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TCL 20 Pro 5G, Manual

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1.2  Getting started

Setting up

Inserting or removing the SIM/microSD card

1

   Insert the provided SIM pin into the hole.

2

   Pull out the SIM tray.

3

   Place the SIM card or microSD card into the tray slot and carefully close the 

SIM tray.

SIM

Micro SD

SIM 1

SIM 2

or

Micro SD

Single-SIM devices only

Dual-SIM devices only

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need to power off 

your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card as this phone supports hot 

swap.

Summary of Contents for 20 Pro 5G

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Page 2: ...Finding your serial number or IMEI You can find your serial number or International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEI on the packaging materials Alternatively choose Settings System About phone Status IM...

Page 3: ...cations 19 2 1 Camera 19 2 2 Gallery 25 2 3 Music 28 2 4 IR Remote 29 3 Apps and features 30 3 1 Phone 30 3 2 Contacts 35 3 3 Messages 38 3 4 Calendar 41 3 5 Clock 42 3 6 Calculator 45 3 7 TCL apps 46...

Page 4: ...ced features 59 4 11 Smart Manager 61 4 12 Security biometrics 61 4 13 Location 62 4 14 Privacy 62 4 15 Apps 62 4 16 Storage 62 4 17 TCL Account 63 4 18 Accounts 63 4 19 Digital Wellbeing parental con...

Page 5: ...1 1 Device overview Microphone IR light Receiver USB Type C Headset connector Front Camera Back button Fingerprint sensor Home button Touch screen Recent apps Speaker SIM card slot microSD card slot...

Page 6: ...stures Smart key Or touch Smart key in the app list Back button Touch to go back to the previous screen or to close a dialog box options menu the notification panel etc Home button From any applicatio...

Page 7: ...he popup menu to select from Power off Restart Aeroplane mode Cast Press the Power key and Volume down key at the same time to take a screenshot Press and hold the Power key for at least 10 seconds to...

Page 8: ...ray 3 Place the SIM card or microSD card into the tray slot and carefully close the SIM tray SIM Micro SD SIM 1 SIM 2 or Micro SD Single SIM devices only Dual SIM devices only You must insert your SIM...

Page 9: ...ess charger we recommend either that it is fitted with a standard charging plug it is the charging plug provided with this device or it is one of at least 18W power Reverse Charging with an OTG Cable...

Page 10: ...cations shortcuts folders and widgets you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access Touch the Home button to switch to the Home screen Status bar Status Notification indicators...

Page 11: ...creen to drag an object to another location Slide Swipe Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications images and web pages You can slide the screen horizontally too Flick Similar to swiping...

Page 12: ...quick settings panel Touch and drag up to close it When there are notifications they can be accessed by touching them Notification panel When there are notifications touch and drag down the Status bar...

Page 13: ...Lock Unlock your screen To protect your phone and privacy you can lock the screen with a pattern PIN password fingerprint or face To create a screen unlock touch Settings Security biometrisc Screen l...

Page 14: ...sword Use pattern unlock Draw the same pattern you have set to unlock the screen Use Face unlock From the app list touch Settings Security biometrics Face unlock Before using the face unlock you need...

Page 15: ...and hold the item and drag it up to the top of the remove icon and release after it turns red Create folders To improve the organisation of shortcuts or applications on the Home screen and the Favouri...

Page 16: ...Gesture navigation is set swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold for at least 0 3s Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the application Touch one thumbnail and slide it up to close the ap...

Page 17: ...d Onscreen Keyboard settings Touch Settings System Language input touch the Virtual keyboard you want to set up and a series of settings will become available Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation...

Page 18: ...to switch language 4 Touch to input a full stop Touch and hold to select symbols 5 Touch to switch between abc Abc mode Touch and hold to switch to abc ABC mode 6 Touch to access the symbols and numb...

Page 19: ...The following options will appear Cut Copy and Share You can also insert new texts if preferred Touch where you want to type or touch and hold a blank area The cursor will blink and the tab will appea...

Page 20: ...to open the Camera app From the Home Screen From the home screen touch Camera From the Lock Screen When the screen is locked press the Power key once to light up the screen then swipe left on the cam...

Page 21: ...sing the flash Do not point the flash toward people s or animals eyes 3 Take a timed photo 4 Take HDR photos 5 Zoom in out 6 Switch between front back camera 7 Take a photo 8 Touch to access settings...

Page 22: ...ou can also touch and hold to take burst shots the maximum number is 20 To take a video Touch VIDEO to change the camera mode to video 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 9 10 12 11 1 Select filter s 2 Turn on off Motion...

Page 23: ...n to Camera Modes and settings Modes Slide left or right to switch between modes MORE By selecting MORE you can access more modes These modes can be moved to the main screen by touching PANO Touch to...

