Alcatel A3 10 4G Operation Manual

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Table of Contents

1	Your device..........................................................................................		4
	1.1	Keys and connectors..................................................................	4
	1.2	Getting started..............................................................................	6
	1.3	Home screen.................................................................................	8

2	Text input.............................................................................................		16
	2.1	Using onscreen keyboard.........................................................	16
	2.2	Google keyboard..........................................................................	16
	2.3	Text editing.....................................................................................	17

3	Call, Call log and Contacts ............................................................		18
	3.1	Call ....................................................................................................	18
	3.2	Call log.............................................................................................	23
	3.3	Contacts...........................................................................................	23

4	Messaging & Email...........................................................................		27
	4.1	Messaging ......................................................................................	27
	4.2	Gmail/Email...................................................................................	28
5	Calendar & time & Calcuator.........................................................		33
	5.1	Calendar ..........................................................................................	33
	5.2	Clock ................................................................................................	34
	5.3	Calculator........................................................................................	36
6	Getting connected............................................................................		37
	6.1	Connecting to the Internet......................................................	37
	6.2	Connecting to Bluetooth devices ........................................	39
	6.3	Connecting to a computer.......................................................	40
	6.4	Sharing your tablet's mobile data connection................	40
	6.5	Connecting to virtual private networks..............................	41
7	Multimedia applications.................................................................		43
	7.1	Camera/Camcorder....................................................................	43
	7.2	Gallery .............................................................................................	45
	7.3	Music.................................................................................................	47

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	7.4	Get driving, public transportation or walking directions........
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	7.5	Arrangement of Layers..............................................................	48
8	Others	.................................................................................................	49
	8.1	Files....................................................................................................	49
	8.2	Sound Recorder ...........................................................................	49
	8.3	Radio.................................................................................................	49
	8.4	Other applications.......................................................................	50
9	Google applications.........................................................................		51
	9.1	Gmail.................................................................................................	51
	9.2	Maps..................................................................................................	51
	9.3	YouTube...........................................................................................	51
	9.4	Play Store........................................................................................	51
	9.5	Drive..................................................................................................	52
	9.6	Play Music.......................................................................................	52
	9.7	Photos..............................................................................................	52
	9.8	Keep..................................................................................................	52
10	Settings ...............................................................................................		53
	10.1	Wireless & networks....................................................................	53
	10.2	Device...............................................................................................	54
	10.3	Personal...........................................................................................	57
	10.4	System..............................................................................................	62
11	Upgrade................................................................................................		66
	11.1	Mobile Upgrade............................................................................	66
	11.2	FOTA Upgrade................................................................................	66
12	Accessories.........................................................................................		67
13	Warranty...............................................................................................		68
14	Troubleshooting................................................................................		70
15	Specifications ....................................................................................		75

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1 Your device

1.1Keys and connectors

Micro USB port

Speaker

Back key

Speaker

Headset connector

Front camera

Touch screen

Recent key Home key

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Rear camera Power key

Volume keys

Recent key*

SIM card and Micro SD card slots

•Touch to open a list of thumbnail images of applications you've worked with recently.

•Long press: this allows you to split the tablet screen into two separate screens and lets you choose another recent app to use at the same time. Note: not all apps work in split-screen mode

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 dialogue box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.

*These keys are visible when the screen lights up.

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Power key

•Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen

•Press and hold: Power on or pop up the menu to get more options, such as Power off, Flight mode, etc.

•Press and hold Power key and Volume Down key to capture a screenshot.

Volume Keys

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

1.2Getting started

1.2.1Setup

Inserting the micro SIM card & the microSD card

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Your tablet only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and nano cards, otherwise you may damage your tablet.

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Charging the battery

To charge your tablet, connect the charger to your tablet and mains socket.

•When using your tablet for the first time, charge the battery fully (approximately 5 hours).

You are advised to fully charge the battery (  ). Charging status is indicated on screen while the tablet is powered off. The charging animation shows the status.

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.

Adapter shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

1.2.2Power on your tablet

Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on, unlock your tablet (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 network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with your tablet. Store this information in a safe place when not in use.

