Alcatel 5056N User Manual

For more information on using this phone or for frequently asked questions, please visit www.alcatelonetouch.com.

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Introduction ......................................................

Thank you for purchasing an Alcatel Fierce™4 model 5056N. The 5056N comes equipped with many of the features and functions you want and need.

Home screen

rConvenient at-a-glance view of Shortcut applications rMenu shortcuts for quick access to features and apps.

Power media applications

rMusic & Radio rVideo & Streaming

Bluetooth®

With Bluetooth BT4.1 supporting HFP 1.7 profiles, you can enjoy hands-free conversations

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Table of Contents

General information .........................................................................................................		5
1 Your mobile .................................................................................................................		6
1.1	Keys and connectors...........................................................................................................................................	6
1.2	Getting started .....................................................................................................................................................	9
1.3	Home screen.......................................................................................................................................................	12
1.4	Applications and widgets menu ......................................................................................................................	25
1.5	Phone Protection ...............................................................................................................................................	27

2	Text input...................................................................................................................		30
	2.1	Using Onscreen Keyboard...............................................................................................................................	29
	2.2	Text messaging....................................................................................................................................................	31
3	Phone calls, Call history log and Contacts .............................................................		34
	3.1	Call.........................................................................................................................................................................	34
	3.2	Wi-Fi Calling........................................................................................................................................................	39
	3.3	Call log..................................................................................................................................................................	41
	3.4	Contacts...............................................................................................................................................................	41
4	Messaging, Gmail/Email, Google Hangouts ............................................................		47
	4.1	Messaging .............................................................................................................................................................	47
	4.2	Gmail/Email..........................................................................................................................................................	53
	4.3	Google Hangouts ...............................................................................................................................................	58
5	Calendar & Alarm clock & Calculator ....................................................................		61
	5.1	Calendar ...............................................................................................................................................................	61
	5.2	Clock ....................................................................................................................................................................	63
	5.3	Calculator.............................................................................................................................................................	65

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6	Getting connected ....................................................................................................		67	12 Making the most out of your phone .....................................................................	108
	6.1	Connecting to the Internet .............................................................................................................................	67	12.1 Upgrade ..............................................................................................................................................................	108
	6.2	Chrome.................................................................................................................................................................	69	13 12 Month Limited Warranty	109
	6.3	Connecting to Bluetooth devices	70
				14 Troubleshooting	111
	6.4	Connecting to a computer	71
	6.5	Sharing your phone's mobile data connection............................................................................................	72	Safety and Use...............................................................................................................	115
	6.6	Connecting to virtual private networks .......................................................................................................	72
7	Google Play Store .....................................................................................................		74
	7.1	Locate the item you want to download and install...................................................................................	74
	7.2	Download and install.........................................................................................................................................	75
	7.3	Manage your downloads...................................................................................................................................	77
8	Multimedia applications ...........................................................................................		79
	8.1	Camera/Camcorder...........................................................................................................................................	79
	8.2	Gallery ..................................................................................................................................................................	82
	8.3	YouTube................................................................................................................................................................	84
9	Google Maps ..............................................................................................................		85
	9.1	Get My Location ................................................................................................................................................	85
	9.2	Search for a location .........................................................................................................................................	86
	9.3	Get driving, public transport or walking directions...................................................................................	86
	9.4	Share a location ..................................................................................................................................................	88
10 Others ........................................................................................................................			89
	10.1	Files........................................................................................................................................................................	89
	10.2	Sound Recorder .................................................................................................................................................	89
	10.3	Radio .....................................................................................................................................................................	90
	10.4	Other applications .............................................................................................................................................	91
11	Settings ......................................................................................................................		92
	11.1	Wireless & network ..........................................................................................................................................	92
	11.2	Device ...................................................................................................................................................................	95
	11.3	Personal ................................................................................................................................................................	98
	11.4	System.................................................................................................................................................................	104

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General information ........................................

Your Alcatel 5056N is a transceiver that operates on GSM/2G in quad-band with 850/900/1800/1900 MHz or UMTS in tri-band with 2/4/5 MHz and LTE FDD (2/4/12).

