Samsung Galaxy Tab User Manual

USER MANUAL

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER INFORMATION

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PORTABLE ALL DIGITAL

MOBILE DEVICE

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

device, and keep it for future reference.

Intellectual Property

All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Galaxy Tab System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in the Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers.

Samsung Telecommunications America (STA), LLC

Headquarters: 1301 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 Toll Free Tel:

Customer Care Center: 1000 Klein Rd. Plano, TX 75074

1.888.987.HELP (4357)

Internet Address:

2010 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its related entities. Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Device? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

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VZW_SCH-I800_GalaxyTab_English_UM_DJ11_TE_102910_F5

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affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. microSDTM, microSDHCTM and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association. Swype and the Swype logos are trademarks of Swype, Inc. © 2010 Swype, Inc. All rights reserved. DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium content. DivX®, DivX Certified®, and associated logos are registered trademarks of DivX, Inc., and are used under license. Covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 7,295,673; 7,460,668; 7,515,710; 7,519,274. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certified® device that plays DivX video. Visit

divx.com

for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified® device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in your device’s License setting. Go to

vod.divx.com

for more information on how to complete your registration. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc. Google, the Google logo, Gmail, Google Talk, Google Search, Google Maps, Latitude, YouTube, Picasa, Android and Android Market are trademarks of Google, Inc.

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (“Samsung”). Samsung and Galaxy Tab are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and/or its related entities. All product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Screen images simulated. Appearance of the device may vary.

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http://opensource.samsung.com/category/mobile/mobile-phone/

Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT "AS IS", AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS.

Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4

Understanding this User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Activating your device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Displaying Your Device Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

System Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Section 2: Understanding Your Device ........................12

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Side and Top Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Section 3: Contacts and Accounts ..............................29

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

My Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Backup Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section 4: Entering Text ............................................... 38

Virtual QWERTY Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing the Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Entering Text Using the Samsung Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Section 5: Messaging ................................................... 42

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Text and Multimedia Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Section 6: Web and Social Networking ....................... 51

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

News and Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Section 7: Music ...........................................................60

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Manage and Transfer Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

V CAST Music with Rhapsody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

V CAST Song ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Section 8: Pictures and Video ......................................66

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Blockbuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Digital Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Section 9: Connections ................................................74

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

3G Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Tethering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Mobile Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

USB Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Section 10: Applications and Widgets ........................ 82

3G Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Backup Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Blockbuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Digital Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Let’s Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

My Verizon Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

N.O.V.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

News and Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Slacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

ThinkFree Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

V CAST Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

V CAST Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

V CAST Song ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

VZ Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Section 11: Settings .....................................................96

Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Wireless and network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Location and security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Accounts and sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

SD card and device storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Language and keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Voice input and output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

About device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Set-up Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Section 12: Health and Safety Information ............... 120

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information . . . 125

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Battery Use & Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Section 13: Warranty Information ............................. 135

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Index ............................................................................ 139

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 139.

Also included is important safety information, beginning on

page 120, 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, see “Securing Your Device” on page 11.

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.

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, you’ll find text that is set apart from the rest. These are intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, to 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 to your attention important information to prevent

loss of data or functionality, or even prevent damage to your device.

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, press the

➔

Wireless and network ➔ Wi-Fi settings

Menu Key

➔ Settings

.”

Activating your device

If you purchased your device at a Verizon Wireless store, it is activated and ready to use. If you received a new device by mail, it may need to be activated before you can use it.

To activate your device, choose from the following:

•

Visit a Verizon Wireless store.

•

Contact Verizon Wireless customer support.

•

Visit www.verizonwireless.com to manage your account online.

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.

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 battery power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device will prompt you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate the device without charging, the device will power off.

Tip:

Task Manager provides helpful information about extending battery life. For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 9.

Getting Started 5

Charging the Battery

Incorrect

USB Cable

Charging

Head

Correct

Outlet Connector

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:

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. Carefully slide the Outlet Connector into the Charging Head

(1), making sure the connection is secure.

2. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head (2).

3. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/Accessory

Port.

Correct

Charger/Accessory Port

4. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power outlet.

5. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head

Incorrect

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from the device.

Turning Your Device On and Off

Turning Your Device On

䊳

Press and hold the

Note:

Your device’s internal antenna is located along the bottom 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.

