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Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ............................. 4 Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Securing Your Device . . . . . . . .
Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 View Verizon Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Display . . . . . .
Section 1: Getting Started This section helps you to quickly start using your device. Understanding This User Manual The instructions in this manual are based on default settings, and may vary from your device depending on the software version on your device and any changes to the device’s settings. Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a Home screen, you may need to unlock the device.
SIM Card Text Conventions This manual provides condensed information about how to use your device. To make this possible, the following text conventions are used to represent often-used steps: ➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures. For example: From a Home screen, touch Settings ➔ Wi-Fi. ON/OFF Apps ➔ This button disables or enables a feature, or turns a setting off or on. • • indicates that the feature is OFF.
Installing the 4G LTE SIM Card 1. Locate the SIM card slot on the right side of the tablet. 2. Make sure the gold contacts of the SIM card face downward and that the notched corner of the card faces inward toward the left (as shown). 3. Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket (as shown) until the card locks into place. Battery Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion battery.
Charging the Battery 1. Insert the USB cable into the Charger/Accessory Port. Your device comes with a Charging Head and USB cable to charge your device from any standard power outlet. Please note that: • The battery comes partially charged. You must fully charge the battery before using your device for the first time. After the first charge, you can use the device while charging. • You cannot charge the battery using the USB cable and your PC.
Turning Your Device On and Off Turning Your Device On Press and hold the Power/Lock Key. Turning Your Device Off 1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key. 2. On the options menu, touch Power off ➔ OK. Memory Card Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC memory cards (not included) with maximum capacities of 64 GB. Memory cards used to store music, photos, videos, and other files. Installing a Memory Card 1. Open the memory card slot cover and turn to expose the slot. 2.
Securing Your Device By default, the device locks automatically when the screen times out or you can lock it manually. Unlock the tablet by swiping your finger across the screen. This is the default Screen lock (Swipe), and offers no security. Prevent others from using or accessing personal data and information stored in the device by using a secure Screen Lock. For more information about creating and enabling a secure Screen Lock, see “Lock Screen” on page 97.
Section 2: Understanding Your Device This section outlines key features of your device and describes the screen and the icons that appear when the device is in use. It also shows how to navigate through the device. Features • 8-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT touch screen • OS Version: Android™ 4.4, KitKat® • 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n • Bluetooth 4.
Front View The following items can be found on the front and sides of your device. 1 2 3 1. Front-Facing Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or recording videos. 2. Power/Lock Key: Press and hold to turn the device on or off. Press to lock the device or to wake the screen for unlocking. 3. Volume Key: From Home, press to adjust Master Volume. During music playback, press to adjust volume. 4. Back Key: Return to the previous screen, step, or option. 5. Home Key: Display the Home screen.
Back View The following items can be found on the back, top, and side of your device. 1 2 1. 3.5mm Headset Jack: Attach optional headphones (not included) or other accessories. 2. Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or recording videos. 3. External Speaker: Used in music or video playback, notification tones, and for other sounds. 8 4. Charger/Accessory Port: Connect a USB cable when charging or to sync music and files. 5. microSD Card Slot: Holds a memory card (not included). 6.
Using the Touch Screen Finger Gestures Touching To open an application, to select a menu item, to press an onscreen button, or to enter a character using the onscreen keyboard, touch it with a finger. Touching and Holding Touch and hold an item for more than 2 seconds to access available options. Dragging To move an icon, thumbnail, or preview to a new location, touch and hold it and drag it to the target position. 13 Double-Tapping Double-tap on a web page, map, or image to zoom in a part.
Motions Simple motions allow easy control of the device. Rotating the Screen Screen Capture Touch and hold the Power/Lock Key and Home to capture and save an image of the current screen. Many applications allow display in either portrait or landscape orientation. Rotating the device causes the display to automatically adjust to fit the new screen orientation. Note: A copy of the screenshot is automatically saved to the clipboard.
Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. It consists of: 1 2 3 1. Notifications: Notification icons appear on the Status Bar at the top of the screen to report calendar events, device status, and more. Drag down from the Status Bar to open the Notification panel. 4 2. Status Indicators: Display your current network status, signal strength, battery charge, and time. 3.
Extended Home Screen The Home screen consists of the main Home panel, plus panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current position. Adding and Removing Home Screen Panels Pinch the Home screen to display Edit page options. See “Pinching and Spreading” on page 13.
Shortcuts and Widgets You can add, reposition, or remove shortcuts and widgets from the Home screen. Adding a Shortcut or Widget You can customize the Home screen by adding shortcuts and widgets. 1. Touch and hold an empty area of the Home screen. On the popup menu, touch Apps and widgets. – or – Tap Apps to display the Apps screen. 2. For shortcuts, touch the Apps tab. For widgets, touch the Widgets tab. 3.
Folders Place folders on the Home screen to organize items. Adding Folders 1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area of the screen until the Home screen popup appears. 2. Touch Folder. 3. Enter a name for the folder and touch OK. Using Folders Touch the folder to open it and access the shortcuts inside. To add shortcuts to the folder, touch and hold the shortcut, and then drag it to the folder and release.
