Samsung SM-T230 User Manual

ANDROID TABLET

User Manual

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Table of Contents

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

Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .4

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

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

Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Holding the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....10

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front and Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Back, Top, and Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Shortcuts and Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Screen Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Section 3: Accounts and Contacts ...........30

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Your Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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

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

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Section 4: Messaging ...............................38

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Section 5: Multimedia ............................... 42

Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Section 6: Camera and Video ................... 46

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Section 7: Connections ............................ 56

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Connect to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Section 8: Applications ............................63

Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

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

Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Hancom Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Section 9: Settings ....................................77

About Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

More Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Hands-Free Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Palm Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Backup and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Default Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Index .........................................................112

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 112.

Also included is important safety information, beginning on
page 119, 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 “Securing Your Device” on page 9.

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:

• Note: Presents alternative options for the current feature,

menu, or sub-menu.

• Tip: 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 4

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 ➔ Settings

➔ Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.
Certain features and options use an OFF/ON

button.
For example:
Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth

ON or OFF .

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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.

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 110.

Charging the Battery

Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (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. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/

Accessory Port.

Important! You cannot charge the battery using the USB

cable and your PC.

Note: If the battery is completely discharged, allow it to

charge for a few minutes before you try to turn on the
device.

2. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head.

Getting Started 6

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.

4. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head

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

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Turning Your Device On and Off

Turning Your
Device On

 Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key.

For more information, refer to
“Unlocking the Device” on
page 9.

Turning Your
Device Off

1. Press and hold the
Power/Lock Key.

2. On the Device options
menu, touch Power o ff
➔ OK.

Setting Up Your Device

When you turn on your device for the first time, it displays a
Welcome screen. Follow the prompts to set up features and
preferences on your device.

Some screens can be skipped (touch Next) or re-displayed
(touch Back).

Note: If your screen dims or turns off, press the

Home key to continue.

Memory Card

Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC
memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB (not
included). 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. Close the memory card slot cover.

Getting Started 8

Holding the Device

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.

Securing Your Device

By default, the device locks automatically when the screen
times out or you can lock it manually.

 Unlock the tablet by swiping your finger across the

screen. This is the default Screen lock (Swipe), and
offers no security.

Prevent others from using or accessing personal data
and information stored in the device by using a secure
Screen Lock.

For more information about creating and enabling a secure
Screen Lock, see “Lock Screen” on page 86.

For other settings related to securing your device, see
“Security” on page 106.

Locking the Device Manually

 Press the Power/Lock Key.

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Unlocking the Device

1. Press the Power/Lock Key. The Lock screen displays.

2. Swipe across the screen as shown. This is the default

Swipe screen lock and offers no security.

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

• 7-inch WXGA (800 X 1280) TFT (PLS) LCD touch screen

• Android Version: KitKat 4.4

• Wi-Fi, 1.2GHz quad-core processor

• Full HTML Web Browser

• Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless technology. For more information,

refer to “Bluetooth” on page 59.

• Built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11 a/b/g/n)

• 3 megapixel camera and camcorder, plus 1.3 megapixel

full HD forward-facing camera for video chat

• Full integration of Google applications (Gmail, Google Now,

Google Settings, Google Maps, YouTube, and Voice Search)

• Photo gallery that supports

• Messaging Features:
– Gmail

– Email (corporate and personal)
– Google Hangouts (Instant Messaging and Video Chat)

• HD Video player (1080p) that supports MP4, 3GP, WMV,

ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, and WEBM formats

• Music player that supports MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG,

WAV, WMA, and FLAC formats

• Support for microSHD and microSDHC

memory cards

• Preloaded applications such as Google Play Books, Google

Play Store, and more. For more information, refer to
“Applications” on page 63.

Note: This device does not support some USB storage media

devices. To find accessories for your Galaxy Tab 4, go to

Go to samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tabaccessories

and use your model number to find compatible
accessories.

Understanding Your Device 10

Front and Sides

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The following items can be found on the front and sides of
your device.

1. Front-Facing Camera Lens: Takes photos or records

videos.

2. Microphone: Records audio.

3. 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.

4. Volume Key: From a Home Screen, press to adjust

master volume. During music playback, press to adjust
volume.

5. Infrared Blaster: Emits infrared signals used for

controlling external devices.

6. Memory Card Slot: Install a memory card for storage

of files (not included).

7. Back Key: Return to the previous screen or option.

8. Home Key: Display the central Home Screen.

9. Recent Key: Touch and hold to display recently

used apps.

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Back, Top, and Bottom

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The following items can be found on the back, top, and
bottom of your device.

1. 3.5mm Headset Jack: Plug in for headphones.

2. Camera: Takes photos or recording videos.

3. Speaker: Plays music, notification tones, and audio.

4. Charger/Accessory Port: Plug in a USB cable for

charging or to sync music and files.

Understanding Your Device 12

Navigating Your Device

Use command keys and the touch screen to navigate.

Command Keys

Recent Apps

To display a list of recently used apps:

 To uch Recent apps. Touch an app to open it.

To close an app:

 Drag the app preview up or down.

To end all running apps:

 Touc h Close all.

To manage running apps, downloads, device memory, and
storage:

 To uch Recent apps ➔ Task Manager.

For more information, refer to “Task Manager” on page 27.

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Home

To display the main Home screen:

 Tou ch

To launch Google Now:

 Touch and hold

Back

To return to the previous screen, option, or step:

 Tou ch

Home.

Back.

Home.

Using the Touch Screen

Use only fingers to touch the screen.

Caution! Do not allow the touch screen to come into contact

with other electrical devices. Electrostatic
discharges can cause the touch screen to
malfunction.

Caution! To avoid damaging the touch screen, do not touch it

with anything sharp or apply excessive pressure to it
with your fingertips.

Leaving the touch screen idle for extended periods may
result in afterimages (screen burn-in) or ghosting. Turn off
the touch screen when you do not use the device.

Finger Gestures

Touching

To open an application, select a menu item, press an
onscreen button, or enter a character using the onscreen
keyboard, touch it with a finger.

Touching and Holding

Touch and hold an item for more than 2 seconds to access
available options.

Dragging

To move an icon, thumbnail, or preview to a new location,
touch and hold it and drag it to the target position.

Double-Tapping

Double-tap on a web page, map, or image to zoom in a part.
Double-tap again to zoom out again.

Swipe

Swipe left or right on the Home screen or the Applications
screen to see another panel. Swipe up or down to scroll
through a web page or a list, such as contacts.

Pinching and Spreading

Spread two fingers apart on a web page, map, or image to
zoom in. Pinch to zoom out.

Understanding Your Device 14

Rotating the Screen

Many applications allow display in either portrait or
landscape orientation. Rotating the device causes the display
to automatically adjust to fit the new screen orientation.

Sweeping

Sweep your hand across the screen to capture a screenshot.
The image is saved in Gallery ➔ Screenshots album.

To prevent the display from rotating automatically, open the
Notification Panel and deselect Screen rotation.

Note: Some applications do not allow screen rotation. Some

applications display a different screen depending on the
orientation. For example, the calculator turns into a
scientific calculator when rotated to landscape.

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Note: It may not be possible to capture a screenshot while

using some applications.

Covering

Cover the screen with a palm to pause media playback.

Capturing Screenshots

 Press and hold the Power/Lock Key and Home

to capture and save an image of the current screen.

Note: A copy of the screenshot is automatically saved to the

clipboard.

To view the screenshot:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ My Files.

2. Under Categories ➔ touch Images.

3. Touch a screenshot file to display it.

Multi Window

Multi task by using up to four applications at the same time.

Note: Only applications displayed on the Multi window panel

can be used with the Multi window feature.

Activate Multi Window

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab.

2. Tou c h the OFF/ON button under Multi window to turn

Multi window ON .

3. If desired, touch Multi window and then touch Open
in multi window view to automatically view content in

Multi window when you open files from My Files or
Video player, or attachments from email.

Note: You can also activate Multi window from the Notification

Panel. For more information, refer to “Notification
Panel” on page 22.

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Multi Window
Controls

Panel
Controls

Multi Window
Panel

App 1

App 2

Note: Once Multi window is activated, to show the Multi

window panel, touch and hold Recent apps. The
Multi window panel appears at the right side of the
screen. To hide the Multi window panel, touch

Back.

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Multi Window Panel

Multi window apps are displayed on the Multi window panel.

Display the Multi window panel:

1. Activate Multi window (see “Activate Multi Window” on

page 16).

2. Swipe the right edge of the screen toward the center to

display the Multi window panel. After a few seconds,
the panel will be hidden again.

Using Multi Window Applications

You can use Multi window to run two applications at the
same time.

1. With Multi window activated, swipe the right edge of

the screen toward the center to display the Multi
window panel.

2. Drag an app off the panel and release. Drag up to three

more apps off of the panel and release them into one of
the highlighted windows.

Window Controls

Select an application window and touch in the middle of
the windows. Window controls appear:

Switch locations between Multi window
applications.

Share items between the application windows. Drag
an item to share from one window to another. Some
applications may not support this feature.

Maximize the application.

Close the application.

Panel Configuration

You can rearrange the apps on the Multi window panel, add
new apps, or remove apps.

On the Multi window panel:

1. Touch to access the panel controls.

2. Touch Edit.

Configuring Apps

To remove an app from the panel:

 Touch and drag it off of the panel and place it in the

storage area.

To add an app to the panel:

 Touch and drag it from the storage area to the panel.

To relocate an app:

 Touch and drag it to a new location.

To save your changes:

 Tou ch Done.

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Home Screen

Apps Screen

Refresh
Content

Status

Indicators

App
Shortcuts

Notifications

Status

Bar

Widgets

Current

Screen

Google
Search

The main Home screen is the starting point for many
applications and functions and it contains items like
application icons, shortcuts, folders, or Google widgets,
which gives you instant access to information and
applications. This is the default page and accessible from
any menu by pressing

Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user

manual start with the device unlocked, at the Home
screen.

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Home.

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel plus additional
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
bottom of the display shows your current position.

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 Home screen

pop-up displays.

3. Touch Set wallpaper to change the Home screen

wallpaper. For more information, refer to “Wallpapers”
on page 25.

4. Under Add to home screen touch:

• Apps and widgets to add app or widget shortcuts on

the Home screen.

•Folder to add a folder on a Home screen. For more

information, refer to “Folders” on page 25.

•Page to add a Home screen.

Display Settings

You can customize display screen settings to your
preferences. For more information, refer to “Display” on
page 85.

Adding and Removing Home Screen Panels

Your device comes with seven Home screen panels. You can
customize the Home screen by removing or adding panels.

Note: The default Home screen displays when you touch

Tip: Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen

Home.

 From a Home screen, pinch the screen from the left

and right side to the center to display the editing
screen.

pop-up displays. Under Add to Home screen, touch
Page to add a Home screen.

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Use these controls to configure panels:

Remove

Default

Home

Screen

Add

1. Remove: Touch and drag a panel to the Trash Can to

remove the panel from the Home screen.

