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User’sGuide

Contents

Getstarted3

Getaround........................................................................................ 3

Touch &type................................................................................... 4

Usethelockscreen......................................................................... 5

Makeyourselfathome................................................................... 6

Changethewallpaper..................................................................... 6

Arrange&workwithapps.............................................................. 7

Usefolders...................................................................................... 8

Addwidgets.................................................................................... 9

Trysomeapps................................................................................. 9

FindPeople................................................................................... 10

ManageyourCalendar................................................................. 12

UseyourCamera........................................................................... 13

Managedownloads...................................................................... 13

Tuneperformance........................................................................ 14

Optimizebatterylife..................................................................... 14

Optimizedatausage..................................................................... 14

Optimizememoryusage............................................................... 19

UsetheAppsscreen..................................................................... 20

Enter&edittext............................................................................ 21

Usethekeyboard.......................................................................... 22

Basicediting.................................................................................. 22

Tips&shortcuts............................................................................ 23

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ConnecttoWi‐Finetworks........................................................... 24

Connecttokeyboards,mice,andotherdevices........................... 28

ConnecttoaWindowscomputerviaUSB.................................... 29

Manageaccounts.......................................................................... 30

Addorremoveaccounts............................................................... 30

Configureaccountsyncoptions.................................................... 32

Configuregeneralsyncsettings.................................................... 32

Changeanaccount’ssyncsettings................................................ 33

Secureyourtablet......................................................................... 33

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GetStarted

Getaround

Afteryouenterintothesystems,atthebottomofthescreen,you'll

findthreeNavigationbuttons.They'realwaysavailable.Nomatter

whatyou'redoingwithyourtablet,youcanalwaysgetbacktothe

mainHomescreenorreturnto

previousscreens:

Icon Name Description

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BackOpenthepreviousscreenyouwere

workingin,evenifitwasinadifferent

app.OnceyoubackuptotheHome

screen,youcan’tgobackanyfurtherin

yourhistory.

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HomeOpenHome.Ifyou’reviewingaleftor

rightHomescreen,opensthecentral

homescreen.

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RecentAppsOpensalistofthumbnailimagesof

appsyou’veworkedwithrecently.

Topopenanapp,touchit.Toremove

athumbnailfromthelist,swipeit

leftorright.

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Afterashorttimewithoutgettingused,thesebuttonsmayshrink

todotsorfadeaway,dependingonthecurrentapp.Tobringthem

back,touchtheirlocation.

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TheAllAppsiconintherightuppercornerispermanent.

Touch ittoseeallyourappsandwidgets.

ThemiddleofyourHomescreencanholdappandwidgeticons,

plusfolders.

z Toopenanapp,folder,orwidget,touchitsicon.

z ToseeadditionalHomescreens,swipeyourfingerquicklyleft

orright.

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Atthebottomofthescreen,you'llseesomethinglikethis:

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Statusiconsonthelefttellyouwhichappshavesentyou

notifications;forexample,thatamessagehasarrived,orit'stime

forameeting.

Systemiconsontherightdisplaythecurrentwirelessandnetwork

connectionstrength,batterylevel,time,andmore.

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Touch&type

Useyourfingerstomanipulateicons,buttons,menus,theonscreen

keyboard,andotheritemsonthetouchscreen.Youcanalsochange

thescreen'sorientation.

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Toselectoractivatesomething,touchit.

Totypesomething,suchasaname,password,orsearchterms,just

touchwhereyouwanttotype.Akeyboardpopsupthatletsyou

typeintothefield.

Othercommongesturesinclude:

z Touch&hold:Touch&holdanitemonthescreenbytouching

itandnotliftingyourfingeruntilanactionoccurs.

z Drag:Touch&holdanitemforamomentandthen,without

liftingyourfinger,moveyourfingeronthescreenuntilyou

reachthetargetposition.Forexample,youcandragto

repositionshortcutsontheHomescreen.

z Swipeorslide:Quicklymoveyourfingeracrossthesurfaceof

thescreen,withoutpausingwhenyoufirsttouch(soyoudon't

dragsomethinginstead).Forexample,youcanslideaHome

screenleftorrighttoviewtheotherHomescreens.

z Pinch:Insomeapps(suchasMaps,Browser,andGallery),you

canzoominandoutbyplacingtwofingersonthescreenat

onceandpinchingthemtogether(tozoomout)orspreading

themapart(tozoomin).

z Rotatethescreen:Onmostscreens,theorientationofthe

screenrotateswithyourdeviceasyouturnit.Youcanchange

thisDisplaysetting.

Relatedsettings

Settings>Device>Sound

Settings>Device>Display

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Usethelockscreen

Toprotectpersonalinformation,youcanadjustyourphone'slock

settings:

1.FromtheHomeorAllAppsscreen,touchtheSettingsicon 

2.ScrolldownandtouchSecurity.

3.Touch Screenlock.

4.Touch thetypeoflockyou'dliketouse.

Afteryousetalockhere,alockscreendisplayswheneveryour

screenwakesup,requestingthepattern,PIN,orotherspecified

key.

ImportantScreenlockoptionsarelistedintheapproximateorderofthe

strengthoftheirsecurity,startingwithNoneandSlide,which

providenosecurity.FaceUnlockandPatternprovideminimal

security,althoughtheycanbemoreconvenientthanthestronger

options.