Multi Window Multi task by using up to two applications at the same time. App 1 Multi Window Tray Note: Only applications displayed on the Multi window panel can be used with the Multi window feature. Activate Multi Window 1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Display. Apps ➔ Settings 2. Touch the ON/OFF switch next to Multi window to turn Multi window ON. Multi Window Controls Note: You can also activate Multi window from the Notification panel.
Multi Window Tray Multi window apps are displayed on the Multi window tray. Display the Multi window tray: 1. Activate Multi window (see “Activate Multi Window” on page 19). 2. Swipe the right edge of the screen toward the center to display the Multi window tray. After a few seconds, the tray will be hidden again. Using Multi Window Applications You can use Multi window to run multiple applications at the same time. Window Controls Select an application window and touch the windows.
Tray Configuration You can rearrange the apps on the Multi window tray, add new apps, or remove apps. On the Multi window tray: 1. Touch to access the tray controls. 2. Touch Edit: • To remove an app from the tray, touch and drag it off of the tray and place it in the storage area. • To add an app to the tray, touch and drag it from the storage area to the tray. • To relocate an app, touch and drag it to a new location. • To save your changes, touch 3. Touch Done. Help for additional information.
• To set the display brightness, touch the Brightness slider and drag it to set the display brightness. • To adjust the system volume, touch the Sound slider and drag it to set the Notification sound level or touch to set the level for Notifications, Media, and System sounds. For more information, refer to “Sound” on page 86. Notification panel Options • Touch the ON/OFF switch to show Recommended apps on the Notification panel after certain actions, such as connecting earphones.
Status Bar Connectivity Icons The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides device information (such as network status, signal strength, battery charge, and time) on the right side and notification alerts on the left. Wi-Fi connected To display the Status Bar: Connected to Bluetooth From a Home screen, swipe downward from the top of the screen. The Status Bar will appear. It will disappear after a few seconds. Status Bar Icons Some common status and notification icons are shown below.
Device Status Icons Messaging Icons Battery full New email Battery charging New Gmail Battery low Other Icons GPS enabled Alarm activated Vibrate mode enabled Airplane mode activated Mute mode enabled Blocking mode activated Error occurred or caution required Understanding Your Device 24
Entering Text Use the Samsung keyboard or the voice input feature to enter text. Note: Text entry is not supported in some languages. To enter text, you must change the input language to one of the supported languages. Handwriting Touch and hold Options ➔ Handwriting, and then write a word with a finger. As you write, suggestions are offered in the word options area in case the correct letters were not recognized. Select a suggested word. Entering Uppercase Touch before entering a character.
Entering Text By Voice Touch to activate the voice input feature, and then speak into the microphone. The device displays what you speak. If the device does not recognize your words, touch the underlined text and select an alternative word or phrase from the drop-down list. To change the language or add languages for voice recognition, touch the current language. Entering Text Using Swype Swype is a new way to enter text on touch screens.
Editing Keyboard The Editing Keyboard provides a quick way to move the cursor and highlight text. If the application in which you are working supports editing, you can cut, copy or paste highlighted text. Swype from Swype to . Using Swype Voice Input Enter text by speaking. Swype recognizes your speech and enters text for you. Touch Voice Input. At the prompt, speak the text you want to enter.
Section 3: Accounts and Contacts This section explains how to manage accounts and contacts. Accounts Your device can synchronize with a variety of accounts. With synchronization, information on your device is updated with any information that changes in your accounts. Setting Up Accounts Set up and manage your synchronized accounts with the Accounts setting. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ ➔ Accounts ➔ Add account. Settings 2. Touch the account type. 3.
Contacts Store contact information for your friends, family, and colleagues to quickly access information or to send a message. To access Contacts: From a Home screen, touch Contacts. to display additional • Phone: Enter a phone number. Apps ➔ Contacts 2. To choose where the contact is stored, touch Device or an account. – or – Touch Add new account to add a different account. For more information, refer to “Setting Up Accounts” on page 28.
Updating Contacts 1. From a Home screen, touch Contacts. Contacts Display Options Apps ➔ 2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its information. 3. Touch Edit. 4. Touch any field to update. Deleting Contacts 1. From a Home screen, touch Contacts. Apps ➔ 2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it. 3. Touch Delete. There are various ways to display your contacts. 1. From a Home screen, touch Contacts. Apps ➔ 2.
Linked Contacts Your device can synchronize with multiple accounts, including Google, Corporate Exchange, and other service providers. When you synchronize contacts from these accounts with your device, you may have multiple contacts for the same person. Linking, or joining, imported contact records allows you to see all of a contact’s numbers and addresses together in a single contact entry.
Sharing Contact Information You can send a contact’s information using Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or in an Email or Gmail as an attachment. Note: Not all Bluetooth devices accept contacts and not all devices support transfers of multiple contacts. Check the target device’s documentation. 1. From a Home screen, touch Contacts. 2. Touch Apps ➔ Menu ➔ Share namecard via. 3. Touch Selected contact to share only the displayed contact, or touch Multiple contacts. 4.
