AnyDATA AMD120 User Manual

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Compliance Information

FCC Notice

The following statement applies to all products that have received FCC approval.

Applicable products bear the FCC logo, and/or an FCC ID in the format FCC ID: P4M-AMD120 on the product label.

The mobile device complies with part of 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This mobile device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this mobile device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesirable operation. This mobile device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. The equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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

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

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

authority to operate the equipment.

The Antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

RF Exposure Information (FCC SAR)

DEVICE MEETS THE GOVERNMENT’S REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPOSURE TO RADIO WAVES. This device is designed

and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Governments.

The exposure standard for wireless mobile devices employees a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rage, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg. Test for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating cane be well below the maximum value. This is because the device is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the poser required to reach the network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output. The highest SAR value for the device as reported to the FCC when tested for use when worn on the body, as described in this guide, is 0.657W/kg (Bodyworn measurements differ among device models, depending upon available accessories and FCC requirements.)

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While there may be difference between the SAR levels of various devices and at various positions, they all meet the government requirement.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this device with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this device is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant Section of www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/ after searching on FCC ID: P4M-AMD120

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Contents

What’s in the Box............................................................................................................................................ 6

Before Getting Started ................................................................................................................................... 6

Charging the Battery ....................................................................................................................................... 7

Welcome to Android ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Setting your location preferences .................................................................................................................. 9

Signing into your Google account ................................................................................................................. 10

Home and Android basics ............................................................................................................................. 11

Using the Touchscreen ................................................................................................................................. 12

Monitoring your Tablet’s status ................................................................................................................... 13

Status Icons ................................................................................................................................................... 13

Notification Icons ......................................................................................................................................... 13

Working with Quick settings ......................................................................................................................... 14

Securing your tablet ..................................................................................................................................... 15

Encrypt your tablet ....................................................................................................................................... 15

Customizing the Homescreen ....................................................................................................................... 16

Changing Homescreen Wallpaper ................................................................................................................ 16

Working with Apps ....................................................................................................................................... 17

Uninstall an App............................................................................................................................................ 17

Working with Widgets .................................................................................................................................. 18

Searching your tablet and the web ............................................................................................................. 19

Using the Android keyboard ......................................................................................................................... 20

Enter text by speaking .................................................................................................................................. 20

Connecting to Networks and Devices ........................................................................................................... 20

Connecting to WiFi Networks ...................................................................................................................... 21

Turn WiFi on and Connect to a Network ..................................................................................................... 22

Modify how you connect to a WiFi Network ............................................................................................... 22

Add a WiFi Network ...................................................................................................................................... 23

Forget a WiFi Network .................................................................................................................................. 23

Set a Wi-Fi disconnect policy ........................................................................................................................ 23

Connecting to Bluetooth devices ................................................................................................................. 24

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Changing your tablet’s Bluetooth name: ..................................................................................................... 24

Pairing your tablet with a Bluetooth device: ................................................................................................ 25

Connect to a Bluetooth device: .................................................................................................................... 25

Connect to a Camera: ................................................................................................................................... 26

Connecting to a Windows computer via USB ............................................................................................... 26

Connecting to a Macintosh computer via USB ............................................................................................. 27

Optimizing battery life .................................................................................................................................. 27

Accounts ....................................................................................................................................................... 28

Contacts ........................................................................................................................................................ 29

Connecting quickly with your contacts ........................................................................................................ 30

Gmail ............................................................................................................................................................. 31

Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................ 32

Google Talk ................................................................................................................................................... 33

Email ............................................................................................................................................................. 34

Browser ......................................................................................................................................................... 35

Maps, Navigation, Places, and Latitude ....................................................................................................... 36

Camera .......................................................................................................................................................... 36

Gallery ........................................................................................................................................................... 36

Movie Studio ................................................................................................................................................. 36

Music............................................................................................................................................................. 37

Opening Music and working with your library ............................................................................................. 38

Playing Music ................................................................................................................................................ 39

Books ............................................................................................................................................................ 39

Clock.............................................................................................................................................................. 40

Calculator ...................................................................................................................................................... 40

Market .......................................................................................................................................................... 41

Settings ......................................................................................................................................................... 41

Accessibility settings ..................................................................................................................................... 49

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What’s in the Box

Your device box contains the following items:

 Device with battery  Charger  USB cable  Quick start guide  Warranty card/Repair policy

Before Getting Started

Installing the micro SD Card

Using both thumbs, slide the back cover upward

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Charging the Battery

Before charging the battery, make sure that the battery has been properly inserted into your device.

Connect your USB cable to the charger, as shown in . Plug the charger into a power socket.

Connect the other end of the cable to your device, as shown in . The device begins charging. If your device is charged when it is powered off, then a RED LED (next to the USB port) is lighted on. When the LED color changes to BLUE, it indicates that your device is fully charged. If you pull out charger while the device is powered off and charging, the device will power down. If you push the power key while the device is powered off and charging, the device will be powered on. But if the battery voltage is lower than a proper voltage level, the device will not power on. In this case you should wait until the battery voltage reaches a proper voltage level. If your device is charging while it is powered on, the battery icon in the Notification bar shows the charging status and the LED color next to the USB port is RED while charging. When the battery icon is changed to GREEN, it indicates that your device is fully charged. When you are not using functions such as, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and data service, you should switch them off to reduce power consumption.

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Powering On Your Device

Press .

The first time you do this, you will be asked to sign in to your account and set up your device

Using the onscreen keyboard Setting up your accounts Other important settings.

Note. You need an internet connection to set up accounts.

Powering Off Your Device

Press and hold

Touch OK when prompted to power off the device

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Welcome to Android

The first time you power on your AnyTAB device, you’re welcomed to Android and invited to pick a language to work in and to start setting up and using your tabl

Touch English if you want to work in a different language.

Touch Start to start setting up your

tablet.

et.

Setting your location preferences

Google’s location service uses the Wi-Fi network near you your apps. This location information can make finding your precise locat i o n by GPS much faster; it can also provide

your location to apps when GPS isn’t

ava

ilable.

to

make your approximate loca t ion available to

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Signing into your Google account

You

must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, and other Google Apps; to download apps from Android Market; to back up your settings a nd other other Google services on your tabl

et.

data to Google servers; and to take

advantage

of

If you don’t have a Google Account, you can also create one by touching Create Account

.

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Back

Opens the previous screen you were working in. If the onscreen

keyboard is open, the button changes to a down

arrow and touching it closes the keyboard.

Home

Opens Home. If you’re viewing a left or right Home

screen,

opens the central Home

screen.

Recent A

pps

Opens a list of

thumbnail

images of apps you’ve

work

ed

with

recently; touch an app to open it.

Apps

Opens a thumbnail list of all of your installed apps

Customize

You can use the customize button to add shortcuts to apps and widgets to your Home screens and to change the wallpaper.

Search

Touch and add an entry to search your Tablet or the web

Voice Search

Search your Tablet or the web by speaking and voice commands

Home and Android basics

Once you’ve finished se tting up your basics of your tablet and how to use it—Home and tablet,

monitoring and

responding

tablet,

to

status

Home opens. It’s a good idea

its

Home

and

notification messages,

screens,

the

to

become familiar with the

touch screen,

and so

on.

securing your

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Using the Touchscreen

The main way to control Android the

onscreen

keyboard, and other items on the

Touch To act on items on the using the fi

nger.

onscreen

Touch & hold Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not action occurs.

Drag Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position. For screen to reposition them.

