Samsung SPH-P100ZKASPR User Manual

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Table of Contents

Tip: Looking for something? If you don’t see it in the headings

listed here, try the Index on page 213.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Your Device’s Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

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

1A. Setting Up Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Activating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Sprint Account Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Section 2: Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2A. Device Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Viewing the Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Battery and Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Device Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Navigation and Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Displaying Your Device’s Number . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Entering Text Using the Onscreen Keyboards . 38

Entering Text Using Swype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating a Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2B. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Location Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Synchronizing Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Search Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

2C. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Creating a New Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Confirming Contact Synchronization . . . . . . . . . 73

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Contacts Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Contacts Entry Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Editing a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry . . . . . . . 79

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Number . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Sending Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Assigning a Picture to an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Deleting Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Adding Entries to Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Adding Facebook Content to Your Contacts . . . 81

2D. Calendar & Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Digital Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Updating Your Device Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Updating Your Android Operating System . . 100

Updating Your Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Updating Your PRL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

2E. Voice Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Voice Input Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Text-to-Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

2F. microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Your Device’s microSD Card and Adapter . . . 104
Connecting Your Device to Your Computer . . 106

microSD Card Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Important Connection Information . . . . . . . . . . 109

2G. Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Taking Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Recording Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

2H. Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Turning Bluetooth On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Using the Bluetooth Settings Menu . . . . . . . . . 121

Pairing Bluetooth Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Sending Contacts via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Section 3: Sprint Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

3A. Sprint Service: The Basics . . . . . . . . . 126

Text Messaging (SMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Multimedia Messaging (MMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

3B. Web and Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Getting Started With Data Services . . . . . . . . . 134

Navigating the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Sprint Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using the Android Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

3C. Entertainment: Music and Videos . . . 165

DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

3D. GPS Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

GPS Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Section 4:

Safety and Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . 183

4A. Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 184

General Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Maintaining Safe Use of and

Access to Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Reducing Exposure: Hands-Free

Kits and Other Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 196

UL Certified Travel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

GPS & AGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Emergency Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . 202

Owner’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

User Guide Proprietary Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

DivX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Manufacturer’s Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Introduction

Your Device’s Menu

This User Guide introduces you to Sprint® service and
all the features of your new device. It’s divided into four
sections:

⽧ Section 1: Getting Started
⽧ Section 2: Your Device
⽧ Section 3: Sprint Service
⽧ Section 4: Safety and Warranty Information

Note: Because of updates in your device’s software, this

online guide may not contain the most current
information about your device. Visit
and sign on to
version of the user guide.

WARNING: Please refer to the Important Safety Information

My Sprint to access the most recent

section on page 184 to learn about information
that will help you safely use your device. Failure
to read and follow the Important Safety
Information in this device guide may result in
serious bodily injury, death, or property damage.

www.sprint.com

The following table outlines your device’s main menu
structure. For more information about using your
device’s menus, see “Navigation and Customization”
on page 21.

From the Home screen, press

䡲 Add ( )
䡲 Wallpaper ( )
䡲 Search ( )
䡲 Notifications ( )
䡲 Edit ( )
䡲 Settings ( )

to open the menu:

Tap these onscreen buttons to reveal these additional
options and features.

Device menus with additional options (“sub-options”)
appear with adjacent to the list entry.

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> Add

1: Widg ets

1: AccuWeather Clock 2: Analog clock
3: Calendar 4: Calendar clock
5: Daily Briefing 6: Facebook
7: Feeds and Updates 8: Google Search
9: Home screen tips 10: Latitude
11: Market 12: News and Weather
13: Picture frame 14: Power control
15: Program Monitor 16: YouTube

2: Shortcuts

1: Applications 2: Bookmark
3: Contact 4: Direct message
5: Directions & Navigation
6: Gmail label 7: Latitude
8: Settings

3: Folders

1: New folder 2: All contacts
3: Contacts with phone numbers
4: Facebook Phonebook
5: Received list from Bluetooth
6: Recent documents 7: Starred contacts

4: Wallpapers

1: Gallery 2: Live wallpapers
3: Wallpaper gallery

> Wallpaper

1: Gallery
2: Live wallpapers
3: Wallpaper gallery

> Search

> Notifications

> Edit

> Settings

Wireless and network

1: Airplane mode (On/Off)
2: Wi-Fi settings

1: Wi-Fi (On/Off) 2: Network notification (On/Off)
3: Add Wi-Fi network

3: Bluetooth settings

1: Bluetooth (On/Off) 2: Device name
3: Discoverable (On/Off) 4: Scan for devices
5: Bluetooth devices

4: Tethering

1: USB tethering 2: Help

5: VPN settings

1: Add VPN 2: VPNs

6: Mobile networks

1: Use packet data (On/Off)
2: Data roaming (On/Off))
3: Data Roaming Guard 4: System select

7: Dial up networking (On/Off)

Sound settings

1: Silent mode (On/Off)
2: Device vibrate

1: Always 2: Never
3: Only in silent mode 4: Only when not in silent mode

3: Volume

1: Media volume 2: Alarm volume
3: System volume 4: Notification volume

4: Notification ringtone
5: Audible touch tones (On/Off)
6: Audible selection (On/Off)
7: Screen lock sounds (On/Off)
8: Haptic feedback (On/Off)

9: Vibration intensity

Display settings

1: Font style

1: Default font 2: Choco cooky
3: Helv Neue S 4: Rosemary

2: Brightness
3: White color density
4: Black color density
5: Saturation
6: Animation

1: No animation 2: Some animations
3: All animations

7: S cree n ti me ou t

1: 15 seconds 2: 30 seconds
3: 1 minute 4: 2 minutes
5: 10 minutes 6: 30 minutes
7: 1 hour

8: Power saving mode (On/Off)
9: TV out

1: TV system (NTSC/PAL)

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Location and security

1: Use wireless networks (On/Off)
2: Use GPS satellites (On/Off)
3: Set screen lock

1: None 2: Pattern
3: PIN 4: Password

4: Visible passwords (On/Off)
5: Select device administrators
6: Use secure credentials (On/Off)
7: Install encrypted certificates from SD card
8: Set password
9: Clear storage

Applications

1: Unknown sources (On/Off)
2: Manage applications
3: Running services

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4: Development

1: USB debugging (On/Off)
2: Stay awake (On/Off)
3: Allow mock locations (On/Off)

Accounts and sync

1: Background data (On/Off)
2: Auto-sync (On/Off)
3: Add account

Privacy

1: Back up my settings
2: Automatic restore
3: Factory data reset

SD card and device storage

1: Total space
2: Available space
3:Mount/Unmount SD card
4: Format SD card
5: Available space

Search

1: Google search

1: Show web suggestions (On/Off)
2: Use My Location (On/Off)
3: Search history (On/Off)
4: Manage search history

2: Searchable items

1: Web (On/Off) 2: Apps (On/Off)
3: Contacts (On/Off) 4: Kindle (On/Off)
5: Messaging (On/Off) 6: Music (On/Off)
7: Voice Search (On/Off)

3: Clear shortcuts

Locale and text

1: Select locale

1: English (United States) 2: Español (Estados Unidos)

2: Select input method

1: Swype 2: Samsung keypad

3: Swype

1: Language 2: Word prediction
3: Audio feedback 4: Vibrate on keypress
5: Enable tip indicator 6: Auto-spacing
7: Auto-capitalization 8: Show complete trace
9: Word choice window 10: Speed vs. accuracy
11: Swype help 12: Tutorial
13: Vers io n

4: Samsung keypad

1: Input language
2: XT9 (On/Off)
3: XT9 advanced settings
4: Automatic full stop (On/Off)
5: Auto-capitalization (On/Off)
6: Voice input (On/Off) 7: Tutorial

Voice input and output

1:Voice recognition settings

1: Language
2: SafeSearch (Off/Moderate/Strict)
3: Block offensive words (On/Off)
4: Show hints (On/Off)

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2: Text-to-speech settings

1: Listen to an example
2: Always use my settings (On/Off)
3: Default engine (Pico TTS)
4: Install voice data 5: Speech rate
6: Language 7: Pico TTS

Accessibility

1: Accessibility (On/Off)

Date and time

1: Automatic (On/Off)
2: Set date
3: Select time zone
4: Set time
5: Use 24-hour format (On/Off)
6: Select date format

About My Galaxy Tab™

1: System Updates

1: Update Firmware 2: Update Profile
3: Update PRL 4: Update Android

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2: Status

1: Battery status 2: Battery level
3: Device number 4: MIN
5: PRL version 6: MEID
7: Network 8: Signal strength
9: Mobile network type 10: Service state
11: Roaming 12: Mobile network state
13: Wi-Fi MAC address 14: Bluetooth address
15: Up time

3: Battery use
4: Legal information

1: Open source licenses 2: License settings
3: Google legal 4: Privacy Alert from Sprint

5: System tutorial
6: Hardware version
7: Model number
8: Firmware version
9: Baseband version
10: Kernel version
11: Bu il d n um be r

Section 1

Getting Started

⽧ Setting Up Your Device (page 2)

1A. Setting Up Service

⽧ Activating Your Device (page 3)
⽧ Sprint Account Passwords (page 4)
⽧ Getting Help (page 5)

Setting Up Your Device

1. Press and hold on the upper right side of

the device to turn it on.

䡲 If your device is activated, it will turn on, search for

Sprint service, and enter standby mode.

Note: Your device’s battery should have enough charge for

your device to turn on and find a signal, but you should
fully charge your battery as soon as possible. See
“Charging the Battery” on page 16.

2 1A. Setting Up Service

WARNING: Please note that your device’s touchscreen

responds best to a light touch from the pad of
your finger. Using excessive force or a metallic
object when pressing on the touchscreen may
damage the tempered glass surface and void
the warranty. See “4B. Manufacturer’s Warranty”
on page 204.

Unlocking Your Device Screen

Unlock Screen

Power Button

䊳 To unlock your device, drag the lock icon to

the right of the screen.

Note: When you turn on your device for the first time, you will

be given options to let you quickly set up various
accounts, such as your Google™ account, Facebook™,
and email accounts. We recommend that you skip
these.

Activating Your Device

䢇 If you purchased your device at a Sprint Store, it is

probably activated and ready to use.

䢇 If you received your device in the mail and it is for a new

Sprint account or a new line of service, it is designed to

activate automatically. To confirm your activation,
open an Internet address in your device’s Web
browser. (See page 134.)

䢇 If you received your device in the mail and you are

activating a new device for an existing number on your
account, you will need to go online to activate your

new device.

䡲 From your computer’s Web browser, go to

www.sprint.com/activate and complete the

onscreen instructions to activate your device.

1A. Setting Up Service 3

Setting Up Service

When you have finished, open an Internet address in
your device’s Web browser to confirm activation.
(See page 134.) If your device is still not activated or
you do not have access to the Internet, contact Sprint
Customer Service at

Tip: Do not press while the device is being activated.

Pressing cancels the activation process.

Note: If you are having difficulty with activation, contact Sprint

Customer Service by dialing
phone.

1-888 -211-4727 for assistance.

1-888-211-4727 from any

Sprint Account Passwords

As a Sprint customer, you enjoy unlimited access to
your personal account information, your voicemail
account, and your data services account. To ensure
that no one else has access to your information, you
will need to create passwords to protect your privacy.

4 1A. Setting Up Service

Account Username and Password

If you are the account owner, you will create an account
username and password when you sign on to

www.sprint.com. (Click Need to register for access? to get

started.) If you are not the account owner (if someone
else receives the bill for your Sprint service), you can
get a sub-account password at

www.sprint.com.

Data Services Password

With your Sprint device, you may elect to set up an
optional data services password to control access and
authorize Premium Service purchases.

For more information, or to change your passwords,
sign on to
Service at

www.sprint.com or call Sprint Customer

1-888-211-4727.

Getting Help

Managing Your Account

Online: www.sprint.com

䢇 Access your account information.
䢇 Check your data usage (depending on your Sprint

service plan).

䢇 View and pay your bill.
䢇 Enroll in Sprint online billing and automatic payment.
䢇 Purchase accessories.
䢇 Shop for the latest Sprint phones and other devices.
䢇 View available Sprint service plans and options.
䢇 Learn more about data services and other products

like games, ringers, screen savers, and more.

