Samsung SM-T520NZKAXAR, SM-T520NZWAXAR User Manual

ANDROID TABLET

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

device and keep it for future reference.

Warning!

This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity.

Intellectual Property

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

Open Source Software

Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit:

http://opensource.samsung.com

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Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability

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

Modification of Software

SAMSUNG IS NOT LIABLE FOR PERFORMANCE ISSUES OR INCOMPATIBILITIES CAUSED BY YOUR EDITING OF REGISTRY SETTINGS, OR YOUR MODIFICATION OF OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE.

USING CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE AND APPLICATIONS TO WORK IMPROPERLY. YOUR CARRIER MAY NOT PERMIT USERS TO DOWNLOAD CERTAIN SOFTWARE, SUCH AS CUSTOM OS.

Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Inc

Address:

85 Challenger Road Ridgefield Park,

New Jersey 07660

Toll Free

1-800-SAMSUNG

Tel ep ho ne:

Internet

http://www.samsung.com

Address:

Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Device? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a new FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at:

www.samsung.com/us/support

The actual available capacity of the internal memory is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default applications occupy part of the memory. The available capacity may change when you upgrade the device.

, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications,

Nuance Inc., or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

The Bluetooth® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG.

microSD Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Google Pl

, microSDHCTM, and the microSD logo are Trademarks of the SD Card Association.

ay, Gmail, Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Music, Google Talk,

Hangouts, Picasa, YouTube and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc. Peel and

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ...........................6

Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Galaxy Tab Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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

Holding the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....13

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Front and Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Back, Top, and Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Screen Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Section 3: Accounts and Contacts ...........37

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Your Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Section 4: Messaging ...............................45

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Section 5: Multimedia ............................... 51

Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Section 6: Camera and Video ................... 61

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Section 7: Connections ............................ 75

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Managing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Section 8: Applications ............................ 87

Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Application Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

e-Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Google Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Hancom Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

KNOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Photos

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Remote PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

SideSync 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

WebEx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Section 9: Settings ..................................111

About Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

More Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Wallpaper

Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Motions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Palm Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Backup and Reset

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

136

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Default Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Section 10: Health and Safety

Information ........................................... 152

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . 152 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . 159

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 162

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Restricting Children's Access to Your

Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 170

Section 11: Warranty Information ..........172

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

End User License Agreement for Software . . 177

Index .........................................................185

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

Also included is important saf page 152, that you should know before using your device.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to default display settings. If you select other settings, navigation steps may be different.

Unless otherwise specif assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. information, r

Note:

page 185.

ety information, beginning on

the

ied, all instructions in this manual

efer to “Securing Your Device” on page 11.

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.

For more

Note:

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

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual displays may vary depending on the software version of your device and any changes to the device’s settings.

Special Text

In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This special text is intended to point out important information, share quick methods for activating features, define terms, and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

• Notes: Presents alternative options for the current feature,

menu, or sub-menu.

• Tips: Provides quick or innovative methods or useful

shortcuts.

• Important: Points out important information about the

current feature that could affect performance.

•

Warning

: Brings important information to your attention that can help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to your device.

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 s equence of

selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures.

or example:



Settings

OFF

OFF/ON

From a Home screen, touch



Connections

This button disables or enables a feature, or turns a setting off or on.

tab 

Wi-Fi

• indicates that the feature is

For example:

OFF / ON

Touch the ON or OFF

button to turn Bluetooth

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 150.

Battery

Getting Started 7

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.

2. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head.

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.

Note:

You cannot charge the battery using the USB cable and your PC.

Note:

If the battery is completely discharged, you cannot turn on the device, even with the USB power adapter connected. Allow a depleted battery to charge for a few minutes before you try to turn on the device.

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 12.

Turning Your Device Off

1. Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

2. On the Device options

menu, touch

 OK.

Power off

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

Back

(touch

Note:

1. From the Welcome screen, select a language and Next

touch

If you are visually impaired or hard of hearing, touch

Accessibility

Settings. For more information, refer to “Accessibility” on page 126.

to get started.

. For more information, see Accessibility

) or re-displayed

Getting Started 9

For more

Not now

2. Follow the prompts to complete each section. For each

topic, you will have the option to skip it and continue to the next screen.

•

Wi-Fi

: Sign in to an available Wi-Fi network. For secured Wi-Fi networks, you will need to enter a password. information, refer to

•

Date and time

•

End user license agreement

Agreement and touch

and conditions above

error reports during device failures, touch

•

Got Google?

Account, or touch new Google Account.

