TCL ACTV500TWS User Manual

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ACTV500TWS

User manual

Contents

1	Important safety instructions	3
	Hearing Safety
	General safety information
2	Welcome	4
	What’s in the box
	Overview of the truly wireless earphones
3	Charge	5
	Charge the battery
	Check the battery status
4	Connect your earphones	7
	Pair the earphones with your smartphone or Bluetooth® devices at the first time
	Pair the earphones with a new Bluetooth® device
5	Use your earphones	8
	Select your earcaps
	Wear the earphones
	Power your earphones on or off
	Reconnect your earphones to your smartphone or Bluetooth® device
	Switch the earphone between stereo and mono modes
	Music control
	Voice assistant
	Call control
	Reset the earphones
6	Notice	12
	Compliance notice
	Declaration of conformity
	Remove the integrated battery
	Disposal of your old product and battery
7	Notice for US and Canada	13
	Compliance notice for US
	Compliance notice for Canada
8	Trademarks	14
9	FAQ	15

1 Important safety instructions

Hearing Safety

Danger

To avoid hearing damage, limit the time you use earphones at high volume and set the volume to a safe level. The louder the volume, the shorter the safe listening time is.

To prevent accidents and damage to ears:

•Listen at reasonable volumes for reasonable periods of time.

•Be careful not to adjust the volume continuously upwards as your hearing adapts.

•Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hear what’s around you.

General safety information

To prevent damage and malfunctions:

•Do not expose earphones to excessive heat.

•Do not drop your earphones.

•The earphones are resistant to dripping and splashing water. The charging case is not waterproof. Before putting the earphones into the charging case, thoroughly wipe off any moisture.

•Do not submerge your earphones in water.

•Do not use any cleaning agents containing alcohol, ammonia, benzene, or abrasives.

•If cleaning is required, use a soft cloth, if necessary dampened with a minimum amount of water or diluted mild soap, to clean the product.

Battery precautions:

•The integrated battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

Caution:

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

Operating temperature and humidity:

•Operate or store in a place where temperature is between 0ºC (32ºF) to 45ºC (113ºF) (up to 90% relative humidity with no condensation).

•Battery life may be shorter in high or low temperature conditions.

Charging temperature

Charging with the charging case when temperature is between 0ºC (32ºF) to 45ºC (113ºF)

Medical device

The earphones and charging case contain magnets. The American Heart Association (US) and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK) both warn that magnets can affect the operation of implanted pacemakers, cardioverters, defibrillators, insulin pumps or other electro medical devices (collectively, "Medical Device") within the range of 15 cm (6 inches). If you are a user of any of these Medical Devices, DO NOT USE THIS EARPHONES AND CHARGING CASE UNLESS YOU HAVE CONSULTED WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN.

Liability:

•This product is designed for use with mobile devices that support Bluetooth® standard specified by Bluetooth® SIG, Inc. and are compatible to the following Bluetooth® profile:

Bluetooth® profile

•HFP - Hands-free profile

•A2DP - Advanced audio distribution profile (Bluetooth® stereo supported)

•AVRCP - Audio video remote control profile

•It is considered improper use when this product is used for any application not named in this user manual.

•TCL entertainment solutions limited bears no responsibility for accidents or damage caused by improper use of this product.

Caution:

The user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance

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2 Welcome

Congratulations on the purchase of your new TCL earphones! After it is set up and connected, you can enjoy wireless music and phone calls with high quality sound. You are recommended to read through this user manual which helps you set up, connect and operate the product easily and properly. For more information, visit www.tcl.com.

Let’s get started.

What’s in the box

TCL truly wireless earphones

ACTV500TWS (with M size earcaps)

Charging case	3 pairs of replaceable
	earcaps

QSG

USB cable (for charging)

Quick start guide

Safety

sheet

Safety sheet	Comply™
	TureGrip™ Pro foam tips
Carabiner

Overview of the truly wireless earphones

1		7
		6
2	-	3
3		5
		4

1Charging case

2Charging case battery level status button and indicators

3USB Type-C charging slot

4Microphone (only right earphone)

5LED indicators

6Multi-function buttons

(Music control/call control/voice assistant)

7Replaceable earcaps

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3 Charge

Charge the battery

Charging case

Connect the supplied USB charging cable to:

•The USB Type-C charging slot on the charging case and;

•The USB AC adapter.

Or put the charging case on a wireless charging mat (not included) with the back side facing up.

The 4 LED battery level indicators at the front of the charging case start flashing. All 4 LED battery level indicators become solid when charging is complete.

LED charging status indicator

Note

•For first time use, charge the battery for 5 hours for optimum battery capacity and lifetime.

•After the first time charge, a normal charge with USB Type-C takes approximately 2 hours. A charge with charging mat normally take longer time.

•Use only the supplied USB charging cable for charging to prevent product damage.

•If all 4 LED battery level indicators at the front of the charging case keep flashing, it means the charging case is in protection mode. Charging will stop. In this case, unplug the USB Type-C cable and plug it back and charge the battery again. Replace the USB Type-C cable if the problem persists.

Warning

Only charge with certified USB adaptor DC 5V capable of 0.5A output current or more, or, with a certified wireless charging mat.

Earphones

Place the earphones in the charging case.

The earphones will start charging automatically.

The LED indicators will turn on.

When charging is complete, the LED indicators will turn off.

You can charge the earphones in the charging case using the USB type-C cable or using charging mat.

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Check the battery status

Charging case

To check the charging case battery level status, press the status button at the front of the charging case.

LED battery level indicator

Note

•When you place the earphones in the charging case, the charging case LED battery level indicator will show the charging case battery level briefly.

Earphones

Connect the earphones to your smartphone or Bluetooth device.

The battery level of earphones will show on the mobile device.

Note

•The location and availability of the battery level indication may vary depending on the operation system of your mobile device. For more information, consult the user manual of your smartphone or Bluetooth device.

•When the battery level is low, the LED indicators on the earphones will flash every 2 seconds, and you will hear a voice prompt every 150 seconds. You should recharge your earphones.

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