TCL Communication BT04 Mobile Phone User Manual
TCL Communication Ltd. Mobile Phone
Contents
User Manual
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Fully charge your
device for the rst
time use.
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Open the slot and
insert the SIM
cards.
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Open the slot
and insert
MicroSD card.
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1 Home screen
You can move frequently used items (applications, shortcuts, folders
and widgets) to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home
key to switch to the Home screen.
Touch to display application list.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and drag down to open the
notification panel.
Touch an icon to open an application,
folder, etc.
Favorites tray applications
• Touch to enter the application.
• Long press to move or change applications.
Search bar
• Touch Google search bar to enter
text search screen.
• Touch microphone icon to enter
voice search screen.
The Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more
space for adding application icons, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home
screen horizontally left and right to get additional view.
1.1 Status bar
In the status bar, you can see the phone notifications on the left side
and the phone connection service status on the right side.
Swipe downward from the Status bar to access the Notification
panel or the Quick Settings panel. To close the panel, touch and
drag upward.
Touch to clear all event-
based notifications. On-going
notifications will remain on
the panel.
Touch this icon to display the
Quick settings panel.
Notification panel
When there are notifications, you can touch them to view more
information.
Quick settings panel
Swipe down from the status bar twice to open the Quick settings
panel. Then enable or disable functions or change modes by
touching the icons.
Touch to edit your profile.
Touch to access phone settings,
where you can make changes to
more functions.
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2 Phone call
2.1 Placing a call
You can easily place a call using the Call application. Touch
Applications menu icon from the Home screen and select Call,
or touch the Call icon on your Favorites Tray.
Call screen
Select a contact by sliding or touching tabs, then choose your target
SIM card to make the call.
Slide to access
RECENT and
CONTACTS.
Touch to display dial pad.
CONTACTS
SPEED
DIAL RECENT
Dial pad
Enter the desired number from the dial pad and touch the Call icon
to place the call. If you make a mistake, you can delete the
incorrect digits by touching the Delete button .
Display the suggested numbers.
Long press to access voicemail.
Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call:
Touch the icon to answer;
Touch the icon to to reject;
Touch Message to reject the call by sending a preset message.
Touch Reminder to reject the call and set an alarm for calling back.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume
Up/Down key or turn the phone over (Enable this feature by going to
Settings > Gestures > Turn over to mute).
Call history
You can access your call history by touching the RECENT tab
from the Call screen to view missed calls, outgoing calls, and
incoming calls.
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3 Contacts
Contacts are stored in your phone with the Contacts app. It allows
you to add, delete, or edit your contacts. You can also import or
export your contacts from different locations such as a SIM card, an
external storage, your Gmail or other email account.
3.1 Adding a contact
Open the Contacts app from applications list, then touch the Plus
button on the bottom right of the screen to add a new contact.
3.2 Synchronising contacts in multiple
accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronised from
multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your
phone.
4 Messaging
This phone comes with a pre-installed Messaging app that allows
you to send and receive SMS (Short Message Service) or MMS
(Multimedia Messaging Service) with your wireless service provider.
To open your Messaging app, go to the Home screen and touch
the Messaging icon in the Favorites tray or from the application list.
To check messages stored in your SIM card, touch the
button from the Messaging screen, then touch Settings >
ADVANCED > Manage SIM messages.
4.1 Write message
On the Messaging app screen, touch the new message Plus button
in the bottom right of the screen to begin.
Touch to create a new message.
• Touch to see the whole
message thread.
• Touch and hold to
activate delete mode.
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient in the "To" bar or
touch to add recipient(s) and touch the Type message bar to
enter the text of the message. Touch the Smiley Face button to
insert emoticons. When finished, touch the Send button to send
the text message.
An SMS of more than 160 characters will be charged as
several SMS. Specific letters (accent) will also increase the
size of the SMS. This may cause multiple SMS to be sent to
your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations,
slides, and sounds to other compatible phones and email addresses.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files
(image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached.
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5 Gmail
Gmail is a Google web-based email service. When you first set up
your phone, it is automatically synchronized with your Gmail account.
With this app, you can receive and send email, manage your email,
and archive your email, etc.
To open Gmail
From the Home screen, touch the Gmail icon in the Google folder.
Gmail displays messages and conversations from one single Gmail
account at a time. If you own more than one account, you can add
an account by touching the Menu button and then the down
arrow after your account name from the Inbox screen, then touch
Add account. When finished, you can switch to another account by
touching the name of the account you want to view.
To create and send emails
1 Touch the Edit button from the Inbox screen.
2 Enter the recipient(s)’s email address in "To" field.
3 To add Copy or Blind copy, touch the down arrow button and
enter the email address in the Cc or Bcc line.
4 Enter the subject and the content of the message.
5 Touch the Attach button icon and select Attach file to add
an attachment.
6 Finally, touch the Send button to send.
7 If you do not want to send the email out right away, you can touch
the Menu overflow button and then touch Save draft. To view
the draft later, touch the Menu button and select the Drafts folder.
Touch the draft email and then the Edit button to open it.
6 Getting connected
To connect to the Internet with this phone, you will need to have an
internet connection via Cellular Data provider or via Wi-Fi.
6.1 Connecting to the Internet
6.1.1 Cellular Data
The first time you turn on your phone with your SIM card inserted, it
will automatically configure your network service: 2G, 3G, 4G.
To check the network connection you are using, touch Settings >
More > Cellular networks, and touch Access Point Names or
Network carriers. Your network service connection is also displayed
on the Status bar.
6.1.2 Wi-Fi
The phone can also be connected to a Wi-Fi internet service. This
can be used without a SIM card or Cellular Data service.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
• Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.
• Touch the OFF switch to turn on Wi-Fi.
• Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected is
a secured network, you will need to enter a password or other
credentials. When finished, touch CONNECT.
• For hidden network, touch the Overflow Menu button in the upper
right and select Add network. Enter the SSID of the network,
password and its secured credentials. Then, touch CONNECT.