Power/Lock Key

Turning Your Device Off

1. Press and hold the

2. At the prompt, touch

Power/Lock Key

Power off

Set-up Wizard

The first time you turn on your device, the Set-up Wizard will prompt you to customize your device. Follow the prompts to set:

Activate

Language

Google service login

: If your device is not active, touch

: Choose

English

Español

: Set up your Google account on your

Activate

device, including Google backup. For more information, see “Setting Up Your Accounts” on page 29.

Account Setup

: Configure access to your online accounts.

For more information, see “Accounts” on page 29.

My Location: Configure your device’s use of location

services. For more information, see “My Location” on page 105.

Backup Assistant

: Register and set up your device with the free Backup Assistant service. For more information, see “Backup Assistant” on page 37.

Tip:

After the initial set-up, you can always access the

Settings

. For more information, see “Set-up Wizard” on page 119.

Set-Up Wizard

from

Getting Started 7

Your Google Account

Your new device uses your Google account to fully utilize its Android features, including Gmail, Maps, Navigation, Google Talk and the Android Market. When you turn on your device for the first time, set up a connection with your existing Google account, or create a new Google account.

To create a Google account, or set up your Google account on your device:

•

Use the Set-up Wizard the first time you turn on your device. For more information, see

•

Use Accounts and sync settings. For more information, see

“Accounts and sync”

“Set-up Wizard”

on page 110.

on page 7.

Displaying Your Device Number

䊳

From a Home screen, press the

➔

About device ➔ Status

Your device number displays under

Menu Key

Device number

➔ Settings

System Tutorial

Learn about important concepts to get the most out of your device.

䊳

From a Home screen, press the

➔

About device ➔ System tutorial

Menu Key ➔ Settings

Roaming

When you travel outside your home network’s coverage area, your device can roam to acquire service on other compatible digital networks. When Roaming is active, the Roaming icon appears in the Status Bar of the display.

Tip:

You can set your device’s roaming behavior. For more information, see “Mobile networks” on page 101.

During roaming, some services may not be available. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information about your coverage area and service plan.

Task Manager

Your device can run applications simultaneously, with some applications running in the background.

Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on your device, and to end running applications to extend battery life. You can also uninstall applications from your device and see how much memory is used by applications.

Task Manager provides information about applications, including:

•

Active applications

•

Packa ge

•

RAM manager

: View and end running applications.

: View and uninstall application packages.

: View and manage RAM (Random Access Memory)

usage.

•

Summary

: View memory usage.

•

Help

: Useful tips for extending battery life.

1. From a Home screen, touch

Task Manager

2. Touch the

Active applications

running on your device. Touch

End all

to stop all running applications.

3. Touch the

Packa ge

tab to view applications installed from

Android Market. Touch

Applications

tab to view applications

End

to end an application, or

Uninstall

to remove an application

from your device.

4. Touch the

RAM manager

tab to display the amount of RAM (Random Access Memory) currently in use. Touch to clear inactive processes, or background processes, then touch

5. Touch the

Summary

tab for RAM and Storage memory

Level 2

to clear inactive and

Clear Memory

statistics.

6. Touch the

Help

tab for information about extending battery

life.

Tip:

To launch Task Manager from any screen, touch and hold the

, then touch

Key

You can also access Task Manager from the For more information, see “Widgets” on page 21.

Task M anage r

Program Monitor

➔

Level 1

Home

widget.

Getting Started 9

Memory Card

Memory Card Slot

Correct

Incorrect

Your device supports removable microSD™ or microSDHC™ memory cards, for storage of music, pictures, videos, and other files.

Note:

You can only store music files that you own (from a CD or purchased with the device) on a memory card.

Installing a Memory Card

Note:

A 16GB microSD memory card is pre-installed in your device.

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.

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, press the

➔

SD card and device storage ➔ Unmount SD card

2. Open the Memory Card Slot cover and turn to expose the

Menu Key ➔ Settings

slot.

3. Gently press down on the memory card, so that it pops out

from the slot, and carefully pull the card out.

4. Replace the Memory Slot cover.

Securing Your Device

By default, the device locks automatically when the screen times out, or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the device using one of the default Unlock screens, or for increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.

For more information about creating and enabling a Screen unlock pattern, see “Set screen lock” on page 107.

For other settings related to securing your device, see “Location and security” on page 105.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.

Locking the device manually

䊳

Press the

Power/Lock Key

Unlocking the device

1. Press the

2. Touch and drag

Unlock

from

Power/Lock Key

left to right.

