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Messaging ................

You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this phone.

To access this feature, touch 

 from the Home screen.

Touch to create a new message

Touch to search in all messages

• 

Touch to view the whole message 
thread.

• 

Touch and hold to 

Delete 

message 

or 

Add shortcut

 All messages you receive or send out can be saved in 
phone memory or SIM card. To consult the SMS messages 
stored in SIM card, touch

 

  

from Messaging screen, then 

touch 

Settings\Text message(SMS)\Manage SIM 

messages

.

Sending a text message

Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient or touch 

 to add 

recipients, touch 

Type text message

 bar to enter the text of the 

message. When finished, touch 

 to send the text message. You have 

to choose a SIM card if two cards are inserted.

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 audio to other compatible phones and e-mail addresses. 

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

 Email .......................

Besides your Gmail account, you can also set-up external POP3 or 
IMAP email accounts in your phone.

To access this function, touch 

 from Home screen and then 

touch 

Email

.

An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set-up an email 
account.

• 

Enter the email address and password of the account you want 
to set-up.

• 

Touch 

Next

. If the account you entered is not provided by your 

service provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to 
the email account settings screen to enter settings manually. Or 
you can touch 

Manual setup

 to directly enter the incoming and 

outgoing settings for the email account you are setting up.

• 

Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.

• 

To add another email account, you can touch 

Menu

 key 

 and 

Settings

. Touch 

Add account

 on the right of the title to create.

To create and send emails

• 

Touch the icon   from Inbox screen and press 

Compose

.

• 

Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in 

To

 field.

• 

If necessary, touch 

Menu

 key 

 and touch 

Add Cc/Bcc

 to add 

a copy or a blind copy to the message.

• 

Enter the subject and the content of the message.

• 

Touch 

Menu

 key 

, touch 

Attach file

 to add an attachment.

• 

Finally, touch 

 

to send

.

• 

If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch

  

Menu

 

key 

  

and 

Save draft

 or touch 

Back

 key to save a copy. 

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Summary of Contents for TCL 5138E

Page 1: ...s 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 distance of 10 mm from the body to ensure complian...

Page 2: ...lights up Power key Press Lock the screen Light up the screen Press and hold Power on or pop up the menu to get more options such as Power off Restart Airplane mode Press and hold Power key and Volum...

Page 3: ...card otherwise may cause phone damage Installing or removing the microSD card To install please open microSD card lock first and then place the microSD card into the slot with the gold contact facing...

Page 4: ...ome key to switch to Home screen Status bar Status Notification indicators Favorite tray applications Touch to enter the application Touch and hold to move or change applications Application tab Touch...

Page 5: ...Battery is charging Alarm is set Headset connected Notification icons New text or multimedia message Missed call Problem with SMS or MMS delivery Call on hold New Hangouts message Call forwarding is o...

Page 6: ...alize your Home screen Add You may touch and hold a folder an application or a widget to activate the Move mode and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer Reposition Touch and hold the item to...

Page 7: ...ch hold to switch between abc ABC mode 2 2 Text editing You can edit the text you have entered Touch and hold or double tap within the text you would like to edit Drag the tap to change the high light...

Page 8: ...en touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact 4 2 Importing exporting and sharing contacts From Contacts screen touch to open options menu touch Import Export then select to import exp...

Page 9: ...sses are added 6 Email Besides your Gmail account you can also set up external POP3 or IMAP email accounts in your phone To access this function touch from Home screen and then touch Email An email wi...

Page 10: ...le you can transfer media files and other files between internal storage and computer Before using MTP or PTP you should firstly mark USB debugging touch Settings About phone then touch Build number f...

Page 11: ...d the words you ve added to the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard and most of the settings that you configure with the Settings application If you deactivated this option you stop backing up yo...

Page 12: ...Making the most of your phone 12 2 1 Smart Suite Smart Suite includes Contact It allows you to back up contact entries so that you don t have to worry about losing breaking switching phones or changi...

Page 13: ...the hands free kit is used car kit headset drivers are requested to refrain from using their mobile phone when the vehicle is not parked Check the laws and regulations on the use of wireless mobile ph...

Page 14: ...ashing lights feature on your mobile phone Parents should monitor their children s use of video games or other features that incorporate flashing lights on the mobile phones All persons should discont...

Page 15: ...t known as the Specific Absorption Rate or SAR The SAR limit set by public authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission of the US Government FCC or by Industry Canada is 1 6 W kg averaged...

Page 16: ...ear In such circumstances the device will be compliant with the guidelines when used with headset or usb data cable If you are using another accessory ensure that whatever product is used is free of a...

Page 17: ...t parts at the company s option without charge for parts or labor directly related to the defect s Batteries power adapters and other accessories sold as in box items are also warranted against defect...

Page 18: ...Upon receipt the service center will verify the warranty conditions repair and return your device to the address provided in the RMA Check the warranty repair status by going online with the RMA numb...

Page 19: ...e sure that your phone is not in airplane mode Unable to receive incoming calls Make sure your phone is switched on and connected to a network check for overloaded or unavailable network Check your su...

Page 20: ...nt phone memory for your download Select the microSD card as the location to store downloaded files Check your subscription status with your operator The phone cannot be detected by others via Bluetoo...

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