Contents CONTENTS...........................................................1 GENERAL NOTICES FOR USE .................................3 DISCLAIMER ........................................................3 1.0 PRODUCT BASICS ...........................................4 1.1 BUTTONS AND CONNECTIONS ...............................4 1.2 START UP AND SHUT DOWN..................................4 2.0 INTRODUCTION TO GOOGLE ANDROID 4.0 .....5 2.1 THE DESKTOP ....................................................
3.0 GENERAL OPERATION ....................................9 3.1 BATTERY STATUS / CHARGING YOUR TABLET ............9 3.2 INSTALLING APPS ...............................................9 3.3 ADMINISTER / REMOVE APPS ..............................10 3.4 ADD AN ACCOUNT ............................................10 4.0 BASIC SETUP ................................................ 12 4.1 CHANGING OPERATING LANGUAGE ......................12 4.2 WIFI SETTINGS ................................................13 4.
General notices for use ‐ This product is a highly advanced electronics device, disassembly, customization or repairs without the appropriate knowledge and pre-cautions can lead to dangerous situations with chance on damaging the product and serious injuries. ‐ Avoid use in extreme conditions such as high and low temperatures, high humidity or moist environments and around magnetic fields. Also avoid long-time exposure to sunlight.
1.0 Product basics 1.1 Buttons and connections 1 Power on/off 2 Volume + 3 Volume - 4 Power jack 5 Mini USB 6 Mini HDMI 7 9 11 Headphone Microphone Webcam 8 10 Micro SD card reader Speaker 1.2 Start up and shut down To start your device, press and hold the ‘Power button’ until the screen lights up. To shut down your device, press and hold the ‘Power button’ until the following dialog popup appears.
2.0 Introduction to Google Android 4.0 2.1 The Desktop The main area of interest will be the desktop itself. Here you will place shortcuts to Apps or widgets – a visual application that can display realtime information. There may be some pre-installed icons and widgets on your tablet. To change the desktop background image of your tablet return to your icon.
To place a widget or app shortcut on the desktop, touch and hold the icon until the App drawer fades and the desktop appears. Move your finger to the location where you want to place the icon and release your touch to place the icon. To move or delete icons and widgets from your desktop, touch and hold the icon until a grid appears. Move the icon to the new location or drag it to the ‘Remove’ bar on the top of the screen to remove it. Releasing the touch screen will confirm your action. 2.
2.3 Google Search / Voice search – left top corner By clicking the ‘Google search’ / microphone button you can quickly type or speak keywords of your search. The search application will automatically determine whether the keyword(s) apply to an application or a web search. In the latter case a web browser will be opened and the results of your query will be displayed on the Google search engine.
2.4 Navigation icons – bottom left of the screen On the left side you will find three icons: use the navigation icons ‘HOME’ or ‘RETURN’ to close the App drawer and return to will show an your desktop. The ‘RECENT ACTIVITY’ icon overview of the active and recently opened applications. Click on the small displayed preview to open that application.
recent activity preview 2.5 Status information area – right bottom of the screen The bottom icon bar will show the some system information (i.e. ) in the bottom right corner. The contents of this area can change if installed applications place additional information here.
You can install your own Apps by opening the Apps shop. This button ‘App drawer’. The Apps shop is located on the can be found in the top right of the screen. Note that not all applications may function properly for your tablet. Some are made especially for small screen devices such as phones. 3.3 Administer / remove apps ‘Apps’ item in the ‘Settings’ menu will display an overview of the The installed apps. There are four tabs available which filter the displayed app list.
choose the ‘Accounts & sync’ item. Without any added accounts the right pane will display nothing. Instead select the option ‘Add account’ in the top right corner. To add a Google / Gmail account please select ‘Google’ in the pop-up and follow the instructions on the screen. After entering your Google username and password you have the option to automatically back-up your apps, settings (i.e. bookmarks and WiFi passwords) and other data.
You can also add a POP3, IMAP or Exchange email account by selecting ‘Email’. The pop-up option ‘Corporate’ will setup a ‘Microsoft Exchange’ link. Your system or network administrator can supply you with the server information and login credentials. Follow the steps displayed on-screen to complete the account linking process. After you successfully linked your account(s) with the tablet you can toggle the automatic synchronisation on and off by using the switch next to the ‘Add account’ option. 4.
4.2 WiFi settings icon in the top right of the screen to open the App drawer. Press the Select the ‘Settings’ option to open the Android settings menu. When ‘WiFi’ the contents will be displayed in the right selecting the option switch allows you to quickly toggle WiFi on and off. pane. The In the ‘WiFi’ content panel you can view the formerly used WiFi networks and the WiFi networks that have been detected by the tablet.
4.3 Connecting the tablet to your PC When connecting the tablet to your PC through USB, no drivers are needed to access the tablet’s internal memory or inserted microSD card. However, you do need to confirm the USB connection: click the notification area in the system information bar at the bottom of the . Now select the option ‘Select to copy files to/from your screen computer’. If your PC still asks for the device drivers, it may be that the tablet is Android debugging mode.
5.0 Frequently Asked Questions 1) Is there a software update available for my tablet? All tablet firm wares are posted on http://www.viewmate.com.cn/ I downloaded [app name] and now it doesn’t work (properly)? Android software was initially developed for mobile phones and some have no support for Android devices with larger screens. Try to update the software or find a compatible alternative app. This incompatibility also sometimes occurs with software written for previous Android versions.
the settings menu -> Security. 3) My battery is only lasting xx hours! The operating time of the tablet on one battery load depends very much on the specific tasks that is has to perform. WiFi, Bluetooth and other wireless communication technologies are known to consume a lot of energy. Also CPU intensive applications such as games and HD video clips can use up the energy of the battery fast.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: -- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
