Huawei S7 SLIM User Manual

IDEOS S7 Slim

User Guide

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Contents

Getting started ........................................................................................... 1

1.1

About your Tablet ............................................................................................... 1

1.2

Getting to know your Tablet ............................................................................... 1

1.3

Installation ......................................................................................................... 3

1.3.1

To remove the back cover ....................................................................... 3

1.3.2

To install or remove the SIM card ............................................................ 3

1.3.3

To install or remove the battery ............................................................... 4

1.3.4

To install the back cover .......................................................................... 5

1.4

Turning the Tablet on or off ................................................................................ 6

1.4.1

To turn the Tablet on ............................................................................... 6

1.4.2

PIN protection ......................................................................................... 6

1.4.3

To turn the Tablet off ............................................................................... 6

1.5

Charging the battery .......................................................................................... 7

1.5.1

Using the power adapter to charge the tablet ......................................... 7

1.5.2

Charging Partner .................................................................................... 8

1.6

Working with the keys ...................................................................................... 10

1.7

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

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1.8

Home screen ................................................................................................... 12

1.8.1

Getting to know the Home screen ......................................................... 12

1.8.2

Extensions to the Home screen ............................................................ 13

1.8.3

Customizing the Home screen .............................................................. 14

1.9

Locking and unlocking the screen ................................................................... 16

1.9.1

To lock the screen ................................................................................. 16

1.9.2

To set screen timeout period ................................................................. 16

1.9.3

To unlock the screen ............................................................................. 16

1.9.4

To set unlock pattern ............................................................................. 17

1.10

Text input ....................................................................................................... 17

1.10.1

Using onscreen keyboard to enter text ............................................... 17

1.10.2

Cutting or copying text ........................................................................ 18

1.11

Opening and switching applications .............................................................. 19

1.12

Opening the

1.13

Setting date and time ..................................................................................... 20

1.14

Installing or removing the microSD card ........................................................ 20

1.15

Connecting to or disconnecting from a computer via USB ............................ 21

1.16

Using the Hi Suite to Synchronize ................................................................. 22

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Wireless networks ................................................................................... 23

Settings

list .............................................................................. 19

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2.1

Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................ 23

2.1.1

Opening Wi-Fi settings.......................................................................... 23

2.1.2

Turning Wi-Fi on or off .......................................................................... 24

2.1.3

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network .............................................................. 24

2.1.4

Turning open network notification on or off ........................................... 25

2.1.5

Adding a Wi-Fi Network ........................................................................ 25

2.1.6

Forgetting a Wi-Fi network .................................................................... 25

2.2

Bluetooth ......................................................................................................... 26

2.2.1

Opening Bluetooth settings ................................................................... 26

2.2.2

Turning Bluetooth on or off .................................................................... 26

2.2.3

Renaming the Bluetooth of your Tablet ................................................. 26

2.2.4

Connecting to Bluetooth devices .......................................................... 27

2.2.5

Disconnecting from or unpairing a Bluetooth device ............................. 27

2.2.6

Configuring the Bluetooth features ....................................................... 28

2.3

Mobile networks .............................................................................................. 28

2.3.1

Opening Mobile network settings .......................................................... 28

2.3.2

Turn Data roaming on or off .................................................................. 29

2.3.3

Setting GSM/UMTS options .................................................................. 29

2.4

Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection ........................................................... 29

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2.4.1

Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection via USB ................................... 29

2.4.2

Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot .... 30

2.5

Turning airplane mode on or off ....................................................................... 30

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Google Services...................................................................................... 31

3.1

Creating a Google Account .............................................................................. 31

3.2

Using Market ................................................................................................... 31

3.2.1

Searching for Applications .................................................................... 32

3.2.2

Installing an Application ........................................................................ 32

3.2.3

Uninstalling an Application .................................................................... 32

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Browser ................................................................................................... 33

4.1

Browsing webpages ........................................................................................ 33

4.1.1

To open Browser ................................................................................... 33

4.1.2

To navigate within a webpage ............................................................... 33

4.1.3

To navigate among webpages .............................................................. 34

4.2

Working with the bookmarks............................................................................ 35

4.2.1

To add a webpage to the bookmarks list ............................................... 35

4.2.2

To open the bookmarks list ................................................................... 35

4.2.3

To open a bookmark ............................................................................. 35

4.2.4

To edit a bookmark ................................................................................ 35

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4.2.5

To share a bookmark ............................................................................ 36

4.2.6

To delete a bookmark ............................................................................ 36

4.3

Downloading files ............................................................................................ 36

4.3.1

To download and install only trusted applications ................................. 36

4.3.2

To download a file ................................................................................. 36

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Email ....................................................................................................... 37

5.1

Opening Email ................................................................................................. 37

5.2

Adding and deleting email accounts ................................................................ 37

5.2.1

To add an email account ....................................................................... 37

5.2.2

To delete an email account ................................................................... 37

5.3

Sending and responding to email messages ................................................... 38

5.3.1

To compose and send email messages ................................................ 38

5.3.2

To receive email messages ................................................................... 38

5.3.3

To read an email message .................................................................... 39

5.3.4

To reply to or forward an email message .............................................. 39

5.3.5

To delete an email message ................................................................. 39

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Calls ........................................................................................................ 40

6.1

Making calls by dialing..................................................................................... 40

6.2

Answering, rejecting or ending calls ................................................................ 40

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6.3

Working with the Call log ................................................................................. 41

6.3.1

To open the Call log .............................................................................. 41

6.3.2

To make calls from the Call log ............................................................. 41

6.3.3

To add numbers to the Contacts ........................................................... 41

6.3.4

To clear the Call log .............................................................................. 41

6.4

Calling listed contacts ...................................................................................... 42

6.5

Calling favorite contacts .................................................................................. 42

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Messaging ............................................................................................... 43

7.1

Opening Messaging......................................................................................... 43

7.2

Exchanging messages .................................................................................... 43

7.2.1

To create and send a text message ...................................................... 43

7.2.2

To create and send a multimedia message ........................................... 43

7.2.3

To view and respond to a message ....................................................... 44

7.2.4

To view details about a message .......................................................... 44

7.2.5

To forward or delete a message ............................................................ 44

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Contacts .................................................................................................. 45

8.1

Opening Contacts ............................................................................................ 45

8.2

Creating a contact ........................................................................................... 45

8.3

Searching for contacts ..................................................................................... 46

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8.4

Editing contacts ............................................................................................... 46

8.4.1

To edit contact details............................................................................ 46

8.4.2

To set default phone number ................................................................ 46

8.4.3

To delete a contact ................................................................................ 47

8.4.4

To set contact group to display.............................................................. 47

8.5

Editing favorite contacts .................................................................................. 47

8.5.1

To add a contact to favorites ................................................................. 47

8.5.2

To remove a contact from favourites ..................................................... 48

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Multimedia applications ........................................................................... 49

9.1

Sound Recorder .............................................................................................. 49

9.2

Camera and Camcorder .................................................................................. 49

9.3

Music ............................................................................................................... 49

9.4

Video ............................................................................................................... 50

9.5

Photo ............................................................................................................... 50

9.5.1

Opening Photo ...................................................................................... 50

9.5.2

Viewing a Picture .................................................................................. 50

9.5.3

Sharing a Picture .................................................................................. 51

9.5.4

Rotating a Picture ................................................................................. 51

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Handy applications ................................................................................ 52

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10.1

Calendar ........................................................................................................ 52

10.2

Weather ......................................................................................................... 52

10.3

RSS Reader .................................................................................................. 52

10.4

Memo ............................................................................................................ 52

10.5

Alarm Clock ................................................................................................... 52

10.6

Calculator ...................................................................................................... 53

10.7

Documents .................................................................................................... 53

10.8

File Manager ................................................................................................. 53

10.8.1

Creating a Folder ................................................................................ 53

10.8.2

Deleting files and folders ..................................................................... 53

10.8.3

Searching a File .................................................................................. 54

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Security settings .................................................................................... 55

11.1

Enabling the SIM card PIN ............................................................................ 55

11.2

Changing the SIM card PIN ........................................................................... 55

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1 Getting started

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Front camera lens

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Ambient light sensor

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HDMI interface

1.1 About your Tablet

Thanks for choosing IDEOS S7 Slim as assistant and partner of your daily life.