Swipe or slide To swipe or slide, you quickly move your finger across the without pausing when you first touch it (so you don’t drag an it the Home screen left or right to view the other parts, and in some Calendar views you slide to view earlier or later periods.

Double-tap Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For example, you double-tap Double-tapping screen.

a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit the width of the

after pinching to zoom in some

Pinch In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together apart (to zoom in).

Rotate the screen On most turn it. You have the optio n to turn this feature on and off.

features

is by using your finger to mani

screen,

such as app and

keyboard, or to press

screens,

the orientation of the screen rotates with the tablet as you

touch screen.

settings

onscreen buttons,

example,

apps

reflows a column of text to fit the width of the

pulate icons, buttons, menu items,

icons, to ty

pe

letters and symbols

you simply touch them with your

lif

ting your finger until an

you drag items on the Home

surfa

ce

em

instead).

of the

For example, you slide

screen,

screen.

out by placing

(to

zoom out) or spreading them

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Monitoring your Tablet’s status

The right side of the System bar displays icons indicating that you’ve and icons indicating th e tablet’s stat

If you have more Notifications pane l to view them all.

notifications

than can fit in the System bar, a plus icon

us.

Notification icons

Status icons

recei

ved

notifications,

prompts

the current time,

you to open the

Status Icons

Status icons indicate the status of your tablet at the right edge of the System bar and in the Status Detail panel (which opens if you touch the time). Network Status icons turn blue if you have a Google Account added to your tablet and the tablet is connected to Google services. Otherwise the network icons are gray.

Notification Icons

Notification icons appear to the left of the time in the System bar. In addition, these icons and apps you install on your tablet may use th

eir

indicate

own notification i c on s

that you’ve received a

notification

.

from the system or from an

application.

They

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Working with Quick settings

The Quick Settings m ake it the full Settings ap

Open the

Touch anywhere in the the list of

p.

Status

curre

convenient

Details.

Status

nt notifications.

to view or change the most common

Details.

The Quick Settings o pe n below the

tablet

settings

Status

and to open

Details, replacing

View

or change the

else on th

The Quick Settings a re:

Airplane mode Drag the switch to On to turn off all the tablet’s radios

including mobile data and Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi T o u c h to open the Wi-Fi

Lock screen

doesn’t rotate when you turn the

Brightness Drag the slider to change the tablet set screen brightness surroundings.

Notifications

notifications

e screen.

orientation

settings

Drag the slider to Off if you don’t want to be

about new mail, invitations to chat, and so on.

you

want. You can close the Quick Settings ag ai n by touching anyw here

settings.

Drag the switch to On to lock the screen in

tablet.

automatically,

brightness

using its sensors to

of the

landsc

screen.

measure

disturbed

that transmit

ape

orientation,

Or touch

the amount of light in your

by

system

data,

Auto

to have the

or

application

so it

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Securing your tablet

Initially, when you turn on or wake the screen. password, so only you can secure

But you can secure the lock screen by requiring that

acce

ss

your data, buy apps from Market, and so on. You may also be required to

you lock screen by a policy set by an email

You

can also encrypt the data on your

decrypt it each time you power it

 Touch Location & security  Touch Configure lock screen  Touch Pattern, PIN, or Password

tablet,

on.

the lock screen requires you to drag a lock icon to unlock the

account

tablet,

you draw a

or other

so you must enter a numeric PIN or a password to

pattern

account

or enter a numeric PIN or

you add

to

your

tabl

et.

If you touch

Pattern,

you are guided to create a pattern you must draw to unlock the screen. If

you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric PIN or password you must enter to

unlock your screen. The next time you turn on your tablet or wake up the screen, you must draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or password to unlock the screen.

Encrypt your tablet

You can encrypt all the data on your tablet including Google accounts, application data, music, and other media. However, if you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you power on your tablet.

WARNING! Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted tablet is to perform a factory

data reset, which erases all data on the tablet.

Before you can start encrypting your tablet, you must set a lock screen PIN or password and ensure that your tablet is plugged in. Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.

Open Settings and touch Location & security > Encrypt tablet.

Read the information on the Encrypt Tablet screen carefully.

Warning!

You must not

interrupt

the encryption process or you will lose

data.

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The Encrypt in. If you change your mind about encrypting your

 Touch the Encrypt  Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch Continue  Touch the Encrypt

The encryption process starts and displays its which time your tablet may restart enter your PIN or power

on

tablet

your

button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or if your tablet is not plugged

tablet,

password.

tablet,

tablet

to decrypt it.

button.

button again, to confirm you want to continue.

several

Subsequently,

progress.

times.

you must enter your PIN or password each time you

Encryption can take an hour or more, during

When encryption is

touch Back .

.

complete,

you’re prompted to

Customizing the Homescreen

You

can add app icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of free

space. You can also change the wallpaper

 Open the Home screen where you want to add the item.

 Touch the Customize button at the top-right of the screen.  Touch the category of the item you want to add.



If there are no empty spots on the Home screen, delete or move an item before you can add another.



In the menu that opens, touch the tab for the category of the item you want to add.

.

any

Home screen where

Add

is dimmed and you must

there’s

Changing Homescreen Wallpaper

You

can add app icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of free

space. You can also change the wallpaper

.

any

Home screen where

there’s

 Touch the Customize button at the top-right of the screen.  Touch

 Touch Gallery, Live  Touch Gallery to use a picture that you have

tablet.

 Touch Live

tablet. the button.

 Touch

come with the Touch a sample to view a larger version.



You

 Touch Save or Set

Wallpapers

wallpapers

Some live wallpapers change according to the time of day,

screen,

can a l s o download

tell the time, or offer other information. Some

Wallpapers

wallpapers, or Wallpapers.

captured

to open a scrolling list of

to open a screen where you can sample the wallpaper

tablet.

Slide the miniature im age s left and right

additional

wallpaper.

wallpapers from Android Market.

animated

using the camera or copied to your

wallpapers installed on your

live wallpapers have a

to

in

response

view the

to touching

Settings

images that

samples.

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Working with Apps

Home’s Apps screen has icons for all of the apps on your installed fr o m Android Market or other don’t stop; they keep

on

running: playing music, op e ning

source

s.

When you open an app, the other apps you’ve been using

among your apps, to work with several at once. The Android operating system ensure that apps you aren’t needed. mi

sbehaving

For this reason, there’s

.

using don’t

no

need to stop apps unless you’re certain that one you downloaded is

consume

Open the Apps Screen

In Home, touch the Apps button at the top right of the screen.

resour

tablet,

including any

web pages,

and so on. You can quickly

ces unnecessarily, stopping and starting them as

apps

that you downloaded and

and

apps work together to

switch

If you have more apps than can fit on the Apps You

can add outlines of the Home

shortcut

to an app to a Home screen by touching & holding the app screens

appear below the you pause before releasing your finger on a Home shortcut

where you want it

.

screen,

app

icons. Then drag the app icon to the Home

screen,

Uninstall an App

You

can uninstall app s you downloaded from Market and other

 Open the Manage Applications screen  Touch the  Touch the app you want to  Touch the  Touch

Downloads

Uninstall button.

OK

in the screen that asks you to confirm you want to uninstall t h e app.

tab.

unin

stall.

you can slide the scre

en

left or right to view more.

on the Apps screen until

that Home screen enlarges, so you can

sources.

.

screen. place the

If

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Working with Widgets

Widgets are applications, information or controls for their

miniature

apps that you can place on your Home

screens. Some

widgets are

standalone

some open a related applicat i o n when you touch them, and others provide a subset of useful

related app lications

.