Adding Group Members Renaming a Group To add a contact to a group, just edit a contact’s Group field. For more information, refer to “Updating Contacts” on page 30. 1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Groups tab. Apps ➔ Contacts 2. Touch the group to which you want to add members. 3. Touch Add member. The contacts list displays. 4. Touch Select all or the name of each contact to add. 5. Touch Done to add the contacts to the group. Removing Group Members 1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Groups tab.
Favorites Remove Favorites Mark contact records with a favorites. gold star to identify them as 2. Touch Mark a Contact as a Favorite 1. From a Home screen, touch Contacts. 1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Favorites tab. Apps ➔ Contacts Menu ➔ Remove from Favorites. 3. Touch individual contacts or touch Select all, then touch Done to remove. Apps ➔ 2. Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it. 3. Touch the Star so that it turns gold .
Section 4: Connections Your device includes features to connect to the Internet and to other devices. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides access to local area networks. Use your device’s Wi-Fi feature to: • Access the internet for browsing or to send and receive email. • Access your corporate network. • Use hotspots provided by hotels or airports while traveling. Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Scan and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network When you turn on Wi-Fi, your device searches for and displays available Wi-Fi connections. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch Wi-Fi. 2. Touch ON/OFF to turn Wi-Fi on. Your device begins scanning for available Wireless Access Points, or you can tap Scan to start searching. 3. When the scan is complete, touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the Wi-Fi network is open (unsecured), your device automatically connects.
Wi-Fi Settings Set up and manage wireless access points. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch Wi-Fi. 2. Touch ON/OFF to turn Wi-Fi on. 3. Touch Menu for options: • Advanced. – Wi-Fi notifications: Receive a notification when new Wireless Access Points (WAPs) are available. – Sort by: Sort Wi-Fi networks by alphabet or signal strength. – Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to disconnect from Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows device-to-device connections so you can transfer large amounts of data over a Wi-Fi connection. Both your device and the target device must be enabled for Wi-Fi Direct communication. This connection is direct and not via a hot spot or Wireless Access Point (WAP). 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch Wi-Fi. 2. Touch ON/OFF to turn Wi-Fi on. 3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct.
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology for exchanging information over a distance of about 30 feet. You do not need to line up the devices to send information with Bluetooth. If the devices are in range, you can exchange information between them—even if they are in different rooms. Your device can use Bluetooth to share photos, contacts and other content with other Bluetooth-enabled devices.
5. From the list of scanned devices, touch the target device, then follow the prompts to complete the pairing: • If the target device requires a PIN, enter a PIN for the target device and touch OK. When prompted, enter the PIN on the target device. • If the device allows automatic or smart pairing, your device will attempt to pair with the device automatically. Follow the prompts on your device and the target device to complete the pairing.
Send Information Using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your tablet and another Bluetooth-enabled device such as a tablet or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your table and another device, you need to enter or confirm a security passcode. After that, your tablet and the other device are paired, and you will not need to exchange pass codes to transfer information in the future.
Receive Data Using Bluetooth Your tablet is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including photos, audio files, and documents such as PDFs. Note: Your tablet must already be paired to the target device in order to share files. For more information, refer to “Pairing with a Bluetooth Device” on page 39. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch Bluetooth. 2. Touch ON/OFF to turn Bluetooth on. Accessing Files Received Using Bluetooth 1.
Bluetooth Settings Mobile Hotspot 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch Bluetooth. Use Mobile Hotspot to share your tablet’s Internet connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices using 4G. 2. Touch ON/OFF to turn Bluetooth on. You can control whether devices connect to your Mobile Hotspot with the Allowed device list. 3.
Turning Mobile Hotspot On or Off Activate Mobile Hotspot to allow other devices to use your tablet’s internet connection. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings. 2. Touch Mobile Hotspot. Use the other device’s Wi-Fi control to connect to your device’s Mobile Hotspot. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings. 2. Touch Mobile Hotspot. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature. 3.
Allowed Device List Control whether devices connect to your Mobile Hotspot with the Allowed device list. After you add devices to the list, they can scan for your device and connect using your device’s mobile hotspot name and password without making your hotspot visible. Note: Mobile Hotspot requires a subscription to Mobile Hotspot/Mobile Broadband Connect service. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information. Mobile Hotspot consumes battery power and uses data service.
• Show password: Enable to make the Password field visible. • Show advanced options: Enable to access advanced options, including Broadcast channel, to specify the channel your device uses for Mobile Hotspot. • Touch Menu ➔ Timeout settings to set a time limit for Mobile Hotspot to automatically turn off if there is no connection. Tethering Use Tethering to share your device’s internet connection with a computer that connects to your device, with a USB cable, or by Bluetooth. 1.
Bluetooth Tethering Before starting, pair the target device with your tablet, and then configure it to obtain its network connection by using Bluetooth. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings. 2. Touch Tethering. 3. Touch Bluetooth tethering to turn tethering On or Off. VPN Adding a VPN 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings ➔ VPN. • To configure a Basic VPN: Touch Basic VPN and then touch Add.