Setting Up Service

1A. Setting Up Service 5

Section 2

Your Device

⽧ Your Device (page 9)

2A. Device Basics

⽧ Viewing the Display Screen (page 12)
⽧ Turning Your Device On and Off (page 14)
⽧ Battery and Charger (page 15)
⽧ Device Function Keys (page 18)
⽧ Navigation and Customization (page 21)
⽧ Displaying Your Device’s Number (page 38)
⽧ Entering Text Using the Onscreen Keyboards (page 38)
⽧ Entering Text Using Swype (page 45)
⽧ Creating a Google Account (page 51)

8 2A. Device Basics

Tip: Device Software Upgrades – Updates to your device’s

software may become available from time to time. Sprint
will automatically upload critical updates to your device.

• You can also use the menu to manually check for
and download updates.

•Press

> and tap Settings > About My

Galaxy Tab™ > System Updates > Update
Firmware

or Update Android to search for and

download available updates.

Your Device

4. Touchscreen
Display

9. External

Speakers (2)

6. MENU Key

1. Light
Sensor

3. Status Bar
Icons

5. HOME Key

2. Microphone

10. Charger/
Accessory Jack

13. Front-facing
Camera Lens

11. SEARCH Key

12. BACK Key

8. Camera
Lens

7. Flash

Key Functions

1. Light Sensor lets you use the ambient light level to

automatically adjust the screen brightness and
contrast.

䡲 In bright light, the sensor causes the device to

increase the brightness and contrast for better
viewing.

䡲 In dim light, the device decreases the screen

brightness to compensate.

Note: The sensor functions only when Auto is selected within

the Notifications Panel. For more information, see
“Using the Notifications Panel” on page 37.

2. Microphone allows you to make audio recordings,

voice searches, etc.

3. Status Bar Icons provide information about your

device’s status and options, such as signal
strength, wireless technology, roaming, ringer
setting, messaging, and battery charge.

4. Touchscreen Display displays all the information

needed to operate your device, such as your
Contacts list and the date and time. It also provides

2A. Device Basics 9

Device Basics

one-touch access to all of your device’s features
and applications.

5. HOME Key returns you to the Home screen. Press

and hold to view recently used applications.

6. MENU Key lets you access your device’s main

functions menu:

Notifications, Edit, and Settings. While in a menu,

Add, Wallpaper, Search,

press to open a list of actions available from the
current screen or onscreen option.

7. Flash, as part of the built-in camera, provides an

additional light source for pictures and videos
during low-light conditions.

8. Camera Lens, as part of the built-in 3.0 megapixel

camera, this lens lets you take pictures and videos.

9. External Speaker lets you hear the different ringers

and sounds.

10. Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the

charger or a USB cable (included).

CAUTION!

Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may
damage the device.

10 2A. Device Basics

11. SEARCH Key displays the Quick Search box that

can be used to search for a key term both on the
device and online. (See “Search Key” on page 19.)

12. BACK Key returns you to the previous menu, closes

a dialog box, or exits an onscreen menu or option.

13. Front-facing Camera Lens, as part of the built-in

1.3 megapixel camera, works with the Qik
application to enable you to set up and participate
in video conferences.

14 . Headset Jack allows you to plug in an optional

headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.

CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect

jack may damage the device.

15. POWER Button ( ) lets you turn the device or

the touchscreen display on or off and access the

Device options menu.

䡲 When the screen is turned off, press once to

return to Screen lock mode.

䡲 While the device is unlocked, press and hold to

display the

Device options menu (Silent mode,

Data network mode, Flight mode, Power off).

16. Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringtone

16. Volume
Button

14. Headset Jack

15. Power
Button

17. microSD
Card Slot

and alarm volume in standby mode and the media
playback volume.

17. microSD Card Slot lets you use a microSD card

(included) to expand the memory of your device.

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Viewing the Display Screen

Your device’s display screen provides information
about your device’s status and options. This list
identifies the symbols you’ll see on your device’s
display screen:

Status Bar – Service Icons

Activation Not Completed – Your device must

still be activated, please retry.

Signal Strength – Shows your current signal

strength. (More bars = stronger signal.)

No Service – Your device cannot find a usable

signal.

Airplane Mode On – Your device will not have

access to the Sprint network, Wi-Fi, GPS, or
Bluetooth. Local applications are still available.

Roaming – Your device is “roaming” off the

Nationwide Sprint Network.

3G Available – Sprint 3G data service is active.

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Status Bar – Service Icons

3G Communicating – Sprint 3G data service is

active and communicating. When active, the
icon is animated.

3G Unavailable – Sprint 3G data service is

currently unavailable.

Status Bar – Status Icons

Battery Strength – Shows your current battery

charge level. (Icon shown is fully charged.)

Battery Charging – Shows your battery is

currently being charged.

Battery Low – Shows your current battery

charge level is very low.

Device Power Critical – Shows your current

battery only has five percent power remaining
and will immediately shutdown. Represented as
a blinking icon.

Bluetooth Active – Your device’s Bluetooth radio

is active and enabled.

Status Bar – Status Icons

Bluetooth Connected – Your device’s Bluetooth

radio is active and communicating with an
external device.

GPS Location On – Your device’s GPS is on and

available for location-based services such as
Google Maps Navigation.

GPS Communicating – Your device’s GPS is on

and communicating.

Wi-Fi Connected – Your device’s Wi-Fi is

connected, active, and communicating with a
Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Wi-Fi Connection Issue – Your device’s Wi-Fi is

active but there is a communication issue with
the target Wireless Access Point (WAP).

Hotspot Activated – Shares your device’s mobile

data connection using Sprint Hotspot.

microSD Unmounted – Your device’s microSD

card has been disconnected (unmounted) from
the device and is now ready for either removal
or formatting.

Status Bar – Status Icons

Preparing for Mounting – The microSD card is

being prepared for mounting to the device. This
is required for communication with the microSD
card.

microSD Removed and Missing – The microSD

card has been properly unmounted from the
device but is missing.

microSD Unexpectedly Removed – The microSD

card has been incorrectly removed and
improperly unmounted.

USB Connection – The device has detected an

active USB connection.

USB Debug Connection – The device has

detected an active USB connection and is in
USB Debugging mode.

Sign-in/Sync Error – There has been an issue

with your connection to the Google server, or
you were not properly signed in to your account.
In order to use a Google application or sync
features, you must set up and sign in to a valid
Google account.

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Status Bar – Status Icons

3

Vibrate Only – The ringer is set to vibrate only.

Data Synchronization – Application sync is

active and synchronization is in progress for
Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts.

Android OS Update Available – A new Android

operating system update is available for
download.

System Updates Available – A new system

update is available for download.

Files Downloading – The device is downloading

selected files.

Download Successful – A recent software

download was successful.

Calendar Reminder – Shows you have a

reminder of an upcoming Calendar event.

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Status Bar – Messaging Icons

New Message – You have new text (SMS) or

multimedia (MMS) message.

New Messages – You have new multiple text

(SMS) or multimedia (MMS) messages.

New Email message – Shows you have received

either a new Internet email message or Outlook
email message via an Exchange server.

New Gmail message – Shows you have received

a new Gmail message.

Alarm – You have an alarm event.

Turning Your Device On and Off

Turning Your Device On

䊳 Press and hold .

Once your device is on, it may display “Searching for
Service.” When your device finds a signal, it enters
standby mode – the device’s idle state.

If your device is unable to find a signal after 15 minutes
of searching, a Power Save feature is automatically
activated. When a signal is found, your device
automatically returns to standby mode.

In Power Save mode, your device searches for a signal
periodically without your intervention. You can also
initiate a search for Sprint service by pressing any key
(when your device is turned on).

Tip: The Power Save feature conserves your battery power

when you are in an area where there is no signal.

Turning Your Device Off

1. Press and hold for two seconds until you

2. Tap Power off and then tap OK to turn off the

Your screen remains blank while your device is off
(unless the battery is charging).

Device options menu.

see the

device.

Battery and Charger

WARNING: Use only Sprint-approved or Samsung-approved

Sprint-approved or Samsung-approved batteries and
accessories can be found at Sprint Stores or through
Samsung; or call 1-866-866-7509 to order. They’re also
available at

Battery Capacity

Your device is equipped with a Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)
battery. It allows you to recharge your battery before it is
fully drained. The battery provides up to 13.0 hours of
continuous usage.

At 5% of charge capacity, when there are only a few
minutes of battery charge left, the device sounds an
audible alert, displays a critical charge icon ( ), and
then turns off.

batteries and chargers with your device. The
failure to use a Sprint-approved or Samsung­approved battery and charger may increase the
risk that your device will overheat, catch fire, or
explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death,
or property damage.

www.sprint.com.

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Note: Long backlight settings, searching for service, vibrate

Correct

Incorrect

USB Cable

Charging Head

Outlet Connector

mode, browser use, and other variables may reduce
the battery’s active and standby times.

Tip: Watch your device’s battery level indicator and charge the

battery before it runs out of power.

Charging the Battery

Keeping track of your battery’s charge is important. If
your battery level becomes too low, your device
automatically turns off, and you will lose any
information you were just working on.

Note: Although the battery comes partially charged. It is

recommended you fully charge the battery before
using your device for the first time.

1. Carefully slide the outlet connector into the

charging head (1). Make sure the connection is
secure.

2. Connect the USB cable to the charging head (2).

3. Slide open the charger/accessory jack cover.

4. Insert the USB cable into the device’s charger/

accessory jack.

5. Plug the charging head into an electrical outlet.

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Correct

Incorrect

Charger/Accessory Jack

The device turns on with the screen locked and
indicates both its charge state and percent of charge.

Always use a Sprint-approved or Samsung-approved
desktop charger, travel charger, or vehicle power
adapter to charge your battery.

With the Sprint-approved Li-Ion battery, you can
recharge the battery before it becomes completely run
down.

Extending Your Battery Life

Active applications, light levels, and Bluetooth and GPS
usage all act to drain your battery. The following is a list
of helpful tips that can help conserve your battery
power:

䢇 Reduce your backlight on time. (See “Changing the

Backlight Time Length” on page 54.)

䢇 Turn Bluetooth off when not in use. (See “Turning

Bluetooth On and Off” on page 120.)

䢇 Turn Wi-Fi off when not in use. (See “Turning Wi-Fi

On and Off” on page 144.)

䢇 Turn off Sprint Hotspot. This is one of the largest

drains on your battery. (See “Sprint Hotspot” on
page 146.)

䢇 Turn off the GPS when not needed. Most applications

using this function will periodically query the GPS
satellites for your current location; each query drains
your battery. (See “Activating Location Mode” on
page 179.)

䢇 Do not wait until your battery is completely depleted

before charging your device. Repeating the process
of a complete discharge and recharge can reduce
the storage capacity of any battery over time.

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䢇 Turn off automatic application sync. (See

“Synchronizing Accounts” on page 58.)

䢇 Use the power control widget to turn off hardware

functions such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and
synchronization; or to adjust the LCD brightness
setting. (See “Adding and Removing Widgets” on
page 33.)

䢇 Check the battery use screen to review what features

or functions have been consuming your battery
resources. (See “Viewing Battery Use” on page 55.)

䢇 Check running services and close any unnecessary

applications. (See “Manage Running Services” on
page 68.)

䢇 Use the task manager feature to shut down

background applications that are still running. These
minimized applications can, over time, cause your
device to slow down. (See “Using the Task Manager”
on page 68.)

䢇 Animated wallpapers use processing power,

memory, and more battery power. Change your live
wallpaper to a static wallpaper gallery or Gallery
image. (See “Changing the Display Screen” on
page 56.)

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Device Function Keys

The Samsung Galaxy Tab™ comes equipped with four
main function keys that can be used on any screen.

Menu Key

The Menu key ( ) activates any available menus
for the current screen or application. When on the
Home screen, the following menu options are
available:

䡲 Add ( ) adds one of the following to a

selected screen: Widgets, Shortcuts, Folders, or
Wallpapers. (See “Customizing Your Home
Screen” on page 31.)

䡲 Wallpaper ( ) lets you to customize the current

screen’s wallpaper image. You can obtain this
image from a Gallery pictures folder, from any of
the available images within the device’s wallpaper
gallery, or from the animated live wallpapers. (See
“Changing the Display Screen” on page 56.)

䡲 Search ( ) displays the Google Search box

Search FieldSearch Options

(All/Web/Apps)

Voice Search

that you can use to search for a key term both on
the device and online. (See “Search Key” on
page 19.)

䡲 Notifications ( ) allows you to expand the

notifications area to provide more detailed
information about the current notification icons.
(See “Using the Notifications Panel” on page 37.)

䡲 Edit ( ) allows you to add or remove extended

screens from your device. You can have up to
eight extended screens.

䡲 Settings ( ) provides quick access to the

device’s settings menu. (See “2B. Settings” on
page 52.)