2. Default Home Page: Touch the Home icon on a panel

to set it as the default home screen.

3. 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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To rearrange the order of panels:

 Touch and drag a panel to a new location.

To return to the Home screen:

 Tou ch

Back.

Google Search Bar

The Google Search Bar provides an on-screen Internet
search engine powered by Google.

1. From the main Home screen, swipe the screen to the

left to bring up the next Home screen.

2. Touch the Google Search bar .

3. Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the item you want

to search for, then touch .

4. Touch to use Google Voice Search. Follow the

onscreen instructions.

Notifications

Notification icons appear on the Status Bar at the top of the
screen to report new messages, calendar events, device
status, and more. For details about these notifications, open
the Notification Panel.

Notification Panel

To view the Notification Panel:

1. On the Home screen, touch and hold the Status Bar

and then drag downward to display the Notification
Panel.

2. Scroll down the list to see additional notification

details.

3. Touch an item to view or open it.

4. To clear a single notification, drag the notification left

or right. Touch to clear all notifications.

To close the Notification Panel:

 Swipe upward from the bottom of the screen or touch

Back.

Accessing Additional Panel Functions

In addition to notifications, the Notification Panel also
provides quick and ready access to separate device
functions. These can be quickly activated or deactivated by
toggling them on or off. You can also select which functions
are displayed.

1. To go to Settings, touch Settings. For more
information, refer to “Settings” on page 77.

2. Touch to display additional quick settings buttons.

• Touch to configure the Notification panel. For more

information, refer to “Notification Panel” on page 89.

• Touch to display your primary quick settings

buttons and notifications.

3. To set the display brightness, touch the Brightness
slider and drag it to set the brightness. For more
information, refer to “Display” on page 85.

4. To adjust the system volume, touch the Sound
slider and drag it to set the Notification sound level or
touch to set the level for Notifications, Media, and
System sounds. For more information, refer to “Sound”
on page 83.

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Status Bar

The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides device
information (such as network status, signal strength, battery
charge, and time) on the right side and notification alerts on
the left.

To display the Status Bar:

 From a Home screen, swipe downward from the top of

the screen. The grey Status Bar will appear. It will
disappear after a few seconds.

Status Bar Icons

Some common status and notification icons are shown
below.

Messaging Icons

New email

New Gmail

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Connectivity Icons

Wi-Fi connected

Bluetooth is active

Connected to computer

Wi-Fi Direct is active and your tablet is connected
to another device.

The Nearby device setting is enabled.

Device Status Icons

Battery full

Battery charging

Battery low

GPS enabled

Mute mode enabled

Error occurred or caution required

Other Icons

Alarm activated

Airplane mode activated

Blocking mode activated

Shortcuts and Widgets

You can add, reposition, or remove shortcuts and widgets
from the Home screen.

• Shortcuts: Icons on the Home screen that launch

applications.

• Widgets: Small applications that run on the Home screen.

Adding a Shortcut or Widget

You can customize the Home screen by adding shortcuts
and widgets.

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area
of the screen until the Home screen pop-up displays.
Touch Apps and Widgets.
– or –
To uch to display the Apps screen.

2. For shortcuts, touch the Apps tab. For widgets, touch
the Widgets tab.

3. Touch and hold the shortcut or widget, and then drag it
to the Home screen and release.

Removing a Shortcut or Widget

Shortcuts and widgets can be removed from the
Home screen.

 Touch and hold the shortcut or widget until it detaches,

and then drag it to Remove and release.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the application;

it simply removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

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Folder s

Place folders on the Home screen to organize items.

Adding Folders

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area

of the screen until the Home screen pop-up appears.

2. Touch Folder.

3. Enter a name for the folder and touch OK.

Using Folders

 Touch the folder to open it and access the shortcuts

inside.

 To add shortcuts to the folder, touch and hold the

shortcut, and then drag it to the folder and release.

 To delete a folder, touch and hold the folder until it

detaches, and then drag it to Remove and release.

Note: All shortcuts contained in the folder will also be deleted.

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Wallpapers

You can choose a picture to display on the Home Screen,
Lock screen, or on both the Home and Lock screens. Choose
from preloaded wallpapers, or select a photo you have
downloaded or taken with the Camera.

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area

of the screen until the Home screen pop-up displays.

2. Tou ch Home Screen, Lock screen, or Home and
lock screens for options:

• Gallery: Access the Gallery to select a photo.

• Live wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded interactive

animated wallpapers (Home screen only).

•Photos: Access Google Photos to select a photo (Home

screen only).

• Wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper

images.

Note: You can also set the wallpaper in Settings. From a

Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔ Device tab
➔ Wallpaper.

Apps Screen

The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your
tablet. Applications that you download and install from
Google Play or from the web are also added to a Home
screen.

For more information, refer to “Applications” on page 63.

To arrange the Apps icons in alphabetical order:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

2. Touch Menu ➔ Sort by.

3. Touch Alphabetical grid.

To manually change the order of the icons on the
Apps screen:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

2. Touch Menu ➔ Edit.

3. Touch and hold an icon and drag it to a new position.

4. Touch Save to save the changes.

You can place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen
for quick access to the application. For more information,
refer to “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 24.

To view your downloaded applications:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

2. Tou ch Download to view downloaded apps.

3. Touch an icon on the Downloaded applications

screen to launch the application.
– or –
Add an App Shortcut to a Home screen by dragging the
App icon onto the Home screen. For more information,
refer to “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 24.

Application Information

To view information about an App, such as the amount of
storage it uses, force the App to stop, uninstall updates, and
clear data:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
General tab ➔ Application manager.

2. Tou c h the All tab, scroll through the apps list, and

touch the app to open a screen with details about
the App.

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Task Manager

Your device can run applications simultaneously and some
applications run 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.

To a ccess th e Task Manage r:

1. Touch Recent apps ➔ Task m anager.

2. Touch each tab for options:

3. Active applications: View applications running on
your device. Touch End to terminate an application or
End all to terminate all running applications.

4. Downloaded: View applications installed from Google

Play. Touch Uninstall to remove an application from
your device.

5. RAM manager: Display the amount of Random Access
Memory (RAM) currently in use. Touch Clear memory
to clear inactive and background processes.

6. Storage: View internal (System storage) and external
(SD card) storage memory statistics.

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Screen Capture

 Touch and hold the Power/Lock Key and Home

to capture and save an image of the current screen.

Note: A copy of the screenshot is automatically saved to the

clipboard.

To view the screen shots:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Gallery.

2. Touch to open the Screenshots album.

3. Touch a screen capture to view it.

Entering Text

Use the Samsung keyboard or the voice input feature to
enter text.

Note: Text entry is not supported in some languages. To enter

text, you must change the input language to one of the
supported languages.

Using the Keyboard

To choose a text input method while entering text:

1. Touch any text field.

2. Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward.

The Notification Panel screen displays.

3. Touch Select input method, and then select the

type of keyboard to use.

Entering Uppercase

Touch before entering a character. For all caps, touch
it twice.

Changing the Keyboard Type

Touch and hold Options, and then touch to change
the keyboard type. Options are: Normal, Floating, and Split.

Changing Language Keyboards

Add languages to the keyboard, and then slide the space key
left or right to change language keyboards.

Handwriting

Touch and hold Options ➔ Handwriting, and then
write a word with a finger. As you write, suggestions are
offered in the word options area in case the correct letters
were not recognized. Select a suggested word.

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Use handwriting gestures to perform actions, such as editing
or deleting characters and inserting spaces. To view the
gesture guides, touch and hold Options, and then touch

Settings ➔ Help ➔ Keyboard ➔ Using handwriting

gestures.

Entering Text By Voice

Activate the voice input feature and then speak into the
microphone. The device displays what you speak.

If the device does not recognize your words, touch the
underlined text and select an alternative word or phrase from
the drop-down list.

To change the language or add languages for voice
recognition, touch the current language.

Copying and Pasting

Touch and hold over text, drag or to select more or less
text, and then touch Copy to copy or Cut to cut. The selected
text is copied to the clipboard.

To paste it into a text entry field, touch and hold at the point
where it should be inserted, and then touch Paste.

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Section 3: Accounts and Contacts

This section explains how to manage accounts and contacts.

Accounts

Your device can synchronize with a variety of accounts. With
synchronization, information on your device is updated with
any information that changes in your accounts.

• Samsung Account: Add your Samsung Account.

• Dropbox: Add your Dropbox Account.

• Email: Add an Email Account to sync Contacts.

• Google: Add your Google Account to sync your Contacts,

Calendar, and Gmail.

• LDAP: Add an LDAP Account to find entries in an LDAP

directory.

• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync: Add your Exchange

Account to sync Contacts, Calendar, and Email.

• Facebook: Add a Facebook Account to sync apps.

• Twi tt er : Add a Twitter Account.

Setting Up Accounts

Set up and manage your synchronized accounts with the

Accounts setting.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
General tab ➔ Accounts ➔ Add account.

2. Touch the account type.

3. Follow the prompts to enter your account credentials to

complete the set up process.
Your tablet communicates with the appropriate account

servers to set up your account. When complete, your
account displays in the Accounts area of the Settings
screen.

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Your 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.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
General tab

2. Follow the prompts to sign into your existing account or

create a new account.

➔ Accounts ➔ Add account ➔ Google.

Your Samsung Account

Create a Samsung Account for access to Samsung apps
and services, and much more.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
General tab
Samsung account.

2. Follow the prompts to sign into your existing account or

create a new account.

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➔ Accounts ➔ Add account ➔

Contacts

Store contact information for your friends, family, and
colleagues to quickly access information or to send a
message.

To access Contacts:

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Contacts.

Add a Contact

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Create. The Save contact

to pop-up displays.

2. To choose where the contact is stored, touch Phone or

an account.
– or –
Tou ch Add new account to add a different account.
For more information, refer to “Setting Up Accounts”
on page 30.

3. Touch each field to enter information. Touch to add

another entry, or to remove an entry. Touch to
choose a label.

•Picture: Touch the picture icon to assign a picture to

the new contact.

•Name: Enter the name. Touch to display additional

name fields.

•Phone: Enter a phone number.

•Email: Enter an email address.

•Groups: Assign the contact to a group.

•Add another field: Add additional fields for the

contact.

4. Touch Save.

Note: Your personal Contact entry is always listed at the top of

the Contacts list under ME. Touch Set up profile to add
your contact information.

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its

information.

3. Touch Edit.

4. Touch any field to edit. For more information, refer to

“Add a Contact” on page 31.

Deleting Contacts

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it.

3. Tou ch Delete.

4. At the prompt, touch OK.

Contacts Display Options

There are various ways to display your contacts.

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Tou c h the Groups tab, Favorites tab, or Contacts tab

to view contacts in various ways:

•Groups: Display contacts sorted into groups —such as

Not assigned, Co-workers, Family, Friends, etc. The
number of contacts in each group is displayed next to
the group name. Touch a group name to show only
contacts in that group. For more information, refer to
“Create a New Group” on page 35.

