Samsung GALAXY NOTE 8.0 (LTE) User Manual
4G LT E TA B L E T
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
tablet, and keep it for future reference.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started .............................1
Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Retrieving Your Google Account Password . . . . . 7
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen . . . . . . 8
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Section 2: Understanding Your Device .......9
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
S Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Status Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Quick Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 3: Contacts and Accounts ............ 32
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Section 4: Entering Text ............................. 40
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Google Voice Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section 5: Messaging .................................. 46
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Message Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . 49
Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Message Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Messaging Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Section 6: Music .......................................... 64
Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Google Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Section 7: Photos and Video ...................... 70
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Section 8: Connections ...............................84
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Managing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Kies Via Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Synchronizing with Windows Media Player . . . .92
Connecting as a Mass Storage Device . . . . . . .93
Section 9: Applications ...............................94
Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
aNote HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Game Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Group Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Learning Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Paper Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Play Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Play Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Polaris Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Readers Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
S Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Samsung Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Smart Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Video Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Section 10: Settings .................................. 119
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
More Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Home screen mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Back Up and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
S Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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Developer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Section 11: Health and Safety ..................156
Getting the Most Out of Your Reception . . . . . .156
Maintaining Safe Use of and Access to Your Phone
156
Caring for the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Acknowledging Special Precautions and Industry
Canada Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Index ............................................................162
Section 1: Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your device.
Understanding This User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of
your device. A robust index for features begins on page 162.
Also included is important safety information, beginning on
page 156, that you should know before using your device.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation
steps may be different.
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a
Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. For more
information, refer to “Locking and Unlocking the Touch
Screen” on page 8.
Note:
Instructions in this manual are based on default settings
and may vary from your device depending on the
software version on your device and any changes to the
device’s settings.
Note:
Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual
displays may vary depending on the software version of
your device and any changes to the device’s settings.
Special Text
In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This
special text is intended to point out important information,
share quick methods for activating features, define terms, and
more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
•
Notes
: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu, or
sub-menu.
•
Tips
: Provides quick or innovative methods or useful shortcuts.
•
Important
: Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance.
•
Warning
: Brings important information to your attention that can
help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to your
device.
Getting Started 1
Text Conventions
This manual provides condensed information about how to
use your device. To make this possible, the following text
conventions are used to represent often-used steps:
➔
Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting
successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures. For
example:
From a Home screen, touch
➔
Display
➔
Screen timeout
Apps
➔
Settings
.
Battery
Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable)
are included with the device for charging the battery.
Note:
The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your device for the first
time.
After the first charge, you can use the device while
charging.
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Warning!
Use only approved charging devices. Approved
accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Using other accessories may invalidate your warranty
and may cause damage.
Battery Indicator
The Battery icon in the Status Bar shows the battery
power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device
prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate
the device without charging, the device powers off. For battery
use information, see “About Device” on page 154.
Tip:
Touch the Time field to display battery charge status.
Charging the Battery
Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Outlet
Connector, Charging Head, and USB cable) to charge your
device from any standard AC power outlet.
Note:
Correct
Incorrect
Correct
Incorrect
The battery comes partially charged. You must fully
charge the battery before using your device for the first
time.
After the first charge, you can use the device while
charging.
1. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head.
2. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/
Accessory Port.
3. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power
outlet.
Warning!
While the device is charging, if the touch screen does
not function due to an unstable power supply, unplug
the USB power adapter from the power outlet or
unplug the USB cable from the device.
Getting Started 3
4. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head
from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from
the device.
Installing the SIM Card
When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided
with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription details,
such as your PIN, available optional services, and many
others features.
•
Make sure that the card’s gold contacts face downward and
that the notched corner of the card goes in first.
Important!
The plug-in SIM card information and its contacts
can be easily damaged by scratching or bending, so
be careful when handling, inserting, or removing the
card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small
children.
Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket (as
shown) until the card locks into place. The illustration
shows the screen facing up.
4
Note:
If the card is not inserted correctly, the device will not
detect the SIM card. Re-orient the card back into the slot
if the SIM is not detected.
Turning Your Device On and Off
Turning Your Device On
Press and hold the
Note
: Your device’s internal
antenna is located along the top
back of the device. Do not block
the antenna; doing so may
affect signal quality and may
cause the device to operate at a
higher power level than is
necessary. For more
information, refer to “GPS
Applications” on page 94.
Turning Your Device Off
1. Press and hold the
2. At the prompt, touch
Power/Lock Key
Power/Lock Key
Power off
➔ OK.
.
Setting Up Your Device
When you first turn on your device, you are asked to set up a
few things. To do that, the following screens display. Some
screens can be skipped (touch
Back
). Some screens display depending on the options you
choose.