Ifyourtablet'splayingmusicwhenthescreenlocks,you

cancontinuelisteningorpausetheselectionwithout

unlocking.

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Makeyourselfathome

Changethewallpaper

WallpapersareimagesfromSuper‐HDPlayer(picturesyoushot

withCamera,syncedfromPicasa,andsoon),stillimagesincluded

withthesystem,andliveimages(suchasananimationoramap

thatcentersonyourlocation).Theytaketheplaceofthedefault

backgroundforyourHomescreens.

1.Touch &holdanywhereonaHomescreenthat'snotoccupied.A

listofoptionsappears.

2.Touch awallpapersource:

Super‐HDPlayer.Choosefrompicturesthatyou'vetakenwith

Cameraordownloadedtoyourdevice.

LiveWallpapers.Choosefromascrollinglistofanimated

wallpapers.

Wallpapers.Choosefromthumbnailsofdefaultimages,ortoucha

thumbnailforalargerversion.

YoucandownloadadditionalwallpapersfromAndroidMarket.

3.Tosetawallpaper,touch“setwallpaper”undertheGallery

imagesorSetwallpaper.

Relatedsettings

Settings>Device>Display>Wallpaper

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Arrange&workwithapps

Toseeallyourapps,touchtheAllAppsicononanyHomescreen.

ThemainAllAppsscreenopens.Thisiswhereyoucanseeallyour

apps,includingthosedownloaded

fromAndroidMarket.YoucanmoveappiconstoanyofyourHome

screens.

FromAllApps,youcan

z Movebetweenscreens:Swipeleftorright.

z Launchanapp:Tou chitsicon.

z PlaceanappicononaHomescreen:Touc h&holdtheapp

icon,slideyourfinger,andliftyourfingertodroptheiconin

place.

z PlaceanappiconintheFavoritestray:Touch,hold,&slideto

moveoneoftheFavoritesiconsoutofthetray.Thenusethe

sametechniquetomoveanotheroneintothesameposition.

z Exploreyourwidgets:TouchtheWidgetstabatthetopofany

AllAppsscreen.

z Getmoreapps.TouchtheMarketicon.

ToremoveanappiconfromtheHomescreen,touchandholdit,

slideyourfingertowardthetopofthescreen,anddroptheapp

overtheRemoveicon.

NoteTheAllAppsiconintheFavoritestrayispermanent.You

can'tmoveit.

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Usefolders

Youcancombineseveralappiconsinafolder.Droponeappicon

overanotheronaHomescreen,andthetwoiconswillbe

combined.

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FromanyHomescreen,youcan

z Openafolder:Touc hit.Thefolderopens:

z Renameafolder:Touch itsname.

z MoveiconsaroundyourHomescreens:Touch,hold,and

slide.

Tips

z Tocanseeasmallercollectionoffrequentlyusedapps,touch

theGoogleAppsfoldernearthebottomofthescreen.Aswith

anyfolder,youcancustomizeitscontents.

z Afteryouopenanapp,youcanusuallyadjustitssettingsby

choosingitemsfromitsMenuiconnearthetoporbottomof

thescreen.

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Addwidgets

Widgetsarelikewindowsintoyourapps.They'reavailablefroman

AllAppstabforyoutomoveontoyour

Homescreens.

Toseeyourwidgets:

1.Touch theAllAppsicononyourHomescreen.

2.Touch Widgetsatthetopofthescreen.

FromthemainWidgetsscreen,youcan

z Movebetweenscreens:Swipeleftorright.

z DragawidgettoaHomescreen:Touc handholdthewidget's

icon,slideyourfingerwhereyouwanttoplaceit,andliftyour

finger.

Youmaybeaskedtomakefurtherchoicesbeforethewidget

activates.Ifthereisn'troomwhereyoudroppedit,thewidget

won'tgetaddedtotheHomescreen.

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Trysomeapps

StartGmail

YoucanuseGmailtoreadandwriteemailfromanymobiledevice

orbrowser.Allyouremailisalwaysuptodateandavailableno

matterwhereyoucheckitfrom.

ButGmailisnotjustaboutemail.YourGmailnameandpassword

signsyouintotoallGoogleappsandservices,includingCalendar;

People,forkeepingtrackofyourcontacts;GoogleReader,for

keepingupwithyouronlinereading;andmanymore.

z TolaunchGmail,touchtheGmailicononaHomeorAll

Appsscreen.

ThefirsttimeyoulaunchGmail,you'reaskedtosigninorcreatean

account,ifyoudidn'talreadydosowhenyoufirstsetupyour

device.ThenGmailopenstotheInbox.Fromhere,youcan

z Reademail.Touchamessagetoreadit.Unreadmessagesare

bold.

z Organizeemail.Checktheboxbesideamessagetoselectit.

Thenusetheiconsandmenualongthebottomofthescreen

tomanagetheselectedmessages.

z Changeyoursettings.Tou chtheMenuicon tochangeyour

preferences,addanaccount,orgethelp.