● The Settings menu can also be accessed by

pressing and tapping

> .

Home Key

The Home key ( ) takes you back to your Home
screen (first of nine total available screens).

Back Key

The Back key ( ) returns you to the previously
active screen. If the onscreen keyboard is currently
open, this key closes the keyboard.

Search Key

The Search key ( ) displays the Google Search
box that can be used to search for a key term both on
the device and online. In some instances, this key
opens a search box specific only to the current
application.

䡲 Press to launch the Google Search box.

– or –
Press and tap

> .

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Using Your Device to Search

Google Search

Box

Search Matches

Web Results

Use the Google Search
box to manually search
for a term on both your
device and on the Web.

To refine your search:

1. Press to

launch the

Search box.

2. Tap to select a

search area.

䡲 All searches your

device, the Web,
and the Android
Market for your
search term.

䡲 Web searches for

your term only on
the Web using the
Google search
engine.

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Google

䡲 Apps searches for your term only within the

Android Market.

3. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter the item you

want to search for, and then tap

Go.

– or –
Touching

Voice Search ( ) lets you speak into

your device's microphone to enter a search term.

To search the device and the Web by entering text:

1. Press to launch the Google Search box.

2. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter your search

term. (See “Entering Text Using the Onscreen
Keyboards” on page 38.)

䡲 As you type, matches from your device and from

Google’s Web search are added to the list of
previously chosen search results.

䡲 Search preferences and settings can be

configured to display suggestions in a different
manner. (See “Search Settings” on page 62.)

Note: To hide the onscreen keyboard and see more of your

search matches, press .

3. Tap a match from the list of suggestions, device

search results, or previously chosen search
matches. Once selected, the item opens in the
appropriate application.

To search the device and Web via Voice Search:

1. Press and tap (microphone icon on the

side of the

Note: Tapping in an application’s search box searches

Google Search box).

tfor the keyword via the Web.

2. From the open dialog, say what you want to search

for.

3. Once complete, the Voice Search application

analyzes your spoken words and displays a list of
matching keyword terms.

Note: It is recommended that you use this feature in a quiet

room. Loud ambient or background noises can
confuse the application and result in inaccurate search
results.

To use additional Voice Search functions:

䊳 From an open Voice Search dialog, speak the

following words to access additional features:

䡲 Directions to allows you to initiate a navigation

session via Google maps. Use either an address,
business name, business type, or other
navigation information to get the desired
directions.

䡲 Navigate to allows you to receive directions via

Google maps™. Use either an address, business
name, business type, or other navigation
information to get the desired directions.

䡲 Map of allows you to view a map of an area via

Google maps. Use either an address, business
name, zip code, or other navigation information.

Navigation and Customization

Your device is touch-sensitive, and this allows you to
not only select an onscreen option with a single tap,
but also scroll through long menu lists. Simply slide up
and down through the display with your fingertip.

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Tip: Some menu options are also accessed by pressing and

Tap Press and Hold

Flick

holding an onscreen item, such as a Contact entry from
the Contacts tab.

Getting Around Your Device

Move Around Your Device’s Menus and Screens

䢇 Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen

keyboard, select items such as application and
settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap
them with your finger. A light touch works best.

䢇 Press and hold: To open the available options for an

item (for example, a link in a Web page), simply
press and hold the item.

䢇 Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than

swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a
vertical motion, such as when flicking through
contacts or a message list.

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䢇 Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or

Swipe, Slide or Drag Rotate

Pinch Spread

horizontally across the screen.

䢇 Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure

before you start to move it. Do not release your finger
until you have reached the target position.

䢇 Rotate: Automatically change the screen orientation

from portrait to landscape by turning the device
sideways.

䢇 Pinch: “Pinch” the screen using your thumb and

forefinger to zoom out when viewing a picture or a
Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out.)

䢇 Spread: “Spread” the screen using your thumb and

forefinger to zoom in when viewing a picture or a
Web page. (Move fingers outward to zoom in.)

Home Screen Overview

The Home screen is the starting point for many
applications and functions, and it allows you to add
items like application icons, shortcuts, folders, or
widgets to give you instant access to information and
applications.

This is the default page and accessible from any menu
by pressing .

䢇 Status Bar: located at the top of the screen, displays

both notification and status icons.

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Status Bar

Home

Shortcuts

Notification Area

Status Area

Screen

Widget

Primary Shortcuts

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䢇 Notification Area: displays icons associated with

end-user notifications such as email messages,
upcoming events, USB connection, and text/MMS
messages. (See “Using the Notifications Panel” on
page 37.)

䡲 These notifications appear at the top-left of the

screen (within the status bar) and display
important user information.

䡲 This information can be accessed by either

swiping down from the status bar (page 37) or by
accessing the Notifications panel

>

Notifications ().

䢇 Status Area: displays icons associated with the status

of the device such as communication, coverage,
Bluetooth, 3G and Wi-Fi communication, battery
levels, and GPS.

䢇 Home Screen: provides information about

notifications and device status, and allows access to
application widgets.

䢇 Extended Screens: extend beyond the current visible

screen width to provide more space for adding icons,
widgets, and other customization features.

䡲 There are eight available extended screens each

Available Screens (9)

Widget

Primary Shortcuts

of which may be populated with its own shortcuts
or widgets. These screens share the use of the
three Primary Shortcuts (see page 26).

䡲 The current screen is indicated at the top by a

larger circle. Up to nine (9) total screens are
available (one Home and eight extended).

䡲 Press to access the Home screen

(page 23), which appears as the default “page”
on the device, and then slide your finger
horizontally across the screen to go to the right
extended screens.

Note: Both the status bar and primary shortcuts are visible

across all screens (Home and extended).

䡲 Think of it as having a desktop so wide that your

screen can only display a portion at a time.

Tip: While on an extended screen, press to return to the

Home screen.

Device Basics

䢇 Google Search: is an onscreen Internet search

engine powered by Google™. Tap to access the
Voice Search feature where you can enter a spoken
search term and initiate an online search.

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䢇 Widgets: self-contained onscreen applications (not

shortcuts). These can be placed onto any of the
available screens (Home or extended). (See “Adding
and Removing Widgets” on page 33.)

䢇 Shortcuts: icons that launch available device

applications such as Contacts, email, and the alarm
clock. These function the same as shortcuts on your
computer’s desktop.

䡲 The shortcuts that appear on these screens can

vary. However, you can always open the
Application screens to find shortcuts for any
installed application.

䡲 The Application screens can be accessed by

Applications ( ) from the Primary

tapping
shortcuts area.

䡲 Shortcuts can be removed from a screen and

added back any number of times. (See “Creating
Shortcuts” on page 31.)

䢇 Primary Shortcuts: three shortcuts are present on all

screens (Home and extended) that can be used to
navigate within the device and to launch any of the
following functions:

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䡲 Browser ( ) launches the Web browser.
䡲 Applications ( ) toggles between the Home

and Application screens.

● Tap Applications ( ) to access the

Application screens.

● While on the Application screens, tap the

Home icon ( ) to easily return to the Home

screen.

䡲 Email ( ) launches the email application

where you can create a new email account,
access existing email messages, or alter email
settings.

Adding and Removing Extended Screens

The device comes by default with a Home screen and
two extended screens. You can add up to six additional
extended screens for a total of nine screens.

Note: Screen #1 is always assigned to the Home screen and

cannot be deleted.

To add more screens:

1. Press > and tap (Edit).

2. Tap to add a new empty extended screen.

To remove an extended screen:

1. Press > and tap (Edit).

2. Touch and drag an existing screen over the

Remove icon ( ) and release it.

䡲 As you place the screen into the Trash, the

discarded screen will turn red.

䡲 Removing a screen doesn't delete it or any widget

or shortcuts on that screen. All will be available for
future use.

Note: If you are deleting a screen with shortcuts, you will be

prompted with an additional pop-up asking you to
confirm the deletion.

Using the Application Screens

All of your device’s applications are located within the
Application screens.

Note: These screens contain shortcuts for all installed

applications.

1. Press and tap

to open the screen.

䡲 To close the Applications

screen, tap or press

.

2. Scroll through the screens

and tap an icon to launch
the associated application.

䡲 The screens contains

device applications such

Alarm Clock, AllShare,

as

Browser, Camera, Gmail,
Google Search, Market,
My files, YouTu be, and many more.

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Applications

The following list shows all the applications that are
available on the Application screens.

Alarm Clock – Allows you to set an alarm to ring

at a specific time (page 92).

AllShare – Allows you to share your on-device

media content with other external devices using
DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) and
built-in AllShare™ technology (page 176). These
external devices must be DLNA-compliant.

Browser – Launches the browser running

Google search (page 134). The browser is fully
optimized and comes with advanced features to
enhance Internet browsing on your device.

Calendar – Launches a calendar application

that syncs to your Facebook™, Google™, or
Microsoft Exchange work calendars (page 85).
Events can be synced only to a managed
account (page 58).

Camera – Launches the built-in 3.0 megapixel

camera (page 110).

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Application Icons

Application Icons

Contacts – Displays the Contacts tab listing

current contacts that can be synced with either
your Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Google or
Outlook account (page 71). Contacts can be
synced only to a managed account (page 58).

Daily Briefing – Allows you to monitor weather,

financial information, news, and your schedule
from one convenient location (page 95).

Digital Frame – Displays an onscreen clock,

slideshow, or music (page 93).

Email – Provides access to both your Outlook

(Exchange Server-based) work email and
Internet email accounts (such as Gmail and
Yahoo! Mail) (page 147).

Facebook – Launches the Facebook Web page

via the browser (page 136).

Free Games! – Launches a website containing

HD game samples.

Gallery – Displays a gallery of camera images

and videos stored on the microSD card
(page 113).

Application Icons

Gmail – Provides access to your Gmail account

(page 148).

Google Search – Provides an onscreen Internet

search engine powered by Google™ (page 19).

Kindle – Opens the Amazon Kindle™ store that

provides access to thousands of online digital
books and publications. These documents can
be downloaded directly to your device
(page 96).

Latitude – Lets you see your friends’ locations

and share yours with them. The application also
lets you see your friends’ locations on a map or
in a list.

Maps – Launches a Web-based dynamic map

that helps you find local businesses, locate
friends, and get driving directions (page 179).

Market – Find and download free and for-

purchase applications on Android Market
(page 161).

Memo – Creates and stores text memos on your

device (page 92).

Application Icons

Media Hub – Provides one-stop access to the

hottest movies and TV programs that you can
rent or buy and watch anytime, anywhere
(page 168).

Messaging – Provides access to text and

multimedia messaging (SMS and MMS)
(page 126).

Music – Launches the built-in Music Player

(page 172).

My files – Lets you view supported image files

and text files on your microSD card (page 91).

Navigation – Launches a Web-based navigation

application (page 181).

News and Weather – Launches a Web-based

news and weather feed based on your current
location (page 164).

Qik – Allows you to record and share live videos

on your device with your friends, family, and
your favorite social networks (page 163).

Places – Allows others to find your business or

your favorite places using either Google Search
or Google Maps.

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Settings – Lets you set up your device’s features

talk

and functions to your preferences (page 52).

Sprint Hotspot – Launches the Sprint Hotspot

which allows you to share your device’s mobile
Internet connection with Wi-Fi-enabled devices
(page 146).

Sprint Zone – Links to Sprint Zone services such

as Account Information, What’s New,
recommended Android applications, and other
support and promotional content (page 162).

Tal k – Launches a Web-based Google Talk

application that lets you chat with family and
friends over the Internet for free.

Task Manager – Provides access to a

management screen from where you can close
currently active applications, manage packages,
RAM and obtain device summary information
(

page 68).

ThinkFree Office – Provides access to a

Microsoft
also provides a centralized location for the
management of your online and offline files.

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Application Icons

®

Office-compatible applications suite. It

Application Icons

Video – Launches your device’s built-in video

application that plays video files stored on your
microSD card (page 171).

Voice Search – Launches your device’s built-in

automatic speech recognition (ASR) software
and initiates a Google search based on the
recognized text (page 102).

World clock – Allows you to view the current

time in other parts of the world. World clock
displays time in hundreds of different cities,
within all 24 time zones around the world
(page 97).

YouTu be – Launches YouTube on your browser

(page 136).

Note: The email application includes access to both

Exchange Server-based email (work email) and other
Internet-based email providers such as Yahoo! Mail
and Gmail.

