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A N D R O I D
T A B L E T
User Manual
Please read this manual before operating your
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ...........................5
Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Retrieving Your Google Account Password . . . .11
Using Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Galaxy Tab Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....17
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
S Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Status Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Quick Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Primary Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Other App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
App Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Multi Window Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Using the Handwriting Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Using Google Voice Typing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Section 3: Contacts and Accounts ...........43
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Section 4: Messaging ............................... 51
Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Section 5: Internet and Social Networking 68
Google Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Section 6: Music ....................................... 75
Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Play Music App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Section 7: Photos and Video .....................83
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Section 8: Connections .............................97
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Managing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Kies Via Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Synchronizing with Windows Media Player . . 103
Connecting as a Mass Storage Device . . . . . 104
Section 9: Applications and Widgets ......105
Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
AllShare Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
aNote HD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
ChatON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Game Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Group Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Music Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Paper Artist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Play Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Polaris Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
S Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
S Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Samsung Cares Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Screensaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Smart Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Video Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
WatchOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Using WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Section 10: Settings ............................... 129
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Wireless and Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Home screen mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Personal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Section 11: Health and Safety
Information ........................................... 165
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . 165
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . 172
Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 175
UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Restricting Children's Access to Your Mobile Device
182
FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 182
Section 12: Warranty Information ..........184
Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
End User License Agreement for Software . . 189
Index .........................................................197
Section 1: Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your device.
Understanding This User Manual
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of
your device. A robust index for features begins on page 197.
Also included is important safety information, beginning on
page 165, that you should know before using your device.
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the
default display settings. If you select other settings,
navigation steps may be different.
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. For more
information, refer to “Securing Your Device” on page 14.
Note: 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.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual
displays may vary depending on the software version of
your device and any changes to the device’s settings.
Special Text
In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This
special text is intended to point out important information,
share quick methods for activating features, define terms,
and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
• Notes: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu,
or sub-menu.
• Tips: Provides quick or innovative methods or useful shortcuts.
• Important: Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance.
• Warning: Brings important information to your attention that can
help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to your
device.
Getting Started 6
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:
Battery
Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable)
are included with the device for charging the battery.
Note: 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.
Warning! Use only approved charging devices. Approved
accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Using other accessories may invalidate your
warranty and may cause damage.
Battery Indicator
The Battery icon
in the Status Bar shows the battery
power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device
prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate
the device without charging, the device powers off. For
battery use information, see “About Device” on page 163.
Tip: Touch the Time field to display battery charge status.
Charging the Battery
Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Outlet
Connector, Charging Head, and USB cable) to charge your
device from any standard AC power outlet.
➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of selecting
successive options in longer, or repetitive, procedures. For
example:
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Settings
➔Display ➔ Screen timeout.
Note: 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.
1.
Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head (1).
2.
Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/
Accessory Port (2).
3.
Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power
outlet.
Warning! While the device is charging, if the touch screen
does not function due to an unstable power supply,
unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet
or unplug the USB cable from the device.
Correct
Incorrect
Correct
Incorrect
Getting Started 8
4.
When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head
from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from
the device.
Turning Your Device On and Off
Turning Your Device On
Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
.
For more information, refer to
“Unlocking the Device” on
page 15.
Note: Your device’s internal
antenna is located along the
top back of the device. Do not
block the antenna; doing so
may affect signal quality and
may cause the device to
operate at a higher power level
than is necessary. For more
information, refer to “GPS
Applications” on page 105.
Turning Your Device Off
1.
Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
.
2.
At the prompt, touch Power off ➔ OK.
Setting Up Your Device
When you first turn on your device, you are asked to set up a
few things. To do that, the following screens display. Some
screens can be skipped (touch Skip) or re-displayed (touch
Back). Some screens display depending on the options you
choose.
Select Language
1.
Touch the language field, scroll through the list, and
touch the language you want your device to use, such
as, English (United States).
2.
Touch Next.
Wi-Fi
Make sure the Wi-Fi OFF / ON icon is set to ON
and
choose one of the following options:
Touch Add Wi-Fi network to enter a Network SSID that is
not listed.
Touch Scan to make sure you have an accurate list of
Wi-Fi networks.
Touch one of the Wi-Fi networks in the list, enter the
password, and touch Connect. Touch and connect to
another Wi-Fi network or touch Next to continue.
Touch Next to perform this task later. For more
information, refer to “Wi-Fi” on page 129.
Set Date and Time
1.
Under Set date, set the date (month, day, year), if
necessary.
2.
Under Set time, set the time (hour, minute, and AM or
PM), if necessary.
3.
Under Select time zone, set the time zone field (GMT)
and select the correct time zone.
4.
Touch Next.
Samsung Account
Sign in to your Samsung account to use Samsung services.
1.
Touch variety of services to learn more.
2.
Touch Create new account to create a Samsung
account.
– or –
Touch Sign in if you already have a Samsung account.
Touch Restore and Auto backup, if desired. Touch Next.
– or –
Touch Skip to perform this task later. For more
information, refer to “Signing In to your Samsung
Account” on page 155.
Got Google?
Your new device uses your Google account to fully use its
Android features, including Gmail, Maps, Navigation, Google
Talk, and Google Play.
The Got Google? screen allows you to sign in, if you already
have a Google account.
Note: If you skipped Wi-Fi setup, the Wi-Fi setup screen
displays and you must connect through a Wi-Fi network.
Touch Yes and then enter the email address and
password of your existing account.
Touch
to continue.
– or –
Touch No to proceed to the next screen.
Getting Started 10
Make it Google
This screen displays if you did not sign into your Google
account.
The Make it Google screen allows you to create a new
Google account.
Note: If you skipped Wi-Fi setup, the Wi-Fi setup screen
displays and you must connect through a Wi-Fi network.
Touch Get an account or enter the email address and
password of your existing account.
– or –
Touch Not now to perform this task later. For more
information, refer to “Setting Up Your Gmail Account”
on page 51.
Entertainment
This screen displays if you signed in to your Google account.
Touch Set up a credit card, enter credit card information
for your Google Play account, and touch Save.
– or –
Touch Not now.
Backup and restore
This screen also displays if you signed in to your Google
account.
1.
Read the backup and restore information.
2.
Enable either or both options.
3.
Touch
to continue.
The Restoring screen displays while your information is
being restored.
Google & location
1.
Read the information on the screen and enable either
or both of the Google location services.
2.
Touch
to continue.
This Tablet Belongs To ...
This screen displays if you did not sign into your Google
account.
To personalize the tablet with your name:
1.
Touch the First and Last fields and use the on-screen
keyboard to enter you first and last name.
2.
Touch
to continue.
Free Dropbox Account
To get a free 50 GB Dropbox account for two years:
1.
Touch Disclaimer to read a short disclaimer about this
offer. Touch OK.
2.
Touch Create a new Dropbox account, enter the required
fields, and touch Register for Dropbox.
– or –
Touch I already have an account to sign in to Dropbox.
– or –
Touch Skip to skip this offer.
Setup Complete
Congratulations! Your device is set up and ready to use.
Touch Finish.
The main Home screen displays.
Retrieving Your Google Account
Password
A Google account password is required for Google
applications. If you misplace or forget your Google Account
password, follow these instructions to retrieve it:
1.
From your computer, use an Internet browser to
navigate to http://google.com/accounts.
2.
Once the URL loads, click on the Can’t access your
account? link and follow the on-screen instructions.
Using Google Maps
In order to use some applications related to Google Maps,
you must first connect Wi-Fi. For more information, refer to
“Wi-Fi” on page 129.
You must also enable location services to use Google Maps.
Some features require Standalone or Google location
services. For more information, refer to “Location Services”
on page 143.
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Task Manager
Your device can run applications simultaneously and some
applications run in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on
your device and to end running applications to extend battery
life. You can also uninstall applications from your device and
see how much memory is used by applications.
Task Manager Application
The Task Manager application provides information about
applications, including Active applications, Downloaded, RAM
manager, Storage, and Help.
To access the Task Manager:
1.
Add the Application monitor widget to a Home screen
and then touch Application monitor on the Application
monitor widget. For more information, refer to
“Widgets” on page 32.
2.
Touch Active applications to view applications running
on your device. Touch End to end an application or
End all to end all running applications.
3.
Touch Downloaded to view applications installed from
Google Play. Touch Uninstall to remove an application
from your device.
4.
Touch RAM manager to display the amount of Random
Access Memory (RAM) currently in use. Touch Clear
memory to clear inactive and background processes.
5.
Touch Storage to view internal (Device memory) and
external (SD card) storage memory statistics.
6.
Touch Help to view useful tips for extending battery life.
For more information, refer to “Apps Screen” on page 36.
Memory Card
Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC
memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB
(depending on the memory card manufacturer and type).
Memory cards are 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.
With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the
memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks
into place.
3.
Replace the Memory Card Slot cover.
Removing a Memory Card
Important! To prevent damage to information stored on the
memory card, unmount the card before removing it
from the device.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Settings
➔Storage.
2.
Under SD card, touch Unmount SD card and then
touch OK.
3.
Open the Memory Card Slot cover and turn to expose
the slot.
4.
Gently press down on the memory card, so that it pops
out from the slot, and carefully pull the card out.
5.
Replace the Memory Card Slot cover.
For more information, refer to “Memory Card” on page 103.
Correct
Incorrect
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Galaxy Tab Accessories
To find accessories for your Galaxy Tab:
1.
Go to http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-
accessories.
Galaxy Tab accessories display.
2.
Use your model number to find compatible
accessories.
Securing Your Device
By default, the device locks automatically when the screen
times out or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the
device using one of the default Unlock screens or, for
increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.
For more information about creating and enabling a Screen
unlock pattern, see “Screen Lock” on page 143.
For other settings related to securing your device, see
“Location Services” on page 143.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
Locking the device manually
Press the Power/Lock Key
.
Unlocking the Device
1.
Press the Power/Lock Key
.
The Lock screen displays.
2.
Swipe across the screen as shown.
The last screen you accessed displays.
Tip: Touch one of the app shortcut icons and then swipe to
launch that application.
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Note: You can customize the Lock screen and set the type of
Screen Unlock you want to use (Face unlock, Pattern,
PIN, or Password). For more information, refer to
“Screen Lock” on page 143.
Troubleshooting
If your device has fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes, you may
need to reset the device to regain functionality.
• If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold the
Power/Lock Key
for 8 to 10 seconds.
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
• 8.0-inch WXGA (1280x800) TFT (PLS) LCD touch screen
• Android Version 4.1.2
• Wi-Fi, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor
• Full HTML Web Browser
• Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless technology. For more information, refer to
“Bluetooth” on page 131.
• Built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11 a/b/g/n)
• 5 Megapixel camera and camcorder, plus 1.3 Megapixel forward-
facing camera for video chat
• Full integration of Google applications (Gmail, YouTube,
Google Maps, and Voice Search)
• Photo Gallery that supports GIF, AGIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, WBMP,
and WEBP formats
• Messaging Features:
– Gmail
– Email (corporate and personal)
– Google Talk (Instant Messaging and Video Chat)
• HD Video Player (1080p)
– Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, VC-1, DivX, VP8, WMV7/8,
Sorenson Spark, MP43
– Format: AVI, MP4, 3GP, MKV, WMV, ASF, FLV
• DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including
premium content
• Supports HDMI/MHL connections to connect electronic devices to
high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and displays.
• Music player that supports MP3, AAC/AAC+/EAAC+, WMA,
OGG (vorbis), FLAC, AC-3
• Sound: AMR-NB/WB, WAV, MID, XMF, iMelody, SP-MIDI, RTTTL
RTX, OTA
• 2 GB RAM memory and 16GB on-board memory, which is used
for data storage and access
• Support for microSD and microSDHC Memory Cards
• S Pen for writing and playing games
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• Preloaded applications such as AllShare Play, Google Play Books,
Google Play Store, Music Hub and Polaris Office. For more
information, refer to “More Application Information” on
page 36.
Warning! This device does not support some USB storage
media devices. For more information, refer to
“Galaxy Tab Accessories” on page 14.
Front View
The following items can be found on the front of your device
as illustrated.
1.
External Speakers: Used in music or video playback,
notification tones, and for other sounds.
2.
Light Sensor: Used to control screen brightness
automatically and when taking photos with the
front-facing Camera.
3.
Front-facing Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or
recording videos.
4.
Display Screen: The orientation of the display screen
rotates with the tablet as you turn it. You can turn this
feature on and off. For more information, refer to
“System” on page 159.
3
2
4
1
3.5mm Headset Jack: Plug in for headphones.
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 a Home screen, press to adjust
Master Volume. During music playback, press to adjust
volume.
4.
