Vodafone Tab Mini 7 Operating Instructions VFD 1100 English
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Tab mini 7
Table of Contents
1 Your device ................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Keys and connectors ..........................................................................1
1.2 Getting started ......................................................................................3
1.3 Home screen ..........................................................................................5
2 Text input .................................................................................................14
2.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ..................................................... 14
2.2 Android Keyboard..............................................................................14
2.3 Text editing ..........................................................................................14
3 Phone call ................................................................................................16
3.1 Placing a call .......................................................................................16
3.2 Answering or rejecting a call ........................................................18
4 Contacts ...................................................................................................20
4.1 Consulting your contacts ..............................................................20
4.2 Managing contact groups ..............................................................21
4.3 Adding a contact ...............................................................................21
4.4 Editing your contacts.......................................................................22
4.5 Importing exporting and sharing contacts ............................. 22
4.6 Accounts ...............................................................................................23
5 Messaging & Email................................................................................24
5.1 Messaging ...........................................................................................24
5.2 Email ...................................................................................................... 27
6 Calendar & time .....................................................................................29
6.1 Calendar ...............................................................................................29
6.2 Clock ......................................................................................................31
7 Getting connected.................................................................................32
7.1 Connecting to the Internet ...........................................................32
7.2 Connecting to Bluetooth devices .............................................35
7.3 Connecting to a computer ............................................................36
7.4 Managing the SD card .....................................................................36
Table of Contents
1 Your device ................................................................................................ 1
1.1 Keys and connectors ..........................................................................1
1.2 Getting started ......................................................................................3
1.3 Home screen ..........................................................................................5
2 Text input .................................................................................................14
2.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard ..................................................... 14
2.2 Android Keyboard..............................................................................14
2.3 Text editing ..........................................................................................14
3 Phone call ................................................................................................16
3.1 Placing a call .......................................................................................16
3.2 Answering or rejecting a call ........................................................18
4 Contacts ...................................................................................................20
4.1 Consulting your contacts ..............................................................20
4.2 Managing contact groups ..............................................................21
4.3 Adding a contact ...............................................................................21
4.4 Editing your contacts.......................................................................22
4.5 Importing exporting and sharing contacts ............................. 22
4.6 Accounts ...............................................................................................23
5 Messaging & Email................................................................................24
5.1 Messaging ...........................................................................................24
5.2 Email ...................................................................................................... 27
6 Calendar & time .....................................................................................29
6.1 Calendar ...............................................................................................29
6.2 Clock ......................................................................................................31
7 Getting connected.................................................................................32
7.1 Connecting to the Internet ...........................................................32
7.2 Connecting to Bluetooth devices .............................................35
7.3 Connecting to a computer ............................................................36
7.4 Managing the SD card .....................................................................36
7.5 Tethering your tablet's mobile data connection..................38
7.6 Connecting to virtual private networks ...................................39
8 Play Store ............................................................................................... 41
8.1 Locating the item you want to download and install ........41
8.2 Downloading and installing ..........................................................42
8.3 Manage your downloads ................................................................43
9 Multimedia applications .....................................................................45
9.1 Camera .................................................................................................45
9.2 Gallery ................................................................................................... 47
10 Maps ......................................................................................................50
10.1 My Location function ......................................................................50
10.2 Searching for a location..................................................................51
10.3 Starring a location .............................................................................52
10.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking directions ..53
10.5 Arrangement of Layers ...................................................................54
11 Others ......................................................................................................55
11.1 Calculator ............................................................................................55
11.2 File Manager .......................................................................................55
11.3 Sound Recorder ................................................................................56
11.4 Device Manager ................................................................................56
11.5 FM Radio ..............................................................................................56
11.6 Other applications ............................................................................57
12 Settings ....................................................................................................58
12.1 Wireless & networks .........................................................................58
12.2 Device.....................................................................................................60
12.3 Personal.................................................................................................64
12.4 System ...................................................................................................72
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1 Your device
1.1 Keys and connectors
Vodafone
Headset connector
Touch
screen
Recents keyHome key
Front
camera
Micro USB port
Micro SD
SIM
Back key
Recents key
• Touch to open a list of thumbnail images of applications
you've worked with recently.
Home key
• Touch to return to the Home screen from any other screen
or application.
Back key
• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a
dialogue box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.
These keys are visible when the screen lights up.
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Power key
• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen
• Press and hold: Power on or produce a pop up menu to get
more options, such as Power off, Flight mode, etc.
• Press and hold the Power key and Volume Down key to
capture a screenshot.
Volume Keys
• Adjust the media volume in Music/Video/Streaming
mode.
• Double click to open the camera.
Rear camera
Power key
Volume
keys
Speaker
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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Setup
Inserting the micro-SIM card and the microSD card
SIM
MicroSD
SIM
MicroSD
1 2
3 4
Your tablet only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not
attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and Nano
cards, otherwise you may damage your tablet
Charging the battery
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To charge your tablet, connect the charger to your tablet and
mains
socket.
• When using your tablet for the first time, charge the battery
fully (approximately 3.5 hours).
You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ). Charging
status is indicated by the percentage shown on the screen
while the tablet is powered off. 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 plug; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-
running applications when not in use; reduce the
backlight time, etc.
The charger should be installed close to the tablet and
be easily accessible.
1.2.2 Powering on your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on, unlock
your tablet if necessary, using the Slide/PIN/Password/Pattern
methods described later in this manual, and confirm. The
Home screen is displayed.
If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it,
contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code
with your tablet. Store this information in a safe place when
not in use.
Setting up your tablet for the first time
The first time you power on the tablet, you should set the
following options:
• Select the tablet's language, then touch .
• Insert your SIM card or touch SKIP to go to the next step.
• Select a Wi-Fi network to connect with, or touch SKIP to go
to the next step.
• Set Date & time, then touch NEXT.
• Add your name so that apps can be personalized later, then
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touch NEXT.
• Set the tablet protection features, or uncheck the box of
the Protect this device setting and touch SKIP to go to
the next step.
• Review the Google services which are offered, then touch
NEXT.
• View App permissions, then touch Next
• Touch to turn on/off Help tips, then touch NEXT to
finish.
1.2.3 Powering off your tablet
Hold down the Power key until a popup menu appears, then
select Power off to confirm.
1.3 Home screen
You can bring all your favourite icons (applications, shortcuts,
folders and widgets) to your Home screen for quick access.
Touch the Home key to switch to the Home screen.
Status bar
Status/Notification indicators.
Favourite tray applications
- Touch to launch the application.
- Long press to move applications.
Application tab
Touch to see all applications.
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The Home screen extends on the right side of the screen to
allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide
the Home screen horizontally to the right to get a complete
view of the Home screen. The white dot at the lower part of
the screen indicates which screen you are viewing.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
When the tablet is in standby mode, double touch the screen
to wake up the tablet. For detailed instructions on this feature,
refer to Double tap to wake up in “1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your
screen”.
Long Press
Long press the Home screen to access Widgets, Wallpapers,
and Settings screen. Long press an application on the
Home screen to remove it. Long press an application on the
application launcher to get app information, or uninstall the
application.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images,
web pages… at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping on the screen, but flicking makes it move
quicker.
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Pinch/Spread
Place the fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw
them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the tablet sideways to have a better view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From status bar, you can view both your tablet’s status on the
right side and notification information on the left side.