Customizing Your Home Screen

You can customize your Home screen by doing the
following:

䢇 Creating Shortcuts
䢇 Adding and Removing Widgets
䢇 Repositioning Widgets
䢇 Creating Folders
䢇 Changing the Background (Wallpapers)

Creating Shortcuts

Shortcuts activate a feature or launch an application.
Widgets are already open and active onscreen
applications.

Note: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, you

must carefully touch and hold the shortcut and slowly
drag it to the edge of the screen. As the shortcut turns
light blue, you can begin to move it to the adjacent
screen.

If this does not work, delete it from its current screen.
Activate the new screen and then add the selected
shortcut.

To add a shortcut from the Application screens:

1. Press to activate

the Home screen.

2. Select a location

(screen) for your new
shortcut by scrolling
across your available
screens until you reach
the desired one. (See
“Home Screen
Overview” on page 23.)

3. Tap Applications ()

to reveal all your current
available applications.

4. Scroll across the

screens and locate your desired application.

5. Touch and hold the onscreen icon. The new

shortcut then appears to hover over the current
screen.

6. While still holding the onscreen icon, position it on

the current screen. Release your finger to lock the
shortcut into its new position.

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Note: The same shortcut can be added to any of the

Delete (Shortcut or widget)

available screens (Home or extended). The application
you add to the screen will still appear within the

Application screens.

To add a shortcut using the Add to Home screen:

1. Press to activate the Home screen.

2. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.

3. From the Add to Home

screen window tap
Shortcuts.

4. Tap a selection from the

available list:

䡲 Applications
䡲 Bookmark
䡲 Contact
䡲 Direct message
䡲 Directions & Navigation
䡲 Gmail label
䡲 Latitude
䡲 Settings

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Note: Depending on the apps you've already installed, you

may have additional choices available.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the new

shortcut to your Home screen.

To delete a shortcut:

1. Press to

activate the Home
screen.

2. Touch and hold the

desired shortcut. This
unlocks it from its
location on the
current screen.

3. Drag the icon over

Delete icon

the
( ) and release it.

Adding and Removing Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that can be
placed on either the Home screen or an extended
screen. Unlike shortcuts, widgets appear as onscreen
applications.

䢇 Widgets

䡲 Choices include: AccuWeather Clock, Analog

clock, Calendar, Calendar clock, Daily Briefing,
Facebook, Feeds and Updates, Google Search,
Home screen tips, Latitude, Market, News and
Weather, Picture frame, Power control, Program
Monitor, and YouTu be.

Note: Depending on the apps you've already installed, you

may have additional choices available.

To add a widget:

1. Press to activate the Home screen.

2. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.

3. From the Add to Home screen window tap Widgets.

4. Tap an available widget to place it on your current

screen.

To remove a widget:

1. Touch and hold a widget until you can move it

around on the screen.

2. Drag the widget over the Delete icon ( ) and

release it.

䡲 The widget will turn red as you hover over the

Delete icon.

䡲 This action doesn’t delete the widget, it just

removes it from the current screen.

To place a widget onto a different screen:

1. Touch and hold the widget until it becomes

transparent.

2. Drag it to the edge of your screen.

3. Slowly drag it past the edge of the screen until it

turns light blue.

4. Add the widget to the new screen.

5. Repeat these steps to continue moving it to other

adjacent screens.

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Creating and Managing Folders

Folders can be located on any available screen and
can contain both files (such as data and images) and
Contacts or entries.

To create a folder onscreen:

1. Press to activate the Home screen.

2. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.

3. From the Add to Home screen window tap Folders.

4. Tap an available folder type to place it on your

current screen.

䡲 Choices include New folder, All contacts, Contacts

with phone numbers, Facebook Phonebook,
Received list from Bluetooth, Recent documents,

Starred contacts.

and

Note: Starred contacts are those Contact entries tagged as

very important.

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Accessing Recently Used Applications

Your device keeps a running list of your eight most
recently used applications.

1. Press and hold

to open the recently used
applications window.

2. Tap an icon to open an

application.

Changing the Screen Orientation

The device can automatically
change the orientation of
some onscreen content. The
device’s built-in 6-axis
accelerometer senses
movement and changes in
the device’s angle and orientation.

This allows the device to change onscreen content
(images, video, Web pages) to properly display based
on the current angle. (Some screens may not
automatically change.)

Locking the Screen Orientation

Portrait View

Landscape View

You can lock the screen orientation either the portrait or
landscape view.

1. Rotate the device to either a portrait or landscape

view.

2. While still in that orientation, tap the status bar to

reveal the Notifications tab, and then drag the tab
to the bottom of the screen.

3. Tap Orientation lock to lock the screen in the

current orientation and then close the Notifications
panel.

Menu Navigation

You can easily navigate through an onscreen menu
using only your finger.

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Selecting Menu Items Using Your Finger

As you navigate through a menu, you activate menu
options by tapping onscreen entries. Select any option
by tapping it.

1. Tap an onscreen icon

to launch a menu or
feature.

2. Flick up or down the

screen to navigate
through a menu list
(bottom up or top
down).

3. Tap a menu item to

make a selection or
activate a field.

Backing Up Within a
Menu

To go to the previous menu:

䊳 Press .

To return to Home screen:

䊳 Press .

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Using Context Menus

Context menus (also called pop-up menus) contain
options that apply to a specific item on the screen.
They function similarly to menu options that appear
when you right click your mouse on your desktop
computer.

䊳 Touch and hold an item onscreen to open its

context menu.

Note: Not all items have context menus.

Using the Notifications Panel

The Notification area indicates new message events
(data sync status, new messages, calendar events, etc.)
You can expand this area to provide more detailed
information about the current onscreen notification
icons.

1. Tap the status bar to reveal the Notifications tab,

and then drag the tab to the bottom of the screen
to open the Notifications panel (1).

2. Tap a notification entry to open the associated

application (2).

Note: The Notifications panel can also be opened on the

Home screen by pressing and then tapping

Notifications.

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Clearing Notifications

To clear all notifications:

1. Press to go to the Home screen.

2. Tap the status bar to reveal the Notifications tab,

and then drag the tab to the bottom of the screen
to open the Notifications panel.

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3.

Tap Clear. This clears all notification messages and
closes the panel.

Launching Additional Panel Functions

In addition to notifications, this panel also provides
quick and ready access to device functions. These can
be quickly activated or deactivated.

The following functions can either be activated (green)
or deactivated (grey):

Orientation lock (page 35).

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Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Silent or

Displaying Your Device’s Number

䊳 Press > and tap >

About My Galaxy Tab™ > Status. (Your device

number and other information about your device
and account is displayed.)

Note: This number is used only to help identify your account.

Your device does not have the ability to make or
receive calls.

Entering Text Using the Onscreen Keyboards

When you are in a field where you can enter text,
numbers, symbols, etc., you can use the onscreen
keyboard.

There are two versions of the onscreen keyboard
available on your device: the
emulates a standard QWERTY keyboard, and
(default input method), which also has a QWERTY
layout but uses a unique gliding method to let you
enter whole words quickly.

Samsung keypad, which

Swype

Onscreen keyboard entry can be done in either portrait

Default Input

Method

or landscape orientations. The landscape orientation
provides more space and results in slightly bigger
onscreen keys. If you find that you need bigger keys,
use this orientation.

(To use the onscreen keyboard in landscape mode,
you will need to set your device to automatically
change orientation when rotated.)

Choosing the Samsung Keypad or Swype

1. Press > and tap >

Locale and text > Select input method.

2. Tap either Swype or Samsung keypad.

– or –

1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the

input field to reveal an onscreen keyboard, and
then touch and hold the text input field to display
the onscreen context menu.

2. Select Input method and then touch Swype or

Samsung keypad.

Note: Although the default text input method is the Swype

method,

Samsung keypad can be enabled as the

new default method using the

Settings menu.

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Device Basics

Selecting a Text Input Mode With the

123

ABC

Entry field

Delete

CAPS/SHIFT

Hide Keypad

Text mode

Return

Subject

Send

Keypa d

Settings

Samsung Keypad

Note: Certain characters and types, such as some symbols

and emoticons, are not accessible from the onscreen
keyboard.

1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the

input field to reveal the onscreen keyboard.

2. With the Samsung keypad as your text entry

method, select one of the following text mode
options:

䡲 ABC to use alphabetic characters from the

onscreen keyboard (See page 41.) In this mode,
the text mode button displays .

䡲 12 3 to enter numbers by pressing the numbers

selecting them on the onscreen keyboard. (See
page 42.) In this mode, the text mode button
displays .

Tip: When entering text, tap to toggle capitalization.

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Samsung Keypad Overview

䢇 Entry field: a screen area where text, numbers, or

other characters can be entered.

䢇 Delete: removes characters from the entry field.

䢇 CAPS/SHIFT: When in ABC mode, this key changes

123

the capitalization of the subsequent entered
characters. When in

123 mode, this key can show

additional symbol characters.

䡲 Capitalization in ABC mode can be altered by

using the Caps button. (See “ABC Mode” on
page 41.)

䡲 Symbols used in 123 mode can be enhanced by

accessing additional symbol characters. (See
“Entering Numbers and Symbols” on page 42.)

䢇 Text mode: There are two available modes: ABC and

123 .

䡲 ABC mode contains only letters. In this mode, the

text mode button displays .

䡲 12 3 mode contains only numbers and symbols. In

123

this mode, the text mode button displays .

䢇 Settings: Activates the settings menu for the current

text input mode.

䢇 Return: Inserts a new text line into your text entry field.

ABC

ABC Mode

In ABC mode, you can enter only letters from the
onscreen keyboard.

While in this mode, the text mode key displays .

1. Select the ABC mode by tapping . (See

“Selecting a Text Input Mode With the Samsung
Keypad” on page 40.)

䡲 Capitalization in ABC mode can be altered by

using the Caps button.

next character will be lowercase.

only the next character will be uppercase.

all subsequent characters will be uppercase.

Note: A light blue box on the shift key above indicates the

keyboard is set to “Shift-Lock”, in which all characters
are entered in uppercase.

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ABC

Device Basics

2.

123

1/3

Begin typing your word.

䡲 If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single

character. Touch and hold to erase one or
more previously entered words.

By default, the first letter of a new entry is capitalized
and the following letters are lowercased. After a
character is entered, the cursor automatically advances
to the next space.

Entering Numbers and Symbols

In 123 mode, you can enter only numbers and
symbols.

While in this mode, the text mode key displays .

To enter numbers:

1. Tap to enter the 12 3 mode.

2. Tap the appropriate numeric key. (See “Selecting a

Text Input Mode With the Samsung Keypad” on
page 40.)

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ABC

To enter symbols:

123

1. Tap to enter the 123 mode.

2. Tap the appropriate symbol key.

– or –
Tap to select from additional symbol

characters. The first number on this key indicates
which page (1, 2, or 3) of additional characters is
active.

Samsung Keypad Settings

To assign the Samsung keypad as the default:

1. Press > and tap > Locale and

text.

2. Tap Select input method > Samsung keypad. A

green circle indicates the feature is enabled.

To configure Samsung keypad settings:

1. Press > and tap > Locale and

text > Samsung keypad.

– or –

From within an active text entry screen, tap
from the bottom of the screen to reveal the
Samsung keypad settings screen.

2. Set any of the following options:

䡲 Input language sets the input language. Tap either

English or Español. The keyboard is updated to

the selected language.

䡲 XT9 enables predictive text entry mode. See

“Using XT9 Predictive Text” on page 43.

䡲 XT9 advanced settings enables further

configuration of more advanced XT9 features.
See “Setting XT9 Advanced Features” on
page 43.

䡲 Automatic full stop automatically insert a full stop

by tapping the space bar twice.

䡲 Auto-capitalization automatically capitalizes the

first letter of the first word in each sentence
(standard English style).

䡲 Voice input activates the Voice input feature. This

is an experimental feature that uses Google’s
networked speech recognition application.

䡲 Tutorial launches a brief onscreen tutorial

covering the main concepts related to the
Samsung keypad.

Using XT9 Predictive Text

XT9 is a predictive text system that has next-letter
prediction and regional error correction, that
compensates for users pressing the adjacent keys by
mistake.

1. From within an active text entry screen, tap at

the bottom of the screen to open the Samsung
keypad settings screen.

2. Tap XT9. (A green check mark indicates the feature

is enabled. This allows access to the XT9
advanced settings menu.)

3. Tap XT9 advanced settings and modify any XT9

associated settings.

Setting XT9 Advanced Features

Note: XT9 advanced settings are available only if the XT9 field

has been selected.

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Device Basics

1.

Press > and tap > Locale and

text > Samsung keypad.

