User’s Manual EGD209
Since the tablet software updates regularly, the user manual may not cover all aspects of new features. Important Notices • The new battery will be in its best condition after being fully charged and discharged 2-3 times. • While using earphones, if the volume is excessively high it may cause hearing damage. Please adjust the volume of the player to a safe level and moderate during use. • Do not disconnect the tablet suddenly when formatting or uploading and downloading, which can lead to program errors.
Section 1: Tablet Overview Tablet Overview Screen Basics Touch Screen Basics Section 2: Initial Setup Charging Turn on Section 3: Your Home Screen Icons Adding Icons Moving Icons Removing Icons Take a Screenshot Sleep Mode Change the Wallpaper Section 4: Network Connection Turn On/Off Wi-Fi Adding a Wi-Fi Network Section 5: Connecting to a Computer PC Mac Section 6: Using the Keyboard Entering text Basic Editing Keyboard settings Section 7: Exploring apps Calendar Clock Camera Amazon Apps Included Apps Unin
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1. Tablet Overview Camera Camera Speaker Camera 5V Charging Port Volume Microphone 4 Micro USB Connection Hold for 2 seconds to turn on/off. Press to sleep/wake.
Screen Basics Notifications Quick Settings Wi-Fi Battery Swipe left or right for more home screens. Volume - Recent Apps Home Back Volume + Touch Screen Basics Tap the screen once to activate or open something. Touch and hold to move an item by dragging. *In many apps touch and hold can offer more options. Zooming: Double tap quickly to zoom into a webpage, picture, or map. Some apps allow you to zoom in and out by touching the screen with two fingers, and pinching them together.
2. Initial Setup Charging Fully charge your tablet for 6 hours before the first use. Use the included DC-5V wall charger. The battery indicator will show that your device is charging. Attention: Charging by connecting to a computer will be extremely slow. We recommend only using the included wall charger. Turn on To start your tablet, press and hold the power key for 2 seconds. The Ematic logo indicates that the tablet is loading. Once the screen loads, you will see a Welcome Scree.
Getting Started Tap to open the app drawer. Touch an hold an app to add it to your home screen. Swipe right from within the app drawer to see you widgets. Touch and hold a widget to add it to your home screen.
3. Your Home Screen Icons You can fill the home screen with any combinations of shortcuts, widgets, and folders you like. When you power up your tablet for the first time, you’ll see the main home screen panel. This panel is typically centered; you can access additional panels on either side of the main one by swiping your finger left or right. Battery Level: The white battery level indicator will decrease and change to red as the battery is drained.
Adding Icons Within the All Apps menu, choose an app or swipe right to choose a widget. Tap and hold desired app or widget for about 2 seconds until the Home screen appears. Slide it wherever you want and let go. Moving Icons Touch & hold the icon. Slide you finger to the new position. (To move between Home screens, slide toward the edge of the screen. To bump another icon out of the way, slide slowly towards it.) Lift your finger to drop the icon into its new position.
Sleep Mode To save battery, you should put your tablet in sleep mode by turning off the LCD display. To do this, press the power key and immediately release it. Do it again to bring up the lock screen. Swipe to the right to unlock screen. Change the Wallpaper Tap and hold your finger on any open space on your home screen. You can choose from the built-in wallpapers or use an image from your gallery.
4. Network Connection Wi-Fi can only be used when it connects with a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) or a free unsecured Wi-Fi hotspot. Turn on Wi-Fi 1 Within the All Apps menu, tap Settings. 2 Under Wireless & Networks, tap the Wi-Fi switch to turn it on and scan for networks. Your tablet will list the networks it finds within range. Tap a network to connect. When connected, the wireless indicator appears in the status bar. The white lines indicate connection strength.
Adding a Wi-Fi Network Users may also add a Wi-Fi network under Wi-Fi settings by tapping the + icon in the upper right corner. Forget a Wi-Fi Network In the Wi-Fi settings screen, tap the name of the network. Tap “Forget” in the dialog that opens.