IDEOS S7 Slim (Tablet for short) is an information terminal that provides convenient and
quality services such as picture, audio , video, network, and information base on the Android
open source operating system and su pports classification and dragging of elements on the
home screen. With a full touchscreen, an ultra-thin design, it presents a stylish and
technically appealing appearance and portable design that fully conforms to operational
conventions of users.

Figures in this docu ment are only for reference.

1.2 Getting to know your Tablet

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4

Micro USB interface

5

Speaker

6

Microphone

7

microSD card slot

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Dock interface

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LCD screen

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Back

key

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Menu

key

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Home

key

13

Power interface

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Rear camera lens

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Power

key

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Headset jack

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Speaker

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Volume Up/Down

key

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1.3 Installation

1.3.1 To remove the back cover

To remove the back cover, refer to the following figure.

1.3.2 To install or remove the SIM card

Before installing or re moving the SIM ca rd, power off the Tablet.

Insert your SIM card into the SIM card slot as shown in the following figure until the SIM card
is completely in position.

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To remove the SIM card, do as the following figure.

1.3.3 To install or remove the battery

To install the battery, refer to the following figure.

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To remove the battery, do as the following figure.

1.3.4 To install the back cover

To install the back cover, refer to the following figure.

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1.4 Turning the Tablet on or off

1.4.1 To turn the Tablet on

Before you turn the Tablet on, ensure that the SIM card has been correctly installed and that
the battery is correctly installed or the Tablet has been properly connected to the power
supply.

To turn the Tablet on, press and hold the

Power

key for about two seconds.

1.4.2 PIN protection

If your SIM card is preset with a PIN, the Tablet prompts you to enter the PIN.

The PIN may have been provided by your service provider with your SIM card. If you
lost it, consult your service provider.

1.4.3 To turn the Tablet off

1. Press and hold Power key to open the Tablet options menu.

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2. Touch Shut Down.

3. Touch OK to assure you want to turn your Tablet off in the dialog that opens.

1.5 Charging the battery

Before charging the battery, ensure that the battery is properly installed on your Tablet.

1.5.1 Using the power adapter to charge the tablet

To charge the battery, you can connect the Tablet to the power supply through the power
adapter, as shown in the following figure.

Do not connect the Tablet to a PC to charge the Tablet, as shown in the following
figure. Doing so ma y damage your Tablet and the PC.

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1.5.2 Charging Partner

The Charging Partner is a portable storage battery that ca n be used to supply power to your
Tablet.

The Charging Partner is optional. It may not be provided with your Tablet. If you want to
buy a Charging Partner, select a correct model for your Tablet.

Charging the Charging Partner

To charge the Charging Partner, use the power adapter to connect the Charging Partner to a
power socket, as shown in the following figure.

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Using the Charging Partner to charge the tablet

You can use the Charging Partner to charge your Tablet.

Connect the Charging Partner to the Tablet, as shown in the following figure.

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1.6 Working with the keys

You can enjoy a variety of functions and shortcuts by using the physical keys in addition to
the soft buttons.



Power

− Press to turn on the Tablet when it is off.

− Press to turn off and lock the screen when the Tablet is on. And press again to turn

on the screen.

− Press and hold to open a menu with options for Silent mode, Airplane mode, and

for powering off the Tablet.



Home

− Press to open the Home screen. If you are viewing the extensions to the Home

screen, it returns to the first panel of the Home screen.

− Press and hold to open the most recently used applications screen.



Menu

− Press to open an option menu with items that affect the current screen or

application.

− Press and hold to open the keyboard to perform quick search on some screens.

− W hile you are on the locked screen and the unlock pattern is not set, press to

unlock the screen.



Back

− Press to return to the previous screen.

− Press to exit from the running application.

− If the onscreen keyboard is open, press to close the keyboard.



Volume Up/Down

− W hen a call is in progress, press to increase or decrease the call volume.

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− W hen the Tablet is ringing, press to silence the ringer.

Action

Description

Touch

Simply touch items on the screen, su ch as applications and controls.
For example, you can type letters and symbols using the onscreen
keyboard.

Touch and
hold

Touch and hold an item on the screen until an action occurs. For
example, you can usually touch and hold the screen to open the
context menu of the active item.

Drag

Touch and hold an item, and then mo ve your finger on the screen until
you reach the target position. For example, you can drag a shortcut to
the trash to delete it.

Flick

Flick your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. For
example, you can flick up and down to manipulate a scroll bar and flick
left and right to switch between pictures.

− On the Home screen when no call is in progress, press to increase or decrease the

ringtone volume, or set the Tablet to be silent instead of ringing.

− In other applications, press to control the volume of music, spoken directions, and

other audio.

− Press and hold to quickly increase the ringtone volume to maximum or minimum.

1.7 Using the touchscreen

By using your finger, you can manipulate target items such as applications and controls, and
enjoy the touchscreen at your fingertips. The Tablet supports the following actions.

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1.8 Home screen

The Home screen is the starting point to access all the applications. When you sign in, press
the

Home

key, the Home screen opens. You can customize the Home screen with different

wallpapers and display the items you want.

1.8.1 Getting to know the Home screen

Item Description

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Category tabs of the Home screen.

finger right or left across the main display area to switch between them.

Home screen indicator.

the Home screen corresponding to a category tab indicate the screen that
you are viewing.

The two small dots at the lower left and right of

You can touch them or flick your

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Item

Description

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Main display area.

Main display area displays application shortcuts,

widgets and other items that can be opened by touching them.

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Status bar.

The status bar is at the top of the Home screen, it shows the

system status and event notification prompts.

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System status indicators.

It shows the system status such as time, signal
type and strength, Wi-Fi connection status and signal strength, battery
status, and other information. You can touch some of them for more details.

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Event button.

It winks when there are event notifications such as the
current call, missed calls, new messages, and when actions such as
playing and uploading are performed. You can touch the event button to
open the event manager to view and manage the notifications and tasks.

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Widgets.

Widgets such as picture widget, weather widget, and memo

widget are applications that you can use directly on the Home screen.

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Application button.

Touch to open the Applications screen and view the
applications installed on your Tablet, and you can touch an application
shortcut to run it.

The pictures are provided only for reference. Your Home screen and Applications
screen might look a little different. For details, see the actual product.