Status icons
GPRS (2G)
connected No signal
EDGE (2G)
connected Roaming
HSPA (3G)
connected No SIM card inserted
Signal strength Alarm is set
3G connected Ringer is silenced
Connected to a
Wi-Fi network
Tablet microphone
is mute
Bluetooth is on Battery is partially
drained
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Battery is full Battery is charging
Headset
connected Battery is low
Flight mode Battery is very low
Notification icons
New text or
multimedia
message
USB tethering is on
Problem with
SMS or MMS
delivery
Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot is on
Screenshot
captured Downloading data
Call in progress Uploading data
Missed call Screenshot error
Call on hold International Roaming
is enabled
Call forwarding
is on
International Roaming
is disabled
Upcoming event An open Wi-Fi
network is available
Data is
synchronizing Song is playing
Notification panel and Quick settings panel
When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status
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bar from the top of the screen to open the Notification panel
and read the detailed information.
In the Notification panel, touch and swipe down the top gray
bar to open the Quick settings panel, where you can enable
or disable functions or change modes by touching the icons.
Touch and drag up to close the panel.
Touch to access Settings, and
access options for more items.
Touch to clear all event–based
notifications (other ongoing
notifications will remain).
1.3.3 Search bar
The tablet provides a Search function which can be used to
locate information within applications, the tablet or the web.
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Search by voice
Search by text
Search by text
• Touch the Search bar on the Home screen.
• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
• Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.
Search by voice
• Touch on the Search bar to display a dialogue screen.
• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search
results will appear for you to select from.
1.3.4 Locking/Unlocking your screen
To protect your tablet and privacy, you can lock the tablet
screen by choosing Swipe, creating a variety of patterns, or by
using a PIN, password etc.
To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section "Screen
lock" for detailed settings)
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings
icon to enter Settings, then touch Security > Screen
lock > Pattern.
• create your own pattern.
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Draw your unlock pattern
Touch to confirm by drawing
the pattern again
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
• Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock > PIN or Password.
• Set your PIN or password.
To lock your tablet’s screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen.
To unlock your tablet’s screen
Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock
pattern you have created or enter your PIN or password, etc. to
unlock the screen.
If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, touch and drag
the lock icon to the top to unlock the screen.
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Double touch to wake up
•Dragdownthe Quick settings paneland touch the settings
icon to enter Settings, then touch Display.
• Touch beside Double touch to wake up to enable/
disable
the feature. When the feature is enabled, double touching on
the turned-off screen will turn it on.
1.3.5 Personalizing your Home screen
Adding
Long press a folder, an application or a widget to activate the
Move mode, then drag the item to your preferred Home screen.
Repositioning
Long press the item to be repositioned to activate the Move
mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release.
You can move items both on the Home screen and the
Favourite tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the
screen to drag the item to another Home screen.
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Removing
Long press the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
drag the item up to the top of Remove, and release after the
item turns gray.
Creating folders
To optimize the organisation of items (shortcuts or applications)
on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by stacking
one item on top of another.
Customizing a favourite app
Swipe the home screen right to quickly access you favourite
app. The default app is Flipboard, you can change your
favourite app in Settings> Display> Favourite Home screen
app.
Customizing Wallpaper
Long press a blank area on your Home screen, then touch
WALLPAPERS to customize wallpaper.
1.3.6 Volume adjustment
Using Volume keys
Press the Volume keys to adjust the volume. To activate Silent
mode, press either Volume key, and touch the icon;
alternatively, long press the Power key and select Silent mode
in the menu.
Double press the Volume keys in lock screen mode to open
the camera.
Using the Settings menu
Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings
icon to enter Settings, then touch Sound & notification,
you can set the volume of media, notifications, system etc. as
preferred.
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2 Text input
2.1 Using the Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings
icon to enter Settings, select Language & input, touch
Android Keyboard. A series of settings are available for your
selection.
2.2 Android Keyboard
Touch to activate the
numeric keyboard.
Long press to enter symbols.
When Wi-Fi or data
connection is on, touch to
enter voice input.
Touch to toggle
between“Abc"
and “abc” modes;
touch twice to
activate "ABC"
mode.
Touch to select emoticon.
Long press a letter to
display more choices
to input.
Long press to display
settings
2.3 Text editing
The tablet provides text editing functions which help you select,
copy, cut, and paste text within and between applications so
that you can copy text from Messaging to Email, Calendar etc
.or vice versa.
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Any text which you have entered or which you are reading in
an email or web page can be edited. Long pressing on the text
will provide the following options: CUT, COPY, PASTE ,SHARE
and TRANSLATE. Drag the sliders to change the high-lighted
selection.
You can also insert new text.
• Touch where you want to type, or long press on a blank
space, the cursor will blink and the slider will appear. Drag the
slider to move between letters.
• If you previously selected some text, touch the slider to show
the PASTE icon which allows you to paste any text you have
previously copied or cut.
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3 Phone call
3.1 Placing a call
To make a call when the tablet is active, go to the Home screen
and touch the Phone icon in the Favourites tray.
Note: Your device features and the position of them may be
different, depending on your location, language, carrier, and
device model.
Touch to access Contacts
Touch to view Call history
Touch to show Favourites
Touch to show the dial pad
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Enter the number you want from the dial pad directly or select
a contact from Call history or CONTACTS by touching those
tabs. Touch the contact name to place the call.
Enter the number from the dial pad and touch key to reveal
the following options:
Create new contact Touch to create a new contact.
Add to contacts Save a number to Contacts.
Send SMS Touch to send an SMS.
Add 2 sec pause
This feature is used during service
calls, i.e. when you are asked to input
an extension number to access a new
department. If you already know the
required extension number, dial the
main number, press ‘Add 2 sec pause’
and press the required extension
number. Your call will be directed
automatically to the correct extension
2 seconds after dialling the main
number.
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Add wait
Similar to ‘Add 2 sec pause’, however
if you press this option after the main
number, a pop-up screen will appear
in which you can confirm the required
extension number..
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by
touching .
To hang up, touch .
International call
To make an international call, touch and hold to enter “+”,
then enter the international country prefix followed by the full
phone number and finally touch .
Emergency call
If your tablet has network coverage, dial the emergency
number and touch to make an emergency call. This
works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.
3.2 Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call, touch ANSWER to answer, touch
DISMISS to reject. Or touch the contact you dialled to access
the following options:
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• Slide the icon right to answer the call;
• Slide the icon left to reject the call;
• Slide the icon up to reject the call by sending a preset
message.
Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again
to retrieve the call.
Touch to display the dial pad.
Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again
to unmute the call.
Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.
Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.
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4 Contacts
Contacts enables quick and easy access to the people you
want to reach.
You can view and create contacts on your tablet and synchronize
them with your Gmail contacts or other applications.
4.1 Consulting your contacts
Touch to open
Quick Contact
panel.
Touch to search
in Contacts.
Touch to add a
new contact.
Touch to display the contacts list option menu. The following
actions will then be available:
• Contacts to display Choose which contacts to display.
• Import/export Import or export contacts between
tablet and SIM card/Internal storage/
SD card.
• Groups Mange a contact group.
• Accounts Manage the synchronization settings
for different accounts.
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• Settings Set contacts' display mode.
4.2 Managing contact groups
A contact group helps you to optimize the organisation of
your contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the
GROUPS screen.
Touch > Groups to view local groups. To create a new group,
touch , enter the new name and touch Done to confirm.
You can also add a contact to a group when editing a contact
card by choosing ‘More fields’ and ‘Group name’.
4.3 Adding a contact
Touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.
You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact
information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move
from one field to another easily.
Set the contact
avatar.
Touch to save.
Unfold to view other
predefined labels of
this category.
If you want to add more information, touch More Fields to
add a new category.
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When finished, touch to save.
To exit without saving, you can touch to Discard your
changes.
Adding to/removing from Favourites
To add a contact to Favourites, you can touch a contact to view
its details then touch to add the contact to Favourites (the
star will turn white in colour).