Stock widgets include a clock, a Gmail widget that displays recent messa ge s a

calendar

Ma

rket.

such as the Picture Frame

Some widgets give you controls to view and manage their the Music Player

You

can scroll information displayed by different widgets in different ways, for example, you can scroll up or

that shows upcoming appointments

, and

so on. You can also download widgets from Android

Some widgets simply display information and or act as

widget.

application’s

widget.

shortcuts

down among events in the Calendar widget, or with a carousel ef fect in the Books widget.

If you touch & hold some widgets, such as the Gmail widget,

handles

, a

for opening

conte

nt,

appear at

music player, a picture frame,

their

applications,

such as the Clock widget or

its

edges so you can resize

it.

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Searching your tablet and the web

You

can use Google Search to find information on your tablet and the web.

1. Return Home

2. Touch the Google Search button at the top left of the screen

3. Start typing what you want to search for

As you type, tablet and local Search box. If you do, subsequent suggestions icon. Touch one to open or add the search box opens when you touch the Search button.

suggestions

business

from Google web search appear below the Search box, and results from your

searches

new

to your

.

appear to the

suggestions

to quickly refine your

a business

contacts.

right. You can touch a suggestion’s arrow icon to enter it in the

appear and you can enter more text or touch the arrow ic

listing panel, with icons you can touch to call, map, get details abou

In

applications

.

search.

Business

such as Gmail and Contacts, the

listings are

indicated

on

application’s

own

t,

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Using the Android keyboard

You

can enter text using the you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open ke

yboard. The onscreen k e y b oa rd

onscreen

opens.

keyboard. Some apps open the keyboa

the keyboard.

Touch a text field to open the

rd automatically.

In others,

Touch the keys on the keyboard to enter text. underli keyboard. The strip to enter it are

ned.

If you set the keyboard to show correction

underlined

instead. You can turn the suggestion feature on or off and change whether

shown with the Android keyboard

word in the strip is the

settings.

As you type, words that the keyboard has

suggested

Enter text by speaking

You

can use voice input to enter text by

speech-recognition

service, so you must have a data

speaking. Voice

connection

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Your

tablet can connect or to a keyboard, mouse, other

your tablet to a

connect to

computer,

Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices,

to transfer files from your

input

devices, or to a camera to import its photos.

suggestions

suggestions,

word. You can also touch another word in the

input is an

they appear in a

experimental

on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it

such

as

tablet,

using a USB

strip

above the

suggestions

feature that uses Google’s

headsets. You can

connection

for are

or

Bluetooth,

.

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Connected to a Wi-Fi network (waves

indicate connection strength)

Notification that an open Wi-Fi network is in

range

Connecting to WiFi Networks

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide meters, depending

on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundi

Internet access

ngs.

at

distances

of up to

100

To use Wi-Fi on your and you can simply tablet so it can

There are certificates

Turn off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it, to extend the life of your battery whether you want to

The

Network connected settings, network that is

numerous

or other

Status

bar displays icons that

status

to Google services, for syncing your Gmail, Calendar

and so on. If you don’t have a Google Account or if, for example,

tablet,

connect

systems for securing Wi-Fi

schemes

disconnect

icons turn blue if you have a Google Account added to your

not

connected

you

connect

to them. Others im

to them

.

to ensure that only authorized

from Wi-Fi ne

to the

to a wireless

indicate

Internet,

plement

connections,

tworks when your tablet is sleeping.

Wi-Fi

status.

the network icons are

access

security

point, or

features,

including some

users

can

events,

“hotspot.”

so you must configure your

connect.

between charges. You can also set

tabl

contacts,

you’re

gray

.

Some

hotspots

that

rely on secure

et

and the tablet is

for backing up your

connected

are open

to a Wi-Fi

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Turn WiFi on and Connect to a Network

Open the Settings app.

Touch

Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi

Check Wi-Fi to turn it on.

setti

ngs.

 The tablet scans for available

Secured networks are

 If the tablet finds a network that you

Touch a network to

connect

to

indicated

it.

Wi-Fi

networks and displays the names of those

with a Lock icon.

connected

If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to

Connect.

If the network is administrator

By

default,

You

can touch

details manually, if you or your

secured,

for

details.)

you obtain an

DHCP

to change the IP

you’re prompted to enter a password or ot

address

on the network from the network itself,

netw

settings

ork

administrator

to

Static, so you can enter

require it. If you do, you must

 An IP address for your tablet that is valid and unique for your Wi-Fi  The Gateway for the

ne

twork

 The network prefix length (a number between 0 and 32, such as 24 for

16 for a Class B, or 8 for a Class A network)

 At least one DNS server for the

network

to previously, it

connect to

her

credentials.

that network by touching

using the DHCP

an

address and other network

connects

to

(Ask your network

protocol.

enter:

network

a Class C network,

it

finds.

it.

When you’re details about the

connected

speed,

to a network, you can touch its name in the Wi-Fi settings screen for

security,

address,

and

Modify how you connect to a WiFi Network

 Touch & hold a network in the  Touch Modify  Change the



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Touch

Save

network

settings

.

list

in the dialog that opens.

you

want.

Add a WiFi Network

You can add a Wi-Fi network so the tablet will remember it, along with any security credentials and connect to it automatically when it is in range. You must also add a Wi-Fi network to connect to it, if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range of it

To join a scheme

secured

network, you need to

contact

the network’s

is deployed on it and to obtain the password or

administrator

other required

to

security

.

learn

what security

credentials.

 Turn on Wi-Fi, if  If you’re adding a Wi-Fi network when first setting up your

on

automatica

 In the Wi-Fi

discovered

 Enter the SSID (name) of the  If

necessary,

 Touch

Save.

The information about the network is saved, so you are

it’s

not already on.

tablet,

lly.

settings screen,

networks).

touch Add

Wi-Fi

network

(at the bottom of the list of

network.

enter security or other network configuration details.

connected automatica

Wi-Fi

is

turned

lly

the next time you

come within range of this network.

Forget a WiFi Network

You can make the tablet forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network if you don’t want the tablet to connect

to it automatically, or if it’s a network you no longer use.

 Turn on Wi-Fi, if  In the Wi-Fi

 Touch Forget in the dialog that

it’s

not already on.

settings screen,

touch the name of the network.

opens.

Set a Wi-Fi disconnect policy

By

default,

network

You

can change this policy to stay battery life isn’t a problem), or never to network data

.

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the tablet

instead.

disconnects

from Wi-Fi when the screen turns off

It does this to conserve battery power, and

connected

disconnect

use.

 On the Wi-Fi

settings screen,

 Touch the policy you want

and

to

reconnects

Wi-Fi

when the tablet is connected

to Wi-Fi again when you wake

from Wi-Fi, which trades battery life for

touch Wi-Fi

disconnect p

olicy

connects

to a mobile data

to a charger (when

.

reduced

it.

mobile

Connecting to Bluetooth devices

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless information over a making calls or listening to music,

distance

of about 8

communications

meters.

hands-free

The most

kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops.

technology that devices can

common

Bluetooth devices are

use to exchange

headsets

for

There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the devices. To you use a new device with your know how to

Turn off Bluetooth when you’re not using it, to extend the life of your also be required to turn Bluetooth off in some locations. Airplane

System bar icons

connect

mode.

To turn Bluetooth on or off:

to a Bluetooth device, you must turn on your tablet’s Bluetooth

tablet,

securely to each

indicate

Bluetooth

 Open the Settings

you must “pair” the devi

other. After that, you can simply

status.

appli

cation.

features

and

comm

ce

with your

Bluetooth is turned off when you switch to

 Touch wireless and networks  Check or uncheck Bluetooth

Changing your tablet’s Bluetooth name:

Your tablet has a generic Bluetooth name by them. You can change the name so that it is

default, more re

which is visible to

cog

nizabl

e.

uni

cations standards

tablet,

connect

batt

ery

between charges. You may

other

devices when you

for Bluetooth

radio.