1.8.2 Extensions to the Home screen

Flick your finger across the Home screen to go to the extensions to the Home screen. The
right extensions to the Home screen provide more space for shortcuts, widgets, and other
items. The two small dots above the category tab of the scree n indicate the screen that you
are viewing.

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1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen

You can add items such as shortcuts, widgets, Emotion widgets and folders to the Home
screen if there is enough room. You can also change the wallpaper of the Home screen.

To add an item

1. Flick the Home screen to where you want to add the item.

2. Open the Add to Home screen menu, by performing either of the following ways:

− Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen until the Add to Home screen

menu is displayed.

− W hen you are on the Home screen, press the Menu key, and touch Add in the

menu that opens.

3. In the open Add to Home screen menu, touch the item type to add. You can add the

following types of items to the Home screen:

− Shortcuts Add a shortcut of an application, a webpage bookmark, a favorite

contact, a music playlist, and other items.

− Widgets Add any of a variety of miniature widgets such as an analog clock, a

calendar, a memo, a music player, a picture frame and many other items.

− Emotion Widgets Add any of a variety of Emotion widgets such as Emotion

Bookmarks, Emotion Calendar and Emotion Events.

− Folders Add a folder where you can organize your Home screen items.

− Wallpapers Set the wallpaper of the Home screen.

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For example, you can touch Folders > New folder to add a folder to the Home
screen, and drag items on the screen to your folder.

If there are not enough room on the Home screen, the add action will be neglected with
prompt such as

This group has no room

. You must move or delete other items to

make room, or switch to another spacious pane of the Home screen.

To move an item

1. Touch and hold an item's icon on the Home screen until the icon magnifies.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the target position on the screen.

Pause at the bottom of the screen to drag the item onto the corresponding Home
screen panel.

3. Release the item by lifting your finger.

To remove an item

1. Touch and hold an item icon on the Home screen until the item icon magnifies and

the trash pops up from the right side of the screen.

2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item icon to the trash.

3. When both the item and the trash are focused, release the item by lifting your finger.

To change the wallpaper

You can change the wallpaper by adding a wallpaper, or do as follows.

1. When you are on the Home screen, press the Menu key and touch Wallpaper at the

bottom menu.

2. Do as one of the following steps.

− Touch Live wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.

− Touch Photo to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.

− Touch Wallpaper gallery to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.

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To rename a folder

1. Open a folder. Then touch and hold the title bar of the folder window until the

Rename folder dialog appears.

2. Enter a new name, and then touch OK.

1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen

1.9.1 To lock the screen

When the Tablet is on, press the

When the Tablet remains idle for a time period that you have set, the screen will automatically
lock.

To save your battery or prevent accidental taps when not in use, or when you want to
wipe smudges off your touchscreen, turn off and lock the screen.

1.9.2 To set screen timeout period

To set how long your screen waits before it goes to turn off automatically, you can press the

Home

key to go to the Home screen and press the

Display

>

Screen timeout

1.9.3 To unlock the screen

When the screen is off, you can press the
through the following steps.

1. If you have not set up a screen unlock pattern, press the Menu key to unlock the

screen, or follow the instructions displayed on the screen and flick upwards to unlock
the screen.

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

on the screen to unlock it.

Power

key to turn off and lock the screen.

Menu

.

Power

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key, and then touch

key to turn on it, and then unlock the screen

Settings

>

1.9.4 To set unlock pattern

To set the unlock pattern, you can press the
the

Menu

key, and then touch

Pattern

, and then follow the instructions on the screen .

Settings

Home

key to go to the Home screen and press

>

Location & security

>

Set up screen lock

>

1.10 Text input

You can enter and edit text in text fields and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text,
within or across applications.

1.10.1 Using onscreen keyboard to enter text

Touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the onscreen keyboard, and the
following steps and tips help you to make it easier to enter the required information.

1. Touch and hold the text field to switch the input method if necessary.

2. Touch the keys on the keyboard to start typing.

The following section takes the Android keyboard as an example.

− W hen you are typing, the characters you have entered appear in a line above the

keyboard, and some with suggestions for the word you are typing to the right. Press
space or a punctuation mark to enter the suggestion by default, or touch another
suggestion to enter it. You can touch and hold the leftmost word to save it to the
dictionary.

− Touch the up arrowhead key once to capitalize the next letter you type. Or touch

and hold the up arrowhead key for all caps.

− W hen you touch a key, a larger version displays briefly over the keyboard. Keys

with alternate characters display an ellipsis (...) below the character.

− Touch and hold a vowel or the C, N, S, or Y key to open a small window where you

can touch an accented vowel or other alternate letter.

− Touch and hold the Period key ( . ) to open a small window with a set of common

symbol keys.

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− Touch the DEL key to erase a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold the

DEL key to erase all characters to the left of the cursor.

− Touch the Symbols key (?123) to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard,

and touch the alphabet key (ABC) to switch back.

− On the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch the ALT key to view additional

symbols, and touch it again to switch back.

− Touch and hold almost any of the number and symbol keys to open a window of

additional symbols.

3. When you want to edit the text you have entered, touch to move the cursor to the

location where you want to add or delete text. The cursor is a vertical bar that
indicates where text you type or paste is inserted.

4. When you finished typing, touch the button to the right of the text field or the same

button on the keyboard or press the Back key to close the keyboard.

1.10.2 Cutting or copying text

To quickly cut or copy all the text in a text field, do as fo llows.

1. Touch the text field that contains the text to cut or copy to open it.

2. Touch and hold the text field to display the Edit text menu.

3. Touch Cut all or Copy all.

To cut or copy selected text in a text field, do as follows.

1. Touch the text field that contains the text to cut or copy.

2. Touch to move the cursor to the beginning or end of the text to be selected.

3. Touch and hold the text field to display the Edit text menu.

4. Touch Select text and touch to move the cursor to the end or beginning of the text to

be selected. Or touch Select all to select all the text in the text field. The selected text
is highlighted.

5. Touch and hold the text field again to display the Edit text menu.

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6. Touch Cut or Copy.

After you cut or copy text, the text is stored in a temporary area so that you can paste it into
other text field. Before you can paste, you must have cut or copied text at least for once.
Once you cut or copy text, you can paste multiple times. To paste the most recently text you
have cut or copied in another text field, do as follows.

1. Touch the text field where you want to paste the text.

2. Touch to move the cursor to the location where you want to paste the text.

3. Touch and hold the text field to display the Edit text menu.

4. Touch Paste.

1.11 Opening and switching applications

To open an application, you can touch its shortcut on the Home screen, or on the Applications
screen which can be opened by touching the Application button on the Home screen.

To switch to a recently used application, you can press and hold the
application icon in the small window that opens with shortcuts to applications that you have
used recently. Or you can touch the Event button to open the
open a recently used application in the

Tasks

list.

Home

key, and touch the

Event Manager

and touch to

1.12 Opening the Settings list

You can open the settings list to view or change the settings of wireless and networks, call,
sound and display, location and security, applications, language and keyboard, date and time,
and more other items. To open the settings list, do as one of the following steps.



When you are on the Home screen, press the
that opens.



When you are on the home screen, touch the Application button and touch
open the scroll list.

