
Touch to clear all notifications
(ongoing notifications will remain).
Applications menu
To access all Applications from the Home screen, tap
the Applications icon . Swipe up or down through
the menu screens to view all applications. As you
download new applications, they will appear in the
Applications menu in alphabetical order.

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2. Toggle Mobile HotSpot button to right On
position, bar will display in blue. If first time
activating Mobile HotSpot, you will be prompted
to create password.
3. Use computer to search for Mobile HotSpot
wireless name ALCATEL ONETOUCH POP7
LTE XXXX ( the last four digits of your device’s
IMEI), select to connect.
4. Enter password to complete connection.
ACCESSING FILES
To access media files and photos saved on your
device or to transfer files from your SD card to your
computer, connect your device to a computer using
supplied USB Cable.
Once connected to computer, swipe down your
device’s Status to see USB for file transfer option,
select this option. Then select the file type you would
like to access:
• Transfer files (MTP) to access media files.
• Transfer photos (PTP) to access camera photos.
Please note, you can only access one file type option
at a time. Once file type is selected use your computer
to access your device files.
TETHERING & MOBILE HOTSPOT
Tether your device
1. Use provided USB Cable to connect your device
to your computer. You will see in Status bar
when USB tethering is active.
2. Tap the Applications icon .
3. Tap Settings .
4. Tap More.
5. Tap Tethering & Mobile HotSpot.
6. Tap the switch icon next to USB tethering to turn
on tethering (Wi-Fi must be off to activate this
option).
Tethering works with Windows® XP, Windows® 7,
Windows 10, Windows Vista®, Mac OS X and Linux.
When you connect your device to a computer with
a USB cable, you can either share your mobile data
connection by tethering or you can share files—you
cannot do both. Do not turn on tethering if you want
to use your computer to access your device’s memory
card.
Activating Mobile HotSpot
1. From Home screen or Applications menu touch
Mobile HotSpot icon.

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typing and touch it to view available settings for each
input option.
Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation
Turn the device sideways or upright to adjust the
Onscreen Keyboard orientation. You can also adjust
Onscreen Keyboard orientation by changing the
settings. Select Settings , select Display, then
select Rotate the contents of the screen or Stay in
current orientation after touching the When device
is rotated.
CONTACTS
Adding a new contact
1. From the Home screen, touch .
2. Touch to create a new contact.
3. Enter contact’s name and other contact
information.
4. When finished, touch to save.
GMAIL
Setting up Gmail™
1. From the Home screen, tap the Applications
icon .
2. Tap .
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
TEXT ENTRY
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Touch from the Home screen, touch Settings
and select Language & input. Scroll to KEYBOARD
& INPUT METHODS, locate keyboard of choice:
Android keyboard, Google Keyboard, or Google voice

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TEXT MESSAGING
Use the messaging feature to send and receive text
(SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages.
Writing a message
In message screen, touch the new message icon
to write text/multimedia messages.
Touch to view the whole
message thread.
Touch to search in all messages.
Touch to create a new message.
To communicate with a saved contact, touch
contact photo in Message history to open
Quick Contact panel. For unsaved contacts,
touch default photo in Message history to
add the number to your Contacts.
Android keyboard
Touch to switch
between << abc/
Abc/ABC >> mode.
Press and hold
to open settings.
Touch to
input space.
Touch to switch between symbol
and numeric keyboard.
Touch to
enter text.
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 tabs to change the highlighted selection.
• The following options will be available: CUT,
COPY, SHARE, SELECT ALL, REPLACE... and
PASTE.