1. When you first turn on your tablet, the
displays.
2. The default language for your tablet is English. If you
would like to select French, tap the drop-down box then
Français
tap
3. If you are visually impaired or hard of hearing, tap
Accessibility to change the accessibility settings.
4. Tap Next.
5. Read and follow the instructions on each screen to set
up your tablet.
.
Skip
) or re-displayed (touch
Welcome!
screen
Creating a New Google Account
.
In order to utilize your device to the fullest extent, you will
need to create a Google™ Account when you first use your
device. With a Google Account, Google applications will
always be in sync between your tablet and computer.
Getting Started 5
If you did not create a new account during the setup
procedure when you first turned your tablet on, follow these
steps:
1. From the Home screen, tap ➔
Add account
The
2. Tap
– or –
If you already have a Google account, tap
sign in and add the account to your tablet.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to add a Google
Account.
Note:
Once you have created a Google account, you only need
to sign in.
➔
Google
.
Add a Google Account
New
to create a new Google account.
Settings
screen displays.
Existing
Creating a Samsung Account
An active Samsung account is required to begin accessing
applications such as ChatON and Samsung Hub. If you did
not create a Samsung account when you first set up your
tablet, follow these steps:
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➔
to
1. From the home screen, tap ➔
Add account
2. Tap
3. Tap
4. Select your Country or region.
5. Tap
6. Tap
7. Tap the
8. Tap
9. Enter the required information and tap
You Samsung account is created.
.
Samsung account
Create new account
Terms and conditions
Privacy policy
I accept all the terms above
Agree
.
.
to read it and tap .
.
to read them and tap .
checkbox.
Settings
Sign up
➔
.
Retrieving Your Google Account Password
A Google account password is required for Google
applications. If you misplace or forget your Google Account
password, follow these instructions to retrieve it:
1. From your computer, use an Internet browser to
navigate to
2. Once the URL loads, click on the
account?
http://google.com/accounts
.
Can’t access your
link and follow the on-screen instructions.
Memory Card
Your device supports removable microSD, microSDHC or
microSDXC memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB
(depending on the memory card manufacturer and type).
Memory cards are used to store music, photos, videos, and
other files.
Installing a Memory Card
1. Open the Memory Card Slot cover and turn to expose
the slot.
2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the
memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks
into place.
3. Replace the Memory Card Slot cover.
Correct
Incorrect
Removing a Memory Card
Important!
To prevent damage to information stored on the
memory card, unmount the card before removing it
from the device.
1. From a Home screen, touch
➔
Storage
.
SD card
2. Under
touch
, touch Unmount SD card
OK
.
Apps
➔
Settings
and then
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3. Open the Memory Card Slot cover and turn to expose
the slot.
4. Gently press in on the memory card (1), so that it pops
out from the slot, and carefully pull the card out (2).
5. Replace the Memory Card Slot cover.
For more information, refer to “Memory Card” on page 31.
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Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen
1. Press to lock the touch screen.
2. Press again to display the lock screen then
swipe your finger across the screen to unlock.
Note:
Swipe is the default screen locking method. To change
your screen lock, see “Screen Lock” on page 135.
Tip:
From the Lock screen, touch and swipe one of the app
shortcut icons to launch that application.
Troubleshooting
If your device has fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes, you may
need to reset the device to regain functionality.
•
If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold the
Power/Lock Key
for 8 to 10 seconds.
Section 2: Understanding Your Device
This section outlines key features of your device and
describes the screen and the icons that appear when the
device is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the
device.
Features
•
8.0-inch WXGA (1280x800) TFT (PLS) LCD touch screen
•
Android Version 4.1.2
•
4G Network with 1.6 GHz quad-core processor
•
Full HTML Web Browser
•
Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless technology. For more information, refer to
“Bluetooth”
•
Built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11 a/b/g/n)
•
5 Megapixel camera and camcorder, plus 1.3 Megapixel forward-
facing camera for video chat
•
Full integration of Google applications (Gmail, YouTube,
Google Maps, and Voice Search)
•
Photo Gallery that supports GIF, AGIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, WBMP,
and WEBP formats
on page 121.
•
Messaging includes Gmail, Email (corporate and personal), Google
Talk (Instant Messaging), Google+, and Messenger
•
HD Video Player (1080p)
•
DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up
premium content
•
Supports HDMI/MHL connections to connect electronic devices to
high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and displays.