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Menu

key, and touch

Settings

in the menu

Settings

to



If you recently opened the settings list, you can touch the Event button on the status bar to
display

Event Manager

, and touch

Settings

in the

Tasks

scroll list that open s.

1.13 Setting date and time

By default, the Tablet automatically uses the network provided date, time zone, and time.

When the time provided by the network is automatically used, you cannot set the date,
time, and time zone by yourself.

To manually set date and time, do as the following steps.

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Date & time.

3. Touch Automatic to make it unchecked.

4. Touch Set date. Then touch the plus button or the minus button to adjust the date,

month, and year, or touch the text field of date, month, and year to enter them. Touch
Set when finished.

5. Touch Select time zone, then select the time zone in the list. Scroll down the list to

view more time zones.

6. Touch Set time. Then touch the plus button or minus button to adjust the hour and

minute, or touch the text field of hour and minute to enter them. Touch Set when
finished.

1.14 Installing or removing the microSD card

Insert your microSD card into the microSD card slot as shown in the following figure until the
microSD card clicks into position.

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To remove the microSD card, slightly push the card further into the slot, and wait for it to
eject out for about 2 mm, and then remove it.

1.15 Connecting to or disconnecting from a computer via USB

To connect your Tablet to a computer via USB, do as follows.

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1. Use the USB cable that came with your Tablet to connect the Tablet to a USB port on

your computer. The Tablet displays a notification indicating that the USB is
connected.

2. Touch the Event button to open the Event Manager and touch USB connected in

the Notifications list.

3. Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to

transfer music, pictures, and other files between your Tablet storage or microSD card
storage and the computer.

To disconnect your Tablet from the computer, better to carefully follow the instructions of your
computer to disconnect USB devices correctly, to avoid losing information. And do as follows.

1. Touch the Event button to open the Event Manager.

2. Touch Turn off USB storage in the Notifications list.

3. Touch Turn off USB storage in the dialog opens.

When the Tablet is connected to your PC for the first time, an installation wizard will run
automatically. Follow the wizard to install the driver. It takes only a few minutes to finish
the installation. After the driver is successfully installed, it does not need to be installed
again the next time you connect your Tablet to the PC. If the installation wizard does not
run the first time you connect your Tablet to your PC, open
CD drive with Huawei logo. Run

Setup.exe

to launch the installation wizard.

My Computer

and then the

1.16 Using the Hi Suite to Synchronize

Install the Hi Suite stored in your Tablet. Follow the instructions on your computer to complete
the installation. You can now synchronize your contacts and calendar appointments between
your PC and Tablet. For more details, please refer to the Hi Suite help.

The PC Suite is designed to work on Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
It is recommended that you use one of these systems.

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2 Wireless networks

Your Tablet can connect to a variety of wireless networks and devices, including Wi-Fi data
networks, and Bluetooth devices such as headsets and mobile networks for voice and data
transmission.

Using a wireless device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be
illegal. Always obey the laws and drive safely.

2.1 Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide wireless Internet access over
distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters). The capability of your Wi-Fi connections depends
on the Wi-Fi router and the surroundings it works. To use Wi-Fi on your Tablet, you need to
access a wireless access point or "hotspot". You can simply connect to some open access
points, and you have to configure your Tablet to connect to the access points that are hidden
or with security protections such as authentication and encryption.

2.1.1 Opening Wi-Fi settings

You can turn Wi-Fi on or off, turn the open network notification on or off, connect to a Wi -Fi
network and add Wi-Fi networks in Wi-Fi settings list. To open Wi-Fi settings list, do as
follows.

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Wi-Fi settings.

When you are viewing the

Advanced

in the menu that opens to see your IP settings or other Wi-Fi details.

Wi-Fi settings

list, you can press the

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Menu

key and touch

2.1.2 Turning Wi-Fi on or off

To turn Wi-Fi on or off, you can open
unchecked.

To extend your battery life, turn Wi -Fi off when you are not using it.

Wi-Fi settings

and touch

Wi-Fi

to make it checked or

2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

When you turn Wi-Fi on, the available Wi-Fi networks found within range are listed with the
names and security scheme information, and secured networks are indicated with a lock icon.
You can view the

To connect to a Wi -Fi network, touch a network you want to connect to it in the

networks

confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching
secured, you are prompted to enter a password or other credentials. (C ontact your service
provider for details.)

When you are in range and Wi-Fi is on, you will automatically reconnect to available
networks that you have connected to previously.

When you are connected to a network, you can touch its name in the
list for details about the speed, security, address, and related settings.

If "The network password you typed is not correct, please try again" or "unable to connect to
the network" is displayed after you enter a password and connect the Tablet to a network,
check whether the encryption method , password type, password, and certificate are correct.

When the encryption mode is set to WEP, if "Obtaining address..." is displayed after you enter
a password and connect the Tablet to a network, check whether the password is correct. For
a solution, Please touch the network, touch
again.

Wi-Fi networks

list on the

Wi-Fi settings

list by opening

screen. If the network is open, you are prompted to

Wi-Fi settings

Forget

, enter the correct WEP password and try

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.

Connect

. If the network is

Wi-Fi networks

Wi-Fi

2.1.4 Turning open network notification on or off

When Wi-Fi is on, you can touch
turn open network notification on or off in the

Network notification

Wi-Fi settings

to make it checked or unchecke d to

list, and you receive or stop

receiving notifications in the status bar when open networks in range are detected.

2.1.5 Adding a Wi-Fi Network

When a Wi-Fi network with any security credentials does not broadcast its name (SSID), or it
is not in range, you can add and connect to it when Wi -Fi is on. You need to contact the
service provider for details about the security scheme that is deployed on it and to obtain the
password or other required security credentials. The name (SSID) and credentials are saved
and you are automatically connected to this network if it is in range and Wi-Fi is on.

When Wi-Fi is on, do as the following steps to add a Wi -Fi Network.

1. In the Wi-Fi settings list, flick down and touch Add Wi-Fi network.

2. Enter the name (SSID) of the network in the Network SSID text field. If the network is

secured, touch the Security: button and then touch to select the security scheme in
the menu that opens.

3. Enter any required security credentials.

4. Touch Save.

2.1.6 Forgetting a Wi-Fi network

To forget a Wi-Fi network that you do not want to connect to automatically or you no longer
use when Wi-Fi is on, do as follows.

1. Touch and hold a Wi-Fi network you have connected to previously in the Wi-Fi

networks list on the Wi-Fi settings screen.

2. Touch Forget network in the menu that opens.

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2.2 Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology for exchanging information
between Bluetooth devices such as headphones and mobile phones over a distance of about
10 meters. The capability of your Bluetooth connection depends on your surroundings and
may be interfered by obstacles such as a wall or other electronic devices.

2.2.1 Opening Bluetooth settings

You can turn Bluetooth on or off, rename the Bluetoo th name of your Tablet, connect to a
Bluetooth device and scan to view Bluetooth devices in the Bluetooth settings list.

To open Bluetooth settings list, do as follows.

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and touch Bluetooth settings.

When you are viewing the
the menu that opens to scan the Bluetooth devices.

2.2.2 Turning Bluetooth on or off

To turn Bluetooth on or off, you can open the
make it checked or unchecked.

To extend your battery life, turn Bluetooth off when you are not using it.

