Samsung Galaxy Tab A SM-T550 manual

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2 T able of C on ten ts Read me first Getting star ted 6 P ack age contents 7 Device lay out 9 Charging the ba tter y 11 Using a memor y card 12 T urning the device on and off 13 Locking and unlock ing the screen Basics 14 Using the touch scr een 17 Home screen la yout 21 Notifications panel 23 Opening apps 23 Installing or uninstalling apps 25 Ent[...]

T able of Cont ents 3 Devic e & data manager 78 T ransf er ring data from y our previous device 80 Using the device as a r emovable disk for data tr ansfer 80 Updating the device 81 Backing up and restoring data 82 P er forming a data r eset Settings 83 About Settings 83 Connections 85 Device 87 P ersonal 91 Syst em Appendix 93 T roubleshooting[...]

4 Read me first Please read this manual bef ore using the device to ensur e safe and pr oper use. • Descriptions are based on the device ’ s default settings. • Some content ma y differ from your devic e depending on the region, ser vice pro vider , or device ’ s soft war e. • Cont ent (high quality content) tha t requir es high [...]

Read me first 5 Instruc tional icons W arning : situations that could cause injury to yourself or others Caution : situations that c ould cause damage to your device or other equipment Note : notes , usage tips, or additional information[...]

6 Getting star ted P ack age c ont ents Check the product box f or the following items: • Device • Quick star t guide • The items supplied with the devic e and any a vailable accessories ma y var y depending on the region or service provider . • The supplied items ar e designed only for this device and may not be c ompatible wit[...]

Getting star ted 7 Devic e lay out T ouch screen Light sensor Recent apps button Home button Back button Headset jack V olume button P ower button Microphone F ront camera Multipurpose jack Memor y card slot Speaker Speaker Rear camera GPS antenna Push clip Push clip[...]

Getting star ted 8 • Do not cov er the antenna ar ea with your hands or other objects. This ma y cause connectivity problems or drain the battery . • Using a Samsung-appro ved scr een protector is rec ommended. Unapprov ed screen protectors may cause the sensors t o malfunc tion. • Do not allow water t o contac t the touch scr een. T[...]

Getting star ted 9 Char ging the ba tter y Use the charger t o charge the battery before using it f or the first time. A computer can be also used to charge the ba tter y by connecting them via the USB cable. Use only Samsung-appro ved chargers , batteries, and cables. Unappr oved chargers or cables can cause the battery to explode or damage the de[...]

Getting star ted 10 2 Plug the USB pow er adaptor into an electr ic socket. • The device can be used while it is char ging , but it may take longer to fully char ge the battery . • If the device receiv es an unstable power supply while charging , the touch screen may not function. If this happens, unplug the charger from the devic e. •?[...]

Getting star ted 11 U sing a memor y card Installing a memor y card Y our devic e accepts memory cards with maximum capacities of 128 GB. Depending on the memor y card manufacturer and type, some memory cards may not be compatible with y our device . • Some memor y cards may not be fully compa tible with the device . Using an incompatible car [...]

Getting star ted 12 Removing the memor y card Befor e removing the memory card, first unmount it f or safe remo val. On the Home scr een, tap Apps → Settings → Stor age → Unmount SD card . 1 Open the cov er of the memor y card slot. 2 Push the memory card until it disengages from the devic e, and then pull it out. 3 Close the cov er of the me[...]

Getting star ted 13 L ock ing and unlock ing the screen Pr essing the Po wer button turns off the scr een and locks it. Also , the screen turns off and automatically locks if the device is not used f or a specified period. T o unlock the screen, pr ess the Po wer button or the Home butt on and flick your finger in an y direction within the unlock s[...]

14 Basics U sing the touch scr een • Do not allow the touch scr een to come int o contact with other electr ical devices . Electrostatic discharges can cause the touch scr een to malfunc tion. • T o av oid damaging the touch screen, do not tap it with an ything sharp or apply ex cessive pr essure to it with your fingertips. • The dev[...]

Basics 15 T apping and holding T ap and hold an item or the screen f or more than 2 seconds to ac cess available options . Dragging T o mov e an item, tap and hold it and drag it to the target position.[...]

Basics 16 Double -tapping Double -tap on a webpage or image to zoom in. Double-tap again to return. F licking Flick left or right on the Home screen or the A pps screen to see another panel . Flick up or down to scr oll through a webpage or a list of items , such as contacts. Spreading and pinching Spread two fingers apart on a webpage, map , or im[...]

Basics 17 Home screen la y out Home screen The Home screen is the starting point for acc essing all of the device’ s featur es. I t display s widgets, shortcuts to apps, and mor e. Widgets are small apps that launch specific app functions to provide inf or mation and con venient access on y our Home screen. T o view other panels , scroll left or [...]

Basics 18 Home screen options On the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area, or pinch y our fingers together to ac cess the available options .[...]

Basics 19 Apps scr een The Apps scr een displays ic ons for all apps , including newly installed apps. On the Home screen, tap Apps to open the Apps scr een. T o view other panels , scroll left or right, or select a screen indicator at the bott om of the screen. T o customise the Apps screen, ref er to Managing the Apps screen . Edit the Apps scree[...]