To remove a contact from Favourites, touch the full star on
the contact details screen.
4.4 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch to choose the contact, then
touch on top of the screen. When finished, touch .
4.5 Importing exporting and sharing
contacts
This tablet enables you to import/export contacts between
your tablet and its SIM card/internal storage/ SD card.
To import contacts from the SIM card/internal storage/SD
card, touch > Import/export, select the storage you want
to export from and touch NEXT, and then NEXT again to
continue. Select the desired contacts or touch SELECTED >
Select all to select all, and touch OK to confirm.
To export contacts to your SIM card/internal storage/SD card,
touch > Import/export > Tablet and touch NEXT. Select
the storage you want to import to and touch NEXT again to
continue. Select the desired contacts or touch SELECTED >
Select all to select all, and touch to confirm.
You can share one or more contacts with others by sending the
contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.
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Touch a contact you want to share, touch > Share on the
contact details screen, and then select the application to
perform this action.
4.6 Accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from
multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on
your tablet.
To add an account, drag down the Quick settings panel and
touch to enter Settings, then touch Accounts > Add
account.
You are required to select the kind of account you are adding,
like Google, Email, etc.
As with other account setups, you need to enter detailed
information, like username, password, etc.
You can remove an account to delete it and all associated
information from the tablet. Open the Settings screen, touch
the account you want to delete, touch and select Remove
account, and confirm.
Turn on/off the Sync
Touch an account to enter the account screen, and turn on/
off the Sync switch. When the Sync is activated, all changes
to information on the tablet or online will be automatically
synchronized to each other.
Sync manually
You can also synchronize an account manually on the
Accounts screen. Touch an account in the list, then touch
and select Sync now.
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5 Messaging & Email
5.1 Messaging
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS messages with
this tablet.
To access this feature, touch from the Home screen, then
select .
5.1.1 Write message
On the message list screen, touch the new message icon
to write text/multimedia messages.
Touch to create a new message.
Touch to search in all messages.
Touch to view the whole message
thread.
For saved contacts, touch the avatar to open the Quick
Contact panel to communicate with the contact. For
unsaved contacts, touch the avatar to add the number
to your Contacts.
Sending a text message
Enter the phone number of the recipient on the Type name
or number bar and touch Type text message bar to enter
the text of the message. When finished, touch to send the
text message.
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An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be divided
to several SMS messages. When the total number of characters
you have entered is approaching the 160-character limit, a
counter will appear upon the Send option of the text box to
remind you how many characters are allowed to be entered
in one message.
Specific letters (accented) will increase the size of the
SMS message, which may cause multiple SMS
messages to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos,
animations, slides and sounds to other compatible mobiles
and e-mail addresses.
An SMS message will be converted to an MMS message
automatically when media files (image, video, audio, slides,
etc.) are attached or subjects or email addresses are added.
To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone
number in the Type name or number bar and touch Type text
message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch to open
the option menu, select Add subject to insert a subject, and
then touch to attach a picture, video, audio etc..
When finished, touch to send the multimedia message.
Attach options:
• Pictures Access the Gallery application or File
manager to select a picture as an
attachment.
• Capture
picture
Access the Camera app to capture a new
picture to attach.
• Videos Access the Gallery application or File
manager to select a video as an attachment.
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• Capture
video
Access Camcorder to record a new video to
attach.
• Audio Select an audio file as attachment.
• Record
audio
Access the Sound Recorder app to record a
voice message to attach.
• Slideshow Enter the Edit slideshow screen, touch
Add slide to create a new slide, and touch
the existing slide to edit it. Touch to get
more actions, like setting the slide duration,
adding music, etc.
• Contact Select a contact to attach its vCard file.
Manage messages
When you receive a message, an icon will appear on the
status bar as notification. Drag down the status bar to open
the Notification panel, and touch the new message to open
and read it. You can also access the Messaging application and
touch the message to open it.
Messages are displayed in conversational order.
To reply to a message, touch the current message to enter the
message-composing screen, enter the text, then touch .
Long pressing an SMS message in the details screen reveals
the following options:
Options
• Copy Copy selected message to the clipboard
• Forward Forward the message to another recipient.
• Delete Delete the current message.
• Lock Prevent mis-deletion of a message.
• View details View details of the message.
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• Select text Select text from the selected message to
the clipboard.
• Save message
to SIM card
Copy the selected message to your SIM
card.
5.1.2 Adjust message settings
You can adjust a range of message settings. On the Messaging
application screen, touch and select Settings.
5.2 Email
To access this function, touch Email from the Home screen.
An email wizard will guide you through the steps to set up an
email account.
• Enter the email address and password of the account you
want to set up.
• Touch NEXT. If the account you entered is not provided by
your service provider in the device, you will be prompted to
go to the email account settings screen to enter settings
manually. Alternatively you can touch MANUAL SETUP to
directly enter the incoming and outgoing settings for the
email account you are setting up.
• Enter the account name and display name for outgoing
emails.
Creating and sending emails
• Touch the icon from the Inbox screen.
• Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To field.
• If necessary, touch and select Cc/Bcc to add a copy or a
blind copy recipient to the message.
• Enter the subject and the content of the message.
• Touch to add an attachment.
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• Finally, touch to send.
• If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch
> Save draft or touch the Back key to save a copy.
Receiving and reading your emails
When a new email arrives, you will receive a notification.
Touch Email from the Home screen and touch the new mail
to read it.
You can search for an email by sender, receiver, subject, etc.
• Touch the icon from the Inbox screen.
• Enter the keyword you want to search for in the search box
and confirm in the keyboard.
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6 Calendar & time
6.1 Calendar
Use the Calendar to keep track of important meetings,
appointments, etc.
6.1.1 Multimode view
You can display the Calendar in Day, Week, Month, or Schedule
views.
• Touch from the Calendar screen, and touch the
Schedule, Day, Week, or Month label to change your
Calendar view. Touch the date icon in the upper right corner
to return to Today's view.
6.1.2 Creating new events
You can add new events from any Calendar view.
• Touch the icon and select Event to access the new event
edit screen.
• Fill in all required information for this new event. If it is a
whole-day event, you can turn on the All-day switch.
• Invite guests to the event. Enter the email addresses of the
desired guests. The guests will receive an invitation from
Calendar and Email.
• When finished, touch SAVE from the top right of the screen.
To quickly create an event from the Day and Week view screen,
touch twice on an empty spot to open the Option menu, enter
the event details, and touch SAVE.
6.1.3 Deleting or editing an event
To delete or edit an event, touch the event to enter the details
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screen, touch the icon, and edit the event or touch
>Delete to delete.
6.1.4 Event reminder
If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon
will appear on the Status bar as a notification when the
reminder time arrives.
Touch and drag down the status bar to open the notification
panel and touch the event name to view the Calendar
notification list.
Touch Back to keep the reminders pending on the status bar
and the notification panel.
6.1.5 Creating a new Goal /reminder
You can also create a Goal or reminder from the Calendar view.
Touch and select Goal or Reminder to access appropriate
screen to edit. Follow the instruction to fill in all of the required
information, when finished, touch done or .
To view your created Goals, Events and Reminders, touch
from the Home screen and select the Calendar. The events,
Goals, and Reminders are displayed on the screen.
Important options available after touching from the
Calendar screen:
•Search Search in the calendar
•Events Show or hide all events.
•Birthdays Show or hide all birthdays.
•Holidays Show or hide all holidays.
•Settings Edit a range of calendar settings
•Help &
feedback
Search for the required help information and
enter your feedback.
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6.2 Clock
The Clock application includes four subsidiary applications –
World clock, Alarm, Timer and Countdown.
