Firstview Electronic M723A 7 inch tablet User Manual

Shenzhen Firstview Electronic Co. Ltd. 7 inch tablet

User Manual

Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 1 Table of Contents General notices for use ......................................................................................................... 2Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................... 2Box Contents .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.0 Product basics .................................................................................................................. 31.1 Buttons and connections ................................................................................................ 31.2 Start up and shut down ................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Introduction to Google Android 5.1 ................................................................................ 42.1 The Desktop ................................................................................................................... 52.2 The App drawer – bottom center of the desktop ............................................................. 52.3 Google Search / Voice search – top of the desktop ....................................................... 62.4 Navigation icons – bottom of the screen ......................................................................... 72.5 Status information area – top of the screen .................................................................... 7 3.0 General operation ............................................................................................................. 83.1 Battery status / charging your tablet ............................................................................... 83.2 Installing Apps ................................................................................................................ 83.3 Administer / remove apps ............................................................................................... 8 3.4 Add an account ............................................................................................................... 8 4.0 Basic setup ....................................................................................................................... 94.1 Changing operating language ......................................................................................... 94.2 Wi-Fi settings ................................................................................................................ 104.3 Connecting the tablet to your PC .................................................................................. 105.0 Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................................12
Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 2 General notices for use ‐ This product is a highly advanced electronics device, disassembly, customization or repairs without the appropriate knowledge and pre-cautions can lead to dangerous situations with chance on damaging the product and serious injuries. ‐ Avoid use in extreme conditions such as high and low temperatures, high humidity or moist environments and around magnetic fields. Also avoid long-time exposure to sunlight. ‐ Only use by the manufacturer permitted accessories to avoid damages to the product with possibly warranty loss. ‐ Please follow the relevant local environmental regulations to deal with obsolete machines and accessories. ‐ Use a protective folder to avoid extreme physical shocks to the device (i.e. of dropping). ‐ This product comes with a partially charged battery. Please make sure to fully charge the battery or have the charger inserted before first use to avoid possible damage. Disclaimer ‐ The screenshots are for Android reference only. They may be made on a device with a different resolution or hardware configuration than yours and therefore can be slightly different that the final product. ‐ The manufacturer takes no responsibility for loss of information or data caused by hardware or software failure. The user is responsible for performing timely backups of important data. ‐ All information and images used in this user manual are provided ‘as is’ and are subject to change without notice. ‐ The manufacturer accepts no liability for the information offered in this document. ‐ Hereby, Point of View B.V., declares that this Tablet PC is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. The declaration of conformity may be consulted at www.pointofview-online.com/DoC/ Box Contents ‐ Android Tablet PC ‐ Device charger ‐ Instruction manual ‐ USB Cable ‐ Headphone (optional) ‐ MicroSD Card (optional) Dear customer, Thank you very much for your purchase of a POINT Of VIEW product. Please register your purchase product within 30 days on our website. By means of this registration, we can bring you the best technical support. On this website you can also obtain more information about the warranty. www.pointofview-online.com/club If you have further questions, please contact with Point of View Service Center, through the e-mail address: rma@pointofview.eu
Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 3 1.0 Product basics 1.1 Buttons and connectionsEN1. Webcam2. Poweron/off3. Volume+/‐4. Headphone5. MicroUSB6MicroSD7.Mic8Speaker
Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 4 1.2 Start up and shut down To start your device, press and hold the ‘Power button’ until the screen lights up. To shut down your device, press and hold the ‘Power button’ until the following dialog popup appears. 2.0 Introduction to Google Android 5.1
Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 5 2.1 The Desktop The main area of interest will be the desktop itself. Here you will place shortcuts to Apps or widgets – a visual application that can display real-time information. There may be some pre-installed icons and widgets on your tablet. To change the desktop background image of your tablet return to your desktop by pressing the ‘HOME’ icon. Press and hold an open space on the desktop (don’t press an icon) - until a popup appears named ‘Select wallpaper from’. In the list may appear multiple options to select an image or animated image of choice. The option ‘Live Wallpapers’ will show the pre-installed animated desktop images. Other options such as a ‘Super-HD Player’, ‘Gallery’ or ‘Wallpapers’ allow you to select (widescreen) photos, downloaded images or other images; depending on the features of that specific application. To place a widget or app shortcut on the desktop, touch and hold the icon until the App drawer fades and the desktop appears. Move your finger to the location where you want to place the icon and release your touch to place the icon. To move or delete icons and widgets from your desktop, touch and hold the icon until a grid appears. Move the icon to the new location or drag it to the ‘X Remove’ bar on the top of the screen to remove it. Releasing the touch screen will confirm your action. 2.2 The App drawer – bottom center of the desktop Press the icon in the bottom center of the desktop to open the App drawer. Here you have access to two tabs; ‘APPS’ and ‘WIDGETS’. The ‘APPS’ tab displays all applications that are available on the tablet. The ‘WIDGET’ tablet contains the optional widgets that can be added to the desktop. To place a widget or app shortcut on the desktop, touch and hold the icon until the App drawer fades and the desktop appears. Move your finger to the location where you want to place the icon and release your touch to place the icon. Pressing this icon will open a secondary menu with more options. Functions like opening an advanced settings menu, switching to a different account or refreshing the displayed information are often ‘hidden’ behind this icon.
Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 6 2.3 Google Search / Voice search – top of the desktop By clicking the ‘Google search’ / microphone button you can quickly type or speak keywords of your search. The search application will automatically determine whether the keyword(s) apply to an application or a web search. In the latter case a web browser will be opened and the results of your query will be displayed on the Google search engine. Note that both the ‘Google search’ function as well as the ‘Voice search’ requires the tablet to have access to the internet (by Wi-Fi or 3G).
Product Name: 7 inch tablet Model Name:M723A English 7 2.4 Navigation icons – bottom of the screen On the bottom of the screen you will find three icons: use the navigation icons ‘HOME’ or ‘RETURN’ to close the App drawer and return to your desktop. The ‘RECENT ACTIVITY’ icon will show an overview of the active and recently opened applications. Click on the small displayed preview to open that application. 2.5 Status information area – top of the screen The top icon bar will show some system information (i.e. ). The contents of this area can change if installed applications place additional information here. Sliding it down will open a small overlay menu displaying the date/time information, the tablet’s current network status, the battery status and a shortcut icon to another quick menu where some things like ‘Airplane mode’, ‘Wi-Fi’, the screen brightness and other options can be set or toggled. Also this quick menu contains a shortcut to the ‘Settings’ menu. Simply clicking elsewhere on the screen will close this menu.
8 3.0 General operation 3.1 Battery status / charging your tablet The current battery status will be always displayed in the top right of the screen in the system information bar. The battery icon will change accordingly to the battery status. When connected to the DC charger, the status area on the top bar will display the charging icon. Note the lightning symbol inside the battery icon. 3.2 Installing Apps You can install your own Apps by opening the Apps shop (Google Play Store™). This button can be found in the ‘App drawer’. Note that not all applications may function properly for your tablet. Some are made especially for small screen devices such as phones. 3.3 Administer / remove apps The ‘Apps’ item in the ‘Settings menu’ will display an overview of the installed apps. There are three tabs available which filter the displayed app list. Select an app to view its detailed information. In the detailed information you also have the options ‘Force Stop’, ‘Uninstall’, ‘Clear data’ and ‘Clear cache’. The ‘Clear cache’ and ‘Clear defaults’ can be used when you are experiencing issues with a specific app. Clearing cached information and (possible wrong) default settings may solve the problem. Clearing this information will also wipe any stored login information. i.e. clearing the cache of your social media app will also force you to re-login afterwards. Apps may also be removed in the apps content page of the Play Store™ / shop application. 3.4 Adding an account The best way to fully make use of your Android tablet is by linking your Google / Gmail account to your device. Open the ‘Settings’ menu and choose the ‘+ Add account’ item. Toadd a Google / Gmail account, please select ‘Google’ in the pop-up and follow the instructions on the screen. After entering your Google username and password you have the option to automatically back-up your apps, settings (i.e. bookmarks and Wi-Fi passwords) and other data.
