Flash FLO2, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ... how to use the phone please go to www flash3c com and download the complete user manual Moreover on the website you can also find answers to frequently asked questions upgrade the sofaware via Mobile Upgrade and so much more 2 ...

Page 2: ...ware 89 11 1 FOTA Upgrade 89 Table of Contents Safety and use 4 Regulatory information 11 General information 12 1 Your mobile 14 1 1 Keys and connectors 14 1 2 Getting started 16 1 3 Home screen 17 2 Text input 24 2 1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 24 2 2 Text editing 25 3 Call Call log and Contacts 26 3 1 Phone call 26 3 2 Call log 31 3 3 Contacts 32 4 Messaging 38 4 1 Write a new message 38 4 2 Ma...

Page 3: ...en driving do not use your phone and headphone to listen to music or to the radio Using a headphone can be dangerous and forbidden in some areas When switched on your phone emits electromagnetic waves that can interfere with the vehicle s electronic systems such as ABS anti lock brakes or airbags To ensure that there is no problem do not place your phone on top of the dashboard or within an airbag...

Page 4: ... or enabling a flashing lights feature on your phone Parents should monitor their children s use of video games or other features that incorporate flashing lights on the phones All persons should discontinue use and consult a doctor if any of the following symptoms occur convulsion eye or muscle twitching loss of awareness involuntary movements or disorientation To limit the likelihood of such sym...

Page 5: ...rement of these standards or this directive THIS DEVICE MEETS INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES Your mobile device is a radio transmitter and receiver It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves radio frequency electromagnetic fields recommended by international guidelines The guidelines were developed by an independent scientific organisations ICNIRP and...

Page 6: ...rotect all personal data for example against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss or destruction of or damage to such personal data whereby the measures shall provide a level of security that is appropriate having regard to i the technical possibilities available ii the costs for implementing the measures iii the risks involved with the processing of the personal data and iv the...

Page 7: ...ansceiver that operates on GSM in quad band 850 900 1800 1900 MHz UMTS in quad band 850 900 1900 2100 MHz or LTE B1 3 5 7 B38 B40 B41 This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 5 EC The entire copy of the Declaration of Conformity for your telephone can be obtained through our website http www flash3c com Protection against theft...

Page 8: ...or any claims demands suits or actions and more specifically but not limited to tort law actions under any theory of liability arising out of the use by whatever means or attempts to use such Third Party Materials Moreover the present Third Party Materials which are provided free of charge by TCL Communication may be subject to paid updates and upgrades in the future TCL Communication waives any r...

Page 9: ...ou have a SIM card insert it before setting up the phone Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini or nano cards as you may damage your phone Power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM microSD card Charging the battery You are advised to fully charge the battery Charging status is indicated by a percentage displayed on screen while the phone is powered off The percentage in...

Page 10: ... Home key always takes you to your main Home screen and you can personalise all your Home screens by adding your favourite apps shortcuts and widgets to them On the Home screen the bottom set of icons is always visible whichever of your Home pages you are on This also includes the Application tab which will show all your available apps Application tab Touch to open all apps Status bar Status Notif...

Page 11: ...and drag the Notification panel downwards twice or touch to open the Quick settings panel The customised picture will show if you set up your profile in the Contacts application 1 Quick settings panel Touch icons to enable disable functions or to change modes Long press to show the settings Touch to open Settings 1 See 3 3 1 View your contacts 1 3 3 Search bar The phone provides a search function ...

Page 12: ...ed 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 Remove icon and release after the item turns red Creat...

Page 13: ...ations etc to your preference 2 Text input 2 1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard Onscreen keyboard settings Go to Settings Language input select the keyboard you want to set up and a series of settings will become available Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation You can also adjust it by changing the settings go to Settings...

Page 14: ...cursor If you have cut or copied any text touch the tab to show the PASTE icon which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied 3 Call Call log and Contacts 3 1 Phone call 3 1 1 Making a call To make a call when the phone is on go to the Home screen and touch the Phone icon in the Favourites tray Touch to view the contact s detailed information You can also edit delete share the conta...

