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For more information on how to use the phone, please go to tcl.com and download the complete user manual. Moreover, on the website, you can also find answers to frequently asked questions.
Call, Call log and Contacts ........... 37 Obtaining warranty service Phone ................37 First follow the advice in this guide or go to www.tcl.com/global/en/ Call log ................42 service-support-mobile.html. Then check hotlines and repair center Contacts ................. 43 information through www.tcl.com/global/en/service-support-mobile/...
Safety and use ......We recommend that you read this chapter carefully before using your phone. The manufacturer disclaims any liability for damage, which may result as a consequence of improper use or use contrary to the instructions contained herein. •...
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• Use only batteries, battery chargers, and accessories which are phone regarding taking photographs and recording sounds with recommended by TCL Communication Ltd. and its affiliates and your phone. Pursuant to such laws and regulations, it may be strictly which are compatible with your phone model. TCL Communication forbidden to take photographs and/or to record the voices of other Ltd.
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• Do not burn or dispose of your phone in household garbage or In the United States you may learn more about CTIA’s Recycling store it at temperature above 60°C (140°F). Program at http://www.gowirelessgogreen.org/ Phone and battery must be disposed of in accordance with locally CAUTION: RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS REPLACED applicable environmental regulations.
Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, Radio waves ....... the actual SAR level of the phone while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network.
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Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate Note that any data shared with TCL Communication Ltd. is stored the equipment. in accordance with applicable data protection legislation. For these purposes TCL Communication Ltd.
US Information Concerning the Federal The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Communications Commission (“FCC”) Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by TCL Requirements for Hearing Aid Compatibility with Communication Ltd. and its affiliates is under licence.
• Internet address: https://www.tcl.com/mx/es.html Hearing aid compatibility rating for this smartphone: M4 Only. • Manufacturer: TCL Communication Ltd. • Address: 5/F, Building 22E, 22 Science Park East Avenue, Hong How the ratings work Kong Science Park, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong M-Ratings: Wireless devices rated M3 or M4 meet FCC requirements • Electronic labeling path: Touch Settings >...
TCL Communication Ltd. shall not be held legally responsible for Keys and connectors such differences, if any, nor for their potential consequences, which responsibility shall be borne by the carrier exclusively.
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Back flash Home button • From any application or screen, touch to return to the Camera Home screen. • Touch and hold to turn on Google Assistant. You can SIM card get help such as getting directions and restaurant slot/ microSD information based on the content detected on the card slot Volume...
Getting started Volume Keys • In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume. 1.2.1 Setting up • In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media volume. Inserting or removing the SIM/microSD card • In general mode, adjusts the ringtone volume. • Mutes the ringtone of an incoming call. ...
Home screen Charging the battery You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home button to switch to the Home screen. Status bar • Status/Notification indicators ...
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1.3.2 Status bar Touch and hold From the status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item. side) and notification information (on the left side). For example.
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Quick settings panel To lock phone screen • If your phone remains inactive for a period of time, it will Touch and drag down from the top of the screen once using two automatically lock the screen and enter sleep mode to save fingers, or twice using one finger to open the Quick settings panel.
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Enter a password to unlock the screen Reposition Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from any position on the Touch and hold an item and drag it to the desired position and then screen to display the password input panel. Then enter your lock release.
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1.3.6 Volume adjustment Touch one thumbnail and slide it up to close the application, slide it right/left to switch the applications. Press the Volume key to adjust the Media volume. Touch CLEAR ALL at the bottom of the screen to close all the Touch the icon to adjust Alarm, Ring and Notification volume.
Text editing Text input ......You can edit text which you have entered. • Touch and hold or double touch within the text you want to edit. Using the Onscreen Keyboard • Drag the tabs to change the amount of text to edit. Onscreen Keyboard settings • The following options will appear: Cut, Copy, and Share.
Call, Call log and Contacts . Phone ............3.1.1 Making a call Touch and hold to access voicemail To make a call, touch in the Favorites tray. View the call's detailed information Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch to place the call or select a contact from Contacts or Call logs by sliding or touching tabs, then make the call.
