TCL Communication B089 User Manual

5049ZA30 FIERCE™

Quick Start Guide

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Table of Contents

1 Your mobile ��3 2 Text input �� 15 3 Phone call ��16 4 Contacts �� 18 5 Messaging�� 19 6 Email �� 20 7 Getting connected �� 21 8 Google Maps™ �� 24 9 Google Play™ Store �� 26 10 Data backup ��30 11 Factory data reset ��31 12 Applications & Internal storage �� 31 Safety and use �� 32 General information ��40 MetroPCS Information �� 41 12 Month Limited Warranty �� 45 Electronic Information ��45 Troubleshooting�� 46

This product meets applicable national SAR limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 37 of this user guide. When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body, either use an approved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a

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distance of 10 mm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exp osure requirements. Note that the product may be transmitting even if you are not making a phone call.

PROTECT YOUR HEARING

To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. Exercise caution when holding your device near your ear while the loudspeaker is in use.

Your mobile ��

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1�1 Keys nnectors

Headset connector

Speaker

Sensor

Front

camera

Front ashlight

LED indicator

Volume Keys

Power Key

Speaker Microphone

Micro-USB connector

Camera

Back ashlight

Fingerprint sensor

Back key

• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a

dialog box, options menu, the notifications panel, etc.

Home key

• From any application or screen, touch to return to the

Home screen.

• Touch and hold to open Google Now.

Menu key

• Touch to view recently used applications.

to close any application.

• Touch

• Touch the brush icon

to close all applications.

at the bottom of the screen

Power key

• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen.

• Press and hold: Show the pop-up menu to select from

Restart/Power Off/Airplane mode.

• Press and hold the Power key and Volume down key

to capture a screenshot.

• Press and hold the Power key for 8 seconds to power

off or hold it for 10 seconds or more to force reboot.

Volume Keys

• In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume.

• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media

volume.

• In general mode, adjusts the ringtone volume.

• Mutes the ringtone of an incoming call.

• In camera mode , press Volume up or down key to

take a photo.

1�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set up

Attaching or removing back cover

Inserting or removing Nano SIM card

You must insert your Nano SIM card to make phone calls using your network.

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Insert SIM card into Nano-SIM compartment shown above with gold contacts facing down. Ensure SIM is correctly inser ted. To remove SIM card, push the top of SIM card from opening and pull out card.

Your phone only suppor ts Nano-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and Micro cards, otherwise you may damage your phone.

Inserting or removing microSD card

Insert microSD card into microSD compartment shown above with gold contacts facing down. Ensure SIM is correctly inserted. To remove microSD card, pull bottom of card out of compartment.

Charging battery

Connect your phone to charger and charger to electrical outlet.

To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when the battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.

1�2�2 Power on your phone

Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone (Slide, PIN, password, pattern) if necessar y, once unlocked, Home screen is displayed.

If you don't know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your service provider. Do not store PIN code within your phone, instead store PIN in a location that is accessible without using phone.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following options:

• Touch

to select the phone's language, then touch GET

STARTED.

• Touch to enable Cellular data, then touch NEXT.

• Set up your 5049Z phone: Keep your apps & data from a device,

or set up as new.

• Select an enabled Wi-Fi, then touch

any network for setup.

• Read Google services and then touch

• Enter name then touch NEXT.

• Touch Add fingerprint to set screen lock, touch Skip to enter

next.

• You can also add email account or review additional apps etc. Touch

Set up later and Finish to enter Home screen.

Even if no SIM card is installed, your phone will still power on and you will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network and use some of the phone's features.

, otherwise touch Don't use

and NEXT.

1�2�3 Power off your phone

Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the phone options appear, select Power off.

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1�3 Home screen

You can move all of the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators

• Touch and drag down to open the

notifications panel.

Search bar

• Touch  to enter text search screen.

• Touch  to enter voice search screen.

Favorite applications tray

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move or

change applications.

Applications tab

Touch to enter applications menu.

The 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.

1�3�1 Using the touchscreen

Touch

To access an application, touch it with your finger.