Page 15: ...d and without typing the PIN code 3 1 2 Answering or rejecting a call When you receive a call Swipe the icon right to answer Swipe the icon left to reject To mute incoming calls press the Volume up down key 3 1 3 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 any time To listen to your voicemail lo...

Page 16: ...ingtone for incoming calls Vibrate for calls Mark the checkbox to activate vibration when there s an incoming call Dial pad tones Mark the checkbox to enable dial pad tones Calling accounts TTY mode Touch to select among TTY Off TTY Full TTY HCO and TTY VCO Noise reduction Mark the checkbox to reduce background noise during calls Call settings Touch your operator name in Settings Calling accounts ...

Page 17: ... further operations You can view detailed information of a call redial or call back to a contact or number etc To view the entire call memory touch View the whole call history at the screen bottom Touch and select Delete or Clear call history to erase any unwanted call logs 3 3 Contacts You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronise these with your Gmail contacts or other applicati...

Page 18: ...om one field to another Add to remove from Favourites 1 To add a contact to favourites you can touch a contact to open contact details screen and then touch to add the contact to favourites To remove a contact from favourites touch on the contact details screen 3 3 3 Editing your contacts To edit contact information touch on the contact details screen When finished touch to save Change a contact s...

Page 19: ...application to perform this action 3 3 6 Displaying contacts You can configure which group of contacts you want to display in the Contacts list Touch and then Contacts to display from the contacts list screen then you can choose which contacts to display Touch and then Settings to sort the list by First name or Last name and to set name format by First name first or Last name first 3 3 7 Joining S...

Page 20: ...nt you want to delete touch and select Remove account then confirm Auto sync On the Accounts screen touch and mark the Auto sync data checkbox to activate 4 Messaging Your phone can create edit and receive SMS and MMS messages Go to the Home screen and touch the Messaging icon in the Favourites tray 4 1 Write a new message On the message list screen touch the new message icon to write new text mul...

Page 21: ...ed or subject or email addresses are added To send a multimedia message enter the recipient s phone number or name in the recipients bar touch content bar to enter the text of the message Touch to open the options menu then touch Add subject to insert a subject Touch to attach a picture video audio etc When finished touch to send the multimedia message Attach options Capture picture Open the Camer...

Page 22: ...following options will be available copy text forward delete select all other options menu etc 4 3 Adjust message settings In the message list screen touch and select Settings SMS enabled Open the options dialog to change your default SMS app Text message SMS Request delivery report Mark the checkbox to request a delivery report for each text message you send Manage SIM card messages Touch to mana...

Page 23: ...ions Will display message notifications in the status bar Mute Select a duration to mute your phone when there s a new message or turn off the mute by mark the checkbox of OFF Sound Select a ringtone as new messages notification tone Popup notification Will show popup for push notifications if enabled General Message font size Select a message font size Delete old messages Will delete old messages...

Page 24: ...ole day event you can turn on the ALL DAY switch Invite people to the event Enter the email addresses of the guests and separate with commas Then all guests will receive an invitation from Calendar and Email When finished touch or SAVE from the top of the screen Before you can add an event you must add at least one Calendar account and make a calendar visible 5 1 3 To delete or edit an event Touch...

Page 25: ...lete Touch to delete the alarm To adjust alarm settings Touch from the Alarms screen The following options will be available under Settings Clock Style Touch to set Analog or Digital style Automatic home clock Will automatically add a home clock while travelling outside To disable it unmark the checkbox Home time zone Touch to set Home time zone Alarms Silence after Select a silence time Snooze le...

Page 26: ...cal problems with Calculator touch the Application tab from the Home screen then touch Calculator There are two panels available Basic calculation and Scientific calculation To switch between panels select one of the following two ways Swipe the basic calculation screen to the left to open the scientific calculation Or turn the device to the landscape mode from the basic panel to open the scientif...

