IDEOS S7 Slim User Guide
Contents 1 Getting started ...........................................................................................1 1.1 About your Tablet ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Getting to know your Tablet ............................................................................... 1 1.3 Installation ......................................................................................................... 3 1.3.1 To remove the back cover ..
1.8 Home screen ................................................................................................... 12 1.8.1 Getting to know the Home screen ......................................................... 12 1.8.2 Extensions to the Home screen ............................................................ 13 1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen .............................................................. 14 1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen .........................................................
2.1 Wi-Fi ................................................................................................................ 23 2.1.1 Opening Wi-Fi settings.......................................................................... 23 2.1.2 Turning Wi-Fi on or off .......................................................................... 24 2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network .............................................................. 24 2.1.4 Turning open network notification on or off ....................
2.4.1 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection via USB ................................... 29 2.4.2 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot .... 30 2.5 Turning airplane mode on or off ....................................................................... 30 3 Google Services...................................................................................... 31 3.1 Creating a Google Account .............................................................................. 31 3.
4.2.5 To share a bookmark ............................................................................ 36 4.2.6 To delete a bookmark............................................................................ 36 4.3 Downloading files ............................................................................................ 36 4.3.1 To download and install only trusted applications ................................. 36 4.3.2 To download a file ................................................................
6.3 Working with the Call log ................................................................................. 41 6.3.1 To open the Call log .............................................................................. 41 6.3.2 To make calls from the Call log ............................................................. 41 6.3.3 To add numbers to the Contacts ........................................................... 41 6.3.4 To clear the Call log .........................................................
.4 Editing contacts ............................................................................................... 46 8.4.1 To edit contact details............................................................................ 46 8.4.2 To set default phone number ................................................................ 46 8.4.3 To delete a contact ................................................................................ 47 8.4.4 To set contact group to display..................................
10.1 Calendar ........................................................................................................ 52 10.2 Weather ......................................................................................................... 52 10.3 RSS Reader .................................................................................................. 52 10.4 Memo ............................................................................................................ 52 10.5 Alarm Clock ...........
1 Getting started 1.1 About your Tablet Thanks for choosing IDEOS S7 Slim as assistant and partner of your daily life. IDEOS S7 Slim (Tablet for short) is an information terminal that provides convenient and quality services such as picture, audio, video, network, and information base on the Android open source operating system and supports classification and dragging of elements on the home screen.
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Micro USB interface Speaker Microphone microSD card slot Dock interface LCD screen Back key Menu key Home key 13 14 15 16 17 18 Power interface Rear camera lens Power key Headset jack Speaker Volume Up/Down key 2
1.3 Installation 1.3.1 To remove the back cover To remove the back cover, refer to the following figure. 1.3.2 To install or remove the SIM card Before installing or removing the SIM card, power off the Tablet. Insert your SIM card into the SIM card slot as shown in the following figure until the SIM card is completely in position.
To remove the SIM card, do as the following figure. 1.3.3 To install or remove the battery To install the battery, refer to the following figure.
To remove the battery, do as the following figure. 1.3.4 To install the back cover To install the back cover, refer to the following figure.
1.4 Turning the Tablet on or off 1.4.1 To turn the Tablet on Before you turn the Tablet on, ensure that the SIM card has been correctly installed and that the battery is correctly installed or the Tablet has been properly connected to the power supply. To turn the Tablet on, press and hold the Power key for about two seconds. 1.4.2 PIN protection If your SIM card is preset with a PIN, the Tablet prompts you to enter the PIN. The PIN may have been provided by your service provider with your SIM card.
2. Touch Shut Down. 3. Touch OK to assure you want to turn your Tablet off in the dialog that opens. 1.5 Charging the battery Before charging the battery, ensure that the battery is properly installed on your Tablet. 1.5.1 Using the power adapter to charge the tablet To charge the battery, you can connect the Tablet to the power supply through the power adapter, as shown in the following figure. Do not connect the Tablet to a PC to charge the Tablet, as shown in the following figure.
1.5.2 Charging Partner The Charging Partner is a portable storage battery that can be used to supply power to your Tablet. The Charging Partner is optional. It may not be provided with your Tablet. If you want to buy a Charging Partner, select a correct model for your Tablet. Charging the Charging Partner To charge the Charging Partner, use the power adapter to connect the Charging Partner to a power socket, as shown in the following figure.