•Favorites: Show only your favorite (or starred),

contacts. For more information, refer to “Favorites” on
page 37.

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•Contacts: Show all your contacts. Touch the Search

field and enter a keyword to list contacts that contain
that keyword.

3. While viewing Groups, Favorites, or Contacts, touch

Menu for options.

4. While viewing the Contacts tab, touch Menu ➔
Settings for Contact settings.

Linked Contacts

Your device can synchronize with multiple accounts,
including Google, Corporate Exchange, and other email
providers. When you synchronize contacts from these
accounts with your device, you may have multiple contacts
for the same person.

Linking, or joining, imported contact records allows you to
see all of a contact’s numbers and addresses together in a
single contact entry. Linking also helps you keep your
contacts updated, because any changes that your contacts
make to their information in the respective accounts are
automatically updated the next time you synchronize with
that account.

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Linking Contacts

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it.

3. Touch Menu ➔ Link contact.

4. Touch the contact you want to link. The linked contact’s

information is displayed with the original contact’s
information.

5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to link other contacts.

Separating Contacts

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it.

3. Touch Menu ➔ Separate contact. A list of linked

contacts is displayed.

4. Tou ch to separate a linked contact.

My Personal Contact

Your own personal Contact entry is listed under ME at the top
of the Contacts list. You can send your personal Contact entry
as a vCard via Bluetooth or as a message attachment.

Creating Your Personal Contact Entr y

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch

Sharing Your Personal Contact Entry

You can send your personal Contact entry as a vCard via
Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or as a message
attachment.

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch your personal Contact entry to display your

3. Touch

4. Choose a sending method, then follow the prompts to

Set up profile

Contact fields.
Contact” on page 31.

Contact information.

Menu

send the profile.

, then enter your information

For more information, see “Add a

➔

Share namecard via

.

in the

Sharing Contact Information

You can send a contact’s information using Bluetooth to other
Bluetooth devices, or in an Email or Gmail as an attachment.

Note: Not all Bluetooth devices accept contacts and not all

devices support transfers of multiple contacts. Check
the target device’s documentation.

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Tou c h Menu ➔ Share namecard via.

3. Tou ch Selected contact to share only the displayed
contact, or touch Multiple contacts.

4. Touch a sending method, such as Bluetooth or email.

5. Follow the prompts to send the contact information.

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Importing and Exporting Contacts

To back up and restore your contacts, you can export your
contacts list to a storage device (such as a PC), or import
your contacts list from a storage device.

1. Use the USB cable to connect your device to the

storage device.

2. Tou ch Contacts.

3. Touch Menu ➔ Import/Export.

4. Touch an option and then follow the prompts.

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Groups

Assign contacts to Groups to make searching for contacts
faster or to quickly send messages to group members.

Create a New Group

Create a new group when you add or edit a contact.

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Groups tab.

2. Touch Create.

3. Touch the Group name field and enter a name.

4. Tou ch Add member, touch individual contacts or touch
Select all, and then touch Done to add the selected

contacts to the group.

5. Tou ch Save.

Tip: Contacts can belong to more than one group. While

editing a contact, touch the Groups field to add additional
groups.

Once you create a new group, the Contacts list can be set to
display only the contacts in that group. For more information,
refer to “Contacts Display Options” on page 32.

Adding Group Members

To add a contact to a group, just edit a contact’s Group field.
To add multiple contacts to a group:

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Groups tab.

2. Touch the group to which you want to add members.

3. Tou ch Menu ➔ Add member.

The contacts that can be added display.

4. Touch Select all or the name of each contact to add.

5. Touch Done to add the contacts to the group.

Removing Group Members

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Groups tab.

2. Touch the group from which you want to remove

members.

3. Tou c h Menu ➔ Remove member.

4. Tou ch Select all or the name of each contact to

remove.

5. Tou ch Done to remove the contacts.

Contacts are removed from the group and the group
name is removed from each contact’s Group field.

Renaming a Group

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Groups tab.

2. Touch the group you want to rename.

3. Tou c h Menu ➔ Edit group.

4. Tou c h the Group name field and enter a new name.

5. Tou ch Save.

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Deleting Groups

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Groups tab ➔ Menu ➔
Delete groups.

2. Touch individual groups or touch Select all, then
touch Done.

3. Touch Group only to delete only the group or Group
and group members to delete both the group and the

group’s members.

Favorites

Mark contact records with a gold star to identify them as
favorites.

Mark a Contact as a Favorite

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it.

3. Touch the Star so that it turns gold .

Tip: You do not have to edit the contact to mark it as a

favorite.

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View Favorites

1. Tou ch Contacts.

2. Tou ch t he Favorites tab. Only your starred contacts are

displayed.
– or –
Tou ch the Groups tab, then touch Starred in Android
to list only your starred contacts that are being saved
to your Google Account.

Remove Favorites

1. Tou ch Contacts ➔ Favorites tab.

2. Touch Menu ➔ Remove from Favorites.

3. Touch individual contacts or touch Select all, then
touch Done to remove.

Note: To remove the currently displayed contact from your

favorites list, touch the Star next to the contact’s
name so that it is no longer gold .

Section 4: Messaging

This section describes how to send and receive messages
and other features associated with messaging.

Types of Messages

Your device supports these types of messages:

• Gmail

• Email

• Hangouts

• Google+

Note: Your Wi-Fi-only device does NOT support voice calling

and messaging services. Please disregard any “dial”
and “message” related menus because some Gmail
options are identically set in all Android devices.

Gmail

Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s web-based
email service.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Gmail.

Setting Up Your Gmail Account

If you did not set up a Google Account during the initial
configuration, the first time you launch Gmail, your device
prompts you to set up your Google Account.

1. Tou c h Gmail.

2. Follow the prompts to sign in or create a new account.

The device communicates with the Google server to set
up your account and synchronize your email. When
complete, your Gmail displays in the Inbox.

Note: You can use more than one Google Account on your

device. From a Home screen, touch ➔

Settings ➔ General tab ➔ Accounts ➔ Add

account to add an additional Google Account.

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Composing and Sending Gmail

1. Touch Gmail.

2. Tou ch Compose, then touch fields to compose

the message. While composing a message, touch

Menu for options.

3. Touch SEND to send this message.

– or –
Touch Menu ➔ Save draft to save a draft of this
message.

Refreshing Your Gmail Account

Refresh your account to update your device from the Gmail
servers.

1. Touch Gmail.

2. While viewing your Inbox, drag your finger downward

across your messages.

Gmail Settings

Use the Gmail Settings to configure your Gmail preferences.

1. Touch Gmail.

2. Touch Menu ➔ Settings for settings.

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Email

Use Email to view and manage all your email accounts in one
application.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Email.

Configuring Email Accounts

You can configure Email for most accounts in just a
few steps.

1. Touch Email.

2. The first time you set up an email account, at the Set
up email screen, enter an Email address and
Password, then touch Next.

– or –
For additional accounts, touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔

Add account.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your email

account.
The device communicates with the appropriate server
to set up your account and synchronize your email.

When complete, your email appears in the Inbox for
the account.

Note: To configure email account settings at any time, use

Menu ➔ Settings. Touch the account to display

Account settings.

Composing and Sending Email

1. Touch Email.

2. If you have multiple accounts set up, choose an

account from the menu at the top of the screen.

3. Touch Compose, then touch fields to enter

recipients and the email text.

4. While composing a message:

• Touch Menu to display options: Schedule sending,

Priority, Tracking options, and Security options.

• Touch Attach to add a file to the message.

Available options depend on the type of email account.

5. Touch the body of the email to enter the text of your

email. Touch the text option buttons to edit and format
your message text.

6. Tou c h Send to send the message.

– or –
Touc h Save to save the email to the Drafts folder.

– or –
Touc h Discard to discard the email.

Managing Your Email Accounts

If you add more than one email account, you can view email
you receive for all accounts in the Combined view screen or
you can view email accounts individually.

1. Tou c h Email.

2. Tou c h the

screen to select:

• Combined view: View all email in a combined inbox.

• <Account Name>: View email for the account.

drop-down menu at the top left of the

Refreshing Your Email Account

Refresh your account to update your device from your email
servers.

1. Tou c h Email.

2. In the Application Bar, touch Refresh.

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Deleting Email Accounts

To delete an Email account:

1. Touch Email.

2. Touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Delete account.

Email Settings

Use the Email Settings to configure your Email preferences.

Note: Available settings depend on the email provider.

1. Touch Email.

2. Tou ch Menu ➔ Settings, then touch
General settings. Some common options are:

•Display: Set how email is shown in the email list and

when you open them.

• Composing and sending: Set what functions are

available while composing and sending email.

•Auto advance: Set the screen to show after deleting a

message. Choices are: Next email, Previous email, or
Email list.

• Confirm deletions: Ask for confirmation before

deleting email.

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• Priority senders: Enter email addresses that you want

treated as a priority.

•Spam addresses: Manage your spam address list.

• Rules for filtering: Create rules for filtering email

based on names, address, or subject.

3. Touch an account to configure specific settings for that

account.

Hangouts

Google Hangouts is an online place to meet friends and
family, share photos, and host video calls. Conversation logs
are automatically saved to a Chats area in your Gmail
account.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Hangouts.

Google+

Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a
lot easier. You can set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream
to get updates from your Circles, or use Instant Upload to
automatically upload videos and photos to your own private
album on Google+.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Google+.

Section 5: Multimedia

This section explains how to use the music features of your
device including Google Play Music and Music Player.
WatchON is also described.

Listening to Music

You can listen to music using your device’s built-in speakers,
through a wired headset, or through a Bluetooth headset.

For more information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 59.
Press the Volume Key on the side of the device to activate

onscreen volume control, then touch and drag on the scale to
set the volume. You can also press the Volume Key to adjust
playback volume.

Play Music

Note: Some options require a Google Account.

Google Play Music is a Google service that gives you instant
access to your personal music collection stored on the
Internet and your device. Google Play Music lets you browse,
shop, and play back songs purchased from the Google Play
Store app, as well as songs you have loaded from your own
music library

For more information, visit music.google.com

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Play Music.

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Music Player

Use the Music application to listen to music.
To access Music Player:

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Music.

Note: Some file formats are not supported depending on the

software installed on the device. Some files may not
play properly depending on the encoding method used.

Playing Music

Select a music category, and then select a song to play.
Touch the album image at the bottom of the screen to open

the music player screen.
The following Music controls are available:

Streams the current music file to another device via
Samsung Link.

Volume control and SoundAlive.

Assign the current song as a Favorite.

Lists the current playlist songs.

Touch and hold to rewind the song. Touch to go to
previous song.
Pause the song.

Start the song after pausing.

Touch and hold to fast-forward the song. Touch to go
to next song.
Shuffles the current list of songs randomly.