Set up your tablet for the first time

The first time you power on the tablet, you should set the following options:

•Select the tablet's language, then touch GET STARTED.

•Insert SIM card or touch SKIP to get to the next step.

•Select a Wi-Fi network to connect, or touch Don’t use any network for setup to get to the next step.

•Touch NEXT to go through Google services

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•Set Date and Time. Then touch NEXT.

•Add your name to personalise some apps later, then touch NEXT.

•Set the tablet protection features, or touch NEXT to get to the next step.

•Touch to turn on/off Help tips, then touch NEXT.

•Touch FINISH.

1.2.3Power off your tablet

Hold down the Power key until a popup menu appears, then select Power off to confirm.

1.3Home screen

You can bring all your favourite icons (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen.

Status bar

Status/Notification indicators.

Favourite tray applications

-Touch to launch the application.

-Long press to move applications.

Application tab

Touch to see all applications.

The Home screen extends on the right side of the screen to allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally right to get a complete view of the Home screen. The white dot 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.

Long Press

Long press the Home screen to access Widgets, Wallpapers, and Settings screen. Long press an application on the Home screen to remove it. Long press an application on the application launcher to get app information, or uninstall the application.

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, images, 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 tablet sideways to have a better view.

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1.3.2Status bar

From status bar, you can view both tablet status and notification information .

Status icons

			GPRS (2G) connected			No signal
			EDGE (2G) connected			Roaming
			HSPA (3G) connected			No SIM card inserted
			3G connected			4G connected
			Connected to a Wi-Fi			Signal strength
			network
			Ringer is silenced			Tablet microphone is
						mute
			Bluetooth is on			Battery is partially drained
			Battery is full			Battery is charging
			Headset connected			Battery is low
			Flight mode			Battery is very low
			Alarm is set

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Notification icons

				New text or						USB tethering is on
				multimedia message
				Problem with SMS or						Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
				MMS delivery						is on
				Tablet is connected						Downloading data
				via USB cable
				Screenshot captured						Uploading data
				Upcoming event						Select input method
				Data is						An open Wi-Fi network
				synchronising						is available

Notification panel & Quick settings panel

When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar from the top to open the Notification panel to read the detailed information.

Swipe down twice from the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel, where you can enable or disable functions or change modes by touching the icons. Touch and drag up to close the panel.

Touch to access Settings, where you can set more items

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

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1.3.3Search bar

The tablet provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the tablet or the web.

Search by voice

Search by text

Search by text

•Touch the Search bar from the Home screen.

•Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.

•Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.

Search by voice

•Touch from the Search bar to display a dialogue screen.

•Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will display for you to select from.

1.3.4Lock/Unlock your screen

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

•Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings icon to enter Settings, then touch Security > Screen lock > Pattern.

•Draw your own pattern.

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Draw your unlock pattern

Touch to confirm by drawing the pattern again

To create a screen unlock PIN/Password

•Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock > PIN or Password.

•Set your PIN or password.

To lock tablet screen

Press the Power key once to lock the screen.

To unlock tablet 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.

If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, touch and drag the icon to the top to unlock the screen.

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1.3.5 Personalise your home screen Add

You may 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 Favourite 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 Remove, and release after the item turns red.

Create folders

To optimise the organisation of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another.

Wallpaper customising

Long press the blank area in Home screen, then touch WALLPAPERS to customise wallpaper.

1.3.6 Widgets and recently-used applications Consult widgets

Long press the empty area in the Home screen, then touch WIDGETS to display all widgets.

Touch the selected widget and slide it to move to your preferred screen.

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Consult recently-used applications

To consult recently-used applications, touch the Overview key. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the application.

Touch one thumbnail and slide it right/left or touch X to close the application.

Touch CLEAR ALL at the top of the screen to close all the running applications.

1.3.7 Volume adjustment Using volume keys

Press Volume keys to adjust the volume. To activate the Silent mode, press the Volume down key until the tablet is silent; alternatively, long press the Power key and select Silent mode in the menu.

Using settings menu

Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings icon to enter Settings, then touch Sound, you can set the volume of media, alarm, ring and etc. as preferred.

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2 Text input

2.1Using onscreen keyboard

Onscreen keyboard settings

Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings icon to enter Settings, select Language & input, touch Virtual Keyboard, a series of settings are available for your selection.