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3.1.3 Calling your voicemail Emergency call If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It touch to make an emergency call. Depending on your network works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time. and country this could even work without a SIM card and without To access your voicemail, touch and hold .
Conference calls End the current call. You can set up a conference call as follows. Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to • Place a call to the first participant of the conference call. unmute the call. • Touch to add another call.
3.3.2 Adding a contact Contacts ..........Touch in the contact list to create a new contact. Contacts enables quick and easy access to the contact you want You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact to reach. information.
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3.3.3 Editing your contacts The icons available on the Quick contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and To edit contact information, touch in the contact details accounts on your phone. screen. 3.3.5 Sharing contacts When finished, touch Save.
• Touch the Text message bar to enter the text of the message. Messages ......• When finished, touch to send the text message. Specific letters (accented) will also increase the size of the SMS. This may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your Writing a new message recipient.
Calendar, Clock, and Calculator ......Calendar ..........Use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. To view the calendar and create events, open Google apps folder from Home screen, then touch Calendar. 5.1.1 Multimode view Tap for more options You can display the Calendar by Schedule, Day, 3 days, Week, or Tap to call the number Month, touch...
5.1.3 To delete or edit an event 5.2.2 Clock To view the date and time, touch Clock. To delete or edit an event, touch the event to enter its details screen. Touch to edit the event, or touch > Delete to delete. • Touch to add a city from the list.
5.2.4 Stopwatch Calculator .......... From the Clock screen, touch Stopwatch to enter. There are two panels available: Basic panel and Advanced panel. Touch to view calculation history. Touch to switch between Basic calculation and Scientific calculation, select one of the following two ways: For more options about Currency and Unit conversion, touch • Touch to start the Stopwatch.
Multimedia applications ..Camera ..........Before using the camera, make sure that you remove the protective lens cover to avoid it affecting your picture quality. There are multiple ways to open the Camera app. From the Home Screen From the home screen, touch Camera From the Lock Screen When the screen is locked, press the Power key once to light up the screen, then swipe left on the camera icon in the lower right corner...
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6.1.1 Modes and settings Switch between front/back camera Take a photo Modes Touch to access settings Slide left or right to switch between modes. Picture size • MORE: By selecting MORE, you can access more modes. These modes could be moved to the main screen by touching Pinch fingers together to zoom out, or spread fingers apart to zoom in LIGHT TRACE: Capture creative movements of light using a long...
Settings Two more options are available when you switch to using the front camera: Touch to set more options: • Face beauty: Touch to adjust skin smoothing and enhance • Photo size: Touch to select photo size. coloring effect to portraits. • Video quality: Touch to select video quality.
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Explore • Touch to share the picture. • Touch to edit the picture. Explore collects photos into groups making them more easy to find Choose picture effect. Albums Set as None or Dehaze. Photos, videos, screenshots, etc. are all automatically grouped Crop, Straighten, Rotate, Mirror or Draw the picture.
to create and name a new album. Select the pictures or Music ..........videos you want to include in it by tapping to copy or move them. • Move/copy pictures or videos You can play music files stored on your phone or microSD card. Touch and hold the picture(s) or Video(s) you want to move/copy, To play a music file, swipe up on the Home screen, then touch Music Touch...
TCL apps ....... Turn on to increase readability under sunlight. TCL+ ..........NXTVISION ........TCL+ helps you to learn more about news and trends of TCL, improve your smartphone experience, find us from social media 7.1.1 Visual enhancement and etc.
YouTube Google applications ..... YouTube is an online video-sharing application where users can upload, view, and share videos. Available content includes video Google apps are preinstalled on your phone to improve work clips, TV clips, music videos, and other content such as video efficiency and help you enjoy life.