Connecting to a VPN Keep VPN Always Connected 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings ➔ VPN. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings ➔ VPN. 2. Touch the VPN to which you want to connect. 2. Touch Menu ➔ Always-on VPN to select a VPN profile to always stay connected. 3. In the pop-up window, enter any requested credentials. 4. Touch Connect. Edit or Delete a VPN 1.
Connecting as a Mass Storage Device You can connect your device to a PC as a removable disk and access files on both the device and an installed memory card (not included). Note: The file directory of the memory card displays as Card, separate from the internal memory, which is Tablet. 1. Insert a memory card into the device to transfer files from or to the memory card. 2. Attach your device to the computer with the USB cable. Your computer recognizes the connection and displays the AutoPlay screen. 3.
Section 5: Applications This section describes apps on your device. Apps Screen The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your tablet. Applications that you download and install from Google Play or from the web are also added to a Home screen. To arrange the Apps icons in alphabetical order: 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps. 2. Touch Menu ➔ View type. 3. Touch Alphabetical grid. To manually change the order of the icons on the Apps screen: 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps. 2.
Application Information Uninstalling/Disabling Apps To view information about an App, such as the amount of storage it uses, force the App to stop, uninstall updates, and clear data: 1. From a Home screen, touch ➔ Application manager. Apps ➔ Settings 2. Swipe right to view the All tab, scroll through the apps list, and touch the app to open a screen with details about the App.
Alarm Deleting Alarms Set alarms for reminders or for wake-up times. 1. Touch Alarm. 2. Touch and hold the alarm, and then touch Note: When an alarm is set, displays in the Status Bar. Setting Alarms 1. Touch Alarm. 2. Touch Create, set a time for the alarm to go off, select days for the alarm to repeat, and then touch Save. • Location alarm: Set a location. The alarm goes ON/ OFF when you are in the location.
Calendar Syncing with Google Calendar Use this application to manage events and tasks. Touch Calendar. Creating Events or Tasks 1. Touch and use one of the following methods: • Event: Enter an event with an optional repeat setting. • Task: Enter a task with an optional priority setting. – or – Touch a date on the calendar to select it and touch it again. Enter a title and specify which calendar to use or sync with.
Searching for Events Taking Photos Touch Search, and then enter a keyword to use for the search. 1. Touch the image on the preview screen where the camera should focus. To view today’s events, touch Today at the top of the screen. 2. Touch Deleting Events Touch an event or task. On the popup, touch ➔ Delete. to take the photo. Note: If the camera lens is not clean, the device may not work properly in some modes that require high resolution.
1. Change camera settings. 2. Switch between the front and rear camera. • Beauty face: Take a photo with lightened faces for gentler images. 3. View more options. • Sound & shot: Use this to take a photo with sound. 4. Current shooting mode. – Touch to take a photo. The device records a few seconds of audio after taking a photo. 5. Record video button. 6. Camera button. Note: While taking photos in this mode, sound is recorded by the internal microphone. 7. Change shooting mode. 8.
Applying Filter Effects Zooming In and Out Use the filter effects to take unique photos or videos. Touch and select a filter effect. The available options vary by mode. Recording Videos To record a video, touch To pause recording, touch To continue recording, touch To stop recording, touch to record a video. . . Recording Mode Touch Options ➔ the recording mode. Recording mode to change • Normal: Use this mode for normal quality.
Configuring Settings for Camera Touch to configure settings for Camera. Not all of the following options are available in both still camera and video camera modes. The available options vary depending on the mode used. Settings • Location tag: Attach a GPS location tag to the photo. Caution! When you enable Location tag, GPS location information is stored in the picture, and is visible to others who view the picture. Camera • Photo size: Select a resolution. Use higher resolution for higher quality.
• Save as flipped: Invert the image to create a mirrorimage of the original scene (front camera only). • Storage: Select the memory location for storage if an optional memory card (not included) is installed. • Reset: Reset the camera settings. • Help: Access help information for using the camera. Shortcuts Reorganize shortcuts for easy access to the camera’s various options. 1. Touch Options. 2. Touch and hold a shortcut icon to display all shortcuts. 3.
Email Set Up Additional Email Accounts Use Email to view and manage all your email accounts in one application. Touch Email. Set Up an Email Account To create your first email account: 1. Touch Email. The first time you set up an email account, the Set up email screen displays. 2. Touch an email account type and follow the prompts to set up your email account. 59 To set up additional email accounts after setting up your first account, follow these steps: 1. Touch Email.
Switching Between Email Accounts 1. Touch Email. Your Email screen displays showing your emails from the active account. 2. Touch the Inbox button at the top of the screen. Your Email accounts screen displays. 3. Touch the Email account Inbox you would like to make active. – or – Touch Combined view to display email messages from all accounts. Syncing Email Accounts Syncing refreshes your tablet with the account’s servers.
Email Settings Use the Email Settings to configure your Email preferences. Note: Available settings depend on the email provider. 1. Touch Email. 2. Touch Menu ➔ Settings, then touch General settings. The following options display: • Display: Set how email is shown in the email list and when you open them. • Composing and sending: Set what functions are available while composing and sending email. • Auto-advance: Set the screen to show after deleting a message.