You can also set the master Volume level from the lock screen. Touch and drag

Sound

from right to left to toggle Sound between ON and OFF modes.

Note:

You can choose the type of Screen Unlock you want to use, from

Pattern, PIN or Password. For more information, see “Location and security” on page 105.

Getting Started 11

Section 2: Understanding Your Device

This section outlines key features of your device.

Features

•

7-inch 1024x600 WSVGA TFT LCD touch screen

•

CDMA 1X/EVDO Rev-A Wireless Technology

•

Android OS

•

Android Market, plus pre-loaded applications

•

Messaging Features:

–

Text Messaging

–

Picture Messaging

–

Video Messaging

–

Audio Messaging

–

Instant Messaging

•

Connections:

–

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

–

3G Mobile Hotspot

–

Bluetooth 3.0

–

VPN

–

Dial Up Networking

–

Tet he ri ng

•

3 Megapixel Camera/Camcorder with Flash, plus 1.3 Megapixel forward-facing Camera

•

Picture Gallery, supporting JPEG, PNG, GIF, A-GIF, WBMP and BMP formats

•

HD Video Player (720p), supporting H.263, H.264, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2, WMV (v9), Xvid and DivX® formats

•

DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium content

•

Music Player, supporting WAV, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA (v9/10), EVRC, QCELP, MIDI, and SP-MIDI formats

•

Supports V CAST Media Manager, with V CAST Music with Rhapsody and V CAST Tones applications installed

•

Support for microSD™ and microSDHC™ Memory Cards. A 16GB microSD card is pre-installed.

•

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology. For more information about supported profiles, see

“Bluetooth profiles”

on page 99.

Front View

3.5mm Headset Jack

: Plug in an optional headset or TTY

equipment.

Menu Key

: Press to display options for the current screen.

Home Key

: Press to display the Home screen. Press and hold to display recent applications or to launch Task Manager.

Back Key

: Press to return to the previous screen or option.

Search Key

: Press to launch Google Search, to search your

device or the web.

Front-facing Camera Lens

Light Sensor

: Used to control screen brightness

: Used when taking pictures.

automatically, and when taking pictures with the Frontfacing Camera.

Understanding Your Device 13

Side and Top Views

Microphone

: Used to pick up your voice, or audio during

recording.

Memory Card Slot

: Install a memory card for storage of

files.

Volume Key

: From a Home screen, press to adjust Master Volume. During calls or music playback, press to adjust volume. Press to mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

Power/Lock Key

: Press and hold to turn the device on or off. Press to lock the device, or to wake the screen for unlocking.

Back View

Camera Flash

Camera Lens

: Used when taking photos.

: Used when taking photos or recording

videos.

External Speakers

notification tones, and for other sounds.

Charger/Accessory Port

: Used in music or video playback,

: Plug in a USB cable for charging or

to sync music and files.

Understanding Your Device 15

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.

Status Bar

: Presents icons to show notifications, network status, battery power, and connection details. For a list of icons, see “Status Bar” on page 20.

Home screen

: The starting point for using your device. Place shortcuts, widgets and other items to customize your device to your needs.

Widgets

: Applications that run on the Home screen. These widgets are found on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Widgets” on page 21.

Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to common applications.These shortcuts are found on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Shortcuts” on page 23.

Primary Shortcuts

: Shortcuts to common features. For

more information, see “Primary Shortcuts” on page 21.

Warning!:

If your device has a touch screen display, note that a touch screen responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger. Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touch screen may damage the tempered glass surface and void the warranty. For more information, see “Warranty Information” on page 135.

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus 4 panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders. You can also add panels, up to a total of 9.

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.

Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.

•

Add Shortcuts

•

Add Widgets

•

Add Folders

•

Change the Wallpaper

: For more information, see

“Shortcuts”

“Widgets”

“Folders”

on page 23.

on page 21.

on page 24.

“Wallpaper”

page 24.

Display settings

You can customize display settings to your preferences. For more information, see “Display settings” on page 104.

Adding and removing Home screen panels

Your device comes with 5 Home screen panels. You can customize the Home screen to include additional panels, and set one panel as Home.

1. From a Home screen, press the

2. Use these controls to configure panels:

Remove

: Touch and drag a panel to the Trash Can to

Menu Key ➔

Edit

remove the panel from the Home screen.