The first time

so that both devices

to a paired device.

connect

 Open the Settings

appli

cation.

 Touch wireless and networks – Bluetooth settings.  Check Bluetooth to turn it on.  Touch Device name , enter a name, and touch OK.

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Pairing your tablet with a Bluetooth device:

You

must pair your tablet with a device before you can they stay paired unless you unpair

them.

connect

to it. Once you

pair your tablet with a device,

Open the Settings

appli

cation.

 Touch Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.  Check Bluetooth to turn it on.

Your tablet scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range.

 If the device you want to pair with isn’t in the list, ensure that the other device is turned on and

set to be discoverable.

 If your tablet stops scanning before your other device is ready, touch Find nearby devices and

then Scan for devices.

 Touch the ID of the other device in the list in the Found list to pair them.  The devices pair with each other. If you’re prompted to enter a passcode, try entering 0000 or

1234 (the most common passcodes), or consult the documentation that came with the device to learn its passcode, or what other procedures it requires for pairing.

 If the pairing is successful, your tablet connects to the device.

Connect to a Bluetooth device:

Once paired you can connect to a Bluetooth for example, to switch devices, or to re-connect to a device that has come back into range.

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 Open the Settings  Touch  Check

Wireless & networks > Bluetooth

Bluetooth

appli

cation.

to turn it

on.

 In the list of devices, touch a paired but

- If the device you expected isn’t

- When the tablet and the device are

in the list.

displayed,

connected,

sett

ings.

unconnected

touch Scan for

the device is displayed as

device in the list.

devices.

connected

Connect to a Camera:

If you have a camera or other device that USB port and import the

pictures

on the camera

supports

into

the PTP protocol, you

Gallery your

tablet.

can

connect

it to your tablet’s

Be sure to read the owner’s guide for your camera to learn what protocols use PTP over USB. You may need an your tablet’s owner’s

guide.

 Connect your camera to your tablet using your

adapter

from your tablet’s

adapter

cable

manufacturer

to

connect

camera’s USB cable and, if

for its USB port.

your camera’s USB cable to your tablet: see

 Gallery opens, with your cameras’ photos added as an album, labeled Touch  Touch the album of your  The album opens with all of your camera’s photos  Gallery on your

tablet.

 Select the photos you want to

The number of photos You

can touch the menu and touch

import. If all photos

You

 Touch

can also touch individual photos to select or

Import

A dialog displays the progress of importing the photos you

Done

at the top-right of the Application bar.

in the Application bar and

selected

aren’t

camera’s

photos.

selected

import.

(initially, all) is displayed as the title of a

selected,

Deselect

disconnect

all if you want to select just

all

changes

deselect them.

to

sel

your

for importing to

Select

ected.

camera.

it supports

necessary,

menu

in the Application

the

photos you want to

all in the menu.

and whether it can

an

to

import.

bar

.

Connecting to a Windows computer via USB

You

can use the USB cable that came with your tablet to music, protocol, which is

Use the USB cable that came with your tablet to

pictures,

and other files between your tablet and

supported

by

most

recent versions of Wi

connect tablet’s USB storage or SD card is mounted as a drive on your forth as you would using any other co

mputer. When you’re done, simply

external

disconnect

device. For more information, see the

the tablet from your

cable.

connect

the

computer.

ndows.

the tablet to a USB port on your

computer. You

it to a Windows

This

connection

can now copy files back and

computer

by unplugging the USB

computer,

to transfer

uses the MTP

computer. Your

documentation

for your

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Connecting to a Macintosh computer via USB

You

can

connect

and other files between your tablet and the

This

connection install the free Android File Transfer http://www.android.com/filetransfer,

your tablet to a

computer

running Mac OS X with a USB cable,

computer

uses the MTP protocol, which is not

application on

along with

instructions

.

supported

your

Macintosh.

by Mac OS X natively, so you first need to

on how to install it.

to

transfer music,

It’s available from

pictures,

Use the USB cable that came with your tablet to tablet’s USB storage or SD card is mounted as a drive on your forth as you would using any other co

mputer. When you’re done, simply

cabl

e.

external

disconnect

connect

the tablet to a USB port on your

computer. You

can now copy files back and

device. For more information, see the

the tablet from your

computer

by unplugging the USB

computer. Your

documentation

Optimizing battery life

You

can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features you don’t need. You can also monitor how apps and system resources consume battery power. If you don’t need them, turn off for Gmail, Ca

lenda

r

 Turn off radios that you aren’t  If you aren’t using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings app to turn

 Turn down screen  If you

don’t

and other

need them, turn off

apps.

brightness

 Use the Quick Settings to check and control the

brightness,

and

syncing.

using.

and set a shorter screen timeout.

automatic

syncing for Gmail, Ca

status

of radios, the

 If you know you won’t be near a mobile or Wi-Fi network for a while, switch

mode.

automatic

lendar,

display

syncing

them off.

Contacts,

to

Airplane

for your

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Accounts

You

can sync Google Accounts or other kinds of

contacts,

email,

calendar

events, and other information with your tablet from multiple

accounts, depending

on

the

applications installed

on your

tablet.

For example, you could start by adding your personal Google Account, so your personal email, and

calendar

email and have your work

You

configure how your settings your password and other

are always available. Then you could add

contacts

account interacts

handy

.

with the

an

applications

and the setting s in Gmail, Calendar, Email, and

general

account settings.

account

on your tablet

other

applications.

from work, so you can read your work

using

the Account & Sync

Use a web browser to change

Adding accounts.

You

can do this by opening the have an Accounts button or menu item on Contacts application you can touch the Menu button in the top-right of the Application bar and then

The Accounts & Sync Settings screen displays your current sync

Settings application

the

screens

and touching Accounts & sync. Many

where you work with

settings

accounts.

touch

For example, in the

Accounts.

and a list of your current

applications

contacts,

acco

unts.

also

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Removing accounts.

You

can do this by opening the have an Accounts button or menu item on Contacts application you can touch the Menu button in the top-right of the Application bar and then

You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your tablet, including email, contacts, settings, and so on.

1. Open the Accounts & Sync

2. Touch the

3. Touch

4. Confirm that you want to remove the

Settings application

account

Remove

account.

to

delete.

the

setti

and touching Accounts & sync. Many

screens

where you work with

ngs.

acc

ount.

accounts.

touch

applications

For example, in the

Accounts.

also

Contact

Contacts gives you quick and easy tablet and sign into a Google Account, any existing tablet. on the web, or on another device are made everywhere the next time you

Information about your

If you have more than one You

can also manage that process

Touch the Contacts icon on the Apps screen or touch a shortcut icon on a Home screen. Your contacts contact

You

can drag the list of

s

After that, your

are displayed

in the main part of the

contacts are

contacts

account

alphabeti

contacts

access

is shared with other

manually.

cally at left, in a scrolling list, with the

screen.

up or down to scroll it, or drag the scroll

to the people you want to reach. When you first turn on your

synchronized:

with

contact information,

contacts any

applications,

from that

changes

account

you make to your

such a Gmai

Contacts

are downloaded to your

contacts

sync.

l,

Google Talk, and so

joins

duplicates

details of the currently

knob

to scroll quic

on the

into a single entry.

selected

kly.

tablet,

on.

