TCL N048 GSM/UMTS/LTE Mobile Phone User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: TCL

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N048 GSM/UMTS/LTE Mobile Phone
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N048 GSM/UMTS/LTE Mobile Phone

2 About Your Phone

2.1 Power on your phone

Press and hold the End/Power Key until the phone powers on.

Setup your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone, you will be guided through the following steps:

Select the phone’s language, then press the Right Soft Key to go to the next step.
Select an available Wi-Fi network, then press the Right Soft Key to go to the next step.
Select Scheduled Install, then press the Right Soft Key to go to the next step.
Learn more about Anti-Theft and then press the Center Soft Key to go to the next step.
Read the KaiOS Terms and Privacy Policy, press the Center Soft Key to learn more and/or open URL; Use the Navigation Key and the Center Soft Key to set options, then press the Right Soft Key to go to the next step.
Read and press the Right Soft Key to go to the next step.
Finally press the Center Soft Key to enter the Home screen.

Note: 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.

2.2 Power off your phone

Press and hold the End/Power Key until the phone displays: Restart and Power Off. Use the Navigation Key to select Power Off, then press the Center Soft Key .

2.3 Charging

Insert the small end of the charging cable into the charge port, and connect the charger to a power outlet.

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

2.4 Battery

To optimize your battery life, you may do the following:

Turn on power saving mode

Go to Settings > Device > Battery > Power Saving Mode > On Lower screen brightness
Go to Settings > Personalization > Display > Brightness
Lower the brightness by pressing the left and right of the Navigation Key Screen timeout
Go to Settings > Personalization > Display > Screen timeout > 30 seconds

3 Personalize Your Phone

3.1 Language

Your device can be operated using English, Spanish, etc. language.

To change the language:

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Language > Language.
Press the Navigation Key to select the desired languages preference.
Press the Center Soft Key to confirm.

3.2 Change font size

To change the device font size:

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Display > Large Text.
Press the Center Soft Key to select On/Off to enable large text or not.

3.3 Date & Time

To change the Date & Time:

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Date & Time.
Press on the Time option to adjust the time and minutes. You may also adjust the Time Zone as well as Time Format on this page.

3.4 Sounds

To adjust volume:

Press the Volume Up/Down button that is located on the right side of the device to adjust the Ringtone & Alerts volume.
From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Sound > Volume to adjust the volume for Media, Ringtone & Alerts and Alarm.

To adjust Tones

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Sound > Tones.
Under Tones, you may select your preference on Vibrate, Ringtones, Notice Alerts as well as Manage Tones.
Press the Center Soft Key to confirm.

To adjust Other Sounds

All other sounds that are related to Dial Pad or Camera can be adjusted by doing the following:

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Sound > Other Sounds.

3.5 Wallpaper, Brightness and Screen Timeout

To adjust Wallpaper

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Display > Wallpaper.
Press Gallery to select from Images that are stored on your device.
Press Camera to take a picture for the Wallpaper you would like to use/store.
Press Wallpaper to select from pre-loaded Wallpapers.

To adjust Brightness

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Display.
Press the Navigation Key to highlight Brightness.
Select desired brightness by pressing the Left or Right of the Navigation Key.

To adjust Screen timeout

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key , select Settings > Personalization > Display > Screen timeout.
Select when you would like your screen to turn off, then press the Center Soft Key to confirm.

4 Application

Phone
4.1.1 Making a Call

Dial the desired number then press the Call Key or the Center Soft Key to make the call. If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by pressing the Back/Delete Key .

Press the Left Soft Key to enter Contacts
Press the Right Soft Key to

show more Options Press the Center Soft Key to Call the entered number

Press the Right Soft Key to display more Options:

Add to existing contact: Add the entered number to replace the existing contact number.
Create new contact: Create a new contact with the entered number.

Make a call from your call log

From the Home screen, press the Call Key , or press the Center Soft Key > Call Log to access the call log and choose the contact you want to dial, press the Call Key or the Center Soft Key to make the call.

Make a call from Contacts

From the Home screen, press the Right Soft Key , or press the Center Soft Key

Contacts. Choose the contact you want to dial, press the Call Key or the Center Soft Key twice to call.

Making an emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and press the Call Key to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.

Make an International call

To dial an international call, press twice to enter “+” in dial screen, enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number, then press the Call Key or the Center Soft Key to call.

Calling your voicemail (1)

Press and hold to call voicemail.

4.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call

During an incoming call:

Open the flip to answer, if Settings > Personalization > Answer Mode > Flip open to answer is On. Otherwise,
Press the Left Soft Key or Call Key to answer.
Press the Right Soft Key or the End/Power Key to decline.
Press the Center Soft Key to reject the call by sending a preset message.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the Volume Up/Down Key. (1) Contact your network operator to check service availability.