Using the Charging Partner to charge the tablet You can use the Charging Partner to charge your Tablet. Connect the Charging Partner to the Tablet, as shown in the following figure.
1.6 Working with the keys You can enjoy a variety of functions and shortcuts by using the physical keys in addition to the soft buttons. Power − Press to turn on the Tablet when it is off. − Press to turn off and lock the screen when the Tablet is on. And press again to turn on the screen. − Press and hold to open a menu with options for Silent mode, Airplane mode, and for powering off the Tablet. Home − Press to open the Home screen.
− When the Tablet is ringing, press to silence the ringer. − On the Home screen when no call is in progress, press to increase or decrease the ringtone volume, or set the Tablet to be silent instead of ringing. − In other applications, press to control the volume of music, spoken directions, and other audio. − Press and hold to quickly increase the ringtone volume to maximum or minimum. 1.
1.8 Home screen The Home screen is the starting point to access all the applications. When you sign in, press the Home key, the Home screen opens. You can customize the Home screen with different wallpapers and display the items you want. 1.8.1 Getting to know the Home screen Item Description 1 Category tabs of the Home screen. You can touch them or flick your finger right or left across the main display area to switch between them. Home screen indicator.
Item Description 3 Main display area. Main display area displays application shortcuts, widgets and other items that can be opened by touching them. Status bar. The status bar is at the top of the Home screen, it shows the system status and event notification prompts. System status indicators. It shows the system status such as time, signal type and strength, Wi-Fi connection status and signal strength, battery status, and other information. You can touch some of them for more details. Event button.
1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen You can add items such as shortcuts, widgets, Emotion widgets and folders to the Home screen if there is enough room. You can also change the wallpaper of the Home screen. To add an item 1. Flick the Home screen to where you want to add the item. 2. Open the Add to Home screen menu, by performing either of the following ways: − Touch and hold the blank area on the Home screen until the Add to Home screen menu is displayed.
For example, you can touch Folders > New folder to add a folder to the Home screen, and drag items on the screen to your folder. If there are not enough room on the Home screen, the add action will be neglected with prompt such as This group has no room. You must move or delete other items to make room, or switch to another spacious pane of the Home screen. To move an item 1. Touch and hold an item's icon on the Home screen until the icon magnifies. 2.
To rename a folder 1. Open a folder. Then touch and hold the title bar of the folder window until the Rename folder dialog appears. 2. Enter a new name, and then touch OK. 1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen 1.9.1 To lock the screen When the Tablet is on, press the Power key to turn off and lock the screen. When the Tablet remains idle for a time period that you have set, the screen will automatically lock.
1.9.4 To set unlock pattern To set the unlock pattern, you can press the Home key to go to the Home screen and press the Menu key, and then touch Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern, and then follow the instructions on the screen . 1.10 Text input You can enter and edit text in text fields and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text, within or across applications. 1.10.
− Touch the DEL key to erase a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold the DEL key to erase all characters to the left of the cursor. − Touch the Symbols key (?123) to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard, and touch the alphabet key (ABC) to switch back. − On the numbers and symbols keyboard, touch the ALT key to view additional symbols, and touch it again to switch back. − Touch and hold almost any of the number and symbol keys to open a window of additional symbols. 3.
6. Touch Cut or Copy. After you cut or copy text, the text is stored in a temporary area so that you can paste it into other text field. Before you can paste, you must have cut or copied text at least for once. Once you cut or copy text, you can paste multiple times. To paste the most recently text you have cut or copied in another text field, do as follows. 1. Touch the text field where you want to paste the text. 2. Touch to move the cursor to the location where you want to paste the text. 3.
If you recently opened the settings list, you can touch the Event button on the status bar to display Event Manager, and touch Settings in the Tasks scroll list that opens. 1.13 Setting date and time By default, the Tablet automatically uses the network provided date, time zone, and time. When the time provided by the network is automatically used, you cannot set the date, time, and time zone by yourself. To manually set date and time, do as the following steps. 1. Open the Settings list. 2.
