TCL T314D/T314Q User Manual

1.2.1 Set up

Follow these steps to set up your phone:

1. With the device facing down, remove the back cover by using your fingernail to carefully lift the cover from the device body.
2. To insert SIM card or micro SD card, push the SIM card or micro SD card into the card slot with the gold-colored contacts facing down. Power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM/micro SD card.
3. Insert the battery by connecting the gold contacts in the device battery cavity. The battery will only fit one way.
4. Carefully align the back cover with tabs and press into place. It only fits one direction.

Charging the battery

Connect the battery charger to your phone and plug into the socket. Be careful not to force the plug into the socket. Make sure the battery is correctly inserted before connecting the charger. The mains socket must be near to the phone and easily accessible (avoid electric extension cables).

To reduce power consumption and energy waste, disconnect your charger when the battery is fully charged; switch off Bluetooth. In Settings you can also lower the brightness of the screen, and shorten the length of time before the screen goes to sleep.

1.2.2 Power on your phone

To turn your phone on, hold down the End key until the phone powers on. It will take a few seconds before the screen lights up. Long press/Press Left soft key to unlock your phone.

Even if no SIM card is installed, your phone will still power on and you will be able to use some of the phone's features.

1.2.3 Power off your phone

To turn your phone off, hold down the End key.

1.4.1 Status bar

The Status bar appears at the top of your Home screen. Icons indicate your phone's status and new notification alerts appear in the Status bar.

• New message or multimedia message
• No SIM card installed
• Silent mode
• Alarm is set
• Level of network reception
• Bluetooth is on

1.4.2 Change Home screen wallpaper

• From the Home screen, press the OK key, select the Settings icon and then press the Navigation key to select Display > Wallpaper settings.
• Select a new image from Static wallpaper or More pictures and press the Left soft key to select. Exit and the new image will then be displayed on your Home screen.

(1) App list varies according to country and operator.

(1) The icons and illustrations in this guide are provided for information purposes only.

2.1 Making a call

Dial the desired number, press the Call key to place the call, or press the Right soft key from Home screen to select a contact from Contacts. Use the up or down action of the Navigation key to select the desired contact and press the Call key. If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by pressing the Right soft key. To hang up the call, press the End key.

Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and press the Call key to make an emergency call.

International call

To dial an international call, press *+ twice to enter “+”, then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally press the Call key.

2.2 Answer or decline a call

When you receive a call:

• Press the Left soft key or Call key to answer.
• Press the Right soft key or End key to decline.

2.3 Accessing voicemail

• Press and hold 1 to call voicemail.
• Follow the prompts to set up your voicemail account.

(1) Contact your network operator to check service availability.

3.1 Consult your Contacts

Contacts enables quick and easy access to the contact you want to reach. You can access this function through any of the following methods:

• pressing the OK key from the Home screen and select Contacts.
• pressing the Right soft key from the Home screen.

Key Navigation:

• 1 Press the Left soft key to access more options.
• 2 Press the Navigation key to select and then press OK key to enter the menu.
• 3 Press the End key to return to the previous menu.

3.2 Adding a contact

In your contacts list screen, select Options > New to add new contacts with detailed information.

When finished, press the Left soft key to save.

3.3 Editing your contacts

Select a contact, press the OK key to access Details, select Options > Edit, and press the OK key to edit.

3.4 Deleting a contact

In your contacts list screen, press the Left soft key to access Options, select Delete, and press the OK key to delete.

3.5 Available options

From the contact list, you can access the following options:

• New: Create a new contact on your Phone or SIM.
• Write message: Send an SMS to a contact you've selected from Contacts.
• Call: Make a call to the selected contact.
• Delete: Delete the contact you've selected.
• Delete multiple: Delete one or more contacts at a time.

Import/Export

• Copy: Copy contacts from phone or SIM card to your desired location.
• Import contacts
• Export contacts
• Import contacts to your phone.
• Export contacts from your phone or SIM card.
• Send vCard: Send a contact via SMS/MMS/Bluetooth.
• Others:
• Speed dial: Set one or more speed dial contacts at a time.
• Own number: Set Name and Mobile of your own.
• Service number
• Memory status: Review the memory status of your phone and SIM card.

4.1 Alarm

Your phone has a built-in alarm clock with snooze feature. You can set up to three alarms with different wake-up times.

4.2 Calculator

Press the up, down, left, right and Centre soft key to select "+, -, ×, ÷" and "=" respectively.

4.3 Clock

The first clock displays the time based on your location when you insert your SIM card. You can choose other cities to show the time in their time zones.

4.4 Torch

Turn on/off the torch.

4.5 Recorder

Use this function to record audio files. The phone supports AMR. When completed, the file will be stored in Audio automatically.

4.6 Convert

Convert supports weight conversion and length conversion. in Audio automatically.

4.7 SIM Toolkit

This menu provides convenient SIM card management features, such as SIM card services, SIM applications.

5.1 Write message

• From the Home screen, press the OK key and select Message > Write message.
• Enter the phone number of the recipient in the To bar or press the Centre soft key to add recipients.
• Press the Message bar to enter the text of the message.
• When finished, press Left soft key to select Options > Send to send your messages.

5.2 Send a multimedia message

MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, contacts and sounds. From the Message screen, select Options > Add and select the attachment. An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image, video, audio, etc.) are attached.

5.3 How to type a message

When in edit mode, you can press the Keypad to change the input method to access numbers 1,2,3... or long press the corresponding key to get the number you want.

You can enter text using predictive text input, or press # to set your desired text input.