6.2.1 Setting an alarm
From the Clock screen, touch to enter the Alarm screen,
touch to add a new alarm. Set the hour and minute on
the clock, and touch OK to confirm. The following options
will appear:
•Repeat Touch to select the days on which you want
the alarm to work.
•Ringtone Touch to select a ringtone for the alarm.
•Label Touch to set a name for the alarm.
• Touch to delete the selected alarm.
6.2.2 Adjusting alarm settings
By touching from the Alarm screen and then touching
Settings, the following options can be adjusted:
• Style Touch to select the clock style: Analog
or Digital.
• Automatic home
clock
Mark the check box to activating the
Automatic home clock feature.
• Home time zone Touch to choose a home time zone.
• Silence after Touch to set the duration of alarms
• Snooze length Touch to set a temporary turn-off time
for an alarm
• Alarm volume Touch to set the alarm volume.
• Volume buttons Touch to set side Volume up/down key
behaviours when an alarm sounds: Do
nothing, Snooze or Dismiss.
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7 Getting connected
To connect to the internet with this tablet, you can use 2G/3G
networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
7.1 Connecting to the Internet
7.1.1 2G/3G
Creating a new access point
A new 2G/3G network connection can be added to your tablet
as follows:
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > Mobile networks > Access point names
• Touch to add a new APN.
• Enter the required APN information.
• When finished, touch and touch Save to confirm.
To activate/deactivate Data roaming
When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect to a
data service.
• Drag down the Notification panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > Mobile networks and activate/deactivate
Data roaming.
• When Data roaming is deactivated, you can still perform data
exchange using a Wi-Fi connection.
7.1.2 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the Internet when your tablet
is within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on your
tablet even without a SIM card inserted.
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To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
• Touch on the Quick settings panel to get to Settings.
• Touch Wi-Fi.
• Touch the switch to turn on/off Wi-Fi. When Wi-Fi
is activated, the detailed information of detected Wi-Fi
networks is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
• Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected
is secured, you are required to enter a password or other
credentials ( contact your network operator for details). When
finished, touch CONNECT.
To activate notification when a new network is detected
When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated,
the Wi-Fi icon will appear on the status bar whenever the
tablet detects an available wireless network within range. The
following steps activate the notification function when Wi-Fi
is on:
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch Wi-Fi. Then touch and select Advanced from the
Wi-Fi screen.
• Touch the Network notification switch to activate/
deactivate this function.
Adding a Wi-Fi network
When Wi-Fi is on, new Wi-Fi networks can be added according
to your preference.
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch Wi-Fi, and then touch .
• Touch Add network, enter the name of the network and any
required network information.
• Touch SAVE.
When successfully connected, your tablet will be connected
automatically the next time you are within range of this
network.
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Forgetting a Wi-Fi network
The following steps prevent automatic connections to
networks which you no longer wish to use:
• Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
• In the Wi-Fi screen, long press the name of the saved network.
• Touch FORGET in the dialogue that opens.
7.1.3 Wi-Fi Direct
When Wi-Fi is on, you may activate Wi-Fi Direct and connect
the tablet to other Wi-Fi Direct devices to exchange data.
Connecting your tablet to other Wi-Fi Direct devices
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch Wi-Fi. Then touch and select Advanced > Wi-Fi
Direct from the Wi-Fi screen.
• To make your tablet more recognisable, touch RENAME
DEVICE, enter a name, and touch OK to confirm.
• Touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES to display peer devices, then
choose a desired device to pair with.
• Follow the instructions appearing on the two devices to pair
them. When the two devices are connected, files can be
transmitted between them.
To disconnect/unpair from a Wi-Fi Direct device
• Touch the paired device you want to unpair.
• Touch OK on the popup dialogue to disconnect from the
paired device.
7.1.4 Wi-Fi WPS
WPS is a network security standard to create a secure wireless
home network. This allows users to add new devices to an
existing network by simply pressing a WPS button or entering
a PIN.
Connecting your tablet to a secure wireless network:
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Push Button method: Go to Settings >Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi
on. Touch and select Advanced > WPS Push Button. Finally,
press the Wi-Fi Push Button on both tablet and the router to
connect. The Push Button may be called “WPS“ or marked with
this symbol .
Pin Entry method: Go to Settings >Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on.
Touch and select Advanced > WPS Pin Entry. Touching it
will automatically create a new PIN code which will appear on
a popup menu. Finally, enter this PIN code on the router. This
may take up to two minutes to complete.
7.2 Connecting to Bluetooth devices
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology
that you can use to exchange data with, or connect to other
Bluetooth devices.
To access this function, drag down the Quick settings panel
and touch to access Settings. Then touch Bluetooth
to display your own and other available devices when the
Bluetooth function is activated.
To turn on Bluetooth
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch to activate/deactivate the Bluetooth function.
You can change your tablet’s name to make it more
recognizable when it is visible with other devices as follows:.
• Touch and select Rename this device.
• Enter a name, and touch RENAME to confirm.
To pair/connect your tablet with a Bluetooth device
To exchange data with another device, you need to turn
Bluetooth on and pair your tablet with the Bluetooth device
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with which you want to exchange data.
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Turn on Bluetooth. All available devices will now appear
on screen.
• Touch a Bluetooth device you want to be paired with in the
list.
• A dialogue will pop up: touch PAIR to confirm.
• If the pairing is successful, your tablet will connect with the
selected device.
To disconnect/unpair from a Bluetooth device
• Touch the Settings icon beside the device you want to
unpair from.
• Touch FORGET to confirm.
7.3 Connecting to a computer
With the USB cable, you can transfer media and other files
between the microSD card/internal storage and your computer.
To connect/disconnect your tablet to/from the computer:
• Use the USB cable that came with your tablet to connect the
tablet to a USB port on your computer.
• Open the Notification panel and select USB for file
transfer,
• Select Transfer files (MTP) or Transfer photos (PTP), your
tablet will be automatically connected.
To locate the data you have transferred or downloaded to
internal storage, touch File Manager. All data which you have
downloaded is stored here so from this location you can view
media files (videos, photos, music and others), rename files,
install applications into your tablet, etc.
7.4 Managing the SD card
The SD card can store photos and files as portable storage as
usual. However, your device can also allow the SD card to be
used for its internal storage as well, increasing the volume of
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the device‘s internal storage and allowing you to install more
apps to your device. To do this, the SD card must first be set as
internal storage. Note that any apps installed on your SD card
may be deleted or malfunction if the SD card is unmounted
later.
7.4.1 Setting up your SD card as internal storage
When a new SD card is inserted in your device, it will be used
as portable storage by default. You can change it to internal
storage as follows:
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch Storage & USB > SD card.
• Touch and select Settings > Format as internal
• Touch ERASE & FORMAT, which will erase all data currently
stored on the SD card.
• Select Move now or Move later and touch Next.
• Touch DONE to finish.
7.4.2 To format an SD card as Portable storage
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch Storage & USB > SD card
• Touch and select Settings,
• Touch Format. On the screen a popup warns you that
formatting the SD card will erase its contents. Touch ERASE
& FORMAT.
7.4.3 Safely removing the SD card from your
Tablet
The SD card can be removed from your tablet any time the
tablet is powered off. To remove the SD card while the tablet is
on, you must unmount the storage card from the tablet first, to
prevent corrupting or damaging the storage card.
To remove an SD card
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
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Settings.
• Touch Storage & USB > SD card.
• Touch and select Settings > Eject.
Additionally, you can simply touch the icon besides the
SD card to eject it.
With either way, you can safely remove the SD card from the
tablet.
