Acer B3-A32 Operating Instructions

B3-A32

Iconia One 10

USER’S MANUAL

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Important

Acer Iconia One 10 User’s Manual

Covers: B3-A32

Regulatory Model Number (RMN): A6202

This revision: January 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of contents - 3

Getting started with your tablet 4

Features and functions ............................ 4

Unpacking your tablet.............................. 4

Getting to know your tablet...................... 5

Using the SIM card slot ........................... 7

Turning on for the first time...................... 7

Charging your tablet 9

Assembling the power adapter ................ 9

Using your tablet 11

Using the touchscreen........................... 11

The Home screen .................................. 11

The onscreen keyboard......................... 20

Editing text............................................. 21

Shutting down your tablet ...................... 23

Connecting devices to your tablet 24

Connecting to AC power........................ 24

Inserting a microSD card ....................... 24

Transferring files between your tablet

and a PC................................................ 24

Connecting a Bluetooth device.............. 25

Accessories ........................................... 26

Going online 27

Managing Wi-Fi connections ................. 27

Browsing the internet ............................. 27

Google services ..................................... 29

Using the camera and video recorder 34

Camera/video icons and indicators........ 34

Taking a photo ....................................... 35

Recording a video.................................. 35

Camera and video options..................... 36

Supported formats ................................. 37

Advanced settings 38

Wireless & Networks.............................. 38

Device.................................................... 40

Personal................................................. 42

System................................................... 43

Updating your tablet’s operating system 43

Resetting your tablet.............................. 44

FAQ and troubleshooting 45

Other sources of help ............................ 47

Specifications 48

Guidelines for safe battery usage 51

Battery information................................. 51

Replacing the battery............................. 52

End user license agreement 53

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GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR TABLET

Features and functions

Your new tablet offers leading, easy-to-access multimedia and entertainment features. You can:

• Connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or LTE (4G).

• Access your email while on the move.

• Keep in touch with your friends with social networking apps.

Unpacking your tablet

Your new tablet comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the following items are missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately:

• Acer Iconia tablet

• Product setup and safety information

• USB cable

• AC adapter

• Warranty card

Before using your tablet for the first time, you need to charge it for at least four hours. After that you can recharge the battery as needed.

If the battery has been depleted for a while, please charge the tablet for at least 30 minutes using the adapter.

Getting to know your tablet

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No. Item Description

1 Power button

Long press to turn the tablet on, press b

riefly to turn the screen on/off or enter sleep mode; press and hold to turn the tablet off.

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No. Item Description

2 Volume control key

3 Microphone

Cover for: microSD card slot Insert a microSD card into the slot.

SIM card slot

3.5 mm headphone

jack

6 Micro USB port

7 Front-facing camera

8 Speakers Emits audio. 9 Touchscreen 10.1" LED-backlit LCD.

10 Rear-facing camera

Increases and decreases the tablet

volume.

Receives audio for video chats and

Internet calls.

Insert a nano SIM card into the slot (see

Inserting a SIM card on page 7).

Connects to stereo headphones.

Connects to a computer via a USB cable.

Also serves as the charging port for the

AC adapter. For more information,

see

Charging your tablet on page 9.

A 2-megapixel camera for video chats

and selfies.

A 5-megapixel camera for taking high-

resolution images.

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Warning

Using the SIM card slot

Your tablet has a SIM slot for internet access. To take full advantage of your tablet’s Internet capabilities, you should install a SIM card with data subscription before turning on your tablet.

Inserting a SIM card

Do not force the SIM card. If it does not fit, ensure you have the SIM card properly oriented. Trying to force the SIM into the slot when it is incorrectly oriented may damage the SIM and/or your tablet.

To insert the SIM card, turn the tablet upside down. Insert the SIM card with the gold-colored connectors facing down and the cut-out towards the tablet.

Turning on for the first time

To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button until you see the Acer logo. Wait a moment for your tablet to boot up. You will then be asked some questions before you can use your tablet.

To start, tap to select your language then tap the arrow. Follow the rest of the instructions as they are displayed.

