TCL TAB Lite User manual

USER MANUAL

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Table of Contents
1 Your tablet ..................................................... 6
1.1 Keys and connectors................................. 6
1.2 Getting started.......................................... 9
1.3 Home screen........................................... 11
2 Text input..................................................... 20
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ................. 20
2.2 Text editing ............................................. 21
3 Contacts ...................................................... 22
3.1 Editing your contacts .............................. 24
3.2 Use Quick contact for Android ............... 24
3.3 Displaying contacts................................. 26
3.4 Synchronizing contacts............................ 26
4 Calendar, Clock, and Calculator................... 28
4.1 Calendar.................................................. 28
4.2 Clock ....................................................... 30
4.3 Calculator................................................ 32
5 Multimedia applications............................... 33
5.1 Camera.................................................... 33
5.2 Photos .................................................... 34
6 Google applications..................................... 37
6.1 Chrome ................................................... 37
6.2 Gmail....................................................... 37

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6.3 Maps ....................................................... 38
6.4 YouTube .................................................. 38
6.5 Play Store ................................................ 38
6.6 Duo ......................................................... 39
6.7 Podcast ................................................... 39
6.8 Kids Space .............................................. 39
7 Settings........................................................ 40
7.1 Wi-Fi........................................................ 40
7.2 Bluetooth ................................................ 41
7.3 Mobile network....................................... 43
7.4 Connections ............................................ 43
7.5 Home screen & lock screen .................... 47
7.6 Display .................................................... 47
7.7 Sound...................................................... 48
7.8 Notifications ........................................... 48
7.9 Button & Gestures................................... 48
7.10 Advanced features .................................. 48
7.11 Smart Manager ....................................... 49
7.12 Security & Biometrics.............................. 49
7.13 Location .................................................. 49
7.14 Privacy ..................................................... 49
7.15 Apps........................................................ 50
7.16 Storage.................................................... 50
7.17 User & Accounts...................................... 50

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7.18 Digital Wellbeing & parental controls..... 50
7.19 Google .................................................... 51
7.20 Accessibility............................................. 51
7.21 System..................................................... 51
8 Making the most of your tablet .................. 53
8.1 FOTA Upgrade........................................ 53
9 Troubleshooting ........................................... 54
10 Specifications............................................... 61
11 Safety and use ............................................. 63

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1 Your tablet .......................
1.1 Keys and connectors
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Front
camera
Headset
connector
Volume
up/down
Power key
Recent
apps
button
Home
button
Back
button

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Back camera
Back button
• Touch to go back to the previous screen,
or close a dialog box, options menu, the
Notification panel, etc.
Home button
• From any application or screen, touch to
return to the Home screen.
• Long press to turn on Google Assistant. You
can get help such as getting directions and
restaurant information based on the content
detected on the screen.

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Recent Apps button
• Touch to view applications you’ve recently
accessed.
Power key
• Press Power key: Lock the screen/Light up the
screen.
• Press and hold Power key & Volume up
key simultaneously: Show the popup menu
to select from Power off/Restart/Airplane
mode/Cast.
• Press and hold Power key & Volume down
key to take a screenshot.
• Press and hold the Power key, and Google
Assistant will be triggered.
• Press and hold Power key & Volume up key
for at least 10 seconds to force reboot.
• Quickly double-press Power key to open the
camera and take a photo.
Volume keys
• Adjust the media volume while listening to
music or watching a video, or streaming
content.
• While using the Camera app, press Volume
up or down key to take a photo or touch and
hold the key to take several photos.

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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Setting up
Insert or remove your SIM card or microSD card.
SIM
SD
SIM
SD
Your tablet only supports Nano SIM cards. In
order to avoid damaging your tablet, do not
attempt to insert other SIM types, such as Mini
or Micro cards.

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1.2.2 Charging the battery
You are advised to fully charge the battery( ). Charging
status is indicated by a percentage displayed on
screen. The percentage increases as the tablet is
charged.
To reduce power consumption and energy waste
when the battery is fully charged, disconnect
your charger from the tablet; switch off Wi-Fi,
GPS, Bluetooth or background-running
applications when not in use; reduce the
backlight time, etc.

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1.2.3 Powering on your tablet
If your tablet is powered off, hold down the Power key
until the tablet powers on, unlock your tablet (Swipe,
PIN, Password or Pattern) if necessary and confirm.
The Home screen is displayed.
If you do not know your PIN code or forget it, contact
Customer Care. Be sure to keep your PIN code in a
safe place.
1.2.4 Powering off your tablet
Press and hold Power key & Volume up key
simultaneously until options appear, then select
Power off.
1.3 Home screen
You can bring all of the items that you use most
frequently (applications, shortcuts, widgets, folders) to
your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home
button to switch to the Home screen.