To format an SD card as Portable storage
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch Storage & USB > SD card
• Touch and select Settings,
• Touch Format. On the screen a popup warns you that
formatting the SD card will erase its contents. Touch ERASE
& FORMAT.
7.5 Tethering your tablet's mobile data
connection
You can share your tablet's mobile data connection with a
single computer via a USB cable (USB tethering); with up to
eight devices at once by turning your tablet into a portable
Wi-Fi hotspot, or via Bluetooth tethering.
Sharing data may incur additional network charges
from your network operator. Extra fees may also be
charged in roaming areas.
To share your tablet's data connection via USB
Use the USB cable that came along with your tablet to connect
the tablet to a USB port on your computer.
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
• Touch USB tethering switch to activate/deactivate this
function.
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To share your tablet’s data connection via Bluetooth
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
• Touch Bluetooth tethering the switch to activate/
deactivate this function.
To share your tablet's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi
hotspot
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot.
• Touch Wi-Fi hotspot and touch the switch below Wi-Fi
hotspot on the Wi-Fi hotspot screen that opens to activate/
deactivate this function.
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When your portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you could
change the name of your tablet's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and
secure its Wi-Fi network.
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > Tethering & portable hotspot > Wi-Fi
hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot.
• Change the network SSID or set your network security.
• Touch SAVE.
7.6 Connecting to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the
resources inside a secured local network from outside that
network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools,
and other institutions so that their users can access local network
resources when not inside that network, or when connected to a
wireless network.
To add a VPN
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
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Settings.
• Touch More > VPN and then touch .
• In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your
network administrator to configure each component of the
VPN settings.
• Touch SAVE.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
Before adding a VPN, you should set a lock screen
pattern, PIN code or password for your tablet.
To connect/disconnect a VPN
To connect to a VPN:
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > VPN.
• VPNs you have added are listed; touch the VPN you want to
connect to.
• In the dialogue that opens, enter any requested credentials
and touch CONNECT.
To disconnect:
• Open the Notification panel and touch the resulting
notification for the VPN disconnection.
To edit/delete a VPN
To edit a VPN:
• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch to access
Settings.
• Touch More > VPN.
• VPNs you have added are listed; long press the VPN you want
to edit.
• Touch Edit profile.
• After finishing, touch SAVE.
To delete:
• Long press the VPN you want to delete, in the dialogue that
opens, touch Delete profile.
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8 Play Store (1)
Play Store is an online software store, where you can download
and install applications and games to your Android Powered
tablet.
To open Play Store: Touch Play Store from the Home screen.
Touch , then select Help & Feedback to enter the Play Store
help page for more information on this function.
8.1 Locating the item you want to
download and install
The Play Store home page provides several ways to find
applications. It show applications and games in categorized
listings.
Touch to search in Play Store.
Slide up and down to see all categories.
Touch a category on the Play Store screen to browse its
contents. You can also select a subcategory if there is any.
Within each category you can select to view items sorted by
TOP FREE, TOP NEW FREE, TRENDING, etc.
(1) Depending on your country and operator.
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Touch Back key to return to the previous screen.
8.2 Downloading and installing
To download and install:
• Navigate to the item you want to download. By selecting the
details screen you can read its description, overall rating or
comments, view developer’s information, etc.
• Touch INSTALL to preview the functions and data the
application can access on your tablet if you install it.
• Touch ACCEPT.
• The progress of the download will show on the details screen,
touch the cross sign to stop downloading the item. You can
also access this screen through the Notification panel.
• After download and installation have finished, you will see a
notification icon on the status bar.
Be especially cautious with applications that have
access to many functions or to a significant amount of
your data. Once you accept, you are responsible for the
results of using this item on your tablet.
Opening the application you have downloaded:
• On the Play Store screen, touch and select My apps.
• Touch the installed application in the list, then touch OPEN.
Buying an application(1)
On the Play Store, some applications are labelled as free,
while some of them are to be paid for before downloading and
installing.
• Touch the application you want to buy.
• Touch the price to preview the functions and data the
application can access on your tablet if you install it.
• Touch ACCEPT to confirm.
(1) Google Paid applications may not be available to users in some
countries.
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• When making your first purchase, you are required to input
your credit card information and to log into the Google
payment and billing service.
• If your account has multiple credit card accounts, select one
to proceed.
• Select the Terms of service link and read the document.
When finished, touch the Back key.
• Mark the checkbox if you agree with the terms of service.
• Touch Buy now at the bottom of the screen.
When finished, your tablet downloads the application.
To request a refund
If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for
a refund within 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card
will not be charged and the application will be removed. If you
change your mind, you can install the application again, but
you will not be able to request a refund.
• Touch and select My apps from the Play Store screen.
• Touch the application that you want to uninstall and be
refunded for.
• Touch Refund to uninstall the application and obtain your
refund. If the button becomes Uninstall, your trial period
has expired.
• In the survey form, select the answer that best matches your
reason, and touch OK.
8.3 Manage your downloads
After you downloaded and installed an application, the
following further operations are available for your selection.
View
On the Play Store screen, touch and select My apps.
Uninstall
On the Play Store screen, touch and select My apps. Touch
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the application you want to uninstall to enter the details
screen, touch UNINSTALL, and finally touch OK to confirm.
Refund
On the Play Store screen, touch and select My apps.
Touch the application you want to uninstall for a refund, touch
REFUND, and finally touch OK to confirm.
Update notification
On the Play Store screen, touch and select Settings >
Notifications to enable update notification.
Auto-update
On the Play Store screen, touch and select My apps &
games to enter INSTALLED screen, touch UPDATE ALL icon
to update all apps or touch UPDATE beside one specific app
to update.
Rate and review
Open the details screen for an application, touch the stars
under Rate this app to award and input
comments, touch SUBMIT to confirm.
Flag
You can report an inappropriate application to the Play Store
by flagging it. Open the details screen for the application, scroll
to the bottom and touch Flag as inappropriate, select the
reason and finally touch SUBMIT.
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9 Multimedia applications
9.1 Camera
Your tablet is equipped with two Cameras (a front and a rear) for
taking photos and shooting videos.
Technical Specifications:
Resolution Front camera 2MP, Rear camera 2MP
Flash Not supported
Digital zoom Yes
Auto-focus Not supported
Shutter 1.5s
Before using the Camera, make sure that you remove the
protective lens cover to avoid affecting your picture quality.
Touch to view pictures or
videos you have taken.
Touch to take a picture.
Touch to take a video.
Touch to show settings.
Touch to switch between front/rear camera.
Pinch two or more fingers
together or spread them apart
to zoom in/out.
Touch to select night mode.
Touch to select HDR function.
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To take a picture
Position the subject within the viewing screen then touch the
icon to take the picture which will be automatically saved.
To shoot a video
Position the subject within the viewing screen and then touch
the icon to start recording. Touch to save the video.
To take a panorama
Position the subject within the viewing screen and then touch
the icon to start, move you device horizontally in the
direction of the white arrow, keeping it centred on the white
line. The panorama will be automatically saved when the arrow
disappears.
Further operations when viewing a picture/video you have
taken
• Touch related icons to share, edit, or delete the photo or
video you have taken.
• Touch the left-sided arrow to access the Gallery.
9.1.1 Settings in the viewfinder
Before taking a photo/shooting a video, you can to adjust a
number of settings in the viewfinder.
Rear camera shooting mode
Touch to turn on the Night mode.
Touch Auto to turn on the Auto mode.
Touch Manual to manually change ISO, Exposure, and White
balance settings.
Touch the icon to access the following options:
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Photo settings
• Size Set the size of the photo. The default
setting is the maximum size of 1.9M..
• Grid Touch to turn Grid mode on/off.