– or –
From within an active text entry screen, tap .

2. Tap XT9 advanced settings and configure any of the

following advanced options:

䡲 Word completion tells your device to attempt to

predict how to complete the word you have
started. (A green check mark indicates the feature
is enabled.)

䡲 Word completion point sets how many letters

should be entered before a word prediction is
made. Choose from

2 letters, 3 letters, 4 letters, or

5 letters.

䡲 Spell correction enables the automatic correction

of typographical errors by selecting from a list of
possible words that reflect both the characters of
the keys you touched, and those of nearby
characters. (A green check mark indicates the
feature is enabled.)

䡲 Next word prediction predicts the next word you

are like to enter. (A green check mark indicates
the feature is enabled.)

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䡲 Auto-append automatically adds predictions to the

word you are typing. (A green check mark
indicates the feature is enabled.)

䡲 Auto-substitution allows the device to

automatically replace misspelled or miskeyed
words. This option reduce “typos.” (A green check
mark indicates the feature is enabled.)

䡲 Regional correction automatically tries to correct

errors caused when you tap keys adjacent to the
correct keys. (A green check mark indicates the
feature is enabled. See “Language Settings” on
page 57.)

䡲 Recapture sets the device to redisplay the word

suggestion list after selecting the wrong word
from the list.

䡲 XT9 my words allows you to add new words to the

built-in XT9 dictionary.

● Tap Add.

● Use the Register to XT9 my words field to enter

the new word.

● Tap Done to save the new word.

䡲 XT9 auto-substitution allows you create a word

rule by adding words for automatic substitution
during text entry (for example

you’ve).

● Tap the XT9 auto-substitution field. Flick up or

youve becomes

down to review the current list of word
substitutions.

● Tap Add.

● Enter the original word that will be replaced in

Shortcut field (for example, youve).

the

● Enter the substitute word that will be used in

Substitution field (for example, you’ve).

the

● Tap Done to save the substitution rule.

3. Tap to return to the previous screen.

Entering Text Using Swype

Swype™ is a unique text input method that lets you
enter words by sliding your finger from letter to letter,
lifting only between words. It uses error-correcting
algorithms and a language model to guess the
intended words.

The Samsung and Swype onscreen keyboards have
different options.

Assigning and Configuring Swype

This default text input method can be changed.

To assign Swype as the default:

1. Press > and tap > Locale and

text.

2. Tap Select input method > Swype. A green circle

indicates the feature is enabled.

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Device Basics

To configure Swype settings:

OPT

1. Press > and tap > Locale and

text > Swype.

– or –
From within an active text entry screen in ABC
mode, tap

> Options to reveal the Swype

settings screen.

2. Scroll down the screen list of available options and

touch a corresponding entry to either activate or
configure the setting.

䡲 Preferences allows configuration of the Swype text

input and feedback options:

● Language allows you to select the current text

input language. Default language is US
English.

● Word prediction uses a built-in word database

to predict words as they are entered in Swype.

● Audio feedback turns sounds generated by

Swype on or off.

● Vibrate on keypress turns vibration on or off

when you press a key.

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● Enable tip indicator turns on onscreen

information about using Swype.

䡲 Swype Advanced Settings provides access to

Swype advanced options:

● Auto-spacing automatically inserts spaces

between words. When you finish a word, just
lift your finger to start the next word.

● Auto-capitalization automatically capitalizes

first letter of the first word in a sentence.

● Show complete trace determines whether to

show the entire path formed by the letters you
slide over to form a given word.

● Word choice window sets how often the word

choice selection window appears onscreen.
Move the slider between

OK.

touch

● Speed vs. accuracy sets how quickly Swype

Never or Always and

responds to your onscreen input. Do you
prefer more accurate text entry or is your
desire for speed? Move the slider between

Fast Response (speed) or Error Tolerance

(accuracy) and touch OK.

䡲 Help provides access to Swype help.

touch and hold

(1 second)

Main Key

Alternate Key

tap once

● Swype help to access Swype Help information

and user manual.

● Tut or ial provides access to onscreen Swype

tutorials.

䡲 About displays the current software version.

Text Entry tips:

䢇 To create double letters like the pp in “apple,” just

make a “squiggle” on the

䢇 To enter punctuation, touch and hold a key to view a

P key.

punctuation menu and make a selection.

䢇 To enter contractions, move your finger over the

apostrophe.

䢇 To correct a misspelled word, double-tap the word

you want to change and then tap

to erase a

single character. Touch and hold to erase an
entire word.

The following are some examples of entering text:

Within the Samsung Keypad there are both main keys
and additional alternate text characters per each key.

To e n ter an

䊳 Touch and hold the W key and release once the

@ character:

“@” icon appears onscreen.

To e n ter an

䊳 Touch and hold the U key and release once the

_ character:

_” icon appears onscreen.

“

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Selecting a Text Input Mode in Swype

touch and hold

(1 s econ d)

touch and hold

(3 second)

Note: Certain characters and types, such as some symbols

and emoticons, are not accessible from the onscreen
keyboard.

1. From a screen where you can enter text, tap the

input field to reveal the onscreen keyboard.

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2. With Swype as your text entry method, select one

of the following text mode options:

䡲 123ABC to use Swype with alphanumeric

characters from the onscreen keyboard.

䡲 SYM (Symbol) to enter symbols from the onscreen

keyboard.

Tip: When entering text, tap to change letter

capitalization.

Swype Keyboard Overview

䢇 Entry field: a field where text, number, or other

characters can be entered.

䢇 Delete: deletes characters from the entry field.
䢇 CAPS/SHIFT: When in 123A BC mode, this key

changes the capitalization of the subsequent entered
characters. When in
additional symbol characters.

䢇 Text Input mode: There are two available modes:

123ABC and SYM.

䡲 123ABC mode contains alphanumeric characters

and a few common punctuation marks. The text
mode button displays .

SYM mode, this key can show

SYM

䡲 SYM mode contains only symbols and numbers.

123

ABC

Entry field

Delete

CAPS /SHIF T

Swype Tips

Text Input Mode

Return

Subject

Send

Keypa d

The text mode button displays .

䢇 SWYPE tips ( ): Tapping this button displays the

Swype tips and tutorial screen.

123ABC Mode

In 123 ABC mode, you can enter only letters and a
few common punctuation marks from the onscreen
keyboard. In this mode, the text mode displays .

1. Select 123ABC mode (showing letters and

numbers on the onscreen keys).

䡲 Capitalization in this mode can be altered by

using the Caps key.

The character will be lowercase.
Only the next character only uppercase.
All subsequent characters will be uppercase.

2. Swipe your finger continuously over letters to form

a word.

䡲 If you make a mistake, tap to erase a single

character. Touch and hold to erase an entire
word.

By default, the first letter of an entry is capitalized and
the following letters are lowercased. After a word is
entered and you lift your finger, the cursor automatically
adds a space after the word.

SYM

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Entering Numbers and Symbols

123

ABC

SYM

In SYM mode using Swype, you can enter only
symbols and numbers from the onscreen keyboard.
The text input mode key displays .

To enter numbers and symbols in Swype mode:

1. Tap to enter SYM mode.

2. Touch the key for the number or symbol you

want to enter. To enter the alternate symbol on a
key, tap .

To enter text via Swype:

Note: If multiple word choices exist for your Swype entry, an

onscreen pop-up appears to provide additional word
choices.

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1. Touch an onscreen

character, and then,
while keeping your
finger on the screen,
drag to the next
character in the word.

2. Repeat until you have

slid your finger over all
the characters in the
word.

䡲 Select from an

onscreen list of possible
word matches (if
prompted).

This example shows how to
enter the word “there.”

1. Touch the “t,” and without lifting, glide it to the “h,”

and then to the “e,” and then over to the “r,” and
back to the “e.”

2. When complete, lift your finger off the screen to

allow the device to determine the closest word
match.

For tips on using Swype, touch and follow the
onscreen information.

Creating a Google Account

You will need a Google account to access several
device features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Google
Talk, and the Android Market. Before you can access
Google applications, you must enter your account
information. These applications sync between your
device and your online Google account.

1. From your computer’s Web browser, navigate to

www.google.com.

2. On the main page, click Sign-in > Create an

account now.

3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free

account.

4. Look for an email message from Google at the

email address you provided, and respond to the
email to confirm and activate your new account.

Signing In to Your Google Account

1. Launch an application that requires a Google

account (such as Android Market or Gmail).

2. Click Next > Sign in.

Note: If you do not already have a Google account, tap

Create and follow the onscreen prompts to create your

new account.

3. Tap th e Username and Password fields and enter

your information.

4. Tap Sign in. Your device communicates with the

Google servers to confirm your information.

5. If prompted, create a new Gmail username by

entering a prefix for your
address.

For additional information about synchronizing
accounts, see “Synchronizing Accounts” on page 58.

@gmail.com email

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Device Basics

⽧ Sound Settings (page 52)

2B. Settings

⽧ Display Settings (page 54)
⽧ Language Settings (page 57)
⽧ Location Settings (page 57)
⽧ Synchronizing Accounts (page 58)
⽧ Search Settings (page 62)
⽧ Airplane Mode (page 62)
⽧ Security Settings (page 63)

52 2B. Settings

To access the Settings menu:

䊳 Press > and tap .

– or –
Press and tap

> .

Sound Settings

Ringtone Types

Ringtone types help you identify messages. You can
assign unique ringtones to individual Contacts entries
and types of messages.

Selecting Ringtones for Notifications

The notification area displays icons associated with
user notifications such as email messages, upcoming
events, USB connections, or Text/MMS messages. You
can select the ringtone that plays when your device
receives new notifications.

1. Press > and tap > Sound

settings > Notification ringtone.

2. Tap a notification ringtone from the available list.

The ringtone briefly plays when selected.

3. Tap OK to assign a ringtone.

Activating Feature Sounds

You can select whether your device plays a sound
when using the keyboard, when making an onscreen
selection, and when an SD card notification occurs.

1. Press > and tap > Sound

settings.

2. Tap a feature to enable it. (If a green check mark

appears to the right of the feature, it is already
enabled.)

䡲 Audible touch tones plays a sound when using the

keyboard.

䡲 Audible selection plays a sound when making any

onscreen selection.

䡲 Screen lock sounds plays a sound when locking

and unlocking the screen.

䡲 Haptic feedback causes the device to vibrate

when pressing onscreen keys or with certain UI
interactions.

Vibrate

To set your device to always vibrate:

1. Press > and tap > Sound

settings > Device vibrate.

2. Tap Always. (Other options are also available.)

To set your device to vibrate while using the keyboard and
when making onscreen selections:

1. Press > and tap > Sound

settings.

2. Tap Haptic feedback. (If you have already checked

the option, tapping it again deselects the option.)

䡲 This provides physical feedback when making

onscreen selections.

To set the vibration intensity on your device:

1. Press > and tap > Sound

settings.

2. Tap Vibration intensity.

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Settings

3.

Touch and drag the onscreen slider to adjust the
intensity level, and tap

OK.

Silence All

The Silence All option allows you to mute all sounds
without turning your device off (except for Media
volume).

To set your device to silent mode:

1. Press > and tap > Sound

settings.

2. Tap Silent mode. This option silences all audio on

the device except for media and alarms. (If you
have already checked the option, tapping it again
deselects this option.)

Display Settings

Window Animation

This feature provides the use of animation when
onscreen windows are opened and closed. If
deactivated, windows open and close quickly with no
transitions.

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1. Press > and tap > Display

settings.

2. Tap Animation and select No animation, Some

animations, or All animations.

Changing the Backlight Time Length

Select how long the display screen remains lit after you
press any key.

1. Press > and tap > Display

settings > Screen timeout.

2. Tap a time setting (15 seconds – 1 hour).

Note: Long screen backlight settings deplete the battery more

quickly.

Changing the Brightness

Adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your
surroundings.

Note: Any changes made here are automatically

synchronized with the Brightness slider within the
Notifications panel.

1. Press > and tap > Display

settings.

2. Locate and tap Brightness.

3. Select the check mark next to Automatic brightness

to allow the device to adjust brightness
automatically.

– or –
Clear the check mark and then touch and drag

Brightness slider left or right to adjust the screen

contrast and tap

OK.

Changing Image Density

Adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your
surroundings.

1. Press > and tap > Display

settings.

2. Tap either of the color density fields and drag the

slider to adjust the onscreen image.

䡲 White color density to adjust the onscreen white

color intensity.

䡲 Black color density to adjust the onscreen black

color intensity.