To remove the microSD card, slightly push the card further into the slot, and wait for it to eject out for about 2 mm, and then remove it. 1.15 Connecting to or disconnecting from a computer via USB To connect your Tablet to a computer via USB, do as follows.
1. Use the USB cable that came with your Tablet to connect the Tablet to a USB port on your computer. The Tablet displays a notification indicating that the USB is connected. 2. Touch the Event button to open the Event Manager and touch USB connected in the Notifications list. 3. Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to transfer music, pictures, and other files between your Tablet storage or microSD card storage and the computer.
2 Wireless networks Your Tablet can connect to a variety of wireless networks and devices, including Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices such as headsets and mobile networks for voice and data transmission. Using a wireless device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey the laws and drive safely. 2.1 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide wireless Internet access over distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters).
2.1.2 Turning Wi-Fi on or off To turn Wi-Fi on or off, you can open Wi-Fi settings and touch Wi-Fi to make it checked or unchecked. To extend your battery life, turn Wi-Fi off when you are not using it. 2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network When you turn Wi-Fi on, the available Wi-Fi networks found within range are listed with the names and security scheme information, and secured networks are indicated with a lock icon. You can view the Wi-Fi networks list by opening Wi-Fi settings.
2.1.4 Turning open network notification on or off When Wi-Fi is on, you can touch Network notification to make it checked or unchecked to turn open network notification on or off in the Wi-Fi settings list, and you receive or stop receiving notifications in the status bar when open networks in range are detected. 2.1.5 Adding a Wi-Fi Network When a Wi-Fi network with any security credentials does not broadcast its name (SSID), or it is not in range, you can add and connect to it when Wi-Fi is on.
2.2 Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology for exchanging information between Bluetooth devices such as headphones and mobile phones over a distance of about 10 meters. The capability of your Bluetooth connection depends on your surroundings and may be interfered by obstacles such as a wall or other electronic devices. 2.2.
2.2.4 Connecting to Bluetooth devices The first time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair the Bluetooth of your Tablet with the Bluetooth device to make sure they connect securely to each other. And you can simply connect to a paired device when Bluetooth is on. To pair with a Bluetooth device 1. When Bluetooth is on, all the available Bluetooth devices in range are list in the Bluetooth devices list on the Bluetooth settings screen. 2.
1. Touch and hold the device in the Bluetooth devices list on the Bluetooth settings screen. 2. Touch Unpair to confirm that you want to disconnect or unpair. 2.2.6 Configuring the Bluetooth features Some Bluetooth devices have multiple profiles. Profiles can include the ability to transmit conversations, or to play music in stereo. You can select which profiles you want to use with your Tablet to configure the Bluetooth features. 1.
2.3.2 Turn Data roaming on or off When Data roaming is on, your Tablet transmit data over mobile networks of other carriers when you leave the service area of mobile networks of your carriers. To turn Data roaming on or off, do as the following steps. 1. Open the Mobile networks settings screen. 2. Turn Data roaming on or off by touch Data roaming to make it checked or unchecked. With Data roaming off, you can still transmit data with a Wi-Fi connection. 2.3.
to establish a network connection via USB. You can not share your Tablet„s data connection and access SD card via USB at the same time. 1. Use the USB cable that came with your Tablet to connect the Tablet to a USB port on your computer. 2. Open the Settings list. 3. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection. 2.4.2 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot 1. Open the Settings list. 2.
3 Google Services 3.1 Creating a Google Account When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account. When creating a Google account, ensure that your Tablet is connected to a network. If you already have a Google account, touch Sign in and enter your username and password. If you do not have a Google account, you can create one: 1. After reading the setup information, touch Next. 2. Touch Create. 3.
and install on your Tablet. 3.2.1 Searching for Applications There are a few different ways to find applications on the Market screen, including: 1. Featured applications. 2. List of games. 3. Search function. 4. Your downloads. 3.2.2 Installing an Application 1. On the Market screen, touch Apps. 2. Touch a category, and then touch the item you want to download. 3. To install the item, touch FREE (if the item is free) or Buy, whichever is displayed. 4.