•

Make it Google

instructions to create a new Google Account or touch Touch to learn more about Google Accounts.

This screen only displays if you did not previously sign in to your Google Account.

“Wi-Fi”

on page 75.

: Set the date, time, and select a time zone.

: Read the End User License

I understand and agree to the terms

. If you would like to send Samsung

Yes

: Touch

Yes

to sign in to your current Google

and follow the instructions to set up a

: Touch

Get an account

and follow the

•

Google and your Location

location services. Touch each location service to enable.

•

This tablet belongs to…

information is used by the tablet to personalize certain apps.

•

Samsung account

Samsung account or touch instructions to sign in or set up a new Samsung account. Touch

•

Dropbox

set up a new Dropbox account or touch your existing Dropbox account.

•

Thank you

option to learn more.

–

Device name

identify the tablet when using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct, and so on.

The default is the model name, SM-T520.

–

Finish

main Home screen.

: Read the information about

: Enter your first and last name. This

: Touch

to sign in to your current

Create new account

here

to learn more using your Samsung account.

: Touch

Create account

: This screen displays the Device name and an

: Enter a name for the tablet. This name is used to

: Your setup is now complete. Touch

and follow the instructions to

to sign in to

Finish

. Follow the

to display the

Memory Card

Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB (depending on the memory card manufacturer and type). Memory cards are used to store music, photos, videos, and other files.

Installing a Memory Card

1. Open the memory card slot cover and turn to expose

2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the

3. Close the Memory Card Slot cover.

the slot.

memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks into place.

Galaxy Tab Accessories

To find accessories for your Galaxy Tab:

1. Go to

samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories

2. Use your model number to find compatible

accessories.

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 122

For other settings related to securing your device, see “Security” on page 146.

Getting Started 11

Note:

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

Locking the Device Manually



Press the

Power/Lock Key

Unlocking the Device

1. Press the

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

Power/Lock Key

Swipe screen lock and offers no security.

. The Lock screen displays.

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.

Troubleshooting

If your device has fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes, you may need to reset the device to regain functionality.

• If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold

the

Power/Lock Key

for 8 to 10 seconds.

Section 2: Understanding Your Device

This section outlines key features of your device and describes the screen and the icons that appear when the device is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the device.

Features

• 10.1-inch WQXGA (2560x1600) TFT (PLS) LCD touch

screen

• Android Version: KitKat 4.4.2

• 1.9 GHz and 1.3 GHz octa-core processors

• Full HTML Web Browser

• Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless technology. For more information,

refer to “Bluetooth” on page 79.

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

• 8 megapixel camera and camcorder, plus 2 megapixel full

HD forward-facing camera for video chat

• Full integration of Google applications (Gmail, YouTube,

Google Maps, and Voice Search)

• Photo gallery that supports GIF, AGIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP,

WBMP, and WEBP formats

• Messaging Features: – Gmail – Email (corporate and personal)

– Google Hangouts (Instant Messaging and Video Chat)

• HD Video Player (1080p) – Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8,

Sorenson Spark, MP43

– Format: AVI, MP4, 3GP, MKV, WMV, ASF, FLV

• Music player that supports MP3, AAC/AAC+/EAAC+, WMA,

Vorbis, FLAC, AC-3, AMR-NB/WB, WAV

• Support for microSD and microSDHC memory cards

• Preloaded applications such as Google Play Books, Google

Play Store, and more. For more information, refer to “Applications” on page 87.

Warning!

This device does not support some USB storage media devices. For more information, refer to “Galaxy Tab Accessories” on page 11.

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Front and Sides

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

3.5 mm Headset Jack

External Speaker

Light Sensor

Recent Apps

Front-fa cing Camera Lens

Home Back

Display Screen

External Speaker

Memory Card Slot

Back, Top, and Bottom

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

GPS Antenna

Flash

Camera

Infrared

Lens

Blaster

Charger/

Accessory Por t

Volu me Key

Microphone

Power/ Lock Key

Navigating Your Device

Use command keys and the touch screen to navigate.

Command Keys

Recent Apps

To display a list of recently used apps:



Tou ch

To close an app:



Drag the app preview up or down.

To end all running apps:



Tou ch

Recent apps

Close all

. Touch an app to open it.

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



Tou ch

For more information, ref

Home

To display the main Home screen:



Press Home.

To launch Google Now:



Press a

Back

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



Tou ch Back

Recent apps

nd hold



er to “Task Manager” on page 88.