Infrared Blaster: Used to emit infrared signals used for
controlling external devices. For more information,
refer to “Talk” on page 124.
5.
S Pen: A built-in stylus that allows you to perform
various functions. For more information, refer to “S
Pen” on page 24.
6.
Charger/Accessory Port: Plug in a USB cable for
charging or to sync music and files.
7.
Memory Card Slot: Install a memor card for storage of
files.
8.
Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or recording
videos.
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4
5
6
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Home Screen
The Home screen is the starting point for using your device.
Note: Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual
start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
1.
System Bar: The area along the bottom of the Home
screen where you can find navigation buttons and
icons that show notifications, battery power, and
connection details.
2.
Widgets: Applications that run on the Home screen.
Some widgets are found on the Home screen by
default. For more information, refer to “Widgets” on
page 32.
3.
Google Search: Search the web by typing or speaking.
For more information, refer to “Google Search” on
page 68.
4.
Home screen: The starting point for using your device.
Place shortcuts, widgets, and other items to customize
your device to your needs.
5.
App Shortcuts: Shortcuts to common applications. For
more information, refer to “App Shortcuts” on page 32.
6.
Current screen: Indicates which Home screen is being
displayed. For more information, refer to “Extended
Home Screen” on page 21.
7.
Primary Shortcuts: Shortcuts to common features.
These shortcuts are found on the Home screen by
default. For more information, refer to “Primary
Shortcuts” on page 31.
8.
Apps: Display the Apps screen.
9.
Time: The current time. For more information, refer to
“Date and Time” on page 159.
10. Status Icons: Indicate the status of your tablet. Touch
the Time / Status Icons area to display the Status
Details panel. For more information, refer to “Status
Bar” on page 30.
Extended Home Screen
The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus four
panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more
space for adding shortcuts and widgets.
Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to
the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the
top of the display shows your current position.
Note: The center panel displays when you touch
Home.
Customizing the Home Screens
To customize the Home screens to suit your preferences:
1.
Navigate to one of the Home screen panels.
2.
Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen
pop-up displays.
– or –
Use the S Pen to touch and hold on the screen until the
Home screen pop-up displays.
3.
Touch Set wallpaper to change the Home screen
wallpaper. For more information, refer to “Wallpapers”
on page 34.
4.
Under Add to Home screen touch:
• Apps and widgets to add app or widget shortcuts on the
Home screen.
• Folder to add a folder on a Home screen. For more
information, refer to “Folders” on page 33.
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• Page to add a Home screen.
Display Settings
You can customize display screen settings to your
preferences. For more information, refer to “Display” on
page 137.
Adding and Removing Home Screen Panels
Your device comes with seven Home screen panels. You can
customize the Home screen by removing or adding panels.
Note: The panel in the center position displays when you touch
Home.
1.
From a Home screen, pinch the screen from the left
and right side to the center to display the editing
screen.
Tip: Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen
pop-up displays. Under Add to Home screen, touch Page
to add a Home screen.
Use these controls to configure panels:
3.
To rearrange the order of panels, touch and drag a
panel to a new location.
4.
Touch
Back to return to the Home screen
Navigating Your Device
Use command buttons and the touch screen to navigate.
Command Buttons
Back
Touch
Back to return to the previous screen, option, or
step.
• Touch an option in the list.
Application Bar
The Application Bar is the area along the top of various
application screens. It usually contains the Search and Menu
icons, as well as other icons that are used to display options
and settings.
Screen Navigation
Touch
Touch items to select or launch them. For example:
• Touch the on-screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
• Touch a menu item to select it.
• Touch an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items. For example:
• Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
• Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe, Flick, or Slide
Swipe, flick, or slide your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen. For example:
• Unlocking the screen.
• Scrolling the Home screens or a menu.
Remove: Touch and drag a panel to the Trash
Can to remove the panel from the Home
screen.
Add: Touch to add a new panel, up to a total
of seven. This option is available when less
than seven panels have been added.
Default Home Page: Touch the Home icon at
the upper right corner of a panel to set it as
the default home screen.
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Pinch
Use two fingers, such as your index finger
and thumb, to make an inward pinch
motion on the screen, as if you are picking
something up, or an outward motion by
sweeping your fingers out.
For example:
• Pinch a photo in Gallery to zoom in.
• Pinch a webpage to zoom in or out.
S Pen
The S Pen is a stylus that assists you in performing different
functions. By using the Pen button, you can minimize having
to switch between touch and pen input.
1.
Pen button: by pressing the Pen button, you can add
functionality to the S Pen. For more information, refer
to “Using the S Pen” on page 25.
2.
Stylus tip: the tip of the S Pen is used for tapping the
screen.
S Pen Settings
There are several settings available that control the behavior
of the S Pen. For example, you can choose a sound that will
play when you remove the S Pen from or return it to the slot
in your device.
Instead of the default menu of shortcuts that displays when
you remove the S Pen from your device, you can change the
setting so that the S Note, S Planner, Crayon physics, PS
Touch, or Polaris Office app launches.
Also, there is a setting to display a hovering pen icon on the
screen when the pen tip is near the screen.
Plus, there is a setting that helps to conserve battery power
by causing your tablet not to try to detect the S Pen when it is
in its slot in your tablet.
For more information, refer to “S Pen” on page 157.
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Removing the S Pen From Your Device
The S Pen is conveniently stored in your device to make it
easy to find.
To remove the S Pen, follow these steps:
1.
Locate the S Pen
at the lower right
corner of the
device.Use your
fingernail or a
sharp object to
pull the end of
the S Pen out of
the device.(1)
2.
Pull the S Pen out
of the device (2).
Using the S Pen
There are several different functions you can perform by
using the S Pen.
S Pen Screen Operations
The S Pen can be used for various screen operations.
• Touch a command button, such as
Back, or icons, such as
Apps or
Email, with the S Pen instead of your finger.
The result is the same.
• To sweep to the next screen, touch and drag the screen to the left
or right.
Launch Popup Note Mini App
To take quick notes or jot down ideas, you can launch the
Popup Note Mini App from the default menu of shortcuts that
displays when you remove the S Pen from your device. You
can also launch the Popup Note Mini App from any screen
with the S Pen.
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To open the Popup Note Mini App:
Hold the S Pen button and tap the screen.
Tip: Touch
to launch the S Note app. For information on
using your S Pen with the S Note app, see “S Note” on
page 119.
S Pen Screen Capture
To capture a screen image, hold the S Pen button and press
and hold the S Pen anywhere on the screen. Files are saved
in the Screenshots folder. For more information, refer to “S
Pen Screen Capture” on page 26.
Notifications
When you receive a notification, the Notification icon displays
in the System Bar, to the left of the Time. Notifications
indicate the arrival of Gmail, Email, alarms, and more.
To display the current date and time, battery status, and
Wi-Fi connectivity status, open Status Details.
1.
Tap and swipe down the top of the screen to see the
Quick Settings, Recommended shortcuts using your S
Pen and any notifications.
2.
Touch a notification summary to respond to it.
3.
Touch
or
or use the S Pen and swipe up to
close the Status Details screen.
Quick Settings
To view and control the most common settings for your
tablet, as well as accessing the complete Settings
application, open the Quick Settings panel.
1.
Tap and swipe down the top of the screen to see the
Quick Settings
The Quick Settings pop-up displays.
Note: This pop-up displays both Status Details and Quick
Settings and is referred to by both names in this manual.
2.
The Quick Settings are:
• Wi-Fi: Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi. For more information,
refer to “Wi-Fi” on page 97.
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• GPS: Touch to enable or disable Standalone GPS services. For
more information, refer to “Use GPS Satellites” on
page 143.
• Reading mode: Touch this to optimize the screen for reading.
• Sound / Vibrate / Mute: Touch to enable or disable sound
mode.
• Screen rotation: When On the screen rotates automatically
from landscape to portrait and vice versa. When Off the screen
is fixed in the current mode, either portrait or landscape. For
more information, refer to “System” on page 159.
• Bluetooth: Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. For more
information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 99.
Sweep the pop-up to the left to see additional settings.
• Power saving: When enabled, your device automatically
analyzes the screen and adjusts the brightness to conserve
battery power. For more information, refer to “System” on
page 159.
• Blocking mode: When enabled, notifications for selected
features will be disabled.
• Sync: Synchronizes your device with the network.
Synchronizes contacts, email, time, and a variety of accounts.
• Multi window: When enabled, multiple screens may display
at one time.
3.
Touch the Brightness slider and drag it to set the
brightness or touch Auto to allow the device to set
brightness automatically based on available light and
battery charge status. For more information, refer to
“Brightness” on page 138.
4.
Touch
Settings to open the Settings application. For
more information, refer to “Settings” on page 129.
5.
Notifications displays system notifications. Touch a
notification entry to display the details. Touch Clear to
remove Notification Icons from the System Bar.
For more information, refer to “Notifications” on
page 26.
6.
Touch
or
or use the S Pen and swipe up to
close the Status Details screen.
Notifications display in the System Bar and, in some cases,
under the Notifications heading in the Quick Settings to alert
you to activity on the tablet such as new messages,
application downloads, software updates, and more. The
following table lists those icons.
System Alert: Check under the Notifications heading
in the Quick Settings for alerts.
Download: An application or file is being
downloaded or has been downloaded to the device.
Download Successful: A recent application download
or update completed successfully.
New Email Message: You have new email. Touch
Reply to view and answer the email.
New Gmail Message: You have new Gmail. Touch the
icon for additional information.
Google Talk Invitation: Someone has invited you to
chat using Google Talk.
Music player: Music is playing. Touch the Music icon
or touch the Status Details to see the song title and
music player controls. For more information, refer to
“Music Player” on page 77.
Music App: A song is playing in the Music app.
Touch the Music icon or touch the Status Details to
see the song title and music player controls. For
more information, refer to “Play Music App” on
page 75.
Wi-Fi networks available: An open Wi-Fi network is
in range.
GPS Active: Displays when GPS is active.
Software update: There may be a software update
available for this device. For more information, refer
to “Software Update” on page 163.
Updates Available: Updates to the applications you
have downloaded are available.
Set up input methods: When the keyboard is being
displayed, touch this icon to display a menu of quick
keyboard settings.
Wi-Fi Direct: Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active
and your tablet is connected to another device. For
more information, refer to “Wi-Fi Direct” on
page 98.
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Status Bar
The Status Bar is part of the System Bar and displays icons
to show network status, battery power, and other details.
Screenshot Captured: A screenshot has been
captured. For more information, refer to “S Pen
Screen Capture” on page 26.
Nearby Devices: The Nearby devices setting is
enabled. For more information, refer to “Nearby
Devices” on page 134.
Blocking Mode: Notifications for selected features
are disabled. For more information, refer to
“Blocking Mode” on page 136.
Event: This is a notification for one or more events.
For more information, refer to “Creating an Event or
Task” on page 121.
Navigation Active: The Navigation App is active. For
more information, refer to “Navigation” on page 73.
USB Connected: Device is connected to a computer
using a USB cable.
Battery Level: Shown fully charged.
Charging Indicator: Battery is charging.
Device Power Critical: Battery has only three percent
power remaining. At about 15 percent power
remaining, a pop-up is displayed to remind you to
charge immediately.
USB Connection Indicator: The device is connected
to a computer using a USB cable, but it is not
charging. The battery is only charged while
connected to a computer, if the device is turned off.
When the device is off, press the Power/Lock key to
see the battery charging indicator.
Battery Fully Charged: When the battery is fully
charged, this indicator is displayed.
Primary Shortcuts display at the bottom of the main Home
screen.
Tip: The main Home screen is usually the center Home screen.
The default Primary Shortcuts are: Email, S Note, S Planner,
Internet, Settings, and Apps.
Other App Shortcuts
There are also other application shortcuts on the second
Home screen, which are: ChatON, Dropbox, WatchON,
Gallery, Samsung Apps, and Play Store.
For more information, refer to “More Application Information”
on page 36.
Application shortcuts can be added to any Home screen. For
more information, refer to “App Shortcuts” on page 32.
Airplane Mode: Indicates that the Airplane Mode is
active, which allows you to use many of your
device’s features, but it cannot access online
information or applications.
Bluetooth Active: Bluetooth is turned on. For more
information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 99.
Bluetooth Connected: Your device is connected to a
Bluetooth device.
Wi-Fi Active: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and
communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Alarm Set: Displays when you set an alarm to ring at
a specified time. For more information, refer to
“Alarm” on page 106.
Smart stay: Set the screen to stay on as long as you
look at it. For more information, refer to “Smart
Stay” on page 138.
