Alcatel 6012A Quick Start Guide

6012A

Quick Start Guide

Thank you for buying Alcatel ONE TOUCH 6012A. We hope you will
enjoy your high-quality mobile communication experience.

Important:

Your phone is a unibody device, so the back cover and battery are
not removable.

Your phone only support micro-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert
other SIM type like mini and nano card, otherwise may cause phone
damage.

If your phone meets any unexpected system crash, try to press and
hold the Powe r key for a while until power-on animation appears.

For more information about how to use the cellphone, please go
to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download complete user manual.
Also on our website you can find helpful FAQs, realize software
upgrade, etc.

English - CJB17U1ALAAB

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Table of contents

1 Your mobile ..................................................................... 3

2 Text input ...................................................................... 13

3 Phone call ...................................................................... 15

4 People ............................................................................ 17

5 Messaging....................................................................... 18

6 Email ..............................................................................19

7 Getting connected ........................................................ 20

8 Locate my location using GPS satellites ......................23

9 Data backup .................................................................. 23

10 Factory data reset ....................................................... 24

11 Applications & Internal storage .................................. 24

12 Making the most of your phone .................................. 25

Safety and use ......................................................................... 27

General information .............................................................. 34

TCT Mobile (US), Inc. Warranty .......................................... 35

Troubleshooting...................................................................... 36

This product meets applicable
national SAR limits of 1.6 W/kg. The
specific maximum SAR values can be
found in the RADIOWAVES section
of this user guide.

When carrying the product or using

www.sar-tick.com

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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it while worn on your body, either
use an approved accessory such as
a holster or otherwise maintain a
distance of 1.0 cm 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.

Your mobile ..................

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1.1 Keys and connectors

Power key

Headset connector

Back key

Home key

micro-USB/Charger

connector

Front camera

Charging LED
indicator

Touch screen

Option key

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Flashlight

Camera

Volume up

Volume down

Option key

• Touch: As Menu key, touch to access Wallpaper,

Manage applications and Settings.

• Touch and hold: Open a list of thumbnail images of apps

you've worked with recently. Touch it to open an app.
Swipe it upwards or downwards to remove a thumbnail
from the list.

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 .

SIM slot

microSD
card slot

Power key

• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen

• Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from

Power off/Restart/Airplane mode/Quick start
Press and hold: Power on

• Press to mute the ringtone when there’s an incoming

call.

• Press and hold for more than 7 seconds to restart the

phone when the system halted.

• Press and hold Power key and Volume down key to

capture a screenshot.

• Press and hold Power key and Volume up key under

power off mode to restore factory set.

Volume keys

• Under call mode, adjust the earpiece or headset

volume.

• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media

volume.

• In general mode, adjust the ring tone volume.

• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

• Press to light up the screen when it dims during a call.

• In Camera mode, using it as the capture key allows you

to take a photo.

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1.2 Getting started

1.2.1 Set-up

Inserting or removing the SIM card and microSD card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Please power
off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card and
microSD card.

1.2.2 Power on your phone

Hold down the Powe r key until the phone powers on. It will take a
few seconds before the screen will turn on.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you should set following
options: language, input method, date & time, Google account, etc .

If you power on your phone with no SIM card inserted, you can
connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and
to use some features.

1.2.3 Power off your phone

Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the Phone
options appear, select Power off.

Your phone only support micro-SIM card. Please contact your network
operator if you do not have a micro-SIM card.

To install, take off micro-SIM card protector, insert the micro-SIM card
into the slot with chip facing downward, and then cover the slot.

To remove the card, open micro-SIM card protector, gently press it
out, and then cover the slot.

Steps for removing and installing microSD card are the same with
steps for micro-SIM card.

Charging the battery

Connect the battery charger to your phone and outlet respectively.

The charging status bar will not display if your battery is fully

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.

1.3 Home screen

You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and
widgets) that you use most frequently to your Home screen for quick
access. Touch the Home key to switch to Home screen.

Favorite tray applications

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move or change

applications.

Application tab

• Touch to open main menu.

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 of the Home
screen. The white point at the lower part of the screen indicates
which screen you are viewing.

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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, 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 and notification
information.

Status icons

GPRS connected Roaming

GPRS in use No SIM card inserted

EDGE connected Vibrate mode

EDGE in use Ringer is silenced

3G connected

3G in use Battery is very low

Connected to a Wi-Fi
network

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a
Bluetooth device

Airplane mode Battery is charging

Alarm is set Headset connected

GPS is on No signal (gray)

Receiving location data
from GPS

Phone microphone
is mute

Battery is low

Battery is partially
drained

Battery is full

Signal strength (blue)

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Notification icons

New text or
multimedia message

Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery

New Hangouts message Call forwarding is on

New voicemail Uploading data

Upcoming event Downloading data

Missed call

Call on hold

Notification panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the notification panel.
Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can
open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or
view wireless service information.

Touch to access Quick setting bar.

Data is synchronizing Download finished

Song is playing Select input method

Screenshot error

USB tethering is on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on

Screenshot captured System update available

Carrier data use
threshold approaching
or exceeded

Call in progress

An open Wi-Fi network
is available

Phone is connected via
USB cable

Radio is on

Connected to VPN

Touch one notification and slide it sideways to delete it.

Touch the icon
ongoing notifications will remain).

Touch

to clear all event–based notifications (other

and then the Settings icon to access Settings.

Quick setting bar

• Touch icons to enable/disable

functions or to change modes.

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.

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1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen

To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by
creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password etc.

1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen

Add

Touch the application tab , touch and hold 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 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,
touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.

Wallpaper customization

Touch and hold an empty area on the Home screen or touch

Settings\Display\Wallpaper to customize wallpaper.

1.3.6 Application tab

from the Home screen to enter applications list.

Touch

To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key.

Consult recently-used applications

To consult recently-used applications, you can touch and hold the
Option key. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the related
application.Touch one thumbnail and slide it upwards or downwards
to delete it.

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1.3.7 Volume adjustment

You can set ringer, media and phone ringtone volume to your
preference by pressing Volume up/down key or touching Settings\

Sound.

1.4 Applications and widgets list

The list contains all pre-embedded and newly installed applications
and widgets.

To access the list, touch
Home screen, touch the Home key or the Back key.

Touch the icon

Text input .....................

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from the Home screen. To return to the

to access the Google Play Store.

2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch application tab from the home screen, select Settings\
Language & input, touch the Settings icon
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).

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