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FindPeople

ThePeopleappgivesyouquickandeasyaccesstoeveryoneyou

wanttoreach.WhenyoufirstturnonyourTabletandsignintoa

GoogleAccount,anyexistingcontactsfromthataccountaresynced

withyourPeopleapp.Afterthat,allyourcontactsstayinsync

automatically,whetheryoumakechangesonyourTablet,from

anotherdevice,orfromanyWebbrowser.

IfyoubelongtoGoogle+oruseExchange,youcanalsosyncthat

contactinformationwithPeople.

AllyourPeopleinformationisavailablefromGmail,GoogleTalk,

Messenger,Tablet,andotherappswhereit'suseful.Asyouadd

contactsfromdifferentsources,theyaresyncedautomatically

acrossalltheplacesyouneedthem.

z Toviewyourcontacts,touchthePeopleicon  onaHome

orAllAppsscreen.

ThefirsttimeyoulaunchPeople,you'reaskedtosigninorcreate

anaccount.Thentheappopenstothemainlistofyourcontacts.

Youcanviewtheminthreewaysfromthetabsatthetopofthe

screen:Groups,All,andFavorites:

Fromanyofthemainviews,youcan

z Readdetails.Touch anametoseedetailsforacontactor

group.

z Editdetails.Whileviewingacontact,touchtheMenuicon

andchooseoptionstoeditorsharecontactdetails,andsoon.

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YoucanalsotouchthestarbesidetheMenuicontoadda

contacttoyourFavoriteslist.

z Changeyoursettings.Whileviewingthemainlistscreen,

touchtheMenuicon toimportorexportcontacts,choose

displayoptionsfortheGroupsandAlltabs,andaddoredit

accounts.

NomatterwhereyouarewithinPeople,youcanalwaysgetbackto

themainlistsbytouchingtheiconinthetopleftcornerofthe

screen.



ManageyourCalendar

TheCalendarappletsyouviewandedityourschedule.

WhenyoufirstsetupyourTablet,youconfiguredittousean

existingGoogleAccount(suchasGmail),oryoucreatedanewone.

ThefirsttimeyouopentheCalendarapplicationonyourTablet,it

displaysanyexistingcalendareventsfromthatGoogleAccounton

theweb.Asyouediteventsfromanymobiledeviceorwebbrowser,

theyaresyncedautomaticallyacrossalltheplacesyouneedthem.

ToviewyourCalendar,touchonaHomeorAppscreen.

TochangetheCalendarview,touchthedateatthetopandchoose

Day,Week,Month,orAgenda.

Swipetoscrollverticallyorhorizontally.IntheDayorWeekviews,

spreadyourfingersapartorpinchthemtogethertozoominorout.

Fromanyoftheseviews,youcan

z Readorediteventdetails.Touchaneventtoviewitsdetails.

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z Manageeventsandcalendars.Touc hiconsacrossthetopor

Menu tosearchorcreateevents,returntotoday,oradjust

settings.

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UseyourCamera

TheCameraappisacombinationcameraandcamcorder.

YoucanviewphotosandvideosyoutakewithCamerainthe

Super‐HDPlayappalongwithmoviesthatyourentor

download.

Totakepicturesandvideos,firsttouchtheCameraicon ona

HomeorAllAppsscreen.

WhenCameraopens,youcan

z Takeapicture:Tou chthebluebutton.

z Viewthemostrecentlytakenpicture:Tou ch thethumbnail

nearthebluebutton.

YoucannowsharethepicturebytouchingtheGmail,Google+,

Messenger,orothericonsdisplayedalongonesideoftheimage.

ToviewthispictureandothersintheGalleryapp,touchthe

picture.

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Managedownloads

Files,apps,andotheritemsyoudownloadfromGmail,Email,

AndroidMarket,orinotherwaysarestored

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inyourdevice'sinternalstorage.YoucanusetheDownloadsappto

view,reopen,ordeletewhatyou'vedownloaded.

Somemobilenetworksrestrictthesizeofthefilesyoucan

download,tomanagethedemandsontheirnetworksortohelp

youavoidunexpectedcharges.Whenyoutrytodownloadan

oversized‐filewhenconnectedtosuchnetworks,youmaybe

requiredtodelaydownloadinguntilyourdeviceisconnectedto

aWi‐Finetwork,whenthedownloadwillresumeautomatically.

YoucanviewandmanagethesequeuedfilesintheDownloadsapp

aswell.

DownloadedfilesarestoredintheDownloaddirectorythat'svisible

whenyourdeviceisconnectedtoacomputer.Youcanviewand

copyfilesfromthisdirectory.

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OpenDownloadsandmanagedownloadedfiles

z Touch theDownloadsiconfromaHomeorAllApps

screen.

z Touch anitemtoopenit.

z Touch headingsforearlierdownloadstoviewthem.

z Checkitemsyouwanttoshare.ThentouchtheShareicon

andchooseasharingmethodfromthelist.

z Checkitemsyouwanttodelete.ThentouchtheTrashicon .

z Atthebottomofthescreen,touchSortbysizeorSortbydate

toswitchbackandforth.

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Tuneperformance

Optimizebatterylife

Youcanextendyourbattery'slifebetweenchargesbyturningoff

featuresthatyoudon'tneed.Youcanalsomonitorhowappsand

systemresourcesconsumebatterypower.