Viewing Battery Use

Review which applications are placing the heaviest
demands on your battery.

1. Press > and tap >

About My Galaxy Tab™ > Battery use.

2. Tap an item to see more detailed information.

Power-saving Mode

This allows you to activate or deactivate the power
saving feature.

1. Press > and tap > Display

settings.

2. Tap Power saving mode. (A green check mark

indicates the feature is enabled.)

Sending Video From Your Device to a High-Definition TV

This setting allows you to play video from your device
to a high-definition TV. (An optional docking station
and HDMI cable is required.)

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Settings

1.

Press > and tap > Display

settings.

2. Tap TV out. A green check mark indicates the

feature is enabled.

To configure the video format:

䊳 Tap TV system and select NTSC or PAL.

Changing the Display Screen

Choose what you see on the Home screen (behind
your shortcuts and widgets) while powering the device
on and off and when in standby mode.

Note: Using animated live wallpapers can deplete your

battery faster than static image wallpapers.

To change the wallpaper:

1. Press > and tap (Wallpaper).

2. Tap Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpaper gallery.

䡲 Gallery lets you choose from pictures taken using

the built-in camera or copied to your device as a
wallpaper. You can crop the picture before setting
it as a wallpaper.

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䡲 Live wallpapers provides a selection of preloaded

animated video wallpapers.

䡲 Wallpaper gallery provides a selection of

preloaded wallpaper images.

3. Scroll through available images and tap a

selection to preview it.

4. Tap Set wallpaper to assign the new wallpaper.

– or –

Save to assign a picture as a wallpaper.

Tap

Adjusting the Date and Time

Your device obtains its time and date information by
using the network-provided date, time, and time zone.
These values can be manually altered.

1. Press > and tap > Date and

time.

2. Deselect Automatic if it is checked.

Note: If Automatic is selected, you cannot alter the date, time

zone, or time values.

3. Tap Set date. Adjust the date, month, and year by

tapping or . Tap

Set when finished.

4. Tap Select time zone, and then select a time zone

from the onscreen list. Flick through the list to view
additional time zones.

5. Tap Set time. Adjust the hour and minute by

tapping or . Tap the
change the value. Tap

AM or PM icon to

Set when finished.

6. Tap Use 24-hour format to toggle between using a

12-hour or a 24-hour format.

7. Tap Select date format to select how the date

information is displayed on your device. The
selected date format is also applied to the date
displayed within the device’s alarm clock.

Language Settings

To assign the default language used for menus and
other interface features:

1. Press > and tap > Locale and

text > Select locale.

2. Tap English or Español. All menus are then

updated to the new language.

Location Settings

Your device is equipped with a Location feature for use
in connection with location-based services.

The Location feature allows the network to detect your
position. Turning Location off will hide your location
from everyone except 911.

Note: Turning Location on will allow the network to detect

your position using GPS technology, making some
Sprint applications and services easier to use. Turning
Location off will disable the GPS location function for all
purposes except 911, but will not hide your general
location based on the used cell site. No application or
service may use your location without your request or
permission. GPS-enhanced 911 is not available in all
areas.

To enable your device’s GPS Location feature:

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

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Settings

2.

Tap Use GPS satellites. A green check mark
indicates the GPS location feature is enabled.

To enable Location via wireless networks:

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Tap Use wireless networks. A green check mark

indicates the feature is enabled. Enabling this
feature can use more resources and slow
performance.

䡲 This service uses available wireless networks to

pinpoint your location within certain applications
such as Google Maps (page 179).

3. Tap Agree. Enabling this feature allows Google to

collect anonymous location data whether or not
any location application or other related feature is
active or in use.

䡲 Tap Use wireless networks > Disagree to disable

the collection of data.

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Synchronizing Accounts

Your device provides the ability to synchronize data
from a variety of different sources or sites. These
accounts can range from Google, a Microsoft
Exchange Email Server, Qik, and other social sites
such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace.

Exchange and Google accounts provide the ability to
synchronize Calendar events and Contacts.

To enable the auto-sync feature:

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

2. Tap Auto-sync. A green check mark indicates the

feature is enabled.

䡲 This feature enables the synchronization of data

between your device and external sites or servers.

䡲 The two main components are Contacts and

Calendar Events. Before these can be
synchronized, they must be added to the
managed accounts list.

Important: Any new email account should be managed and

synchronized via the
This process is not automatic for some accounts.
If a new email account does not appear in this
menu, it must be manually added and
synchronized.

Accounts and sync menu.

Synchronizing Your Google Account

By default, no accounts are managed by the device.
They must be manually added.

To add manage an existing Google account:

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

2. Tap Add account > Google.

3. Click Next > Sign in.

Note: If you do not already have a Google account, tap

Create and follow the onscreen prompts to create your

new account.

4. Tap t h e Username (@gmail.com) and Password

fields and enter your information.

5. Tap Sign in. Your device then communicates with

the Google servers to confirm your information.
Your existing Gmail account then appears within

Managed accounts area of the screen.

the

䡲 Any changes or updates to your Gmail account

are then automatically updated to your device.

To configure the Google management settings:

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

2. Tap within the Google account field to reveal

the account’s synchronization settings screen.

3. Tap the types of data you wish to synchronize

Sync Contacts, Sync Gmail, Sync Calendar). A

(
green check mark indicates the feature is enabled.

4. Press to return to the previous screen.

Synchronizing Your Microsoft Exchange Account

By default, no exchange calendar events are managed
by the device. They must be manually added. (See
“Synchronizing Microsoft Exchange Calendar Events”
on page 85.)

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Settings

Note: Once an exchange email account is created, it is

automatically added as a managed account.

To add a new Microsoft
Exchange account:

1. Press >

and tap

Accounts and sync.

>

2. Tap Add account >

Microsoft Exchange.

3. Follow the onscreen

prompts to create your
new exchange email
account. (See “Microsoft
Exchange Email
(Outlook)” on page 154.)

䡲 Any changes or

updates to your exchange account are then
automatically updated to your device.

To configure Microsoft Exchange management settings:

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

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2. Tap within the Microsoft Exchange account

field to reveal the account’s synchronization
settings screen.

3. Tap the types of data you wish to synchronize.

䡲 Account settings allows you to configure:

● Account name displays the name used by the

device to track the account.

● Your name displays the name used in the

From field within your outgoing email.

● Signature allows you to create an outgoing

email signature attached to new email sent
from your device.

● Amount to synchronize to assign the sync

range for your incoming and outgoing email
between your device and your external
exchange server. Choose how many days of
email should be synchronized between the
device and the server. Choose from:

Three days, One week, Two weeks, or One
month.

One day,

● Email check frequency configures the

frequency which the device queries the
remote server for new email changes. Choose

Automatic (Push), Never, Every 5 minutes,

from:

Every 10 minutes, Every 15 minutes, Every 30
minutes, or Every hour.

● Default account assigns this account as the

default used when sending out new email.

● Always CC/Bcc myself, for outgoing email. You

can choose Carbon copy (

Bc) yourself, or to not activate the feature

(

None).

(

● Email notifications enables the device to

Cc), Blind copy

display a status bar icon when a new
email has been received.

● Select ringtone assigns a ringtone to a new or

upcoming event.

● Vibrate assigns a vibration to a new or

upcoming event.

● Server - Incoming settings provides access to

the domain, password, and exchange server
settings fields.

● Server - Sync contacts synchronizes the

contacts between your device and the remote
exchange server. A green check mark
indicates the feature is enabled.

● Server - Sync calendar synchronizes your

Exchange calendar entries between your
device and the remote exchange server. A
green check mark indicates the feature is
enabled.

● Forward with files includes attachments with

any outgoing email reply. A green check mark
indicates the feature is enabled.

4. Press to return to the previous screen.

For more detailed Microsoft Exchange email
information, see “Microsoft Exchange Email (Outlook)”
on page 154. For more information on corporate or
work calendar synchronizing, see “Synchronizing
Microsoft Exchange Calendar Events” on page 85.

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Settings

Search Settings

You can configure some aspects of Google Web
search (for example, whether it makes suggestions
below the Quick Search Box as you type), and what
device features you want to include in searches.

Configuring Search Settings

1. Press > and tap > Search.

2. Tap any of the following search options to then

alter the settings:

䡲 Google search opens a screen where you can set

your Google search preferences.

● Show web suggestions also includes search

matches from Google’s online search engine.

● Use My Location allows the device to use your

current location to refine your Google search
results to include your location information.

● Search history includes personalized search

history results in the list of matches.

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● Manage search history helps to organize the

personalized search history associated with
your current registered Google account.

䡲 Searchable items lets you specify the search

categories included in device searches.

● Categories include: Web, Apps, Contacts,

Kindle, Messaging, Music or Voice Search.

䡲 Clear shortcuts erases the history of recently

selected search results.

Airplane Mode

Airplane mode allows you to use many of your device’s
features, such as games and music when you are in an
airplane or in any other area where using data services
is prohibited. When you set your device to airplane
mode, it cannot send or receive any data.

1. Press and hold to reveal the Device

options screen.

2. Tap Airplane mode.

– or –

1. Press > and tap > Wireless and

network.

2. Tap Airplane mode select it.

While in airplane mode, your device’s status bar will
display ( ).

To deactivate airplane mode:

1. Press and hold to reveal the Device

options.

2. Tap Airplane mode.

– or –

1. Press > and tap > Wireless and

network.

2. Tap Airplane mode to deselect it.

Security Settings

Accessing the Security Menu

All your device’s security settings are available through
the Security menu. You can secure your data and limit
device access by requiring a screen unlock pattern
every time your device is turned on or every time it
wakes up from sleep mode (screen which appears
when the device is idle for a set time).

䊳 Press > and tap >

Location and security.

Your Device’s Screen Lock Feature

Locking Your Device Screen

䊳 Press . Locking the screen prevents

accidental screen touches from activating device
functions.

Unlocking Your Device Screen

1. Press to awaken the device.

2. Touch and drag the lock icon ( ) to the right.

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Settings

Your Device’s Unlock Pattern Feature

You can increase your device’s security by creating a
screen unlock pattern (disabled by default). When
enabled, you must draw the correct unlock pattern on
the screen to unlock and regain access to the device.

Creating an Unlock Pattern

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Scroll down to the menu list and tap Set screen

lock > Pattern.

3. Read the information on the screen, and then tap

Next.

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4. Review the onscreen

tutorial on pattern
creation, and then tap

Next.

5. Draw your pattern by

touching your first
onscreen point. Then,

without removing your
finger from the screen,

drag your finger over
adjacent points until
the gray trace line
overlaps each point
and they are
highlighted with a
green circle.

Important: You must slide your finger on the screen to create

the pattern and not touch individual dots. If you
make a mistake or a point is not properly
selected, a red circle will appear.

6. When you have connected at least four dots in a

vertical, horizontal or diagonal direction, lift your
finger from the screen.

7. Tap Continue to record the pattern.

8. Confirm the new pattern by redrawing it and then

Confirm.

tapping

Once the feature is enabled, additional unlock pattern
options are then enabled from within the

security menu list.

Location and

Configuring the Unlock Pattern Settings

To disable the screen unlock settings:

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Tap the Change screen lock box to select it.

3. Enter your current lock pattern.

4. Tap None.

To remove the visible unlock pattern from the Lock screen:

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Tap the Use visible pattern box to select it.

䡲 Clearing this selection prevents the unlock pattern

from displaying on the unlock screen when you
draw it to unlock the screen.

What to do if you have forgotten your pattern:

If you fail to draw the correct unlock pattern on the
screen after five attempts, you are prompted to wait for
30 seconds before you can try again.

䊳 If you have forgotten your screen unlock pattern,

Forgot pattern?.

tap

䡲 Sign in using your Google account name and

password, and create a new screen unlock
pattern before regaining access to the Home
screen.

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Settings

Changing the Unlock Pattern

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Tap t he Change screen lock box to select it.

3. Enter your current lock pattern.

4. Tap Pattern.

5. Draw and repeat a new pattern. (See “Creating an

Unlock Pattern” on page 64.)

Creating a PIN to Unlock the Screen

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Scroll down to the menu list and tap Set screen

lock > PIN.

3. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter a numeric pin

4. Re-enter the same numeric sequence and tap OK.

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and tap

Continue.

To change your PIN:

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Scroll down to the menu list and tap Change

screen lock.

3. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter a numeric pin

Continue.

and tap

4. Tap PIN.

5. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter a numeric pin

Continue.

and tap

6. Re-enter the same numeric sequence and tap OK.

Using Visible Passwords

This feature allows you to view the text being entered
into a password field as you type it instead of a string of
asterisks. This feature is enabled by default.