Gallery Playing Videos Use this application to view images and videos. Touch Gallery. Viewing Images Launching Gallery displays available folders. When another application, such as Email, saves an image, the Download folder is automatically created to contain the image. Likewise, capturing a screenshot automatically creates the Screenshots folder. Select a folder to open it. In a folder, images are displayed by creation date. Select an image to view it in full screen.
• Copy to clipboard: Copy to clipboard. • Print: Print the image via a USB or Wi-Fi connection. Some printers may not be compatible with the device. • Rename: Rename the file. • Buddy photo share: Send the image to a person whose face is tagged in the image. • Rotate left: Rotate counter-clockwise. • Rotate right: Rotate clockwise. • Crop: Resize the blue frame to crop and save the image in it.
Tagging Faces Faces in photos can be recognized, allow you to tag them with the person’s name. 1. Touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Tags ➔ Face tag to enable the feature. 2. When a face is recognized, a blue frame appears around the recognized face. 3. Touch the face, touch Add name, and then select or add a contact. 4. When the face tag appears on an image, touch the face tag and use available options, such as sending messages.
Note: You can use more than one Google Account on your device. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔ Accounts ➔ Add account to add an additional Google Account. Apps ➔ Gmail. 2. Touch Compose, then touch fields to compose the message. While composing a message, touch Menu for options. 3. Touch Refresh your account to update your device from the Gmail servers. 1. From a Home screen, touch SEND to send this message. Note: Touch Menu ➔ Save draft to save a draft of this message. Gmail.
Google Now Google Settings Google Now recognizes repeated actions performed on the device (including accessing locations, repeated calendar appointments, search queries, and more). Google Now uses these actions to automatically send updates for user-specific information in the form of “cards.” For more information, visit google.com/landing/now. Note: You must be signed in to your Google Account to use Google Now. If not, pressing and holding the Home Key will launch a basic Google search. 1.
Hancom Viewer Hancom Office Viewer opens and manages Hancom Office Hanword (*.hwp) and Hanshow (*.show) documents. Touch Hancom Viewer. Hangouts Google Hangouts is an online place to meet friends and family, share photos, and host video calls. Visit google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts to learn more. Note: This app requires a Google Account. Touch Hangouts. Help Access help information to learn how to use the device and applications or configure important settings. 67 Touch Help.
Memo Browsing Memos Use this application to record important information to save and view at a later date. Touch Browse memo thumbnails by scrolling up or down. To edit a memo, touch a memo thumbnail, and then touch the content of the memo. To search for a memo, touch Memo. Viewing a Memo • To edit the memo, touch the content of the memo. • To delete the memo, touch Delete • To send the memo to others, touch Share via. Menu • Delete: Delete memos.
Music Volume control showing volume muted. Use the Music application to listen to music. You can listen to music using your device’s built-in speakers, through a wired headset, or through a Bluetooth headset. Assign the current song as a Favorite. For more information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 39. Lists the current playlist songs. Press the Volume Key on the side of the device to activate onscreen volume control, then touch and drag on the scale to set the volume.
Replays the current list when the list ends. Repeats the currently playing song. To listen to songs at equal volume levels: Touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Player ➔ Smart volume. Caution! When Smart volume is activated, the volume may end up louder than the device volume level. Use caution to avoid long-term exposure to loud sounds to prevent damage to your hearing. Smart Volume may not be activated for some files.
To add the currently-playing song to a playlist: When viewing the song listing, touch and hold a song, and then touch Add to playlist. When viewing a single song in fullscreen mode, touch Menu ➔ Add to playlist. Playing Music by Mood Play music grouped by mood. The playlist is automatically created by the device. Touch mood. Menu ➔ Music square and select a cell of – or – Select multiple cells by dragging your finger across multiple cells.
Access My Files 1. Touch – Rename: Rename a file or folder. – Details: View file or folder details. My Files. 2. Select a category, and then select a file or folder to open it. Searching for a File 3. After selecting a category, touch one of the following options: Viewing Folders Menu, and then use • Select: Select files or folders. • Delete: Delete files or folders. Touch Search, and then enter search criteria.
Play Books Adding Shortcuts to Folders Add a shortcut to frequently-used folders to the My Files main screen or to a Home screen. Select a folder, and then touch Add shortcut. Menu ➔ Adding FTP Server Shortcuts Add an FTP server shortcut to the My Files main screen. Touch Menu ➔ Add FTP, enter details for the FTP server, and then touch Done. Discover more than 3 million free e-books and hundreds of thousands more to buy in the eBookstore. Visit play.google.com/store/books to learn more.
Play Movies & TV Play Newsstand Watch movies and TV shows purchased from Google Play. You can stream them instantly, or download them for viewing when you’re not connected to the Internet. You can also view videos saved on your device. Subscribe to your favorite magazines so you can have them available to read on your device at your leisure. Visit play.google.com/store/movies to learn more. Note: This app requires a Google Account. Note: This app requires a Google Account. Touch Play Movies & TV.