Toadjustthesettingsdescribedhere,firsttouchtheSettingsicon

onaHomeorAllAppsscreen.



Extendthelifeofyourbattery

z Ifyouaren'tusingWi‐Fi,Bluetooth,orGPS,usetheSettings

apptoturnthemoff.TheGPSsettingislocatedinSettings>

Personal>Locationservices.

z Don'tleavetheMapsorNavigationappsopenonthescreen

whenyou'renotusingthem.TheyuseGPS(andthusmore

power)onlywhenthey'rerunning.

z TurndownscreenbrightnessandsetashorterSleeptimeout:

Settings>Device>Display.

z Ifyoudon'tneedit,turnoffautomaticsyncingforallapps:

Settings>Personal>Accounts&sync.Notethatthismeans

youneedtosyncmanuallytocollectmessages,email,and

otherrecentinformation,andwon'treceivenotificationswhen

updatesoccur.

z Ifyouknowyouwon'tbenearamobileorWi‐Finetworkfora

while,switchtoAirplanemode:

PressandholdthepowerswitchuntiltheTabletoptionsdialog

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appears.ThentouchAirplaneMode.



Checkbatterylevelandusagedetails

z OpenSettings>Device>Battery.

Thelistatthebottomofthescreenshowsthebreakdownof

batteryusageforindividualappsandservices.Touch agraphfor

moredetails.Thedetailsscreenforsomeappsincludesbuttons

thatallowyoutoadjustsettingsaffectingpowerusage,orstopthe

appcompletely.



Warning!

Ifyoustopsomeappsorservices,yourdevicemaynotwork

correctly.

Batterystatus(charging,discharging)andlevel(asapercentageof

fullycharged)aredisplayedatthetopofthescreen.

Thedischargegraphshowsbatterylevelovertimesinceyoulast

chargedthedevice,andhowlongyou'vebeenrunningonbattery

power.

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Toadjustthesettingsdescribedhere:

1.Touch theSettingsicon onaHomeorAllAppsscreen.

2.Touch Wireless&networks>Datausage.

Bydefault,youseethesettingsformobiledata:thatis,thedata

networkornetworksprovidedbyyourcarrier:

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It'spossibletoshowWi‐Fidatausage

settingsinaseparatetab.Todoso,

touchtheMenuicon ,thenShow

Wi‐Fiusage.

Nearthetopofthescreen,notethe

on‐offswitchformobiledata.The

instructionsthatfollowassumethat

thisswitchisturnedon.Ifit'soff,you

won'tbeabletousemobiledataat

allandmanyfeaturesofyourTablet

andappswon'tworkcorrectly.

Justbelowtheon‐offswitch,notethe

datausagecycle.Touch ittochoosea

differentcycle.Thisdaterangeisthe

periodoftimeforwhichthegraphdisplaysdatausage.

Theverticalwhitelinesonthegraphshowaperiodoftimewithin

thedatausagecycle.Thisrangedeterminestheusageamount

displayedjustbelowthegraph.Draglinestochangetheperiod.

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Setdatausagewarning

z Dragtheorangelinebyitsrightsidetothelevelwhereyou

wanttoreceiveawarning.

Whenyourdatausagereachesthislevel,you'llreceivea

notification.

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Setdatausagelimit

1.CheckSetmobiledatalimit.

Adialogappearsthatdescribesthelimityou'resetting.

2.Readthemessage.Ifyou'rewillingtoproceed,clickOK.

Theredlineatthetopofthegraphactivates,soyoucandragitup

ordown.

3.Dragtheredlinebyitsrightsidetothelimityouwanttoset.

Whenyourdatausagereachesthelimit,mobiledatawillbeturned

offautomaticallyandmanyfeaturesofyourTabletwon'twork

correctly.You'llreceiveanotificationwhenthisoccurs.

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Important

Theusagedisplayedonthedatausagesettingsscreenismeasured

byyourTablet.Yourcarrier'sdatausageaccountingmaydiffer.

Usageinexcessofyourcarrierplan'sdatalimitscanresultinsteep

overagecharges.Thefeaturedescribedherecanhelpyoutrack

yourusage,butisnotguaranteedtopreventadditionalcharges.For

bestresults,setaconservativelimit.

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Vieworrestrictdatausagebyapp

Someappstransferdatainthebackground;thatis,whenyou're

notactuallyusingtheapp,itmaydownloaddataforfuture

reference.Restrictingbackgrounddatausageforindividualapps

cansometimesbeausefulwaytoreduceyouroveralldatausage.

However,thisisadrasticmeasurethatmayalsoaffecttheapp's

performanceorcauseittomalfunction.Checkwhetherdatausage

canberestrictedfromtheapp'sownsettings(availablefromwithin

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theapp)beforerestrictingithere.

1.Makesureyou'reviewingthenetworkforwhichyouwantto

vieworrestrictappdatausage.

2.Scrolldowntofindtheappwhosedatausageyouwantto

view.

3.Toseemoredetailsforanapp,touchitsname.

4.Tostopbackgrounddatausageforthisapp,checkRestrict

backgrounddata.

5.Readthemessagethatappears.Ifyou'rewillingtoproceed,click

OK.