4 Browser Use Browser to view webpages and to search for information on the web. Your Tablet may not support Flash. If you want to browse Flash on some Web pages, please download Flash Player from Market. For detailed information about how to download Flash Player, refer to the section Market. 4.1 Browsing webpages 4.1.1 To open Browser Touch Browser on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the Browser and start surfing the web.
Touch the plus or minus side of the zoom control to zoom in or out. To find text on a webpage. Touch and then touch Find on page. Enter the text you are looking for. As you type, the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch the left arrowhead or right arrowhead to jump to and highlight the previous or next matching word. 4.1.
You can open up to Multi Browser windows at a time and switch among them. To open a new Browser window, Touch 1 . In the screen that opens, touch New window. New windows open with your home page. To switch Browser windows, Touch window to open it. To close a Browser window. Touch 1 . All open windows are displayed in a scrolling list of thumbnails. Touch the close box on the window to close it. Or you can touch at the bottom of the webpage to close a Browser window. 1 .
1. In the bookmarks list, touch and hold the bookmark to edit. 2. Touch Edit bookmark in the menu that opens. 3. Edit the name or folder in the dialog that opens and touch OK. 4.2.5 To share a bookmark 1. In the bookmarks list, touch and hold the bookmark to share. 2. Touch Share link in the menu. 3. Touch the application you want to use to send the bookmark. The application opens with the bookmark address. 4.2.6 To delete a bookmark 1. In the bookmarks list, touch and hold a bookmark to delete it. 2.
5 Email 5.1 Opening Email Touch Email on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open Email. 5.2 Adding and deleting email accounts 5.2.1 To add an email account The first time you open Email, you are prompted to set up an email account. Or if you have created an email account, you can touch Add account to create another email account. Do as the following steps to add your email account in the Set up email screen. 1. Touch New account. 2. Select an account type (Gmail or Other).
3. Touch Delete in the menu that opens. 4. Touch OK in the dialog to confirm your delete action. 5.3 Sending and responding to email messages 5.3.1 To compose and send email messages 1. Open Email, touch the email account you want to use. 2. Touch New email at the bottom of the screen. 3. Enter the names or email addresses of the desired recipients in the To field. As you enter, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts. You can touch a suggested address or enter a new one.
5.3.3 To read an email message To read an email message, you can open the Email screen, touch to select an account inbox, then touch the message to read. you can also touch and hold the message, and then touch View details in the menu. 5.3.4 To reply to or forward an email message While reading an email message, you can touch Reply or Reply all to reply to the message. A Compose Message window opens with the addresses, subject, and a copy of the message you are responding to filled in.
6 Calls 6.1 Making calls by dialing 1. To display the phone panel, you can touch Dialer on the home screen or on the Applications screen. Or if you have the Call log, Contacts or Favorites tab open, you can touch to switch to the Dialer tab. 2. Touch the digital keys to enter the phone number. To dial an international number, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus ( + ) symbol. Then enter the international prefix for the country and the national full phone number followed closely.
6.3 Working with the Call log The Call log tab lists entries of all dialed calls, answered calls, and missed calls. All received calls are recorded in the Call log. If you miss a call, you receive a notification. Touch an entry in the Call log to open a screen that gives you options on what you can do with the contact. Or touch and hold an entry to open the context menu. 6.3.1 To open the Call log To open the Call log, you can touch Call log on the Applications screen.
6.4 Calling listed contacts 1. You can open the Contacts on the Home screen or on the Applications screen by touching Contacts. You can also touch to switch to the Contacts tab if you have the Dialer, Call log or Favorites tab open. 2. Touch the contact to call. You can flick up and down to find a contact that listed in Contacts. 3. Touch the to dial the number of the contact. Touch a contact to open the contact details screen. Touch and hold a contact to open the context menu. 6.
7 Messaging Use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends 7.1 Opening Messaging Touch Messaging on the Applications screen to open the Messaging screen. The Messaging window opens, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread. 7.2 Exchanging messages You can send text messages (SMS) and Multimedia messages (MMS) to other mobile devices with this feature and service.
2. Enter a mobile phone number, or the name of a contact with a mobile number in the To field. As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact or continue your entering. 3. Touch the composition text field to enter your message text. 4. Touch the Back key and then touch Add subject to add a message subject. 5. Touch the Back key and then touch Insert to open a menu where you can touch the kind of media file and add an attachment to the message.