To disable visible passwords:

1. Press > and tap >

Location and security.

2. Tap Visible passwords to deselect the check box.

Managing Your Available Memory

You can manage the information and configuration
related to both your microSD card and built-in device
storage memory.

To view your device’s total available memory:

1. Press > and tap >

SD card and device storage.

2. Review the two memory sections for available

space information:

䡲 External SD card displays the memory information

specific to an installed microSD card. This
amount of space can be altered by replacing the
current microSD card.

䡲 Internal device storage displays the memory

information specific to the built-in device memory.
This memory amount can not be altered because
it is part of the device hardware.

To view your microSD card storage information:

1. Press > and tap >

SD card and device storage.

2. Locate the External SD card section.

3. Review the available fields:

䡲 Total space indicates the total size of the currently

inserted microSD card. This includes both
available and used space information.

● To determine the amount of memory currently

used on the card, take the total space and
subtract the remaining available space.

Note: Not all of the microSD card is registered in the available

space, as a small percentage of the storage is unread.
A 16GB microSD card will show approximately

14.73GB of total space.

䡲 Available space indicates the amount of remaining

free memory space available on the microSD
card.

䡲 Unmount SD card allows you to “disconnect” the

microSD card from the device. This severs the
connection so the card can be safely removed or
reformatted.

䡲 Mount SD card allows you to “re-connect” the

microSD card to the device and initiate detection
and communication.

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Settings

䡲 Format SD card allows you to format (erase data

from) the microSD card. This can be done only
after a card has been properly unmounted.

To view your device’s storage information:

1. Press > and tap >

SD card and device storage.

2. Locate the Internal device storage section indicating

the available storage space within the device’s
memory.

Manage Running Services

This service is an efficient method for managing power
consumption and processor and memory resources.
Processes will stop until the device is restarted.

To stop a currently running service:

1. Press > and tap >

Applications > Running services.

2. Tap an onscreen process entry.

3. Read the Stop service? dialog and touch Stop.

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Note: These stopped processes are restarted when the

device is restarted.

Third-party Task Manager applications are also
available from Android Market.

Using the Task Manager

Sometimes your device might seem to slow down over
time, and background applications are the biggest
cause of this slowness. These are applications that
were not properly closed or shut down and are still
active but minimized. The Task Manager not only lets
you see which of these applications are still active in
the background but also which ones to close and
which ones to allow to continue running.

To shut down a current application:

1. Press and tap > (Task Manager).

– or –
Press and hold

screen contains the following tabs:

䡲 Active applications, which displays those currently

active applications running on your device.

and tap Task Manager. This

䡲 Package, which displays any installed packages

or applications from the Market that are taking up
memory space. Tap

Uninstall to remove them

from your device.

䡲 RAM manager, which displays the amount of

current RAM (Random Access Memory) currently
being used and allow you to

Clear Memory for

either Level 1 or Level 2 (both Level memory
locations).

Note: Selecting Level 2 automatically selects Level 1.

䡲 Summary, which displays a graph indicating the

available and used space within the

Personal data, and External SD card.

䡲 Help, which provides additional battery-saving

Program,

techniques.

2. From the Active applications tab, tap End to close

selected applications or tap

End all to close all

running background applications.

Erasing Device Content

Use the Manage applications menu to quickly erase
selected content and uninstall third-party applications
stored in your device.

To clear an application’s cache:

1. Press > and tap >

Applications > Manage applications.

2. Press and tap Sort by size or Sort.

䡲 This option sorts the listed applications and

processes based on one of three available filters:

Running, All, or On SD card.

Note: Sort by size sorts the current Manage applications

listing by the amount of memory or cache usage.
(a-z) sorts the current Manage applications listing
alphabetically.

3. Tap the application whose cache you wish to

delete.

4. From the Application info screen, tap Force stop,

Uninstall, Clear data, Move to SD card, Clear cache,

Clear defaults.

or

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Sort

Settings

To uninstall applications:

1. Press > and tap >

Applications > Manage applications.

Important: Only applications you have installed yourself can

be uninstalled. Applications preinstalled on the
device cannot be removed.

2. Tap an application, and from the Application info

screen, tap

Uninstall.

Resetting Your Device

Resetting the device restores all the factory defaults,
including the ringer types and display settings. All data,
including downloaded applications are deleted.

Important: Back up your important data before you perform

1. Press > and tap > Privacy >

2. Read the disclaimer and tap Reset device.

3. If you are certain that you would like to restore all

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a factory reset of the device.

Factory data reset. (You will see a disclaimer.)

factory settings, tap

Erase everything.

Troubleshooting Device Freezes or Fatal Errors

If your device freezes or hangs, you may need to close
programs or reset the device to regain functionality.

If your device is still responsive but a program is frozen,
close the program using the Task manager.

If your device is frozen and unrespons ive, restart the
device:

䊳 Press and hold for 8 - 10 seconds. The

device will power off automatically.

If your device is still unresponsive, perform a factory data
reset :

䊳 Refer to the procedures within “Resetting Your

Device” on page 70.

⽧ Creating a New Contacts Entry (page 71)

2C. Contacts

⽧ Confirming Contact Synchronization (page 73)
⽧ Groups (page 75)
⽧ Contacts Menu Options (page 76)
⽧ Contacts Entry Options (page 77)
⽧ Editing a Contacts Entry (page 78)
⽧ Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry (page 79)
⽧ Editing a Contacts Entry’s Number (page 79)
⽧ Sending Contacts (page 80)
⽧ Assigning a Picture to an Entry (page 80)
⽧ Deleting Entries (page 81)
⽧ Adding Entries to Your Favorites (page 81)
⽧ Adding Facebook Content to Your Contacts (page 81)

Important: To verify your Contacts appear on your device,

you must sync your email accounts after setup

Settings > Accounts and sync).

(
(See “Confirming Contact Synchronization” on
page 73.)

Creating a New Contacts Entry

If existing Google and
exchange email accounts
have been synchronized to
your device, these will be
made available to your
device during the creation of
new entries. New Contacts
entries can be assigned or
saved to synced accounts
such as Device, Google, or
Microsoft Exchange.

Note: The option to select a destination is only available when

you have established a Google or Microsoft Exchange
account on the device.

Contacts

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Your device automatically sorts the Contacts entries
alphabetically. You can create either a

Microsoft Exchange contact.

or

䢇 Device contacts are stored locally on the device.

WARNING: If the device is ever reset to its factory default

䢇 Google contacts are shared with your existing

condition, locally stored contacts can be lost.

Device, Google,

Google account and can also be imported to your
device after you have created a Gmail account.

䢇 Microsoft Exchange (also known as work or Outlook)

contacts are those contacts that are intended to be
shared with either an Exchange Server or from within
Microsoft

®

Outlook®.

To add a contact:

1. Press and tap > (Contacts).

2. At the bottom of the screen, tap (Create

contact).

3. If prompted, tap a destination type (Device, Google,

or Microsoft Exchange).

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Note: You will not see the option to select a destination unless

you have previously established a Google or Microsoft
Exchange account on the device.

4. Tap the First name and Last name fields, and enter

a name for the new entry.

5. Tap the Device button (to the left of the Phone

number field) to select a category such as Home

(default), Mobile, Work, Work fax, Home fax, Pager,

Other, or Custom.

6. Tap a phone number field and enter a phone

number.

䡲 Tap on the keyboard to remove a previously

entered phone number.

䡲 Tap to enter an additional phone number
䡲 Tap to remove a previously entered phone

number.

7. Enter additional information such as Email, IM,

Postal address, Organization or More fields to input

additional category information (

Web address, Birthday, or Anniversary).

䡲 Slide the page up or down to see additional fields

and categories.

Note, Nickname,

8. Tap Done to complete and store the new entry.

After saving the number, your device displays the new
entry within the Contact list. (See “Contacts Entry
Options” on page 77.)

Confirming Contact Synchronization

Syncing data from your managed accounts allows you
to add and manage a new or existing contact from
your online or remote accounts to your device. Before
syncing, you must first have an active Google or
Microsoft Exchange account with Contacts entries and
be signed into your account via the device.

With syncing, any Contacts entries (with phone
numbers, email addresses, pictures, etc.) are updated
and synced with your device.

For more information about syncing existing managed
accounts, see “Synchronizing Accounts” on page 58.

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

2. Select an email account containing the contacts

you wish to synchronize.

3. Tap within the adjacent account field to

reveal the account’s synchronization settings
screen.

4. To synchronize contacts, tap Sync Contacts. A

green check mark indicates the feature is enabled.

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Note: Any change on either side (Device, Gmail, or Microsoft

Contacts tab

Contact entry’s
Overview page

Contact Group

Contact Details

Exchange/Outlook Contacts), is reflected on the other
side after a sync process.

The process of updating your Contacts tab can take
several minutes. If after 10-20 minutes, your list has not
been updated, repeat step 2-3.

5.

Your Contacts tab then reflects any updated
Contact information.

䡲 This update process works both ways. For

example, any changes on the device are updated
to your Gmail contacts list after sync.

Note: Syncing contacts requires that you are logged in to

your Gmail and corporate accounts via the device.

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Groups

This feature allows you to add a new or existing contact
to a group. This group can be one of the already
present groups (Family, Friends, or Work) or a user­created group.

To create a new group:

1. Press and tap > > Groups.

2. If prompted, select a type (Device, Google,

Microsoft Exchange, etc.).

3. Tap (Create Group).

4. Tap t h e Group name field, enter a name for the new

group, and tap

5. Tap Edit member(s) and add members to the new

group.

6. Tap to store the newly created group.

To add an existing contact to a current group:

1. Press and tap > > Groups >

[type] (if prompted).

2. Touch and hold [name of group].

Done.

3. Tap Edit group members.

4. From the list of contacts, tap the contact(s) you

want to add.
– or –
Tap to remove the contact(s) from your

group.

5. Touch an existing group.

To send a message to a group:

1. Press and tap

> > Groups.

2. If prompted, select a

Device, Google,

type (

Microsoft Exchange, etc.).

3. Tap an existing group

from the listing on the
left, and tap

message.

Send > Send

4. Select the recipients of

the new message
(indicated by a green
check mark).

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Contacts

5.

Tap Send.

6. Type your message, and tap Send.

Contacts Menu Options

1. Press and tap

> .

2. Tap an entry from the

list and select an
available contact
menu option:

䡲 Edit to edit the

currently selected
Contacts entry. (See
“Editing a Contacts
Entry” on page 78.)

䡲 Delete to erase the

currently selected
Contacts entry. (See
“Deleting Entries” on
page 81.)

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3. Touch and hold an entry from the list and select an

available context menu option:

䡲 Join contact to link the current contact to another

current contact. Similar to a “see also” feature. If
you can’t remember a contact’s information,
linking entries can help you find the person you
are looking for.

䡲 Add to favorites to copy the current Contacts entry

to the list within the Favorites tab (page 81).

䡲 Remove from favorites to remove the current

Contacts entry from the Favorites tab.

䡲 Add to group to add the Contact to a group

(page 75).

䡲 Set default to assign one the entry’s available

numbers as the default (main) contact number.

䡲 Send namecard via to send the current Contact

entry’s information to an external recipient via

Bluetooth, Email (Exchange or Internet), or Gmail.

(See “Sending Contacts via Bluetooth” on
page 124.)

Note: Touch and hold a phone number to select from

additional context menu options (

Delete).

Set default and

Note: Before using the Bluetooth feature, it must be enabled,

Available Entry Options

and the recipient’s device must be visible.

In addition to Contacts information, other file types
(video, image, or audio) can be sent using Bluetooth.

Contacts Entry Options

1. Press and tap

> .

2. Tap an entry to display

the Contact entry’s Info
tab. This tab contains
Name, contact numbers,
email, and linked
contact information.

3. Press to reveal

the pop-up menu for the
Contacts tab.

4. Tap an available option.

䡲 Import/Export to import contact information from

the microSD card or to export a selected Contacts
entry to the microSD card.

䡲 Get friends to obtain additional Contacts from

other currently synced and managed accounts
such as Gmail and Facebook™ (page 82).

䡲 Send namecard via to send the current Contact

entry’s information to an external recipient via

Bluetooth, Email (Exchange or Internet), or Gmail.

䡲 Display options to configure the display options for

Contacts:

● Only contacts with phones to only display those

contacts with phone numbers.

