Alcatel 7044X Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

7044X

Please note your phone is battery embedded design with removable
back cover and not removable battery. Unauthorized personnel are
strictly prohibited from disassembling the phone.

If your phone isn’t working normally, try to restart it by pressing
and holding the Power key for at least 7 seconds until the startup
screen appears.

If your phone develops a serious error and can’t be restored by
restarting it, you may need to restore factory settings by pressing
and holding the Power key and Volume up key until the startup
screen appears. Then select "reboot system now" and press the
Power key to confirm.

Note: Please take care when performing such operations because
they will erase personalized settings and data saved in your phone,
such as SMS, Contacts, Music, etc.

For more information about how to use your cellphone, please visit
www.alcatelonetouch.com to download the complete user manual.
From the website, you can consult the FAQ, perform software
upgrades, etc.

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Table of contents

1 Your mobile ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 1

2 Text input ����������������������������������������������������������������������11

3 Phone call ����������������������������������������������������������������������12

4 People ����������������������������������������������������������������������������14

5 Messaging�����������������������������������������������������������������������15

6 Email ������������������������������������������������������������������������������16

7 Getting connected ��������������������������������������������������������17

8 Find my location using GPS satellites ������������������������19

9 Data backup ������������������������������������������������������������������20

10 Factory data reset ��������������������������������������������������������21

11 Applications & Internal storage ���������������������������������� 21

12 Making the most of your phone ���������������������������������� 22

Safety and use �������������������������������������������������������������������������24

General information ��������������������������������������������������������������31

Warranty ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������33

Troubleshooting���������������������������������������������������������������������� 34

This product meets applicable national SAR limits
of 2.0 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values
can be found on page 28 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

www.sar-tick.com

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.

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�1 Keys and connectors

Headset connector

LED indicator

Micro-USB Connector

Front camera

Touch screen

Back key

Home key

Recents key

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Power key

Camera

Volume

key

Power

key

Recents key

• Touch to view recent used applications.

Home key

• From any application or screen, touch to return to the

Home screen.

• Touch and hold to open Google search.

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 once you click the key position when the
screen lights up.

Camera Flash/
Flashlight

• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen.

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

Power off/Reboot/Airplane mode.

• Press the Power key for more than 7s to restart.

• Press the Power key and Volume up key to reset.

• 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 preview mode, press Volume up or down

key to enter burst shoot.

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.

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To install, place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards into
the housing and slide it into its slot. Make sure that it is correctly
inserted. To remove the card, press and slide it out.

Your phone only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not
attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and nano cards;
otherwise this may cause damage to your phone.

Installing or removing the microSD card

Insert the microSD card with the golden contacts facing downwards
into the slot. To remove the microSD card, gently press and slide
it out.

To avoid data loss and SD card damage, before removing
the SD card, please ensure that the SD card is unmounted
(Settings\Storage\Unmount SD card).

Charging the battery

Connect the battery charger to your phone and wall socket
respectively, the LED indicator will light while charging.

To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when the
battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger; 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 Powe r key until the phone powers on. It will take a
few 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 the following
options: Input method, Google account, Location, etc.

Even if no SIM card is installed, your phone will still power on and
you will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network, sign into your Google
account and use some of the phone's 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.

1�3 Home screen

You can move all of items (applications, shortcuts, folders and
widgets) you 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.

Search bar

• Touch  to enter text search screen.

• Touch  to enter voice search screen.

Touch an icon to open an application,
folder, etc.

Favourite tray applications

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move or

change applications.

Touch to enter application list.

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.

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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 item to enter the available options.

Drag

Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.

Slide/Swipe

Slide the screen up and down to scroll through the applications,
images, web pages, etc.

The device also supports one finger zoom (Messaging, Browser, Email,
Camera and Gallery) by double tapping the screen then sliding with
one finger to zoom in/out).

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 the status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right
side) and notification information (to the left side).

Status icons

GPRS connected No signal

GPRS in use Alarm is set

EDGE connected Bluetooth is on

EDGE in use

3G connected

3G in use Roaming

HSPA (3G+) connected Headset connected

HSPA (3G+) in use No SIM card installed

HSPA+ connected Vibrate mode

HSPA+ in use Ringer is silenced

4G connected

4G in use Battery is very low

Signal strength Battery is low

Wi-Fi is on

Connected to a Wi-Fi
network

Airplane mode Battery is charging

GPS is on

Connected to a
Bluetooth device

Speakerphone is on

Phone microphone
is mute

Battery is partially
drained

Battery is full

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Notification icons

New Gmail message Missed call

New Email message Call forwarding is on

New text or multimedia
message

Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery

New Google Hangouts
message

New voicemail Audio share

Upcoming event Uploading data

Screenshot error Download finished

Screenshot captured Select input method

MicroSD card is full

No SD card

Preparing SD card System update available

Both USB tethering and
portable hotspot are on

USB tethering is on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on

Song is playing/pause

/

Connected to VPN

Radio is on

An open Wi-Fi network
is available

Phone is connected via
USB cable

Carrier data use
threshold approaching
or exceeded

More notifications are
hidden

Drag down the Status bar to open the Notification panel and drag
down again to open the Quick setting 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 more detailed information.

Touch to clear all event–based
notifications (other ongoing
notifications will remain).

Quick setting panel

Touch the Notification panel to open the Quick setting panel. 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.

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 Personalise your Home screen

Add

You can 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 Favourite 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 the icon, 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. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s
title bar to input the new name.

Wallpaper customization

Touch and hold the empty space in the homescreen and choose
Wallpaper to customise wallpaper or you could access this function
by Settings\Display\Wallpaper.

1�3�6 Volume adjustment

You can set the ringer, media and phone ringtone volumes to your
preference by pressing the Volume up/down key, or touching
Settings\Sound & notification\Media volume to set the volume.

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2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch Settings\Language & input, touch the keyboard you want
to setup and a series of settings will become 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\Auto-rotate screen).

2�1�1 Android keyboard

Touch to enter
text or numbers.

Touch to switch

"abc/Abc" mode;

Touch & hold to

switch "abc/ABC"

mode.

Touch to switch

between symbol and

numeric keyboard.

Touch to input comma;
touch & hold to show
input options.

Touch & hold to
select symbols.

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 tabs to change the highlighted selection.

• The following options will show: Select all , Cut , Copy

and Paste .

• Touch the icon to go back without any action.