2.2 Android keyboard

Long press a letter to display more choices to input.

Touch to activate
“Abc" mode; touch
						Long press to display
twice to activate
						the settings
"ABC" mode.									Long
								press to
Touch to activate the					Touch to select
								enter
					emoticon.
numeric keyboard.
								symbols.

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2.3Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

•Long press or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.

•Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

•Following options will show: FORMAT, CUT, COPY, SELECT ALL, ASSIST.

You can also insert new text

•Touch where you want to type, or long press a blank space, 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 which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.

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3 Call, Call log and Contacts

3.1Call

3.1.1 Making a call To make a call, touch

Call the previewed number

Call log

Contact

View the contact’s detailed information. You

can also edit, delete, share the contact, or send a message to the contact.

Show the dial padCall

Long press to access voicemail

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Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the call or select a contact from CONTACTS or CALL LOG by sliding or touching tabs, then to make the call.

The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching Create new contact or Add to a 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 international country prefix followed by

touch .

to enter “+”, then enter the the full phone number and

Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and

touch to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.

3.1.2Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a call:

•Slide the icon to the right to answer;

•Slide the icon to the left to reject;

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• Slide the	icon 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.

3.1.3Calling 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 .

To set your voicemail number: Touch >Settings>Calls, select an SIM card, and then touch Voicemail.

If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the Status bar. Open the Notification panel and touch New voicemail.

3.1.4During a call

To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key.

Touch to end the current call.

Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.

Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.

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Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.

Touch to display the Dial pad.

Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.

3.1.5Managing multiple calls

With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.

Swap calls

When you accept two calls, touch on hold, you can now switch between two lines. The current call will be put on hold and you are able to join the other call.

Conference calls

You can set up a conference call as follows.

•Placeacalltothefirstparticipantoftheconferencecall. •Touchtoaddanothercall.

•Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to conference and touch . You can also add participants from Call log or Contacts.

•Touchtostarttheconference.

•Touchtoendtheconferencecallanddisconnectallcallers.

3.1.6Call settings

Touch from the Call screen, then touch Settings. The following options are available:

Display options

•Sort by: Touch to sort the list by the first name or Surname.

•Name format: Touch to choose whether to display first name first, or Surname first.

Quick responses

Touch to edit quick response.

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Sounds

Touch to set incoming call ringtone, and mark the checkbox to enable dial pad tones or vibrate for calls.

Calls

-Calling accounts

-Voicemail

Service: Opens a dialog box where you can select your operator’s voicemail service or another service.

Setup: If you are using your operator’s voicemail service, this opens a dialog box where you can enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail. You can enter a comma (,) to insert a pause into the number — for example, to add a password after the phone number.

Sound: Touch to set the sound when a new voicemail arrives.

- Fixed Dialling 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 Dialling Numbers: Touch to place a call from SDN list

-Call forwarding: Touch to configure how your calls are forwarded when you are busy, unanswered or unreachable.

-Additional settings: Touch Caller ID to use default operator settings to display your number in outgoing calls. Mark the Call waiting check box to notify you of new incoming calls during a call.

-Call barring: Touch to configure Call barring settings. Mark the checkbox to activate the call barring for outgoing and incoming calls.

3.2Call log

You can access your call memory by touching RECENTS tab from the Call screen to view Missed calls, Outgoing calls and Incoming calls.

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.

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To clear call log, touch the trash icon at the bottom.

3.3Contacts

Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. You can view and create contacts on your tablet and synchronise these with your Gmail contacts or other applications.

3.3.1Consult your contacts

Touch to search in Contacts. Touch to display contacts list option menu.

Touch to view your contact groups and favourite contacts.

Touch to add a new contact.

Touch to display contacts list option menu.

Following actions are enabled:

•Contacts to Choose contacts to display. display

•Import/export Import or export contacts between tablet and SIM

	card, or share visible contacts.
• Groups	Set a group for parts of the contacts
• Blocked	Set the numbers that you won’t receive calls or
numbers	texts.
• Accounts	Manage the synchronisation settings for different
	accounts.
• Settings	Set contacts’ display mode.

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