Photos Getting connected ....Google Photos stores and backs up your photos and videos. It also automatically analyzes photos and organizes them into groups, so that you can quickly find the photos you need. To connect to the internet with this phone, you can use 2G/3G/4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
• Touch Disable, National roaming only or All networks. To forget a Wi-Fi network • When data roaming is disabled, you can still perform data The following steps prevent automatic connections to networks exchange with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to “9.1.2 Wi-Fi”). which you no longer wish to use.
Sharing your phone's cellular data • Touch a Bluetooth device you want to pair your phone with in the list. connection • A dialog will pop up, touch PAIR to confirm. You can share your phone's cellular data connection with a single • If the pairing is successful, your phone connects to the device.
Connecting to virtual private networks To edit/delete a VPN To edit a VPN: Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources • Touch Settings > Network & internet > VPN. inside a secured local network from outside that network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions • The VPNs you have added are listed.
Data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier may Settings ......count differently. 10.1.4 Hotspot & tethering To go to Settings, touch from the Home screen. This function allows you to share your phone's cellular data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (refer to “9.4 10.1 Networks &...
10.2 Bluetooth & device connection 10.3 Display 10.2.1 Bluetooth 10.3.1 Status bar Bluetooth allows your phone to exchange data (videos, images, With this menu, you can set the style of the status bar, select music, etc.) within a small range with another Bluetooth supported whether notification icons are folded and how the battery percentage device (phone, computer, printer, headset, car kit, etc.).
10.4 Home screen & wallpapers 10.3.6 Eye comfort mode Eye comfort mode can effectively reduce blue light radiation and With this menu, set your home apps, choose your favorite wallpapers, adjust the color temperature to relieve eye fatigue. You can also theme styles, and etc.
10.6 Advanced features 10.6.6 Game mode Games can be automatically or manually added to My Game list. Add games to the list to enable Game mode automatically when 10.6.1 System navigation playing games. Select your favorite navigation button layout. Do not disturb while game 10.6.2 App Cloner Turn on Block notification and Constant brightness to create a...
10.8 Security 10.8.5 Apps lock Apps lock can effectively protect your privacy by locking some apps with a pattern or fingerprint. Go to Settings > Security > Apps lock 10.8.1 Screen lock to set the lock format, lock time and choose the apps you want to lock.
TCL Account, Accounts camera, resolution, etc. You can also check legal information, build number, status and other Touch to add, remove, and manage your TCL, email and other specs. supported accounts. You can also use these settings to control how and whether all applications send, receive, and synchronize data 10.17.2...
10.17.5 Backup Making the most of your Turn on to back up your phone’s settings and other application phone ......... data to Google servers. If you replace your phone, the settings and data you’ve backed up will be restored onto the new phone when you sign in with your Google account.
In case of any defect of your phone which prevents you from normal • Accessories depend on countries. use thereof, you must immediately inform your vendor and present • Only use the TCL batteries, chargers, and accessories your phone with your proof of purchase. included along with your device.
All your phone data will be lost permanently. It is strongly advised In no event shall TCL Communication Ltd. or any of its affiliates be to fully back up your phone data before resetting.
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My phone can't charge properly • For international calls, check the country and area codes. • Make sure that you are using the TCL charger that comes with • Make sure that your phone is connected to a network, and the the phone.
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• Check to make sure the USB port is not broken. If it’s not working, try another USB port on your computer. • Make sure that this feature doesn't require a TCL accessory. • Make sure USB drivers are properly installed.
• After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. Specifications ....Wait for at least 20 minutes after removing the charger to obtain an exact indication. • Adjust the brightness of screen as appropriate. • Extend the email auto-check interval for as long as possible. Processor: • Update news and weather information on manual demand, or • MT6762...
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Connectivity: • Bluetooth 5.0 • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n for 2.4GHz • 3.5 mm audio jack • Type-C USB 2.0 Camera: • Rear Camera: 48MP + 5MP (UW) + 2MP (Depth) • Front camera: 8MP/13MP Audio & Video supported formats: • AAC, AMR, AWB, MP3, AAC+, Vorbis, FLAC, APE, eAAC+, PCM playback Battery • Capacity: 4000 mAh...
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