Polaroid PMID 4300 User Guide

4” Internet Tablet

Wi-Fi & Touch Screen

PMID4300

User Manual

In the box

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USB Cable

Location of controls

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1. [Power/Standby] button

2. [Return/Home] button

3. [Menu] button

4. Speaker (on back)

5. Microphone

6. Reset hole

7. Mini USB port

8. microSD card slot

9. Headphone jack

Basic operation

Charging the battery:

Connect the Tablet to a computer using the included USB cable.

PC

Tablet (BOTTOM view)

Approximate play times

(actual play times may vary depending on display and power settings)

• Music: up to 10 hours (Wi-Fi / backlight off)

• Video: 3 - 4 hours (Wi-Fi turned off)

• eBook: 4 - 5 hours (Wi-Fi turned off)

• Web browsing: 3 - 4 hours

• Standby time: 40 - 50 hours
*To fully Charge the Tablet: 7 - 8 hours

Battery Tips:

* Power off the Tablet or set it to standby mode (the display is off) to

shorten charging time.
* To optimize battery time and performance, adjust the "Brightness"

and "Screen timeout" options in the Settings app and shut Wi-Fi

when not in use.

Note: For quicker charge times you can purchase an AC wall
charger. If you would like to purchase one, please call
Polaroid Tablet Support at 1-877-768-8483.

Inserting a Micro SD card (not included):

The Tablet supports Micro SD cards (up to 32GB).

To install a Micro SD card into the Tablet:

1. Turn off the Tablet.

2. Insert the card into the card slot until it

clicks and locks into place (be sure that the metal contacts are facing
towards the front of the tablet).

3. To access the Micro SD card, select
"Explorer" from the Apps screen.

Unmount & remove the Micro SD card:

1. Open “Settings”

2. Select “TF card & MID Storage”

3. Select “Unmount TF card”

4. It is now safe to remove the card from

the Tablet.

5. To remove the card, gently push it in until
it pops out.

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Micro SD card

Note: A card can only be inserted one way; do not use force when

inserting the card.

Powering on or off:

Powering on:

Press and hold the button until the display turns on.

Lock / Unlock :

Quick press the button to lock or unlock the Tablet (the display will
shut but the device will still be powered on - this will extend battery time).

Note: To conserve battery time, Wi-Fi is disabled when the Tablet is
locked, when the Tablet is unlocked, Wi-Fi automatically turns back on.

Lock icon

Slide to unlock

and enter

the Home screen

[Power/Standby] button

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Lock screen

Transferring and managing files

It is possible to manage and transfer media files to the Tablet by connecting

it to your computer as shown below.

Connecting to a PC or Mac:

1) Connect the included USB cable to the "Mini USB port" of the Tablet

and USB port of the computer.

Mini USB port

Connect the USB cable

to the USB port on PC

USB

PC

Minimum system requirements:

• Windows: 2000, XP, Vista, 7

• Mac OS X: 10.5 or later

(with USB connection)

2) The "USB connected" screen appears on the tablet, select "Turn on

USB storage"

USB connected screen

Note: If the "USB connected" screen does not appear when

connecting the USB cable to the computer, try pressing

the button on the Home screen and select

"Notifications" > "USB connected".

3) The "Autoplay" windows appear on your computer's display - select
"Open folder to view Files" to manage files on the Tablet and Micro SD

card (if inserted).

“INTERNAL”

access the internal
memory

“Removable Disk”

access the Micro SD

card (if inserted)

Tips: Transfer and store media files such as music, pictures and

video on to a Micro SD card and avoid placing these types

of files in the internal memory of the Tablet - this will conserve

the internal memory.

4) Copy media files to the Micro SD card (if inserted).

Media files on your computer

“Removable Disk” (Micro SD card)

Tips: Organize your media (pictures, videos and music) by creating

folders such as “Pictures”, Videos” and “Music” on the Micro

SD card as shown below.

Powering off:

Press and hold the button until the “Power off” window appears,
then select “OK” to shutdown.

You can also use (Power widget) on the Home screen or
“Power” on the Apps screen to easily power off.

Power off window

button

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Your device will shut down.

OK Cancel

Power widget

(Home screen)

Controls:

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[Power/Standby] button:
Quick press to lock/unlock the Tablet (standby);
Press and hold to turn on/off

[Return/Home] button:
Quick press to go back to the previous screen;

Press and hold to go to the home screen

[Menu] button:
Press to access the menus of apps or screens of the Tablet

Date and Time:

To set the time:

1. Select on the apps screen and select “Date and time”.

2. Choose “Select time zone” and enter the correct time zone.

3. The correct time should appear on the top information bar.

Date & time

Settings screen

Connecting to Wi-Fi

To browse the web, use e-mail or apps, you must first
connect the Tablet to the internet. Follow the instructions
below to set up Wi-Fi on the Tablet.

1. Select “Wi-Fi” on the Apps screen
and select ”Turn on Wi-Fi”.

2. Select “Wi-Fi settings”.

3. Make sure that “Network

notification”is checked.

4. Select a network, and if required

enter the correct password.

5. When the Tablet is connected to a

network, the Wi-Fi icon will appear
on the top info bar and “Connected”

will appear under the selected

network.

Wi-Fi icon

Clock

Music

Gallery

Settings

Facebook

Wi-Fi

AOL

NYTimes

Kobo

Kayak

Moviefone

Adobe Reader

Apps screen

Calculator

Downloads

Twitter

SoundHound

Engadget

App Manager

Email

Browser

Weatherbug

TuneIn Radio

Slacker

Power

• To conserve battery life, turn off Wi-Fi when not connected
to a network.

• When the Tablet is locked (the display is off) Wi-Fi shuts down
to conserve battery, this may affect apps that require Wi-Fi such
as, Slacker and Kobo.