Advanceddatausagesettings

TwoothersettingsavailablefromtheMenuiconcanhavedramatic

effects,butmaysometimesbeuseful:

z Dataroamingcanresultinsteepadditionalcharges.However,

insomelocationsthismaybetheonlywaytoconnecttothe

Internet.

z Restrictbackgrounddataaffectsallyourappsacrossall

availablenetworks,andmaycausesomefeaturestostop

working.Thisisanextremestepthatshouldbeusedwith

caution.

Optimizememoryusage

Youtypicallydon'tneedtoworryaboutmanagingappsbeyond

installing,opening,andusingthem.Buttheremaybetimeswhen

youwanttoknowmoreaboutwhat'shappeningbehindthescenes.

Appsusetwokindsofmemory:internalstorageandRAM.Theyuse

internalstorageforthemselvesandanyfiles,settings,andother

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datatheyuse.TheyalsouseRAM(memorydesignedfortemporary

storageandfastaccess)whenthey'rerunning.

Androidmanagesandcarefullyguardstheportionofinternal

storagewherethesystem,apps,andmostdataforthoseappsare

stored,becausethisareamaycontainyourprivateinformation.It's

notpossibletoviewthisportionofinternalstoragewhenyou

connectyourdevicetoacomputerwithaUSBcable.Theother

portionofinternalstorage,wheremusic,downloadedfiles,andso

onarestored,remainsvisibleforyourconvenience.

AndroidalsomanageshowappsuseRAM.Itmaycachesome

thingsyou'vebeenusingrecently,forquickeraccessifyouneed

themagain,butitwillerasethecacheifitneedstheRAMfornew

activities.Youaffectthewayappsuseinternalstoragedirectlyand

indirectlyinmanyways;forexample,by:

 Installingoruninstallingapps.●

 DownloadingfilesinBrowser,Gmail,andotherapps.●

 Creatingfiles(forexample,bytakingpictures).●

 Deletingdownloadedfilesorfilesyoucreated.●

 CopyingfilesbetweenyourdeviceandacomputerviaUS●B.

YourarelyneedtomanagethewayappsuseRAM.Butyoucan

monitorapps'RAMusageandstopthemiftheymisbehave.

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UsetheAppsscreen

TheAppsscreenallowsyoutoadjustseveralaspectsoftheway

yourdeviceusesmemory.Toviewthesesettings:

1FromaHomeorAllAppsscreen,touchtheSettingsicon.

2UnderDevice,touchApps.

You'llseethreetabsatthetopofthescreen,eachdisplayingalist

ofappsortheircomponents:

●Downloaded.Displaysappsyou'vedownloadedfrom

Marketorothersources.

●Running.Displaysallapps,processes,andservicesthatare

currentlyrunningorthathavecachedprocesses,andhowmuch

RAMtheyareusing.

ThegraphatthebottomoftheRunningtabshowsthetotalRAMin

useandtheamountfree.Belowthegraph,touchShowcached

processesorShowrunningservicestoswitchbackandforth.

●All.DisplaysallappsthatcamewithAndroidandallappsyou

downloadedfromAndroidMarketorothersources.

ToswitchtheorderofthelistsdisplayedintheDownloadedorAll

tabs,touchMenuicon>SortbynameorSortbysize.

Toviewdetailsaboutanapporotheritemlistedunderanytab,

touchitsname.Theinformationandcontrolsavailablevaryamong

differenttypesofapps,butcommonlyinclude:

●Forcestopbutton:Stopsanappthatismisbehaving.Stopping

anapp,process,orservicemaycauseyourdevicetostopworking

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correctly.Youmayneedtorestartyourdeviceafterdoingthis.

●Uninstallbutton:Deletestheappandallofitsdataandsettings.

●Disablebutton:Preventstheappfromrunning,butdoesnot

uninstallit.Thisoptionisavailableforsomeappsandservicesthat

can'tbeuninstalled.

●Cleardatabutton:Deleteanapp'ssettingsandotherdata

withoutremovingtheappitself.

●Clearcache:Iftheappstoresdatainatemporaryareaofthe

tablet'smemory,listshowmuch

informationisstored,andincludesabuttonforclearingit.

●Launchbydefault:Ifyouhaveconfiguredanapptolaunch

certainfiletypesbydefault,youcan

clearthatsettinghere.

●Permissions:Liststhekindsofinformationaboutyourtabletand

datatheapphasaccessto.

Enter&edittext

Usethekeyboard

Youcanentertextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Someappsopenit

automatically.Inothers,youopenitbytouchingwhereyouwantto

type.

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Asyoutype,thekeyboarddisplayssuggestionsabovethetoprow

ofkeys.Toacceptasuggestion,touchit.

Basicediting

●Movetheinsertionpoint:Tou chwhereyouwanttotype.The

cursorblinksinthenewposition,andagreentabappearsbelowit.

Dragthetabtomovethecursor.

●Selecttext:Touch&holdordouble‐tapwithinthetext.

Thenearestwordhighlights,withatabateachendoftheselection.

Dragthetabstochangethe

selection.

Thetabdisappearsafterafewmoments,togetoutofyourway.To 

makeitreappear,touchthetext

again.

●Deletetext:Touch todeleteselectedtextorthecharacters

beforethecursor.