9 You can also add a POP3, IMAP or Exchange email account by selecting ‘Email’. The pop-up option ‘Corporate’ will setup a ‘Microsoft Exchange’ link. Your system or network administrator can supply you with the server information and login credentials. Follow the steps displayed on-screen to complete the account linking process. After you successfully linked your account(s) with the tablet you will see them in the ‘Settings’ menu under ‘ACCOUNTS’. Select one of the accounts to setup synchronization settings for each account separate. 4.0 Basic setup 4.1 Changing operating language Open the App drawer. Select the ‘Settings’ option to open the Android settings menu. When selecting the option ‘Language & input’ the contents will be displayed in the right pane. Now open the option ‘Language’ and choose a language for your tablet to operate in. This pane also displays the keyboard settings which you can customize, enable or disable.
10 4.2 Wi-Fi settings Open the App drawer. Select the ‘Settings’ option to open the Android settings menu. When selecting the option ‘Wi-Fi’ the contents will be displayed in the right pane. The switch allows you to quickly toggle Wi-Fi on and off. In the ‘Wi-Fi’ content panel you can view the formerly used Wi-Fi networks and the Wi-Fi networks that have been detected by the tablet. To research for new available networks; please press ‘ ’ located in the right top corner. The option ‘Add network’ allows you to add a network by manually inputting the SSID network and security method. Whether manually added or automatically detected, you may need to fill in a password to be accepted on the network. Please contact your system or network administrator for the correct information. Advanced network settings can be found by clicking the options icon . 4.3 Connecting the tablet to your PC When connecting the tablet to your PC through USB, no drivers are needed to access the tablet’s internal memory or inserted microSD card. However, you do need to confirm the USB connection: click the notification area in the system information bar at the top of the screen . Now select the option ‘Touch to copy files to/from your computer’. If your PC still asks for the device drivers, it may be that the tablet is ‘Android debugging mode’. To change this, please go to the ‘Settings’ menu and open the ‘Developers options’ item. In the right pane you can (un)check ‘USB debugging’.
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12P 5.0 Frequently Asked Questions 1) Is there a software update available for my tablet?All tablet firmware updates are posted on http://downloads.pointofview-online.com2) I downloaded [app name] and now it doesn’t work (properly)?Android software was initially developed for mobile phones and some have nosupport for Android devices with larger screens. Try to update the software or find acompatible alternative app. This incompatibility also sometimes occurs with softwarewritten for previous Android versions.3) How can I manually install an APK file?By default, it is not possible to manually install APK files. To enable this you have toenable the setting ‘Unknown sources’. This can be found in the settings menu ->Security.4) My battery is only lasting xx hours!The operating time of the tablet on one battery load depends very much on thespecific tasks that is has to perform. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other wirelesscommunication technologies are known to consume a lot of energy. Also CPUintensive applications such as games and HD video clips can use up the energy ofthe battery fast.To maximize the duration of your battery, you can optimize the following settings:- Choose a low or dynamic screen brightness- A short press on the power button will directly place the tablet in standby mode- Download an ‘App killer’ to clear the memory from previous started apps- Disable Wireless devices when not using them- Remove USB devices (these use power as well)- Avoid use/charging extremely hot or cold environments
13FCC Statement:This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followingtwo conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this devicemust accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesiredoperation.This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to providereasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Thisequipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installedand used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radiocommunications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in aparticular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio ortelevision reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, theuser is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followingmeasures:—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 thereceiver is connected.—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsiblefor compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna ortransmitter.

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