Alcatel OneTouch ATT Trek HD User Manual

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7 Getting connected ....................
To connect to the internet with this tablet, you can use 3G/4G 
networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
7.1  Connecting to the Internet .................
7.1.1  3G/4G
To create a new access point
A new 3G/4G network connection can be added to your tablet 
with the following steps:
•	 Touch 
 on the homescreen to access Settings.
•	 Touch  More\Cellular network settings\Access Point Names
•	 Touch to 
 open Edit access point to add a new APN. 
•	 Enter the required APN information.
•	 When finished, touch 
 and choose Save to confirm.  
7.1.2  Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your tablet 
is within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on your 
tablet even without a SIM card inserted.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
•	 Touch 
 on the homescreen to access Settings.
•	 Touch  Wi-Fi, 
•	 Touch the switch 
 to turn on Wi-Fi, the detailed 
information of detected Wi-Fi networks is displayed in the 
Wi-Fi networks section.
•	 Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected 
is secured, you are required to enter a password or other 
credentials (you may contact your network operator for  
						

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details). When finished, touch Connect. 
To activate notification when a new network is detected
When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated, 
the Wi-Fi icon will appear on the status bar whenever the 
tablet detects an available wireless network within range. 
The following steps activate the notification function when 
Wi-Fi is on:
•	 Touch 
 on the homescreen to access Settings.
•	 Touch  Wi-Fi. Then touch the Menu key and select Advanced.
•	 Turn on/off the Network notification to activate/deactivate 
this function. 
To add a Wi-Fi network
When Wi-Fi is on, you may add new Wi-Fi networks according 
to your preference. 
•	 Touch 
 on the homescreen to access Settings.
•	 Touch  Wi-Fi, and then touch 
 and select Add network.
•	 Enter the name of the network and any required network 
information.
•	 Touch  Connect.
When successfully connected, your tablet will be connected 
automatically the next time you are within range of this 
network.
To forget a Wi-Fi network
The following steps prevent automatic connections to 
networks which you no longer wish to use.
•	 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
•	 In the Wi-Fi screen, touch & hold the name of the saved 
network.
•	 Touch  Forget network in the dialog that opens. 
						

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7.2 Browser ...........................................
Using Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web.
To access this function, touch Browser icon 
 on the 
homescreen.
To go to a web page
On Browser screen, touch the URL box at the top, enter the 
address of the web page, then touch 
 to confirm. 
Touch to delete all contents
To set homepage
•	 Touch the Menu key 
 from Browser screen to display 
option menu, touch Settings\General\Set homepage.
•	 Choose a page or most visited website as your homepage.
•	 If you choose Other, enter the URL of the website you want 
to set as your homepage, touch OK to confirm.
7.2.1  Viewing web pages
When opening a website, you can navigate on web pages by 
sliding your finger on the screen in any direction to locate the 
information you want to view.
To zoom in/out of a web page
Pinch/Spread your finger on the screen to zoom out/in of the 
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To quickly zoom into a section of a web page, double-tap on 
the section you want to view. To return to normal zoom level, 
double-tap again.
To find text on a web page
•	
Touch the Menu key 
 from web page screen, then select 
Find on page.
•	 Enter the text or phrase you want to find.
•	 The first word with matching characters will be highlighted 
on the screen, and subsequent matches will be boxed.
•	 Touch the up or down arrow to switch to the previous or next 
matching items.
•	 When finished, you can touch 
 or the Back key to close 
the search bar.
Further operations for the text on a web page
You can copy, share or search the text from a web page:
•	 Touch and hold the text to highlight the text.
•	 Move the two tabs to select the text. 
•	 Touch SELECT ALL to select all words in this web screen.
•	 Touch 
 to copy the selected text.
•	 When finished, touch 
 or the Back key to deactivate the 
mode.
To open new window/switch between windows
Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your 
convenience.
•	 Touch  to open a new window.
•	 Touch 
 to close an opened window. 
						