If the tablet’s screen turns off, it has entered sleep mode. Briefly press the power button to wake it up. For more information see Waking

your tablet on page 22.

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Important

Sign in to or create a Google account

If you have Internet access, your tablet allows you to synchronize information with a Google account.

During the start-up process, you may create or sign in to an account, which will be used to synchronize your contact list, email, calendar and other information. If you do not yet have Internet access, or do not want to use this feature, then tap Skip.

You must sign in to a Google Account to use Gmail, Hangouts, Google Calendar, and other Google apps; to download apps from Google Play; to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage of other Google services on your tablet.

If you have multiple Google accounts, such as separate accounts for personal and business contacts, you can access and synchonize them from the Accounts settings section. See Multiple Google

accounts on page 42

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OPEN

CHARGING YOUR TABLET

Assembling the power adapter

Your tablet is bundled with one of two types of USB power adapters: a fixed-prong type or a removable-prong type. Both types are described in this manual.

Fixed-prong type

The prongs and power adapter body form a complete piece, no assembly required. Simply slide the large end of the USB cable into the power adapter body (it will fit in only one direction). You cannot remove or switch the prongs with this type of adapter.

Removable-prong type

Align arrows on the power adapter head and body. Insert the head onto the power adapter body and turn the head towards "CLOSE" printed on the head until it clicks into place. Simply slide the large end of the USB cable into the power adapter body (it will fit in only one direction).

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Warning

Note

Connecting power

Connect the power connector to your tablet and plug the AC adapter into any AC outlet.

Only use an Acer-approved adapter to charge your device.

It is normal for the tablet surface to become warm during charging or long periods of use.

USING YOUR TABLET

Using the touchscreen

Your tablet uses a touchscreen for selecting items and entering information. Use your finger to tap the screen.

Tap: Touch the screen once to open items and select options. Swipe: Quickly swipe your finger across the screen to switch screens

or open lists of options or information.

Drag: Hold your finger on the screen and drag across the screen to select text and images.

Tap and hold: Tap and hold an item to see a menu of actions for that item.

Scroll: To scroll up or down the screen, simply drag your finger up or down the screen in the direction that you want to scroll.

The Home screen

When you start your tablet, or wake it from power saving, it will display the Home screen. This screen gives you quick access to apps ("applications"), widgets, and folders. See Adding apps to a Home

screen on page 16.

Widgets provide special functions, quick shortcuts to a certain app features, or serve as small apps that display constantly-updated information (like the time and weather). Some have been pre-installed on your tablet, while others may be downloaded from Google Play.

See Adding widgets to a Home screen on page 17.

Folders are groups of apps that occupy one space on a Home screen.

See Adding folders to a Home screen on page 18.

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The extended Home screen

You can extend the Home screen to give you more room to add widgets or organize shortcuts. To do so, you must add an app or widget. See Adding apps to a Home screen on page 16 and

Adding widgets to a Home screen on page 17.

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Note

Status and

notification bar

Navigation

Favorites bar

Apps

list

Note

The Left Page can be configured to show social media updates and additional news and features. For additional Left Page settings press and hold an empty area of the screen, then tap Settings. Extended screens to the right are only available if you have added content to the right of the Home screen.

Removing or moving all apps and widgets from an extended Home screen will automatically remove that extended Home screen as well.

The Home screen already features some useful controls and information.

Bundled apps differ depending on region and configuration.

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Note

Search

Search enables you to use a single, quick search to locate a variety of information on the internet and on your tablet. To use Search, simply tap the icon and type.

In order to search or browse the internet, you must be connected to a wireless network.

Searching on the internet

As you type, a second box displays search suggestions from your tablet. Based on the words you entered, these suggesstions try to help you quickly access what you are looking for and may include the following:

• A previous search you performed on any device while you were logged into your Google account and performed a Google search;

• A new internet search suggesting what you might be looking for;

• A specific website address.

If what you’re looking for shows up in the suggestions list, simply tap it. Otherwise, tap . The results that display are from the internet by default, but you can then filter these Web search results by News, Images, and other types by tapping the desired filter at the bottom of the results screen. The filter list also has an option called Tablet; this functions the same as the Tablet search in the following section.