• For normal text input, press a number key, 2-9, repeatedly until the desired character is displayed. If the next letter you want is located on the same key as the present one, press the key repeatedly until the next cursor is displayed.
• Press the # key to choose Abc/abc/ABC/123 modes or write language.
• To insert a punctuation mark or special character, press the *+ key.
• If you want to delete any previously typed letters or symbols, press the Right soft key to delete them one by one.

(1) Depending on the device you purchased.

Settings

• SIM1/SIM2 Message centre: You can view your message centre number here.
• Message validity period: You can set your message validity period as 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours, 1 week or Maximum.
• Status report: You can choose to enable or disable status reports.
• Reply path: Mark the checkbox to enable reply path.
• Alphabet management: You can set the character code as GSM alphabet, UCS2 or Auto.
• Save sent messages: You can choose to save or not save the sent messages.
• Preferred storage: Set the path for the location of your saved messages.
• Export SMS: Set the SMS path you want to export from.
• Auto signature: Select to apply an auto signature to your messages.

6.1 Camera

To access this function, press the Centre soft key from the Home screen and select Camera.

To take a picture

The screen acts as the viewfinder. Position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, and press the Centre soft key to take pictures, press Left soft key to save.

6.2 Video

To shoot a video

• Press the Left soft key and choose DV mode to switch to Video mode from Camera mode.
• Press the Centre soft key to shoot a video.
• When finished, press the Left soft key, it will be automatically saved. You can view the file by pressing Gallery in the app list.

(1) T314D only.

9.1 Phone settings

• Time & date: It allows you to modify date and time settings, including 12/24h format and date format (Year-Mon-Day/Mon-Day-Year/Day-Mon-Year). You can also choose to update the time display automatically by selecting Phone settings > Auto update time.
• Language settings: You can customize various language-related options, such as display language and writing language. Please note that the availability of certain languages and features may vary depending on your device model and software version.
• Auto power on/off: You can set the power on/off times using this function.
• Power management: You can see battery power in this menu.
• Restore factory settings: This feature allows you to reset your device to its original factory state. Before initiating the restoration process, it is important to note that all data and personalized settings will be permanently deleted. It is highly recommended to back up any important files, contacts, or data before proceeding.

9.2 Profiles

The Profiles provides a series of settings to adapt to various scenarios, you can set the sound mode to Normal, Silent, Meeting, Indoor, Outdoor or Flight mode.

9.3 Bluetooth

You can exchange data, such as video, images, and audio, with other Bluetooth supported devices within a limited range after pairing.

9.4 Display

You can set animation effect, wallpaper, auto lock, etc. within this menu. These features and settings contribute to enhancing your display experience, allowing you to personalize and optimize your device to meet your preferences and needs.

9.5 Layout

There are two layouts for your option: Super icon mode and 3*3 mode. In Super icon mode, each option is presented with large and eye-catching icons, while 3*3 mode arranges the menu options in a traditional grid layout with smaller icons and accompanying text descriptions.

9.6 Call settings

• Dual-SIM: With Dual SIM functionality, you have the flexibility to manage two phone numbers on a single device.
• Call forwarding: You can activate, cancel or verify the status of call forwarding to voicemail or to a specified number.
• Call waiting: Activate/Deactivate the notification of a second incoming call by a beep. You can also check the status of waiting calls.
• Call barred: This feature allows you to restrict certain types of calls on your device. By enabling call barring, you can control incoming and outgoing calls, ensuring privacy, security, and avoiding unwanted disturbances.
• Hide ID: With Hide ID, you can selectively conceal or mask your identity when interacting with others, ensuring your anonymity and safeguarding your sensitive data.
• Others: The Others menu provides convenient features such as Call time minute reminder, Auto redial, Vibration when connected and Reply SMS after reject.

9.7 Security

You can protect your phone by activating and changing the PIN and password, this feature also allows you to lock your phone by activating the PIN2 for Fixed dial number.

• PIN: The SIM card protection code is requested each time the phone is powered on.
• Modify PIN2: A protection code for certain SIM card features (FDN) will be requested if you attempt to access the card when the code is activated. Select to update it with a new one (between 4 and 8 digits).
• Phone locked: An unlock code is requested each time the phone is powered on.
• Modify the phone password: Change the phone's password. You will need to set a password before accessing this function.
• Privacy: This allows applications to be locked. Enter the password, and mark the checkbox to activate the lock for Call logs, Message, Contacts, My files, Calendar, etc.
• Auto keypad lock: You can activate/deactivate the Auto keypad lock and set a time for it.
• Lock screen by end-key: Once this feature is enabled, pressing the end key will instantly lock the screen. This feature allows you to quickly secure your device with just a press of the end key.
• Fixed dialing number: This allows the phone to be "locked" so that it can only dial certain numbers, or numbers with certain prefixes. To activate this function, a PIN2 code is mandatory.

9.8 Network settings

Within this menu, you can set Network selection, Network type and Network information.

9.9 Connections

Within this menu, you can set Data account, Data roaming, Data roaming, etc.

9.10 Power saving mode

Power saving mode on your phone helps conserve battery by reducing background processes and adjusting settings for optimal energy efficiency, allowing your device to last longer between charges. Activate this feature when your battery is low to extend usage time.

9.11 Call Filter

Take control of your calls with Call Filter, block unwanted calls and create custom blacklists.

9.12 Check for updates

If you want to update the system, select check for updates and when that's finished, your phone will have the latest version of the software.

9.13 Regulatory & Safety

View information about your phone, such as Product Model, Manufacturer Name, IMEI, CU Reference, etc.

9.14 Privacy and User Terms

You can view Privacy and User Terms under this menu.

9.15 Version info

This menu provides details about the current software version running on your device.