Huawei Mediapad 7 Lite User Manual

HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite

User Guide

Contents

Getting Started ................................................. 1

1.1

Welcome ............................................................. 1

1.2

HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite at a Glance ................ 1

1.3

Installing microSD Card ....................................... 2

1.4

Powering On and Off ........................................... 3

1.5

Charging the Battery ........................................... 3

1.6

Important Information About the Battery .............. 4

1.7

Power-Saving Tips ............................................... 4

1.8

Touchscreen Actions ............................................ 4

1.9

Home Screen ...................................................... 6

1.9.1

Home Screen at a Glance ......................... 6

1.9.2

Home Screen Extensions ......................... 7

1.9.3

Customizing the Home Screen ................. 7

1.10

Locking and Unlocking the Screen .................... 9

1.10.1

Locking the Screen ................................. 9

1.10.2

Setting the Screen Timeout Period ....... 10

1.10.3

Unlocking the Screen ............................ 10

1.10.4

Setting the Screen Unlock Pattern ........ 10

1.11

Navigation Icons .............................................. 10

1.12

Opening the Settings List ................................ 12

1.13

Connecting Your Tablet to a PC ....................... 13

Text Input ........................................................ 15

2.1

Selecting a Text Input Method ........................... 15

2.2

Android Keyboard .............................................. 15

2.3

Huawei Input Method......................................... 16

2.4

Editing Text ........................................................ 16

Wireless Networks ......................................... 18

3.1

Wi-Fi .................................................................. 18

3.1.1

Turning Wi-Fi On or Off ........................... 18

3.1.2

Configuring Wi-Fi Settings ...................... 18

3.1.3

Connecting to a Wi-Fi ............................. 19

3.2

Bluetooth ........................................................... 20

3.2.1

Turning Bluetooth On or Off .................... 20

3.2.2

Configuring Bluetooth Settings ............... 20

3.2.3

Connecting to a Bluetooth Device ........... 21

3.2.4

Disconnecting from or Unpairing with

Another Bluetooth Device ................................ 21

Browser .......................................................... 22

4.1

Browsing a Webpage ........................................ 22

4.2

Bookmarks ........................................................ 23

4.3

Downloading Files ............................................. 23

Email .............................................................. 25

5.1

Opening an Email .............................................. 25

5.2

Adding and Deleting Email Accounts ................. 25

5.2.1

Setting Up an Email Account .................. 25

5.2.2

Deleting an Email Account ...................... 25

5.3

Sending and Receiving Emails .......................... 25

5.3.1

Editing and Sending an Email ................. 25

5.3.2

Reading an Email ................................... 26

5.3.3

Other Operations .................................... 26

People ............................................................ 27

6.1

Accessing Contacts ........................................... 27

6.2

Creating a Contact ............................................. 27

6.3

Editing Detailed Contact Information ................. 27

6.4

Deleting a Contact ............................................. 27

6.5

Combining Contacts .......................................... 27

Multimedia ...................................................... 29

7.1

Sound Recorder ................................................ 29

7.2

Camera and Camcorder .................................... 29

7.2.1

View Finder Screen for Photo Capture ... 30

7.2.2

View Finder Screen for Video Capture .... 32

7.3

Videos ............................................................... 33

7.4

Gallery ............................................................... 33

7.4.1

Opening Gallery ...................................... 33

7.4.2

Viewing Pictures ..................................... 34

Applications .................................................... 35

8.1

Calendar ............................................................ 35

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8.2

Alarms ............................................................... 35

FAQ ................................................................ 37

Personal Information and Data Security ...... 39

Legal Notice ................................................. 40

1 Getting Started

1.1 Welcome

Thank you for choosing HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite as y our daily life assistant and partner.

Your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite is a smart tablet that delivers high quality images, audio and video, and convenient n etwork and information services.

The figures in this guide are provided for your reference only. The appearance and display features ma y vary slightly depending on the actual product versio n.

1.2 HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite at a Glance

1 Front camera 2 Rear camera 3 Speaker 4 Power key 5 Volume key 6 microSD card slot 7 Earphone or microphone

jack

9 Microphone

You can use the USB adapter to connect a keyboard, mouse or USB flash drive to your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite.

8 Micro-USB port

1.3 Installing microSD Card

1. Open the card slot cover.

2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot with the golden

contacts facing upward.

3. Close the card slot cover.

Do not remove the cover for the rear camer a.

1.4 Powering On and Off

To power on your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite, press and hold the power key until HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite vibrates.

To power off HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite,press and hold the power key until a dialog box appears, and follo w the onscreen instructions.