Songs play in order and are not shuffled.

Plays the entire song list once.

Replays the current list when the list ends.

Volume control showing volume muted.

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Repeats the currently playing song.

To listen to songs at equal volume levels:

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Player ➔ Smart

volume.

Caution! When Smart volume is activated, the volume may

end up louder than the device volume level. Use
caution to avoid long-term exposure to loud sounds
to prevent damage to your hearing.

Note: Smart Volume may not be activated for some files.

To set a personalized sound while listening to songs with a
headset:

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Player ➔ Adapt Sound

➔ On.

When you turn the volume up to level 14 or higher, the adapt
sound option is not applied to music playback. If you turn the
volume down to level 13 or lower, the option is reapplied.

Setting a Song as an Alarm Ringtone

To use the currently-playing song as an alarm ringtone:

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Set as alarm tone.

Creating Playlists

To create a playlist of songs.

1. Tou c h the Playlists tab.

2. Tou c h Menu ➔ Create playlist.

3. Enter a title and touch OK.

4. Tou ch Add tracks, select songs to include, and then

touch Done.

To add the currently-playing song to a playlist:

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Add to playlist.

Playing Music by Mood

Play music grouped by mood. The playlist is automatically
created by the device.

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Music square and select a cell of

mood.
– or –

Select multiple cells by dragging your finger across
multiple cells.

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WatchON

Enjoy all of your favorite movies and TV shows with
WatchON.

Important! Before you use WatchON, verify that you have an

active Internet connection available. For more
information, refer to “Wi-Fi” on page 56.

Notes

1. Before beginning your initial WatchON application

setup, make sure that your TV is turned off.

2. Sign into your Samsung account before using
WatchON. For more information, refer to “Your
Samsung Account” on page 31.

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Initial Configuration

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ WatchON.

The Set up WatchON screen displays.

2. Tou ch Set up WatchON.

The Privacy policy displays.

3. Read the Privacy policy, check the I have read and
accept the terms of the above privacy policy box,
and touch Next.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

WatchON Menu

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ WatchON.

2. Touch Menu for the following options.

• Sign in: Sign in to your Samsung account to improve

your WatchON experience.

•Settings: Configure Samsung WatchON settings.

Follow the onscreen instructions.

•Help: Displays Samsung WatchON help information

and a Contact us telephone number.

Section 6: Camera and Video

Settings

Front / Rear Camera

More Options

Current Mode

Camera /
Record
Video

Camera
Button

Shooting
Mode

Gallery / View
Photos and Videos

Effects

Camera

Use this application to take photos or videos.
Use Gallery to view photos and videos taken with the

device’s camera.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Camera.

Note: The camera automatically shuts off when unused.

Note: Make sure that the lens is clean. Otherwise, the device

may not work properly in some modes that require high
resolutions.

Camera Etiquette

• Do not take photos or videos of other people without their

permission.

• Do not take photos or videos where legally prohibited.

• Do not take photos or videos in places where you may

violate other people’s privacy.

Taking Photos

1. Touch the image on the preview screen where the

camera should focus.
When the subject is in focus, the focus frame turns
green.

2. Touch to take the photo.

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Shooting Mode

Several photo effects are available. Some modes are not
available when taking self-portraits.

 To uch MODE, and then scroll up or down the screen at

the right side of the screen.

•Auto: Use this to allow the camera to evaluate the

surroundings and determine the ideal mode for the
photo.

• Beauty face: Take a photo with lightened faces for

gentler images.

– Touch to take multiple photos. To get the best

shot, hold the camera steady and remain still while
taking photos. When Gallery opens, touch the yellow
frame on each face, and choose the best individual
pose for the subject. After choosing a pose for each
individual, touch Save to merge the images into a
single photo, and save it.

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• Sound & shot: Use this to take a photo with sound.

– Touch to take a photo. The device records a few

seconds of audio after taking a photo.

Note: While taking photos in this mode, sound is recorded by

the internal microphone.

• Panorama: Take a photo composed of many photos

strung together.

To get the best shot, follow these tips:

– Move the camera slowly in one direction.
– Keep the camera’s viewfinder within the guide frame.
– Avoid taking photos of a subject in front of

unrecognizable backgrounds, such as empty skies or
plain walls.

•Sports: Use this setting for fast-moving subjects.

•Night: Take brighter, clearer pictures in low light

without a flash.

Panoramic Photos

A panoramic photo is a wide landscape image consisting of
multiple shots.

1. Touch MODE ➔ Panorama.

2. Touch and move the camera in one direction. When

the blue frame aligns with the viewfinder, the camera
automatically takes another shot in a panoramic
sequence. To stop shooting, touch . If the
viewfinder is out of the direction, the device
stops shooting.

Applying Filter Effects

Use the filter effects to take unique photos or videos.

 Touch and select a filter effect. The available

options vary by mode.

Recording Videos

 To record a video, touch the Camera / Record Video

switch and swipe downward.

 To start or continue recording, touch .
 To pause recording, touch .
 To stop recording, touch .

Recording Mode

 Tou ch Options ➔ Recording mode to change

the recording mode.

•Normal: Use this mode for normal quality.

• Limit for email: Use this mode to lower quality for

sending via messages.

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Zooming In and Out

Use one of the following methods:

 Use the Volume button to zoom in or out.
 Spread two fingers apart on the screen to zoom in, and

pinch to zoom out.

Note: The zoom in and out effect is available when using the

zoom feature while shooting video.

Share Shot

 Touc h Options ➔ and select one of the

following:

•Share shot: Send a photo directly to another device via

Wi-Fi Direct.

• Buddy photo share: Set the device to recognize a

person’s face that you have tagged in a photo and send
it to that person.

• Remote viewfinder: Set a device to control the

camera remotely.

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Controlling the Camera Remotely

Set a device as a viewfinder to control the camera remotely.
Touch Options ➔ ➔ Remote viewfinder, and then

connect the device and the camera using Wi-Fi Direct. Touch
to take a photo remotely using the device as a viewfinder.

Configuring Settings for Camera

 Touch to configure settings for Camera. Not all of

the following options are available in both still camera
and video camera modes. The available options vary
depending on the mode used.

Camera:

•Photo size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution

for higher quality. Higher resolution photos take up
more memory.

• Metering: Select a metering method. This determines

how light values are calculated. Center-weighted
measures background light in the center of the scene.
Matrix averages the entire scene. Spot measures
the light value at a specific location.

Video recorder:

• Video size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution

for higher quality. Higher resolution videos take up more
memory.

Settings:

•Location tag: Attach a GPS location tag to the photo.

Note: To improve GPS signals, avoid shooting in locations

where the signal may be obstructed, such as between
buildings or in low-lying areas, or in poor weather
conditions.

Tip: Your location may appear on your photos when you

upload them to the Internet. To avoid this, deactivate the
GPS tag setting.

•Review: Set to show photos or videos after taking

them.

•Volume key: Set the device to use the Volume button

to control the shutter or zoom function.

•Timer: Use this for delayed-time shots.

• White balance: Select an appropriate white balance,

so images have a true-to-life color range. The settings
are designed for specific lighting situations. These
settings are similar to the heat range for white-balance
exposure in professional cameras.

•Brightness: Change the exposure value. This

determines how much light the camera’s sensor
receives. For low light situations, use a higher
exposure.

• Guidelines: Display viewfinder guides to help

composition when selecting subjects.

• Voice control: Set the camera to take photos with

voice commands.

• Contextual filename: Set the camera to display

contextual tags. Activate this to use Tag Buddy in
Gallery and Story Album.

• Save as flipped: Invert the image to create a mirror-

image of the original scene.

•Storage: Select the memory location for storage.

• Reset: Reset the camera settings.

•Help: Access help information for using the camera.

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Shortcuts

Reorganize shortcuts for easy access to the camera’s various
options.

1. Touch Options.

2. Touch and hold a shortcut icon to display all shortcuts.

3. Touch and hold an option and drag it to a slot at the top

of the screen.

Note: The other icons can be moved within the list by

touching and dragging them.

Tip: Touch Reset to reset the quick settings layout to the

default settings.

Gallery

Use this application to view images and videos.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Gallery.

Note: Some file formats are not supported depending on the

software installed on the device. Some files may not
play properly depending on the encoding method used.

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Viewing Images

Launching Gallery displays available folders. When another
application, such as Email, saves an image, the Download
folder is automatically created to contain the image.
Likewise, capturing a screenshot automatically creates the
Screenshots folder. Select a folder to open it.

In a folder, images are displayed by creation date. Select an
image to view it in full screen.

Scroll left or right to view the next or previous image.

Zooming In and Out

Use one of the following methods to zoom in or out on
an image:

 Double-tap anywhere on the screen to zoom in or

zoom out.

 Spread two fingers apart on any place to zoom in.

Pinch the screen to zoom out.

Playing Videos

Video files show the icon on their thumbnails.

 Select a video to watch it and touch .

Trimming Segments of a Video

1. Select a video, and then touch Tri m.

2. Move the start bracket to the desired starting point,

move the end bracket to the desired ending point, and
then save the video.

Image Options

 While viewing an image, touch Menu and use the

following functions:

•Favorite: Add to the favorites list.

• Slideshow: Start a slideshow with the images in the

current folder.

• Photo frame: Use this to add a frame and a note to an

image. The edited image is saved in the Photo frame
folder.

•Photo note: Use this to write a note on the back of the

image. Touch to edit the note.

• Copy to clipboard: Copy to clipboard.

•Print: Print the image via a USB or Wi-Fi connection.

Some printers may not be compatible with the device.

•Rename: Rename the file.

• Buddy photo share: Send the image to a person

whose face is tagged in the image.

•Rotate left: Rotate counter-clockwise.

•Rotate right: Rotate clockwise.

•Crop: Resize the blue frame to crop and save the

image in it.

•Set as: Set the image as wallpaper or a contact image.

• Details: View image details.

• Settings: Change the Gallery settings.

Favorite Images

 While viewing an image, touch Menu ➔ Favorite to

add the image to the favorites list.

Sharing Images

Use one of the following methods:

 In a folder, touch Menu ➔ Select item, select

images by ticking, and then touch to send them to
others or share them via social network services.

 When viewing an image, touch to send it to others

or share it via social network services.

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Setting as Wallpaper

 When viewing an image, touch Menu ➔ Set as to

set the image as wallpaper or to assign it to a contact.

Tagging Faces

1. Touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Tags ➔ Face tag.

A yellow frame appears around the recognized face.

2. Touch the face, touch Add name, and then select or

add a contact.

3. When the face tag appears on an image, touch the face

tag and use available options, such as sending
messages.

Using Tag Buddy

To display a contextual tag (weather, location, date, and
person’s name) when opening an image:

1. Touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Tags ➔ Tag buddy.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Tag buddy

ON .