4.1.3 Hang up a call

During a call:

Open the flip and press the End/Power Key to end the call.
Open the flip and close the flip to end the call.

4.2 Contacts

Contacts enables quick and easy access to the contact you want to reach.

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Contacts to enter Contact list.

4.2.1 Add a Contact

On the contacts list screen, use the Navigation Key and press the Left Soft Key to create a New Contact and input the contact information.

When finished, press the Center Soft Key to save.

4.2.2 View a Contact

On the contacts list screen, use the Navigation Key to select a Contact, then press the Center Soft Key to access the detail screen.

Press the Left Soft Key to send an SMS/MMS to the contact you selected.

Press the Center Soft Key to make a call.

Press the Right Soft Key to access Options:

Add as Favorite(1): Add the contact as a Favorite number. You can view it in Contacts > Favorite contacts list. After added, the menu shows Unfavorite.
Edit/Share/Delete: Edit/Share/Delete the contact.
Find duplicate contacts: Press the Center Soft Key to find out the duplicate contacts.
Block this number: Press the Center Soft Key to show Confirmation information, once confirmed, press the Right Soft Key to Block.

4.2.3 Edit a Contact

On the contacts list screen, using the Navigation Key to select a Contact, then press the Right Soft Key to access Options, select Edit contact and press the Center Soft Key to edit.

When finished, press the Center Soft Key to save.

(1) Only for Phone memory contacts.

You can share a single contact with others by sending the contact’s vCard to them via Email, Messages, or Bluetooth.

On the contacts list screen, use the Navigation Key to select a Contact, then press the Right Soft Key to access Options, and then select Share.

4.2.5 Delete Contacts

On the contacts list screen, press the Right Soft Key to access Options, select Delete contacts, use the Navigation Key to view available contacts and the Center Soft Key to make your selection, and then press the Right Soft Key to delete.

4.2.6 Import/Export Contacts

On the contacts list screen, press the Right Soft Key to access Options, select Settings > Import contacts/Export contacts to import/export contacts from/to memory card, Gmail, Outlook, or Bluetooth.

4.2.7 Speed Dial Contacts

On the contacts list screen, press the Right Soft Key to access Options, select Settings > Set Speed Dial Contacts, use the Navigation Key to select 2-9, press the Right Soft Key to add a contact then press the Center Soft Key to confirm.

On the Home screen, long press the 2-9 screen keys to dial the defined contacts.

4.2.8 Available Options

From the contacts list, press the Right Soft Key to show more options.

Call

Make a call to the selected contact.

Send message

Send an SMS/MMS to a contact you selected from Contacts.

Move/Copy contacts

Move or Copy contacts from/to Phone memory to/from SIM card.

Settings

Memory: To select which contacts to display: Phone and SIM, Phone or SIM.
Sort Contacts: To select contacts sorted by first/last name.
Set Speed Dial Contacts: To select contacts to define the 2-9 keys as a speed dialer.
Set ICE Contacts: Add five contacts for making “In Case of Emergency” calls.
Create Group(1): Press the Center Soft Key to enter a new group name, press the Right Soft Key to save. From the contacts list, press Group > the Center Soft Key > the Left Soft Key to add contacts to the group.
Block Contacts: Press the Center Soft Key and the Left Soft Key to add blocked number, press the Right Soft Key to save.
Import Contacts: Import contacts from memory card, Gmail, and outlook.
Export Contacts: Export contacts to memory card, and Bluetooth.
Add Account: Contacts, data, or other information can be synchronized from multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.

(1) Only Phone memory contacts can be added to Group.

4.3 Messages

Use the messaging feature to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages.

4.3.1 Sending a Text Message

Press the Messages Key , or from the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Messages to enter Messages.

Press the Left Soft Key to write a new message.
Enter the phone number of the recipient in the To bar or press the Right Soft Key to add recipients.
Use the Navigation Key to go to the SMS bar to enter the text of the message.
Press Key to switch between the different methods.
Press Key to select symbols.
Press the Left Soft Key to send text messages.

Inputting Text

There are different ways to enter text to create contacts, write emails or send messages. You may choose from the different methods by pressing the key and alternate between:

Abc (sentence case), abc (lower case), or ABC (caps lock case): with this mode you must press each key multiple times to create each letter. For example, an ‘S’ is created by pressing the ‘7’ key four times. An ‘e’ is created by pressing ‘3’ twice, and so on.
Predictive: predictive text mode is a feature that allows you to type faster, as the phone tries to predict what you are writing. To type “Hello”:

press the “4” key once, press the “3” key once, press the “5” key once,

press the “5” key once, press the “6” key once,

As you type, word suggestions will appear at the bottom of the screen. If you see the word you are trying to type, select it with the Navigation Key and press the Center Soft Key .

