Power button: press to power on/off, wake up from sleep mode or to activate
the status bar (because the status bar will hide automatically when the screen is
left idle for some time)
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Indicator light: it is red when charging and turns into green when the battery is
fully charged.
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3.5mm earphone jack
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T-Flashcard slot
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Mini USB slot
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Microphone
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Speaker
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Reset key
xTAB-50 GPS series include several products with different physical dimensions. In
this manual, xTAB-50 GPS is taken as the example to illustrate its appearance. The
pictures in the manual are subject to the material object.
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2. Beginning Use
Statement: The software updates sporadically since we continuously devote to product
quality improvements. When operation for the product(s) your purchased differs from
that described in this manual, please follow your product(s).
2.1 Charge the battery
xTAB-50 GPS comes with a built-in polymer rechargeable battery and is designed to
use only manufacture-specified original batteries and accessories. When the battery is
low, please charge it timely.
Charge by Charger (optional)
Plug one terminal of the charger into the power adapter socket, and the other to the
power jack of the device to charge it.
Charge by Car Charger
Plug one terminal of the car charger into the USB port of xTAB-50 GPS and the other
to the charging port to supply power and charge the device.
[Note] Plug in the car charger after the automobile is started to avoid damage due to
current surge.
2.2 Fix the GPS Navigator with Mounting Kit
The mounting kit is composed of a back splint and a bracket. To use the GPS
navigator in an automobile, fix it on the dashboard under the front windshield.
[Note] Do not place the GPS navigator in positions obstructing the driver’s vision. Do
not place it without fixing it, or in the place of air bag or the area after the air bag is
inflated.
When using the mounting kit, please follow local relevant laws and regulations. We
assume no responsibility for any traffic punishments or device damage caused by
illegal use.
2.3 Use the storage card
Insert the storage card
The storage card slot is on the in left panel, just insert the TF Flash card with its gold
contacts facing down and push it in until it licks into place.
Browse files in the storage card
To browser the files in the storage card run “File Manager” from application launcher
Remove the storage card
Simply push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
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To avoid data loss or damage, please stop using files/ programs in the storage card
before remove the T-Flash card, and then tap Settings> Storage > Unmount SD card
to remove it safely.
[Note]:
1. Make sure the location and direction of the storage card is correct when
inserting, otherwise it is easy to cause damage/destroy to the storage card.
2. To avoid incompatibility or unrecognized of the storage card, major
brands of storage card are recommended.
2.4 Hot plug of storage card
Please do not hot plug the storage card when using or browsing its files.
For example, when you are running the Music/Video Player/ Gallery, the storage card
may damage if you push out the storage card directly and the running program will
stop automatically to protect the device. As for details of inserting/removing storage
card, see 2.3 Use the storage card.
2.5 Memory space
The device contains 2 memory spaces: local storage & extended storage card. Local
storage appears as “Local” and extended storage card as “SD1”in the device. The
capacity of built-in flash varies from 4GB, 8GB and 16GB because of different model
of the xTAB-50 GPS series. The built-in flash capacity of your device depends on the
model your purchased xTAB-50 GPS series support extended storage card of capacity
maximum 32GB.
2.6 Power on/off
1. Power on: press down the Power Button to turn on the device when the battery is
full enough
2. Power off: press down the Power Button for about 3 seconds and then a menu
with options will popup, select Power Off to turn off the device
3. Stanby: press down the Power Button for about 3 seconds and then a menu with
options will popup, select Stanby and then the device goes to stanby mode. To
turn on from standby mode press Power Button.
4. Screen Lock:press down the Power Button to shutdown the screen to save battery
life. Press down the Power Button again to activate the locked Home Screen. After
unlocking, the device will resume the screen before locking the screen.
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2.7 Connect to wireless networks
To connect to a wireless network, you should follow:
1. tap Application launcher on the Home screen;
2. tap Settings
3. select Wireless & Networks in the Settings screen;
4. tick in the check box after Wi-Fi to open it;
5. tap Wi-Fi settings to open a screen to set Wi-Fi;
6. the network names and security settings of detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed
in the Wi-Fi networks section;
7. tap a Wi-Fi network to connect. If you selected an open network, you will be
automatically connected to the network. If you selected a network that is secured
enter the key and then tap Connect.
Depending on the network type and its security settings, you may also need to enter
more information or choose a security certificate.
8. after successful connection, the Wi-Fi connected icon will appear on the status
bar.