Protection against theft

Your mobile phone is identified by an IMEI (mobile phone serial number) shown on the packaging

label and in the product’s memory. We recommend that you note the number the first time you use your mobile phone by entering *#06# and keep it in a safe place. It may be requested by the police or your network operator if your mobile phone is stolen.

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

When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body, either use www.sar-tick.com 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.

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

1.1Keys and connectors

LED indicator

Front-Facing

Camera

Microphone

Headset connector

Proximity &

Light Sensor

Touch screen

Back key

Home key

Recent key

Micro-USB Connector

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Camera Flash/

Flashlight Camera

Power key

Volume up key

Volume down key

Back key

rTouch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.

Home key

rFrom any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. rTouch and hold to open Google Now.

Recent key

r Touch to view recently used applications. r Touch to close any application.

r Touch the brush icon on the bottom of the screen to close all applications.

Power key

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

r Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from Power off/Restart/Airplane mode. rPress and hold the Power key and Volume down key to capture a screenshot. rPress and hold the Power key for 8 seconds to power off or hold it for 10 seconds or more to force reboot.

Volume Keys

r In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume.

rIn Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media volume. rIn general mode, adjusts the ringtone volume.

rMutes the ringtone of an incoming call.

rIn camera mode, press Volume up or down key to take a photo.

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1.2Getting started

1.2.1 Set-up

Removing or attaching back cover

Inserting or removing the Nano SIM card

You must insert your Nano SIM card to make phone calls.

Place the SIM card into Nano SIM compartment shown above with gold contacts facing down. Ensure SIM is correctly inserted.To remove SIM card, push the top of SIM card from opening and pull out card.

Your phone only supports Nano SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like Mini or Micro cards, otherwise you may damage your phone.

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Installing and removing the microSD card

Place the microSD card into the compartment shown above with gold contacts facing down. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove microSD card, pull bottom of card out of compartment.

Charging battery

To charge the battery, connect the charger to your phone and main socket. You can also charge your phone via USB cable.

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 Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, password, pattern) if necessary, once unlocked, Home screen is displayed.

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If you don't know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your service provider. Do not store PIN code within your phone, instead store PIN in a location that is accessible without using phone.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following options: r Select the phone's language, then touch .

•Select an enabled Wi-Fi, then touch NEXT, otherwise touch SKIP.

•Set up Google Email and Services by following prompts, view Terms and touch AGREE. Next you will be prompted to download backed up apps & date from your Google account, touch NEXT.

•Set the Protect your phone feature, this feature prevents others from using your phone without your permission. To activate SET SCREEN LOCK, if you prefer select SKIP to move to next screen.

•Next the Setup complete screen will be displayed, touch FINISH.

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 and use some of the phone's features.

1.2.3 Power off your phone

With phone ON, hold down the Power key until the pop-up menu appears, select Power off to confirm.

1.3Home screen

You can move all of the 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

r Status/Notification indicators. r Touch and drag down to open the

notification panel.

Search bar

r Touch	to enter text search screen.
r Touch	to enter voice search screen.

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

Favorite tray applications r Touch to enter the application. r Touch and hold to move or change

applications.

Touch to enter application list.

The Home screen extends on either side of the screen to allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Swipe the Home screen left or right to view additional Home screens. The page indicators above the apps tray indicate 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 item to enter the available options.

Drag

Place and hold 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.

Flick

Flick your finger left and right across screens to move through faster.

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. To activate rotate mode, touch Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen > Rotate screen contents. This feature is available when viewing a picture, a video, or a webpage, etc.

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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

	2G connected		Connected to a Bluetooth device
	2G in use		Speakerphone is on
	4G connected		Roaming
	4G in use		Headset connected
	4G LTE connected		No SIM card installed
	4G LTE in use		Vibrate mode
	Signal strength		Battery is very low
	Wi-Fi is on		Battery is low
	Connected to a Wi-Fi network		Battery is partially drained
	Airplane mode		Battery is full
	No signal		Battery is charging
	Alarm is set		GPS is on
	Bluetooth is on
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Notification icons

	New Gmail message		Missed call
	New Email message		Call forwarding is on
	New text or multimedia message		Connected to VPN
	Problem with SMS or MMS delivery		Radio is on
	New Google Hangouts message		Uploading data
	New voicemail		Download finished
	Upcoming event		Select input method
	Screenshot captured		An open Wi-Fi network is available
	Both USB tethering and portable		Phone is connected via USB cable
	hotspot are on
	Phone is connected via USB cable		System update available
	More notifications are hidden		Carrier data use threshold approaching or
			exceeded
	Wi-Fi Calling

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick Settings panel or Notifications panel.Touch and drag up to close it.When there are notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly.