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Widgets
When you first turn on your tablet, there are various widgets
on the center Home screen. They can also appear on the
Home screens to the left and right of the center Home
screen.
Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place
on the Home screens to access your favorite features.
For more information, refer to “Applications and Widgets” on
page 105.
Adding Widgets to a Home screen
1.
Navigate to the Home screen on which you want to
place the Widget and touch
Apps.
2.
Touch the Widgets tab.
Note: Swipe across the screen horizontally to view all Widgets.
3.
Touch and hold the widget’s icon until the Home screen
displays, then slide your finger where you want to
place the icon and release it.
Note: There must be room on the screen where you want to
place the widget, otherwise the widget will not add to
the Home screen.
Removing Widgets
Touch and hold the Widget until the
Remove icon
displays, then drag the widget to the Remove icon.
Note: This action does not actually delete the Widget, it just
removes it from the current Home screen.
App Shortcuts
Use App Shortcuts for quick access to applications or
features, such as Email or other applications.
1.
Navigate to the Home screen on which you want to
place the App Shortcut.
2.
Touch
Apps.
– or –
Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen
options pop-up displays and then touch Apps and
widgets.
Touch the Apps tab.
4.
Touch and hold the application icon until the Home
screen displays, then slide your finger where you want
to place the icon and release it.
For more information, refer to “Apps Screen” on
page 36.
5.
Touch and hold the App Shortcut and then drag the
application icon to reposition it on the Home screen.
Removing App Shortcuts
Touch and hold the App Shortcut until
Remove
displays, then drag the App Shortcut to the Remove
icon.
Folders
Place Folders on a Home screen to organize items together.
Adding Folders
To create a folder on a Home page:
1.
Navigate to the desired Home screen.
2.
Touch and hold on the screen until the Home screen
pop-up displays and then touch Folder.
The Create folder pop-up displays.
3.
Touch the Unnamed folder field, use the keyboard to
enter a name for the folder, and touch OK.
A new folder displays on the Home screen.
Managing Folders
To rename a folder:
Touch the folder, touch the current name, and use the
keyboard to enter a new name for the folder.
To add an App shortcut to a folder:
1.
Add the App shortcut to the Home screen that the
folder is on.
2.
Touch and hold the App shortcut, drag it to the folder,
and drop it.
To remove an App shortcut from a folder:
1.
Touch the folder to view the contents.
2.
Touch the App shortcut, drag it out of the folder, and
drop it on the Home screen.
Removing a Folder
Touch and hold the folder until the
Remove icon
displays, then drag the folder to the Remove icon.
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Note: Any App shortcuts in the folder are also removed.
Wallpapers
You can choose a picture to display on the Home Screen,
Lock screen, or on both the Home and Lock screens. Choose
from preloaded wallpaper images or select a photo you have
downloaded or taken with the Camera.
1.
From a Home screen, touch and hold on the screen.
The Home screen options pop-up displays.
2.
Touch Set wallpaper.
The Set wallpaper pop-up displays.
3.
Touch Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock
screens.
The Select wallpaper from pop-up displays the
following options:
• Gallery: Access the Gallery to select a photo. Touch a photo to
select it. Crop and resize the picture, if desired. Touch Done to
save the picture as wallpaper. Touch Cancel to cancel.
• Live wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded interactive animated
wallpapers. Touch a wallpaper to see an example. If available,
touch Settings to view options for the selection. Touch Set
wallpaper to save your choice. Touch
Back to return to
the Live wallpapers menu.
• Wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images. Touch
an image to view it. Touch Set wallpaper to save it as
wallpaper. Touch
Back to return to the Home screen.
Note: Live wallpapers is not available for the Lock screen.
Multi Window Tray
There are shortcuts available that link to apps that you might
need while working in other apps, such as Internet, Alarm,
ChatON, Chrome, Contacts, Email, Gallery, Gmail, My Files,
Polaris Office, S Note, S Planner, and so on. Swipe up and
down to access all the applications in the Multi Window Tray.
In some cases, these shortcuts are actually links to the part
of the app you need most and they contain a link to the
actual app where you can use other functions.
1.
To access this menu, touch and hold the
Back key.
From any screen, touch
Multi Window Tray at the
left of the screen.
The Multi Window Tray icons display.
Note: Swipe across the screen vertically to view all Multi
Window Apps.
3.
Touch
to customize the Multi Window Tray. For
more information, refer to “Customizing the Multi
Window Tray” on page 36.
4.
Touch one of the icons to display a mini app pop-up.
The pop-up varies depending on the application.
Various controls display at the top of the pop-up and a
miniature version of the app displays in the body of the
pop-up.
5.
Touch items in the body of the pop-up, such as an
email entry or keys on the Calculator.
For more information, refer to “Apps Screen” on page 36.
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Customizing the Multi Window Tray
You can choose applications to display on the Multi Window
Tray and arrange them in any order.
1.
From any screen, touch Multi Window Tray at the
bottom, center of the screen.
2.
Touch
.
3.
Touch and drag apps in and out of the tray or to
another position in the tray.
4.
Touch Done to save your changes.
Apps Screen
The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your
wireless device. Applications that you download and install
from Google Play or from the web are also added to a Home
screen.
The Apps icons are arranged in a customizable grid. 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.
Touch
Menu ➔ Edit.
3.
Touch and hold an icon and drag it to a new position.
4.
Touch Save to save the changes.
You can place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen
for quick access to the application. For more information,
refer to “App Shortcuts” on page 32.
Application Information
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
Apps ➔
Settings
➔ Application manager.
2.
Touch the All tab, scroll through the apps list, and
touch the app to open a screen with details about the
App.
More Application Information
For more information, refer to “Applications and Widgets” on
page 105.
In that section, each application that is available on the
Applications screen is listed and described. If the application
is also described in another section of this user manual, then
a cross reference to that particular section is provided.
Various widgets are also described.
Entering Text
This section describes how to select the desired text
inputmethod when entering characters into your tablet. This
section also describes the predictive text entry system that
reduces the amount of key strokes associated with entering
text.
Your tablet comes equipped with an orientation detector that
can tell if the tablet is being held in an upright (Portrait) or
sideways (Landscape) orientation. This is useful when
entering text.
Text Input Methods
Your device offers two text input methods.
• Google voice typing
• Samsung keyboard.
You can set a default text entry method in Settings. For more
information, refer to “Keyboards and Input Methods” on
page 149.
To choose a text input method while entering text:
1.
Touch
Choose input method in the Status bar.
The Set up input methods pop-up displays.
2.
Touch an input method to activate it.
For more information, refer to “Keyboards and Input
Methods” on page 149.
Using the Samsung Keyboard
The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY
keyboard, featuring optional predictive text or continuous
input. Input characters by touching the on-screen keys with
your finger or use speech recognition.
You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung
keyboard match your key touches to common words and
displays them. The Personalization option learns from GMal,
Facebok and Twitter. Log into these applications to enable
the Samsung keyboard to learn from your text input.
Keyboard Types
In addition to the default QWERTY keyboard, there are two
other types of the Samsung keyboard: a Floating keyboard
and a Split keyboard.
To change the keyboard type:
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1.
Use two fingers, such as your index
finger and thumb, to make an inward
pinch motion on the screen, where
the keyboard is displayed.
A pop-up displays the three keyboard types.
2.
Touch one of the keyboard types to display it.
The Split keyboard can be moved up and down and the
Floating keyboard can be moved anywhere.
Tap and hold with two fingers to move the Floating or
Split keyboard.
Configuring the Samsung Keyboard
You can configure the Samsung keyboard to your
preferences. While entering text:
Touch
in the Status bar to display Choose input
method and then select Set up input methods in the
pop-up.
– or –
Touch and hold
on the keyboard and then select
from the pop-up menu.
The Samsung keyboard settings screen displays.
For more information, refer to “Configuring the Samsung
Keyboard” on page 149.
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
The default case is lower case (abc). Enter upper and lower
case alphabet letters by touching the Shift key
to toggle
the case, before touching the letter key(s).
• Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode.
• Touch twice to switch to ABC mode. When ABC mode is enabled,
the Shift key background turns blue.
Entering Symbols and Numbers
The number keys are displayed at the top of the keyboard
and are always available.
To enter common symbols, touch
to switch to symbol
mode, then touch the corresponding key.
There are two pages of symbols. Touch
to switch to the
next page.
Touch and hold a vowel key (A, E, I, O, U, or Y) or the C, N, or
S key to open a small window where you can chose an
accented vowel or other alternate letter. Slide to the letter
until it is highlighted, and release.
Touch and hold the Period key ( . ) to open a small window
with a set of common symbols.
Using Predictive Text
By using Predictive text, you can have next-letter prediction
and regional error correction, which compensates for
pressing the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
Note: Enable Predictive text in Samsung keyboard settings.
For more information, refer to “Configuring the Samsung
Keyboard” on page 149.
While entering characters, potential word matches display in
the Predictive text area above the keyboard.
Touch a word to insert it into your text.
Tip: Touch
to display more words.
Using Google Voice Typing from the Samsung
Keyboard
When you enable the Google voice typing setting, you can
use your voice to enter text instead of the keyboard.
For more information about enabling Voice input, see “Using
Google Voice Typing” on page 42
Editing Text
You can edit the text you enter in text fields by cutting,
copying, or pasting text. These operations can be performed
within and across apps. However, some apps do not support
editing some or all of the text displayed while others may
offer their own way to select text.
Editing Existing Text
To edit text that you have entered:
1.
Touch the text at the point you want to edit.
The Cursor displays at the point you touched.
2.
Touch and drag the Cursor to a better position, if
necessary.
3.
Enter additional text or delete text by repeatedly
touching the
Delete key.
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Copying, Deleting, or Replacing Text
To select and copy, delete, or replace text:
1.
Touch and hold the text or word you want to select.
The selected text is highlighted with a
tab at
each end of the selection.
2.
Touch and drag either tab to select more or less text.
Tip: Touch Select all in the Application bar to select all text in
the field. Touch on another area of the screen or touch
Done to deselect the text.
3.
Depending on the action you want to take for the
selected text, in the Application bar touch:
• Select all to highlight all text in the field.
• Cut to remove the selected text.
• Copy to save the selected text to the clipboard.
– or –
Enter text by typing or speaking to replace the
selection with what you type.
Pasting Text
To paste previously copied text:
1.
Touch the text at the point you want to paste the copied
text.
The Cursor displays at the point you touched.
2.
Touch the Cursor.
A pop-up displays.
3.
Touch Paste in the pop-up.
To paste text directly from the clipboard:
1.
Touch the
Clipboard key to display the text saved
to the clipboard.
2.
Touch a text block to paste that text where the Cursor is
positioned.
Closing the Keyboard
To close the keyboard:
Touch
Close Keyboard.
Using the Handwriting Feature
You can enter text simply by using your finger or the S Pen to
handwrite letters on your screen.
1.
From a screen where you can enter text, activate the
keyboard by touching a text input field on the screen.
2.
If necessary, touch
Set up input methods in the
Status bar and then touch Samsung keyboard.
The Samsung keyboard displays.
3.
Touch and hold
on the keyboard and then select
from the pop-up menu.
The handwriting pad displays.
4.
Use your finger tip or the S Pen to write out each
character.
Note: To properly recognize the written characters and to
prevent scratching of the LCD, do not use script.
As you write, suggestions are offered in the word options
area in case the correct letters were not recognized.
Handwriting Tips
• For uppercase letters, write the letter larger than the lowercase
letters.
• Write a dash (horizontal line) to add a space.
• Delete words by sweeping backward across them.
• To display numbers and symbols, touch
and then touch a
number or symbol key. Touch the button marked 1/2 or 2/2 to see
more symbols and emoticons. Touch
to exit the numbers
and symbols keyboard.
• To return to the Samsung keyboard, touch and hold
and
then select
from the pop-up menu.
Handwriting Settings
To change the Handwriting settings:
1.
Touch
and then touch Set up input methods.
The Language and input settings screen displays.
2.
Touch
next to Samsung keyboard to display
Samsung keyboard settings.
3.
Touch Handwriting.
For more information, refer to “Configuring the
Samsung Keyboard” on page 149.
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4.
Press
repeatedly to return to your message.
Using Google Voice Typing
You can use your voice to enter text using the Google voice
typing feature.
While entering text:
1.
Touch
Set up input methods in the Status Bar and
then touch Google voice typing in the Set up input
methods pop-up.
– or –
Touch
on the keyboard.
For more information, refer to “Keyboards and Input
Methods” on page 149.
2.
At the Speak now prompt, speak clearly and distinctly
into the microphone.
The software converts your voice to text, which is
displayed in the message.
3.