Page 24: ...PRO Pro camera mode lets you fine tune parameters and gives you full control over ISO WB exposure time aperture shutter speed and so on Settings Touch to set more options Photo size Touch to select ph...

Page 25: ...D card storage when an SD card is inserted The default is phone storage Save location information Turn on to tag photos and videos with your location This option is available when the GPS location ser...

Page 26: ...videos are available for selection To view the photos you have taken touch from the Home screen 1 2 3 4 1 Tap to access more options 2 Explore Explore collects photos into groups making them more easy...

Page 27: ...work on and touch the picture in the full screen picture view Touch to share the picture Touch to edit the picture Select Filters Crop Rotate or Mirror the picture Draw the picture Adjust the picture...

Page 28: ...uch Copy to album Move to album then select the album that you want to move to copy to Delete or recover pictures or videos Touch and hold the picture s or video s you want to delete touch DELETE Dele...

Page 29: ...microSD card To play a music file swipe up on the Home screen then touch Music 1 2 3 4 5 1 More options 2 Search for a song 3 Play or pause 4 Play the next song 5 Music settings While playing songs w...

Page 30: ...Home appliances such as TV Set up Box AIRCON Net box DVD Air cleaner Fan Power amplifier Water heaters 1 Enter the IR Remote and select the type of remote control such as TV 2 Select the current Regio...

Page 31: ...30 3 Apps and features 3 1 Phone Making a call To make a call touch in the Favourites tray Contacts View the call s detailed information Call logs Favourite numbers Show the dial pad...

Page 32: ...contact If you make a mistake you can delete the incorrect digits by touching To hang up a call touch International call To dial an international call touch and hold to enter then enter the internati...

Page 33: ...ch to reject the call by sending a preset message Calling your voicemail Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls It works like an answering machine that you can consult at an...

Page 34: ...the current call Touch this icon again to unmute the call Display the dial pad Touch to activate the speaker during the current call Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker Make another call...

Page 35: ...all Touch to add another call Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to the conference and touch You can also add participants from Call logs or Contacts Touch to start the conference To...

Page 36: ...Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your phone Consult your Contacts To see your contacts touch from the App drawer Add new contact Touch to open the Quick contact panel Touch and h...

Page 37: ...for the Phone contact Touch to save Touch to open available labels Add to remove from Favourites 1 To add a contact to favourites you can touch a contact to view details then touch to add the contact...

Page 38: ...available on the Quick contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone Sharing contacts You can share a single contact or contacts with...

Page 39: ...you need to enter detailed information like username password etc You can remove an account and all associated information from the phone Touch the account you want to delete touch Remove account then...

Page 40: ...send video clips images photos animations slides and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e mail addresses An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files image video audio slides et...

Page 41: ...essages application and touch the message to open it Messages are displayed as a conversation Touch a message to enter the message composing screen 1 2 3 4 1 Tap for more options 2 Tap to search withi...

Page 42: ...for this new event If it is a whole day event you can turn on All day Invite guests to the event Enter the email addresses of the guests you want to invite with commas to separate The guests will rec...

Page 43: ...nding in the Status bar and the notification panel 3 5 Clock Your mobile phone has a built in clock To view the current time swipe up the Home screen then touch Clock or tap time on the Home screen to...

Page 44: ...43 Timer From the Clock screen touch Timer to enter Touch the provided time to start the countdown directly Or Set the time Touch to start the countdown Touch to pause Touch to reset...

Page 45: ...44 Stopwatch From the Clock screen touch Stopwatch to enter Touch to start the Stopwatch Touch to pause Touch to reset Touch to share Adjust Clock settings Touch to access Clock and Alarm settings...

Page 46: ...s with Calculator swipe up from the home screen then tap 1 2 3 4 1 Calculation history 2 Touch to switch between Basic calculation and Scientific calculation 3 For more options about Currency and Unit...

Page 47: ...ting etc Use it to send us your feedback 3 8 Other applications 1 The previous applications in this section are preinstalled on your phone To download and install more 3rd party applications use the G...

Page 48: ...pplication you can find your own location search for a place and get suggested route planning for your trips YouTube YouTube is an online video sharing application where users can upload view and shar...

Page 49: ...st simple and safe way to pay in millions of places in stores online and more Google Assistant Devices can have a dedicated hardware button for the Google Assistant Default Single press to activate De...

Page 50: ...Fi network to connect to it If the network you selected is secured you are required to enter a password or other credentials you should contact the network operator for details When finished touch CO...

Page 51: ...ME to confirm To pair connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To exchange data with another device you need to turn Bluetooth on and pair your phone with the Bluetooth device with which you want to...

Page 52: ...SIM card settings 1 Touch to choose SIM 1 or SIM 2 for connecting to the network making calls and sending SMS messages Data usage The first time you turn on your phone with your SIM card inserted it w...

