TCL 5056O Technical manual

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POP4-5.5C ATT
5056O
Note: this manual is non-contractual and TCL Communication Ltd. can modify it without prior
notice on the characteristics of described equipments.

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1.1 Update
1.0 2016-02-15 Draft creation Mani Lee Abby Zhou Damon Han
Rev. Date Modification description Prepared By Checked By Approved By

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Content
1Level 2E repair process............................................................................................4
2Warranty Check and Visual Inspection ...................................................................5
2.1Warranty confirmation of L1.....................................................................................5
2.2Visual mechanical check..........................................................................................6
2.3Pretest........................................................................................................................7
3Battery......................................................................................................................12
3.1Battery information.................................................................................................12
3.2Battery test ..............................................................................................................14
3.3Battery specification...............................................................................................16
3.4WARNING of Battery disassembling .....................................................................17
4Software download .................................................................................................18
4.1. Equipments requested when download:............................................................18
4.2. Handset driver installation .....................................................................................18
4.3. SW download process............................................................................................19
5 Disassembly and assembly 5056O............................................................................22
5.1 ESD Safety...............................................................................................................22
5.2 Disassembly tool.....................................................................................................22
5.3 Disassembly process...............................................................................................22
6Level 2 repair...........................................................................................................22
5.4 Reassembly process................................................................................................30
5.5 Disassembly process evaluation............................................................................31
7Disassembly Complete...........................................................................................31
8L2 Enhance repair...................................................................................................40
8.1Position of L2 enhance components on PCBA ....................................................41
8.2Trouble shooting for common failures..................................................................42
8.3L2 enhance spare part list......................................................................................54
9PCBA exchange.......................................................................................................54
10Other component exchange...................................................................................54
10Function test............................................................................................................55

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1 Level 2E repair process
Reassembly
Record in BIG
End
OK
Retest
OK
OK
Start
Visual Inspection
Warranty Check
Pretest & Failure confirm
SW Upgrade
Disassembly
L2 Repair
Retest
Function test
PCBA Replace
NG
NG
NG
Restore User Information
Back up user data
L2E Repair
Retest
OK
NG

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2 Warranty Check and Visual Inspection
2.1 Warranty confirmation of L1
¾IMEI sticker check:
1) Power on the handset, enter ”Settings” -> “About phone” -> “Status” -> “IMEI/IMEI SV”
2) If the IMEI sticker in the back casing is not lost:
We should make sure that the IMEI number MUST be the same with the one on the IMEI sticker; if
not, it’s out of warranty policy.
¾Humidity sensitive label
If humidity sensitive label is not good, the cell phone will be considered as out of guarantee.
1). Liquid was detected by humidity sensitive label.
2).Three position of humidity sensitive sticker.

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2.2 Visual mechanical check
Mechanical warranties check items:
1) Corrosion
Corrosion on the USB connector, SIM connector, and other metal surfaces。
2) Hole (diameter > 1mm)
Holes on any surface, including the front casing, furnished frame, battery cover, touch Lens,
keypad…
3) Bump
Bumps (diameter > 1mm) on any surface, including front casing, decorate frame, battery
cover, touch Lens, keypad, etc.
4) Scratch
Scratches (length > 3mm) on any surface, including the front casing, decorate frame, battery
cover, touch Lens, keypad, etc.

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5) Distortion
Bend, twisted or crushed on the h/s, cover/casing or connectors, etc.
6) Broken
Touch broken, casing/cover broken, etc.
7) Dropped
Keypad tear off, touch lens, connectors dropped, etc.
8) Gap
External physical damage relating to abnormal use, like front case and frame opened
9) Others
Damage caused by disassembly ,wrong part assembly, loss of components
Use in abnormal environment like high temperature causing plastic melts
2.3 Pretest
1) Check that the SIM card and SD card are set correctly.
2) Power on the cell phone.
3) If the cell phone asks to input NCK code, this means it is SIM locked and can only be worked
with dedicated SIM card. Use the correct SIM card.
4) Enter the phone code if necessary.
5) If power on, test step by step with the auto test code:
Press *#2886# in dial screen and then you will see the interface displaying the SW version.
Select “Auto” to start the auto test, or select “MANU” to do the MMI test manually..
If one of the tests failed during “Auto” test mode, it will display “Failed: xxx, Press ‘Next’ to go
on test; Press ‘RETEST’ to retest this item; Press ‘END’ to Power off.”
Traceability
I. You can get information such as BT, CU-REF, PTH ,MMI,etc.,
II. Press “pass” key to continue.
RAW Data
I. You can see Raw data test is running;

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II. Press “pass” key to continue;
Touch Panel
I. “Please draw in the yellow area” according to instructions
II. Press “PASS” to continue.
LCD
I. You will see the LCD display three colors - RED, GREEN and BLUE - if it
functions well;
II. Press “Pass” to continue.
III.You will see the LCD display greychart if it functions well.
IV.Press “Pass” to continue.
V. You will see the LCD display black if it functions well.
VI.Press “Pass” to continue.
VII. You will see the LCD display white if it functions well.
VIII. Press “Pass” to continue.
IX.You will see the LCD display grey if it functions well.
X. Press “Pass” to continue.
Keyboard
I. You will see the key of the V+, V-, and power, click the corresponding key, then
the key turn gray on the screen.
II. Press “Pass” to continue.
LCD BACKLIGHT
I. You will see the screen flash if it functions well
II. Press “Pass” to continue.
Key Backlight
I. You will see the keypad flash if it functions well
II. Press “Pass” to continue.

