TCL Communication H024, H023 Users Manual

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1�1 Keys and connectors

Quick Start Guide

For more information about how to use your phone, please visit
www.alcatelonetouch.com to download the complete user manual.
From the website, you can consult the FAQ, perform software
upgrades, etc.

This product meets applicable national SAR
limits of 1.6 W/kg. The specific maximum SAR
values can be found in the RADIOWAVES
section of this user guide.

When carrying the product or using it while
worn on your body, either use an approved

www.sar-tick.com

accessory such as a holster or otherwise
maintain a distance of 10 mm from the body
to ensure compliance with RF exposure
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.

Back key

Home key

Headset connector

Micro-USB
connector

Front Camera

Touch screen

Recents key

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Camera

Flash/Torch

Power key

Volume up

Volume down

Recents key

• Recent apps� Touch to open a list of thumbnail images

of apps you've worked with recently. Touch it to open
an app. Swipe it left or right to remove a thumbnail
from the list.

Home key

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

Home screen.

• Long press to open Google search.

Back key

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

a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc .

Power key

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

• Press and hold: Show the popup menu to select from

Restart/ Power off/Aeroplane mode�

• Press and hold the Powe r key and Volume down key

to capture a screenshot.

• Press and hold the power key for at least 10 seconds to

force reboot or hold it longer to power off.

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.

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1�2 Getting started

1�2�1 Set up

Removing or installing the back cover

Inserting or removing the SIM card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. Power off your
phone before inserting or removing the SIM card.

SIM1

Place the SIM card with the chip facing downwards and slide it into
its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the
card, press and slide it out.

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SIM2

Release the SIM card holder by sliding it in the direction of the arrow
and lift it. Insert the SIM card with the gold contacts facing down and
make sure the SIM card is put flatly. Lower the SIM card holder and
slide it in the opposite direction to lock it.

For dual SIM models, both SIM1 and SIM2 can support 2G

and 3G networks. If both of them are 3G SIM cards, only one
card can support 3G network
micro-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types
like mini and nano cards, otherwise you may damage your
phone.

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5015E only.

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. Your phone only supports

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Installing or removing the battery

Power off your phone before removing the battery.

• Insert and click the battery into place, then close the cover.

• Unclip the cover, then remove the battery.

Installing or removing the microSD card

To install, insert the microSD card first, and then place it into the slot
with the gold contact facing down. To remove the external microSD
card, slide and take it out from the slot.

Charging the battery

Connect battery charger to your phone and plug into the socket.

If the battery is very low, there will be no indication that

power is being received until the charge is sufficient to show
the charging status bar. To reduce power consumption and
energy waste , once the batter y is fully charged, disconnect
your charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth
or background-running applications when not in use; reduce
the backlight time, etc.

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1�2�2 Power on your phone

Hold down the Powe r key until the phone powers on. It will take a
few seconds before the screen lights up.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you should set the following
options: Language, Google account, etc.

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, sign into your Google
account and use some of the phone's features.

1�2�3 Power off your phone

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

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.

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.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators

• Touch and drag down to open

the notification panel.

Search bar

• Touch  to enter text search screen.

• Touch  to enter voice search screen.

Touch an icon to open an application,
folder, etc.

Favourite tray applications

• Touch to enter the application.

• Long press to move or change

applications.

Touch to enter application list.

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1�3�1 Using the touchscreen

Touch

To access an application, touch it with your finger.

Long press

Long press the item to enter the available options.

Drag

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

Slide/Swipe

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

Flick

Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.

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 portrait to
landscape by turning the phone sideways to have a better view.

1�3�2 Status bar

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

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Status icons

Notification icons

GPRS connected Bluetooth is on

GPRS in use

EDGE connected

EDGE in use Roaming

3G connected Headset connected

3G in use No SIM card installed

HSPA+ connected Vibrate mode

HSPA+ in use Battery is very low

Signal strength Battery is low

Wi-Fi is on

Connected to a Wi-Fi
network

Aeroplane mode Battery is charging

No signal GPS is on

Alarm is set

Connected to a
Bluetooth device

Speakerphone is on

Battery is partially
drained

Battery is full

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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 Uploading data

Upcoming event Download finished

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

Song is playing

Connected to VPN

Radio is on

An open Wi-Fi network
is available

Phone is connected via
USB cable

Operator data use
threshold approaching
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Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel
or Notification panel. Touch and drag up to close it. When there are
notifications, you can touch them to access notifications directly.

Notification panel

When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar
to open the Notification panel to read more detailed information.

Touch to switch to the Quick settings
panel.

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

Quick settings panel

Touch and drag down the Notification panel or touch
the Quick settings panel. You can enable or disable functions or
change modes by touching the icons.

Touch to enter user screen.

Touch to access Settings, where you can
set more items.

to open

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 or password etc.

1�3�4 Personalise your Home screen

Add

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

Reposition

Long press 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 the Favourite tray. Hold
the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to
another Home screen.

Remove

Long press the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
drag the item up to the top of the
item turns red.

Create folders

To improve the organisation 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 customisation

Touch Settings on the applications screen then touch Display\
Wallpaper to customise wallpaper.

icon, and release after the

1�3�5 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.

1�3�6 Application tab

Touch

from the Home screen to enter the applications list.

To return to the Home screen, touch the Home key.

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Consult recently-used applications

To consult recently-used applications, you can long press the
Recents key. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the related
application.Touch one thumbnail and slide left or right to delete it.

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2�1 Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch Settings\Language & input, touch the keyboard you want
to set up and a series of settings will become available for your
selection.

Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation

Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard
orientation. You can adjust it by changing the settings (Touch

Settings\Display\When device is rotated�

2�1�1 Android keyboard

Touch to enter
text or numbers.

Touch to switch

"abc/Abc" mode;

Long press to

switch "abc/ABC"

mode.

Touch to switch

between numeric

keyboard and

alphabetic on MS.

Touch to input comma;
Long press to show
input options.

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Long press to
select symbols.

2�1�2 SwiftKey keyboard

Long press to switch voice input

Touch to enter numbers and symbols, etc.

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Slide through letters to input characters

Touch to delete incorrect characters

Touch to insert a space or complete the
current word or insert a prediction as
preferred

2�2 Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

• Long press or double touch the text you would like to edit.

• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

• The following options will show: Select all

and Paste .

• Touch the

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icon to go back without any action.

, Cut , Copy

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