See Going online on page 27.

Searching on your tablet

As you type, the box below the three internet search suggestions are Tablet search suggestions. To expand the list of Tablet results, tap

Search Tablet (you may need to minimize the keyboard, see Back

on page 19). Based on the words you entered, these items may

include the following:

Installed apps

Bookmarks and web history from the Chrome browser

People in your Contacts list

14 - Using your tablet

Note

Battery

charge status

Wi-Fi signal

strength

Time

Cellular signal

strength

Movie and shows in your Google Play Movies & TV library

Artists, albums, and tracks in your Google Play Music library

You can choose what is included in a Tablet search. After entering search words and tapping , tap the Menu icon on the left side of the search box. Then tap Settings > Tablet search. Select the items you want to be included in a Tablet search.

Voice search

With voice actions, you can send text messages, place calls, send emails, find directions of establishments, automatically call businesses, search the internet and even send a note to yourself using your voice. Open the Apps list and tap Voice Search, or tap the microphone icon on the Home screen. For information on using voice search within the Chrome app, see Voice Search on page 30.

Status and notification area

Status and notification icons are shown at the top of the screen. The top-right area displays a variety of information, such as time, battery status, and connectivity. The top-left area displays event icons, such as a new message.

Swipe down from the top to display notification details such as current downloads and media controls such as "play/pause" and "next track" when music is playing. Swipe down again to display Quick Settings. To access Quick Settings with one swipe, swipe down with two fingers.

Quick Settings icons

Icon Name Description

Brightness Slide to adjust the screen’s brightness.

Tap to toggle Wi-Fi on and off. Small "up" and

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

Do not disturb

Airplane mode

Auto rotate

Data connection

Location

Cast

"down" arro transmitted and received, respectively. Tap Wi-Fi (or the network name) to display Wi-Fi settings.

Tap to toggle Bluetooth on and off. Tap Bluetooth (o Bluetooth settings.

Tap to silence some or all notifications or alarms at cert

ain times.

Tap to toggle Airplane mode on and off. When on, all wirele

ss connectivity is disconnected unless

you choose to turn a network on again. Tap to toggle automatic screen rotation on and

Tap to enable and disable data connection. If Dat

a connection is disabled, you will not be able

to use your SIM. Tap to toggle your device’s location services on

and o

ff.

Connects to wireless display-enabled displays or device

s (such as dongles).

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Access requests

When first opening certain apps, or using certain functions, your tablet will ask for permission to access some features.

To allow the app to fully function tap Allow, but if you do not want to share some information you can choose to Cancel or Deny access; however this may cause some apps to function incorrectly. To change permissions later, open the app info in Settings > Apps > Add account, then tap Permissions to turn permissions on or off.

Personalizing the Home screen

You can personalize your Home screen by adding or removing apps, widgets, and folders and by changing the wallpaper.

Adding apps to a Home screen

Tap in the center of the Favorites bar to open the Apps list. Tap and hold an app you’d like to add to the Home screen. To view information about the app, drag it to App info at the top of the screen. Otherwise, release your finger to place the app.

To place the app on an extended Home screen, do the following:

1. Slide your finger to the right side of the screen.

a. Hold the app there until you have cycled through to the desired

Home screen.

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b. Otherwise, hold your finger until you have cycled through all

extended Home screens and a new one is created.

2. Release your finger to place the app.

Adding widgets to a Home screen

Tap and hold any open space on a Home screen, then tap WIDGETS. To move a widget to the Home screen, tap and hold an item until it is selected. The Home screen will open. Drag the item to any free area on the screen. To view information about the widget, drag it to App info at the top of the screen.

If you wish to place a widget on an extended Home screen, do the following:

1. Slide your finger to the right side of the screen.

a. Hold the widget there until you have cycled through to the desired

Home screen.

b. Otherwise, hold your finger until you have cycled through all

extended Home screens and a new one is created.

2. Release your finger to place the widget.

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