Deleting Images

Use one of the following methods:

 In a folder, touch Menu ➔ Select item, select

images by ticking, and then touch Delete.

 When viewing an image, touch Delete.

Note: Face recognition may fail depending on the face angle,

face size, skin color, facial expression, light conditions,
or accessories the subject is wearing.

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Video

Use this application to play video files.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Video.

Note: Some file formats are not supported depending on the

device's software. Some files may not play properly
depending on the encoding method used.

Playing Videos

File Name

Pop-up Player

Search for Other Devices

Volume Control

Additional Options

Move Controls Move Controls

Pause /

Resume

Playback

Rewind Fast

Forward

Open the

Playlist Change

Screen Ratio

Select a video to play.

Notes:

 Move forwards or backwards by touching and dragging

the Progress Bar. Under the Progress Bar, the elapsed
time displays to the left and the total time to the right.

 Use the Rewind button to restart the current video or

skip to the previous video. Touch and hold to move
backwards quickly.

 Use the Fast Forward button to skip to the next video.

Touch and hold to move forwards quickly.

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Deleting Videos

 Touc h Menu ➔ Delete, select videos by ticking, and

then touch Delete.

Sharing Videos

Touch Menu ➔ Share via, select videos by ticking, touch
Done, and then select a sharing method.

Using Popup Video Player

Use this feature to use other applications without closing the
video player.

 While watching videos, touch to use the pop-up

player.

 Spread two fingers apart on the screen to enlarge the

player or pinch to reduce it.

 To move the player, drag the player to another location.

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Section 7: Connections

Your device includes features to connect to the internet and
to other devices via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or a USB cable.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides
access to local area networks.

Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wi-Fi
network. Wi-Fi networks can be Open (unsecured), or
Secured (requiring you to provide login credentials).

Your device supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.

Turn Wi-Fi On or Off

Turn your device’s Wi-Fi service on or off. When you turn
Wi-Fi service on, your device automatically searches for
available, in-range WAPs (Wireless Access Points).

From the Notification Panel

1. From any screen, touch the top of the screen and

swipe downward. The Notification Panel displays.

2. Touch Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi ON (green) or OFF (grey).

From Settings

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Tou c h the OFF/ON button to turn Wi-Fi ON or

OFF .

Scan and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

When you turn on Wi-Fi, your device searches for available
Wi-Fi connections and displays them.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Tou c h the OFF/ON button to turn Wi-Fi ON .

3. When your device completes a scan, touch a Wi-Fi

network to connect. If the Wi-Fi network is open, you
will be automatically connected. If the Wi-Fi network is
secured, enter the password at the prompt to connect.

Note: To begin a new scan for available WAPs, touch Scan.

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Add a Wi-Fi Network Manually

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Wi-Fi ON .

3. Touch Add Wi-Fi Network (below the available

networks), then enter these fields:

• Network Name (SSID): Enter the name of the Wi-Fi

network.

• Security: Select the type of security used by the Wi-Fi

network.

• Password: If the network is secured, enter the

password. Touch Show password to display it.

• Show advanced options: Select the Proxy settings

and IP settings for the network.

4. Touch Connect to save the settings and connect to
the network.

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Wi-Fi Status Indicators

The following icons show your current Wi-Fi connection
status at a glance:

Displays when Wi-Fi is connected, active, and

communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Displays when there is a Wi-Fi network is available but

you are not connected to it. It may also display if there is
a communication issue with the Wireless Access Point
(WAP).

Advanced Settings

Set up and manage wireless access points.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Wi-Fi ON .

3. Tou ch Menu for options:

• Advanced:

– Network notification: Send a notification when an

open network is available.

– Sort by: Sort Wi-Fi networks by alphabet or RSSI

(received signal strength indicato).r

– Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to

switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data for data
communications when the device goes to sleep
(when the backlight goes out).

– Always allow scanning: Allow Google location

service and other apps to scan for networks, even
when Wi-Fi is turned off.

– Wi-Fi timer: Set the start and end time to connect to

or disconnect from Wi-Fi networks.

– Install certificates: Install certificates from a

memory card.

– MAC address: View your device’s MAC address

(not configurable).

– IP address: View your device’s IP address

(not configurable).

• WPS push button: Set up a connection to a WPS (Wi-

Fi Protected Setup) router or other equipment.

•WPN PIN entry: View the PIN used by your device to

set up a PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or
other equipment (not configurable).

: Learn about setting up and using Wi-Fi networks.

•Help

Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly
via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without
having to set up the connection.

Important! All devices must be Wi-Fi Direct-enabled.

Turn Wi-Fi Direct On

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Tou c h the OFF/ON button to turn Wi-Fi ON .

(Wi-Fi must be enabled to use Wi-Fi Direct.)

3. Tou ch Wi-Fi Direct to turn Wi-Fi Direct on.

Turn Wi-Fi Direct Off

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Tou ch Wi-Fi Direct to view connections.

3. Tou ch End connection to turn Wi-Fi Direct off and

terminate all Wi-Fi Direct connections

Note: Turning Wi-Fi off also turns off Wi-Fi Direct and

terminates all Wi-Fi Direct connections

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Connect to Wi-Fi Direct Devices

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Wi-Fi.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Wi-Fi ON .

(Wi-Fi must be enabled to use Wi-Fi Direct.)

3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to turn Wi-Fi Direct on.

4. Enable Wi-Fi Direct on the target device. Consult the

target device’s documentation for more information.

5. On your device, touch Wi-Fi Direct to scan for the
other device.

6. In the scanned list, touch the target device to connect
with it, or touch Multi-connect to connect to multiple
devices (not all devices support multi-connect).

7. Follow the prompts on both devices to complete the
connection.

Note: Once connected, the target device will show as

Connected in your list of Wi-Fi Direct devices and the

icon will display on the Status Bar.

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications
technology for exchanging information over a distance
of about 30 feet. If the devices are in range, you can
exchange information between them, even if they are
in different rooms.

Your device can use Bluetooth to share photos, contacts and
other content with other Bluetooth devices. Many of the apps
on your device provide options for sharing via Bluetooth
under

Menu.

Note: Due to different specifications and features of other

Bluetooth-compatible devices, display and operations
may be different, and functions such as transfer or
exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth­compatible devices.

Turn Bluetooth On or Off

From the Notification Panel

1. From any screen, touch the top of the screen and

swipe downward. The Notification Panel displays.

2. Touch Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth ON (green) or
OFF (grey).

From Settings

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Bluetooth.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth ON

or OFF .

Note: The icon displays on the Status bar when Bluetooth is

active.

Pair with a Bluetooth Device

Pairing initiates a connection between your device and the
target device, usually by using a passcode or PIN. After
pairing, your device and the target device recognize each
other and exchange information without having to enter a
passcode or PIN.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Bluetooth.

2. Tou c h the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth ON .

3. Make sure that the target device is discoverable, so

that your device can find it. Refer to the target device’s
documentation for more information.

4. Tou ch Scan. Your device will start to scan for Bluetooth
devices within range.

5. From the list of scanned devices, touch the target
device and follow the prompts to complete the pairing:

• If the target device requires a PIN, enter a PIN for the

target device and touch OK. When prompted, enter the
PIN on the target device.

• If the device allows automatic or smart pairing, your

device will attempt to pair with the device automatically.
Follow the prompts on your device and the target device
to complete the pairing.

Note: Once paired, the target device will be listed under

Paired Devices.

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Reconnect to a Bluetooth Device

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Bluetooth.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth ON .

3. Make sure that the target device is discoverable.

4. Touch the target device's name in the Bluetooth

devices section.

5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or
consult the target device's documentation.

Disconnect or Unpair from a
Bluetooth Device

Disconnect from a Bluetooth Device

You can disconnect your device from a Bluetooth device,
such as a headset. Disconnecting does not unpair the
Bluetooth device— the next time you connect, your device
and the target device will recognize each other and exchange
information without having to enter a passcode or PIN.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Bluetooth.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth ON .

3. Touch the connected device, and then touch OK to

disconnect.

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Unpair from a Bluetooth Device

You can make your device forget its pairing connection with
another Bluetooth device. To connect to the other device
again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Bluetooth.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth ON .

3. Under Paired devices , touch next to the device, and
then tap Unpair.

Bluetooth Settings

When Bluetooth is on, additional settings are available.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Bluetooth.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Bluetooth ON .

3. Touch your device's name to enable or disable visibility

to other Bluetooth devices. When your device is visible,
other devices can find your device during a scan. Your
device remains visible for the period of time set in the
Visibility timeout setting.

4. Touch beside a paired device for options:

•Rename: Enter a new name for the paired device.

•Unpair: Delete the Bluetooth connection to this device.

To connect to the other device again, you may need to
enter or confirm a passcode again.

5. Touch Menu for options:

• Visibility timeout: Set the length of time your device is

visible to other devices when you turn on visibility.

• Received files: View files transferred to your device.

• Rename device: Change the name of your device.

•Help: Learn about Bluetooth, and other settings.

Connect to a Computer

Connect your device to a computer to transfer data between
your device and the computer. Use the USB cable that comes
with your device, or use one of the pre-loaded apps on your
device to connect wirelessly.

Transfer Data

Connect your device to a computer, via USB cable, to transfer
data as a Media device using MTP (Media Transfer Protocol),
or as a Camera using PTP (Photo Transfer Protocol).

1. Attach your device to the computer with a USB data

cable. Your device recognizes the connection as the
last connection method you used, and displays a
connection alert in the Status bar and Notifications.

2. From the Home screen, sweep your finger downward

to display Notifications, then touch the alert.

3. Select a connection method:

• Media device (MTP): Transfer media files with

Windows, or using Android file transfer on a Mac
(see android.com/filetransfer

• Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera

software, and transfer files to computers that do not
support MTP.

4. On your computer, choose a method for accessing your

device. Available options depend on the programs
installed on your computer.

5. Transfer files to the memory card. When finished, you

can disconnect the USB cable.

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Section 8: Applications

This section contains a description of each application that is
available on the Apps screen, its function, and how to
navigate through that particular application. If the application
is described in another section of this user manual, then a
cross reference to that description is provided.

Updating Applications

Once you have registered your device (see “Software
Update” on page 111) and signed into your Google Account

(see “Your Google Account” on page 31), you may see the

Updates Available notification in the Status Bar if there

is a new version of one or more apps available or, when you
open an application that is preloaded on your device, an
Update Available message may be displayed.

To update the applications:

1. Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward.

2. Touch Updates available.

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Accessing Applications

The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your
wireless device. Applications that you download and install
from Google Play or from the web are also added to a
Home screen.

To access applications:

1. From a Home screen, touch .

The Apps screen displays.

2. Locate the application’s icon and touch it to launch the
application.

Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-

used applications to one of the Home screens, if it is not
there by default. For more information, refer to “Adding a
Shortcut or Widget” on page 24.

Alarm

Set alarms for reminders or for wake-up times.