Video settings
• Back camera
video
Touch to select the resolution for video.
• Image
stablilizer
Touch to turn on/off the Image
stablilizer function.
General settings
• Storage Select tablet or SD card to store pictures
or videos.
• GPS tagging Allow you camera to access your location.
• Shutter sound Set whether to play sound while taking/
shooting the picture or video.
• Reset to factory
settings
Reset the camera to factory settings
Front camera shooting mode
Switch to the front camera. Touch to set the time before
a photo is taken.
9.2 Gallery
Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and play
back videos. In addition, a set of further operations to pictures
and videos are available for your choice.
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Touch to enter
an album.
Touch to select
categories:
Albums,
Locations,
Times
To view a picture/play a video
Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery.
• Touch an album and all of its pictures or videos will spread
across the screen.
• Touch an individual picture/video to view or play it.
• Slide left/right to view previous or next pictures/videos.
Working with pictures
You can work with pictures by editing them, sharing them with
friends, setting them as contact photos or wallpaper, etc.
Touch > Edit, to display more options.
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Touch to save the modified picture.
Touch to undo the previous modification.
Touch to redo the previous modification.
Batch operation
Gallery provides a multi-select function, so that you can work
with pictures/videos in batches.
Open the main Gallery window or an album, touch the icon
and select Select item to activate batch operation mode
(you can also long press one album/picture), then touch the
albums/pictures you want to work on. Touch the icon to
delete selected ones. Touch to share selected ones.
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10 Maps
10.1 My Location function
10.1.1 Choosing a data source to obtain My
Location
Drag down the Quick settings panel, touch to access Settings,
and touch Location.
Turn on Location and choose High accuracy or Device only to
set GPS as your My Location data source.
10.1.2 Open Google Maps and view My Location
Touch to open the Maps application.
Touch the icon on the map to view My Location.
The map will then centre on a blue dot with a blue circle around
it. Your actual position is within the blue circle.
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To move the map, drag the map with your finger.
To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or
zoom in by double touching a location on screen.
To clear the map history, touch > Settings > Maps history,
then touch .
10.2 Searching for a location
While viewing a map, touch the search box to activate the
search function.
In the search box, enter an address, a city or a local business.
Touch the search icon to search, and the results will appear on
the map as red dots. You can touch one to show a label.
Touch to show more
information
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10.3 Starring a location
Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can
star any position on the map for later use.
10.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location
Touch a location on a map.
Touch the address rectangle that opens at the bottom of the
screen.
Touch the blue star in the middle of the screen to star the
location. The star becomes golden after a location is starred.
You can touch the golden star to unstar that location.
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10.4 Get driving, public transportation or
walking directions
10.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip
Touch from the Maps screen.
• Touch the enter bar or the triangle to edit your starting point
by one of the following methods: entering an address, using
My Location, selecting a starting point on a map, selecting
a starred item, selecting an address from your contacts or
using search history.
• Do likewise for your end point.
• To reverse directions, touch .
• A couple of suggested routes will appear in a list. Touch any
route to view its detailed directions.
To get reverse directions for a route you’ve already made,
simply open that route’s directions window and touch . No
need to enter your starting point and end point again.
10.4.2 Preview suggested routes and deciding on
a route more preferable or feasible to you
You can preview each turn in your route in Traffic, Satellite, and
other views.
• Touch a left or right arrow to preview the next or previous leg
of your route.
When you select a more preferable or feasible route, distance
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and time will be the two most important factors for your
evaluation. Distance and estimated time will be displayed on
the directions screen.
10.5 Arrangement of Layers
Layers allow you to view locations and additional information
overlaid on the map. You can add multiple layers or remove
only certain layers so you control exactly what information you
want visible on the map at one time.
10.5.1 To view multiple layers
Touch the icon from the Maps screen. All available layers
are listed (like Traffic, Satellite, etc.), select one to view.
10.5.2 To clear the map
After you get directions or search on a map, you can clear the
markers/layers that have been drawn: touch > Settings >
Maps history, then touch .
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11 Others
11.1 Calculator
With the Calculator, you can solve many mathematical
problems.
To access the Calculator, touch from the Home screen and
then touch .
Enter a number and the arithmetic operation to be performed,
enter the second number, then touch "=" to display the result.
Touch DEL to delete digits one by one, touch CLR to delete
all at once.
11.2 File Manager
To access the File Manager, touch from the Home screen
and then touch .
File Manager works with both external SD card and internal
storage.
File Manager displays all data stored on both microSD card
and internal storage, including applications; media files; videos,
pictures or audios you have captured; other data transferred via
Bluetooth, USB cable, etc.
When you download an application from your PC to a microSD
card, you can locate the application on File Manager, then
touch it to install it on your tablet.
File Manager allows you to perform and be really efficient
with the following common operations: creating (sub) folders,
opening folders/files, viewing, renaming, moving, copying,
deleting, playing, sharing etc.
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11.3 Sound Recorder
To access the Sound Recorder, touch from the Home
screen and then touch .
Sound Recorder allows you to record voice/sound for
seconds/hours.
11.4 Device Manager
To access the Device Manager, touch from the Home
screen and then touch .
Device Manager allows the Google Play services to erase all
data on the tablet, change the tablet’s screen-unlock password,
lock the screen, and make the tablet ring.
11.5 FM Radio
Your tablet is equipped with an FM Radio(1). You can use the
application as a traditional radio with saved channels.
To listen to the radio, touch the Application tab from the Home
screen, then touch Radio.
Please insert a headset to listen to the radio. The headset is
used as an antenna for the radio.
(1)The quality of the radio depends on the coverage of the radio station in
that particular area.
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Touch to stop/play
Touch to open and view the
saved channels.
Touch to toggle between
Earphone and Speaker.
Touch to access previously
saved channel.
Touch to add the current
station as a favourites channel.
Touch to increase by 0.1 MHz
Touch to access next saved
channel.
Touch to decrease by 0.1 MHz.
Available options:
•Refresh Touch to scan channels.
•Startrecording Touch to start recording.
•Enterfrequency Enter the frequency manually.
•Savedrecording Touch to view and open saved recordings.
11.6 Other applications(1)
The previous applications in this section are preinstalled on
your tablet. You can also download thousands of 3rd party
applications by going to Google Play Store on your tablet.
How many apps can be downloaded depends on your
storage, check “12.2.4 Storage & USB” to see details
of storage capacity.
(1) Application availability depends on the country and operator.
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12 Settings
On the Home screen, touch > to access Settings,
or drag down the notification panel and touch to access
Settings.
12.1 Wireless & networks
12.1.1 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi you can surf the Internet without using your SIM
card whenever you are in range of a wireless network. The only
thing you have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi screen and configure
an access point to connect your tablet to the wireless network.
For detailed instructions on using Wi-Fi, refer to “7.1.2 Wi-Fi”.
12.1.2 Bluetooth
Bluetooth allows your tablet to exchange data (videos, images,
music, etc.) at close range with another Bluetooth supported
device (tablet, computer, printer, headset, car kit, etc.).
For more information on Bluetooth, refer to “7.2 Connecting
to Bluetooth devices”.
12.1.3 Data usage
You can adjust the warning line according to the limits of your
plan by dragging it. A data usage cycle can be used to view the
statistics and related applications of used data by your tablet.
Data usage is measured by your tablet, and your
operator may count differently. Please consider using a
conservative limit.