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Connecting quickly with your contacts

As you build up your list of chat, email, or to locate your

Identify a Quick Contact icon by its

contacts,

contacts

you can use Quick Contact for Android

on a

map.

frame.

in

many apps to quickly start a

Contacts that you can but usually with a picture frame that looks like

Touch a Quick Contact icon to open a bubble with icons for all the ways you

with the co

If there are more icons than can fit in the bubble, drag them left and right

Touch an icon to open its app, where you can start

away.

You

can also touch an icon to edit the address your

tablet.

You

can add a shortcut for a Quick Contact for Android for that

ntact.

in Google Maps, and so on,

access

with Quick Contact are displayed differently

this:

contact

contact.

contact’s

depending

to your Home

communicating

information in Contacts, to view the contact’s

on which apps and accounts

screen,

which you can

with your

in

different apps,

can

communicate

to

view them

contact

are configured on

then touch to open

all.

right

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Gmail

Gmail is an Android your

tablet,

you were

application

prompted

for working with Google’s web-based email

to sign into an

existing

service.

When you first set up

Google Account or to create a new messages

Information about your

from your Gmail

contacts

accounts

When you open Gmail, your most recent Gmail after using other

applications,

account.

on the

When you open Gmail on your

web.

is shared with other

conversations

the last screen you we

Touch the Gmail icon on the Apps screen or touch a

applications,

such a Gmai

are displayed in your

re

working with is

shortcut

icon on a Home screen.

tablet,

Inbox.

your Inbox contains the

l,

Google Talk, and so

When you return to

displayed.

on.

Gmail opens with a scrolling list of labels on the left and the contents of your Inbox on the right, with the conversation with the newest messages on top. All of your conversations are displayed in the Inbox unless you Archive, Delete, or Filter them.

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Calendar

Calendar on your tablet works with the web-based Google Calendar managing events,

meetings,

and

appointments.

calendaring

service for creating and

Calendar on the tablet is optimized for the are only available in Google Calendar on the web (visit features

of the web version of

Calendar).

tablet.

Some Calendar

http://

calendar.google.com

features,

such

as

creating Calendars,

to learn about the

Viewing your calendar and events

Open Calendar to view events you’ve tablet,

Account, or you created a new displays any existing

You them to display in Calendar.

When you first set up Calendar to synchronize events on your month through one year in the future. Subsequently, Calendar keeps a year’s worth of future events synchronized between your Calendar on

you configured it to use an existing Google

calendar

can add

additional accounts

tablet and the web, plus any later events that you add to your

your

tabl

et.

created

account.

events from your Google Account on the

with Google Calendar or other

or that others have invited you to. When you first set up your

The first time you open the Cale

calendars

tablet,

ndar

application

web.

to your

it includes

on your

tablet,

events from the previous

and configure

calendar

tablet,

it

using

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Google Talk

Google Talk is Google’s in real time with other people who also use Google Ta computer

.

Signing in and opening your Friends list

Touch the Google Talk icon on the Apps screen or a shortcut icon on

If you are not already signed into Talk, you’re prompted to sign into a Google Account you added to your tablet. You remain signed in, even when you’re

instant

messaging and audio and video chat service. You can use it to

lk,

on another Android tablet or phone or on a

using

other

a Home screen.

applications,

until you deliberately

communicate

sign

out.

You

can add a Google Account by touching the Add

to open the Accounts & Sync

Once you sign into Google Talk, your Friends list is displayed on the left information is displayed in the main part of the screen. Your added by using application.

Google Talk on the web, on your tablet or other Android device, or with a desktop Talk

settings.

account

button at the

Friends list includes all of the friends you’ve

top-

and

your current

right of the Accounts

status

screen,

and other

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Email

You

use the Email wizard that makes it easy to configure it for on IMAP and

POP3.

application

to read and send email from services other

several

popular email service providers, including those based

than

Gmail. Email

includes

a

Touch the Email icon on the Apps screen or touch a

shortcut

icon on a Home

The first time you open Email, a setup wizard opens to help you add an

After the initial recently, it displays the

You

can also add an Email from that Home

Each supported

setup,

Email opens to the last screen you were viewing or, if you have not used Email

contents

account shortcut

screen.

account

- Switch to the

- The

has Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Drafts folders. Depending on the

by your

account’s service provider, you may have

account

accounts

folders are listed in the left column.

- Touch an account’s

-

The

messages

in that folder are

of the Inbox for the

to a Home

you want to work with.

folder.

displaye

acco

unt

screen,

d.

you picked to send email from by default.

so that you

additi

Switching Accounts

If you have more than one email Application bar when you are viewing your bar and then

touch

the

account

account,

the current

mail.

Touch the name of the current account in the Application

account

whose email you want to view.

is displayed at

email

can

onal fold

screen.

account.

open that

features

ers.

the

top-left in the

account

directly

Adding and Changing Email accounts

The first time you open Email, Email to send and receive email from in the Accounts

screen.

The Email setup wizard helps you set up your based on Thunderbird, requires

IMAP

and POP3, so you can read and work with the same email as you do on a computer in

Mac Mail, in a web

additional settings, details manually, though you will typically need to settings

for your account.

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you’re

prompted to set up an email

additional acco

account

unts.

The

for many popular

browser, or with another email

account.

accounts

email systems,

application.

or if your service provider is unknown to Email, you can

contact

your email

service provider to

After that, you can configure

that you configure are displayed

including those

If your service provider

enter

determine

the necessary

the right

Adding an Email Account

- Touch the Menu button in the Applications bar and touch Account Settings.

- Touch Add Account in the Application bar.

- In the Setup Email screen, enter your email address and password.

- Touch Next. Or, if you need to enter email account settings the wizard can’t configure for you touch

Manual setup.

- If you touch Next, Email attempts to communicate with your email service provider to validate your

account for sending and receiving mail, using just your email address and password. This is sufficient for most email services.

Change an Account’s settings

You

can change a number of how you’re notified of new mail, and details about the servers the receive

- Touch the Menu button in the Application bar and touch Acc

- Touch the name of the account whose

- When you’re finished changing

mail.

settings

settings,

for an

account,

settings

touch Back .

including how often you check for email,

you want to

account

o

change.

uses to send and

unt

settings.

Browser

You

use Browser to open webpages and to search for information on the

Touch the Browser icon on the Apps screen or touch a shortcut icon on

Browser also opens when you touch a web link—for example, in an email or

When you open Browser, the last webpage you were viewing is displayed. If you haven’t used Browser recently, your homepage

The web address (URL) of the current page is displayed at the top of URL bar off the top of the screen; if so,

opens.

just

touch the down-arrow in the tab to show it

web.

a Home screen.

chat.

the

window, unless a site scrolls the

again.

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Maps, Navigation, Places, and Latitude

You

use Maps to find your current location; to view real-time traffic by foot, public instructions

You

can find street directly on a street map or and

neighborhoods.

your

location

transportation,

through Google

bicycle, or car; and

Maps

Navigation

addresses, landmarks,

satellite

With Google

image. In some areas, you

Latitude,

and other information with

to

navigate by using spoken, turn-by-turn driving

(Beta).

and places of

business,

you can view your friends’ locations on your maps and share

them.

conditions, to

and locate

can

view

get

these

street-level

detailed directions

points-of-interest

imagery of

businesses

The Maps app also contains three

features

and Latitude; these appear as app icons in

Maps does not have information about every

Camera

Camera is a

Pictures computer.