123: this mode generates only numbers. You may type ‘1’ by pressing the ‘1’ key just once, ‘2’ by pressing ‘2’ and so on. Switch back to ABC, Abc, abc or Kt9 mode to continue writing words.
Symbols: This function provides punctuation and special characters. Symbols may be accessed by pressing the key as well. Find the right symbol by pressing right or left of the Navigation Key. When the cursor highlights a symbol you want to add, press the Center Soft Key to select it.
If you want to delete the already typed letters or symbols, press the End/Power Key to delete them one by one or long press to delete all at once.

Use Your Google Assistant

Need to get something done? Just press a button and ask!

Launch your Google Assistant

From the Home screen, press and hold the Center Soft Key to launch your Google Assistant, or press the Navigate Left Key to access your Google Assistant.
Once the “Listening…” screen appears, say your voice command out loud. Your Google Assistant will speak back to you and walk you through the next steps.

Use Google Assistant to Make a Call

Call a contact: Press and hold the Center Soft Key , then say “Call Katie.” Your phone will call Katie from your Contacts.
Call a number: Press and hold the Center Soft Key , then say “Call XXX-XXX-XXXX”. Your phone will dial the number.

What else can your Google Assistant do?

Open an app: “Open E-Mail.”
Get the weather: “What’s the weather in Miami today?”
Send a text: “Send a text to Katie.”
Find a local business: “Find a pizza place.”
Find out what else your Google Assistant can do: “What can you do?”

4.3.2 Sending a Multimedia Message

MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, contacts and sounds to other compatible phones and email addresses by pressing the Right Soft Key from the text messages screen and then selecting Add attachment.

An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image, video, audio, etc.) are attached or email addresses are added.

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.

4.4 Email

4.4.1 Setup E-Mail

You can access this function by pressing the Center Soft Key from the Home screen and select E-Mail.

An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set up an email account, press the Right Soft Key to continue.

Enter the name and email for the account you want to setup.
Press the Right Soft Key to access Next, enter password of the account and press the Right Soft Key . If the account you entered is not provided by your service provider in the phone, you will be prompted to manually setup your email.
To add another email account, you can press the Right Soft Key to access Options > Settings, then select Add account.

4.4.2 Send E-Mail

Press the Left Soft Key to compose a new email from the Inbox screen.
Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To field, press the Center Soft Key to confirm and add new recipient(s).
Type the subject and the content of the message. You may use your voice to enter the subject and content of your emails by pressing and holding the Center Soft Key button.
If necessary, press the Right Soft Key to add Cc/Bcc or add attachment to the message.
If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can press the Right Soft Key and select Save as draft to save a copy.
Finally, press the Left Soft Key to send.

Note: If you are seeing a “password incorrect” error when setting up your Gmail Account in Email app, please review the following options:

Option 1: Generate an App password

An App password is a 16-digit passcode that gives an app or device permission to access your Google Account. If you use 2-Step-Verification and are seeing a “password incorrect” error when trying to access your Google Account, an App password may solve the problem.

Steps to generate an App password:

Visit your App passwords page https://myaccount.google.com/security/signinoptions/two-step verification. You may be asked to sign in to your Google Account.
At the bottom, click Select app and choose the app you’re using.
Click Select device and choose the device you’re using.
Select Generate.
Follow the instructions to enter the App password (the 16-character code in the yellow bar) on your device.
Select Done.
Once you are finished, you won’t see that App password code again. However, you will see a list of apps and devices you’ve created App passwords for.

If generate an app password does not fix “Password incorrect” issue, please proceed to Option 2 or Option 3.

Option 2: Change your settings to allow less secure apps

Go to the “Less secure apps” https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps section in My Account.
Next to “Access for less secure apps,” select Turn on.
You can now setup your email using your username and password. If you continue to see a “password incorrect” error, please proceed to Option 3.

Option 3: Access Gmail through browser

If you don’t want to change your security settings, please follow these steps to access your Gmail:

From the home page, press the Center Soft Key and select Internet .
Enter https://www.google.com/gmail/ in the browser URL tab.
Enter your username and password to log in.

4.5 Camera

Your mobile phone features a Camera and a Video app to take photos and shoot videos.

Access the Camera

To access this function, press the Center Soft Key from the Home screen and select Camera . App Permission

Upon first use of Camera, the App Permission screen will display, asking for permission to know your location. Press the Center Soft Key to Allow or the Left Soft Key to Deny.

Take a picture

Position the object or landscape in the screen and press the Center Soft Key to take the photo. Photos will be automatically saved to the Gallery app.

After taking photo, press the Left Soft Key to preview.

Zoom in/out

Press Up or Down of the Navigation key to zoom lens in and out.

Options

Press the Right Soft Key to access, press Left or Right of the Naviation key to switch: • Camera Resolution: Select the resolution as High, Standard, or Low.

