Vodafone Smart Tab 3G Operating Guide

User manual

Smart Tab 3G

Vodafone

Power to you

Table of Contents

1 Your device...........................................................................		4
1.1	Keys and connectors.....................................................................	4
1.2	Getting started.................................................................................	6
1.3	Home screen....................................................................................	8

2 Text input............................................................................		16
2.1	Using Onscreen Keyboard........................................................	16
2.2	Android keyboard.........................................................................	16
2.3	Text editing.....................................................................................	16

3 Phone call, Call log and Contacts ..............................		18
3.1	Phone................................................................................................	18
3.2	Call log.............................................................................................	22
3.3	People...............................................................................................	23

4 Messaging, Email.............................................................		28
4.1	Messaging.......................................................................................	28
4.2	Gmail/Email...................................................................................	31
4.3	Hangouts.........................................................................................	36

5	Calendar & Time...............................................................		39
	5.1	Calendar...........................................................................................	39
	5.2	Time...................................................................................................	41
6	Getting connected...........................................................		42
	6.1	Connecting to the Internet......................................................	42
	6.2	Browser.............................................................................................	44
	6.3	Connecting to Bluetooth devices ........................................	50
	6.4	Connecting to a computer.......................................................	51
	6.5	Sharing your tablet's mobile data connection................	52
	6.6	Connecting to virtual private networks..............................	53

7 Play Store ...........................................................................		55
7.1	Locate the item you want to download and install.......	55
7.2	Download and install..................................................................	56
7.3	Manage your downloads..........................................................	57

8 Multimedia applications................................................		59
8.1	Camera.............................................................................................	59
8.2	Gallery..............................................................................................	61
8.3	YouTube...........................................................................................	63
8.4	Video.................................................................................................	64

9 Maps	......................................................................................	65
9.1	Get My Location ...........................................................................	65
9.2 ...................................................................	Search for a location	66
9.3 ...............................................................................	Star a location	67

9.4Get driving, public transportation or walking directions.68

	9.5	Arrangement of Layers	..............................................................69
10	Others...................................................................................		70
	10.1	Calculator........................................................................................	70
	10.2	File Manager...................................................................................	70
	10.3	Voice Search...................................................................................	71
	10.4	Other applications ......................................................................	71
11	Settings................................................................................		72
	11.1	Wireless & networks....................................................................	72
	11.2	Device...............................................................................................	74
	11.3	Personal...........................................................................................	75
	11.4	Accounts..........................................................................................	80
	11.5	System..............................................................................................	81

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1 Your device

1.1Keys and connectors

					IR LED
	Headset connector
			micro-USB connector

Front camera

Touch screen

Back key

Multitask key

Home key

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Rear Camera	Speaker
	Power key
Micro SD	Volume up
Sim	Volume down

Multitask key

•Touch to open a list of thumbnail images of applications you've worked with recently.

Home key

•While on any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen.

Back key

•Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.

These keys are visible when the screen lights up.

Power key

• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen

•Press and hold: Power on or pop up the menu to get more options, such as Power off, Airplane mode, etc.

•Press and hold Power key and Volume down key to capture a screenshot.

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Volume Keys

•In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media volume.

1.2Getting started

1.2.1 Set-up

Inserting the micro SIM card & the microSD card

Before inserting/removing the SIM card and the microSD card,

you should ensure the tablet is off, to protect it from corruption or damage. In addition, regularly removing or inserting the SD card may cause the tablet to restart.

Your tablet only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and nano cards, otherwise you may damage

your tablet.

Charging the battery

To charge your tablet, connect the charger to your tablet and mains

socket.

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•When using your tablet for the first time, charge the battery fully (approximately 5 hours).

You are advised to fully charge the battery (  ). Charging status is indicated by the percentage on screen while the tablet is powered off. The percentage increases as the tablet is charged.

To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc. This device cannot be charged through USB computer connection. Please plug in your charger before first usage.

1.2.2 Power on your tablet

Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on, unlock your tablet(Slide, PIN, Password, Pattern, Face unlock) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen is displayed.

If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with your tablet. Store this information in a safe place when not in use.

Set up your tablet for the first time

The first time you power on the tablet, you should set the following options:

•Select the tablet's language, then touch Start.

•Select Mobile data connection you want to use, then touch Next.

•Setup your Google account: If you have a Google Account, touch Set up now, then enter your user name and password. You can also touch Skip to get the next step.

•Set Date and Time. You can also choose Automatic time zone, then touch Finish.

•When the tablet is powered on, you can connect to a Wi-Fi network, without a SIM card inserted (refer to section "6.1.2 Wi-Fi"), to sign into your Google account and to use some features.

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1.2.3 Power off your tablet

Hold down the Power key until the pop-up menu appears, select Power off to confirm.

1.3Home screen

You can bring all your favourite icons (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) to your homescreen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to Home screen.

Status bar

• Status/Notification indicators.