Keep speaking to add more test.
4.
Touch Done to display the Samsung keyboard.
Section 3: Contacts and Accounts
This section explains how to manage contacts and accounts.
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.
• Samsung account: Add your Samsung account. For more
information, refer to “Signing In to your Samsung Account”
on page 155.
• ChatON: Add your ChatON account. For more information, refer to
“ChatON” on page 67.
• Dropbox: Add your Dropbox account. For more information, refer
to “Dropbox” on page 111.
• Email: Add an Email account to sync Contacts. For more
information, refer to “Email” on page 56.
• Facebook: Add your Facebook account to sync Contacts.
• Google: Add your Google account to sync your Contacts, Calendar,
and Gmail. For more information, refer to “Gmail” on page 51.
• LDAP: Add an LDAP account to find entries in an LDAP directory
server.
• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync: Add your Exchange account to
sync Contacts, Calendar, and Email.
Setting Up Your Accounts
Set up and manage your synchronized accounts with the
Accounts setting.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Settings
➔ Add account.
2.
Touch the account type.
3.
Follow the prompts to enter your account credentials to
complete the set-up process.
Your tablet communicates with the appropriate account
servers to set up your account. When complete, your
account displays in the Accounts area of the Settings
screen.
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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
Apps
➔
Contacts.
Creating Contacts
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts ➔
.
The Save contact to pop-up displays.
2.
Touch Device or an account.
3.
Touch the Contact photo to set up a photo to identify
the contact.
4.
Touch contact fields to display the keyboard and enter
information:
• Some fields have preset values. Touch the field and touch the
desired value. For example, touch the
Label tab and touch
a label for the field.
• Other fields have to be input. Touch the field and use the
on-screen keyboard to input information.
• Touching the check box next to some fields may make
additional fields available.
• Touch
to add additional fields.Touch
to remove an
unused field. Also, touch Add another field to add other fields.
• Touch the screen and swipe up or down to display additional
fields or touch Next on the keyboard to move to the next field.
5.
Touch
Back to remove the keyboard.
6.
When you finish entering information, touch
Save.
– or –
Touch
Cancel ➔ OK to cancel and discard
changes.
Tip: Display a contact’s record and touch the Email field to
send an email, the Address field to display the address on
a map, or the Website field to link to the website.
Updating Contacts
To update an existing contact:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its
information.
Continue entering contact information. For more
information, refer to “Creating Contacts” on page 44.
Deleting Contacts
To delete a contact:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its
information, and then touch
Delete. At the prompt,
touch OK.
Managing Photo IDs
To remove or update a contact’s Photo ID:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Edit.
3.
Touch the Contact photo, then touch Remove, Image,
Take picture, S Note, Pictures by people.
Contacts Display Options
There are various ways to display your Contacts and general
Contacts settings.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Groups, Favorites, or Contacts, above the
Contacts List, to view contacts various ways:
• Groups: Displays the possible Groups, such as Not assigned,
Co-workers, Family, Friends, and so on. The number of
contacts in the group is displayed next to the group name.
Touch a group name to show only contacts in that group. For
more information, refer to “Creating a New Group” on
page 47.
• Favorites: Show only your favorite, or starred, contacts. For
more information, refer to “Favorites” on page 49.
• Contacts: Show all your contacts. Touch the Search field and
enter a keyword to list contacts that contain that keyword.
3.
From the Groups, Favorites, or Contacts list, touch
Menu to display the options for each grouping.
4.
From the Contacts list, touch
Menu ➔ Settings to
display and manage Contacts settings.
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Linked Contacts
Your device can synchronize with multiple accounts,
including Google, Corporate Exchange, and other email
providers. When you synchronize contacts from these
accounts with your device, you may have multiple contacts
for one person.
Linking, or joining, imported contact records allows you to
see all the contact’s numbers and addresses together in one
contact entry. Linking also helps you keep your contacts
updated, because any changes that your contacts make to
their information in the respective accounts is automatically
updated the next time you synchronize with the account.
Joining Contacts
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its
information.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Join contact.
4.
Touch the contact you want to Join.
The joined contact’s information is displayed with the
original contact’s information.
5.
Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to join other contacts.
Separating Contacts
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its
information.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Separate contact.
A list of Joined contacts displays.
4.
Touch
➔ OK to separate a joined contact.
The contact is removed from the list.
Sharing Contact Information
You can send a contact’s information by way of 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
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Share namecard via.
Tip: Set up a contact record for yourself to share your
information with others.
3.
At the prompt, choose a sending method such as
Bluetooth.
4.
Follow the prompts to send the contact information.
Importing and Exporting Contacts
To back up and restore your contacts information, you can
export your contacts list to a storage device, such as a PC, or
import your contacts list (previously exported) from a storage
device.
1.
Use the USB cable to connect your device to the
storage device.
2.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Import/Export.
The Import/Export contacts pop-up displays.
4.
Touch an option and then follow the prompts to
complete the operation.
Groups
Assign contacts to Groups to make searching for contacts
faster or to quickly send messages to group members.
Creating a New Group
Create a new group when you add or edit a contact.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Groups then touch
.
3.
Touch the Group name field and use the keyboard to
enter a new Group name.
4.
Touch the Add member and place a
Done next to
the contacts to be assigned to this group.
5.
Touch
Save to save the new group name.
Tip: Contacts can belong to more than one group. Just touch
the contact’s Groups field and touch each group.
Once you create a new group, the Contacts List can be set to
display only the contacts in that group. For more information,
refer to “Contacts Display Options” on page 45.
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Renaming a Group
To rename a group that you created:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Groups and then touch the group you want to
rename.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Edit.
4.
Touch the Group name field and use the keyboard to
enter a new Group name.
5.
Touch
to save the new group name.
Deleting Groups
To delete a group that you created:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Groups and then touch any group you want to
delete.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Delete groups.
The groups that can be deleted display.
4.
Touch Select all or the name of each group to delete.
5.
Touch
Delete to delete the groups. Choose from
Group only or Group and group members.
Adding Group Members
To add a contact to a group, just Edit a contact’s Group field.
For more information, refer to “Updating Contacts” on
page 44.
To add multiple contacts to a group:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Groups and then touch the group to which you
want to add members.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Add member.
The contacts that can be added display.
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
To remove contacts from a group:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Groups and then touch the group from which you
want to remove members.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Remove member.
4.
Touch Select all or the name of each contact to remove.
5.
Touch
Done to remove the contacts.
Contacts are removed from the group and the group
name is removed from each contact’s Group field.
Favorites
Mark contact records with a
gold star to identify them as
favorites.
Adding Favorites
To add a contact to the Favorites list:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact to display it.
3.
Touch the
Star next to the contact name so that it
turns gold
.
Tip: You do not have to edit the contact to change the Starred
status.
Accessing Favorites
To view your favorites list:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Favorites above the Contacts List.
Only your starred contacts display.
Removing Favorites
To remove one or more contacts from your favorites list:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch Favorites above the Contacts List.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Remove from favorites.
4.
Touch Select all or the name of each contact to remove.
5.
Touch
Done to remove the contacts.
To remove one contact from your favorites list:
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1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Contacts.
2.
Touch a contact to display it.
3.
Touch the
Star next to the contact’s name so that it
turns gray
to remove it from the Favorites list.
Section 4: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive messages
and other features associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your device supports these types of messages:
• Gmail: Send and receive Gmail from your Google account.
• Email: Send and receive email from your email accounts,
including Corporate Exchange mail.
• Google Talk: Chat with other Google Talk users.
• Google Messenger: Use Google Messenger to bring groups of
friends together into a simple group conversation.
• ChatON: Use ChatON to send and receive instant messages from
any device that has a mobile phone number.
Note: Your Wi-Fi-only device does NOT support voice calling
and messaging services. Please disregard any “dial”
and “message” related menus because some Gmail
options are identically set in all Android devices.
Gmail
Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s web-based
email.
Tip: To set up your Google account on your device, use
Accounts settings. For more information, refer to
“Accounts” on page 154.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
Setting Up Your Gmail Account
If you did not set up a Google account during the initial
configuration, the first time you launch Gmail, your device
prompts you to set up your Google account.
Note: You can use more than one Google account on your
device. To add another account, touch
Menu
➔Settings ➔ ADD ACCOUNT.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
The Add a Google Account screen displays.
2.
Touch Existing to sign in to an existing account.
• At the Sign in screen, use the on-screen keyboard to enter
your Google Email name and Password, then touch
.
– or –
Touch New to create a new account.
• At the Your name screen, enter your first and last name, and
touch
.
• At the Choose username follow the prompts to create a new
account.
The Backup and restore screen displays.
3.
Read the backup and restore information, touch the
option to enable or disable it, and then touch
.
4.
The device communicates with the Google server to set
up your account and synchronize your email. When
complete, your Gmail displays in the Inbox.
Refreshing Your Gmail Account
Refresh your account to update your device from the Gmail
servers.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch
Refresh in the Application Bar.
Managing Your Gmail Account
Use menu options to manage your Gmail account.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch
Menu for these options:
• Manage labels: Determine settings for each label.
• Settings: Configure settings. For more information, refer to
“Gmail Account Settings” on page 54.
• Send Feedback: Fill out a Google feedback form.
• Help: Learn about using Gmail.
Managing Your Gmail Conversations
In addition to managing your Gmail account, there are
options for changing the status of one or more Gmail
conversations in an account.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch the gray box to the left of one or more
conversations and then choose one of the following
options:
• Archive
: Archive the selected conversation. Archived
conversations are moved to th Archive folder.
• Delete
: Delete the conversations. Deleted conversations
are moved to the Trash folder.
• Change labels
: Relocate the conversations to the Inbox,
Personal, Receipts, Travel, or Work folder and then touch OK.
• Mark as Read
/ Mark as Unread
: Mark the
conversations as read or unread. Once a conversation is
marked as read, it has a gray background. Touch
DONE
to remove the check marks.
Tip: To move a conversation to another folder, touch and drag
it to the folder tab.
3.
Touch
Menu for these options:
• Add star / Remove star: Mark (or unmark) conversations with
a yellow star. Starred conversations are listed in the Starred
folder.
• Mark important / Mark not important: Change the
importance indicator
. Yellow indicates important.
• Mute: New messages added to muted conversations bypass
your inbox so that the conversation stays archived in the All
Mail folder.
• Report spam: Report the conversations as spam, which are
emails that violate the Gmail Program Policies and/or Terms of
Use.
• Report phising: Report the conversations as potential
phishing to aquire information such as usernames, passwords
and any other sensitive content.
Composing and Sending Gmail
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch
Compose.
3.
Touch the To field to enter recipients. As you enter
names or email addresses, matching contacts display.
Touch a contact to add it to the field.
4.
Touch the Subject field to enter a subject.
5.
Touch Compose email to enter the text of your email.
6.
While composing a message, the following options are
displayed:
• + CC/BCC: Create Cc (copy) and Bcc (blind copy) fields in the
message. After creating the fields, touch to enter recipients.
•
Attach: Launch Gallery to select a photo to add to the
message.
7.
Touch
Menu for the following options:
• Save draft: Touch Save draft to save a draft of this
message.
• Attach video: Touch Attach video from either the
Dropbox or the Gallery.
• Discard: Touch Discard to delete the message.
• Settings: Configure settings. For more information, refer to
“Gmail Account Settings” on page 54.
• Send feedback: Fill out a Google feedback form.
• Help: Learn about using Gmail.
8.
Touch SEND to send this message
Gmail Account Settings
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gmail.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings for settings:
General settings
• Confirm before deleting: Have your device prompt you to
confirm Delete actions.
• Confirm before archiving: Have your device prompt you to
confirm archiving actions.
• Confirm before sending: Have your device prompt you to
confirm Send actions.
• Swiping conversation list: Choose to Swipe the
conversation list. Choose from Has no effect, Archives or
deletes, or Always deletes. Touch Cancel to return to the
previous screen.
• Auto-fit messages: Set the size of text in message displays.
• Auto-advance: Choose a screen to show after you delete or
archive a conversation.
• Clear search history: Remove previous searches you
performed.
• Hide pictures in messages: Pictures are not displayed until
you all by sender.
(Gmail account settings)
Each account has independent settings:
• Priority Inbox: This setting is only available if you have
configured Gmail on the web to show Priority Inbox. If available,
you can set Priority Inbox as the conversation list to open when
you have new mail, rather than Inbox.
• Notifications: When enabled, notifications for new email
appear in the Status Bar.
• Sound & vibrate: If Email notifications is enabled, touch this
field to set the following options:
– Sync messages: Sync options are: None, Last 30 days, or
All.