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3. Home Screen
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on you device. It
displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customize
the Home screen with different wallpaper& widgets and display items you want. See
the Personalizing chapter.
When you sign in, the Home screen opens.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode suspends your device to a low power state while the display is off in order
to save battery power. You will still be able to receive messages while the device is in
Sleep mode.
[Note]: If the device in sleep mode more than 30 minutes, the device will
automatically turn off to save electricity.
Switch to sleep mode
Press down the Power Button and tap Sleep Mode in the option menu prompted. The
device will automatically shutdown the display screen when there is no operation on
the screen for a period of time.
Wake up from sleep mode
To wake up your device manually, press the Power Button. You will then see that the
device has locked the screen.
Unlocking the screen
Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger upwards to unlock the
screen.
3.1 Browse Home Screen
You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally across
the screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen.
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3.2 Launching applictions
Status icons and its meanings
Notification icons its meanings
Tap to go to the Home screen
New Gmail/Google Mail
message
Notification
New Email message
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network and display the
signal strength
Music player is ongoing
Tap the launcher icon to open Application Launcher and view all applications on
your device.
Directly going to a particular screen
1. on any Home screen, press & hold the white spot to bring up a snapshot of
the Home screen as follows:
2. tap the screen you want to open
[Note]: press and hold the icon can also popup the above snapshot
3.3 Status and notifications
Icons may appear on the status bar/notification area:
The status bar (as the above) presents media volume, networks condition, battery
condition, time and so on. When an application is running, corresponding notification
icon will appear in the notification area. Icons you may often see are listed as follows:
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Battery is full
SD card is mounted
Battery is charging
FM transmitter is in use
Volume down
Silent mode is activated
Volume up
GPS search for satellites
Media scanner is scanning
USB Connected
Back
Menu icon
Open notification panel
When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, press and hold the status bar,
then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel as follows:
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more
notifications.
[Tip]: You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing
Menu icon on the panel and then tapping Notifications.
Close the Notifications panel
Do one of the following:
press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up
the screen.
press the Back button on the device panel.
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3.4 Shortcut Menu
Press the Menu icon on the Home screen and a shortcut menu will popup as follows.
The shortcut menu includes: Add, Wallpaper, Search, Notification and Settings.
3.5 Add shortcuts/widgets
Shortcuts
To add shortcut(s) to Home screen, you can
1. press the Menu icon to prompt the shortcut menu;
2. tap Add to prompt the Add to Home screen option menu as follows:
3. tap Shortcuts,
4. select a shortcut for an item in an option menu prompted
After the shortcut is added to the Home screen, you can simply tap its icon to run it
quickly.
Widgets
To add widgets to Home screen, you can
1. press the Menu icon to prompt the shortcut menu;
2. tap Add to prompt the Add to Home screen option menu;
3. tap Widgets and the following option menu with addable items will prompt; you
can scroll down the screen to view more addable items
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4. select one item.
For example, when you select Power Control in the option menu, the widget for it will
appear on the Home screen as follows:
3.6 Finger gestures
Tap: When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as
application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your
finger.
Press and hold: To open the available option for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web
page), simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide: To swipe or slide means to drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While
dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Rotate: For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning xTAB-50 GPS sideways. When entering text, you can
turn xTAB-50 GPS sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to Settings chapter
for more details.
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3.7 Coping files to and from the storage card
You can copy music, photos/pictures and others to your device to personalize your
device.
1. Use the USB cable that came with your device to connect it to a USB port on
your computer.
2. when the icon appears in the notification area, open the notification panel
and tap USB Connected to popup the following screen:
3. tap , when the notification icon turns yellow, the
computer will recognize your device as a removable disk;
4. find the removable disk and open it. Do one of the followings:
Copy the files from the computer to the storage card’s root folder.
Copy the files from the storage card to a folder in your computer or computer
desktop.
5. after copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, your device) as
required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your device.
6. disconnect your device from the computer.
If you don’t want your device remain connecting to the computer and disable reading
its storage card and inside memory, you can open the Notifications panel and tap
Turn off USB storage.
[Note]: you can also release communication between the device and the computer by
tapping Settings> Applications> Development>USB Debugging.
3.8 Searching the device and the web
You can search for information on your xTAB- 50 GPS and on the Web by using the
Quick Search Box.
1. press the Menu icon on the Home screen to prompt the shortcut menu;
2. tap Search and then enter the search item in the Quick Search Box
As you type, matching items on your device and suggestions from Google web search
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