Basics 20 Indicator ic ons Indicator icons appear on the status bar at the t op of the screen. The icons listed in the table below are most c ommon. The status bar ma y not appear at the top of the scr een in some apps. T o display the status bar , drag down from the t op of the screen. Icon Meaning Wi-F i connected Bluetooth f eature activated GPS[...]

Basics 21 Notifications panel Using the notifica tions panel When you r eceive new notifications, such as messages , indicator icons appear on the status bar . T o see more inf ormation about the icons, open the notifica tions panel and view the details. T o open the notifications panel , drag the status bar down wards. T o close the notifications [...]

Basics 22 Rearranging quick setting butt ons T o rearr ange quick setting buttons on the notifications panel, tap EDIT , tap and hold an item, drag the item to another loca tion, and then tap DONE . Using the quick setting butt ons Y ou can ac tivate or deactivate some f eatures on the notifications panel. T ap the following options to activate or [...]

Basics 23 Opening apps On the Home screen or the Apps scr een, selec t an app icon to open it. T o open the list of rec ently-used apps, tap and select an app icon to open. Closing an app T ap and drag an app icon to the left or right to close it. T o close all running apps, tap CL OSE ALL . Installing or uninstalling apps Samsung G alax y Apps Use[...]

Basics 24 Pla y Stor e Use this app to pur chase and download apps. T ap Play St ore on the Apps screen. Installing apps Brow se apps by categor y or tap to search f or a key wor d. Selec t an app to view inf or mation about it. T o download free apps , tap INST ALL . T o purchase and download apps where char ges apply , tap the pr ice and f ollow [...]

Basics 25 Ent ering te x t Keyboar d lay out A keyboard appears automa tically when you ent er text to send messages, cr eate memos , and more . T ext entr y is not suppor ted in some languages. T o enter te xt, you must change the input language to one of the suppor ted languages . Break to the next line. Move the cursor . Delete a preceding char [...]

Basics 26 • : Switch t o handwriting mode. Switch to the standar d keyboard. Switch between number mode and character mode. This f eature ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice provider . • : Add an it em from the clipboard . • : Enter emoticons . • : Switch t o the floating or split keyboard . • : Chang[...]

Basics 27 Screen captur e Capture a scr eenshot while using the device. Pr ess and hold the Home button and the P ower butt on simultaneously . Y ou can view captured images in Galler y . After capturing a screenshot, y ou can edit the image and share it with others. Y ou can also capture screenshots using other methods . Refer to P alm swipe to ca[...]

Basics 28 P ow er saving f eature P ow er saving mode Save the ba tter y pow er by limiting the device ’ s functions. On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Batte r y → P ower saving mode , and then tap the switch to activate it. T o automatically activat e power sa ving mode when the remaining batter y pow er reaches the preset lev el, tap Star [...]

29 Net w ork c onnec tivit y Wi - Fi Connect the device to a W i-Fi network to use the Internet or shar e media files with other devices. Ref er to Wi-F i for additional options. • Y our device uses a non-harmonised frequenc y and is intended f or use in all European c ountries. The WLAN can be operated in the EU without r estric tion indoors,[...]

30 Motions & usabilit y f eatur es Motions and gestures Exc essive shaking or impac t on the device ma y result in unintended inputs . Control motions properly . Mute On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Motions and gestures , and then tap the Mute switch to activate it. Co ver the screen with y our palm to mute alarms.[...]

Motions & usability features 31 P alm swipe to capture On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Motions and gestures , and then tap the P alm swipe to capture switch to activate it. Place the side of y our hand on the screen and sw eep it across the scr een from the right to the left or vice versa to captur e a screenshot. Y ou can view captured im[...]

Motions & usability features 32 Split screen view 1 T ap to open the list of rec ently used apps. 2 Swipe upw ards or down wards and tap on a recen t app window . The selected app will launch in the upper window . 3 Selec t another app to launch. Y ou can also launch the split screen view by tapping and holding .[...]

Motions & usability features 33 Using additional options When using apps in the split screen view , selec t an app window and tap the cir cle between the app windows t o access the f ollowing options: • : Switch loca tions between app windows . • : Drag and drop t ext or copied images from one window t o another . T ap and hold an ite[...]

Motions & usability features 34 • : Minimise the window . • : Maximise the window . • : Close the app . Adjusting the windo w size Drag the circle between the app windo ws up or down to adjust the size of the window s. P op -up view 1 On the Apps screen, launch an app t o use in the pop-up view . 2 Drag down diagonally fr om eith[...]

Motions & usability features 35 Moving pop-up windows T o mov e a pop -up window , tap and hold the circle on a windo w and drag it to a new location. Launching the pop -up view fr om the split screen view 1 On the split screen view , tap an app window to launch it in the pop-up view . 2 T ap and hold the circle between the app windo ws. The se[...]

