User Manual PocketBook SURFpad 4 M
Contents SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 4 APPEARANCE 6 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 7 GETTING STARTED 8 Charging The Battery 8 Unlock Your Device 9 Home Screen 9 Display Views 10 Finger Gestures 11 Using the On-screen Keyboard 12 Menus 12 Establishing Wi-Fi 13 Inserting Micro SD Card 13 Mobile Networks Connection 14 SOFTWARE Manage Data 16 Application Launching 17 Creating Folder
Storage 32 Connecting Devices to Your Tablet 32 Unmounting External Memory and Devices 32 Location and Security 33 Date & Time 33 Restore Your Tablet to Factory Settings 34 Battery Charge State 35 Wi-Fi Connection 36 Connecting to Wi-Fi Network with Automatically Obtained IP-address 36 Connection to Wi-Fi Network with Manual Configuring Network Settings 37 Advanced Options 38 Turn off Wi-Fi 38 Bluetooth 38 Transferring Dat
Safety Precautions Before start working with the Device, please, read this section carefully. Following these instructions will help you ensure your safety and extend service life of the Device. Storage, Carriage and Usage Conditions Device operating temperature range is 0°C to +40°C, so don’t expose the Device to excessively high or low temperatures. Never leave cables near heat sources. Heated cables or their insulation may become deformed or damaged, which could lead to fire or electric shock.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS personnel. Usage of home-made or modified batteries may cause an explosion and/or damage the Device. Do not use organic or inorganic solvents (e.g. benzoyl etc.) to clean the screen/case. Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the Device’s surface. Apply a few drops of distilled water to remove dirt. Up to five faulty pixels are acceptable in the screen and do not constitute a warrantable defect of the screen.
Appearance 1. Rear camera 7. Volume + 2. Headphone jack 8. Volume - 3. Micro SD slot 9. Micro SIM card tray 4. Speaker 10. Microphone 5. Front camera 11. Micro-USB 6.
Technical Specifications Display 7.85” touch screen 2048 × 1536 Processor Octa-Core ARM Cortex A7, 1.7 GHz (MT8392) RAM 2GB Internal Storage 16 GB * Platform Android™ 4.4 Input/Output Ports 1×micro USB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, micro SIM card Card reader microSD (SDXC/SDHC) up to 64GB Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), 3G, GPS, Bluetooth 4.
Getting Started CHARGING THE BATTERY The battery of your Device is not fully charged as you unpack it, so you need to charge it. When charging for the first time, we recommend charging the device for 8 to 12 hours when off. Full charging will subsequently take 2,5 to 3 hours. It’s strongly recommended to keep the Device off during the first charge, otherwise power consumption could be more, than charging, especially when you charge it from PC. Follow next steps to charge the battery: 1.
GETTING STARTED UNLOCK YOUR DEVICE Tap and drag the lock out of the circle to one of icons to unlock your Device.
GETTING STARTED DISPLAY VIEWS The screen orientation is changed automatically when you hold the Device horizontally to vertically, and vice versa. To enable/disable screen auto-rotation, go to Settings > Device > Display.
GETTING STARTED FINGER GESTURES Tap Short soft touch on an item (e.g. file, application, folder or menu item) opens it. Press and Hold This gesture calls context menu with available options for an item. While you at Home Screen, it allows to move an item. Slide Slide means move finger across the screen vertically or horizontally. Drag To drag an item, press and hold it until you reach final position. Flick Flicking is similar to sliding, but you need to move your finger more rapidly.
GETTING STARTED USING THE ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD To access the on-screen keyboard, touch any textbox. Enter your text by touching the keys of the on-screen keyboard. 4 5 6 2 1 3 7 8 1. Switches to symbol mode; 2. Switches between upper and lower case; 3. Voice search; 4. Field for text typing; 5. Backspace – delete a previous sign; 6. Input text; 7. Continuous press changes input languages; 8. Changes input languages.