●Cut,copy,paste:Selectthetextyouwanttomanipulate.Then

touchthePaste ,Cut,orCopybutton:

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Tomakethekeyboardgoaway,touchDone.

Tips&shortcuts

●Typecapitalletters:TouchtheShiftkey  oncetoswitch

tocapitallettersforoneletter.Ortouch&holdtheShiftkey

whileyoutype.Whenyoureleasethekey,thelowercaseletters

reappear.

●Turncapslockon:Double‐taportouch&holdtheShift

key ,soitchangesto .Touc htheShiftkey again

toreturntolowercase.

●Shownumbersorsymbols:Touch the?123key.Toseemore

choices,touchthe=\<key.

●Quicklyaccesscommonpunctuationandsymbols:Touc h&

holdthekeytotherightofthespacebar(periodkey).

●Typespecialcharacters:Touch &holdtheShiftkey while

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youtouchakeywithasmallgraycharacterinitscornertoenterthe

graycharacter.

Touch &holdanykeytoseealternativeletters,symbols,or

numbers,whichyoucanthentouchtotype.

●Changeinputlanguageorkeyboard:Tou ch&holdthekeyto

theleftofthespacebar(with...Inthelower‐rightcorner),and

thenreleaseit.

TheInputoptionsmenuappears.Choosetheoptionyouwantto

adjust.

Relatedsettings

Settings>Personal>Language&input

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ConnecttoWi‐Finetworks

Wi‐FiisawirelessnetworkingtechnologythatcanprovideInternet

accessatdistancesofupto100meters,dependingontheWi‐Fi

routerandyoursurroundings.

TouseWi‐Fi,youconnecttoawirelessaccesspoint,or"hotspot."

Somehotspotsareopenandyoucansimplyconnecttothem.

Othersimplementsecurityfeaturesthatrequireotherstepstoset

up,suchasdigitalcertificatesorotherwaystoensurethatonly

authorizeduserscanconnect.

Toextendthelifeofyourbatterybetweencharges,turnoffWi‐Fi

whenyou'renotusingit.Youcanalsosetyourdevicetodisconnect

automaticallyfromWi‐Finetworkswhenit'ssleeping.

TurnWi‐FionandconnecttoaWi‐Finetwork

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Ifyou'readdingaWi‐Finetworkwhenfirstsettingupyourdevice,

Wi‐Fiisturnedonautomatically.

1Touch theSettingsicononaHomeorAllAppsscreen.

2Touch Wireless&networks>Wi‐Fi.

3SlidetheWi‐FiswitchtotheOnposition.

ThedevicescansforavailableWi‐Finetworksanddisplaysthe

namesofthoseitfinds.SecurednetworksareindicatedwithaLock

icon.Ifthedevicefindsanetworkthatyouconnectedtopreviously,

itconnectstoit.

4Touch anetworknametoseemoredetailsorconnecttoit.

Ifthenetworkissecured,you'repromptedtoenterapasswordor

othercredentials.(Askyournetworkadministratorfordetails.)

Tomodifyanetwork'ssettings,touch&holdthenetworkname.

AddaWi‐Finetwork

YoucanaddaWi‐Finetworksoyourdevicewillrememberit,along

withanysecuritycredentials,andconnecttoitautomaticallywhen

it'sinrange.YoumustalsoaddaWi‐Finetworkifthenetworkdoes

notbroadcastitsname(SSID),ortoaddaWi‐Finetworkwhenyou

areoutofrange.

Tojoinasecurednetwork,youfirstneedtolearnsecuritydetails

fromthenetwork'sadministrator.

1TurnonWi‐Fi,ifit'snotalreadyon.

2IntheWi‐Fisettingsscreen,touchAddNetwork.

3EntertheSSID(name)ofthenetwork.Ifnecessary,enter

securityorothernetworkconfigurationdetails.

4Touch Save.

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Theinformationaboutthenetworkissaved.Yourdevicewill

connecttothisnetworkautomaticallythe

nexttimeyoucomewithinrange.

ForgetaWi‐Finetwork

YoucanmakethedeviceforgetaboutthedetailsofaWi‐Finetwork

thatyouadded;forexample,ifyoudon'twantthetablettoconnect

toitautomaticallyorifit'sanetworkthatyounolongeruse.

1TurnonWi‐Fi,ifit'snotalreadyon.

2IntheWi‐Fisettingsscreen,touchthenameofthenetwork.

3Touch Forgetinthedialogthatopens.

ConfigureproxysettingsforaWi‐Finetwork

Somenetworkadministratorsrequireyoutoconnecttointernalor

externalnetworkresourcesviaaproxyserver.Bydefault,theWi‐Fi

networksyouaddarenotconfiguredtoconnectviaaproxy,but

youcanchangethatforeachWi‐Finetworkyou'veadded.

ProxysettingsareusedbyBrowserbutmaynotbeusedbyother

apps.

1Touch &holdanetworkinthelistofWi‐Finetworksyou've

added.

2Touch Modifynetworkinthedialogthatopens.

3SelectShowadvancedoptions.

4Ifthenetworkhasnoproxysettings,touchNoneunderProxy

Settings,thentouchManualinthemenuthatopens.