1. Touch Alarm.

2. Touch Turn a larm on to activate the alarm. A gray

alarm means the alarm is deactivated.

3. Touch an alarm to change any of its settings and then
touch Save to save the updates.

Note: When an alarm is set, displays in the Status Bar.

Setting Alarms

 Tou ch Create, set a time for the alarm to go off,

select days for the alarm to repeat, and then touch

Save.

• Location alarm: Set a location. The alarm goes off

only when you are in the location.

• Snooze: Set an interval and the number of times for

the alarm to repeat after the preset time.

• Smart alarm: Set a time for the alarm to go off before

the preset time.

Stopping Alarms

 Drag outside the large circle to stop an alarm.
 Drag outside the large circle to repeat the alarm

after a specified length of time.

Deleting Alarms

 Touch and hold the alarm, and then touch Delete.

Calculator

The Calculator provides basic and advanced arithmetic
functions.

1. Tou c h Calculator.

2. Enter the first number using the numeric keys.

3. Enter the operation for your calculation by touching the

corresponding onscreen arithmetic function key.

4. Enter the next number.

5. To view the result, touch the = (equals) key.

6. Repeat Steps 3 through 5 as many times as required.

To clear the result:

 Tou ch .

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To clear the calculator history:

 To uch

For more advanced problems, use the advanced operators
sin, ln, cos, log, tan, and so on, just as you would on a
pocket calculator.

To copy or cut the contents of the display:

 Touch and hold entries in the Calculator's display field.

Copied to clipboard displays. Paste the copied value
in another app.

Clear history.

Calendar

Use this application to manage events and tasks.

 Touc h Calendar.

Creating Events or Tasks

1. Touch and use one of the following methods:

•Event: Enter an event with an optional repeat setting.

•Task: Enter a task with an optional priority setting.

– or –
Touch a date on the Calendar to select it and touch
it again.

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Enter a title and specify which calendar to use or sync
with. Then touch Edit event details or Edit task
details to add more details, such as how often the
event repeats, alerts, or where it takes place.

2. Attach a map showing the location of the event. Enter
the location in the Location field, touch next to the
field, and then pinpoint the precise location by touching
and holding on the map that appears.

Syncing with Google Calendar

1. On a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
General tab ➔ Accounts ➔ Google.

2. Touch a Google Account ➔ Sync Calendar ➔
Sync now.

To manually sync for updating:

 Touch Calendar ➔ Menu ➔ Sync.

To display synced events or tasks:

 Touch Calendar ➔ Menu ➔ Calendars, and

then check mark the Google Account.

Changing Calendar Type

At the top of the screen:

1. Touch a calendar type: Ye ar, Month, Week, or Day.

2. Touch List to list all events or Ta sk to list all tasks.

Options

Addition options for events and tasks:

• Search for events or tasks: Touch Search to search

for an event.

• View today’s events: Touch To da y at the top of the

screen.

• Delete an event or task: Touch the entry. On the pop-up,

touch Menu ➔ Delete.
– or –
Touch Menu ➔ Delete, select events, and then touch

Delete.

• Share an event or task: Touch the entry. On the pop-up,

touch Menu ➔ Share via, and then select a sharing
method.

Camera

Use this application to take photos or videos.

 Tou ch Camera.

For more information, refer to “Camera” on page 46.

Chrome

Use Chrome to browse the internet and bring your open tabs,
bookmarks and omnibox data from your computer to your
tablet.

 Tou ch Chrome.

Contacts

Store contact information for your friends, family, and
colleagues, to quickly access information or to send a
message.

 Tou ch Contacts.

For more information, refer to “Contacts” on page 31.

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Drive

Use the Google Drive app to open, view, rename, and share
your Google Docs and files.

1. Touch Drive.

2. Sign in to your Google account. For more information,

refer to “Setting Up Your Gmail Account” on page 38.
A product tour displays the first time you access Drive.

3. Touch Next to view the product tour or touch Go to
Drive to get started.

Tip: Touch Menu ➔ Product Tour to repeat the product

tour at any time.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to use Drive.

• Touch Menu ➔ Settings to configure your Drive

preferences.

• Touch Menu ➔ Help to display additional help

information.

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Dropbox

Use this application to save and share files with others via
the Dropbox cloud storage. When you save files to Dropbox,
your device automatically syncs with the web server and any
other computers that have Dropbox installed.

1. Touch Dropbox

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup

and begin using Dropbox.

Email

Send and receive email using popular email services.

 Touch Email.

For more information, refer to “Email” on page 39.

Gallery

Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage photos and videos.
For more information, refer to “Gallery” on page 51.

 Touch Gallery.

Gmail

Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s web-based
email.

 Tou ch Gmail.

For more information, refer to “Gmail” on page 38.

Google

Use this application to search not only the Internet, but also
applications and their contents on the device as well.

 Tou ch Google.

Google Now

Google Now recognizes repeated actions performed on the
device (including accessing locations, repeated Calendar
appointments, search queries, and more). Google Now uses
these actions to automatically send updates for user-specific
information in the form of “cards.”

For more information, visit google.com/landing/now

To enable Google Now:

1. Press and hold Home.

2. Follow the prompts to set up and use Google Now.

.

Note: When Google Now is enabled, you can also access it by

touching Google.

Google Settings

Use this application to configure settings for some features
provided by Google.

 Tou ch Google Settings.

Google+

Stay connected and share life as it happens with Google+.
Chat with friends and family, post photos, or see what others
are sharing while you’re on the go.

Visit google.com/mobile/+

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 Tou ch Google+.

to learn more.

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Hancom Viewer

Hancom Office Viewer opens and manages Hancom Office
Hanword (*.hwp) and Hanshow (*.show) documents.

1. Touch Hancom Viewer.
The app is installed.

2. For more information, touch About Hancom Viewer ➔
Online Support.

Hangouts

Hangouts is an online place to meet friends and family, share
photos, and host video calls.

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 Touc h Hangouts.

Help

Access help information to learn how to use the device and
applications or configure important settings.

 To uch Help.

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Internet

Your device is equipped with a HTML browser that gives you
access to the Internet.

To access the Internet app:

 Touch Internet.

Command Keys

 Tou ch Back or to return to the previous

page.

 Touch Forward to go forward to a recent page.
 Touch Home to display your Internet Home screen.
 Touch Refresh to reload the current page.

Searching the Web by Voice

 Touch the address field, touch ➔ , speak a

keyword, and then select one of the suggested
keywords that appear.

Maps

Use Google Maps to find your current location, get directions,
and other location-based information.

Note: You must enable location services to use Maps. For

more information, refer to “Location” on page 80.

 Tou ch Maps.

Memo

Use this application to record important information to save
and view at a later date.

 Tou ch Memo.

Viewing a Memo

1. Touch the memo thumbnail to open it.

2. To edit the memo, touch the content of the memo.

3. To delete the memo, touch Delete

4. To send the memo to others, touch Share via.

5. To send the memo to a Google or Samsung printer,
touch Print.

Composing a Memos

 Tou ch Create memo, enter a memo, and then

touch Save.

 To change the category, touch .
 To insert an image into the memo, touch .
 To use your voice to insert text into the memo,

touch .

Browsing Memos

 Browse memo thumbnails by scrolling up or down.
 To edit a memo, touch a memo thumbnail, and then

touch the content of the memo.

 To search for a memo, touch .

Editing the Category List

To edit the category list:

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Edit categories.

Memo Options

 To delete memos, touch Menu ➔ Delete.
 To change the sync settings, touch Menu ➔

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Music

Play music and other audio files that you copy from your
computer.

 Touc h Music.

For more information, refer to “Music Player” on page 43.

My Files

Use this application to access all kinds of files stored in the
device, including images, videos, songs, and sound clips.

 To uch My Files.

Viewing Files

Files stored in the device are sorted by criteria.

1. From the left pane of the screen, select one of the

following categories:

• Timeline: View files that are grouped by date.

• Favorite folders: View shortcuts to folders or FTP

servers.

•Folders: View files stored in the internal memory or a

memory card.

•Categories: View files sorted by their types.

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•Apps: View files stored or created in specific

applications.

2. Touch a file or folder to open it.

3. To uch Menu for general options.

4. To uch Menu ➔ Select, and select a file or folder.

Then select an option to share, delete, move, or copy a
file, or select additional options.

5. Additional options:

• Touch Search, and then enter search criteria.

• Touch Storage to view memory information for your

device and memory card.

• Touch to change the view mode.

• From the Folders category, touch Create folder,
enter a name for the folder, and then touch OK.

• To add a shortcut to frequently-used folders in Favorite
folders, select a folder and then touch Menu ➔
Add to Favorite folders.

• To add an FTP server shortcut in Favorite folders, touch

Menu ➔ Add FTP, enter details for the FTP server,

and then touch Done.

Searching for a File

 Tou ch Search, and then enter search criteria.

Viewing Storage Information

 Tou ch Storage to view memory information for your

device and memory card.

Changing the View Mode

 Touch to change the view mode.

Creating Folders

 From the Folders category, touch Create folder,

enter a name for the folder, and then touch OK.

Adding Shortcuts to Folders

Add a shortcut to frequently-used folders in Favorite folders.

 Select a folder and touch Menu ➔ Add to

Favorite folders.

Adding FTP Server Shortcuts to the Device

Add an FTP server shortcut in Favorite folders.

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Add FTP, enter details for the FTP

server, and then touch Done.

Netflix

Watch TV shows and movies, streaming from Netflix.

Note: The Netflix application is part of your Netflix

membership. For more information about membership
visit netflix.com.

 Tou ch Netflix.

Photos

Automatically save every photo you take with your device to
your Google+ account. Then it is easy to view, organize, and
share them with friends and family of your choice.

Visit google.com/+/learnmore/photos

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 Tou ch Photos.

to learn more.

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Play Games

Discover hundreds of games for download and purchase
through the Google Play Store.

Visit play.google.com/store/apps/category/GAME
more.

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 To uch Play Games.

to learn

Play Music

With Google Play Music, you can play music you’ve
downloaded, and music you copied from your computer.

Visit play.google.com/about/music to learn more.

Note: This app requires a Google Account for some features.

 To uch Play Music.

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Play Newsstand

Play Newsstand brings you free and paid news, magazine
subscriptions, and much more all in one place.

Visit play.google.com/store/newsstand

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 Touch Play Newsstand.

to learn more.

Play Store

All your favorite apps, movies and tv shows, music, books,
magazines, and games are available in Google Play Store.

Visit play.google.com/store

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 Tou ch Play Store.

to learn more.

S Voice

Use this application to command the device by voice to
perform various functions.

1. Touch S Voice.

2. Read the information on the Say what you want,
Wake up S Voice, and Edit what you said screens,
and touch Next to display the next screen.

3. Read the information on the Help screen, then touch
Finish.

4. At the S Voice screen, touch or say “Hi Galaxy”

to wake up S voice.

5. Speak into the device and follow the onscreen
instructions.

Tou ch

Menu for Settings.