GETTING STARTED ESTABLISHING WI-FI If you skipped Wi-Fi configuration during the initial setup, you can configure it later. 1. Go to Settings > Wireless & networks. Check Wi-Fi checkbox 2. To see the list of available networks open Wi-Fi section. 3. The Device automatically detects security type, and if there’s no need to specify additional data (e.g. pre-shared key), connection would be established. 4. Otherwise, you need to specify password and other security settings (if required) manually.
GETTING STARTED MOBILE NETWORKS CONNECTION ATTENTION! The Device utilizes some services, which don’t ask user’s permission for Internet access (for example, synchronization). Consult with your mobile operator about traffic rates. The Device supports GSM and/or WCDMA mobile networks connection for Internet access. ATTENTION! Before inserting or ejecting SIM-card turn the Device off. Install your network operator SIM-card, as it is shown on the figure, and turn the Device on.
GETTING STARTED • Data connection – turn mobile network connection on or off • Data roaming – select whether use mobile network connection or not when you are out of your mobile operator coverage, for example, abroad • Preferred networks • Network mode – select the most suitable one for your mobile network or set to auto-detect • Access Point Name – Internet access points configuration.
Software MANAGE DATA Use File Manager to operate with files, stored in internal Device memory and external microSD card. To open File Manager, press on its icon in the list of applications. 3 2 4 5 6 1 1. Root folder – returns to the highest level of file hierarchy; 2. Path to folder location; 3. Search – opens search textbox; 4. Create folder; 5. Select several files/folders; 6. File Manager settings. Context menu, evoked by continuous press on element, allows moving, copying or deleting files.
SOFTWARE APPLICATION LAUNCHING The application can be launched by short press on the icon on the Homescreen or from the list of available applications. You can create a shortcut to an application at any desktop. Scroll Home Screen to the desktop you need, then open the application list. Button for opening lists of applications Touch and hold desired application icon until the desktop appears. After you release a finger, an icon remains on a desktop. To launch application tap on its icon.
SOFTWARE CREATING FOLDERS ON THE HOME SCREEN Desktop icons can be grouped into folders. To create a folder, tap and hold the icon and drag it to the icon which you want to merge with, and then release your finger. You can add the icons of other programs to this folder in a similar way. To rename a folder, touch to its name and type the new name on the appeared keyboard. To open an application, located in a folder, touch the icon of a folder and choose the application in the displayed list.
SOFTWARE APPLICATION REMOVING After continuous touch on icon or widget Sign of application removing is activated. To delete element from the home screen or a folder, drag-and-drop it to this sign and release after it highlights in red. Sign of application removing LIST OF OPENED APPLICATIONS Opened applications are displayed in the list of opened applications (button for invoking a list is located on the right bottom side of the screen). You can close application: 1.
SOFTWARE 2) Press and hold on the application in the list 3) Press ‘Remove from list’ 1) Button for invoking opened applications PREINSTALLED APPLICATIONS Supports functions for comfortable web-pages viewing App update Keeps your apps updated to date Browser Calculator Simple Android calculator Calendar Events calendar with Google synchronizing Camera Standard Android (photo/video) camera application Clock Clock with alarm and screen saving function People List of contacts Download tool for music, do
SOFTWARE Picture gallery supporting JPEG, PNG, BMP, Gallery GIF, video formats, and Google Picasa synchronization Messaging App for SMS and MMS messaging Search Search by Google-in Internet or within content Settings Set your options and preferences Sound Simple voice recording application Recorder Allows you to take down your to-do tasks and ToDo manage your time effectively USSD App for communication with GSM’s service Videos Video player Music Music player, supporting MP3, WMA, AAC Diary Book Store Big C
SOFTWARE PBI PACKAGES SUPPORT Sometimes the distribution of several programs is stored in one pbi package. To install these programs open the package and mark the programs you want to install. Pre-installed pbi package is located in the mnt/sdcard/PB System.pbi folder. To install it manually, go to the File manager and launch PB System.pbi file. Sometimes the wizard automatically proposes to install the pbi package: • after formatting the device (without deleting user data); • after installing firmware.