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).

Touch status bar to switch to the settings shortcut panel.

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

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Quick setting panel

Drag down and touch the Notifications panel to open the Quick Settings panel. Enable or disable settings or change modes by touching the icons.

Touch to enter profile screen.

Touch to access all Settings.

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

r Touch Search bar from the Home screen. r Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.

r Touch the Enter/Search key/icon on the keyboard to begin search.

r Use top menu bar with filters to view search results All, Maps, News, Videos, Images, Shopping,

Books, or Apps.

Search by voice

r Touch from Search bar to display a dialog screen.

r Speak the word/phrase you want to search and a list of search results will display for you to select from.

r Use top menu bar with filters to view search results All, Maps, News, Videos, Images, Shopping, Books, or Apps.

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1.3.4 Lock/Unlock screen

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

To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section “Screen lock” for detail settings) r Touch Settings > Lock screen > Screen lock > Pattern.

r Draw your own pattern.

Draw your unlock pattern

Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again

To create a screen unlock PIN or Password

r Touch Settings > Lock screen > Screen lock > PIN or Password. r 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 to unlock the screen.

If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, swipe screen upward to unlock screen.

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Unlock phone screen shortcuts
Additional shortcuts are available from unlock screen: Google Now		and Camera	.While screen
is locked swipe	to the right to access Google Now, or swipe	to the left to access Camera

without needing to unlock screen.

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1.3.5 Customize quick launch icons on lock screen

The phone has quick accesses to five apps from lock screen by default: New message, Email, Selfie, Calculator, Keep. You can customize your lock screen by creating quick launch icons, which can directly bring you into a specific function or app.

To enable quick launch function on lock screen:

1.Touch Settings > Lock screen.

2.Make sure the Screen Lock is not set to None.

3.Touch Func shortcuts to access menu, toggle the switch to turn on Func function.

To customize quick launch icons on lock screen:

1.Touch Settings > Lock screen.

2.Then touch Func shortcuts.

3.A list of 14 shortcuts allows you to choose from. Five of them are preset in phone, you can manually select the shortcuts you want to show on lock screen.

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To use quick launch icons on lock screen:

1.Press the Power key to light the screen.

2.Double tap the desired quick launch icon to explore the function or app.

1.3.6 Personalize your Home screen

Add

Touch and hold a folder, an application, or a widget to activate the Move mode and drag the item to any Home screen 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 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 Settings on the applications screen then touch Display > Wallpaper to customize wallpaper.

1.3.7 Applications menu

Touch on the Home screen to enter the applications menu. To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key.

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Recently-used applications panel

To view recently-used applications, touch .Touch an app in the list to open that application.To

remove an app

to close it.Touch the Brush button

on the

from list, swiping app to left or right side or touch

bottom of the screen to remove all recently-used applications.

1.3.8 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 to set the volume.

1.4Applications and widgets menu

The applications and widgets menus contain and provide access to all pre-installed and newly downloaded applications or widgets.

Accessing applications menu

To access the applications menu, touch from the Home screen.

To download new applications from applications menu or Home screen touch Play Store	icon
and search for preferred applications by name, subject or category.
Accessing widgets menu
In widgets menu, you can view all available widgets that can be added to your home screens.

To access the widgets menu touch and hold an empty place on the Home screen, touch WIDGETS.

To add a widget to a home screen, touch and hold to pick up a preferred widget and drag it to the desired space on the Home screen (if space is not available on preferred home screen a new home screen with available space for a widget must be selected).

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To return to Home screen from applications or widgets menu touch the Home key		or to return
to previous screen from applications or widgets menu touch Back key	.

1.5Phone Protection

Device protection is automatically activated when you add a Google Account and set a screen lock. Together with Android Device Manager, you can locate and erase your phone and protect it from reuse if it’s lost or stolen. Even if your phone gets wiped, your Google Account password will be required before anyone can use your phone.