– Notifications: When enabled, notifications for new email
appear in the Status Bar.
Choose Sound: to select a ringtone for new email notifications
or use the default ringtone and then touch OK.. Choose
Vibrate and the device will vibrate when a notification is
received. Choose Notify once and a notification appears in the
Status Bar for new email, not for every new message.
• Signature: Create a text signature to add to outgoing
messages.
(DATA USAGE)
• Gmail sync is ON/OFF: Indicates whether you have Gmail
synchronization turned on for this account in the Account and
sync settings. Touch to open those settings.
• Days of mail to sync: Set the number days to sync email for
this Gmail account.
• Manage labels: Choose which labels are synchronized.
• Download attachments: Enable or disable auto-download of
files attached to recent messages when connected through
Wi-Fi.
About Gmail
• Displays information about the Gmail (Version, copyright
information, Send feedback, Report a problem, Open source
licenses).
Use Email to view and manage all your email accounts in one
application.
Configuring Email Accounts
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Email.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Email.
2.
At the Set up email screen, enter an Email address and
Password, then touch Next.
3.
Your account’s incoming server settings are different
depending on the kind of email service for the account.
If you are asked What type of account?, touch the type
of account: POP3 account, IMAP account, or Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync.
The Server settings screen displays. Enter the required
settings and touch Next. For more information, refer to
“Incoming Settings” on page 62.
4.
Review the Account options screen. Available options
vary, depending on the provider:
• Peak schedule: Set how often to check for new email sent to
this account during peak times. Options are: Push, Manual,
every 15 minutes, or every 1, 4, or 12 hours.
• Off-peak schedule: Set how often to check for new email sent
to this account during off-peak times. Options are: Push,
Manual, every 15 minutes, or every 1, 4, or 12 hours.
• Period to sync Email: For Exchange ActiveSync accounts, set
whether to store Automatic, All, 1 or 3 days, 1 or 2 weeks, or 1
month of email on the tablet.
• Emails retrieval size: Set the maximum email retrieval size.
Options are: Headers only, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, or100 KB,
or All.
• Period to sync Calendar: Set how much of the calendar for
this account to sync with your tablet. Options are: 2 weeks, 1,
3, or 6 months, or All calendar.
• Notify me when email arrives: When enabled, you receive
notifications when you receive new email sent to this account.
• Sync email: When enabled, email from your account is
synchronized with your device’s email.
• Sync Contacts: When enabled, contacts from your account
are synchronized with your device’s Contacts.
• Sync Calendar: When enabled, events from your account are
synchronized with your device’s Calendar.
• Sync task: When enabled, tasks from your account are
synchronized with your device’s Calendar.
• Automatically download attachments when connected to
Wi-Fi: Enable or disable auto-download of files attached to
recent messages when connected through Wi-Fi.
5.
Touch Next to go to the next screen or touch Previous to
go to the Apps screen.
Note: For Exchange ActiveSync accounts, the Activate device
administrator? screen may appear. Read the information
and touch Activate to continue.
6.
Enter an account name for the email account just
added, which is displayed on the email screen, and
enter Your name, if required.
7.
Touch Done.
The device communicates with the appropriate server
to set up your account and synchronize your email.
When complete, your email appears in the Inbox for the
account.
Note: To configure email account settings at any time, use
Menu ➔Settings. Touch the account to display
Account settings.
Adding Additional Email Accounts
To add additional email accounts:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Email.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔Settings ➔ Add account.
3.
Enter the Email address, Password, and so on.
Managing Your Email Accounts
You can view email you receive for all accounts in the
Combined view screen or you can view email accounts
individually.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Email.
2.
Touch the
drop-down menu at the top left of the
screen to select:
• Combined view: View all email in a combined inbox.
• Priority sender inbox: Use this setting to assign an email
account for all outgoing emails.
• : View email for the account.
Managing Your Email Conversations
In addition to managing your Email account, there are
options for changing the status of one or more Email
conversations in an account.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Email.
2.
Touch the box to the left of one or more conversations
and then choose one of the following options:
• Mark as Read
/ Mark as Unread
: Mark the
conversations as read or unread. Once a conversation is
marked as read, it has a gray background.
• Move to
: Relocate the conversations to another folder in
the current email account or in a folder within another email
account.
• Delete
: Delete the conversations.
3.
Touch
Menu for these options:
• Sort by: Choose a method for listing your email conversations.
• View mode: Choose how to view your email conversations.
Choices are: Standard view and Conversations view.
• Create folder: Create a new main folder or touch an existing
folder to create a sub-folder.
• Delete all: Delete all items for this email account.
• Font size: Select the font size for your email. Choose from, Use
device font sizes, Tiny, Small, Normal, Large, or Huge.
• Settings: Display the settings for this email account. For more
information, refer to “Account Settings” on page 60.
Composing and Sending Email
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Email.
2.
Touch an account, if you have more than one account
set up, then touch
Compose.
3.
Enter the recipient’s email address in the To field.
• If you are sending the email message to several recipients,
separate the email addresses with a comma. You can add as
many message recipients as you want.
• Touch
to add a contact to the field.
• Touch +Cc/Bcc to add additional carbon copy recipients.
– Use the Cc field to carbon copy additional recipients.
– Use the Bcc field to blind copy additional recipients.
• Touch +Me to add yourself as a recipient.
4.
Touch the Subject field to enter a subject.
5.
Touch the body of the email to enter the text of your
email.
6.
While composing a message, the following options
may be displayed:
Scheduling options: Tap the Schedule sending
box and then set the Time and date for which the
email will be sent.
Priority: Set the email priority. Options are: High,
Normal, or Low.
Attach: Choose an attachment to add to the
message from the listed apps, such as My Files,
Images, Take picture, Video, Record video,
Audio, S Note, S Planner, Contacts, and Location.
Undo: Erase the previous input.
Redo: Restore the previously erased input.
Insert: Choose an item to insert into the message
from the listed apps, such as Images, S Note, S
Planner, Contacts, and Location.
Insert quick response: Insert text that you
frequently use in emails. For more information,
refer to “Account Settings” on page 60.
Font size: Choose a text font size of 9, 10,12, 14,
17, 21, 24, 28, or 36 points.
Bold: Bold the following text. Touch again to turn
off bold.
Italics: This action italicizes the subsequent
entered text.
Save to save the email to the Drafts folder,
Send to send the email, or
Discard to delete
the email.
Account Settings
Account settings lets you configure handling of email on your
device.
Note: Available settings may depend on the email account and
include setting how much email to synchronize, creating
signatures for email you send, and other handling
options.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Email.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings, then touch General
Preferences. The following options display:
• Auto-advance: Set the screen to show after deleting a
message. Choices are: Next message, Previous message, or
Message list.
• Message preview line: Choose a message preview line
amount. Options are: None or 1, 2, or 3 lines.
• Email title: Set whether the Subject or Sender of the email is
shown as the title.
• Confirm deletions: Touch the box to enable or disable this
option. A check mark
indicates that deletions must be
confirmed.
• Quick responses: Edit text that you frequently use in emails.
Touch an email account to display the following
settings:
Common settings
To access the following options, select your email
account.
• Account name: Enter a name to identify this account.
• Signature: Enter a signature to add to email from this account.
• Default account: When enabled, email from your device is
automatically sent from this account.
Font color: Set the color of the text font. The bar
changes to the selected color.
Background color: Set the color of the
background of the email.
• Always Cc/Bcc myself: Lets you manage whether your email
address is included in the Cc or Bcc lines.
• Forward with files: Touch the check box to include any file
attachments when you forward an email.
• Show images: Display images in an email.
Data usage
• Auto download attachments: Enable or disable
auto-download of files attached to recent messages when
connected through Wi-Fi.
Exchange ActiveSync settings
• Period to sync Email: Set to sync Automatic, All, 1 or 3 days, 1
or 2 weeks, or 1 month of email on the tablet.
• Empty server trash: If available, indicates whether to delete
the contents in the server trash.
• Sync schedule: Set up your peak and off-peak schedule
controls, which determines when your tablet checks the email
service for new email.
• Folder sync settings: Touch the box to set sync options.
Choices are: Peak schedule, Off-peak schedule, or Period to
sync Email. Touch OK to save selection.
• Out of office settings: Lets you set how email is handled for a
defined period of time, while you are unable to check your
email.
• Size to retrieve emails: Set the maximum email retrieval size.
Options are: Headers only, 0.5, 1, 2, 5,10, 20, 50, or 100 KB,
or All.
• Period to sync Calendar: Set to sync 2 weeks, or 1 month, 3
months, 6 months or All calendar.
• Security options: Set various security options for the account.
• In case of Sync Conflict: Set whether to update the server or
your tablet if there is a conflict of information between them.
• Auto resend times: Set the number of auto send times.
Options are: No limit or 1, 3, 5, or 10 times.
Notification settings
• Email notifications: When enabled, the New Email icon
appears in the Status Bar when a new email arrives.
• Select ringtone: Choose a ringtone for email notifications for
this account.
• Vibrate: When enabled, email notifications for this accounts
are accompanied by vibration.
Server settings
• Exchange server settings: Configure incoming server
settings.
• Sync Email: When enabled, email from your account is
synchronized with your device’s email.
• Sync Contacts: When enabled, contacts from your account
are synchronized with your device’s Contacts.
• Sync Calendar: When enabled, events from your account are
synchronized with your device’s Calendar.
• Sync Task: When enabled, tasks from your account are
synchronized with your device’s tasks.
Incoming Settings
Your account’s exchange or incoming server settings are
different, depending on the kind of email service for the
account: POP3, IMAP, or Exchange ActiveSync.
• Domain\ user name: If your Exchange ActiveSync server requires
that you specify a domain, enter it before the backslash.
Otherwise, just enter your username (the part before
@emailprovider.com in your email address) after the backslash.
The backslash is optional when only entering your username. The
Email app enters the correct syntax for domains and usernames
when communicating with the server.
• Password: The password for your email account, which should be
filled in.
• Exchange server / IMAP server: The fully resolved domain name
of your email service provider’s server, for example,
mail.emailprovider.com.
• Use secure connection (SSL) / Security type: Check this option if
your server requires you to connect to the server securely, or if
you prefer to connect securely.
• Use client certificate: Use a client certificate for messaging
security.
• Port: Set the Security type first to enter the typical server port
number in this field automatically. Or enter a different port
number if your email service provider requires it.
• IMAP path prefix: Enter an IMAP path prefix, if required.
Outgoing Settings
If you use an IMAP or POP3 account for receiving email, you
typically use an SMTP server to send email from that
account. Exchange ActiveSync accounts do not have
separate outgoing server settings.
• SMTP server: The fully resolved domain name of your email
service provider’s SMTP server, for example,
smtp.emprovider.com.
• Security type: Select the security type required by your email
service provider. Select the SLL (Accept all certificates) option
for your security type to accept a server certificate from your
SMTP server that is self-signed, out of date, or in some other way
not accepted by the Email application.
• Port: Set the Security type first to enter the typical server port
number in this field automatically. Or enter a different port
number if your email service provider requires it.
• Require sign-in: Check this option to enter a username and
password for your SMTP server, if your email service provider
requires that you enter them to send email.
• User name: Your username on the SMTP server (this may not be
the same as your username on the POP3 or IMAP server for
incoming mail). Visible only if Require sign-in is checked.
• Password: Your password on the SMTP server (this may not be the
same as your username on the POP3 or IMAP server for incoming mail).
Visible only if Require sign-in is checked.
Google Talk
Talk is Google’s instant messaging and audio and video chat
service. You can use it to communicate, in real time, with
other people who also use Google Talk on another Android
tablet or phone or on a computer.
Tip: Talk requires that you have a Google account. To set up
your Google account on your device use Accounts
settings. For more information, refer to “Accounts” on
page 154.
Open Talk and Sign In
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Talk.
If you are not signed in to a Google account, the Add a
Google Account screen displays.
2.
Touch Existing, if you already have a Google account,
or New to create a Google account.
For more information, refer to “Setting Up Your Gmail
Account” on page 51.
Note: If you have already set up your Google account, you are
automatically logged in. Just touch the account.
Once sign in is complete, the Talk main screen
displays.
Invite a Friend to Chat
You can invite anyone with a Google Account to become your
friend in Google Talk, so you can chat with each other and
view each other’s online status.
1.
While viewing your Friends list, touch
Add friend.
2.
Enter your friend’s address and touch DONE.
Your friend’s address in Talk is a Gmail or other email
address that is configured to connect to Google Talk.
If your friend accepts your invitation, they are added to
your Friends list in Talk and you can share each others
status in Talk and other applications.