Home.

Task Manager

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Using the Touch Screen

Use only your fingers or a stylus with the touch 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.

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, to select a menu item, to press an onscreen button, or to 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.

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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.

Control Motions

Simple motions allow easy control of the device. Before using motions, make sure the motion feature is

activated.

1. From a Home screen, touch Controls

tab 

2. Touch the ON

OFF / ON

Motions

button to turn the feature



Settings



Note:

Excessive shaking or impact to the device may result in unintended inputs. Control motions properly.

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.

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

Screen rotation

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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.

Tilting

Touch and hold two points on the screen, and then tilt the device back and forth to zoom in or out.

Note:

To move an icon to a new location, touch and hold it and drag it to the target position. to “Dragging” on page 17.

For more inform

ation, refer

Panning to Browse

When an image is zoomed in, touch and hold a point on the screen, and then move the device in any direction to browse the image.

Palm Motions

Use palm motions to control the device by touching the screen.

Before using motions, make sure the palm motion feature is activated.



Settings

1. From a Home screen, touch Controls

2. If necessary, touch the

feature ON

Sweeping

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

tab 

Palm motion

OFF / ON

Gallery  Screenshots

button to turn the



album.

Covering

Cover the screen with a palm to pause media

playback.

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Capturing Screenshots



Press and hold the 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

2. Touch

3. Touch a screen capture file to display it.

Categories  Images

Power/Lock Key

and



My Files

Home

Multi Window

Multi task by using two 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 

2. Tou ch

3. If necessary, touch the

4. If desired, touch

Device

tab.

Multi window

Multi window ON

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

OFF / ON

Open in multi window view

Settings

button to turn



Note:

You can also activate Multi window from the Notification Panel. For more information, refer to “Notification Panel” on page 28.

App 1

App 2

Multi Window Controls Controls

Multi Window Panel

Panel

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 22).

2. Swip

e the right edge of the screen toward the center to display the Multi window panel. After a few seconds, th

e 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 another

app off of the panel and release it into one of the highlighted windows.

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Window Controls

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

Switch app to compact screen.

Switch locations between Multi window applica

Shar an item to s applica

Maximize t

Creating a Paired Window

Use this feature to save the combination of current running Multi window applications.

On the Multi window panel:

1. Touch to access the panel controls.

2. Touch

3. Enter a title and then touch

tions.

e items between the application windows. Drag

hare from one window to another. Some

tions may not support this feature.

he application.

the application.

Create

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

2. Touch

Configuring Apps

To remove an ap



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

To add an app



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

To relocate an app:



Touch and

To save your changes:



Touch

to access the panel controls.

Edit

p from the panel:

e area.

to the panel:

drag it to a new location.

Done

Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. It consists of:

•

Status Bar

side and status indicators on the right side.

•

Notifications

at the top of the screen to report calendar events, device status, and more. Drag down from the Status Bar to open the Notification Panel.

•

Widgets

widgets are found on the Home screen by default.

•

Refresh Content

Widget.

•

Status Indicators

battery charge, and time.

•

Google Search

informatio

•

Current Screen

displayed.

: The Status Bar displays notifications on the left

: Notification icons appear on the Status Bar

: Applications that run on the Home screen. Some

: Touch to refresh the content of the

: Display your current network status,

: Search the web by typing or speaking. For more

“Google”

n, refer to

: Shows which Home screen is presently

on page 95.

•

App Shortcuts

•

App Screen

Notifications

Google Search

: Touch to launch your favorite apps.

: Access to all your apps and widgets.

Widge ts

Status Bar

Current Screen

Refresh Conten t Indicators

App Shortcuts

Status

Apps Screen

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Additional Home Screens

There are two types of Home screen. The Standard panels display shortcuts to applications and widgets and the Magazine panels can host News, Social, and Application widgets.

The Home screen can have multiple panels. One Home screen is designated displays whenever you press the Home key.

To scroll through the Home screens:



Slide your finger horizontally acro

The first two Pages to the left can ho Application widgets, which are built -in apps that run on the Home screen.

The rest of the pages are for app shortcuts and widgets.

as the main Home screen, and it

ss the screen.

st News, Social, and

Customize Home Screen Widgets

You can modify the layout of each Home screen by adding or removing Widgets and resizing them.

To modify a Magazine style Home screen:

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on a Widget until

the Edit page displays.

Drag to resize

2. Tou ch

Widgets.

Change layout

to randomly rearrange the

+ 161 hidden pages