5Entertheproxysettingssuppliedbyyournetworkadministrator.

6Touch Save.

TheproxysettingsapplyonlytotheWi‐Finetworkyoumodified.To

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changetheproxysettingsforotherWi‐Finetworks,modifythem

individually.

SetWi‐Finotifications,disconnectpolicy,and

otheradvancedoptions

ToworkwithadvancedWi‐Fisettings:

1TurnonWi‐Fi,ifit'snotalreadyon.

2IntheWi‐Fisettingsscreen,touchtheMenuicon  and

chooseAdvanced.

Thesearethesettingsyoucanadjust:

●Networknotification:Bydefault,whenWi‐Fiison,youreceive

notificationsintheStatusbarwhenyourdevicedetectsanopen

Wi‐Finetwork.Uncheckthisoptiontoturnoffnotifications

●Avoidpoorconnections:Checktoautomaticallyavoidusing

networkswithalow‐qualityorintermittentInternetconnection.

●KeepWi‐Fiduringsleep:Toconservemobiledatausage,your

devicestaysconnectedtoWi‐Fiwhenthescreengoestosleep.

Touch thisoptiontochangethisdefaultbehavior:eithertostay

connectedtoWi‐Fionlywhenthedeviceisconnectedtoacharger

(whenbatterylifeisn'taproblem),ornevertostayconnectedto

Wi‐Fiduringsleep.Thelatterchoiceislikelytoincreasemobile

datausage.Youmaywanttorevisitthissettingifyoureceivea

notificationthatyou'reapproachingyourspecifiedmobiledata

limit.

●Wi‐Fifrequencyband:SpecifyAutomatic,5GHz,or2.4GHz

frequencybands

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Thisscreenalsodisplaysthefollowinginformation:

●MACaddress:TheMediaAccessControl(MAC)addressofyour

devicewhenconnectedtoaWi‐Finetwork.

●IPaddress:TheInternetProtocol(IP)addressassignedtothe

devicebytheWi‐Finetworkyouareconnectedto(unlessyouused

theIPsettingstoassignitastaticIPaddress).

Relatedsettings

Settings>Wireless&networks>Wi‐Fi

Settings>Wireless&networks>Datausage

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Connecttokeyboards,mice,andotherdevices

Youcanconnectakeyboard,mouse,orevenajoystickorother

inputdevicetoyourtabletviaUSBanduseitjustasyouwouldwith

aPC.

Youmayneedanadaptertoconnectthekeyboardorotherdevice

toyourtablet'sUSBport.ToconnectmorethanoneUSBdeviceat

atime,useapoweredUSBhubtoreducethedrainonyourtablet's

battery.

Keyboards

Inadditiontoenteringtext,youcanuseyourkeyboardtonavigate

yourtablet'sfeatures:

●Usethearrowkeystoselectitemsonscreen.

●PressingReturnwhenanitemisselectedisequivalentto

touchingthatitem.

●PressingEscapeisequivalenttotouchingBack.

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●PressTaborShift‐Tabtomovefromfieldtofieldinaformor

otherscreenwithmultipletextfields.

Mice

Whenyouconnectamousetoyourtabletandmovethemouse,an

arrow‐shapedcursorappears,justasonacomputer:

●Usethemousetomovethecursor.

●Clicking,pressing,anddraggingwiththemousebuttonis

equivalenttotouching,touching&holding,anddraggingwithyour

finger.

●Onlyonemousebuttonissupported.

Otherinputdevices

Youcanotherinputdevicestoyourphone.However,gamesand

otherappsmustbedesignedtosupportanyspecialfeaturesofan

inputdevice,suchasdedicatedbuttonsor

othercontrols,totakefulladvantageofthem.

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ConnecttoaWindowscomputerviaUSB

YoucanuseaUSBcabletoconnectyourphonetoaWindows

computerandtransfermusic,pictures,andotherfilesinboth

directions.

WhenyouconnectyourtablettotheUSBportonyourcomputer,

itsUSBstorageismountedasadriveandappearsonyour

computerscreen.Youcannowcopyfilesbackandforthasyou

wouldusinganyotherexternaldevice.

Whenyou'refinished,simplydisconnectthetabletbyunplugging

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theUSBcable.

Settings>Device>Storage>Menu>USBcomputerconnection

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Manageaccounts

Addorremoveaccounts

YoucanusemultipleGoogleAccountsandMicrosoftExchange

ActiveSyncaccountsonyourdevice.

Youmayalsobeabletoaddotherkindsofaccounts,dependingon

yourapps.SomeyoucanaddintheAccounts&Syncscreen,as

describedhere.Othersyouaddusinganappthatworkswiththose

kindsofaccounts.Forexample,youcanaddIMAPandPOP3email

accountswiththeEmailapp.

ToviewtheAccounts&syncsettingsscreendescribedhere:

1FromaHomeorAllAppsscreen,touchtheSettingsicon .

2UnderPersonal,touchAccounts&sync.

Addanaccount

Toaddsomeaccounts,youmayneedtoobtaindetailsfromsystem

administratorabouttheservicetowhichtheaccountconnects.For

example,youmayneedtoknowtheaccount'sdomainorserver

address.

1GotoSettings>Personal>Accounts&sync.

2Touch Addaccount.