Page 27: ...he switch to avoid significant roaming charges if not in use 4 When data roaming is disabled you can still perform data exchange with a Wi Fi connection see 6 1 2 Wi Fi To set preferred network mode 1 Touch on the Quick settings bar to get to Settings 2 Touch More Mobile networks Preferred network type 3 Select 4G 3G 2G as your preferred network mode 6 1 2 Wi Fi You can connect to the Internet whe...

Page 28: ...ion on or off To make your phone more recognisable you can change your phone s name which is visible to others 1 Go to Settings Bluetooth 2 Touch and select Rename this device 3 Enter a name and touch RENAME 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 wa...

Page 29: ... 3 Touch the switch to activate deactivate this function To share your phone s data connection via Bluetooth 1 Touch on the Quick settings bar to go to Settings 2 Go to More Tethering portable hotspot 3 Turn on the switch after Bluetooth tethering to activate this function To rename or secure your portable hotspot When a Portable Wi Fi hotspot is activated you can change the name of your phone s W...

Page 30: ... press the VPN you want to delete in the dialog that opens select Delete profile 7 Multimedia applications 7 1 Camera Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting videos Before using the Camera make sure that you removed the protective lens cover to avoid it affecting your picture quality To take a photo when your phone is active touch Camera on your Home screen If the ...

Page 31: ... the switch to tag photos or videos with locations information You ll need to turn on GPS and wireless networks first Face beauty Touch to enable face beauty in Multi face mode or mark Off to disable it Exposure Select exposure time in the dialog that opens Scene mode Select scene mode among Auto Night Sunset Party etc White balance Select a white balance mode Image properties Touch to set Sharpne...

Page 32: ...ome screen then touch Gallery Open options menu View in albums Select to show Photo Video or All Swipe up or down to view more pictures or albums To view a picture play a video Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in the Gallery Touch an album All pictures or videos will spread across the screen Touch the picture video to view or play it Swipe left or right to view previous or next pictures...

Page 33: ...tures videos in batches On MOMENTS or ALBUMS screen touch and then Select item to activate batch operation mode you can also long press one album picture then touch videos pictures you want to work on Touch to share or to delete selected items 7 3 Music You can play music files stored on your phone or microSD card Music files can be downloaded from your computer to the phone or microSD card using ...

Page 34: ... your phone touch the Application tab from the Home screen then select File Manager File Manager works with both external SD card and phone storage File Manager displays all data stored on on both microSD card and phone storage including applications media files videos pictures or audios you have captured other data transferred via Bluetooth USB cable etc When you download an application from PC t...

Page 35: ...o 1 The quality of the radio depends on the coverage of the radio station in that particular area 2 Depending on your network operator and market Play Pause Go to next saved channel Touch to open the saved channels list Touch to add the current station to favourites or remove it from the favourites Drag to change current frequency Go to previous saved channel Touch to decrease 0 1MHz Long press to...

Page 36: ...s tray To go to a web page On the Chrome browser screen touch the URL box at the top enter the address of the web page then touch to confirm 1 Availability depends on phone variants Touch to search or go the a web page address Delete all contents During web page surfing touch for settings or more options 9 3 Gmail As the Google s web based email service Gmail is configured when you first set up yo...

Page 37: ...ery street maps 360 panoramic views of streets real time traffic conditions and route planning for traveling by foot car or public transportation By using this application you can get your own location search for a place and get suggested route planning for your trips 9 5 YouTube YouTube is an online video sharing application where users can upload view and share videos Available content includes ...

Page 38: ...me video from one language into another It offers mobile interfaces for Android that you can use to instantly translate your printed text or automatically detected spoken languages 10 Settings To go to Settings touch the Application tab from the Home screen then select Settings 10 1 Wireless networks 10 1 1 Wi Fi While using Wi Fi you can surf the Internet without using your SIM card whenever you ...

Page 39: ...pp content to another NFC capable device by holding the devices close together 1 Only available when NFC is activated 10 1 8 More Tethering portable hotspot This function allows you to share your phone s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi Fi access point refer to 6 4 Sharing your phone s mobile data connection 10 1 9 More VPN A mobile virtual private network mobile VPN or mVPN prov...

