Alcatel 8030Y, Hero 2 Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

8030Y

Thank you for buying ALCATEL ONETOUCH 8030Y. We hope you
will enjoy your high-quality mobile communication experience.

For more information about how to use the cellphone, please
go to www.alcatelonetouch.com to download the complete user
manual. From the website you can also consult the FAQ, upgrade
software, etc.

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English - CJB33S0ALAAB

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Table of contents

1 Your mobile ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 3

2 Text input ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 15

3 Phone call ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 16

4 People ����������������������������������������������������������������������������18

5 Messaging����������������������������������������������������������������������� 19

6 Email ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 20

7 Getting connected �������������������������������������������������������� 21

8 Find my location using GPS satellites ������������������������ 23

9 Data backup ������������������������������������������������������������������ 24

10 Factory data reset �������������������������������������������������������� 24

11 Applications & Internal storage ���������������������������������� 25

12 Making the most of your phone ���������������������������������� 26

Safety and use ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 28

General information �������������������������������������������������������������� 35

Warranty ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������37

Troubleshooting���������������������������������������������������������������������� 39

This product meets applicable
national SAR limits of 2.0 W/kg. The
specific maximum SAR values can be
found on page 32 of this user guide.

When carrying the product or using
it while worn on your body, either

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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use an approved accessory such as
a holster or otherwise maintain a
distance of 10 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.

Your mobile ������������������

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1�1 Keys and connectors

Headset connector

Front camera

Touch screen

Back key

Home key

micro-USB connector

The phone contains magnets which may interfere with

other devices and items (such as credit cards, pacemakers,
defibrillators, etc.). Please maintain at least 15 cm of
separation between your phone and the devices/items
mentioned above.

Menu key

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Power key

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

• Press and hold: Power on or generate a pop up menu

providing more options, such as Restart, Airplane
mode, etc.

• Press and hold Powe r key and Volume down key to

capture a screenshot.

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

call.

Volume keys

SIM card slot

Camera Flash/
Flashlight

Camera

microSD card
slot

Volume key

Power key

• In call mode, adjust the earpiece or headset volume.

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

volume.

• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

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

Contact point

Stylus

Contact point

• Connect phone and Magic Flip

Menu key

• Touch to access Settings options.

• Touch and hold: Touch and hold to open a list of

thumbnail images of applications you've worked with
recently.

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 .

Magic Flip Kickstand, Magic Flip window and Magic Flip LED

After connecting Magic Flip Kickstand and Magic Flip window to
your mobile, the screen will lock when you close the cover and light
up when you lift the cover.
When Magic Flip LED is connected,
your mobile will remind you to go to Settings to set your LED display
options. The LED display on the cover will then alert you to ongoing
or missed events (Time, Music, Alarm, etc.).
Press the power key to illuminate the LED display when it goes out.

will show in the status bar and

• Touch and hold: Touch and hold to start dual screen.

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Magic Flip Kickstand, Magic Flip window and Magic Flip LED are all

optional.

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1�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set-up

Inserting and removing the SIM card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need
to power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card
as this phone can support hot swap.

Installing&Removing SIM card

Before you install or remove the SIM card, use a pin to press the small
cavity until the SIM cassette pops out.

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

Installing and removing the microSD card

Installing&Removing microSD card

Insert the external microSD card into the slot with the gold contact
facing down until it's locked. To remove the external microSD card,
gently push it until it's unlocked.

Inserting or removing the stylus

Charging the battery

Connect the battery charger to your phone and mains socket
respectively.

To reduce energy wastage, disconnect your charger from

the plug when the battery is fully charged.

To reduce your phone’s power consumption, switch off
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or apps running in the background
when not needed. In Settings you can also lower the
brightness of the screen, and shorten the length of time
before the screen goes to sleep.

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: language, date & time, Google account, etc.

1�2�3 Power off your phone

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

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1�3 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. Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right
to get a complete view of the home screen. Touch the Home key
to switch to Home screen. Drag the screen upwards to access the
application list.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators

Favourite applications tray

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move or change

applications.

Touch to enter application list

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 Widgets and
Downloaded screen.

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 phone sideways to have a better view.

1�3�2 Gestures

You can go to Settings\Gestures to enable the following function:

• When your phone is in sleep mode: If no screen lock is set, double

tap to access the Home screen. If screen lock is set, double tap to
light up the phone and input your unlock instruction.

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1�3�3 Status bar

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

Status icons

GPRS connected Roaming

GPRS in use

EDGE connected Vibrate mode

EDGE in use Ringer is silenced

3G connected

3G in use Battery is very low

4G connected Battery is low

4G in use

HSPA (3G+) connected Battery is full

HSPA (3G+) in use Battery is charging

Connected to a Wi-Fi
network

Bluetooth is on
or connected to a
Bluetooth device

Airplane mode Signal strength (blue)

Alarm is set

GPS is on

No SIM card inserted

Phone microphone is
muted

Battery is partially
drained

Headset connected

No signal (gray)

Receiving location data
from GPS

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

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

Missed call

Call on hold

An open Wi-Fi network
is available

Phone is connected via
USB cable

Radio is on

Connected to VPN

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Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick setting panel
or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are
notifications, you may touch and drag the Status bar with two fingers
to access Quick setting panel directly.

Quick setting panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open Quick setting panel,
where you can enable or disable functions or change modes by
touching the icons.

Touch to switch to the
notification panel

Notification panel

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

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

Touch to switch to the
Quick setting panel

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, face unlock, voice unlock, etc.

1�3�5 Personalize your Home screen

Add

You can touch and hold a folder, an application or a widget to activate
Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer.

Reposition

Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate 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.

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.

Wallpaper customization

Touch Menu key

then touch Wallpaper to customize wallpaper.

1�3�6 Volume adjustment

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

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