S Voice Use this application to command the device by voice to perform various functions. 1. Touch S Voice. 2. At the S Voice screen, touch to wake up S voice. or say “Hi Galaxy” 3. Speak and follow the onscreen instructions. Note: Touch Menu for Settings. The device may not recognize your commands or may perform unwanted commands depending on your surroundings or how you speak. Settings Configure your device to your preferences. Touch Settings.
Video Volume control. Use this application to play video files. Volume control showing volume muted. Note: Some file formats are not supported depending on the device's software. Some files may not play properly depending on the encoding method used. Touch to reposition the controls to the left. Playing Videos Switch to split screen mode and show video thumbnails on the left side of the screen. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Video. All videos that you have on your device display.
Original size view. The video will be played in its original size. Stretch to fit. The video is enlarged to fit the screen without becoming distorted. Touch to reposition the controls to the right. Note: The screen view icons are a four-way toggle. The icon that is displayed, is the mode that will display after the icon is touched. Deleting Videos Touch Menu ➔ Delete, select videos by ticking, and then touch Delete.
VZ Navigator Use VZ Navigator to find, share and navigate to millions of locations, avoid traffic and drive or walk with ease. Note: VZ Navigator requires service activation. Contact Verizon Wireless for more information. Touch VZ Navigator. WatchON Note: Touch Menu ➔ Help to learn more about WatchON. Configure Your Device as a Remote 1. From the toolbar, touch Remote Control. 2. Touch Set up now at the prompt. 3.
3. Touch the city. The list of your locations displays including the city just added. To set Daylight Savings time: 1. Touch and hold a city. 2. Touch DST settings. 3. Select Automatic, DST off, or 1 hour. If Daylight Savings Time is active, a sun symbol appears on the World Clock listing. To delete a World Clock entry: 1. Touch World Clock. 2. Touch and hold a city. Touch any other cities you want to delete. 3. Touch Delete. YouTube Watch videos from the YouTube website. 79 Touch YouTube.
Section 6: Settings About Settings List View or Tab View Use this application to configure the device, set application options, and add accounts. Accessing Settings From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. – or – From any screen, touch the top of the screen and swipe downward, to display the Notification panel, and then touch Settings. For more information, refer to “Notification Panel” on page 21. The Settings screen displays.
Airplane Mode Airplane mode allows you to use many of your tablet’s features, such as the camera, music and video apps, etc. when you are in an airplane or in any other area where accessing data networks is prohibited. Important! When your tablet is in Airplane mode, it cannot access online information or applications. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key then touch Airplane mode. – or – Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward, to display the Quick Settings, and then touch Airplane mode.
Data Usage View your Wi-Fi data usage. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch Data usage. 2. Touch Mobile data to turn Mobile data usage on. • Touch Limit mobile data usage to allow a data limit to be set (as set by the red bar on the chart below) • Touch Alert me about data usage to receive a notification when data usage is getting close to your mobile data limit (as set by the orange bar on the chart below). 3.
5. Touch Menu for options: • Data roaming: Turn data roaming On or Off. When roaming, your device connects to networks outside your home network, depending on your provider’s agreements with other providers. Using data while roaming can incur extra charges, depending on your plan. For more information, contact Verizon Wireless. • Restrict background data: Restrict some apps and services from working unless you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. • Auto sync data: Automatically sync data.
• Signal strength: (Not configurable) Current signal strength. • Network mode: Choose a preferred network mode. • Access Point Names: Configure wireless network access. • Network operators: Configure network operators. VPN Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). For more information, refer to “VPN” on page 47. Ethernet Manage your ethernet connection. Important! Depending on your service plan, changes you make to mobile networks settings may incur extra charges.
Nearby Devices This option allows you to share your media files with nearby devices via Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, or using Mobile Hotspot. Warning! If file sharing is enabled, other devices can access your data. Use this option with care. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Wireless and Networks, touch More settings ➔ Nearby devices. 2. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature. The device name displays under Device name. 3.
Blocking Mode Sound Volume Turn off notifications for selected features. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch ➔ Blocking mode. Settings. Set the volume level for all types of sounds. 2. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch Sound ➔ Volume. 3. Touch Turn off notifications to block all notifications. 2. Touch and drag the sliders to set the volume for: 4. Touch Turn off alarm to block all alarms. 5.
Notifications Samsung Applications Select a default ringtone for message, alarm, and other notifications. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Device, touch Sound ➔ Notifications. 2. Touch a ringtone to hear a sample and select it. Feedback You can activate or deactivate both touch and screen lock sounds. 1. From a Home screen, touch Under Device, touch Sound. Apps ➔ Settings. 2. The following options are available: • Touch sounds: Play a sound when you touch the screen.
Adapt Sound Find the best sound and audio settings for you. 1. From a Home screen, touch Under Device, touch Sound. Apps ➔ Settings. 2. Touch Adapt Sound. 3. Read the instructions and touch Start when you are ready to begin. Display Use the Display settings to configure the way your device’s screen operates. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch Display. Settings. The following options are available: • Wallpaper: Set the Wallpaper for your Home screen, Lock screen, or both.