6.

Here are several examples of spoken commands:

• “Open music”

• “Launch calculator”

• “Check schedule”

Tips for better voice recognition:

• Speak clearly.

• Speak in quiet places.

• Do not use offensive or slang words.

• Avoid speaking in dialectal accents.

Samsung Apps

Use this application to purchase and download dedicated
Samsung applications.

For more information, visit samsungapps.com.

 Tou ch Samsung Apps.

Note: This app requires a Samsung Account.

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Screen Saver

When your tablet screen automatically times out, instead of a
blank screen, enable the Galaxy Tab 4 Screen Saver, which is
actually an action-packed video tour of all the fantastic
features that you will find on your Galaxy Tab 4.

1. Touch

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up

Screen Saver.

Tip: Tou ch

Enable Touch To Stop is enabled.

Screen Saver

Back

.

to stop the Screen Saver video even if

Video

Use this application to play video files.

 Touch Video.

For more information, refer to “Video” on page 53.

Voice Search

Use this application to search web pages by speaking.

1. To uc h Voice Search.

2. Speak a keyword or phrase when Speak now appears

on the screen.

Settings

Configure your device to your preferences.
For more information, refer to “Settings” on page 77.

 To uch Settings.

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WatchON

Enjoy all of your favorite movies and TV shows with
WatchON.

For more information, refer to “WatchON” on page 45.

 Tou ch

WatchON.

World Clock

Use this application to check the time of many major cities in
the world.

1. Touch World Clock.
A list of the locations you have added displays.

To add another city to the list:

1. Touch Add city to add another city to the list.

2. Scroll through the list of cities to find the city you want

to add or touch the Search bar and use the keyboard to
enter the name of the city you want to add.

Tip: Touch the first letter of the city’s name, to the right of the

list, to find the city more quickly.

3. Touch the city. The list of your locations displays
including the city just added.

To set Daylight Savings time:

1. Touch and hold a city.

2. Touch .

3. Select Automatic, DST off, or 1 hour. If Daylight

Savings Time is active, appears on the city’s entry.

To delete a World Clock entry:

1. Tou c h World Clock.

2. Touch and hold a city. Touch any other cities you want

to delete.

3. Tou ch Delete.

YouTube

Watch videos from the YouTube website.

 Tou ch YouTube.

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Section 9: Settings

About Settings

Use this application to configure the device, set application
options, and add accounts.

Accessing Settings

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings.

– or –
From any screen, touch the top of the screen and
swipe downward, to display the Notification Panel, and
then touch Settings. For more information, refer to
“Notification Panel” on page 22.

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Settings Tabs

The Settings are divided into four main groups. When the
Settings screen displays, the following four tabs are located
at the top of the screen.

• Connections (page 78)

Connect to Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth devices, and more.

• Device (page 83)

Personalize your device, including sounds and the
display, accessibility, and more.

• Controls (page 93)

Access settings to configure Language and input,
Voice control, Motions, Palm motion, and Smart screen.

• General Settings (page 98)

Create and modify your accounts (such as, Email,
Google Account, Samsung Account, and so on). Manage
security, location services, storage, and other features of
the device.

Settings Screen

Some options are enabled or disabled by touching the
OFF/ON button to turn the option ON or OFF .
For some options, you must touch the field, such as Wi-Fi, to
display and set more options.

Some options are enabled or disabled by touching a check
box. When enabled, a check mark displays. Touch the
check mark to remove it and disable the option.

Connections

Control your device’s wireless connections.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides
access to local area networks.

Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wi-Fi
network. Wi-Fi networks can be Open (unsecured), or
Secured (requiring you to provide login credentials).

For more information about using your device’s Wi-Fi
features, see “Wi-Fi” on page 56.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications
technology for exchanging information over a distance
of about 30 feet. If the devices are in range, you can
exchange information between them, even if they are
in different rooms.

For more information about using Bluetooth, see “Bluetooth”
on page 59.

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Airplane Mode

Airplane mode allows you to use many of your tablet’s
features, such as the camera, music and video apps, etc.
when you are in an airplane or in any other area where
accessing data networks is prohibited.

Important! When your tablet is in Airplane mode, it cannot

access online information or applications.

 Press and hold the Power/Lock Key then touch

Airplane mode.

– or –
Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward,
to display the Quick Settings, and then touch
Airplane mode.

For more information, refer to “Notifications” on
page 22.

– or –
From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Airplane mode, and then touch
the OFF/ON button to turn Airplane mode ON .

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Data Usage

View your Wi-Fi data usage.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Data usage.

2. To uch the Data usage cycle drop-down menu and

select a date.
The data usage displays as a visual (chart) and also
displays a list of each application with a breakdown of

data usage by application.

• Slide the vertical bars over the graphic to adjust the

date.

Note: Data is measured by your device. Your service provider

may account for data usage differently.

3. To uch Menu for options:

• Auto sync data: Automatically sync data. Disabling

auto sync will reduce data usage and conserve battery
power, but notifications and updates will need to be
manually synchronized.

• Mobile hotspots: Display all mobile hotspots near you.

Location

Your device only acquires your location when you allow it.
To use location-based services, you must first enable
location services on your device.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Location.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Location services

ON .

3. Touch Mode to select how your location is determined:

• High accuracy: Use GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks.

• Power saving: Use Wi-Fi and mobile networks

(no GPS).

• GPS only: Use GPS only.

4. Apps that have requested your location are listed under
Recent location requests. Touch an entry to view its

settings.

Location Reporting

Google uses Location Reporting to store and use your
device’s most recent location data. Google apps, such as
Google Maps, can use this data to improve your search
results based on places that you have visited.

To manage your Location Reporting settings:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Location.

2. Tou ch Google Location Reporting for options:

• Location Reporting: Allow Google apps to use your

device’s most recent location data. Touch the OFF/ON
button to turn Location Reporting ON .

• Location History: Allow Google to store a history of

your location data. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn
Location History ON . Touch DELETE
LOCATION HISTORY to permanently delete your
location history.

• Tou ch Menu ➔ Help for more information.

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My Places

You can save your favorite locations for use with services
that require location information. This information can
improve your search results and other location-related
activities.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Location.

2. Touch My places.

3. Touch a category (Home, Work, or Car) to add a

location:

• Tou ch Select method to select how your location is

determined for that particular place.

• Tou ch Save.

4. Touch Add to add additional categories.

5. Touch Menu ➔ Delete to delete a custom category.

Note: Home, Office, and Car cannot be deleted.

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Tag Current Location

Tag photos you take with GPS location data.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Location.

2. To uc h Camera.

More Networks

This option displays additional Connectivity information.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔

Connections tab ➔ More networks.

Printing

To manage your printers:

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ More networks ➔ Printing.

2. Touch a print service to configure it.

VPN

The VPN settings menu allows you to set up and manage
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

Adding a VPN

Note: You must set a screen lock PIN or password before

setting up a VPN. For more information, refer to “Screen
Security” on page 86.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ More networks ➔ VPN.

2. Touch Add.

3. Enter the information provided by your network

administrator.

4. Touch Save to save your VPN settings.

Connecting to a VPN

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ More networks ➔ VPN.

2. Touch the VPN to which you want to connect.

3. In the pop-up window, enter any requested credentials.

4. Touch Connect.

Edit or Delete a VPN

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ More networks ➔ VPN.

2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to edit or delete.

3. In the pop-up window, touch:

• Edit network, make the desired VPN setting changes,

and touch Save.

– or –

• Delete network to delete the VPN.

VPN Options

 Tou ch Menu ➔ Always-on VPN to select a VPN

profile to always stay connected.

Nearby Devices

This option allows you to share your media files with nearby
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) enabled devices.

Warning! If file sharing is enabled, other devices can access

your data. Use this option with care.

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1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Connections tab ➔ Nearby devices.

2. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Nearby devices

ON .
The device name displays under Device name.

3. In the Advanced section, set the following options:

• Shared contents: Select the content to share. Choices

are: Videos, Photos, and Music.

• Allowed devices: Indicate the devices accessible to

your device.

• Not-allowed devices list: Indicate the devices not

accessible to your device.

• Download to: Set whether to download data to Device

or SD card.

• Upload from other devices: If a nearby device

attempts to upload data, this setting indicates the
response. Options are: Always accept, Always ask, and
Always reject.

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Device

This section of the Settings screen contains settings for your
device.

Sound

Volume

Set the volume level for all types of sounds.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Sound ➔ Volume.

2. Touch and drag the sliders to set the volume for:

•Music, video, games and other media: Sounds

made by music apps, video apps, and more.

• Notifications: Sounds for alerts to new messages and

other events.

•System: Application sounds and other sounds made by

your device.

Tip: You can also set System volume from a Home screen by

pressing the Volume Key.

Notifications

Select a default ringtone for message, alarm, and other
notifications.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Sound ➔ Notifications.

2. Touch a ringtone to hear a sample and select it.

Feedback

You can activate or deactivate both touch and screen lock
sounds.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Sound.

2. The following options are available:

• Touch sounds: Play a sound when you touch the

screen.

• Screen lock sound: Play a sound when your screen is

locked or unlocked.

Samsung Applications

Set your applications’ notification sound settings.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Sound.

2. The following options are available:

•Email: Touch an account to adjust its notification

settings.

•Calendar: Configure your event notifications.

Samsung Keyboard

Set the keyboard sounds.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Sound.

2. The following option is available:

• Sound when tapped: Enable auditory feedback when

you touch an onscreen key.

More Settings

Find the best sound and audio settings for you.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Sound ➔ Adapt Sound.

2. Read the instructions and touch Start when you are

ready to begin.

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Display

Use the Display settings to configure the way your device’s
screen operates.

 From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔

Device tab ➔ Display.

The following options are available:

• Brightness: Touch and drag the slider to set the

brightness.

• Screen timeout: Set the length of delay between the

last key press or screen touch and the automatic
screen timeout (dim and lock).

•Daydream: Set the device to launch a screen saver

when your device is connected to a desktop dock or
charging. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn Daydream

ON . Touch Daydream for additional options.

• Show battery percentage: Set the device to display

the remaining battery life on the Status Bar.

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Multi Window

Set the device to use Multi Window.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Multi window.

2. To uch the OFF/ON button to turn Multi Window

ON .

3. To uc h Open in multi window view to automatically
view content in a multi window when you open files
from My Files or Video, or attachments from email and
messages.

For more information, refer to “Multi Window” on page 16.

Lock Screen

Screen Security

Choose settings for unlocking your screen. For more
information about using the lock and unlock features, see
“Securing Your Device” on page 9.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Lock screen.

2. Touch Screen lock for these settings:

•Swipe: Swipe the screen to unlock it. This option

provides no security.

• Pattern: A screen unlock pattern is a touch gesture you

create and use to unlock your device.

•PIN: Select a PIN to use for unlocking the screen.

• Password: Create a password for unlocking the

screen.