2.2.3 Renaming the Bluetooth of your Tablet

The Bluetooth name of your Tablet is visible to other Blue tooth devices when you connect to
them. When Bluetooth is on, do as the following steps to rename the Bluetooth of your Tablet.

1. Touch Device name in the Bluetooth settings list.

2. Enter a name and touch OK in the dialog that opens.

Bluetooth settings

Bluetooth settings

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list, you can touch

and touch

Scan for devices

Bluetooth

in

to

2.2.4 Connecting to Bluetooth devices

The first time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair the Bluetooth of your Tablet
with the Bluetooth device to make sure they connect securely to each other. And you can
simply connect to a paired device when Bluetooth is on.

To pair with a Bluetooth device

1. When Bluetooth is on, all the available Bluetooth devices in range are list in the

Bluetooth devices list on the Bluetooth settings screen.

2. Touch Discoverable to make the Bluetooth of your Tablet discoverable.

3. If the device you want to pair with is not in the list, follow the instruction

documentation that came with the device to make it discoverable and touch Scan for
devices to display it.

4. Touch the device entry in the Bluetooth devices list to pair them. The devices pair

with each other.

5. If you are prompted to enter a passkey (like 0000), refer to the documentation that

came with the device to learn its passkey. If the pairing is successful, your Tablet
connects to the device.

To connect to a paired Bluetooth device

When you switch off Bluetooth devices or the paired Bluetooth device come back into range,
you can connect to it again. To automatically reconnect your Tablet with the paired device,
simply turn on the device. To manually reconnect your Tablet with a paired device, touch the
device name in the

Bluetooth devices

list.

2.2.5 Disconnecting from or unpairing a Bluetooth device

To automatically disconnect your Tablet from a paired device, simply turn off the device.

To manually disconnect your Tablet from a paired device or unpair this device to erase all the
pairing information about it, do as the following steps.

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1. Touch and hold the device in the Bluetooth devices list on the Bluetooth settings

screen.

2. Touch Unpair to confirm that you want to disconnect or unpair.

2.2.6 Configuring the Bluetooth features

Some Bluetooth devices have multiple profiles. Profiles can include the ability to transmit
conversations, or to play music in stereo. You can select which profiles you want to use with
your Tablet to configure the Bluetooth features.

1. Touch and hold the device in the Bluetooth devices list on the Bluetooth settings

screen.

2. Touch Options… in the menu that opens.

3. A screen opens with a list of profiles of the device.

4. Touch a profile to make it checked or checked to use it or not.

5. When you are finished, press the Back key.

2.3 Mobile networks

Your Tablet with a SIM card is configured to use the mobile networks of your wireless service
provider for voice calls and for transmitting data.

If your Tablet does not connect to a network when you insert a SIM card and turn it on,
contact your service provider to obtain the details of its access point.

2.3.1 Opening Mobile network settings

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Mobile networks.

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2.3.2 Turn Data roaming on or off

When

Data roaming

when you leave the service area of mobile networks of your carriers. To turn
on or off, do as the following steps.

1. Open the Mobile networks settings screen.

2. Turn Data roaming on or off by touch Data roaming to make it checked or

unchecked.

With

is on, your Tablet transmit data over mobile networks of other carriers

Data roaming

off, you can still transmit data with a Wi -Fi connection.

Data roaming

2.3.3 Setting GSM/UMTS options

If you and your wireless service provider determine that you need to change the settings of
your current access point name (APN) or to create a n ew one, you must obtain the APN and
detailed settings from your provider.

1. Open the Mobile networks settings screen, and touch GSM/UMTS Options >

Access Point Names.

2. Touch an existing APN to edit it. Or press the Menu key and touch New APN. Enter

the APN settings offered by your service provider by touching each setting that you
need to edit.

3. When you are finished, press the Menu key and touch Save. If you created a new

APN, touch it in the APNs screen to start using it.

2.4 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection

You can share your Tablet's data connection with a single computer via a USB cable: USB
tethering. Or you can share your Tablet's data connection with devices at the same time, by
turning your Tablet into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

2.4.1 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection via USB

To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your computer

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to establish a network connection via USB.

You can not share your Tablet„s data connection and access SD card via USB at the

same time.

1. Use the USB cable that came with your Tablet to connect the Tablet to a USB port on

your computer.

2. Open the Settings list.

3. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Tethering & portable hotspot.

4. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection.

2.4.2 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Tethering & portable hotspot

3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection.

When

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

settings

to change its network name or secure it.

is selected, you can touch

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot

2.5 Turning airplane mode on or off

In airplane mode, all wireless radios such as the mobile networks service, Bluetooth, and
Wi-Fi are checked to be turned off. Using a mobile device or accessory with wireless radios
while on board an aircraft may cause in terference and may be illegal in many countries.
Always obey the laws that are applicable and turn the airplane mode on.

To turn Airplane mode on o r off , you can press and hold the

mode

in the menu that opens. You can also do as follows.

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Wireless & networks, and touch Airplane mode to make it checked or

unchecked.

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Power

key and touch

Airplane

3 Google Services

3.1 Creating a Google Account

When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as

Market

, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account.

When creating a Go ogle account, en sure that your Tablet is connected to a network.

If you already have a Google account, touch
password.

If you do not have a Google account, you can create one:

1. After reading the setup information, touch Next.

2. Touch Create.

3. Enter a first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then

touch Next. The tablet will connect to the Google server to check whether the
username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be
prompted to choose another one or select one from a list.

4. Enter and confirm your Google account password.

5. Select a security question from the drop down menu, and then enter the answer.

6. Touch Create.

7. When Google Terms of Service screen appears, touch I agree, Next.

8. Enter the characters that appear on the screen, and then touch Next.

To use another account, go to the

account

to select which type of accounts you want to add.

3.2 Using Market

Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download

Sign in

and enter your username and

Accounts & sync

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settings screen, and touch

Add

and install on your Tablet.

3.2.1 Searching for Applications

There are a few different ways to find ap plications on the Market screen, in cluding:

1. Featured applications.

2. List of games.

3. Search function.

4. Your downloads.

3.2.2 Installing an Application

1. On the Market screen, touch Apps.

2. Touch a category, and then touch the item you want to download.

3. To install the item, touch FREE (if the item is free) or Buy, whichever is displayed.

4. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications

are installed within seconds. To stop an item from downloading, touch Cancel.

5. After the application has been downloaded and installed on your tablet, the content

download icon appears in the notification bar.

If you want to install a non-Market application, press the

Settings > Applications

, and then select the

Menu

Unknown sources

key and touch

to allow installation

of the non-Market application.

3.2.3 Uninstalling an Application

1. On the Market screen, touch My apps.

2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall.

3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone.

4. Choose the reason for removing the application, and then touch OK.

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4 Browser

Use

Browser

to view webpages and to search for information on the w eb.

Your Tablet may not support Flash. If you want to browse Flash on some Web pages,
please download Flash Player from
download Flash Pla yer, refer to the section

4.1 Browsing webpages

4.1.1 To open Browser

To uch

Browser

start surfing the web.

To enter a webpage address

When you are on a
new webpage. When you are enterin g the address, the web search makes suggestions of
webpages and queries. You can touch a suggestion or continue to enter the address and
touch to open a webpage.

To refresh a webpage

When you are on a
content.