SOFTWARE LISTEN TO THE MUSIC Music Library In Music Library you can see all the music, stored in the Device’s memory. Artists Albums Tracks Replay (one Music library Shuffle track, all, off) Playlists Now Playing To create new playlist, bring up song’s context menu, select Add to playlist, and select New. Volume is controlled by Volume +/- hardware buttons on a side panel and by buttons on the bottom of the screen.
SOFTWARE GALLERY Gallery is an application for images and video management. To open an image in full screen, just touch it. To scroll the collection use sliding gesture. To zoom an image, use scaling gestures (pinch/spread). From Gallery menu you can delete, crop, set as wallpaper or contact avatar, or rotate image. Application supports almost all video formats. You can view file information in the application menu . MX PLAYER MX Player is an application for viewing video.
SOFTWARE CAMERA Photo and Video Modes Toggle between front and rear cameras A panel of record and photo modes. Press to choose one of them.
SOFTWARE EMAIL Setting Up the Account 1. At the first run you will be suggested to enter from on-screen keyboard your account information: email address and password. 2. If application isn’t able to detect incoming and outgoing server settings automatically, you would need to specify these settings manually (they should be given by your email service provider). 3. Next step is to specify account name, as it will be stored in the Device (e.g.
Settings In this chapter you will learn how to configure the Device for the most comfortable usage and make it truly yours. You can open settings in several ways: • open all available applications (button on the application panel) and select the System settings icon; • press the Settings icon on the device display; • slide notification panel at left corner of the screen to have quick acces to Settings.
SETTINGS • Slide the list of settings upward to view all settings. LANGUAGE & INPUT To change interface language, go to Language and input > Language section and select the one you need. Personal dictionary section stores words, added by user for auto-completion.
SETTINGS In Android keyboard section you can turn on/off the following settings: • Auto-capitalization; • Sound on key-press; • Show settings key – define, whether show settings key on a keyboard or not; • Auto-correction – spacebar and punctuation correct mistyped words automatically; • Show correction suggestions; • Advanced settings.
SETTINGS SOUND SETTINGS Multimedia volume is adjusted with volume control buttons. Under section Settings > Device > Sound you can adjust multimedia and alarm volume separately, and also set keypress, screen touch and screen lock sounds.
SETTINGS DISPLAY SETTINGS Under section Settings > Device > Display you can set next parameters: • ClearMotion - video fluency enhancer; • Lock screen notifications; • Wallpaper; • Brightness; • Sleep – set the delay before the screen goes down to save battery charge; • Daydream (screensaver): clock, colors, photo frame or photo table; • Font size • Cast screen.
SETTINGS STORAGE Storage section displays information about the Device storage (internal and external SD-card memory): total, occupied, available space. In this section you can also clean internal or external memory. Press before ejecting SD-card Internal storage CONNECTING DEVICES TO YOUR TABLET USB devices are supported through the USB port, such as a keyboard, mouse, game controller, digital camera, or storage device.
SETTINGS LOCATION AND SECURITY In these Settings items you can set: • determining your location by network coordinates; • different ways of screen locking and unlocking; • owner info; • encryption; • administrators and passwords; • storing accounts data. DATE & TIME In this chapter you can set date, time, time zone, time and date display format (12 or 24 hour) or check Automatic to determine time and date settings using wireless network data.
SETTINGS RESTORE YOUR TABLET TO FACTORY SETTINGS Select Settings > Backup & reset > Factory data reset menu item, in opened window press Reset tablet and Erase everything. It will restore your tablet to the factory settings and erase all your personal information: downloaded applications, system settings, google account.
SETTINGS • Select yes – delete all user data and press Menu • Under service menu select reboot system now and press Menu BATTERY CHARGE STATE It displays battery charge level (in percents), information whether the Device is charging via network or working from battery. In Battery section you can view info about applications, consuming the power.