• Font style: Set the font style that your tablet will use. You can also touch Get fonts online to choose from a wider selection. • Font size: Select which size of font displays. • Show battery percentage: Set the device to display the remaining battery life on the Status Bar. View the memory allocation for the device and an optional memory card (not included). Device Memory 2. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch Storage. Settings. 3. Touch Mount SD card.
Unmounting an SD Card 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch Storage. Removing a Memory Card Settings. 2. Touch Unmount SD card. Important! To prevent damage to information stored on the memory card, unmount the card before removing it from the device. 3. At the prompt, select OK to safely unmount the memory card. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch Storage. 4. Remove the SD card from the slot. For more information, refer to “Installing a Memory Card” on page 8.
Power Saving Mode When enabled, your device automatically analyzes the screen and adjusts the brightness to conserve battery power. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Device, touch Power saving mode. 2. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature. 3. Touch Power saving mode for options: • CPU power saving: Limit the maximum performance of the CPU. Battery See how much battery power is used for device activities. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Device, touch Battery. Settings.
Application Manager You can download and install applications from Google Play or create applications using the Android SDK and install them on your device. Use Application manager settings to manage applications. Warning! Because this device can be configured with system software not provided by or supported by Google or any other company, end-users operate these devices at their own risk. Memory Usage See how memory is being used by Downloaded or Running applications. 1.
Running Services View and control services running on your device. • Report: Report failure and other application information. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Device, touch Application manager. Note: Options vary by application. 2. Touch the RUNNING tab. Default Applications All the applications that are currently running on the device display. 3. Touch Show cached processes to display all the cached processes that are running. Touch Show services in use to switch back. 4.
Users Shared this tablet with multiple people by creating User accounts and Profiles. To access the device with a user profile, select a profile at the top right of the locked screen. Users have their own space, which they can customize with their own apps, wallpaper, and so on. Users can also adjust tablet settings like Wi-Fi that affect everyone. Setting Up User Profiles Set up user profiles and then select one when unlocking the device to use personalized settings.
Change User Account Nicknames and Photo IDs The name and photo each user uses in their personal Contact entry (listed under ME at the top of their Contacts list) is used as their user name and photo. Apps ➔ 1. From a Home screen, touch Under Device, touch Users. Settings. For more information, refer to “Updating Contacts” on page 30. Deleting a User or Profile 3. Touch Delete. 95 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Personal, touch Location. Settings. 3.
Location Reporting My Places Google uses Location Reporting to store and use your device’s most recent location data. Apps (such as Google Maps) can use this data to improve your search results based on places that you have visited. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Personal, touch Location. Settings. 2. Touch Google Location Reporting for options: • Location Reporting: Allow apps to use your device’s most recent location data. Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn Location Reporting on.
Lock Screen Lock Screen Options Choose settings for unlocking your screen. For more information about using the lock and unlock features, see “Securing Your Device” on page 9. Screen Lock 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Personal, touch Lock screen. The following options are available depending on the Screen Lock type that you have selected. Swipe Options The options available when Screen lock is set to Swipe are: Settings. 2.
Pattern Options These options are available when Screen lock is set to Pattern: • Clock widget options: Set the size of the Clock widget that is displayed on your Home screens, and whether to show the date. • Personal message: Display a personal message. • Owner Information: Show owner information on the lock screen. – Touch Owner information and then touch Show owner info on lock screen to enable or disable the option. – Touch the text field and enter the owner information to display.
Security Set Up SIM Card Lock As a security measure, you can choose to lock the SIM card, and require a PIN to use the device. Use the Security settings to secure your device. Encryption Set a numeric PIN or password to decrypt your tablet each time you power it on, or encrypt the data on your SD card each time it is connected. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Personal, touch Security. Settings. 2. Touch Set up SIM card lock for these settings: Settings.
Device Administration 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Personal, touch Security. Security Update Service Settings. 2. Touch Device administrators to add or remove device administrators. 3. Touch Unknown sources to enable or disable installation of non-Google Play applications. To set security update service settings: 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under Personal, touch Security. Settings. 2. Touch Security policy updates for these options: An informational popup displays.
Credential Storage If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised or for some other reason you do not trust it, you can disable or remove it. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Personal, touch Security. • Touch Storage type to set a storage type for credential contents. • Touch Trusted credentials. The trusted credentials screen has two tabs: – System: Displays CA certificates that are permanently installed in the ROM of your device.
Language and Input Language Set the language used by your device. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Personal, touch Language and input ➔ Language. 2. Touch a language/locale from the list. Keyboards and Input Methods Set the keyboard used by your device. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Personal, touch Language and input ➔ Default. 2. Select a keyboard. (Samsung keyboard is the default keyboard, but you can download additional keyboards in the Google Play Store.
– Learn from Twitter: Log in to let your device learn your Twitter style. – Learn from Contacts: Allow your device to learn your Contacts style. – Clear remote data: Delete your anonymous data stored on the personalization server. – Clear personal data: Remove all personalized data entered. – Privacy Policy: Read the privacy policy regarding Predictive Text and the use of your personalization data.