To stop loading a webpage

If a webpage is taking a long time to open, or if you change your mind, you ca n Touch to
stop it from loading.

4.1.2 To navigate within a webpage

The following tips help you to navigate within a webpage.



Flick your finger on the screen to scroll up and down.

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the

Browser

screen, touch the address bar to enter the address (U RL) of a

Browser

screen, Touch to reload the webpage and view the updated

Market

. For detailed information about how to

Market

.

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Browser

and



Touch the plus or minus side of the zoom control to zoom in or out.



To find text on a webpage. Touch and then touch

Find on page

. Enter the text you
are looking for. As you type, the first word with matchi ng characters is highlighted on the
screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch the left arrowhead or right arrowhead
to jump to and highlight the previous or next matching word.

4.1.3 To navigate among webpages

You can open links on a webpage, navigate back and forth, and review your browsing history,
just as in any web browser. You can also take advantage of some shortcuts for working with
links and other kinds of information. The following tips help you to navigate among
webpages.



Touch a link to open it. Links that you touch are highlighted until the webpage they refer to
opens in the window.



To go back and forward among the pages you have opened, Touch or at the
bottom of the webpag.



As you browse the web,
way back later. You can touch the at the bottom of the webpag and touch the

History

tab. The pages you have visited are grouped chronologically. Touch a time period

Browser

keeps track of the pages you visit, to help you find your

to view the pages you have visited. Touch a page in the history tab to reopen it.



To view your most frequently visited pages, touch at the bottom of the webpag and
touch the

Most visited

tab. The pages you have visited most frequently are listed in order.

Touch a page to open it.



Browser recognizes links, as well as some phone numbers, addresses, and similar
information that you may want to act on directly. To follow shortcuts for links, phone
numbers, and addresses, touch and hold a link to open a menu with shortcuts for opening,
adding to the bookmark, saving, and sending the link via email. Touch a phone number to
open the

Phone

application with the number entered.

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

You can open up to Multi
new

Browser

window, Touch 1. In the screen that opens, touch

Browser

windows at a time and switch among them. To open a

New window

. New

windows open with your home page.



To switch

Browser

windows, Touch 1. Your open windows are displayed. Touch a

window to open it.



To close a

Browser

of thumbnails. Touch the close box on the window to close it. Or you can touch at the
bottom of the webpage to close a Browser window.

window. Touch 1. All open windows are displayed in a scrolling list

4.2 Working with the bookmarks

You can add webpages to the bookmarks list so that yo u can quickly return to them.

4.2.1 To add a webpage to the bookmarks list

1. Open a webpage to add to the bookmarks list.

2. Touch at the bottom of the webpage.

3. Touch Add bookmark at the bottom of the Bookmarks screen.

4. Edit the name and the folder if necessary and touch OK. The bookmark is added to

the top of your bookmarks list.

4.2.2 To open the bookmarks list

Touch of the browser screen. Touch

4.2.3 To open a bookmark

In the bookmarks list, touch a bookmark to open it. The bookmark opens in the current
window. If you prefer to open it in a new window, touch and hold the bookmark and touch

Open in new window

in the menu that opens.

4.2.4 To edit a bookmark

History

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and then touch

Bookmarks

.

1. In the bookmarks list, touch and hold the bookmark to edit.

2. Touch Edit bookmark in the menu that opens.

3. Edit the name or folder in the dialog that opens and touch OK.

4.2.5 To share a bookmark

1. In the bookmarks list, touch and hold the bookmark to share.

2. Touch Share link in the menu.

3. Touch the application you want to use to send the bookmark. The application opens

with the bookmark address.

4.2.6 To delete a bookmark

1. In the bookmarks list, touch and hold a bookmark to delete it.

2. Touch Delete bookmark in the menu, and touch OK.

4.3 Downloading files

You can download files, webpages, and even applications from webpages. The files that you
download are stored on your Tablet or microSD card.

4.3.1 To download and install only trusted applications

You can download and install applications from the web or receive with an email message.
Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your Tablet
and personal data, and download applications only from trusted sources, open the settings
list and touch

4.3.2 To download a file

You can touch and hold an image and touch
the image file. Or touch and hold a link to a file or to another webpage, and touch
the menu that opens to download the linked file.

Applications

>

Unknown sources

> OK to make it unchecked.

Save image

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in the menu that opens to download

Save link

in

5 Email

5.1 Opening Email

Touch

Email

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open

5.2 Adding and deleting email accounts

5.2.1 To add an email account

The first time you open
created an email account, you can touch
as the following steps to add your email account in the

1. Touch New account.

2. Select an account type (Gmail or Other).

− If you already have a Gmail account, touch New account and enter your email

address and password. Then touch Sign in.

− If you want to add another email account, touch Other and enter an email account

and password. Select the mailbox type and enter other email account details. For
details about your email account, contact your email service provider.

3. Touch Back key to select your email service type and enter other email account

details. You can contact your email service provider for the values required for your
account.

4. Touch Done, and then touch Sign in Email starts downloading your email messages

and you can send and receive email messages with this new account.

5.2.2 To delete an email account

1. Open the Email screen.

2. Touch and hold the account to delete.

Email

, you are prompted to set up an email account. Or if you have

Add account

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to create another email account. Do

Set up email

Email

screen.

.

3. Touch Delete in the menu that opens.

4. Touch OK in the dialog to confirm your delete action.

5.3 Sending and responding to email messages

5.3.1 To compose and send email messages

1. Open Email, touch the email account you want to use.

2. Touch New email at the bottom of the screen.

3. Enter the names or email addresses of the desired recipients in the To field. As you

enter, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts. You can touch a
suggested address or enter a new one. Separate multiple addresses with commas.
You can also enter names or email addresses of recipients in the Cc field to send a
copy of the email to those recipients.

4. Enter a subject for the email message.

5. Enter the text of the email message.

6. Press the Back key and touch Attachment to send a photo with the message.

7. Touch Send

If you are not ready to send the message, you can touch
message, or touch
saved as a draft if you press the

Save as draft

to save it in a drafts folder. Your message is also

Back

key before sending it.

5.3.2 To receive email messages

To receive emails, touch the desired email account and then touch
the screen. You can also touch

Settings

>

Email check frequency

automatically checking new emails.

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Cancel

to abandon the

Check

at the bottom of

to set the frequency for

5.3.3 To read an email message

To read an email message, you can open the
then touch the message to read. you can also touch and hold the message, and th en touch

View details

in the menu.

Email

screen, touch to select an account inbox,

5.3.4 To reply to or forward an email message

While reading an email message, you can touch
A Compose Message window opens with the addresses, subject, and a copy of the message
you are responding to filled in. You can also press the
or

Forward

to reply to or forward the message.

Reply

or

Reply all

Menu

key and touch

to reply to the message.

Reply, Reply all

5.3.5 To delete an email message

You can delete an email message from its folder by touching
touching OK. when you are reading it. For most kinds of accounts, deleted messages are
moved to a trash folder, so you can retrieve them if you deleted them in error.

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Delete

, touching

Delete

and

,

6 Calls

6.1 Making calls by dialing

1. To display the phone panel, you can touch Dialer on the home screen or on the

Applications screen. Or if you have the Call log, Contacts or Favorites tab open,
you can touch to switch to the Dialer tab.