Touch and Hold

Touch and hold the item to enter the available options.

Drag

Place and hold your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.

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Slide/Swipe

Slide the screen up and down to scroll through the applications, images, web pages, etc.

Flick

Flick to scroll/move through screens or lists faster.

Pinch/Spread

Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.

Rotate

Automatically change the screen orientation from por trait to landscape by turning the phone sideways to have a better view.

1�3�2 Status bar

From the status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and notification information (to the left side).

Status icons

2G connected

2G in use

4G connected Roaming

4G in use Headset connected

4G LTE connected No SIM card installed

4G LTE in use Vibrate mode

Signal strength Battery is very low

Wi-Fi is on Battery is low

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Airplane mode Battery is full

No signal Battery is charging

Alarm is set GPS is on

Bluetooth is on

Connected to a Bluetooth device

Speakerphone is on

Battery is partially drained

Notification icons

New Gmail message Missed call

New Email message Call forwarding is on

New text or multimedia message

Problem with SMS or MMS delivery

New Google Hangouts message

New voicemail Download finished

Upcoming event Select input method

Screenshot captured

Both USB tethering and portable hotspot are on

USB tethering is on System update available

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on

More notifications are hidden

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick Settings panel or Notifications panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly.

Connected to VPN

Radio is on

Uploading data

An open Wi-Fi network is available

Phone is connected via USB cable

Carrier data use threshold approaching or exceeded

Wi-Fi Calling

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Notifications panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Notifications panel. Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notifications panel, you can open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons.

Touch to switch to the quick settings panel.

1�3�3 Lock/Unlock your screen

To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by creating a variety of patterns, PIN, password or Fingerprint etc.

Note: If you have forgotten your lock screen Pattern, Password or PIN you will need to do a factor y reset by holding down the power and up-volume button at the same time and follow the prompts. This process takes at least 10 minutes and you will lose all your personal data. Contact Alcatel Customer Care if you need assistance, see General Information section for contact information.

1�3�4 Lock screen quick launch icons

The phone has quick access to five apps from lock screen, by default: Voice assist, Call, Yahoo search, Func shortcuts, Camera. You

Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain).

Quick Settings panel

Drag down and touch the Notifications panel to open the Quick Settings panel. Enable or disable settings or change modes by touching the icons.

Touch to enter user screen.

Touch to access all Settings.

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can customize these lock screen quick launch icons by following steps below.

To use quick launch icons on lock screen:

1. Press the Power key to light the screen.

2. Double tap the desired quick launch icon to explore the function or app.

To enable/disable quick launch function on lock screen:

1. Touch Settings/Lock screen.

2. Find Func shortcuts option, toggle the switch

to enable or OFF to disable.

to ON position

To customize quick launch icons on lock screen:

1. Touch Settings/Lock screen.

2. Then touch Func shor tcuts.

3. A list of shortcuts will be displayed, the five displayed at top of list are selected by default. Touch the order, touch the shortcuts.

and drag the shortcut to change

to remove the shor tcuts, touch to add

1�3�5 Personalize your Home screen

Add

You can touch and hold a folder, an application, or a widget to activate the Move mode and drag the item to any Home screen you prefer.

Reposition

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 screen and in the Favorites tray. When in move mode, hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.

Remove

Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of the item turns red.

icon, and release after the

Create folders

To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.

Wallpaper customization

Touch Settings on the applications screen then touch Display/ Wallpaper to customize wallpaper.

To change your wallpaper, touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen, touch WALLPAPERS. To use a picture as your wallpaper, touch a picture and touch Set wallpaper.

1�3�6 Volume adjustment

You can set the ringer, media and phone ringtone volumes to your preference by pressing the Volume up/down key, or touching Settings/Sound & notification/ Media volume to set the volume.

Text input ��

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2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch Settings/Language & input, touch Current Keyboard to view available keyboards and change default keyboard.

To view individual keyboard settings, touch keyboard name in

Language & input menu to access options.

Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation

Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation. To disable this function touch Settings/Display/When device is rotated and select Stay in portrait view.

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