View and Accept an Invitation to Become a
Friend
When a contact invites you to become a friend in Google Talk,
you receive a
notification in the System Bar and the
invitation displays in your Friends list.
1.
Touch the invitation.
2.
Touch Accept, if you want to accept the invitation and
chat, Decline, if you do not want to chat with and share
your Google Talk status with the sender right now, or
Block, if you do not want to receive any more
invitations from that person.
If you touch Accept, the friend is added to your Friends
list in Talk and you can share your status in Talk and
other applications.
Options While Chatting
There are several options that are available while you are
chatting.
1.
Touch
to search your chats for a word,
to
invite another friend to chat,
to invite this friend to
video chat, or
to invite this friend to voice chat.
2.
Touch
Menu to display the following options,
which are available while chatting. For more
information, refer to “Additional Talk Options” on
page 65.
• End chat: End this chat session.
• Go off the record/Stop chatting off the record: Set whether
you want to stop saving your chat to the chat history.
• Friend info: Display information about the friend with which
you are chatting. The following options are also displayed:
– Block: Keeps this person from sending you messages and
removes the person from your Friends list.
– Remove: Remove the friend as if you never accepted their
invitation. However, the friend is not blocked.
• Add to chat: Choose another friend to invite to this
conversation.
• Clear chat history: Remove the history of this chat from your
device.
• Settings: Offers various settings for Google talk. For more
information, refer to “Google Talk Settings” on page 66.
• Help: Displays additional help information.
• Send feedback: Fill out a Google feedback form.
Note: If you touch the REMOVE option, touch
Add friend
➔Send chat invitation to, to make the Friend visible
again.
Additional Talk Options
1.
While viewing your Friends list, touch
to search
your Talk messages. Use the on-screen keyboard to
enter a search term. Touch
on the keyboard to
search your Talk messages.
2.
Touch
Menu to display the following options:
• Display options: To set the way your friends list is sorted,
touch Availability, Name, or Recency.
• End all chats: End all chats in which you are engaged.
• Sign out: Sign out of Google Talk and display the Talk main
screen.
• Settings: Offers various settings for Google talk. For more
information, refer to “Google Talk Settings” on page 66.
• Help: Displays additional help information.
• Send feedback: Fill out a Google feedback form.
3.
Touch a Friend’s entry to display the Chat entries for
that Friend.
Google Talk Settings
Use Google Talk Settings to configure your Talk account. If
you have more than one account, each maintains its own
Talk settings.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Talk.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings, then touch an account for
options:
GENERAL
• Mobile indicator: Check and your friends see an outline of an
android next to your name in their Friends list when you are
signed into Google Talk on a tablet or phone.
• Away when screen off: Check to change your Talk status to
Away when your screen turns off. When unchecked, your
status is not changed.
• Invitation notifications: Show notification when a friend
invitation arrives.
CHAT NOTIFICATIONS
• IM notifications: Set whether to open a dialog, display a
notification in the System Bar, or neither, when you receive a
text chat.
• Notification ringtone: Set a ringtone to sound, or silent, when
you receive a text chat.
• Vibrate: Set how vibrate functions. Choices are: Always, Only
when silent, or Never.
VOICE & VIDEO CHAT
• Video chat notifications: Set whether to open a dialog or
display a notification in the System Bar when you are invited to
a video chat.
• Video chat ringtone: Set a ringtone to sound, or silent, when
you receive an invitation to a video chat.
• Vibrate: Set a the device to vibrate Always, Only when silent,
or Never.
• Default video effect: Set the video image stabilization.
ACCOUNT
• Blocked friends: Displays a list of friends you have blocked.
Touch a blocked friend and then touch OK to unblock the
friend.
• Clear search history: Erases your search history. No previous
searches are shown until you search for new words.
• Manage account: Opens the Accounts and sync settings. For
more information, refer to “Accounts” on page 154.
• Terms & privacy: Displays the Google Talk terms of use and
privacy policies.
Messenger
With Google Messenger, you can bring groups of friends
together into a simple group conversation, putting everyone
on the same page. When you get a new conversation in
Messenger, Google+ sends an update to your device.
To get started, touch the Messenger icon on the home screen
of the Google+ app or use the Messenger icon on your
Applications screen.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Messenger.
The Messenger screen displays.
2.
Touch Learn more in the center of the screen and then
touch a topic to learn more about using Google
Messenger.
ChatON
A smart-messaging app that gives you a host of innovative
ways to stay connected with all your friends and family,
regardless of their device or platform. Use ChatON to send
and receive instant messages from any device that has a
mobile phone number.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
ChatON.
If you are launching this application for the first time,
follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
account setup.
2.
Enter and send your message.
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Section 5: Internet and Social Networking
This section describes the various Internet and social
networking applications available on your device such as
Google and Voice Search, Google+, Internet, Local, Maps,
Navigation, Google Play Books, Play Magazines, and
YouTube.
Google Search
Search the internet using the Google search engine.
Tip: The Google Search widget displays by default on all Home
screens. For information about displaying widgets on the
Home screen, see “Adding Widgets to a Home screen” on
page 32.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Google.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Google.
2.
Use the keyboard to enter search criteria to display
matching searches.
– or –
Touch
and speak the search criteria slowly and
clearly. Google searches for the information and
displays results.
Suggestions display below the text entry area.
3.
Touch a suggestion to search for that term.
– or –
Touch
on the keyboard to start the search.
A browser window displays the search results.
To use Voice Search directly:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Voice Search.
2.
Touch
and speak the search criteria slowly and
clearly. Google searches for the information and
displays results or displays Retry. Touch the
to
retry speaking the search word(s).
Share updates and see what is going on around you with
Google+ for mobile.
• Share your thoughts and location.
• Instantly upload your photos and videos as you take them.
• Get updates from your circles in the stream.
• Check in to a place.
• Make plans on-the-go with group messaging.
• View posts from people around you.
To get started:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Google+.
The Google+ home screen displays.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Help and then touch a topic to
learn more about using Google+.
Internet
Your device is equipped with a full HTML Browser that allows
you to access the Internet.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Internet.
Navigating the Internet
The following options are available for Internet navigation.
Command Keys
Touch
Back or
to return to the previous page.
Touch and hold
Back display browser History.
Touch
Forward to go forward to a recent page.
Touch
Refresh to reload the current page.
Touching and Dragging
• Touch and drag your finger on the screen to navigate pages and
to reposition pages within the screen.
Entering Text in a Field
• While browsing, touch a text field to display the virtual QWERTY
keyboard to enter text.
Zoom
• Tap the screen twice to zoom in or out.
• Use two fingers, such as your index finger
and thumb, to zoom out by making an
inward pinch motion on the screen. To zoom
in, make an outward motion by sweeping your fingers out.
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Tip: For convenient browsing, you can rotate the device to
landscape mode.
Selecting Items On a Page
While browsing, use gestures and menus to navigate:
• Touch an item to select it.
• Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.
• Touch and hold on a hyperlink or an image for options.
Using Browser Windows
You can have multiple windows open at one time and easily
switch between windows.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Internet.
2.
To open a new window, touch
at the top of the
screen.
3.
To switch to another open window, touch its tab at the
top of the screen.
4.
To delete an open window, touch the tab at the top of
the screen, and then touch
.
Entering a URL
Access a website quickly by entering the URL.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Internet.
2.
Touch the URL field at the top of the screen, then enter
the URL using the virtual QWERTY keyboard.
As you enter characters, potential matches display.
Note: Use the
Delete key to clear the URL field, if
necessary.
3.
Touch a match to complete the URL.
– or –
Continue entering characters and touch the Go key to
load the page.
Creating Bookmarks
While browsing, bookmark a site to quickly access it later.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Internet.
2.
Browse to a website, touch
Add bookmark, enter
the required information, and touch OK.
A gold star
displays on the Bookmarked page.
Multiscreen
Touch
to view the Internet screen as a pop-up and share
the screen with other apps. For more information, refer to
“Apps Screen” on page 36.
Internet Menu
While viewing a webpage:
Touch
Menu for options.
To configure web settings:
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Internet Quick Controls
Use Quick Controls to maximize your viewing area while
browsing the internet.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Internet.
2.
While viewing a webpage, touch
Menu ➔ Settings
➔ Labs, and then touch Quick controls to enable the
function.
The Application and URL bars are hidden.
3.
Swipe inward from the left or right edge of the screen
to access quick controls.
4.
Without lifting your finger, move to an option and then
lift your finger to initiate the option.
5.
To cancel, display the Quick controls and touch
Settings ➔ Labs and touch Quick controls to
uncheck it.
Local
Google Local (originally Google Places) is an application that
uses Google Maps and your location to help you find
destinations, such as restaurants, bars, hotels, attractions,
ATMs, and gas stations. You can also add your own locations.
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Note: You must enable location services to use Local. Some
features require Standalone or Google location services.
For more information, refer to “Location Services” on
page 143.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Local.
2.
Touch
to choose or enter your location.
3.
Touch one of the business categories to search for a
particular business.
4.
Touch a business in the list to see more details about it.
5.
Touch your location at the bottom of the Local pop-up
to write or view reviews, check in here, and so on.
6.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
Maps
Use Google Maps to find your current location, get directions,
and other location-based information.
Note: You must enable location services to use Maps. Some
features require Standalone or Google location services.
For more information, refer to “Location Services” on
page 143.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Maps.
Navigating the Map
Zooming
• Double-tap on the screen to zoom in.
• Use two fingers, such as your index finger
and thumb, to zoom out by making an
inward pinch motion on the screen. To zoom
in, make an outward motion by sweeping your fingers out.
Tip: For convenient browsing, you can rotate the device to
landscape mode.
Scrolling
• Touch and drag on the screen to reposition the map in the display.
Touch
• Touch an icon on the map to display information about the
location. For example, your location is indicated by a flashing
icon.
Maps Menu
While viewing a map:
Touch
Menu for options.
To launch Google Latitude:
Touch
Menu ➔ Latitude.
For more information, refer to “Latitude” on page 73.
To configure Maps settings:
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
Latitude
With Google Latitude, you can see the location of all of your
friends on a map or on a list. You can also share or hide your
location.
You must first set up your tablet to use wireless networks to
help pinpoint your location. Also, Latitude works best when
Wi-Fi is enabled. For more information, refer to “Turning Wi-
Fi On or Off” on page 97.
Latitude also requires that you log on to your Google account.
For more information, refer to “Accounts” on page 154.
To access the Latitude app:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Maps.
2.
Touch
Menu ➔ Latitude.
Your location is displayed on the map.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
Navigation
Use Google Navigation to find a destination and to get
walking or driving directions.
Navigation works best when Wi-Fi is enabled. For more
information, refer to “Turning Wi-Fi On or Off” on page 97.
Note: You must enable location services to use Navigation.
Some features require Standalone or Google location
services. For more information, refer to “Location
Services” on page 143.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Navigation.
Navigation Menu
While viewing a map:
Touch
Menu for options.
To configure Navigation settings:
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
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Play Books
Use the Play Books app to read eBooks from the Internet-
based Google Play Books service. Google eBooks is a new
way to discover, buy, and enjoy your favorite books online
and offline.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Books.
The Google Play Books main screen displays.
Note: You may be asked to create or sign on to your Google
account. For more information, refer to “Setting Up Your
Gmail Account” on page 51.
Play Books Menu
From the Play Books main screen:
Touch
Menu for options.
To configure Play Books settings:
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
YouTube
View and upload YouTube videos right from your device.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
YouTube.
To find a YouTube video.
Touch
Search YouTube and use the keyboard to
enter a keyword or phrase. Touch
on the keyboard
to initiate the search.
YouTube Menu
From the YouTube main screen:
Touch
Menu for options.
To configure YouTube settings:
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
Section 6: Music
This section explains how to use the music features of your
device including the Music app, the Music Player, and the
Music Hub.
Listening to Music
You can listen to music by using your device’s built-in
speakers, through a wired headset, or through a wireless
Bluetooth stereo headset.
For more information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 99.
Press the Volume Key
on the side of the
device to activate on-screen volume control, then touch and
drag on the scale to set volume. You can also press the
Volume Key to adjust playback volume.
Play Music App
The Play Music app contains a music player that plays music
and other audio files that you copy from your computer or store
online.
Note: Some options described in this manual may not be
available until you sign in to your Google account.
Google Play Music
Google Play Music is a new service from Google that gives
you instant access to your personal music collection on the
Internet and your compatible Android devices without the
hassle of wires or syncing. For more information, visit
music.google.com.
Accessing the Music App
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Music.