3Touch thekindofaccounttoadd.

4Followtheonscreenstepstoenterinformationaboutthe

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account.

Mostaccountsrequireausernameandpassword,butthedetails

dependonthekindofaccountand

theconfigurationoftheserviceyou'reconnectingto.

Dependingonthekindofaccount,youmaybeaskedtoconfigure

whatkindsofdatayouwanttosync,

nametheaccount,andotherdetails.

Whenyou'refinished,theaccountisaddedtothelistinAccounts&

sync.Dependinghowyouconfigured

theaccount,email,contacts,andotherinformationstartsyncingto

yourdevice.

Removeanaccount

Youcanremoveanaccounttodeleteitandallinformation

associatedwithitfromyourdevice,including

email,contacts,settings,andsoon.

1GotoSettings>Personal>Accounts&sync.

2Touch theaccounttodelete.

3Touch Menuicon>Removeaccount.

Relatedtopics

Configureaccountsyncoptions

WhyuseaGoogleAccount?

Configureaccountsyncoptions

Youcanconfiguresynchronizationoptionsforanyofyourapps.You

canalsoconfigurewhatkindsofdatayousynchronizeforeach

account.Someapps,suchasGmailandCalendar,haveseparate

synchronizationsettingsthatprovidemorefine‐grainedcontrol.In

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suchcases,thesettingsyouselectattheaccountlevelarestillvalid.

Forsomeaccounts,syncingistwo‐directional;changesthatyou

maketotheinformationonyourdevicearemadetothecopyof

thatinformationontheweb.YourGoogleAccountworksthisway.

Otheraccountssupportonlyone‐waysync:theinformationonyour

mobiledeviceisread‐only.

ToviewtheAccounts&syncsettingsscreendescribedhere:

1FromaHomeorAllAppsscreen,touchtheSettingsicon.

2UnderPersonal,touchAccounts&sync.

Someappsalsohavetheirownsettingsrelatedtosyncing.For

example,tocontrolmessagesyncingin

theGmailapp,touchMenuicon>Labelsettings>Syncmessages.

Configuregeneralsyncsettings

1GotoSettings>Personal>Accounts&sync.

indicatesthatsomeorallofanaccount'sinformationisconfigured

tosyncautomatically.

indicatesthatnoneofanaccount'sinformationisconfiguredto

syncautomatically.

2CheckoruncheckMenuicon>Auto‐syncappdatatocontrol

whetherchangesyoumaketoinformationonyourdeviceoronthe

webareautomaticallysyncedwitheachother.

IfyouturnoffAuto‐sync,youneedtosyncmanuallytocollect

messages,email,andotherrecentinformation,andwon'treceive

notificationswhenupdatesoccur.

Forexample,whenthisoptionischecked,changesthatyoumakein

yourPeopleappareautomatically

madetoyourGooglecontactsontheweb.

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Ifthisoptionisnotchecked,youmaybeabletouseanapplication's

toolstosyncdatamanually.Youcan

alsosyncmanuallytocollectmessages,email,andotherrecent

information.LeavingAuto‐syncoffcan

helpextendyourbatterylife,butwillpreventyourfromreceiving

notificationswhenupdatesoccur.

Syncinformationmanually

1GotoSettings>Personal>Accounts&sync.

2Touch theaccountwhosedatayouwanttosync.

3Touch Menuicon>Syncnow.

Changeanaccount'ssyncsettings

1GotoSettings>Personal>Accounts&sync.

2Touch theaccountwhosesyncsettingsyouwanttochange.

TheSyncSettingsscreenopens,displayingalistofthekindsof

informationtheaccountcansync.

3Checkoruncheckitemsasneeded.

Uncheckinganoptiondoesnotremovetheinformationfromyour

device;itsimplystopsitfrombeing

keptinsyncwiththeversionontheweb.

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Secureyourtablet

Setscreenlock

Dependinghowyouuseyourphone,youmaywanttosetsome

formofautomaticscreenlocktoprevent

unauthorizedaccess.Ifascreenlockhasbeenset,thescreenlocks

whenyourphone'sdisplaygoestosleep.

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Toadjustyourtabletlocksettings:

1FromaHomeorAllAppsscreen,touchtheSettingsicon.

2Touch Personal>Security>Screenlock.

3Touch thetypeoflockyouwantandfollowtheonscreen

instructions.

Youcanchooseamongtheselockoptions,listedinapproximate

orderofstrength:

z Slideprovidesnoprotection,butletsyougettotheHome

screenquickly,oropenCameraandstarttakingpictures

immediately.

z Patternletsyoudrawasimplepatternwithyourfingerto

unlockthephone.

z Passwordrequiresfourormorelettersornumbers.Thisisthe

mostsecureoption,aslongasyoucreateastrongpassword.

ImportantForbestsecurity,specifyapasswordthatis

z Aleast8characterslong.

z Containsamixtureofnumbers,letters,andspecialsymbols

z Doesn'tcontainanyrecognizablewordsorphrases.

Relatedsettings

Settings>Device>Display>Sleep

Settings>Personal>Security>Makepatternvisible

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FCC Statement

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause undesired operation

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any

other antenna or transmitter

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the

user's authority to operate the equipment.

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