Add

: Touch to add a new panel, up to a total of 9.

To rearrange the order of panels, touch and drag a panel to a new location.

Set as home

: Touch to assign a panel as the main

Home screen. The panel set as Home will display

Tip:

You can also display

when you press the

Edit

Home Key

options by pinching the Home screen.

Understanding Your Device 17

Navigating Your Device

Use command keys and the touch screen to navigate.

Command Keys

Menu Key

Press the

Menu Key to display options for the current screen

or feature.

Home Key

Press the

Home Key

Press and hold the

to display the Home screen.

Home Key

to launch a menu of recent

applications, or to launch Task Manager.

Back Key

Press the

Back Key

to return to the previous screen, option

or step.

Search Key

Press the

Search Key

to search the web and your device.

Context-sensitive Menus

Context-sensitive menus offer options for that feature or screen. To access context-sensitive menus:

•

Press the

Menu Key

•

Press and hold on an item.

Finger Gestures

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 onscreen 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’re picking something up, or an outward motion by sweeping your fingers out. For example:

•

Pinch the Home screen to show customization options.

•

Pinch a picture in Gallery to zoom in.

Notification Panel

Tap a notication to open the application

Tap to clear all notications

Touch an icon to activate the feature

Touch and hold, then slide your nger up to close the Notication Panel, or touch the Back Key

The Notification Panel shows information about connections, messages and other items.

䊳

Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen.

Icons

Icons at the top of the Notification Panel show status for:

•

Wi-Fi

: Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi. For more information, see

“Wi-Fi”

on page 74.

•

Bluetooth

: Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. For more information,

see

“Bluetooth”

•

GPS

: Touch to enable Standalone GPS services. For more information,

see

“Standalone GPS services”

•

Sound mode

•

Orientation Lock

on page 77.

on page 106.

: Touch to toggle Silent mode On or Off.

: Touch to enable or disable Orientation Lock. When

enabled, the screen orientation locks in the current orientation (horizontal or vertical) and will not rotate when you rotate the device.

Brightness

Touch and drag the slider to set the brightness, or touch allow the device to set brightness automatically based on available light and battery charge status.

Clearing Notifications

1. Sweep your finger downward from the top of the screen to

display the Notifications Panel.

2. Touch a notification to clear it.

– or –

Touch

Clear

to clear all notifications.

Understanding Your Device 19

Auto

Status Bar

The Status Bar displays icons to show network status, battery power, and other details.

3G Coverage

3G Connection Active

Signal Strength

: 3G system is available.

: Device is active on a 3G system.

: Current signal strength. The greater

the number of bars, the stronger the signal.

Roaming

: Your device is outside the home coverage

area, and roaming mode is active.

Airplane Mode Active

: All wireless communications

are disabled. See “Airplane mode” on page 96.

System Alert Battery Level Charging Indicator Device Power Critical

: Check Notifications Panel for alerts.

: Shown fully charged.

: Battery is charging.

: Battery has only three percent

power remaining. Charge immediately.

USB Connected

: Device is connected to a computer

using a USB cable.

New Message

: You have new message(s).

New Email Message Alarm Set

: You have new email.

: An alarm is active. For more information,

refer to “Alarm Clock” on page 82.

Silent mode

: All sounds except media and alarms are

silenced. See “Silent mode” on page 102.

Vibrate mode

: Silent Mode and Vibrate Mode are

active. See “Vibrate” on page 102.

Preparing SD Card

SD Card Removed

Bluetooth Active

Wi-Fi Active

: A memory card is installed.

: Memory card was uninstalled.

: Bluetooth is turned on.

: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and

communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Action Needed

: Action needed to connect to

Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Location On

: Displays when Location service(s) are

active.

Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the display.

Browser

: Access the Internet. Appears on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Browser” on page 51.

Applications

: Access your device’s applications. For

more information, see “Applications” on page 25.

: Send and receive email from your device. Appears on the Home screen by default. For more information, see “Email” on page 47.

Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place on the Home screen to access your favorite features.

Adding Widgets to the Home screen

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Widgets

, then touch a widget to add it to the Home

Add to Home screen

menu.

screen.

Removing Widgets

䊳

Touch and hold the Widget until then drag the Widget to the

Remove

appears,

Remove icon

Understanding Your Device 21

to remove it.