8 Contacts Contacts enables you to save and manage information such as phone numbers, email addresses and chat addresses of your contacts, and provides quick and easy access to communicate with the people you want. 8.1 Opening Contacts You can open your contacts by touching Contacts on the Home screen or on the Applications screen. Or if you have Dialer, Call log or Favorites tab open, touch the Contacts tab. You can touch the Favorites tab to open your favorite contacts.
4. When your entering is finished, flick the page to the bottom and touch Done to save the contact details to your Tablet. 8.3 Searching for contacts 1. Open the Contacts screen. 2. Touch Search. 3. Enter the name of the contact you are searching for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. 4. Touch the Next to open a screen with a list of matching contacts. Touch a matching contact in the list to open its Details screen. 8.4 Editing contacts 8.4.
3. Touch and hold the phone number to use as the default phone number. 4. Touch Make default number in the menu that opens. The default phone number is marked with a checkmark. 8.4.3 To delete a contact 1. Open Contacts. 2. Touch and hold the contact to delete, and touch Delete contact in the menu that opens to delete the contact from your Tablet. You can also touch Delete while viewing details of the contact. 3. Touch OK to confirm that your want to delete the contact.
2. Touch and hold a contact to open the contexts menu, and touch Add to favorites. You can also touch the gray star to the right of the contact name while viewing details of the contact. The star turns to red and the contact is added to your favorites. 8.5.2 To remove a contact from favourites On the Favorites tab, touch and hold the contact, and touch Remove from favorites in the menu that opens to remove the contact from the tab.
9 Multimedia applications 9.1 Sound Recorder Touch Sound Recorder on the Applications screen to open the Sound Recorder screen, and the following tips are helpful for you to ease working with it. Touch the round button to start to record your message. Touch the triangle button to play back the recording. Touch the square button to stop recording or playing. View the recording or playing duration and the volume of the captured audio signals on the Record your message screen. 9.
To add a song to a playlist, touch and hold the desired song to access the shortcut menu and select Add to playlist. 9.4 Video On the Applications screen, touch Video to open the Video screen and display the video files. On the Video screen, touch a file to play the video. 9.5 Photo Photo can automatically search for the pictures stored on your Tablet and microSD card. In addition, Photo sorts these pictures in folders.
9.5.3 Sharing a Picture When you are viewing a picture, Touch a picture, and then touch on the screen, Touch the application you want to use to share a picture with your friends. 9.5.4 Rotating a Picture Touch a picture, and then touch on the screen.
10 Handy applications 10.1 Calendar You can use the Calendar to create and manage events such as meetings and appointments. Touch Calendar on the Applications screen to open it. The events about the current day and the day after current day are shown on the event widget on the Home screen. 10.2 Weather The Weather application offers weather forecast of a location that your specified. The weather information is summarized in the Weather widget on the Home screen and you can touch it to view more details.
You can set an alarm by modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. Touch an existing alarm to set its time and other attributes. Or press the Menu key and touch Add alarm to add a new one. Touch to make the check box to the left of an alarm checked or unchecked to turn the alarm on or off. Touch and hold an alarm to delete it. 10.6 Calculator Touch Calculator on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the calculator to solve math problems.
2. Touch Delete, and touch files or folders you want to delete to make them checked. 3. Press the Menu key, and touch Done. 4. Touch OK on the dialog that opens to confirm your want to delete the files or folders. 10.8.3 Searching a File 1. Press the Menu key on the File Manager screen, and then touch Search. 2. Enter the name or keyword of the name of the target file or folder in the search text box. 3. Touch Search. Your Tablet starts to search for the file or folder in all folders and subfolders. 4.
11 Security settings 11.1 Enabling the SIM card PIN 1. Open the Settings list. 2. Touch Location & security > Set up SIM/USIM card lock. 3. Touch Lock SIM/USIM card, and enter the default SIM card PIN using the onscreen keyboard. 4. Touch OK. Emergency calls can be placed at any time, without entering a PIN. 11.2 Changing the SIM card PIN 1. Open the Settings list. 2. Touch Location & security > Set up SIM/USIM card lock. 3.
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