Page 53: ...plane mode Turn on Aeroplane mode to simultaneously disable all wireless connections including Wi Fi Bluetooth and more Hotspot tethering To share your phone s data connection via Wi Fi Bluetooth USB...

Page 54: ...gure each component of the VPN settings Touch SAVE The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen Before adding a VPN you should set a screen lock for your phone To connect to disconnect from...

Page 55: ...FC tag The phone will automatically search for available devices Touching the device name will connect your phone with it Phone Tablet connection Before using the Cast function please ensure that both...

Page 56: ...ervices You can select your Default print service Chromebook 1 If your phone is linked to a Chromebook device then you can text from your computer share your phone s Internet connection and simplify u...

Page 57: ...t or bag 4 6 Display Brightness level Adjust screen brightness manually Adaptive brightness Turn on to adjust screen brightness automatically Dark light mode brightness Adjust dark light mode screen b...

Page 58: ...attery percentage is displayed Screen edge Touch to select the prevent accidental touches area More display settings Screen saver Touch to set current screen saver as Colours or Photos as well as when...

Page 59: ...the Do Not Disturb mode Swipe down the Status bar twice to access the Quick Settings panel and tap to turn on Do Not Disturb Other sounds and vibrations Set dial pad tones screen locking sounds touch...

Page 60: ...ck Remote Lock will put your phone into lost mode by sending a text message containing a specific command When activated in lost mode the phone will be locked and the screen will show the dial button...

Page 61: ...le DO NOT DISTURB mode while playing prevent accidental touches and optimise game performance One handed mode Reduce the display area of the screen and operate your phone with one hand This function c...

Page 62: ...Screen lock Select one method such as Swipe Pattern PIN or Password to unlock the screen Fingerprint Use your Fingerprint to unlock the screen or app Access to add fingerprint or turn on off more opti...

Page 63: ...he app is in use 4 14 Privacy To protect your privacy you can set an app to be allowed or forbidden access to your location SMS phone etc Also whether or not to show passwords choose the activities an...

Page 64: ...all Touch Add account to add an account for the selected app 4 19 Digital Wellbeing parental controls In this menu you can find how much time you have spent on the phone and even on each app You can c...

Page 65: ...and or install new system app Touch to set more options Languages input Touch to configure language settings the on screen keyboard voice input settings pointer speed etc Date time Use Date time setti...

Page 66: ...won t lose your data with these settings If Factory data reset is selected all data in your phone s internal storage will be erased please back up your data before reset Regulatory safety Touch to vie...

Page 67: ...y Once finished a pop up dialog will give you the option of updating your phone now or later If Settings System System Update Update settings Automatically update is turned off a pop up dialog will as...

Page 68: ...arge for at least 20 minutes to ensure the minimum battery power needed Then switch it on again When the phone falls into a loop during power on animation and the user interface can t be accessed pres...

Page 69: ...network is overloaded My phone can t connect to the internet Make sure that the internet access service of your SIM card is available Check your phone s internet connection settings Make sure that yo...

Page 70: ...uality of the calls is poor Adjust the volume during a call by pressing the Volume key Check the network strength Move to a location with stronger signal strength Make sure that the receiver connector...

Page 71: ...a Windows computer make sure it supports MTP mode If you are using a Mac make sure to install Android File Transfer from www android com filetransfer I can t download new files Make sure that there i...

Page 72: ...ormal temperature After a factory data reset is performed I can t use my phone without entering Google account credentials After a reset is performed you must enter the original Google account credent...

Page 73: ...Display 6 67 edge touch screen with 1080x2400 pixel screen resolution Network GSM 850 900 1800 1900 UMTS B1 2 5 8 FDD LTE B1 3 5 7 8 20 28 32 2 4 TDD LTE B38 40 41 5G n1 n3 n5 n7 n8 n28 n40 n41 n78 HP...

Page 74: ...C H 263 H 264 H265 HEVC MIDI MP3 OPUS PCM QCELP VORBIS VP8 VP9 eAAC Battery 1 Capacity 4500 mAh Expansion Slot microSD memory card Availability of microSD card up to 1TB Sensors G sensor Light Sensor...

Page 75: ...cessories Charger USB Cable Translucent Shell SIM Card Pin Quick Start Guide Product safety information leaflet Accessories depend on countries Only use the TCL batteries chargers and accessories incl...

Page 76: ...ndroid logo Google Search TM Google Maps TM Gmail TM YouTube Google Play Store and Hangouts TM are trademarks of Google Inc The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by...

Page 77: ...er warranty against infringement of IPR is solely limited to the EU EEA Switzerland If and to the extent that the Product is exported taken with or used by the end customer or end user outside the EU...

Page 78: ...For more information on how to use the phone please go to tcl com and download the complete user manual Moreover on the website you can also find answers to frequently asked questions...

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