You

can view your

combination

camera and

camcorder

and videos are stored on your tablet’s internal storage. You can copy your

pictures

and videos on your

Gallery

You

use Gallery to view

your

tablet. You can also view pictures wi

th

and set them as your wallpaper or

friends, via email or

pictures

messaging,

and play videos that you’ve taken with

in a Picasa

or by uploading them to the Picasa and YouT

that allow for quick

the

Launcher

.

access

to Google

Places,

location.

that you use to shoot and

share pictures

pictures

tablet,

edit them, share them,

and

so on with Gallery.

Camera, downloaded,

web

album. You can perform basic editing tasks on

contact picture. You can also share your

ube

Navigation (Beta),

and

videos.

and videos to a

or copied to

pictures

web

and videos

sites.

Movie Studio

Use Movie Studio to edit the videos you take with Camera or copy onto your cut and order

scenes,

add a sound track, and so

on.

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tablet

into movies. You can

Music

Use Music to listen to music and other audio files that you copy from your Internet.

Transferring music files to your tablet

Music plays audio files that are stored on your tablet’s internal storage, so must copy audio files from your computer

.

computer

before

you open Music, you

or download from the

Music supports a wide variety of audio file formats, so it can play music that you stores, music that you copy from your CD

Music AMR

supports

, MIDI, and

audio files in

OGG Vo

rbis.

numerous

collection,

formats, including MP3, M4A (iTunes application

and

so

on.

Copy music files from your computer

1. Connect your tablet to your

By

default, your Music will find your music files anywhere you put them on your tablet, except the Ringtones

2. Copy music and other audio files from your

You

3. If the music files have

albumart.jpg

4. If you have

copy the playlists into

5.

can use

Disconnect

and include it in the same folder as the music files.

created

your tablet from your

tablet stores music in the Music folder at the root of its file

folder.

subfolders

any playlists, create a subfolder for them in your music

it.

computer.

computer

to organize your music files.

accompanying

artwork in JPEG format, rename the

computer.

to your tablet.

purchase

AAC,

art

from online

DRM-free),

system.

file

folder and

But

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When you next start Music, it library.

searches

your

tablet’s storage and adds the

music

to your

Opening Music and working with your library

After you’ve copied some music onto your

source, you can open Music and see your library of music files.

Touch the music icon on the Apps screen, or touch a shortcut icon on a Home screen .

tablet’s internal storage, or downloaded music from another

When you copy music to your based on information about each file that several opens, displaying a carousel view of your new and recent music, organized by

Swipe left or right to spin the carousel and browse through your new and rece

minutes,

depending

tablet,

on the number of

Music

searches

is

stored in the file itself. This can take from a few

it for music files and

files.

When the catalog is

builds a catalog of your music,

complete,

seconds

the Music library screen

album

nt music.

to

You

can return to Music’s Library screen from most other

Music app icon at the top-left of the

Appl

ication bar.

screens

in the

Music

application

by touching the

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Touch to pause playback

Touch to resume playback

Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or

shuffle.

Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or

shuffle.

Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks

are

played in random order).

Touch to toggle repeat mode: Don’t

repeat,

repeat the current list, or repeat the

current

track.

Playing Music

Touch a song in your library to listen to it. The Playback screen opens and the song you song in the end of the playlist (unless you choose a repeat option). when you switch the playback of songs,

album or other list starts to play. The tracks in the current list play in order

applications.

albums,

The Playback screen

and playlists:

Otherwise,

contains

playback stops only if you stop it, even

several icons that you can touch to control

touched

until you reach the

or the first

Books

Use the Books app to read eBooks from the web-based Google Books service. You can read books online or mark them for availability offline, so you can read (such as on an on

line.

airplane). You can

also

use Books as your starting point for browsing or

them

when you don’t have an

Internet connection

searching

for books

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Clock

The Clock clock.

application

displays the date and time. You can also use it to turn your tablet into an alarm

Touch the clock icon on the Apps screen or touch a

shortcut

icon on a Home

Clock opens displaying the date and time, along with date and time of the

If Clock is open when your screen darkens, it reopens when you wake screen. your

If you have

tablet.

secured

your lock

screen, touch

Back to open the lock screen so you can unlock

the

Setting and changing alarms

The Clock clock.

application

1. Touch Set alarm or Alarm

displays the date and time. You can also use it to turn your tablet into an alarm

set

2. Touch Add alarm.

3. Use the up and down arrows to set the

A dialog with details about the alarm

4. Touch

alarm to

5. Touch

Repeat

to open a dialog where you can check the days on which you want the

sound.

Ringtone

to select a ringtone for the alarm.

(if you have an alarm already set) on the Clock

time. Then

opens.

touch

screen.

phone,

instead

Set.

of the lock

screen.

The ringtone plays briefly when you select it.

6. Touch Label to open a dialog where you can type a label for the

7.

Touch

Done.

alarm.

Calculator

Use Calculator to solve simple equations.

Touch the Calculator icon on the Apps screen or touch a shortcut icon on a Home screen.

Enter

numbers

calculator.

Touch & hold the

in another

or operators to figure

Calculator’s

app.

arithmetic

problems or use its

arithmetic

display to copy the

advanced

and trigonometric

contents

of the display, so you can paste it into a text field

operators

probl

to

solve more complex

ems,

just as on a pocket

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Market

Android Market provides direct download and install on your

access

tablet.

to free and paid

Settings

You

use the

your privacy, and operates in many other ways.

Many

applications

Opening Settings

The Clock clock.

Settings application

also have their own

application

displays the date and time. You can also use it to turn your tablet into an alarm

to configure how your tablet looks,

settings;

for

applications,

details,

see the

games,

sounds, communicates, protects

documentation

and

books that you can

for those

applications.

Touch the time in the lower-right of the System bar to open the to open Quick

OR Touch the Settings icon on the Apps screen or touch a shortcut icon on a

Wireless & networks

Use Wireless & Network settings to configure and manage Bluetooth, mobile networks, and via a USB configure the

Internet using

- Airplane Mode: Check to turn off all the tablet’s radios that transmit data.

- Wi-Fi: Check to turn on Wi-Fi so you can connect to Wi-Fi networks.

- Bluetooth: Check to turn on Bluetooth so you can connect to Bluetooth devices

- VPN setting

Settings,

connections

your tablet’s mobile data

and then touch

settings

between your

Settings

tablet and virtual private networks (VPNs), to

.

connection. You also use Wireless & Network

connection,

and to turn off all radios with Airplane mode

Status Details,

connections

to networ

touch in the

Home

screen.

ks

and devices via Wi-Fi,

settings

connect

Status

other devices to

Details

to

.

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Wi-Fi settings screen

Wi-Fi: Check to turn on Wi-Fi so you can

connect

to Wi-Fi networks. When

connected

to a

network, displays the network’s name.

Network

network becomes av

WiFi disconnect policy: opens a dialogue where you can set when you want networks and data), never when plugged in, or never (uses

notification:

connect

Check to receive a notification in the System bar when

ail

able.

to

to mobile data networks: when

more battery power)

the

screen turns off (uses more mobile

.

an

open Wi-Fi

disconnect

from Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi networks: Displays a list of Wi-Fi networks you’ve previously detected

when the tablet last

scanned

for Wi-Fi networks.

conf

igured

and those

Add Wi-Fi network: Opens a dialog where you can add a Wi-Fi network by entering its SSID (the name it

broadcasts),

security type, and other

properties.

Bluetooth settings screen

Bluetooth: Check to turn on Bluetooth so you can

Device name: Opens a dialog where you can give your tablet a name that is

Bluetooth devices. The current name is displayed.