5. Connecting to a Computer 1 Connect to your computer by USB. 2 3 Swipe down from the top left of your screen and tap USB connected. Tap Turn on USB Storage.
PC 4 The device driver will install. 5 Choose open folder to view files or select the removable disk. EGD209 (E:) EGD209 (E:) 6 EGD209 (E:) You will now be able to drag and drop the files from your computer onto your tablet just as you would with a USB flash drive. Mac® 14 4 Use Finder® to go to Devices and choose EGD209. 5 You will now be able to drag and drop files from your computer onto your tablet just as you would a USB flash drive.
6. Using the Keyboard Entering text Enter text using the onscreen keyboard. In most apps it will open automatically. In others, open the keyboard by tapping where you want to type. *Depending on what you are doing, some of the keys on the keyboard may look different. Keyboard A appears when you are searching or browsing the net. Keyboard B appears when you are writing emails, documents, or messaging.
Basic Editing Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor will blink in the new position and a blue tab will appear below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. Select text: Touch & hold within the text. The nearest word will be highlighted and blue tabs with appear. Drag tabs to edit selection. Delete text: Touch selected text. to delete characters or Insert Capital Letters: Tap the key once to insert one capital letter. Or hold key while you type. Turn on caps lock: Double-tap key.
7. Exploring Apps Open up some Apps to better familiarize yourself with your new tablet. Calendar Use the Calendar app to view and edit your schedule. Touch an event to view its details. Touch icons across the top of the screen or Menu to search/create events, return to today, or adjust settings. Clock Setting an alarm: 1. Tap the alarm clock icon. 2. Tap + in the bottom right corner.
Camera Tap the camera app to take pictures and videos to share with your friends and family.
Included Apps Amazon Kindle: Sign in to your Kindle account to read all your favorite books! Amazon app store: Get your favorite apps, games, and more through the Amazon app store.
Kingsoft Office: Type documents, make spreadsheets and presentations People: Manage your contacts Pogoplug: Connect to the internet to access and share your files. Includes 5GB of cloud storage Settings: Adjust settings on your tablet Sound Recorder: Record audio using the built-in microphone UHD Player: Video and image gallery Uninstalling Apps To Uninstall an unwanted App: 1 2 3 20 Tap Settings Under Device, tap Apps.
8. Tablet Settings Wi-Fi: Turn Wi-Fi on to see available networks and connect. Data usage: Monitor your data usage. Home: Select your home launcher. Sound: Adjust the volume, notifications, and alarm sounds. Display: Adjust brightness, change your wallpaper, turn on/ off screen rotation, sleep settings, and font size. Storage: Provides storage use data. Battery: Provides battery usage data. Apps: Tap an app to force stop, uninstall, clear data, move to SD card, or clear data.
9. Tips & Tricks Extending Battery Life Reducing the Brightness of your screen can help extend your battery life. 1 In Settings tap Display. 2 Tap Brightness. 3 Use the slider to adjust the brightness. Use a Quick Screen Timeout. 1 In Settings tap Display. Switch off Wi-Fi if you’re not close to a strong signal. Disable Location Services. 22 2 Tap Sleep.
Reset/Restore Reset Device Reset the device by pressing the button with a small object such as a paperclip. Factory Restore Select Backup & reset in the settings app to restore factory settings. This will erase all data on the tablet. Troubleshooting Cannot turn on the tablet. Check the tablet’s power level. Please charge it before starting it. If your tablet still cannot be turned on, you may reset it before you turn it on. No sound from earphones. Check if volume is set to ‘0’.
Customer Support Visit ematic.us/support for customer service regarding your device. To submit a request, fill out the required information online. You will be provided a ticket number regarding your issue, which you can refer to when contacting us further. You can also submit a request for assistance or send an email to customerservice@ematic.
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