2. Touch the digital keys to enter the phone number. To dial an international number,

touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus ( + ) symbol. Then enter the international
prefix for the country and the national full phone number followed closely. Touch the

key on the screen to erase subsequent digits of the number one by one. Touch

and hold it to erase the entire number.

3. Touch the on the screen.

Your Tablet supports smart dialing. You can enter a contact's name or number to find
the contact. For example, if you want to search for Jack, touch the number keys
corresponding to the letters of the name (
numbers that contain
be displayed below the search box. If no contact is matched with your entered
information, the phone will not display any result.

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, touch

6.2 Answering, rejecting or ending calls

When you receive phone calls, the

1. To silence the ringer before answering calls, press the Volume Down key.

2. Touch the to answer calls.

3. Touch the to reject incoming calls or to end answered ongoing calls.

Incoming call

5225

123

in sequence); if you want to search for

in sequence, and all numbers containing

screen opens.

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123

will

6.3 Working with the Call log

The

Call log

calls are recorded in the

Touch an entry in the
with the contact. Or touch and hold an entry to open the context menu.

6.3.1 To open the Call log

To open the
the

6.3.2 To make calls from the Call log

1. Touch the entry of your target contact in the Call log.

2. Touch the to dial the number of the contact.

6.3.3 To add numbers to the Contacts

1. Touch and hold the target entry in the Call log to display the context menu.

2. Touch Add to Contacts.

6.3.4 To clear the Call log

While viewing the
log to display the context menu, then touch
from the Call log.

tab lists entries of all dialed calls, answered calls, and missed calls. All received

Call log

Call log

when you have the

Calls are listed with the most recent at the top. Flick up and down to view all entries in
the log.

Call log

Call log

, you can touch

Call log

, touch

. If you miss a call, you receive a notification.

to open a screen that gives you options on what yo u can do

Call log

Dialer, Contacts

Clear call log

on the Applications screen. You can also touch

or

Favorites

tab open.

. You can also touch and hold an entry in the

Remove from call log

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to remove just that entry

6.4 Calling listed contacts

1. You can open the Contacts on the Home screen or on the Applications screen by

touching Contacts. You can also touch to switch to the Contacts tab if you have the
Dialer, Call log or Favorites tab open.

2. Touch the contact to call. You can flick up and down to find a contact that listed in

Contacts.

3. Touch the to dial the number of the contact.

Touch a contact to open the contact details screen. Touch and hold a contact to open
the context menu.

6.5 Calling favorite contacts

The favorite contacts list is followed by a list of the numbers that you call most often. You can
add and remove favorites by touching the star next to the contact names, while you are
viewing information about the contacts. To call a favorite contact, do as follows.

1. Open Dialer, Call log, or Contacts, then touch the Favorites tab to display the

favorite contacts list.

2. Touch a favorite contact to call.

3. Touch a number of the contact to call.

4. Touch the to dial the number of the contact.

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7 Messaging

Use

Messaging

your friends

7.1 Opening Messaging

Touch

Messaging

message thread.

7.2 Exchanging messages

You can send text messages (SMS) and Multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile
devices with this feature and service.
multimedia message if you send it to an email address instead of a phone number, add a
subject, or attach a media file.

7.2.1 To create and send a text message

1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message.

2. Enter the name of a contact with a mobile number in the To field. As you enter,

matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact or continue your
entering.

3. Touch the composition text field to enter your message text. If you press the Back

key while composing a message, it is saved as a draft in your Messaging window.
Touch the message to resume composing it.

4. Touch Send.

7.2.2 To create and send a multimedia message

1. On the Messaging screen, touch New message.

to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with

Messaging

on the Applications screen to open the

window opens, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing

Messaging

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Messaging

automatically converts a message into a

screen. The

2. Enter a mobile phone number, or the name of a contact with a mobile number in the

To field. As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact
or continue your entering.

3. Touch the composition text field to enter your message text.

4. Touch the Back key and then touch Add subject to add a message subject.

5. Touch the Back key and then touch Insert to open a menu where you can touch the

kind of media file and add an attachment to the message. Use the buttons in the
Compose Message screen to preview or remove the media attachment.

6. Touch Send.

7.2.3 To view and respond to a message

If you are working in the

Messaging

window, messages that you receive are displayed in it.
Otherwise, you receive a new messa ge notification and a new message icon appears in the
notification list.

When you touch the new message notification, the
can reply to the message. If

Auto-retrieve

Messaging

is unchecked, you must touch

window opens, where you

Download

to view

the multimedia message (MMS).

If the message contains a media file, touch to view, watch, or listen to it. Touch and hold
the media file to open a menu with an option for saving the message on your Tablet.

7.2.4 To view details about a message

Touch and hold a message in a message thread, and then touch

View message details

in

the menu that opens.

7.2.5 To forward or delete a message

1. Touch and hold the message thread to forward or to delete.

2. Touch Delete message or Forward in the menu that opens.

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8 Contacts

Contacts

enables you to sa ve and manage information such as phone numbers, email
addresses and chat addresses of your contacts, and provides quick and easy access to
communicate with the people you want.

8.1 Opening Contacts

You can open your contacts by touching
screen. Or if you have
can touch the
touch a contact to open the contact details screen, or touch and hold a contact to open the
context menu.

Dialer, Call log

Favorites

tab to open your favorite contacts. In the contact tab pages, you can

8.2 Creating a contact

1. Open the Contacts screen.

2. Touch Create.

3. Enter the information of the contact, refer to the following tips.

− Enter the contact name, and touch the picture frame to select a picture to display

next to the name in the contacts list and in other applications.

− Touch a category of contact information, such as phone numbers and email

addresses, to enter that kind of information about your contact. Flick up and down
to view all categories.

− Touch the plus button to the right of a category to add more than one entry for that

category. Touch the minus button to the right of an entry to remove the entry.

− Touch the label button to the left of the items of contact information such as Phone

and Email to open a menu with preset labels for a phone number. You can touch to
select a preset label or touch Custom in the menu to create your own label.

Contacts

or

Favorites

on the Home screen or on the Applications

tab open, touch the

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Contacts

tab. You

4. When your entering is finished, flick the page to the bottom and touch Done to save

the contact details to your Tablet.

8.3 Searching for contacts

1. Open the Contacts screen.

2. Touch Search.

3. Enter the name of the contact you are searching for. As you type, contacts with

matching names appear below the search box.

4. Touch the Next to open a screen with a list of matching contacts. Touch a matching

contact in the list to open its Details screen.

8.4 Editing contacts

8.4.1 To edit contact details

To change or add details for your contacts, do as follows.

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch and hold the contact whose details you want to edit, and touch Edit contact in

the menu that opens. You can also touch Edit contact while viewing details of the
contact.

3. Edit the contact information, using the same controls as when you create a contact.

8.4.2 To set default phone number

A default phone number appears below the name of the contact in the
number can be used when you initiate a call or send a text message from the list by touching
and holding a contact. To set one of the phone numbers of a contact as the default phone
number, do as follows.

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch the contact entry in the list to view the details.

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Contacts

list, and this

3. Touch and hold the phone number to use as the default phone number.

4. Touch Make default number in the menu that opens. The default phone number is

marked with a checkmark.