Page 40: ...cation Use the Sound settings to configure ringtones for different events and environments Sound Slide to adjust volume for media alarm ringtone etc Headset mode Mark the checkbox to enable headset mode Ringtones will only be heard from the headset if it is plugged in Also vibrate for calls Turn on the switch to vibrate the phone fro incoming calls Don t disturb Touch to set how calls and notifica...

Page 41: ...then you can learn its specific power consumption You can adjust power use via the screen brightness or screen timeout in the Display settings 10 2 7 Memory Open this setting to monitor your total memory available space and memory usage data 10 3 Personal 10 3 1 Location Turn on the switch to enable location information from Wi Fi and mobile networks the use of Google Maps etc Mode Choose a mode f...

Page 42: ...ble this function Screen pinning Turn on the switch you can always keep a screen in view until you unpin Open the screen you want to pin touch the Overview key swipe up the screen and then touch the pin icon To unpin it long press the Back key App with usage access Open the menu to view or reset your app usage access 10 3 3 Fingerprint Fingerprint ID allows you Unlock screen Unlock your screen by ...

Page 43: ...Touch to open a dialog where you can select how quickly you want the synthesiser to speak Listen to an example Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesiser using your current settings Default language status This will show status of your default language Pointer speed Touch to open a dialog where you can change the pointer speed touch OK to confirm 10 3 7 Backup reset Back up my data Tur...

Page 44: ...provided time zone Set date Touch to open a calendar where you can manually set the phone s date Set time Touch to open a dialog where you can manually set the phone s time Select time zone Select your phone s time zone from the list that opens Use 24 hour format Turn on the switch to display the time with 24 hour clock format NTP server Change your NTP server in the dialog opens when you touch NT...

Page 45: ...his function enables your phone to set how long you need to hold your touch down before it registers Colour inversion Touch the switch to turn on off colour inversion Colour correction Turn on the switch to enable colour correction You can also select your correction mode in this menu 10 4 4 Printing Your phone supports wireless printing to enabled printers and online services 10 4 5 Regulatory sa...

Page 46: ...ble when you touch and then Settings If you have chosen auto check when the system discovers the new version the icon will appear in the status bar Touch the notification to open the System updates directly Don t change your default storage location while FOTA is downloading or updating to avoid errors in locating the correct update packages 12 Accessories The latest generation of Flash mobile pho...

Page 47: ...t recovery procedure In case you don t succeed in it please apply to authorized repair center but remember that it will not be regarded as warranty case Applicable for Android OS versions starting from 5 1 and carry out the following checks My phone can t be switched on or is frozen When the phone can t be switched on charge for at least 20 minutes to ensure the minimum battery power needed then t...

Page 48: ...pear when a call is received Check that you have subscribed to this service with your operator Your caller has concealed his her name or number I can t find my contacts Make sure your SIM card is not broken Make sure your SIM card is inserted properly Import all contacts stored in SIM card to phone The sound quality of the calls is poor You can adjust the volume during a call by pressing the Volum...

Page 49: ...nding above actions will make your phone return to normal temperatures After Factory reset is performed my device asks to enter Google account credentials and I can t use it avoiding this action After Factory reset is performed you need to enter the original Google account credentials that were used on this device before Factory data reset Otherwise you will not be able to use the device If you do...

Page 50: ...Connectivity Bluetooth V4 1 A2DP Wi Fi IEEE 802 11 b g n 3 5 mm audio jack Micro USB Camera 13M Pixel AF back camera and 5M Pixel FF front camera Audio supported formats PCM MP3 AAC AAC eAAC MIDI AC3 FLAC and WAV Battery 1 Rechargeable Lithium ion battery Capacity 3000 mAh Expansion Slot microSD memory card Availability of microSD card depends on market Special Features G sensor Proximity Light Se...

Page 51: ...s reserved TCL Communication Ltd reserves the right to alter material or technical specification without prior notice English CJA28P501AAA All Signature ringtones embedded in this phone have been composed arranged and mixed by NU TROPIC Amar Kabouche ...