Swype Google Voice Typing To configure Swype settings: From the Language and input screen, touch to Swype to display the following options: next • Settings: Configure basic Swype settings. • Themes: Configure the Swype keyboard layout. • My Words: Set options for managing your dictionary and data. • Languages: Manage the language used for Swype. The default language is English. Touch Download languages, to download additional languages.
Speech Set voice search and text-to-speech options. Voice Search 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Personal, touch Language and input. 2. Touch Voice search to configure: • Language: Choose a language for your voice input. • “Ok Google” hotword detection: Say “Ok Google” to launch a voice search. • Speech output: Always provides audible readout of text, or only when using Hands-free functions.
Mouse/Trackpad This option sets your Pointer speed. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Personal, touch Language and input. 2. Touch Pointer speed then drag the slider to the right to go faster or to the left to go slower. Backup and Reset You can back up your data to the Google server and reset your device to its factory defaults. Backup and Restore To enable or disable backup of your information to the Google server. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Reset Settings To reset system settings back to their default values: 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Under Personal, touch Backup and reset. 2. Touch Reset settings. Accounts Set up and manage accounts, including Samsung, Amazon, Cloud, Email, Google, and your social networking accounts. Your device can synchronize information from a variety of accounts, including Email, Facebook, Google, and your Samsung account.
3. Touch an account to view the sync settings for that account. • Touch Sync now to synchronize all data for the selected account. – or – Touch the account data to synchronize, such as, Calendar, Contacts, and so on. • To remove the account, touch Remove account and then touch Remove account at the prompt to remove the account and delete all its messages, contacts, and other data. 4. For Google Accounts, touch one of the items listed under Privacy to view various settings for that item.
Accessories Date and Time To change optional accessory settings: From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under System, touch Accessory. Settings. The following options display: Dock • Dock sound: Play a sound when inserting and removing the device from a dock (not included). • Audio output mode: Use external speakers (not included) when docked. Book Cover • Automatic unlock: Set this option If you are using a device cover (not included) and you want your device to unlock when you open the cover.
Accessibility Accessibility services are special features to make using the device easier for those with certain physical disabilities. Use the Accessibility settings to activate these services. Note: You can download accessibility applications from the Google Play Store and manage their use here. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under System, touch Accessibility. 2. Configure the following settings: Settings.
Vision • Font size: Set the font size. • Magnification gestures: Use gestures such as tripletapping, double pinching, and dragging two fingers across the screen. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature. • Negative colors: Reverse the display of onscreen colors from White text on a Black background to Black text on a White background. • Color adjustment: Adjust the display colors, if you are color blind and have difficulty reading the display because of the colors. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature.
Dexterity • Assistant menu: Improve the device accessibility for users with reduced dexterity. Touch the ON/OFF switch to turn it ON . Follow the onscreen instructions. About Device View information about your device, including status, legal information, hardware and software versions, and battery use. • Touch and hold delay: Select a time interval for this gesture. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Under System, touch About device.
• Baseband version: Baseband version loaded on this device. • Kernel version: Display the kernel version of your device. • Build number: Display your device’s build number. • SE for Android status: Display Security Enhancements for Android status information. • Hardware version: Hardware version of your tablet. Software Update The Software Update feature enables you to use your device to connect to the network and download any new software directly to your device.
Index A Accounts setting up 28 Alarm 52 Application Manager settings downloaded apps 92 running services 93 Apps Play Store 74 B Battery charging 7 indicator 6 installing and removing 7 Bluetooth pairing with a device 39 turning on or off 39 C Calculator 52 Calendar 53 Camera 54 Chrome 58 Contacts 58 display options 30 groups 32 linking 31 namecards 32 separating linked 31 starred contacts 34 updating 30 D Display Using Negative Colors 111 Display Settings timeout 88 Drive 58 E Email combined Inbox 60
Play Books 73 Play Movies & TV 74 Play Music 74 Play Store 74 Google Now 66 Google Settings 66 Google+ 66 Groups creating 32 H Hancom Viewer 67 Hangouts 67 Home Screen 15 folders 18 shortcuts and widgets 17 wallpaper 18 I Infrared Blaster 12 L Language and Input Settings select language 102 Location Services Settings 95 115 Lock Screen shortcuts 97 Locking and Unlocking unlocking the device 9 M Maps 67 Memo 68 Memory Card installing 8 removing 90 Messages Email 59 Gmail 64 Mobile Hotspot turning on or
Security Settings device administration 100 passwords 99 Settings Location Services 95 Shortcuts adding and removing 17 SIM card installation 6 Smart screen 88 Software Update 113 Sound Settings notifications 87 volume 86 Swype Keyboard Settings 104 T Text entering 25 Touch Screen 13 Turning Your Device On and Off 8 U Updating Applications 51 USB Settings mass storage device 49 V Video 76 View Verizon Account 84 Voice Search 77 Volume Key 11 VZ Navigator 78 Y YouTube 79 W WatchON 78 Widgets adding and