•
Music player that supports MP3, AAC/AAC+/EAAC+, WMA,
OGG (vorbis), FLAC, AC-3
•
2 GB RAM memory and 16GB on-board memory, which is used for
data storage and access
•
Support for microSD, microSDHC and microSDXC Memory Cards
•
S Pen for writing and playing games
•
Preloaded applications such as Google Play Books,
Store and Polaris Office. For more information, refer to
Application Information”
on page 30.
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to HD 720p
, including
Google Play
“More
Front View
The following items can be found on the front of your device
as illustrated.
External Speakers
1.
notification tones, and for other sounds.
Light Sensor
2.
automatically and when taking photos with the
front-facing Camera.
Front-facing Camera Lens
3.
recording videos.
Display Screen
4.
rotates with the tablet as you turn it. You can turn this
feature on and off. For more information, refer to
“System Accessibility” on page 150.
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: Used in music or video playback,
: Used to control screen brightness
: Used when taking photos or
: The orientation of the display screen
Back View
1.
3.5mm Headset Jack
Power/Lock Key
2.
off. Press to lock the device or to wake the screen for
unlocking.
Volume Key
3.
Master Volume. During music playback, press
volume.
Infrared Blaster
4.
controlling external devices. For more information, refer
to “Smart Remote” on page 115.
S Pen
: A built-in stylus that allows you to perform various
5.
functions. For more information, refer to “S Pen” on
page 15.
Charger/Accessory Port
6.
charging or to sync music and files.
SIM Card Slot
7.
Memory Card Slot
8.
files.
Camera Lens
9.
videos.
: Plug in for headphones.
: Press and hold to turn the device on or
: From a Home screen, press to adjust
: Used to emit infrared signals used for
: Plug in a USB cable for
: Install your SIM card here.
: Install a memory card for storage of
: Used when taking photos or recording
to adjust
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Home Screen
The Home screen is the starting point for using your device.
Note:
Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
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Widgets
1.
2. Google Quick Search bar: a shortcut to Google Search
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
: Applications that run on the Home screen.
Some widgets are found on the Home screen by default.
For more information, refer to “Widgets” on page 23.
that allows you to search for items on the internet.
Home screen
Place shortcuts, widgets, and other items to customize
your device to your needs.
App Shortcuts
more information, refer to “App Shortcuts” on page 23.
Primary Shortcuts
These shortcuts are found on the Home screen by
default. For more information, refer to “Primary
Shortcuts” on page 23.
Apps
Current screen indicator
is being displayed. For more information, refer to
“Extended Home Screen” on page 13.
Time
Status Icons
information, refer to “Status Bar” on page 22.
: The starting point for using your device.
: Shortcuts to common applications. For
: Shortcuts to common features.
: Display the Apps screen.
: Indicates which Home screen
: Displays the current time.
: Indicate the status of your tablet. For more
Extended Home Screen
The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus four
panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more
space for adding shortcuts and widgets.
Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the
left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the top
of the display shows your current position.
Note:
The center panel displays when you touch
Home
Customizing the Home Screens
To customize the Home screens to suit your preferences:
1. Navigate to one of the Home screen panels.
2. Touch and hold on the screen until the
pop-up displays.
– or –
Use the S Pen to touch and hold on the screen until the
Home screen
3. Touch
wallpaper. For more information, refer to “Wallpapers”
on page 25.
4. Under
pop-up displays.
Set wallpaper
Add to Home screen
to change the Home screen
touch:
Home screen
• Apps and widgets
Home screen.
•Folder
to add a folder on a Home screen. For more
information, refer to
•Page
to add a Home screen.
to add app or widget shortcuts on the
“Folders”
on page 24.
Display Settings
You can customize display screen settings to your
.
preferences. For more information, refer to “Display” on
page 130.
Adding and Removing Home Screen Panels
Your device comes with five Home screen panels. You can
customize the Home screen by removing or adding panels.
Note:
The panel in the center position displays when you touch
Home
.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen from the left and
right side to the center to display the editing screen.
Tip:
Touch and hold on the screen until the
pop-up displays. Under
to add a Home screen.
Add to Home screen
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Home screen
, touch
Page
2. Use these controls to configure panels:
Remove
: Touch and drag a panel to the Trash
Can to remove the panel from the Home screen.
It will turn red.
Add
: Touch to add a new panel, up to a total of
seven. This option is available when less than
seven panels have been added.
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Default Home Page
upper right corner of a panel to set it as the default
home screen.
3. To rearrange the order of panels, touch and drag a
panel to a new location.
4. Touch
Back
: Touch the Home icon at the
to return to the Home screen
Navigating Your Device
Use command buttons and the touch screen to navigate.