To restart HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite when it is in standby mode or malfunctions, press and hold the po wer key for about 10 seconds until the display turns off. Then press and h old the

power key until HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite vibrates.

1.5 Charging the Battery

To charge the HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite's battery, connect the charger to the charger port and plug the charger into a power outlet, as shown in the following figure.

The power adapter in the preceding figur e is for your reference only. The actual product may look slightly different.

1.6 Important Information About the Battery

When charging the battery for the first tim e, charge it for at least 6 hours to ensure that your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite displays the battery information correctly.

If the battery has not been used for a long time or the battery power is exhausted, you may not be able t o power on your tablet immediately after you begin charging the bat tery. This is normal. Allow the battery to charge for a few mi nutes with the tablet powered off before attempting to power it on.

The time required to fully charge the batt ery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the b attery.

When the battery power is low, your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite wil l alert you and display a message. Whe n the battery power is almost exhausted, your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite will power off automatically.

1.7 Power-Saving Tips

When your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite is not in use, turn off the screen backlight.

Reduce the time it takes for the screen backli ght to turn off when your tablet is idle.

Lower the screen brightness.

Decrease the volume.

Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it.

Turn off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.

Turn off your tablet’s GPS receiver when you are not using it.

1.8 Touchscreen Actions

On the touchscreen, you can u se your finger to operate the application s and screen elements conveniently. Your H UAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite supports the following actions.

Action Description

Touch

Touch and hold

Tap applications or other elements with your finger to open or select them. For example, touch th e on-screen keyboard to enter letters, n umbers and symbols.

Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the tablet responds. For example, touch a nd hold an item to open its shortcut menu.

Drag

Flick

Double-touch

Touch and hold an item and move it to a desired position. For example, drag a shortcut i con to the trash can to delete the icon.

Move your finger quickly either verticall y or horizontally across the screen. For example, flick up and down to scroll through a list, or flick left or right to switch between pictures.

Quickly touch the screen twice. For exa mple, double-touch a webpage to zoom in on the webpage.

Pinch

Pinch your fingers together and move t hem apart. For example, when viewing pictures, pinch your finger s together to zoom out and move your finger s apart to zoom in.

1.9 Home Screen

search as prompted.

Touch to see recently used applications.

clock.

bottom of the screen to open the syste m bar.

Displays widgets and application shortcuts.

1.9.1 Home Screen at a Glance

No. Description

5 Displays the time, Wi-Fi status and signal s, battery power,

to open the voice search box. Speak to

Touch

to return to the Home screen.

Touch

to return to the previous screen.

Touch

and more. To open the notification panel, touch the digital

to hide the system bar. Flick upward from the

Touch

Depending on the presets of the product you have purchased, your Home screen might look a little d ifferent. The preceding figure is provided for your reference on ly.

to access the Apps screen.

Touch

1.9.2 Home Screen Extensions

Flick left or right across the Home screen to s witch between Home screen extensions.

1.9.3 Customizing the Home Screen

If there is enough room, you can add item s such as shortcuts and widgets to the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper to suit your preference.

Adding an Item

1. Flick to the Home screen or extension where you want to add

an item.

2. Touch in the upper right corner of the screen.

3. Touch an item type option from those displayed, for example

APPS or WIDGETS.

4. Touch and hold the item to be added to the Home screen. The

icon for the selected item will be automatically added to the Home screen.

Moving an Item

Touch and hold an icon on the Home screen, drag the icon to the desired position, and then release it.

Removing an Item

1. Touch and hold the item you want to remove until the

icon appears.

2. Drag the item's icon to .

3. When the icon turns red, release the icon.

Changing the Wallpaper

1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until an

options menu appears.

2. Touch Wallpapers, and select a picture to set as the wallpaper.

1.10 Locking and Unlocking the Screen

1.10.1 Locking the Screen

When your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite is turned on, press the Power button to lock the screen.

If your HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite is idle for a preset period of time, the screen will lock automatically.

1.10.2 Setting the Screen Timeout Period

To set the idle time after which the HUAWEI MediaPad 7 Lite automatically

turns off and locks the screen, touch

Settings

Display

Sleep

1.10.3 Unlocking the Screen

1. Press the Power key to wake up the screen.

2. Drag the lock icon to the icon on the right.

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, draw the pattern to unlock the screen.

1.10.4 Setting the Screen Unlock Pattern

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Touch Security > Screen lock > Pattern.

3. Set the screen unlock pattern as prompted.

1.11 Navigation Icons

The following icons are commonly used on the Home screen or other application screens. Touch the icons to perform the following operations.

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