Widgets

AccuWeather Clock

: Display the forecast from AccuWeather. Appears on the Main Home screen by default. Touch the widget to choose locations.

Analog Clock

Calendar

: Display an analog clock.

: Display a calendar. For more information,

see “Calendar” on page 86.

Calendar Clock

: Display an analog clock with the

current date.

Daily Briefing

: Monitor the weather, financial information, news and your schedule from one convenient location. Appears on a Home screen by default. For more information, see “Daily Briefing” on page 87.

Data usage

: View data usage for the billing period. Touch to launch My Verizon Mobile for information about data usage and other account details. For more information, see “My Verizon Mobile” on page 91.

Google Search

: Display a Google Search bar. For more

information, see “Google Search” on page 58.

Home screen tips

: Display tips about the Home screen.

Latitude

: Locate your friends on a map, and share or hide your location. For more information, see “Latitude” on page 56.

Market

: Download applications from the Android

Market. See “Market” on page 89.

News and Weather

: Display current news and weather for your location. For more information, see “News and Weather” on page 57.

Picture frame

Power control

: Display a picture on a Home screen.

: Control Wi Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS connections, and set automatic synchronization and brightness settings.

Program Monitor

: Display the number of active applications. Touch to launch Task Manager. For more information, see “Task Manager” on page 9.

Slacker Radio

: Listen to your Slacker personal radio station on your device. Requires a Slacker Radio subscription. For more information, see “Slacker” on page 65.

YouTube

: Search YouTube and watch videos. For more

information, see “YouTube” on page 59.

Shortcuts

Use Shortcuts for quick access to applications or features, such as Email or other applications.

Adding Shortcuts from a Home screen

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel, then touch and hold on

the screen to display the

2. Touch

Shortcuts

Add to Home screen

menu.

, then touch a selection, then follow the

prompts to add it to the Home screen.

Applications

: Launch an application. For a list, see

“Applications” on page 25.

Bookmark

: Launch a bookmarked web page

Contact

: View a contact you specify.

Direct message

: Create a message to a contact you

specify.

Directions & Navigation

: Get directions and navigation

from Google Maps.

: Access an email account.

Gmail label

: Access a Gmail label.

Latitude

: Locate your friends on a map, and share or

hide your location.

Settings

: Go to a specific setting.

Adding Shortcuts from Applications

1. Navigate to a Home screen panel.

2. Touch

3. Touch and hold on an application icon. The Shortcut icon is

Applications

automatically placed on the selected Home screen.

Removing Shortcuts

䊳

Touch and hold the Shortcut until then drag the Shortcut to the

Remove

appears,

Remove

icon.

Understanding Your Device 23

Folders

Place Folders on the Home screen to organize items together on the Home screen.

1. Navigate to the desired Home screen, then touch and hold

on the screen to display the

2. Touch

Folders

, then touch a selection:

New folder

All contacts

Contacts with phone numbers

: Create a new empty folder.

Add to Home screen

menu.

: Create a folder containing all contacts.

: Create a folder

containing contacts with stored phone numbers.

Received list from Bluetooth

: Create a folder

containing a list of items received via Bluetooth.

Wallpaper

Choose a picture to display in the background of the Home screen. You can choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images, or select a picture you’ve downloaded or taken with the Camera.

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on the screen to

display the

Wallpapers

Add to Home screen

menu, then touch

– or –

From a Home screen, press the

Wallpaper

2. Choose a source for images:

• Gallery

: Access the Gallery to choose a picture from an installed

Menu Key

➔

memory card. Touch a picture to select it, then use the crop tool to resize the picture, if desired. Touch

Save

to save the picture as

wallpaper.

• Live wallpapers

: Choose from pre-loaded interactive animated

wallpapers. Touch a wallpaper to see an example, then touch

wallpaper

• Wallpaper gallery

Touch a wallpaper, then touch

: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images.

Set wallpaper

Set

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Samsung Galaxy Tab User Manual

Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started

Understanding this User Manual

Activating your device

Battery

Turning Your Device On and Off

Set-up Wizard

Your Google Account

Displaying Your Device Number

System Tutorial

Roaming

Task Manager

Memory Card

Securing Your Device

Section 2: Understanding Your Device

Features

Front View

Side and Top Views

Back View

Home Screen

Navigating Your Device

Notification Panel

Primary Shortcuts

Widgets

Shortcuts

Folders

Wallpaper