Command Buttons
Back
Touch Back
step.
•
Touch an option in the list.
Application Bar
The Application Bar is the area along the top of various
application screens. It usually contains the Search and Menu
icons, as well as other icons that are used to display options
and settings.
to return to the previous screen, option, or
Screen Navigation
Touch
Touch items to select or launch them. For example:
•
Touch the on-screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
•
Touch a menu item to select it.
•
Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items. For example:
•
Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
•
Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe, Flick, or Slide
Swipe, flick, or slide your finger vertically or horizontally across
the screen. For example:
•
Unlocking the screen.
•
Scrolling the Home screens or a menu.
Pinch
Use two fingers, such as your index finger
and thumb, to make an inward pinch motion
on the screen, as if you are picking
something up, or an outward motion by
sweeping your fingers out.
For example:
•
Pinch a photo in Gallery to zoom in.
•
Pinch a webpage to zoom in or out.
S Pen
The S Pen is a stylus that assists you in performing different
functions. By using the Pen button, you can minimize having
to switch between touch and pen input.
1
2
1.
Pen button
functionality to the S Pen. For more information, refer to
“Using the S Pen” on page 17.
2.
Stylus tip
screen.
: by pressing the Pen button, you can add
: the tip of the S Pen is used for tapping the
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S Pen Settings
There are several settings available that control the behavior
of the S Pen. For example, you can choose a sound that will
play when you remove the S Pen from or return it to the slot in
your device.
Instead of the default menu of shortcuts that displays when
you remove the S Pen from your device, you can change the
setting so that the S Note, Calendar, or Polaris Office app
launches.
Also, there is a setting to display a hovering pen icon on the
screen when the pen tip is near the screen.
Plus, there is a setting that helps to conserve battery power by
causing your tablet not to try to detect the S Pen when it is in
its slot in your tablet.
For more information, refer to “S Pen” on page 148.
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Removing the S Pen From Your Device
The S Pen is conveniently stored in your device to make it
easy to find.
To remove the S Pen, follow these steps:
1. Locate the S
Pen at the lower
right corner of
the device.Use
your fingernail or
a sharp object to
pull the end of
the S Pen out of
the device.(1)
2. Pull the S Pen
out of the device
(2).
Using the S Pen
There are several different functions you can perform by using
the S Pen.
S Pen Screen Operations
The S Pen can be used for various screen operations.
•
Touch a command button, such as
Apps
or Email, with the S Pen instead of your finger.
The result is the same.
•
To sweep to the next screen, touch and drag the screen to the left or
right.
Launch Popup Note Mini App
To take quick notes or jot down ideas, you can launch the
Popup Note Mini App from the default menu of shortcuts that
displays when you remove the S Pen from your device. You
can also launch the Popup Note Mini App from any screen
with the S Pen.
Back
, or icons, such as
To open the Popup Note Mini App:
Hold the S Pen button and double-tap the screen.
Tip:
Touch to launch the S Note app. For information on
using your S Pen with the S Note app, see “S Note” on
page 112.
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S Pen Screen Capture
To capture a screen image, hold the S Pen button and press
and hold the S Pen anywhere on the screen. Files are saved
in the
Screenshots
folder.
Notifications
When you receive a notification, the Notification icon displays
in the System Bar, to the left of the time. Notifications indicate
the arrival of Gmail, Email, alarms, and more.
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Status Details
To display the current date and time, battery status, and Wi-Fi
connectivity status, open Status Details.
1. Tap and swipe down the top of the screen to see the
Quick Settings, Recommended shortcuts using your S
Pen and any notifications.
Note:
Recommended shortcuts for your S Pen are only
displayed when the S Pen is removed from your tablet.
2. Touch a notification summary to respond to it.
Home
or
Back
3. Press
swipe upwards to close the Status Details screen.
or use the S Pen and
Quick Settings
To view and control the most common settings for your tablet,
as well as accessing the complete Settings application, and
viewing your notifications, open the Quick Settings panel.
1. Tap and swipe down the top of the screen to see the
Quick Settings.
The Quick Settings pop-up displays.
Note:
Recommended shortcuts (S Pen) is also displayed when
the S Pen is removed from your tablet.
2. The Quick Settings are:
•Wi-Fi
: Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi. For more information,
refer to
“Wi-Fi”
on page 86.
•GPS
: Touch to enable or disable Standalone GPS services.
For more information, refer to
page 135.
• Reading mode
reading.
• Sound / Vibrate / Mute
mode.