The Play Music app searches your online library and
your device’s internal storage for music and playlists.
This can take from a few seconds to several minutes,
depending on the amount of new music added since
you last opened the application.
Changing Library View
You can change the way you view the contents of your
library.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Music.
2.
Swipe left or right to move through the options.
Availabile options are: PLAYLISTS, RECENT, ARTISTS,
ALBUMS, SONGS, or GENRES.
3.
Touch to menu at the top of the screen to select ALL
MUSIC or On device only.
Play Music Menu
While viewing a Play Music main screen:
Touch
Menu for options.
To configure Play Music settings:
Touch
Menu ➔ Settings.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information touch
Menu ➔ Help.
Play Music Options
Options are available for playing songs, albums, or playlists:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Music.
2.
Touch an album or song.
3.
Touch the label area
under an item to display
options.
Options display depending on the item view.
To play a song:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Music.
2.
Touch a song in your library to listen to it.
– or –
While viewing a list of songs, touch
next to a song
and touch Play.
– or –
While viewing a list of albums, artists, playlists, or
genres, touch the label area
under an item and
touch Play.
Shopping for Music at the Play Store
To visit the Google Play Store where you can find and buy music:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Music.
2.
Touch
Play Store in the Application Bar.
The Google Play Store music section displays.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Help to view information about
finding and buying music.
Making Online Music Available Offline
In addition to playing the music that you add to your online
library, you can play music stored on your device’s internal
storage. Then you can listen to music when you have no
Internet connection. To do this, make some of your online
music available offline.
Tip: You can also copy music directly from your computer to
your device. For more information, refer to “Synchronizing
with Windows Media Player” on page 103.
To make your online music available offline on your device:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Play Music.
2.
Change your library view to Albums, Artists, or
Playlists. For more information, refer to “Changing
Library View” on page 76.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Choose on-device music and touch
the album or playlist you want to make available
offline.
4.
Touch
Menu ➔ Help to view information about
listening to music offline.
Music Player
Music Player plays songs stored on your tablet or an installed
memory card.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player.
The Music Player application searches your device’s
internal storage or on an installed memory card for
music and playlists. This can take from a few seconds
to several minutes, depending on the amount of new
music added since you last opened the application. It
then displays your music in several ways.
Touch a tab, such as Songs, Playlists, Albums, and so
on, to change the way you view the contents of your
library.
3.
Touch the Music application icon
at the top-left of
the Application bar to return to the previous Music
screen.
Searching for Music
To find music in your library:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player.
2.
Touch
Search and use the keyboard to type the
name of an artist, album, or song.
Music Player Options and Settings
To use Music Player options and configure settings:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player.
2.
Touch
Menu to display the following options:
• Go to Music Hub This option allows you to enjoy all
your music in one place. Choose from All Your Music,
Unlimited Streaming, or Personal Radio. Follow on-
screen instructions to access or setup your Samsung
account.
• Delete: Delete a song, an album, or every song or album.
• Share via: Share your music. Select the songs you want to
share, touch Share, touch an option, such as Bluetooth, and
follow the on-screen instructions.
• Set as alarm tone: Choose a song and touch Set to use the
song as an alarm tone.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
• Settings: The following settings display:
Advanced
– Sound settings: Choose SoundAlive and Play speed
settings.
– Lyrics: Display the lyrics of the song, if available.
– Music auto off: Set the option Off or set your music to turn off
automatically by touching one of the time values.
– Music menu: Enable or disable the music display options that
appear on the main music screen. A check mark
next to
an option means that it is enabled.
• End: This option returns you to the home screeen.
Managing Playlists
To create, manage, or delete a playlist:
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player.
Creating a Playlist
Touch
Add to playlist ➔ Create playlist and use the
keyboard to enter a name for the playlist.
Renaming a Playlist
1.
Touch the Playlists tab.
2.
Touch a playlist, touch
Menu ➔ Rename playlist
and use the keyboard to enter a new name for the
playlist.
Adding Songs to Playlists
1.
Touch
Add to playlist and touch a playlist.
– or –
Touch Playlists, touch a playlist, and then touch
Add music or
Menu ➔ Add music in portrait
mode.
All songs are displayed.
2.
Touch
next to each song you want to add or next
to Add all to add all songs to the playlist.
3.
Touch Done to save the playlist.
Removing Songs from Playlists
1.
Touch
Add to playlist and touch a playlist.
2.
Touch
to remove a song from the playlist.
3.
Touch Done to save the playlist.
Changing the Order of a Playlist
1.
Touch the Playlists tab and touch a playlist.
2.
Touch
Change order or
Menu ➔ Change order
in portrait mode.
3.
Touch the grid
for an entry and drag the entry to a
new position in the list.
4.
Touch Done to change the order and save the playlist.
Playing a Playlist
1.
Touch the Playlists tab.
Touch Favorites, Most played, or Recently added, or
touch a playlist title that you created.
3.
Touch a song to start playing the playlist at that song.
Deleting a Playlist
1.
Touch the Playlists tab and touch a playlist.
2.
Touch
Delete in the Application bar.
3.
Touch the box next to a playlist title, touch Remove, and
then touch OK.
Playing Music
To play a song:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player.
2.
Touch a song or touch an album or genre and then
touch a song in the list of songs on the album.
The song you touch starts to play. The tracks in the
current list play in order until you reach the end of the
list (unless you choose a repeat option). Otherwise,
playback stops only if you stop it, even when you
switch applications.
Accessing the Music Player
If you navigate away from the Music Player application and
music is playing, the Music notification icon
is displayed
in the System Bar.
You can change songs or easily return to the Music Player:
1.
Touch the Music notification icon
in the System
Bar.
The Status Details pop-up displays.
2.
Touch the song title to display the Music Player. You
can also pause and resume playback and skip to the
next or previous song in the panel. For more
information, refer to “Notifications” on page 26.
Music Player Controls
When a song is playing, the Music Player screen displays and
various controls are available.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player.
2.
Touch a song or playlist to begin playback.
The music player displays below (portrait mode) or to
the right (landscape mode) of the music listing.
Touch the music player to enlarge it and touch the
screen to display the sound and playlist controls.
4.
During playback, use the sound and playlist controls:
• Favorite: Touch the star
to mark the current song as a
favorite.
• Volume: Touch to toggle Silent and Sound mode, then touch
and drag on the scale to set volume. You can also press the
Volume Key on the side of the device to adjust playback
volume.
• SoundAlive: Touch to view and set SoundAlive options.
• Info: Touch to view information about the current song.
• List Mode: Touch to switch to the list of songs.
• Shuffle: When enabled, songs play in random order. When
disabled, songs play in the order they appear in List view.
• Progress Bar: Touch and drag the end of the progress bar to
scan forward or backward through the current song.
• Playback Controls: These buttons control the playback of
songs:
– Touch
to advance to the next song. Touch and hold
to
scan forward through the current song.
– Touch
to go back to the previous song. Touch and hold
to scan backward through the current song.
– Touch
to pause playback. Touch
to resume playback.
• Repeat: Touch to repeat the current song, repeat all songs, or
disable repeat mode.
Options While Playing a Song
There are various options and controls available while a song
is playing:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Music Player, touch a song or an album, and
then a song.
2.
Touch the music player to enlarge it.
3.
Touch
Menu to display the following options:
• Add to playlist: Add the song to a new playlist or an existing
playlist.
• Via Bluetooth: Play the current song by using a Bluetooth
device.
• Share via: Share your music. Touch an option, such as
Bluetooth, select the songs you want to share, and touch
Share.
• Set as alarm tone: Use the current song as an alarm tone.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
• Settings: Displays Music Player settings. For more information,
refer to “Music Player Options and Settings” on
page 78.
• End: This option returns you to the home screeen.
Section 7: Photos and Video
This section explains how to use your device’s built-in
camera and camcorder, the Video Player app to view and
manage videos, and the Gallery app to view, capture, and
manage photos and videos. It also contains an overview of
the PS Touch app, Media Hub, and Video editor apps.
Camera
Use your device’s built-in camera and camcorder to take
photos and record videos.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Camera.
If a memory card is inserted, the Storage location
pop-up displays.
2.
Touch OK to change the storage location to memory
card.
– or –
Touch Cancel to use the device storage for storing
pictures and videos.
Note: If memory card storage is used, photos are stored in the
/storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera folder as jpg files. For
more information, refer to “My Files” on page 116.
The Camera screen displays.
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Taking Photos
To take a photo:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Camera.
2.
Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your photo
by aiming the lens at the subject.
To configure settings, see “Camera Settings” on
page 84.
3.
To take the photo, touch the Camera button.
4.
Touch
Back to leave the Camera and display the
previous screen.
Important! Do not take photos of people without their
permission.
Do not take photos in places where cameras are
not allowed.
Do not take photos in places where you may
interfere with another person’s privacy.
Camera Settings
Before you start taking photos, use the camera settings to
configure the camera for best results. Camera settings are
represented by icons on the left side of the screen.
Editing Camera Settings Shortcuts
The first five icons are actually shortcuts to camera settings.
These five shortcuts can be customized to fit your
preference.
Self-portrait,
Shooting mode,
Timer
Effects, and
Exposure value are default settings
shortcuts.
To customize these shortcuts:
1.
Touch
Settings ➔ Edit shortcuts.
– or –
Touch and hold any of the shortcut icons to edit them.
2.
Touch and hold a setting, then drag and drop it on one
of the five settings shortcuts to the left. The replaced
setting shortcut displays in the edit list.
Configuring Camera Settings
To configure Camera settings:
While in Camera mode, touch a settings shortcut or
touch
Settings to configure the following camera
settings:
• Edit shortcuts: Customize your settings shortcuts. For more
information, refer to “Editing Camera Settings
Shortcuts” on page 84.
• Use the volume key as: Press the volume key to zoom in or
zoom out, or to capture the picture.
• GPS tag: Touch to switch the GPS tag on or off.
• Self-portrait: Touch to switch to the front-facing camera lens
and take a photo of yourself.
Warning! If the battery is low, the flash is not available. For
more information, refer to “Charging the Battery” on
page 6.
• Shooting mode: Choose an automatic shooting mode, from:
– Single shot: Take a single photo.
– Panorama: Touch the Camera button to take a photo, then use
the on-screen guideline to move the viewfinder and take the
next 7 shots automatically.
– Share shot: Share photos with other users via Wi-Fi Direct. A
Wi-Fi Direct connection is required.
– Buddy photo share: Take and share photos with friends via
face detection.
– Smile shot: Touch the Camera button to automatically focus on
the subject’s face and take the photo.
– Cartoon: Take a photo with cartoon effects.
• Effects: Apply an effect to photos.
• Scene mode: Choose a mode to match the kind of pictures
you want to take.
• Exposure value: Use the slider to set the exposure value from
-2.0 to +2.0.
• Focus mode: Set the focus mode to Auto focus or Macro.
• Timer: Set a delay time to wait between touching the Camera
button and taking a photo.
• Resolution: Choose a size for the photo.
• White balance: Set the light source.
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• ISO: This value determines how sensitive the light meter is on
your digital camera. Use a lower ISO number to make your
camera less sensitive to light, a higher ISO number to take
photos with less light, or Auto to let the camera automatically
adjust the ISO for each of your shots.
• Metering: Select a method for measuring light.
• Outdoor visibility: When taking outdoor shots in bright
settings, enabling Outdoor visibility Illuminates your screen to
make it easier to see what you are shooting.
Note: What you see on screen will not correspond to the
luminance of the actual photograph taken.
• Guidelines: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in photo
composition.
• Contextual filenames: Enable or disable a system generated
filename.
• Taking photos using voice: Enable or disable an voice
command to take a photo.
• Save as flipped: Set self-portrait mode and set this option to
On to take and save a mirror-image photo.
• Image quality: Choose a quality setting for photos.
• Storage: Set whether to store you photos on your device or on
your memory card, if one is installed.
• Reset: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.
Viewing Photos with the Image Viewer
After taking a photo, use the Image Viewer to view, share,
delete, or edit photos.
1.
Touch Image Viewer to view the photo.
2.
Touch the screen to show or hide Image Viewer
options.
3.
Touch the screen with two fingers or double-tap on the
screen to zoom all the way in or out. For more
information, refer to “Pinch” on page 24.
4.
Sweep across the screen to display the next or
previous photo. The current photo is outlined in the
thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. Touch a
thumbnail to view the photo it represents.
5.
To set the photo as a favorite, touch
Favorites.
6.
Touch
Share to share the photo. Touch an option,
such as Bluetooth, and follow the on-screen
instructions. After using this option, the most recent
Share option is displayed in the Application Bar.