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1Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators.
• Swipe down to open the Notification panel.
4Google Search bar
• Touch 2to enter text search screen
• Touch 3to enter voice search screen
5Favorite tray applications
• Enter the application.
• Press and hold to move or remove applications.
Auto-rotate screen
From the app list, touch Settings >Display >
Advanced >Auto-rotate screen to enable the
function.

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1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Long press
To enter the available options for an item, long press
the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts,
long press this contact, an option list will appear.
Drag
Long press an item and drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down applications,
images, and web pages. You can slide the screen
horizontally too.
Flick
Similar to swiping, flicking is a lighter and quicker
stroke.

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Pinch/Spread
Place two fingers on the screen surface and draw them
apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
The tablet also supports one finger zooming in
Camera and Photos. Double touch the screen to
zoom in/out.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the tablet sideways to
have a better screen view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From the Status bar, you can view both tablet status
(on the upper right side) and notification information
(on the upper left side).
Swipe down the status bar to view notifications and
swipe down again to enter the Quick settings panel.
Swipe up to close it.
Notification panel
Swipe down the Status bar to open the Notification
panel to read detailed information.

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Clear all notifications (ongoing
notifications will remain.)
Quick Settings panel
Swipe down the Status bar twice to access the Quick
Settings panel where you can enable or disable
functions or change modes by touching icons.
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Touch this Settings icon to view
the full list of settings.

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1.3.3 Locking and unlocking your screen
To protect your tablet and privacy, you can lock the
tablet with a pattern, PIN, or password, etc.
To create a screen unlock pattern
• Swipe up the Home screen, and then touch Settings
>Security &biometrics >Screen lock.
• Set your own pattern.
To lock tablet screen
If your tablet remains inactive for a period of time,
it will automatically lock the screen and enter sleep
mode to save power. Go to Settings >Display >
Sleep and select a screen timeout period. You can
also manually lock the screen by pressing the Power
key once.
To unlock the tablet screen
Press the Power key once to light up the screen, swipe
up and unlock the screen with the method you have
set.
If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, you can
press the Power key to light up the screen, then swipe
up to unlock the screen.

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Swipe up to unlock the screen
1.3.4 Personalizing your Home screen
Add
You can long press a folder, an application or a widget
and drag the item to your preferred Home screen.
Reposition
Long press an item and drag it to the desired position
then release. You can move items both on the Home
screen and the Favorite tray. Hold the icon on the left
or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another
Home screen.
Remove
Long press an item and drag it up to the top of the
Remove icon, then release.

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Create folders
To improve the organization of shortcuts or applications
on the Home screen and the Favorite tray, you can
add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of
another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the
folder’s title bar to rename it.
Wallpaper customization
Long press an empty area on the Home screen, then
touch Wallpapers to customize wallpaper.
1.3.5 Widgets and recently used
applications
Consult widgets
Long press the empty area on the Home screen, then
touch Widgets to display all widgets.
Touch the selected widget and slide it to move to your
preferred screen.
Consult recently used applications
To consult recently used applications, touch Recently
Used Apps button . Touch a thumbnail in the
window to open the application.

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Touch one thumbnail and slide it up to close an
application.
Slide the screen left or right to view all running
applications. Touch the Broom icon on the lower right
corner to close all of applications.
1.3.6 Volume adjustment
Using the volume key
Press the Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate
silent mode, press the Volume down key until the
tablet is silent.
Using the settings menu
Swipe up the Home screen, and then touch Settings
>Sound to set the volume for media, alarms and
notification.

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2 Text input.........................
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard
Onscreen keyboard settings
Go to Settings >System >Languages &input >
Virtual keyboard, touch the keyboard you want to set
up and a series of settings will be available.
Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
Turn the tablet sideways or upright to adjust the
onscreen keyboard orientation. You can adjust it by
changing the settings (Touch Settings >Display >
Auto-rotate screen).
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1Enter text or numbers.
2Long press to select symbols.
3Switch between "abc/Abc" mode; Press twice
quickly to switch to “ABC” mode always.
4Switch between symbol and numeric keyboard.
2.2 Text editing
You can edit the text which you have entered.
• Long press or double tap within the text you want
to edit.
• Drag the tabs to change the selected text.
• The following options will appear: Cut, Copy,
Share and Translate.
• If you have previously cut or copied any text, touch
the tab to show Paste which allows you then paste
the text at the current location.