8.4.3 To delete a contact

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch and hold the contact to delete, and touch Delete contact in the menu that

opens to delete the contact from your Tablet. You can also touch Delete while viewing
details of the contact.

3. Touch OK to confirm that your want to delete the contact.

To delete multiple contacts, touch
the

Delete contact

screen. Select the contacts you want to delete. Touch

Delete

at the bottom of the

Contacts

tab to access

Delete

then OK to delete the selected contacts.

8.4.4 To set contact group to display

To set the contact group to display, do as follows:

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch Display options.

3. Touch Only contacts with phones to make it checked or unchecked to display only

contacts with phones or display all the contacts.

4. Touch Done to confirm that you want to display the contact group.

8.5 Editing favorite contacts

8.5.1 To add a contact to favorites

1. Open Contacts.

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and

2. Touch and hold a contact to open the contexts menu, and touch Add to favorites.

You can also touch the gray star to the right of the contact name while viewing details
of the contact. The star turns to red and the contact is added to your favorites.

8.5.2 To remove a contact from favourites

On the

Favorites

menu that opens to remove the contact from the tab.

You can also touch the red star to the right of the contact name while viewing details of the
contact. The star turns to gray and the contact is removed from your

To remove multiple contacts from

Remove favourites

Then touch
contacts.

tab, touch and hold the contact, and touch

Favorites

screen. Select the contacts you want to remove from

Remove favourites

at the bottom of the screen to remove the selected

, touch

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Remove from favorites

Favorites

Remove favourites

.

to access the

Favorites

in the

.

9 Multimedia applications

9.1 Sound Recorder

Touch

Sound Recorder

and the following tips are helpful for you to ease working with it.



Touch the round button to start to record your message.



Touch the triangle button to play back the recording.



Touch the square button to stop recording or playing.



View the recording or playing duration and the volume of the captured audio signals on
the

Record your message

9.2 Camera and Camcorder

Touch

Camera

camera or camcorder to take picture s or shoot videos.

Be sure to clean the protective lens cover with a microfiber cloth before taking pictures
and shooting videos. A lens cover with smudges from fingers can cause blurry pictures
with a “halo” effect.

On the Camera screen, press the

camera

to switch to the se condary camera; touch

or touch

Photo

Menu

key and perform similar actions.

9.3 Music

Touch

Music

display the music library that organized by

Playlist

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the music player and

. You can select what you want to play.

on the Applications screen to open the

screen.

or

Camcorder

to access the

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the

Menu

key and you can do the following: touch

Photo

screen. One the

Sound Recorder

Switch to video

Camcorder

to switch to Camcorder;

screen, you can press the

Artist, Genre, Album, Release, Songs

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screen,

Secondary

, or

To add a song to a playlist, touch and hold the desired song to access the shortcut
menu and select

Add to playlist

.

9.4 Video

On the Applications screen, touch
On the

Video

screen, touch a file to play the video.

Video

to open the

Video

screen and display the video files.

9.5 Photo

Photo

can automatically search for the pictures stored on your Tablet and microSD card. In

addition,

Photo

set a picture as the wallpaper or a contact image stored on your Tablet and microSD card.

sorts these pictures in folders. you ca n use

On the

Photo

relevant options at the bottom of the screen. After you touch
select the pictures you want to process and touch the desired option. You can also
touch

screen, you can share, star, sort, and delete pictures by touching

Setting

to set the playback mode and add background music.

9.5.1 Opening Photo

Touch

Photo

on the Applications screen to open it.

By default, pictures are sorted by date. You can touch a picture to display it in full screen
mode.

If you have a great many pictures on your Tablet or microSD card, it may take a few
minutes to discover and organize them when you open the

9.5.2 Viewing a Picture

1. Touch a picture to view it in full-screen mode. When viewing a picture in full screen,

flick left or right across the screen to view the previous or next picture.

2. Touch the screen to display the zoom control appears, and then you can zoom in or

zoom out the picture.

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Photo

to view and edit pictures,

Share, Starring

Photo

.

, or

Delete

,

9.5.3 Sharing a Picture

When you are viewing a picture, Touch a picture, and then touch on the screen, Touch
the application you want to use to share a picture with your friends.

9.5.4 Rotating a Picture

Touch a picture, and then touch on the screen.

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10 Handy applications

10.1 Calendar

You can use the
Touch
the day after current day are shown on the event widget on the Home screen.

10.2 Weather

The

Weather

weather information is summarized in the Weather widget on the Home screen and you can
touch it to view more details. And you can touch the temperature scale icon to switch
between the Celsius or Fahrenheit temperature scale as you want.

10.3 RSS Reader

The RSS Reader lists top news stories about common topics. The RSS Reader widget on
your Home screen lists a category of top headlines, you can touch it to open a list of the top
stories in the news and scroll to tou ch the category of news you are interested in.

10.4 Memo

Touch
drawing notes.

10.5 Alarm Clock

You can touch
where you can set the alarm time and other attributes.

Calendar

Calendar

application offers weather forecast of a location that your specified. The

Memo

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to make text notes or

Clock

to create and manage events such as meetings and appointments.

on the Applications screen to open it. The events about the current day and

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open a screen

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You can set an alarm by modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. Touch an
existing alarm to set its time and other attributes. Or press the

alarm

to add a new one.

Touch to make the check box to the left of an alarm checked or unchecked to turn the alarm
on or off.

Touch and hold an alarm to delete it.

Menu

key and touch

Add

10.6 Calculator

Touch

Calculator

solve math problems. You can drag to switch between basic and advanced panels, or press
the

Menu

on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the calculator to

key and touch

Advanced panel

.

10.7 Documents

Touch

Documents To Go

as Word, Excel, Power Point and PDF.

on the Applications screen to view documents with the format such

10.8 File Manager

10.8.1 Creating a Folder

1. Touch File Manager on the Applications screen.

2. Press the Menu key on the File Manager screen, and then touch New folder.

3. Enter the new folder name in the text box.

4. Touch Save to confirm that you want to create the folder.

10.8.2 Deleting files and folders

You can delete a file or a folder by touching and holding it and touch
opens. You can also delete files and folders referring to the following steps.

1. Press the Menu key on the File Manager screen.

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Delete

in the menu that

2. Touch Delete, and touch files or folders you want to delete to make them checked.

3. Press the Menu key, and touch Done.

4. Touch OK on the dialog that opens to confirm your want to delete the files or folders.

10.8.3 Searching a File

1. Press the Menu key on the File Manager screen, and then touch Search.

2. Enter the name or keyword of the name of the target file or folder in the search text

box.

3. Touch Search. Your Tablet starts to search for the file or folder in all folders and

subfolders.

4. The search result is shown in a list. Touch to open your target file or folder.

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11 Security settings

11.1 Enabling the SIM card PIN

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Location & security > Set up SIM/USIM card lock.

3. Touch Lock SIM/USIM card, and enter the default SIM card PIN using the onscreen

keyboard.

4. Touch OK.

Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without entering a PIN.

11.2 Changing the SIM card PIN

1. Open the Settings list.

2. Touch Location & security > Set up SIM/USIM card lock.

3. Touch Change SIM/USIM PIN, and enter the old SIM card PIN using the onscreen

keyboard.

4. Enter the new SIM card PIN, and then touch OK.

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