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Front Camera
I. You will see the LCD displays the picture that front camera catch if it functions
well;
II. Press “Pass” to continue.
Main Camera
I. You will see the LCD displays the picture that back camera catch if it functions
well;
II. Press “Pass” to continue;
Camera led
I. You will see the Camera led light on if it functions well;
II. Press “Pass” to continue;
Charge Led
I. It will display “Please check charge LED" if it functions well.
II. Press “Pass” to continue;
AUDIO
I. You will hear piece of record if it functions well;
II. Press ”Pass” to continue;
Vibrator
You can feel the vibration if it functions well.
Memory Card
I. Insert SD card and the phone will detect it if functions well;
II. Press “Pass” to continue;
Accessories
I. Insert the headset.
II. You will hear one record in left discrete;
The “Volume Down “and “Volume Up” will display grey if it functions well.

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III.Press ”Pass” ,you will hear one record in right discrete;
The “Volume Down “and “Volume Up” will display grey if it functions well.
IV. Press ”pass” to continue;
V.You will hear piece of record if it functions well;
VI. remove your headset
VII. Press ”Pass” to continue;
FM
I. You will hear the sound from on channel when you insert earphoneif it functions
well;
II. Remove the ear phone then press “Pass” to continue;
USB/ Charger
I. Insert USB cable according to instruction, then it will say “USB:OK
Charger :OK” ;
II. Remove USB cable according to instruction
III.Press “Pass” to continue;
G-Sensor
I. Put the handset up and towards up according to instruction;
II. Put the handset towards the directions indicated by instructions; it will say “All
positions checked” after you following all the directions if it if it functions well;
III. Press “Pass” to continue;
Light Sensor
Press “Pass “to continue if it functions well.
Proximity Sensor
II. It will display “Please shadow the sensor “ ,and follow the instruction if it
functions well.
II. Press “Pass” to continue;

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SIM
III. Insert SIM card and the phone will detect it if functions well;
IV. Press “Pass” to continue;
Battery Temperature
I. It will display “Battery temperature should between: 20~50”, “current is xxx”
“Battery content should between: 30~80%”, “current is xxx”
“Battery Voltage is xxx”, “Battery Present is xxx” if it functions well;
II. Press ”Pass” to continue;
BLUETOOTH
I. Bluetooth will search automatically and it will display device address if it
functions well;
II. Press ”Pass” to continue;
WIFI
I. It will search for WIFI hotspot and display searched result on the screen if it functions well;
II. Press”Pass” to continue;
GPS
I. It will run GPS and search for satellite, and then it will display info such as “PRN”, “SUR”,
etc. on the screen if it functions well;
II. Press”Pass” to continue;
Battery Level
Please follow the instruction if it functions well.
Firmware
I. It will displays the TP module and firmware version if it functions will
II. Press “Pass” to continue;
SoftwarePartion
I. It will displays the software version if it functions will
II. Press “Pass” to continue;

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Calling
I. It will automatically call the emergency call if it functions well.
II. Press “Pass” to continue;
Hardwareinfo
It will displays the hardware information :G-sensor, light sensor ,SIM ,etc if it
functions will
Factory Reset
I. It will display “This will eraser all data from your phone internal storage.Do you
want factory reset ?” if it functions well.
II. Press “Reset” to confirm;
Exit
It will exit the test automatically.
3 Battery
3.1Battery information
Battery picture

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1) Battery feature
2) Battery life
The bellowing table shows the nominal battery life respectively in standby and talking mode. These
typical values are expressed in normal temperature with battery initially full charged and under good
ratio coverage. Battery range depends on the network characteristics, the ambient temperature and
particularly on movement.
Pixi 4-6 3G
Power pack
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Standby time (hours) Talking time
Model Element Capacity
Battery Li Lithium 2500mAh

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Power pack Lithium 2500*0.8/3.8=526h
2500*0.8/4.3=465h 2500*0.8/164=12.2h
2500*0.8/221=9.1h
* Pmin: minimum transmission power
** DTX: no transmission during period of silence
3) Battery charge time
For a normally discharged battery which has not been stored for long time, the charge time
listed as below table.
Battery type (RF standby
mode) Typical Charge time
Soft pack 3.5H
Note:
¾If the battery is new, charge it before use. Battery icon will appear after charging a short
time.
¾If the battery is deeply discharged, battery icon will appear after charging several minutes
and accompany with a slight sound.
3.2Battery test
1) Below table describes the various events related to a standard charger connected to a cell phone.
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Cell phone status before
charger connected ON OFF
During charging
Display lights up and following battery icon displayed:
Sequential icon flashing:

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After charging
(charger connected)
Following fixed battery icon display :
Table - Battery charge status on handset
2) If the display does not light on or battery icon does not flash when the charger or the cell phone’s
charge function is defective with mechanical or electronics.
In this case:
a) Replace the charger to charge.
Confirm it works correctly or not.
If it cannot work correctly after change charger.
b) Check the Charge connector on the cell phone.
If it is damaged, replace the cell phone.

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3.3Battery specification

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3.4WARNING of Battery disassembling
Potential for fire or burning. Do not puncture, crush, or heat the battery. Strictly avoid using sharp tool to
pry up battery.
Fire extinguisher is needed for emergency.
The battery can be re-used after disassembly if it is normal.

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4 Software download
5 It is authorized to download software for the handset which needs to be updated. This
downloading tool is called “Multi-Download QCT_SP”. Handset Software can be
downloaded from TS website via it. Thus internet access is necessary.
TS Website: https://css.tclmobile.cn/.
4.1. Equipments requested when download:
⑴A handset with full power;
⑵PC with windows system;
⑶A USB cable.
4.2. Handset driver installation
Double click to install the Multi-Download QCT_SP, and then select the “Install driver” check
box for the driver installation.

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4.3. SW download process
I. Login the Multi-Download QCT_SP, then select the 5056 O model:

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II. Click the ‘Download’ button, it will display the SW version , IMEI, Cu ref etc of the
handset.
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