To activate phone protection

1. Select Protect your phone when prompted during phone set up.

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Note: If you decide you want to skip option, select Cancel. If you have already set up your phone, activate option by going to Settings/Lock screen/Screen lock.

2. Set Pattern, PIN or Password.

3. Draw an unlock pattern twice and touch CONFIRM to activate the screen lock.

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To deactivate

Note: deactivate this option before you return or exchange your phone or before factory reset to avoid PIN/password from being required to access phone.

1.Touch , then touch Settings and select Lock screen.

2.Touch Screen lock, and you will be prompt to draw the preset unlock pattern to confirm.

3.Select None to deactivate.

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

2.1Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch Settings > Language & input, touch the keyboard you want to set up 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 adjust it by changing the settings (Touch Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen > Rotate screen contents).

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2.1.1 Google keyboard

Touch to enter phone number or contact.

Touch to switch "abc/ Abc" mode, touch twice for "ABC" mode.

Touch to switch between symbol and numeric keyboard.

Press and hold to open settings.

Touch to view messaging options.

Touch to add a contact from saved Groups or Contacts

Touch to enter text.

Touch to send message.

Touch to select symbols, press and hold to go to next line.

Touch to input space.

Switching keyboards from new message screen

When in new message screen, drag down the Status bar to open the Notifications panel.

In the Notifications panel, touch Change keyboard, from this input method shortcut menu you can choose between: Android keyboard, Google Keyboard, Google voice typing.

2.2Text messaging

Use the text messaging feature to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages.

r Touch to view the whole message thread. r Touch & hold to activate delete mode.

Touch to create a new message.

Creating a text message

In message screen, touch the new message icon to create a new text/multimedia message.

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When in new message screen, touch To line and insert contact name or phone number. You can also touch to insert contact from Contacts list. Next touch the Send message line and insert text message; to add picture, video, audio, contact or calendar to text message touch attach icon . Once message is complete, touch to send text message to contact.

You can edit the text you have entered.

rTouch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.

rDrag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

rThe following options will show: CUT, COPY, PASTE, SHARE TRANSLATE, ASSIST. rTouch the Back key to go back without any action.

3 Phone calls, Call history log and Contacts

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Call .................................................................................................

3.1.1

Placing a call

You can easily place a call using Call

. Touch the Application tab from the Home screen and select

Call

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Touch to

Display the

enter more

suggested

call options.

number(s).

Slide to access the

Touch and hold to

RECENTS and

CONTACTS.

access voicemail.

Touch to hide/ display keyboard.

To make phone call, choose from the following options: enter the desired number directly into dial pad, then touch , or directly touch the contact to place a call.

If you make an error when inputting a phone number, you can delete the incorrect digit(s) by touching . To hang up a call, touch .

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

3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a call:

r Slide the icon to the right to answer; r Slide the icon to the left to reject;

r 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, or turn the phone over (when the Settings > Gestures > Turn over to mute option is activated).

3.1.3 Accessing your voicemail

Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can access at any time.

To access your voicemail, long press .

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

3.1.4 Resetting your voicemail password

If you forget your voicemail password, you can reset it to the last four digits of your phone number. To start reset enter #793# into dial pad, touch to dial, remain looking at your screen and a message will display confirming reset of voicemail password to last four digits of your phone number, select OK when displayed and reset is completed.

3.1.5 During a call

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

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Touch to end the current call.

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 display the Dial pad.

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

Touch to add a call.

Touch to enter video call.

To avoid accidental operation of the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the cellphone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the cellphone is taken away from your ear.

3.1.6 Managing multiple calls

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

Swap calls

When you accept two calls, touch the icon, 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(1)

You can set up a conference call as follows.

r Place a call to the first participant of the conference call. r Touch the icon .

r Then touch the icon and then touch the icon to start the conference. r Touch to end the conference call and disconnect all callers.

3.1.7Call settings

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

available: Call history

Voicemail

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

-Setup: Touch to view the voicemail number.

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

-Vibrate: Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when a new voicemail arrives.

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

Service Dialling Numbers: You can place a call from the SDN list.

(1)Depending on your network operator.

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