Self-Timer: Sets the time a photo is taken after pressing the Center Soft Key . • Grid: Adds grid lines to photo screen to help take better photos by using grid lines to align photo image.
Gallery: Select Go to Gallery Application to view photos previously taken.
Modes: Select to switch between Photo and Video mode.

Camcorder

To shoot a video

Press Left and Right of the Navigation Key to switch between Photo and Video mode. Press Up or Down of the Navigation Key to zoom lens in and out.

Press the Center Soft Key to record a video, press again to stop recording, videos will be automatically saved to Video app .

4.6 Gallery

The Gallery app provides you with one location to view and organize all your saved photos. To access this function, press the Center Soft Key from the Home screen and select Gallery. Press the Left Soft Key to switch Favorites and Gallery list.

Use the Navigation Key to select an image and press the Center Soft Key to confirm, then press the Right Soft Key to access options below:

Delete: Delete the selected photo.
Edit: Select this option to adjust exposure value, rotate the photo, crop, add filters and auto-correction.
Add to favorites: Add the selected photo to Favorites list.
Remove from favorites: Remove the selected photo from Favorites list.
Share: Share the photo via Email, Messages and Bluetooth, etc.
Select Multiple: Allows you to select more than one photo in the Gallery.
File Info: Displays file name, size, image type, date taken, resolution, and path.
Set as: Set the photo as Wallpaper or Image for existing contact.
Sort and group: Sorts photo by date and time or groups by date.

4.7 Utilities

4.7.1 Calculator

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Utilities > Calculator. • 0-9 key: input numbers

: .
: +/-
: +, -, x, ÷
: =
: Clear once
: Clear All

4.7.2 Todo

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Utilities > Todo. • Press the Left Soft Key to add task, enter task name then press the Right Soft Key to Save. • Press the Right Soft Key to access Options to edit, delete, or delete all the task. • Press the Center Soft Key twice to check/uncheck the task.

4.7.3 Recorder

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Utilities > Recorder.

Press the Left Soft Key then press the Center Soft Key to start recording, press the Right Soft Key to Done.
Use the Navigation Key to select the recorder, press the Center Soft Key twice to play.
Press the Right Soft Key to access Options, such as delete, share, select multiple, rename, save as ringtone, save to music library, select Settings to set recorder size.

4.8 Clock

4.8.1 To Set an Alarm

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Clock > Alarm. Press the Left Soft Key to add a new alarm. The following options will appear:

Time: Select to set the alarm time.
Repeat: Select the days you want your alarm to go off.
Sound: Select a ringtone for the alarm.
Vibrate: Select to activate vibration.
Alarm name: Press to enter a name for the alarm.

Press the Right Soft Key to Save.

4.8.2 To Set the Timer

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Clock > Timer.

Press the Center Soft Key and then Left or Right of the Navigation key to edit hour, minute and second, when finished, press the Center Soft Key to start the Timer.

When the Timer is ongoing, press the Center Soft Key to pause and continue the Timer, press the Right Soft Key to add 1 minute.
When the Timer is paused, press the Left Soft Key to reset the Timer.

Press the Right Soft Key to enter Settings, allowing you to set snooze, volume, activate vibrate, and select sound.

4.8.3 To Set the Stopwatch

From the Home screen, press the Center Soft Key and select Clock > Stopwatch. • Press the Center Soft Key to start Stopwatch.

When the Stopwatch is ongoing, press the Right Soft Key to record the lap, press the Center Soft Key to pause the time.
When the Stopwatch is paused, press the Center Soft Key to continue the total time, press the Left Soft Key to reset the stopwatch and clear lap times.

4.9 Calendar

Use the Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.

To access this function, press the Center Soft Key from the Home scree and select Calendar.

View Calendar

You can display the Calendar in Day, Week, Month view. Press the Right Soft Key to change your Calendar view.

Create New Event

Press the Left Soft Key to add new events from any Calendar view.

Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a whole-day event, you can press the Center Soft Key to select All-day Event.
When finished, press the Right Soft Key to save.

Delete and Edit Event

After new event is created, under Month view or Day view, use the Navigation Key to move to the event. Press the Center Soft Key to show events list, then press the Left Soft Key to delete or press the Right Soft Key to edit.

More options are available by pressing the Right Soft Key from the Calendar main screen: • Go to date: To go to whatever date you want.

Search: Search the event or schedule you added in the Calendar.
Calendar to Display: To display offline Calendar or not.
Settings: To set a series of Calendar settings.

Event reminder

If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon will appear on the Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives

4.10 Music

Using this menu, you can play music files stored on phone storage in your phone. Music files can be downloaded from your computer to phone using a USB cable.

To access this function, press the Center Soft Key from the Home screen and select Music.