• Screen rotation
from landscape to portrait and vice versa. When Off the
screen is fixed in the current mode, either portrait or
landscape. For more information, refer to
Accessibility”
•Bluetooth
information, refer to
Sweep the pop-up to the left to see additional settings.
• Mobile data
applications such as Internet, Email, and YouTube.
• Blocking mode
features will be disabled.
•Sync
Synchronizes contacts, email, time, and a variety of accounts.
: Touch this to optimize the screen for
: When On the screen rotates automatically
on page 150.
: Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. For more
: When enabled, you can use Mobile data for
: When enabled, notifications for selected
: Synchronizes your device with the network.
“Use GPS Satellites”
: Touch to enable or disable sound
“System
“Bluetooth”
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on page 89.
on
• Multi window
at one time.
3. Touch the
brightness or touch
brightness automatically based on available light and
battery charge status.
4. Touch
more information, refer to “Settings” on page 119.
Notifications
5.
notification entry to display the details. Touch
remove Notification Icons from the System Bar.
For more information, refer to “Notifications” on page 18.
6. Press or or use the S Pen and swipe up to
close the Status Details screen.
Notifications display in the System Bar and, in some cases,
under the Notifications heading in the Quick Settings to alert
you to activity on the tablet such as new messages,
application downloads, software updates, and more. The
following table lists those icons.
System Alert
the Quick Settings for alerts.
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: When enabled, multiple screens may display
Brightness
slider and drag it to set the
Auto
to allow the device to set
Settings
to open the Settings application. For
displays system notifications. Touch a
: Check under the Notifications heading in
Clear
to
Download
: An application or file is being downloaded or
has been downloaded to the device.
Download Successful
update completed successfully.
New Email Message
to view and answer the email.
New Gmail Message
icon for additional information.
Google Talk Invitation
using Google Talk.
Music player
touch the Status Details to see the song title and music
player controls. For more information, refer to “Music
Player” on page 65.
Music App
: A song is playing in the Music app. Touch the
Music icon or touch the Status Details to see the song
title and music player controls. For more information,
refer to “Google Play Music” on page 64.
Wi-Fi networks available
range.
: A recent application download or
: You have new email. Touch Reply
: You have new Gmail. Touch the
: Someone has invited you to chat
: Music is playing. Touch the Music icon or
: An open Wi-Fi network is in
GPS Active
Software update
available for this device. For more information, refer to
“Software Update” on page 155.
Updates Available
have downloaded are available.
Set up input methods
displayed, touch this icon to display a menu of quick
keyboard settings.
Wi-Fi Direct
your tablet is connected to another device. For more
information, refer to “Wi-Fi Direct” on page 87.
Screenshot Captured
For more information, refer to “S Pen Screen Capture”
on page 18.
Nearby Devices
For more information, refer to “Nearby Devices” on
page 127.
: Displays when GPS is active.
: There may be a software update
: Updates to the applications you
: When the keyboard is being
: Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active and
: A screenshot has been captured.
: The Nearby devices setting is enabled.
Blocking Mode
disabled. For more information, refer to “Blocking
Mode” on page 128.
Event
more information, refer to “Creating an Event or Task”
on page 99.
Navigation Active
more information, refer to “Navigation” on page 108.
USB Connected
using a USB cable.
: Notifications for selected features are
: This is a notification for one or more events. For
: The Navigation App is active. For
: Device is connected to a computer
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Status Bar
The Status Bar is part of the System Bar and displays icons to
show network status, battery power, and other details.
Battery Level
Charging Indicator
Device Power Critical
power remaining. At about 15 percent power remaining,
a pop-up is displayed to remind you to charge
immediately.
USB Connection Indicator
computer using a USB cable, but it is not charging. The
battery is only charged while connected to a computer,
if the device is turned off. When the device is off, press
the Power/Lock key to see the battery charging
indicator.
Battery Fully Charged
this indicator is displayed.
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: Shown fully charged.
: Battery is charging.
: Battery has only three percent
: The device is connected to a
: When the battery is fully charged,
Flight Mode
which allows you to use many of your device’s features,
but it cannot access online information or applications.
Bluetooth Active
information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 89.
Bluetooth Connected
Bluetooth device.
Wi-Fi Active
communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Wi-Fi Hotspot Active: Displays when your phone as
been configured as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Alarm Set
specified time. For mo re information, refer to “Alarm” on
page 95.
Smart stay
at it. For more information, refer to “Display” on
page 130.
: Indicates that the Flight Mode is active,
: Bluetooth is turned on. For more
: Your device is connected to a
: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and
: Displays when you set an alarm to ring at a
: Set the screen to stay on as long as you look
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