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Touch 
 
to access  Other options:
•	 Refresh To refresh the current page.
•	 Share page To share the current page with your 
friends via various ways, like Messaging, 
Email, Bluetooth, etc.
•	 Find on page To input contents you want to find on the 
current page.
•	 Request 
desktop site To enable/disable computer version 
websites.
7.2.2  Manage links, history and downloads
To manage a link, address displayed on a web page
•	 Link Touch the link to open the web page.
Touch and hold the link to open options for 
further operation, like open in new window, save 
link, copy link URL, etc.
•	 Address
Touch to open Google Maps and locate the address.
To view Browser history
•	Touch 
 from Browser screen, and select History  to view 
browser history .
To download a web application/view your downloads
Before downloading a web application, you need to enable 
your tablet to install web applications (touch the Menu key 
from the Homescreen, touch Settings\Security, turn on 
Unknown sources, finally touch OK to confirm).
To download an item, touch the item or the link you want to 
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To view items you have downloaded, touch the application 
Downloads. 
Manage bookmarksTo bookmark a web page
•	
Open the web page you want to bookmark.
•	 Touch
  and enter the name and the location if needed 
and touch OK to confirm.
To open a bookmark
•	 Touch the icon 
 to enter the Bookmarks screen.
•	 Touch the bookmark you want to open.
•	 You can also touch and hold to display the options screen, 
then touch Open or Open in new tab.
To edit a bookmark
•	 Touch the icon 
 to enter the Bookmarks screen.
•	 Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit. 
•	 Touch  Edit bookmark, and input your changes.
•	 When finished, touch OK to confirm.
Touch and hold a bookmark in the bookmark list to view these 
additional options: •	 Add shortcut to 
Home To add a bookmark shortcut to the 
Homescreen.
•	 Share link To share the bookmark.
•	 Copy link URL To copy the bookmark link.
•	 Delete bookmark To delete a bookmark.
•	 Set as homepage To set this page as the homepage. 
						

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7.2.3 
Settings
A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To 
access Browser settings, touch 
 from Browser screen, and 
select  Settings.
General Set home page Touch to set homepage.
Form auto-fill Mark the checkbox to fill out web forms 
with a single touch.
Privacy & security
Clear cache Touch to clear locally cached content 
and databases.
Clear history Touch to clear the browser history.
Show security 
warnings Mark the checkbox to show warning if 
there is a problem with a site’s security.
Accept cookies Mark to allow sites to save and read 
cookie data.
Clear all cookie 
data Touch to clear all browser cookies.
Remember form 
data Mark the checkbox to remember data in 
forms for later use.
Clear form data Touch to clear all the saved form data.
Enable location Mark the checkbox to allow sites to 
request access to your location.
Clear location 
access Touch to clear location access for all 
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Remember 
passwords
Mark the checkbox to save usernames 
and passwords for websites.
Clear passwords Touch to clear all saved passwords.
Accessibility Text scaling Slide to change the size of the text 
display.
Advanced Set search 
engine Touch to select a search engine.
Open in 
background Mark the checkbox to open new windows 
behind the current one.
Enable 
JavaScript Mark the checkbox to enable JavaScript.
Website 
settings Touch to view advanced settings for 
individual websites.
Open pages in 
overview Mark the checkbox to open web pages 
zoomed out, in an overview.
Auto-fit pages Mark the checkbox to format web pages 
to fit the screen.
Block pop-ups Mark the checkbox to prevent pop-up 
windows.
Text encoding Touch to select the character-encoding 
standard.
Reset to default Touch to clear all browser data and to 
reset all settings to default. 
						

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Bandwidth management
Search result 
preloading Touch to enable/disable browser 
to preload search results in the 
background.
Web page 
preloading Touch to enable/disable browser to 
preload the linked web pages in the 
background.
Load images Mark the checkbox to display images on 
web pages.
Labs Fullscreen Mark the checkbox to enable fullscreen 
mode to hide the status bar. 
7.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices  .....
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication 
technology that you can use to exchange data, or connect to 
other Bluetooth devices for various uses. 
To turn on Bluetooth
•	Touch 
 on the homescreen to access Settings.
•	 Touch  Bluetooth. 
•	 Touch the switch 
 to turn on Bluetooth, the detected 
devices are displayed.
To make your tablet more recognizable, you can change your 
tablet name which is visible to others.
•	 Touch 
 and select Rename this device.
•	 Enter a name, and touch Rename to confirm. 
						

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To pair/connect your tablet with a Bluetooth device 
To exchange data with another device, you need to turn 
Bluetooth on and pair your tablet with the Bluetooth device 
with which you want to exchange data.
•	
Turn on Bluetooth.
•	 Touch  Available devices.
•	 Touch a Bluetooth device you want to be paired with in the 
list.
•	 A dialog will popup, touch Pair to confirm.
•	 If the pairing is successful, your tablet connects to the 
device.
To disconnect/unpair from a Bluetooth device
•	 Touch the Settings icon 
 beside the device you want to 
unpair.
•	 Touch  Unpair to confirm.
7.4 Connecting to a computer ..................
With a USB cable, you can transfer media files and other files 
between microSD card/internal storage and computer. 
Before using MTP or PTP you should firstly mark USB 
debugging. 
•	To access this function, touch Settings\About, then touch 
Build number 7 times. Now you may touch Settings\
Developer options\USB debugging.
To connect/disconnect your tablet to/from the computer:
•	 Use the USB cable that came with your tablet to connect 
the tablet to a USB port on your computer. You will receive a 
notification that the USB is connected.