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Introduction....................................................... Table of Contents Thank you for purchasing an ALCATEL ONETOUCH POP Astro model 5042T. The 5042T comes equipped with many of the features and functions you want and need. General information.......................................................................................................... 5 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.
6 Getting connected..................................................................................................... 67 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 7 Google Play Store...................................................................................................... 74 7.1 7.2 7.3 8 Locate the item you want to download and install....................................................................................74 Download and install.................................................................
General information......................................... Your ALCATEL ONETOUCH POP Astro is a transceiver that operates on GSM Quadband with 850/ 900/1800/1900 MHz or LTE Triband B2/B4/B12 MHz. Protection against theft 1 Your mobile................................................. 1.1 Keys and connectors Headset connector Your mobile phone is identified by an IMEI (mobile phone serial number) shown on the packaging label and in the product’s memory.
Back key Camera • Touch to go back to the previous screen or to close a dialog box, options menu, Notifications panel, etc. Volume up Volume down Power key Home key • While on any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. Menu key • Touch Menu key once to access Manage home screen, Add widgets, Manage applications, Wallpaper and Settings options. • Touch and hold Menu key to access recently-used apps list.
1.2 Getting started 3. Slide SIM card out. Inserting or removing battery Before inserting/removing battery, ensure phone is off to prevent damage. 1.2.1 Set-up Attaching or removing back phone cover • Insert battery into slot until locked in position, then close the battery cover. • Remove battery cover and unlock battery from slot, then remove. Inserting or removing SIM card You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Before inserting/removing SIM card, ensure phone is off to prevent damage.
Charging battery Setting up your phone for the first time • Touch Get started, then select the phone's language. • Select Input Method: Android Keyboard, Swype or Google Keyboard. • Select Wi-Fi: Touch Add network to add a new Wi-Fi, touch Back to return to previous section. Final screen will say Finished. • Setup your Google account:Touch Setup now and you will be prompted to sign in to your Gmail account or create an account.
1.3 Home screen 1.3.1 Status bar 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 screens. The white short line at the lower part of the screen indicates which screen you are viewing. Status bar • Status/Notification indicators • Touch and drag down to open the Notifications panel. Search bar • Touch to enter text search screen.
Bluetooth is on No signal (gray) Screenshot captured Phone is connected via USB cable Connected to a Bluetooth device No SIM card inserted (gray) Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded Radio is on Airplane mode Signal strength (white) Call in progress System update available Alarm is set GPS is on Notifications panel Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Notifications panel. Touch and drag up to close it.
1.3.2 Using the touchscreen 1.3.3 Search bar Touch To access an application, touch it with your finger. The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web. Touch and Hold Touch and hold the Home screen to get the widgets. Drag Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location. Slide/Swipe Slide/swipe your finger up and down and left to right to scroll through screens, applications, web pages, etc.
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen To unlock phone screen To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password. 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. To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section 11.2.
Repositioning Apps and Widgets 1.3.6 Applications menu 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 screens and in the Favorite applications tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.
Using volume settings menu To access Volume settings menu from home screen touch then touch Settings , select Sound to display volume controls for Ringtone; Notifications; Music, video, games, & other; and Alarms. 1.4 Applications 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.
2 Text input.................................................... 2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard 2.1.1 Swype keyboard Touch to view messaging options. Touch to add a contact from saved Groups. Contacts or Call history log. Touch to enter phone number or contact. Onscreen Keyboard settings Touch from the Home screen, touch the Settings icon then select Language & input. The following keyboard & input methods will display: Android Keyboard, Google Keyboard, Swype, and Google voice typing.
Switching keyboards from new message screen 2.2 When in new message screen and cursor in Type text message line, drag down the Status bar to open the Notifications panel. Text messaging Use the text messaging feature to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages. In the Notifications panel, touch Select input method, from this input method shortcut menu you can choose between: Android Keyboard, Google Keyboard, Swype or Google voice typing. Touch to view the whole message thread.
2.3 Text editing You can edit the text you have entered. • Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit. 3 Phone call, Call log and Contacts.......... 3.1 Phone.............................................................................................. • Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection. • The following options will show on top bar: Select all • Touch , Cut icon when editing is completed, to exit out of edit mode. , Copy and Paste . 3.1.