To delete the photo being displayed, touch
Delete
and then touch Delete to delete the photo or Cancel to
exit.
8.
Touch
Slideshow to display a slide show of the
available pictures and videos.
9.
Touch
Menu to select Set as to assign the photo as
a Contact photo or a Home screen, Lock screen, or
Home and lock screens wallpaper.
For more information, refer to “Viewing Photos and
Videos” on page 93.
Note: Photos are stored in the /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera
folder as jpg files. For more information, refer to “My
Files” on page 116.
10. Press
Back to return to the Camera to take more
photos.
Camcorder
Use your device’s built-in Camcorder to record high-
definition video in 1080p resolution.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Camera.
2.
Slide the
Mode button to the
Camcorder
setting.
The Camcorder screen displays.
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Recording Videos
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Camera.
2.
Slide the
Mode button to the
Camcorder
setting.
3.
Using the display as a viewfinder, compose your shot
by aiming the lens at the subject.
To configure settings, see “Camcorder Settings” on
page 88.
4.
To start recording, touch
Record.
During recording, the Record button flashes.
5.
To pause recording, touch
Pause.
6.
To stop recording, touch
Stop.
7.
Touch
Back to leave the Camcorder and display
the previous screen.
Important! Do not take videos of people without their
permission.
Do not take videos in places where cameras are
not allowed.
Do not take videos in places where you may
interfere with another person’s privacy.
Camcorder Settings
Before you start taking videos, use the camcorder settings to
configure the camcorder for best results. Camcorder settings
are represented by icons on the left side of the screen.
Editing Camcorder Settings Shortcuts
As with the camera, the first five icons are actually shortcuts
to camcorder settings. These five shortcuts can be
customized to fit your preference.
Self-recording,
Recording mode,
Timer
Effects, and
Exposure value are default settings
shortcuts.
To customize these shortcuts, see “Editing Camera Settings
Shortcuts” on page 84.
Configuring Camcorder Settings
To configure Camcorder settings:
While in Camcorder mode, touch a settings shortcut or
touch
Settings to configure the following
Camcorder settings:
• Edit shortcuts: Customize your settings shortcuts. For more
information, refer to “Editing Camera Settings
Shortcuts” on page 84.
• Use the volume key as: Press the volume key to zoom in or
zoom out.
• GPS tag: Touch to switch the GPS tag on or off.
• Self-recording: Touch to switch to the front-facing camera
lens and record a video of yourself.
• Recording mode: Set a recording mode. Options are: Normal
and Limit for email, which limits the size of the video to 50
megabytes.
• Effects: Apply an effect to videos.
• Exposure value: Use the slider to set the exposure value from
-2.0 to +2.0.
• Timer: Set a delay to wait between touching Record and
starting recording.
• Resolution: Set a size for the video.
• White balance: Set the light source.
• Outdoor visibility: When recording outdoors in bright settings,
enabling Outdoor visibility Illuminates your screen to make it
easier to see what you are recording.
Note: What you see on screen will not correspond to the
luminance of the actual video taken.
• Guidelines: Enable or disable an on-screen grid to aid in video
composition.
• Contextual filename: Enter the file with an applicable name.
• Save as flipped: Set self-recording mode and set this option to
On to take and save a mirror-image video.
• Video quality: Choose a quality setting for videos.
• Storage: Set whether to store you videos on your device or on
your memory card.
• Reset: Set all Camera settings to the defaults.
Viewing Videos with the Image Viewer
After recording a video, use the Image Viewer to play, share,
or delete your video.
1.
Touch Image Viewer to view the video.
2.
Touch the screen to show or hide Image Viewer
options.
3.
Sweep across the screen to display the next or
previous video. The current video is outlined in the
thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. Touch a
thumbnail to view the video it represents.
4.
To set the video as a favorite, touch
Favorites.
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5.
Touch
Share to share the video. Touch an option,
such as Bluetooth, and follow the on-screen
instructions. After using this option, the most recent
Share option is displayed in the Application Bar.
6.
Touch
Slideshow to display a slide show of the
available pictures and videos.
7.
To delete the video being displayed, touch
Delete.
Note: Videos are stored in the /storage/sdcard0/DCIM/Camera
folder as mp4 files. For more information, refer to “My
Files” on page 116.
8.
To play a video, touch
Play. Touch
Pause to
pause the video and touch
Resume to resume
playing the video.
9.
Touch
SoundAlive to set the sound quality.
10. Touch and drag the
white dot on the progress
bar to fast forward or rewind the video. Touch the left
end of the progress bar to restart the video. Touch the
right end of the progress bar to end the video playback.
– or –
Touch
Rewind to restart the video or
Fast Forward to end the video.
11. Touch
Pop up play to play a video as a small
pop-up while viewing another screen. Touch and drag
the pop-up video to the desired location on the screen.
Double-tap the pop-up to return to full screen mode.
12. Touch the
Bookmark to mark this video.
13. Press
Back to return to the Camcorder.
Video Player
Your device’s 8.0-inch 1280x800 WXGA TFT (PLS) LCD screen
provides playback of videos. Use Video Player to view and
manage videos stored on your tablet.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps
➔
Video Player.
2.
Touch the Thumbnails, List, or Folders tab.
3.
Touch
Search and use the keyboard to enter a
search term. The current folder is searched and results
are displayed. Touch X to remove the search field.
4.
While viewing the list, touch Menu for options:
• List by: Display videos by Name (default), Date, Size, or Type.
• Share via: Share the video. Touch an option, such as
Bluetooth, and follow the on-screen instructions.
• Delete: Touch videos to select them for deletion or touch
Select all to delete all videos.
• Auto play next: Touch to enable or disable automatic playing of
videos in the order they appear.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
5.
Touch a video to play it. While playing a video, touch
the screen to display or hide on-screen playback
controls.
6.
Touch the icon in the bottom of the display screen while
the video is playing to change the Display Mode from
original size to full screen in ratio or full screen.
7.
Touch
SoundAlive to set the sound quality.
8.
Touch
Pop up play to play a video as a small
pop-up while viewing another screen. Touch and drag
the pop-up video to the desired location on the screen.
Double-tap the pop-up to return to full screen mode.
9.
While the video is playing, touch
Bookmark to
mark your favorite areas of the video. A yellow mark
displays on the progress bar.
10. During playback, press
Menu for options:
• Share via: Share the video. Touch an option, such as
Bluetooth, and follow the on-screen instructions.
• Chapter preview: If chapter information is recorded in the
video file, display the chapters. Touch a chapter to begin
playing the video at that point.
• Edit: Touch Trim or Video editor (download from Samsung
Apps).
• Tag buddy: Assign a name to a person in a photo.
• Add weather tag: Choose from Sunny day, Cloudy day, Rainy
day, Snowy day, or Clear night.
• Via Bluetooth: Turn Bluetooth on to use Bluetooth services.
• Video auto off: Set the automated stop for the playing video.
Choose from Off, After playing, After 15 mins, After 30
mins, After 1 hour, After 1 hour 30 mins, and After 2
hours.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
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• Settings: Touch this option to view the following:
– Play speed: Touch and drag the slider to decrease or increase
play speed.
– Subtitles: View subtitles for the video, if available.
– Capture: Turn On or Off the Capture mode.
– Color tone: Set the color tone to Normal, Warm, or Cold.
– Outdoor visibility: Turn outdoor visibility On or Off.
• Details: Provides details about the video, such as Name, Size,
Resolution, and so on.
For more information, refer to “Playing Videos” on page 95.
Gallery
Use Gallery to view, capture, and manage photos and videos.
Note: Photos and videos are stored in the /storage/sdcard0/
DCIM/Camera folder, photos as jpg files and videos as
mp4 files. For more information, refer to “My Files” on
page 116.
Selecting Photos and Videos to View
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gallery.
All albums display.
2.
Choose items to display by making selections from the
menus in the Application bar: Albums, Time, Locations,
Person, Group, or Favorites.
3.
To launch the Camera app, touch
Camera.
4.
Touch the icon next to Camera to change the way your
albums are displayed (Grid, Timeline, or Spiral).
5.
Touch
Menu to display the following options:
• Slideshow: View a slideshow of the available pictures and
videos.
• Tag buddy: Assign a name to a person in a photo.
• New album: Create a new album. Use the keyboard to enter a
name for the album.
• Hidden Items: Touch this icon to show items that have
been hidden.
• View by: View content from all sources or set a single source,
such as in your device.
• Select album: Touch one or more albums or groups that you
want to share, share, or delete.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
Viewing Groups of Photos and Videos
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category and then a group to view it.
Thumbnails for each photo and video in the group
display.
3.
Touch
Slideshow to view a slideshow of the
available pictures and videos.
4.
Touch
Menu for these options:
• Select item: Touch one or more items that you want to share,
delete, or use for a slideshow.
Viewing Photos and Videos
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category and then a group to view it, and then
touch a photo or video thumbnail.
3.
Touch the screen to show or hide Gallery options.
4.
Touch the screen with two fingers or double-tap on the
screen to zoom all the way in or out. For more
information, refer to “Pinch” on page 24.
5.
Sweep across the screen to display the next or
previous photo or video. (Videos are indicated by the
Play button.) The current photo or video is
outlined in the thumbnails at the bottom of the screen.
Touch a thumbnail to view the photo or video it
represents.
6.
Touch
to assign this photo of video as a Favorite.
7.
Touch
Share to share the photo or video. Touch an
option, such as Bluetooth, and follow the on-screen
instructions.
8.
Touch the
to choose from Start slideshow and
Slideshow settings..
9.
To delete the photo or video being displayed, touch
Delete.
10. Touch
Menu to display the following options for
photos:
• Face tag: Set whether to look for a face in this picture.
• Tag buddy: Assign a name to a person in a photo.
• Add weather tag: Choose from Sunny day, Cloudy day, Rainy
day, Snowy day, or Clear night.
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• Photo frame: Add a frame to the selected photo. Press Save
when completed or Cancel.
• Photo note: Add a note to a photo.
• Copy to clipboard: Copy the current photo to the clipboard.
• Rotate left: Allows you to rotate the photo counterclockwise 90
degrees.
• Rotate right: Allows you to rotate the photo clockwise 90
degrees.
• Crop: Allows you to crop the image. Touch and drag the crop
box or the sides or corners of the crop box to create the crop
area, then touch Done. Touch X to stop without cropping the
photo.
• Edit: Use Photo Editor or Paper Artist to edit your photo.
• Set as: Assign the photo as a Contact photo or a Home screen,
Lock screen, or Home and lock screens wallpaper.
• Buddy photo share: Detect the face in this picture and email
that person.
• Print: Print the current photo to a Samsung printer.
• Rename: Enter an new file name.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
• Details: Provides details about the photo, such as title, time
taken, size, and so on.
There is only four options for videos that are not
playing:
• Slideshow: View a slideshow of photos and video thumbnails
in the group. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow and view
the photo or video being displayed.
• Rename: Enter an new file name.
• Scan for nearby devices: Discover and connect directly to
nearby devices.
• Tag buddy: Assign a name to a person in a photo.
• Details: Provides details about the video such as Title, Time,
Duration, and so on.
For menu options while a video is playing and other
video options, see “Video Player” on page 90.
11. Touch
Back to return to the category screen.
Setting a Picture As
You can use the photos you take as a contact’s photo or as
wallpaper for the Home or Lock screen:
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gallery.
Touch a category and then a group to view it, and then
touch a photo to select it.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Set as.
4.
Touch Contact photo and then touch a contact entry.
– or –
Touch Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock
screen.
A crop photo screen displays.
5.
Touch and drag the crop box or the sides or corners of
the crop box to create the crop area, then touch Done
to save the cropped photo as the contact’s icon or
wallpaper. Touch Cancel to stop without cropping the
photo.
Tip: To remove a contact photo, see “Updating Contacts” on
page 44.
Tip: To change wallpaper, see “Wallpapers” on page 34.
Playing Videos
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category and then a group to view it, and then
touch a video thumbnail to play the video.
Note: Videos are marked with a
Play button.
3.
Touch
Pause to pause the video.
4.
Touch
Resume to resume playing the video.
5.
Touch and drag the
white dot on the progress
bar to fast forward or rewind the video. Touch the left
end of the progress bar to restart the video. Touch the
right end of the progress bar to end the video playback.
– or –
Touch
Rewind to restart the video or
Fast Forward to end the video.
Sharing Photos and Videos
Share photos and videos with your friends.
1.
From a Home screen, touch
Apps ➔
Gallery.
2.
Touch a category and then a group to display
thumbnails.
3.
Touch
Menu ➔ Select item.