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12.1.4 Flight mode
Touch More and turn on Flight mode to simultaneously
disable all wireless connections, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
12.1.5 VPN settings
A mobile virtual private network (mobile VPN or mVPN)
provides mobile devices with access to network resources
and software applications on their home network, when they
connect via other wireless or wired networks. Mobile VPNs are
used in environments where workers need to keep application
sessions open at all times throughout the working day, as the
user connects via various wireless networks, encounters gaps
in coverage, or suspend-and-resumes their device to preserve
battery life. A conventional VPN can’t survive such events
because the network tunnel is disrupted, causing applications
to disconnect, time out, fail, or even the computing device
itself to crash.
For more information on VPN, refer to “7.6 Connecting to
virtual private networks”.
12.1.6 Tethering and portable hotspots
This function allows you to share your tablet's mobile data
connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi access point (refer
to "7.5 Tethering your tablet's mobile data connection").
12.1.7 Mobile networks
• Data roaming
Connect to data services when roaming
• Preferred network type
Touch to view/edit preferences.
• Access point names
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You can select your preferred network with this menu.
• Network operators
Touch to choose a network operator.
• SIM Tookit
Touch to see all services supported by your SIM card. If your
SIM card does not support the service toolkit, the menu will be
greyed out and cannot be used. You can consult your operator
for details of your SIM card services.
12.2 Device
12.2.1 Display
• Screen mode Touch to set the picture display quality for
your device. Advanced users can choose
Picture Mode/User mode to activate more
tuning options.
• Home screen Turn on to enable swiping right on the
Home screen to launch a favourite
application.
• Favourite
Home screen
app
Select an application to launch by swiping
right on the Home screen.
• Brightness
level
Touch to adjust the brightness of the
screen.
• Wallpaper Touch to set the wallpaper.
• Sleep Touch to set screen timeout.
• Double tap to
wake
Turn on to unlock the screen by double
touching the screen.
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• Daydream To control what happens when the tablet
is docked or sleeping, turn Daydream on.
• Font size Touch to set the font size.
• When device
is rotated
Set the orientation when the tablet is
rotated.
12.2.2 Sound & notification
Use the Sound & notification settings to configure volume
and ringtones for different events and environments.
Sound
Sound settings enable users to adjust Media volume, Alarm
volume, and Ring volume, etc.
• Do not
disturb
Touch to set the interruption mode, priority
interruptions, and Automatic rules.
• Phone
ringtone
Touch to select a phone ringtone
• Default
notification
Touch to choose a ringtone as a default
notification.
• Other sounds Touch to set Screen locking sound, Touch
sounds and Dial pad tones.
Notification
Notification settings enable users to set app notifications. They
can be enabled/disabled to show or hide all notifications when
the device is locked, etc.
Advanced
This function allows user to set the Notification access /Do
Not Disturb access for installed apps.
12.2.3 Apps
Use the Manage applications settings to view details about the
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applications installed on your tablet, to manage their data and
force them to stop, and to configure apps.
12.2.4 Storage & USB
Use these settings to manage your SD card by monitoring the
total and available space on it and on your tablet.
Device storage
This menu displays the amount of used and total internal
storage available. The used space appears in green and
indicates the volume used by the operating system, its
components, applications (including those you downloaded),
permanent and temporary data.
Portable storage
This menu lists the amount of space on any SD card installed
in your tablet and the amount you can use to store photos,
videos, music, and other files. Consult “7.4 Managing the SD
card” to view more details.
Low storage management
When storage becomes low, a warning message will appear
saying that tablet memory is limited. You are then required
to free up space by deleting some unwanted applications,
downloaded files, etc.
When the storage is less than about 450M, the following
warning will popup :
Touch to continue tablet use.
Touch to access
Internal storage.
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When the storage is less than about 65M, the following warning
will pop up. You will be unable to use our tablet except to make
a call until some space is released by deleting files or apps.
Touch to delete
some files.
Touch to delete
some apps.
12.2.5 Battery
In the battery management screen you can view the battery
usage data since you last connected the tablet to a power
source. The screen also shows your battery status and how
long it has been used since its last charging. Touch a category
to view its specific power consumption.
In the battery management screen, touch > Battery saver
to turn on the switch. This will help to improve battery life
by reducing the device’s performance and limiting most
background data. Battery saver turns off automatically when
the device is charging.
12.2.6 Memory
In the Memory screen you can view the total and available
memory on your tablet, including the average memory used
by each application.
12.2.7 Users
Touch to add additional users for this device. Any user needs to
set up their space used for storing personal files and application
data, which should be inaccessible to other users in order to
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protect their privacy. The owner can delete these data to free
up space.
Touch to add a new user.
Touch to
remove user.
Touch a user to switch to this user. Touch to change user
from the lock screen.
12.3 Personal
12.3.1 Location
GPS satellites
By selecting this, your tablet’s global positioning system (GPS)
satellite receiver can pinpoint your location within an accuracy
as close as several metres ("street level"). The process of
accessing the GPS satellite and setting your tablet's precise
location for the first time will require up to 5 minutes. You will
need to stand in a place with a clear view of the sky and avoid
moving. After this, GPS will only need 20-40 seconds to identify
your precise location.
12.3.2 Security
Set up screen lock
Set the screen lock mode ( None, Swipe. Pattern, Voice Unlock
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, PIN or Password ) and other related options.
Smart Lock
Your tablet can be automatically unlocked if at least one of the
following specified conditions is met:
• Your tablet is connected to a trusted device over Bluetooth.
• Your tablet is in a trusted place.
• A trusted face is detected.
• A trusted voice is detected.
• On-body detection is enabled.
You need to set a lock pattern, password, or PIN on your tablet
before using this feature.
Encrypt tablet
You can encrypt your accounts, settings, downloaded
applications and their data, media and other files by touching
Encrypt tablet.
Make passwords visible
Turn on to show passwords as you type.
Device administrators
Touch to view or deactivate device administrators.
Unknown sources
Turn on to permit installation of applications that you obtain
from web sites, emails, or other locations other than Google
Play Store.
To protect your tablet and personal data, download applications
only from trusted sources, such as Google Play Store.
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Storage type
Touch to choose a storage type.
Trusted credentials
Touch to display trusted CA certificates.
Install from SD card
Touch to install encrypted certificates from the microSD card
or Internal Storage.
Clear credentials
Touch to remove all credentials.
Trust agents
View or deactivate trust agents.
Screen pinning
Screen pinning allows the user to keep the current screen in
view until it is unpinned. During this time, no other screens
can be accessed.
To pin a screen, turn on the Screen pinning switch, open the
screen you want to pin, touch the Recent key also called
Overview at the bottom of the home screen and then swipe
up and touch the pin icon . The screen will now be pinned.
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To unpin the screen, long press the Back and Recent key at
the same time.
Apps with usage access
Turn on to allow the designated applications to view general
information about the applications on your tablet.
12.3.3 App permission
The App permission function gives you full control in deciding
on what parts of your device an installed app has permission
to access. Denying access may result in an app not working
as intended.
To set an app permission, touch the function name you want
to allow this app to access, then touch the switch to turn it
on. The app can now access this function.
12.3.4 Accounts
Use these settings to add, remove, and manage your Email and
other supported accounts. You can also use them to control
how and whether all applications send, receive, and synchronize
data according to their own schedules, and whether all
applications can synchronize user data automatically.
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12.3.5 Google
Use these settings to manage Google apps and services. You
can also use these settings to manage your data, verify your
Google account, sign into your Google account with another
email address, and view connected apps to your account etc.
12.3.6 Language & input
Use the Language & input settings to select the language
for the text on your tablet and for configuring the onscreen
keyboard. You can also configure voice input settings and the
pointer speed.
Language
Touch to select the language and the region you want.
Spell checker
Turn on to enable the system to show suggested words.
Personal dictionary
Touch to open a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary.
Touch a word to edit or delete it. Touch the add button (+) to
add a word.