SETTINGS WI-FI CONNECTION Connecting to Wi-Fi Network with Automatically Obtained IP-address 1. Go to Settings > Wireless & networks and slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. The device scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. 2. Touch a network name to connect to it and type a password if necessary. Press Connect. At this network tapping IP-address will be obtained automatically. You can view advanced network options, ticking Show advanced options.
SETTINGS Connection to Wi-Fi Network with Manual Configuring Network Settings Tick it to view advanced options Settings by default 1. To set parameters for Wi-Fi network access manually, press Add network in Settings, specify a network name, security protocol, password in the opened window and press Save. Networks search Add network 2. Touch & hold a network in the list of Wi-Fi networks you’ve added. Touch Modify network in the dialogue, which appears. Select Show advanced options. 3.
SETTINGS ADVANCED OPTIONS Advanced options allow turning on/off notifications when an open network is available. To envoke them, open Settings > Wi-Fi and press the application menu button on the right top corner of the screen and touch Advanced. Button for evoking advanced options TURN OFF WI-FI To turn off Wi-Fi module slide the Wi-Fi switch to the Off position in the Settings > Wireless &networks section.
SETTINGS TRANSFERRING DATA To transfer data between PC and the Device, connect micro-USB cable. After you connect the cable the Device will be recognized as USB storage and the Device memory and microSD card (if present) will be displayed as USB storages in your PC Explorer or other file manager. Now you can copy data to the Device’s internal memory or microSD card. To change the way of USB computer connection expand the left notification panel on the main screen and choose Connected as USB Storage.
SETTINGS PRINTING The Device supports Cloud Print functionality. Google Cloud Print is a technology that allows you to print over the web from anywhere, including your Device, to any printer. INFORMATION ABOUT APPS To view information about installed applications you should open the applications list: Go to Settings > Device > Apps. After pressing the application’s title, you’ll be able to view its detailed information, stop it if it’s running and erase application data.
Firmware Update Official firmware updates for the Device are published on the official PocketBook website (www.pocketbook-int.com/us). Installation of official firmware updates is recommended, as they contain fixes and additions improving the efficiency of the Device. Official firmware updates do not influence the warranty conditions. The warranty does not cover software installed from sources other than the official PocketBook website. You can update firmware in several ways.
FIRMWARE UPDATE 2. Connect your Device to PC and copy firmware file (.upkg extension) to the internal storage or external microSD-card 3. Go to Settings > About device > System updates section 4. Select SD card. In the list appeared select the firmware version to install and press OK. Variant 2 1. Download to your PC firmware version you’d like to install 2. Connect your Device to PC and copy firmware file (.zip extension) to the internal storage or external microSD-card 3.
FIRMWARE UPDATE TROUBLESHOOTING Issue The Device doesn’t respond on screen touches or keys pressing Solution Restart the Device: Press and hold On/ Off button for 10 seconds until the Device goes off. If you will continue holding On/Off button for 5 more seconds, the Device’s power management system will completely reboot. To switch the Device on, press again the power button as usual.
Compliance with International Standards The EUT should be supplied by USB port from complied Limited Power Source of personal computer or notebook. The EUT should be supplied by Adapter from complied Limited Power Source. AC Power: Manufacturer: Shenzhen Dokocam Energy Technology Co., Ltd. Model: STC-D0502000-AF Rated output voltage: DC 5.0V 2.5A IMPORTANT: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized could void the EMC and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product.
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ancillary equipment of digital cellular radio telecom munications systems (GSM and DCS) EN 301 489-17 – Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); EMC standard for radio equipment and services; Part 17: Specific conditions for 2.
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS • Outdoor use: maximum power (EIRP*) of 100 mW for the 2400-2454 MHz band and with maximum power (EIRP*) of 10 mW for the 2454-2483 MHz band Certification information (SAR) The device meets guidelines for exposure to radio waves Your device is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed not to exceed the limits for exposure to radio waves recommended by international guidelines.
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