● Sort by to sort the Contacts list by either First

name or Last name.

● Display contacts by to display the Contact’s

name as either

First name first or Last name

first.

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Contacts

● Choose contacts to display allows you show or

hide contacts from different Contact sources

Device, Facebook, Google, or

such as

Microsoft Exchange.

䡲 Delete contacts to delete selected Contacts

entries.

䡲 My profile to create a contact entry populated with

your own personal information.

䡲 More to access additional features (specific to the

currently selected Contacts entry) such as

profile, Set default, Join contact, Send message,
Send email, or Settings.

Editing a Contacts Entry

1. Below the contact’s Info area, tap Edit.

2. Tap a data field such as First name or Email

address to begin editing.

Note: Only names of empty data fields are visible. When data

is entered, it overwrites the field name.

䡲 [image icon] to assign a picture to the entry. (See

“Assigning a Picture to an Entry” on page 80.)

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My

䡲 First name/Last name to edit the current name.
䡲 Phone number to add or delete a phone number.

(See “Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry” on
page 79.)

䡲 Email address to add or delete an email address.
䡲 Instant msg to assign an existing Google IM client

contact name.

䡲 Groups to edit the group association.
䡲 Postal address to enter a physical address for the

contact. Choose from

Home, Work, Other, or

Custom.

䡲 Organization to enter business information such

as company name.

䡲 More to add additional categories such as Note,

Nickname, Web address, Birthday, and Anniversary.

Note: Some fields may appear in different order or within the

Add more fields menu.

3. Tap Done to store your updates.

Adding a Number to a Contacts Entry

1. Below the contact’s Info area, tap Edit.

2. From the phone numbers area, tap

(

Add phone number) to create a new empty Phone

number field within the selected phone number

category.

䡲 Tap to enter an additional phone number
䡲 Tap to remove a previously entered phone

number.

3. Tap the Device button (to the left of the Phone

number field) to select a category such as Home,
Mobile (default), Work, Work fax, Home fax, Pager,
Other, Callback, or tap Custom.

4. Tap t h e Phone number field to enter the new

number.

5. Tap Done to update the new number to the existing

Contacts entry.

Editing a Contacts Entry’s Number

1. Below the contact’s Info area, tap Edit.

2. Tap an existing phone number field.

3. Tap to clear one digit at a time.

4. Re-enter or edit the number using the onscreen

keyboard.

5. Tap Done to update the number to the existing

Contacts entry.

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Sending Contacts

1. Press and tap

> .

2.

Tap an entry to open its
overview page.

3. Press and tap

Send namecard via to

send Contact entry
information to an external
recipient.

4. Tap those entries you

wish to send.

5. Tap Send and select a

delivery method:

䡲 Bluetooth to transmit this

contact information to
another Bluetooth­compatible device.

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䡲 Email to attach the contact card to outgoing email

(Exchange or Internet).

䡲 Gmail to attach the contact card to outgoing

Gmail email message.

Assigning a Picture to an Entry

Assign a picture to a particular contact.

Assigning a picture via the device:

1. Below the Contact’s Info tab, tap Edit.

2. Tap the image icon or current image (upper-left).

䡲 Open an image location (Album, Take photo, or

Remove icon) and tap an onscreen image to

prepare it for use.

● Press to return to the previous screen.

3. Touch and drag along the sides of the orange

border box to begin cropping the desired area,
and then tap

Save to assign the selected picture.

Applying a picture to your Google Contact from within your
online Gmail:

1. Log into your Gmail account and go to your

Contacts page.

2. Select a Contacts entry (with a check mark) and

click the image area (

Change Picture).

3. Click Browse to locate a local copy of your image.

䡲 You can also choose an image from other

sources such as Picasa

®

Web.

4. Crop the visible area of your selected picture and

Apply Changes.

click

5. Sync your new contact from your online Gmail to

your device. See “Confirming Contact
Synchronization” on page 73.

Deleting Entries

1. Below the contact’s Info area, tap Delete.

2.

Tap OK to confirm the deletion.

Adding Entries to Your Favorites

The Favorites tab is a listing that can help you quickly
access your most used or preferred Contacts entries.

1. Press and tap > .

2. Touch and hold an entry name from the Contacts

listing.

3. From the context menu, tap Add to favorites.

Note: Another method to add or remove an entry from your

favorites is to toggle the state of the star icon on the
contact’s details page (upper-right). Tap to add the
entry to your favorites (star is lit), tap again to remove.

Adding Facebook Content to Your Contacts

You can now add your Facebook contact information,
such as pictures, email addresses, and phone
numbers directly to your Contacts list. All of your
current contact information is then migrated over to
your device.

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Contacts

Note: You must first have an active Facebook page

populated with friends sharing their contact information.

If a Contacts entry already exists with a slightly different
name, separate entries are created and can later be
linked (joined) together into a single entry.

Log In to Facebook

1. Press and tap > (Facebook).

2. Tap I agree to accept the terms of the End-User

License Agreement.

3. Enter your account’s access Email and Password

information and tap

4. Select your contact sync options (Sync all, Sync

with existing contacts, or Don’t sync) and tap Next >
Finish.

5. Press and tap Friends to confirm your

current friends list.

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Login.

Adding Your Facebook Friends to Your Contacts

Before you can add your friends, you must add your
Facebook account to the list of managed and
synchronized accounts. The process is similar to
synchronizing your email accounts.

You can not only synchronize your contact information
but also your status, events, and more.

1. Press and tap > .

2. From the Contacts tab, press and tap Get

friends > Add my account > Add account.

3. Tap Facebook from the Add an account screen.

䡲 This process adds your Facebook account to the

list of managed and synchronized accounts. In
this case for the purpose of maintain your
Facebook contacts synchronized with your
device’s Contacts list.

4. Tap Next and enter your account’s Email and

Password information.

5. Tap Log in to begin the synchronization process.

6. Select a sync interval (from 1 hour to Once a day)

Next.

and tap

7. Tap the data types you wish to synchronize (all are

enabled by default). A green check mark indicates
the feature is enabled.

䡲 Choose from: Sync Contacts, Add all friends, or

Sync Calendar.

8. Tap Done to save these settings and return to

Accounts and sync screen.

9. Press and tap > to that your

Facebook contacts are now synchronized and
appear in your Contacts list.

Linking Multiple Contact Entries

Linking similar Contacts entries allows you to
consolidate listed entries. Multiple entries such as Alex
Home, Alex At Work, and Alex Cell can be
consolidated or joined into a single Alex entry listing.

When synchronizing Facebook friends to your existing
Contacts list, some friends’ names may not match your
current list names.

Note: If friends do not have a posted phone number, then

only their email address will be added.

1. Press and tap > .

2. Tap an entry from the list you wish to use as your

main source of contact information. This
“duplicate” entry will be used as your primary
Contacts entry. Its Contact image, phone and email
address will be used as the primary for this
contact.

Note: In the case of Facebook contacts, if you prefer to use

their image, phone, email, and other personal
information as your main source for the selected
contact, its is recommended that you select this
Facebook contact as your main Contacts entry in
step 2.

3. From the Contacts tab, touch and hold an entry

and select

Join contact.

4. Tap the duplicate Contacts entry.

䡲 The duplicate entry is then merged into the

previous entry. The previous image, email
address, phone numbers, are kept as the primary
and supplemented by your newly “joined” entry.

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Contacts

Unlinking Contacts

1. Press and tap > .

2. Tap an entry from the Contacts list.

3. From the Contacts tab, touch and hold an entry

and select

Note: The number of linked contacts appear within the

4. Tap to remove a selected contact source

from the current entry. The removed entry then
reappears within the Contacts list.

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Join contact.

Linked Contacts area. The source of those contacts is
also shown (ex: Google, Facebook, etc.)

⽧ Before You Begin (page 85)

2D. Calendar & Tools

⽧ Calendar (page 85)
⽧ My Files (page 91)
⽧ Memo (page 92)
⽧ Alarm Clock (page 92)
⽧ Digital Frame (page 93)
⽧ Daily Briefing (page 95)
⽧ Kindle (page 96)
⽧ World Clock (page 97)
⽧ Updating Your Device Firmware (page 98)
⽧ Updating Your Android Operating System (page 100)
⽧ Updating Your Profile (page 100)
⽧ Updating Your PRL (page 101)

Before You Begin

Before using Google applications such as Gmail and
Google Calendar, you need to have an active Google
account (page 51).

Google Calendar is an application that synchronizes
new and existing entries between your device and your
online Google account.

Calendar

Synchronizing Microsoft Exchange Calendar Events

Exchange calendars are not synchronized to your
device by default; this account type must be manually
added. Although we previously described how to add
an exchange account to your list of managed
accounts, this only allows your device to track that
account type’s email.

Calendar events must be added and tracked by your
device separately.

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Note: These procedures are similar for both Gmail and other

Internet email services.

To add Microsoft Exchange calendar events to your
device’s managed account tracking:

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

2. Locate the exchange email account within the

Managed accounts area of the screen.

䡲 If not present, you will have to add this account

(page 59).

3. Tap within the Microsoft Exchange account

field to reveal the account’s synchronization
settings screen.

4. Tap Sync Calendar to activate the synchronization

of calendar events between your device and the
remote exchange server. A green check mark
indicates the feature is enabled.

Note: It might be necessary to toggle the feature on and off to

force a re-sync.

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To manually sync your calendar events to a managed
Microsoft Exchange account:

1. Press > and tap >

Accounts and sync.

2. Tap within the Microsoft Exchange account

.

field

3. Tap the green check mark to toggle it off then back

on. (See “Synchronizing Your Microsoft Exchange
Account” on page 59.)

Configuring Calendar Settings

1. Press and tap > (Calendar).

2. Tap > Settings.

3. Tap an onscreen option:

䡲 Calendars displays the currently managed

accounts. Tap an entry to change the sync state
of the account.

䡲 Calendar sync provides access to the sync

settings screen where you can enable or disable
the sync status of your managed accounts and
add more accounts.

䡲 First day of week sets the calendar week to start

Calendar Menu Options

Views

Selected Day’s Events

with either

䡲 Hide declined events hides (checked) or displays

Sunday or Monday.

(unchecked) events that have been declined via
the calendar application.

䡲 Vibrate assigns a vibration for a calendar event

notification.

䡲 Select ringtone allows you to assign a ringtone to

an upcoming calendar event notification.

Adding an Event to the Calendar

Your Calendar helps you organize your time and
reminds you of important events.

1. Press and tap > (Calendar).

䡲 The default view for the Calendar is the Month

view.

䡲 To change the view, tap the available tabs along

the top (in portrait view) or on the upper-left (in
landscape view) of the Calendar screen. Choose

Month, Week, Day, and List.

from

Note: To synchronize calendar events among your Google

and Microsoft Exchange accounts, make sure they are
being managed by your device (page 58).

Note: All day are highlighted within the Calendar.

2. Tap in the upper-right of the Calendar

screen.

3. Tap th e Type to enter title field and enter a title for

the event.

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Calendar / Tools

4.

Select a From and To date and time for the event
by tapping the corresponding fields and adjust the
values by tapping or .

䡲 Tap th e AM or PM button to change the value.
䡲 Tap Set when finished.

5. Tap the All day check box to assign this as an all

day event. If assigned as an all day event, the time
fields are removed as options.

6. Select a recurrence cycle for the event by tapping

Repeat field.

the

䡲 Select One-time event, Daily, Every weekday

(Mon-Fri), Weekly (every [Day]), Every 2 weeks
(Day), Monthly (every xx [Day]), Monthly (on day
[Number]), and Yearly (on [Month Day]).

7. Assign the new calendar event to a current

account by tapping the

Calendar field and then

selecting an account. A Google account was used
for this example.

䡲 My calendar are calendar entries that are stored

locally on the device and not part of an email
account.

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䡲 Google/Gmail are calendar entries that are

synchronized between your device and your
online Google account.

䡲 Microsoft Exchange are calendar entries that are

synchronized between your device and either an
Exchange Server or available from within

®

Microsoft

Note: Some of the previous options appear when compatible

Outlook®.

email accounts (such as Outlook) have been created
and synced. If also supported, additional categories

Business, Red Category+, Important, and

appear:

Personal.

8. Enter a location for the event in the Location field or

by tap

and then assign a location from

within Google Maps.

9. Assign participants by either entering an exchange

email address directly into the participants field or
by tapping

and selecting from your current

Contacts entries email addresses:

䡲 Contacts allows you to choose participants from

your current pool of available contacts (local and
managed accounts). Tap entries and tap

Add.