Discoverable: Check to make your tablet discoverable by other Bluetooth devices

Bluetooth devices: Displays a list of Bluetooth devices that you’ve previously configured and those detected

when the tablet last

scanned

for Bluetooth devi

Find nearby devices: Touch to search for and display information about nearby Bluetooth devi

ces.

connect

ces.

to Bluetooth devi

ces.

visible on some

for

120

seconds.

VPN settings screen

Add VPN: Opens a screen that prompts you to select the type of VPN to add. You are then prompted

VPNs: The list of VPNs that you’ve previously configured

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for VPN configuration deta

ils.

.

Sounds settings screen

Use the Sound audio, notification prefer and whether you

settings

ringtones,

to configure how, and at what volume, the tablet

hear

pla

ys

music or other media with

and alarms. You also

audible feedback when touching or locking and unlocking the screen.

use

these

settings

to pick the notification ringtone you

Volume: Opens a dialog with three sliders for audio, notification

Notification ringtone: Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound receive a

Audible

items.

Screen lock sounds: Check to play a sound when the screen is locked or

selection: Check to play a sound when you touch

Screen settings

Use the Screen

Brightness: Opens a dialog for brightness

sensor. Or when using the bright

Auto-rotate screen: Check to tablet sideways or upright.

Animation: Opens a dialog where you can set whether you want to enjoy animated some effects (such as opening screen to not control animation in

Screen timeout: Opens a dialog where you can set how long to wait after you touch the screen or press a button before the screen the

settings

ness.

shortest

adjusting

ringtones,

notification.

to set the tablet to adjust the brightness automatically,

uncheck

tablet.

screen),

convenient

Touch a ringtone to listen to it.

to configure

that option to

or to enjoy a tablet without any

and

alarms.

brightness

adjusting

use

For the longest battery life between charges, use the dimmest comfortable

automatically

menus),

all appl

timeout.

icatio

and other screen

the

brightness

the slider to set a

switch the orientation of the

for all

supported effects (including when navigating from

ns).

darkens.

For the longest

the volume of music

buttons,

settings.

of the

brightness

optional

animation

and

other media

when you

icons,

screen. You

using the tablet’s built-in light

level you want at all times

battery life between charges, use

and

other

unlo

cked.

can

scre

en

effects (this setting does

onscreen

check Au

as you turn the

tomatic

transitions

for

Location and Security settings

Use the Location & Security settings to configure how you want the tablet to affects accuracy) and how you want to share your location with Google and others. You can also configure settings

that help

Use wireless networks: Check to use information from Wi-Fi networks approximate location, for use in Maps and search, location

Use GPS

pinpoint your location to within accuracy as close as several meters accuracy

secure

and so on. When you

anonymously

satellites: Check to use your tablet’s global positioning system (GPS)

depends

your tablet and its

check

with Google’s location service, to help improve the servi

on a clear view of the sky

data.

other

geographically aware

this option, you’re asked whether you

and

other

factors.

determine

to

determine

applications,

consent

(“street

level”). Actual GPS

your location (this

your

when you

to sharing your

ce.

satellite

receiver to

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Use location for Google Search: Check to use include information about your location when you use Google Search, Vo

ice

Search, and so on.

Configure lock screen: Touch to configure your lock screen to require a pattern, to unlock your

screen,

or never to show the lock screen at all.

PIN, or password

Owner info: Opens a screen where you can set whether you want to yourself (such as your you want to

display.

contact

information) on the lock scre

en

and where you can enter the text

display

information about

Encrypt tablet: Touch to encrypt the

contents

of your tablet and to require a numeric PIN or

password to decrypt your tablet each time you power it on.

Set up SIM card lock: (Only for configure the tablet to require entering the SIM PIN to use the tablet, change the SIM

PIN.

tablets

that use a SIM card.) Opens a

scre

en

where you can

and where you can

Visible passwords

: Check to briefly show each character of passwords as you enter them so that

you can see what you enter.

Device

administrators that you granted this authority to, when you ad that requires the ability to application you added will typically lose some functionality in its email or Applications whose device accounts authority when you try to

administrators: Opens a screen with a list of the

for your

in this

tablet.

This is typically an email, cale

ded

impl

ement

list

to disable its authority to be a device

security policies on any devices that

an account hosted by an

applications,

calendar

that require them to be a devi

events, until you restore the

administration

authority you disable in this way, but that have

ce

administrators,

application’s authority

use them, unless you delete those

applications

ndar, or other

administrator;

you

have enterprise application

connect

if you do, the

such as the

as a device

authorized to be

enterprise

service

to it. Touch an

account

abili

ty

to sync new

administrator.

typically notify you how to restore their

accounts.

Use secure

secure establish devices” on page 57. If you have not set a password for the di

mmed.

credentials:

certificates

Check to allow

and related passwords and other

some kinds of VPN and Wi-Fi

applications

connections,

to

access

cre

dential

as

described

your

tablet’s encrypted

s. You use

in

“Connecting

credential

store of

credential

storage to

to networks and

storage, this setting is

Install from storage: Touch to install a secure described

in “Working with secure

certificates”

certificate

on page

from your

81.

tabl

et’s storage, as

Set password: Opens a dialog where you can set or change the password for your secure credential certificates”

storage. Your password must have at least 8

on page

81.

characters. See

“Working with secure

Clear storage: Deletes all secure storage’s own password, after prompting you to confirm that you want to do

certificates

and related

credentials

and

erases

this.

the

credential

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Applications settings

You

use the Applications their data, to force them to stop if they applications

that you obtain

settings

to view details about the

from web sites and

misbehave, and

email.

applications installed on your

to set whether you want to permit

tablet,

to manage

installation

of

Running services: Opens a list of running or are

Storage use: Opens a list of all they use.

Battery use: Opens a list of the charged your

Unknown sources: Check to permit email, or other locations other than Android

Warning!

To protect your tablet and personal data, download such as Android Manage your

tablet,

cached.

tablet.

applications

along with their sizes and tools for managing them.

Mark

et.

Opens a list of all the

Account and synch settings

Use the Accounts & Sync You

also use these own

schedules, and

settings

whether

to control how

applications

applications, processes,

applications

installation

to add, remove, and manage your Google Accounts and other

and

can synchronize user data

on your tablet with information about the storage

that have used battery power since

of

applications

Market.

applications

whether

applications

and services,

that you

only from trusted

and other

send, receive, and sync data on their

automatically.

services that are currently

obtain from web sites,

software

installed

you last

sources,

on

accounts.