Current Keyboard
Touch to set the default keyboard for inputs.
Android Keyboard
The Android keyboard settings apply to the onscreen
keyboard that is included with your tablet. The correction and
capitalization features affect only the English version of the
keyboard. Available options are as follows:
• Languages
Touch to set input language.
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• Preferences
Touch to set your input preferences, such as Auto-
capitalization, Double-space full stop, and Sound on
keypress.
• Appearance & layouts
Touch to set the theme and customized input styles.
• Gesture Typing
Enable Gesture Typing enables gesture typing so that words
can be input by sliding your finger over letters. To activate touch
option to toggle button to ON right position . If activated
,additional options are available: Dynamic floating preview
automatically suggests complete words while gesturing, Show
gesture trail to show gesture trail.
• Text correction
Touch to set personal or add-on dictionaries, block offensive
words, enable auto-correction, and edit correction suggestion
settings.
• Advanced
Touch to view more advanced settings for Android Keyboard.
Google voice typing
• Language
Touch to select the language.
• ‘OK Google’ detection
Turn on to enable saying ‘OK Google’ to start a voice search
from the Google application.
• Hands-free
Allow requests to be handled from Bluetooth or wired devices
while your tablet is locked.
• Speech output
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Touch to turn on speech output or restrict speech output to
hands-free scenarios.
• Offline speech recognition
Touch to download or update languages to facilitate offline
speech recognition.
• Block offensive words
Turn on to hide recognised offensive speech results.
• Bluetooth headset
Turn on to record audio through Bluetooth headset, if available.
Text-to-speech output
• Preferred engine
Touch to choose a preferred text-to-speech engine. Touch the
settings icon to show more engine choices.
• Speech rate
Touch to open a dialogue where you can select how quickly
you want the synthesizer to speak.
• Listen to an example
Touch to play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using
your current settings.
• Default language status
View the default language status.
Pointer speed
Touch to set the pointer speed.
12.3.7 Backup & reset
Back up my data
Turn on to back up your tablet’s settings and other application
data to Google servers, with your Google account. If you replace
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your tablet, the settings and data you’ve backed up are restored
onto the new tablet the first time you sign in with your Google
account. If you turn this on, a wide variety of settings and data
are backed up, including your Wi-Fi passwords, bookmarks, a list
of the applications you’ve installed, the words you’ve added to
the dictionary used by the onscreen keyboard, and most of the
settings that you configure with the Settings application. If you
turn off the switch, you stop backing up your settings, and any
existing backups are deleted from Google servers.
Backup account
Touch to create a backup account.
Automatic restore
When a Backup account has been created, touching this switch
activates the restoration of your backed up settings or other
data when you reinstall an application.
Network settings reset
Touch to reset all networks settings including Wi-Fi, Mobile
data, Bluetooth.
DRM reset
Touch to delete all of the licences on the device. Some features
may not working correctly when licences are deleted.
Factory data reset
Resetting your tablet will erase all of your personal data
from the internal tablet storage, including information about
your Google account, any other accounts, your system and
application settings, and any downloaded applications.
Resetting the tablet does not erase any system software
updates you’ve downloaded or any files on your microSD
card, such as music or photos. If you mark the checkbox -
Reserve the content of internal storage before touching RESET
TABLET, any files stored on your tablet’s storage will not be
erased. If you reset the tablet in this way, you’re prompted to
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re-enter the same kind of information as when you first started
Android.
If you are unable to power on your tablet, a factory data reset
can also be made by using hardware keys. Press the Volume
Up key and the Power key at same time until the screen
lights up.
12.4 System
12.4.1 Date & time
Use Date & time settings to customize your preferences for
how date and time are displayed.
Automatic date & time
Turn on to use a network-provided time, or turn off to set all
values manually.
Automatic time zone
Turn on to use network-provided time zone, or turn off to set
all values manually.
Set date
Touch to open a dialogue where you can manually set the
tablet’s date.
Set time
Touch to open a dialogue where you can manually set the
tablet’s time.
Select time zone
Touch to open a dialogue where you can set the tablet’s time
zone.
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Use 24-hour format
Turn on to display the time using 24-hour clock format.
Choose date format
Touch to open a dialogue where you can select the format for
displaying dates.
12.4.2 Scheduled power on & off
Touch to the times of your tablet’s power on/off schedule.
12.4.3 Accessibility
Use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility
plug-ins you have installed on your tablet.
TalkBack
Talkback provides spoken feedback to help blind and low-vision
users. Your device will speak out what you touch, select and
activate when this feature is selected.
Switch Access
Touch to turn on/off the option of using switch access on
your device. This allows you to control your tablet using
key combinations which you have previously specified. For
example, you can choose to select the previous or next item in
a list by using the Volume keys.
Captions
Touch to activate/deactivate captions on the tablet screen. You
can change their language, text size and style.
Magnification gestures
Touch to activate/deactivate the zoom in/out function. When
this feature is turned on, you can zoom in and out by triple-
tapping the screen. Pinch two or more fingers together or
spread them apart to adjust the zoom level.
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Triple tapping to magnify your view works everywhere on your
tablet except the keyboard and the navigation bar.
Large text
Touch to activate/deactivate screen text size. The text size will
become large when this feature is activated.
High contrast text
Touch to activate/deactivate high contrast text. The colour of
the text will become dark when this feature is turned on.
Power button ends call
Touch to activate/deactivate the option of ending a call by
pressing the power button.
Auto-rotate screen
Touch to activate/deactivate screen auto-rotation. When this
feature is turned on, the screen will automatically rotate from
portrait to landscape or vice versa by rotating the tablet.
Speak passwords
Touch to activate/deactivate the option of hearing your tablet
read out passwords while entering them, (the screen lock
password, for example).
Help Tips
Touch to disable/enable the option of your device providing
help tips suggesting how to use common functions.
Accessibility shortcut
Touch to turn on/off the option of enabling and disabling
accessibility features in two quick steps:
• Press and hold the power button until you hear a sound or
feel a vibration.
• Touch and hold two fingers until you hear audio confirmation.
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Text-to-speech output
When this feature is turned on, the device will speak text such
as message text or web page text. Refer to “Preferred engine/
Speech rate/Listen to an example” before setting..
Touch & hold delay
Touch to adjust the duration of long press delay. This feature
enables your tablet to differentiate between a touch and a long
press, which may avoid incorrect operations.
Colour inversion
Touch the switch to invert or restore the colours of the tablet’s
screen. Note: this may affect display performance.
Colour correction
Touch to turn on/off colour correction. When this feature is
turned on, display performance will be affected.
Printing
This allow users to print directly using Wi-Fi. Configure Printing
by adding a print service and then selecting one printer when
using the function for the first time.
12.4.4 Regulatory & Safety
Touch to view more information about your deliver, such as
Product Model, Manufacture’s Name, Manufacture’s address,
IMEI, CU reference and Bluetooth ID. You can touch each
certification logo icon to get more details.
12.4.5 Developer options
To access the Developer options function, touch Settings >
About tablet, then touch Build number 7 times.
The Developer options screen contains settings that are useful
for developing Android applications. For full information,
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including documentation of the Android applications and
development tools, see the Android developer web site (http://
developer.android.com).
12.4.6 About tablet
This contains information about things ranging from Model
number, Android version, Baseband version, Kernel version,
Build number to those listed below:
Software updates
Touch to check for software updates.
Status
This contains information on the Battery status, Battery level,
IP address, etc.
Legal information
Touch to view legal information.
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Some services and apps may not be available in all countries.
Please ask in-store for details.
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Google and used according to terms described in the Creative
Commons 3.0 Attribution Licence.
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