•None: Do not lock the screen.

Note: Additional options are available based on the

Screen lock selected.

Swipe Options

The options are available when Swipe is selected:

• Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget

that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to
show the date.

• Shortcuts: Set shortcuts to appear at the bottom of the

Lock screen.

• Personal message: Display a personal message.

• Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock

screen.

– To uc h Owner information and then touch Show owner

info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.

– Touch the text field and enter the owner information to

display.

• Unlock effect: Set the effect you receive when unlocking

the tablet.

• Help text: Show help information on the Lock screen.

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Pattern Options

The options are available when Pattern is selected:

• Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget

that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to
show the date.

• Personal message: Display a personal message.

• Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock

screen.

– To uc h Owner information and then touch Show owner

info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.

– Touch the text field and enter the owner information to

display.

• Make pattern visible: See the pattern as you draw it.

• Lock automatically: Set how quickly to lock the screen

after the screen automatically turns off.

• Lock instantly with power key: Use this option to enable

the Lock screen when the Power Key is pressed. If this
option is not enabled, the screen dims or brightens when
the Power Key is pressed.

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PIN Options

The options are available when PIN is selected:

• Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget

that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to
show the date.

• Personal message: Display a personal message.

• Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock

screen.

– To uc h Owner information and then touch Show owner

info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.

– Touch the text field and enter the owner information to

display.

• Lock automatically: Set how quickly to lock the screen

after the screen automatically turns off.

• Lock instantly with power key: Use this option to enable

the Lock screen when the Power Key is pressed. If this
option is not enabled, the screen dims or brightens when
the Power Key is pressed.

Password Options

The options are available when Password is selected:

• Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget

that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to
show the date.

• Personal message: Display a personal message.

• Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock

screen.

– To uc h Owner information and then touch Show owner

info on lock screen to enable or disable the option.

– Touch the text field and enter the owner information to

display.

• Lock automatically: Set how quickly to lock the screen

after the screen automatically turns off.

• Lock instantly with power key: Use this option to enable

the Lock screen when the Power Key is pressed. If this
option is not enabled, the screen dims or brightens when
the Power Key is pressed.

Wallpaper

You can choose a picture to display on the Home screen,
Lock screen, or to both the Home and Lock screens. Choose
from preloaded wallpaper images or select a photo you have
downloaded or taken with the Camera.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Wallpaper.

2. Tou ch Home Screen, Lock screen, or Home and
lock screens.

The Select wallpaper from screen displays the
following options: Gallery, Live wallpapers (Home
screen only), Photos (Home screen only), and

Wallpapers

For more information, refer to “Wallpapers” on page 25.

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Font

Set the font for screen displays and the size you want it to
display.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Font.

2. Touch Font style and select a font or touch Download

to browse and download a new font.

3. Touch Font size and select a font size.

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Notification Panel

Customize the Notification Panel.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Notification panel.

2. To uc h Brightness and volume to create a check mark

if you want to be able to adjust the screen brightness
and volume from the Notification Panel.

3. To uc h Recommended to display recommended apps
on the Notification Panel after certain actions, such as
plugging in earphones:

• Touch Edit to select which apps to display on the

Notification Panel when you insert earphones.

• Touch Most used to display your most used apps on

the Notification Panel while roaming. Or touch Edit to
select your favorites.

4. To customize which quick setting buttons appear at the
top of the Notification Panel, touch and drag buttons to
reorder them. Touch Reset use the default layout.

For more information, refer to “Notification Panel” on
page 22.

Accessibility

Accessibility services are special features to make using the
device easier for those with certain physical disabilities. Use
the Accessibility settings to activate these services.

Note: You can download accessibility applications from the

Google Play and manage their use here.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Accessibility.

2. Configure the following settings:

Accessibility

• Auto rotate screen: Set the screen orientation to

automatically change when you rotate the device. When
this option is not checked, the screen orientation locks
in the current orientation (landscape or portrait) and the
orientation does not change when you rotate the
device.

Tip: From any screen, touch the top of the screen and swipe

downward, to display the Notification Panel. Touch
Screen rotation to enable or disable the auto rotate
feature. For more information, refer to “Notification
Panel” on page 22.

• Screen timeout: Select the screen delay time the screen

delays shutting off after inactivity for the selected period of
time.

• Lock Automatically: Lock the screen in 5 seconds

after screen automatically turns off. (This option only
appears when certain Screen locks are enabled.) For
more information, refer to “Screen Security” on
page 86.

• Speak passwords: Speaks passwords to enter them.

• Single tap mode: Tap to stop/snooze alarms, calendar

events, and timer alerts, and to accept/reject incoming
calls.

•Show shortcut: Set this option to display an

Accessibility shortcut on the Device options pop-up
when you press and hold the power key.

• Manage accessibility: Save and update your

accessibility settings or share them with another
device. You can export your settings, import a
previously saved file, or share your file with another
device.

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Services

• TalkBack: Activate the TalkBack feature, which speaks

feedback aloud to help blind and low-vision users.

Important! TalkBack can collect all of the text you enter,

except passwords, including personal data and
credit card numbers. It may also log your user
interface interactions with the device.

Vision

•Font size: Set the font size.

• Magnification gestures: Use exaggerated gestures

such as triple-tapping, double pinching, and dragging
two fingers across the screen. Touch the OFF/ON
button to turn the feature ON .

• Negative colors: Reverse the display of onscreen

colors from White text on a Black background to Black
text on a White background.

• Notification reminder: Play a beep when a

notification for a call, message, and so on, has been
missed. Touch OFF/ON button to turn it ON .

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• Accessibility shortcut: Quickly enable accessibility
features in two quick steps. Touch the OFF/ON button
to turn the feature ON .

• Text-to-speech options: Set your preferred TTS
engine. Touch Speech rate to set the speed at which
the text is spoken. Touch Listen to an example to
play a short speech demonstration. For more
information, refer to “Speech” on page 95.

Hearing

• Sound balance: Use the slider to set the Left and
Right balance when using a stereo device.

• Mono audio: When Mono audio is enabled, you can
listen through one earphone to mono audio sound.

• Turn off all sounds: Turn off all sounds including
receiver voice.

• Google subtitles (CC): Use Google subtitles with
multimedia files when available. Touch the OFF/ON
button to turn the feature ON . Touch Google

subtitles (CC) for options.

• Samsung subtitles (CC): Use Samsung subtitles with

multimedia files when available. Touch the OFF/ON
button to turn the feature ON . Touch
Samsung subtitles (CC) for options.

Dexterity

• Assistant menu: Improve the device accessibility for
users with reduced dexterity. Touch OFF/ON button to
turn the feature ON . Follow the onscreen
instructions.

• Press and hold delay: Select a time interval for this
gesture.

Recognition

• Interaction control: Enable or disable motions and
screen timeout. You can also block areas of the screen
from touch interaction. Touch the OFF/ON button to
turn the feature ON . Follow the onscreen
instructions.

Blocking Mode

Turn off notifications for selected features.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Device tab ➔ Blocking mode.

2. Tou c h the OFF/ON button to turn Blocking mode

ON .

3. Tou ch Turn off notifications to block all notifications.

4. Tou ch Turn off alarm to block all alarms.

5. The Set time option allows you to set Blocking mode

for a specific time range or Always.
Touc h th e Always field to disable it and configure the

From and To time fields.

Note: When this option is enabled, displays in the

Status Bar.

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Controls

Access settings to configure Language and input,
Voice control, Motions, Palm motion, and Smart screen.

Language and Input

Language

Set the language used by your device.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Controls tab ➔ Language and input ➔ Language.

2. Touch a language/locale from the list.

Keyboards and Input Methods

Set the keyboard used by your device.

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Controls tab ➔ Language and input ➔ Default.

2. Select a keyboard. (Samsung keyboard is the only

selection available for this device.)

3. Touch Set up input methods.

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Configuring the Samsung Keyboard

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Controls tab ➔ Language and input.

2. Touch next to Samsung keyboard to display the

following options:

• Select input languages: Used to set a default text

entry language. Touch this field, scroll through the
options, and touch the desired input language.

• Predictive text: Allow Predictive text to suggest words

matching your text entries, and, optionally, complete
common words automatically. Touch the OFF/ON
button to turn it ON . Touch Predictive text
for options:

– Live word update: Automatically update with

popular new words every day.

– Personalized data: Enter personalized data to

improve prediction results.

– Learn from Facebook: Log in to let your device

learn your Facebook style.

– Learn from Gmail: Log in to let your device learn

your Gmail style.

– Learn from Twitter: Log in to let your device learn

your Twitter style.

– Learn from Contacts: Allow your device to learn

your Contacts style.

– Clear server data: Delete your anonymous data

stored on the personalization server.

– Clear personal data: Remove all personalized data

entered.

– Privacy Policy: Read the privacy policy regarding

Predictive Text and the use of your personalization
data.

•Auto replacement: Complete or replace the word you

are typing with the most probable word when you touch
the space bar. Touch the OFF/ON button to turn it
ON . Touch Auto replacement for options.

• Auto capitalization automatically capitalizes the first

letter of the first word in each sentence (standard
English style).

• Auto spacing: automatically inserts spaces between

words.

• Auto punctuate automatically inserts a full stop in a

sentence by touching the space bar twice when using
the onscreen QWERTY keyboard.

• Keyboard swipe:

– None: Disable the keyboard swipe feature.
– Continuous input: Enter text by sliding your finger

across the keyboard.

– Cursor control: Move the cursor by sliding your

finger across the keyboard.

• Key-tap feedback:

– Sound: Enable or disable auditory feedback when

you touch an onscreen key.

– Character preview: Provide an automatic preview

of the current character selection within the text
string. This is helpful when multiple characters are
available within one key.

•More settings:

– Help: Access help information for using the

Samsung keyboard.

– Reset settings: Reset Samsung keyboard settings.

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Google Voice Typing

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Controls tab ➔ Language and input.

2. Touch Google voice typing to automatically use

Google voice typing.

3. Touch next to Google voice typing.
The following options are available:

• Choose input languages: Touch Automatic to use

the local language or select a language from the list.

• Block offensive words: Enable or disable blocking of

recognized offensive words from the results of your
voice-input Google searches.

• Offline speech recognition: Enable voice input while

offline. Touch the All tab to download speech
recognition for other languages.

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Speech

Set voice search and text-to-speech options.

Voice Search

1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Settings ➔
Controls tab ➔ Language and input.

2. To uc h Voice search to configure:

• Language: Choose a language for your voice input.

• Speech output: Always provides audible readout of

text, or only when using Hands-free functions.

• Block offensive words: Block recognized offensive

words from the results of your voice-input Google
searches.

• Hotword detection: Say “Google” to launch a voice

search.

• Offline speech recognition: Enable voice input while

offline. Touch the All tab to download speech
recognition for other languages.

• Bluetooth headset: Record audio through a Bluetooth

headset, if available.