Gmail, Calendar, and other data; see the

Background data: Check to permit not you are actively working in them. Unchecking (but does not

Auto-sync: Check to permit this for that In that case, AutoManage added to the

documentation

setting,

you must touch an

account.

accounts

applications

eliminate)

Synchronizing data automatically is

sync is dimmed

The rest of this screen lists the Google Accounts and

tablet.

for those

data

may also have their own applications

applications

use.

applications

account

.

for details.

to synchronize data on their own

in the list on

settings

to synchronize data in the

this

setting can save battery power and lowers

this

screen and touch to synchronize data

disabled

to

control

if

Background

how they synchronize

background,

schedule.

data is

other

accounts

If you uncheck

unchecked.

whether or

you’ve

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Privacy settings

You

use the Privacy servers, using your Google performing a factory data

Back up my data: Check to back up some of your personal data to Google Google Account. If you replace your time you sign in with your Google Account. If you check this option, a wide variety of your personal data is backed up, including your Wi-Fi you’ve keyboard, and most of the party reinstall an and any existing backups are deleted

Backup

with. This is the want to restore the

Automatic restore: Check this option to restore application. that the

Factory data reset: Opens a dialog where you can erase all of your personal data tablet storage, including information about your Google Account, and

application settings, other files. If you reset prompted to reen

settings

instal

led

applications

application.

account: Displays the Google Account that your

This feature requires that you are backing up your

application

to manage whether your

account. You also use

reset.

tablet,

passwords,

from Market, the words you’ve added to the user dictionary used by the

settings

may also take advantage of this

If you

account

ter

you need to sign into on a new

settings

is using the backup servi

any

the

tablet in this way, the next time you turn on your tablet

the same kind of information as when you first

that you configure with the Settings

uncheck

from Google

from this tablet to th

downloaded

settings

these settings

you can restore

Browser bookmarks, a list of the

this option, you

servers.

at

settings

ce.

applicatio

and other data

to erase all the data on your tablet by

the

data you’ve backed up, the first

feature,

device.

ns,

so you can

stop

backing up your data to your

settings

Android tablet or other device, if you

and other data when you reinstall an

data

as well as your music, photos, videos, and

are

backed up to Google

servers,

appli

cation.

restore your data if you

and other data

with your Google Account and

any

other

accounts,

started

with your

applications

Some third-

are backed up

from internal

your system

you’re

Android.

onscreen

account,

Storage settings

Use the Storage

You

can also view and manage the storage used by

you’ve downloaded with Browser, Gmail, or Email with the Downloads

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settings

to monitor the used and available space on your

applications. You can view, reopen, and delete files

application.

tablet’s internal

storage.

Language and input settings

Use the Language & Input

You

can also configure the Android voice input

that

can take advantage of it, such as TalkBack.

You

can configure the

added to the user

dictionary.

settings

onscreen

to select the language you want to work with

keyboard or other input

feature

and the

methods. You can also add

text-to-speech synthesizer,

on

your

tabl

et.

for

applications

or remove words you’ve

Select language: Opens the Language text on your

User dictionary: Opens a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary, the

onscreen

delete it. Touch the Plus button at the top-right of the Application bar to add a word.

Voice

recognizer

Text-to-speech settings:

Current input method: Opens a dialog where you can select the input

if you have more than one where you can configure the current input other input methods from Andr

Input method selector: Opens a dialog where can set whether you want Input Selector button to appear in the System bar, to the left of the time

tabl

et.

keyboard” on page 48. Touch a word to edit it. Touch the red X next to a word to

settings: See “Google Voice Recognition

See “Text-to-Spe

installed,

oid

or touch

Mark

Google voice recognition settings screen

Language: Opens a screen where you can set the language you use when speak

ing

SafeSearch: Opens a dialog where you can set whether you want Google

block some results when you use Google Vo offensive images

Block offensive words: When words many people consider offensive, when you enter text by voice recognition symbols ( # ).

Personalized

when using Voice own voice. Touch More

Google Account

can view and manage information stored on Google servers that Account.

(moderate),

replaces

recognition: Check if you want Google to store and use recordings

Search and when entering text by

information

dashboard: Touch to open your Google Account

or

both

unchecked,

those words

in the dialog that opens to learn more.

explicit or offensive text and images (strict).

screen,

et.

in

where you can select the

settings

ech settings

Configure input

meth

od. You can download alternative keyboards and

ice Se

arc

Google voice recognition will

transcriptions

screen”.

h:

Block no search results (off), only explicit or

with a

speaking, to

language

as

screen”.

method you want to use,

methods

speaking.

placeholder comprised

improve voice recognition for your

dashboard in

is

associated

to open the screen

the

.

ente

SafeSearch

rec

ognize

When

to use for the

described

ring

and

checked,

of what you speak

Browser, where you

with your Google

in “Using

text by

filtering to

transcribe

Google

of hash

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Text-to-speech settings screen

Speech rate: Opens a dialog where you can select how fast you want the synthesizer to speak

Listen to an example: Plays a brief sample of the speech

Always use my

synthesizer settings

Default engine: Opens a dialog where you can set the if you have more than one

Install voice data: If your tablet does not have Android Market and guides you through the process of setting is not available if the data is already

Language: Opens a dialog where you can select the language of the text you wa to read. This is particularly useful in ensure that text is spoken correctly in a variety of appl

Engines: Lists the its

settings.

settings: Check to use the

available in other

instal

led.

text-to-speech

engines installed on your

settings

applicatio

instal

combination

on this screen in place of

ns.

speech

led.

with the Always Use My Settings setting, to

synthesizer,

text-to-speech ap

synthesizer data

downl

oading and

icatio

ns.

tablet.

Touch one

using your current

speech

plic

ation

installe

installing the data. This

d,

connects

nt

the synthesizer

to

view or change

settings.

you want to use,

to

Android keyboard settings

The Android Keyboard The correction and

Auto-capitalization: letter of the first word after a period, the first word in a te fi

elds.

Sound on keypress: Check to play a brief sound each time you touch a key on keyboard.

Auto-correction: Check to the keyboard, when you enter a space or

Show correction

keyboard as you type.

settings

capitalization features

Check to have the

suggestions:

apply to the

onscreen

automatically

Check to show

onscreen

affect only the English

enter a

punctuation.

suggested

keyboard that is included with your

keyboard automatically capitalize

xt

field, and each word in name

suggested

words in a strip ab

version of the ke

the

word, highlighted in

ove

the

tablet.

yboard.

the first

onscreen

the strip above

onscreen

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Accessibility settings

You

use the Accessibility

settings

to configure any

accessibility

plug-ins you

have

installed

on your tablet.

Accessibility: Check to enable all

KickBack: Check to have the tablet vibrate briefly as feedback as you navi

interface, feature.

TalkBack: Check to have an as you navigate the tablet’s user

SoundBack: Check to play a sound as you navigate the tablet’s user interface.

Accessibility scripts: Check to allow

Goog

le.

touch

buttons,

and so on. This setting is only

Date and Time settings

Use Date & Time settings to set your settings ne

to set your own time and time zone, rather than

twork.

Automatic date & time: Uncheck to set the date and time on the tablet manually, rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile

Automatic time zone: Uncheck to set the time zone on the tablet obtaining the local time zone from the mobile

Set date: If the

tablet’s

Set time: If Select time zone: If

the tablet’s time

Use

24-hour

rather than

Select date format: Opens a dialog where you can select the format for displaying

Automatic date & time

date.

Automatic

zone.

format: Check to display the time using

1:00 pm.

is

unchecked,

Automatic time zone

installed accessibility

installed speech

interfa

preferences

ce.

applications

for how dates are displayed. You can also use these

is

unchecked,

opens a dialog where you can set

plug-ins.

included

synthesizer speak the labels or names of items

to download

obtaining the current time from the mobile

network.

is

unchecked,

opens a dialog where you can manually set

24-hour

gate

the user

if your tablet has a vibration

acce

ssib

ility

scripts from

manually,

opens a dialog where you can set

time format—for

rather than

the tablet’s

example,

dates.

time.

13:00

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About Tablet

About tablet includes information about your

tablet.

System

updates.

updates: Opens a screen that reports on the availability of

Status: Opens the

connection,

and other details.

Status

Battery use: Opens a list of the since you last charged the

Legal information: Opens a screen where you can obtain legal information included

with your

tablet.

Version

information: Lists details about the model numbers and versions of your tablet’s

hardware and operating system software. This information is useful if you need to work with your carrier’s support team.

screen with information about your battery, mobi

tablet,

applications

sorted by the amount of

and operating system

power

they have used.

Android system software

le

network

components

you have used

about

the software

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