Smart Day View

• Touch to enter Calendar screen to set date.

Smart Day View

• Touch to enter Clock screen to set time.

Smart Day View

• Touch to set a location to show its daily temperature.

Favorite tray applications

• Touch to enter the application.

• Touch and hold to move or change

Application tab	applications.
• Touch to see all applications.

The Home screen extends on either side of the screen to allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. The white short line at the lower part of the screen indicates which screen you are viewing.

1.3.1 Using the touchscreen

Touch

To access an application, touch it with your finger.

Touch and Hold

Touch and hold the home screen to choose wallpaper.

Drag

Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.

Slide/Swipe

Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web pages… at your convenience.

Flick

Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.

Pinch/Spread

Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.

Rotate

Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the tablet sideways to have a better view.

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1.3.2 Status bar

From status bar, you can view both tablet status on the right side and notification information on the left side.

Status icons

	GPRS connected		Roaming
	GPRS in use		Signal strength
	EDGE connected		No signal
	EDGE in use		Ringer is silenced
	3G connected		Phone microphone is
			mute
	3G in use		Battery is very low
	HSPA (3G+) connected		Battery is low
	HSPA (3G+) in use		Battery is partially
			drained
	Connected to a Wi-Fi		Battery is full
	network
	Bluetooth is on		Battery is charging
	Connected to a Bluetooth		Headset connected
	device
	Airplane mode		Alarm is set

Notification icons

	New text or multimedia		Screenshot captured
	message
	Problem with SMS or MMS		Select input method
	delivery
	New Hangouts message		An open Wi-Fi network
			is available
	New voicemail		Uploading data
	Upcoming event		Downloading data
	USB tethering is on		Phone is connected via
			USB cable
	Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on
Quick setting panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar on the right to open the Quick settings panel, where you may enable or disable functions or change modes by touching the icons. Touch and drag up to close the panel.

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Notification panel

When there are notifications, touch and drag down the Status bar on the left to open the Notification panel to read the detailed information.

1.3.3 Search bar

The tablet provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the tablet or the web.

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Search by text

•Touch Search bar from the Home screen.

•Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.

•Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.

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Search by voice

•Touch from Search bar to display a dialog screen.

•Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will display for you to select from.

1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen

To protect your tablet and privacy, you can lock the tablet screen by choosing slide or creating a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc.

To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section "Screen lock" for detailed settings)

• Drag down the Quick settings panel and touch the settings icon	to
enter Settings, then touch Security\Screen lock\Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.

Draw your unlock pattern

Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again

To create a screen unlock PIN/Password

•Touch Settings\Lock settings\Select screen lock\PIN or

Password.

•Set your PIN or password.

To lock tablet screen

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To unlock tablet screen

Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password, etc. to unlock the screen.

If you have chosen Slide as the screen lock, slide the screen to the right to unlock the screen.

1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen

Add

You may touch and hold a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer.

Reposition

Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favorite tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.

Remove

Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of Remove, and release after the item turns red.

Create folders

To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another.

1.3.6 Volume adjustment

Using volume key

Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the Silent mode, press the Volume down key until the tablet silent.

Using Settings menu

Drag down the notification panel and touch the settings icon to enter Settings, then touch Sound, you can set the volume of calls renting, notification, system and etc. to your preference.

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2 Text input

2.1Using Onscreen Keyboard

Onscreen Keyboard settings

Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, select Settings\

Language&input, touch the Settings icon on the right of Android keyboard, a series of settings are available for your selection.

2.2Android keyboard

Touch to switch between "abc/Abc" mode; Touch & hold to switch between "abc/ABC" mode.

Touch to switch between symbol and numeric

keyboard. Touch & hold, then select to enter symbols/emoticons.

2.3Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

•Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.

•Drag the tabs to change the high-lighted selection.

•Following options will show: Select all, Cut , Copy , Paste

You can also insert new text

•Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank space, the cursor will blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

•If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show PASTE icon which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.

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3	Phone call, Call log and Contacts
3.1	Phone
3.1.1	Placing a call
You can easily launch a call using Phone. Touch		on the home screen
to enter ALL APPS, then select . Touch		to display the keyboard.

Enter the desired number from the keyboard directly or select a contact

from People by sliding or touching tabs, then touch		to place the call.
The number you entered can be saved to contacts by touching			and
choosing Add to contacts.
To hang up a call, touch	.

Touch to delete the digits

Touch and hold to set Speed dial

Touch to access your				Touch to get more
call memory				options

3.1.2 Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a call, drag the icon rightward to answer the call, leftward to reject the call, upward to reject the call by sending a preset message.

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3.1.3 Calling your voicemail

Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can consult at any time.

To access your voicemail, touch and hold on Phone tab.

To set your voicemail number, touch and touch Settings\Voice call\Voicemail.

If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the Status bar. Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail.

3.1.4 During a call

To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key.

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Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.

Touch to display Dialpad.

Touch to end the current call.

Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.

Touch and select Start recording to record.

3.1.5 Call settings

Touch and select Settings from Dial screen, the following options are available:

Voice call

• Voicemail

Voicemail Touch to select voicemail service or set the number.

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• Call forwarding

Touch to configure how your calls are forwarded when you are busy, unanswered or unreachable.

• Call barring

You can activate or deactivate the call barring for outgoing and incoming calls. The various options are:

All outgoing calls	All out going calls are barred.
International outgoing calls	Outgoing international calls are
	barred.
International outgoing calls	Outgoing international calls except
except to home PLMN	those to your country of subscription
	are barred.
All incoming calls	All incoming calls are barred.
Incoming calls while roaming	Incoming calls are barred when you
	are abroad.
Cancel all	Deactivate all call barring.
Change barring password	Change the original barring password
	for activating call barring.

Other settings

• Fixed Dialing Numbers

Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) is a service mode of SIM, where outgoing calls are restricted to a set of phone numbers. These numbers are added to the FDN list. The most common practical application of FDN is for parents to restrict the phone numbers which their children can dial.

For security reasons, you’ll be prompted to enable FDN by entering SIM PIN2 which is usually acquired from your service provider or SIM maker.

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•Service Dialing Numbers

Touch to place a call from SDN list.

•Minute reminder

Mark the check box to enable minute reminder at 50s of every minute during a call.

• Press power key to end call

Mark the checkbox to enable hangup function of Power key during a call.

• Quick responses

Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with messages.

• International dialing assist

Mark the checkbox to activate.

3.2Call log

You can access your call memory by touching from the Dial screen. Touch on the right side of contact/number to place a call directly. There are three kinds of calls in Call log:

Missed calls

Outgoing calls

Incoming calls

Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations.

You can view detailed information of a call, launch a new call or send messages to a contact or number, or add numbers to People (only available for unsaved phone numbers), etc.

To clear the call memory, touch , select Delete, then choose the one you want to delete.

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3.3People

People enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach.

You can view and create contacts on your tablet and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications.

3.3.1 Consult your contacts

Touch to view your contact groups and favourite contacts.

Touch to add a new contact.

Touch to search in People.

Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu.

Following actions are enabled:

• Share	Share contacts with others by sending the
	contact’s vCard to them via Bluetooth, Email, etc.
• Delete	Select and delete unwanted contacts.

• Place on Home Touch to put the contact widget on the Home

screen	screen.
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•Contacts to Choose contacts to display. display

•Import/Export Import or export contacts between tablet, SIM

card, microSD card and tablet storage.

• Accounts	Manage the synchronization settings for different
	accounts.
• Settings	Set contacts' display mode.

3.3.2 Adding a contact

Touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.

You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move from one field to another easily.

Touch to save.

Touch to select a picture for the contact.

Touch to unfold the other predefined labels of this category.

If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to add a new category.

When finished, touch Done to save.

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Add to/remove from Favourites

To add a contact to Favourites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch to add the contact to Favourites (the star will turn gold in colour).

To remove a contact from favourites, touch the gold star	on contact
details screen.
Only phone contacts can be added to Favourites.

3.3.3 Editing your contacts

To edit contact information, touch to choose the contact, then touch on top of the screen, When finished, touch Done.

Delete a contact

To delete a contact, touch the Menu key and select Delete from contact details screen.

The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other applications on the tablet or web the next time you synchronize your tablet.

3.3.4 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing

This tablet enables you to import or export contacts between tablet, SIM card, microSD card and tablet storage.

From Contacts screen, touch to open options menu, touch Import/ Export, then select to import/export contacts from/to SIM card, Tablet, Tablet storage, Accounts, etc.

To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, choose an account and target SIM card(s), select the contact you want to import/export, and touch the icon to confirm.

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To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, choose an account and target SIM card(s) mark Select all and touch the icon to confirm.

You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.

Touch a contact you want to share, touch the Menu key , and select Share from contact details screen, then select the application to perform this action.

3.3.5 Managing contact groups

The contact group helps you to improve the organization of your contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the Groups screen.

Touch the Groups to view local groups. To create a new group, touch the

icon , enter the group’s name and person’s name, and touch Done to confirm. If you have added accounts to your tablet, touch the Groups to view groups in accounts.

3.3.6 Accounts

Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your tablet.

To add an account, drag down the notification panel and touch	to
enter Settings, then touch Add account.

You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Google, Email, etc.

As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc.

You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information from the tablet. Open the Settings screen, touch the account you want

to delete, touch the Menu key and select Remove account, then confirm.

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Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync

Touch an account to enter the account screen, mark/unmark the checkbox(s) to turn on/off the account’s auto-sync. When activated, all changes to information on the tablet or online will be automatically synchronized to each other.

Sync manually

You can also synchronize an account manually on Accounts screen, touch an account in the list, then touch the Menu key and select Sync now.

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