36 P ersonalising Managing the Home and Apps scr eens Managing the Home screen Adding it ems T ap and hold an app or a folder fr om the Apps screen, and then drag it to the Home scr een. T o add widgets , open the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area, tap W idgets , tap and hold a widget, and then drag it to the Home scr een. Moving and remo vin[...]

P ersonalising 37 Managing panels On the Home screen, tap and hold an empty area to add , move, or r emove a panel. T o add a panel, scr oll lef t to the last panel, and then tap . T o mov e a panel, tap and hold a panel preview , and then drag it to a new loca tion. T o remo ve a panel, tap and hold a panel preview , and then drag it to Remov e at[...]

P ersonalising 38 Changing ringt ones Change ringtones for notifica tions. On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Sounds and notifications → Ringtones and sounds → Default notification sound , select a ringtone, and then tap OK . Changing the scr een lock method Y ou can change the way that you lock the scr een to prevent others fr om accessing y[...]

P ersonalising 39 P rivate mode Hide personal content in y our device to pr event others fr om accessing it. In private mode, y ou can hide items in Galler y , V ideo , Music , My F iles , and Internet . A c tivating priv ate mode 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Priv ac y → Priv ate mode , and then tap the switch to activate it. If you are[...]

P ersonalising 40 V iewing hidden cont ent Y ou can view hidden items only when private mode is activated. 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Priv ac y → Priv ate mode , and then tap the switch to activate it. 2 F ollow the on-screen instructions to enter the pr eset pr ivate mode ac cess code. 3 On the Apps screen, tap My F iles → Private [...]

P ersonalising 41 Multiple users Set up additional user accounts f or other users to use the device with personalised settings, such as email accounts , wallpaper prefer ences, and more . Follo wing t ypes of user accounts are a vailable. • Owner : The owner ac count is created only when setting up the devic e for the first time, and cannot be[...]

P ersonalising 42 Managing users When using the owner ac count, y ou can delete accoun ts or change the settings for r estr icted accounts . T o change the settings , on the Apps screen, tap Settings → Users and tap next to an account . Then, select or deselec t apps and cont ent to allow or r estric t the account’ s access to them. T o delete [...]

43 C on tac ts A dding contacts Moving con tac ts from other devices Y ou can move contacts from other devices t o your device. Ref er to T ransferring data from your pr evious device f or more inf ormation. Crea ting contacts manually 1 On the Apps screen, tap Con tacts . 2 T ap and enter c ontac t information. • : Add an image . • / : A[...]

Contacts 44 Impor ting and expor ting contacts Impor t contacts from storage services to your device or export contacts from the device to storage services. On the Apps screen, tap Con tacts . T ap MORE → Settings → Impor t/Expor t contacts , and then select an impor t or expor t option. Searching f or contacts On the Apps screen, tap Con tacts[...]

45 C amera Basic shooting T aking photos or rec ording videos 1 T ap Camer a on the Apps screen. 2 T ap the image on the preview scr een where the camera should f ocus. 3 T ap to take a photo or tap to rec ord a video . • Spread two fingers apart on the screen to zoom in, and pinch to z oom out. • T o capture an image fr om the video whil[...]

Camera 46 Launching Camer a on the locked screen T o quickly take photos of special moments, launch Camer a on the locked screen. On the locked screen, drag outside the large cir cle. This f eature ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice provider . Camer a etiquette • Do not take photos or rec ord videos of other people with[...]

Camera 47 C ontinuous shot Use this mode to take a series of photos of mo ving subjects. On the Apps screen, tap Camer a → MODE → Con tinuous shot . T ap and hold to take sever al photos continuously . Beauty face Use this mode to take a phot o with lightened faces f or gentler images. On the Apps screen, tap Camer a → MODE → Beauty face . [...]

Camera 48 Camer a settings On the Apps screen, tap Camer a → SET TINGS . Not all of the follo wing options are av ailable in both still camera and video camera modes . • Picture size (r ear) / Picture size (fr ont) : Selec t a resolution. Higher resolutions r esult in higher quality photos, how ever they will take up more memor y . • V [...]

49 G aller y V iewing c ontent on the de vice On the Apps screen, tap Galler y and select an image or a video. Video files sho w the icon on the preview thumbnail . T o hide or show the menus , tap the screen. Acc ess additional options. Move to the pr evious screen. Delete the image. Add to the fa vourites list. Modify the image. Share the image t[...]

50 U seful apps and f eatur es S F inder Use this app to sear ch for content on the devic e. Y ou can apply various filters and view the search history . Open the notifications panel and tap S F inder . Searching for c ontent T ap the search field and ent er a keyword, or tap and say a key wor d. T o get more r efined results, tap filters under the[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 51 3 Enter ev ent details. Enter a title . Enter the location of the ev ent. Add mor e details. Select a calendar to use or sync with. Set a star t and end date f or the event. Set a reminder for the ev ent. Attach a map showing the location of the event . 4 T ap SA VE to sav e the event. Crea ting tasks 1 T ap S Planner o[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 52 Email Setting up email accoun ts T ap Email on the Apps screen. Set up an email account when opening Email for the first time . Enter the email addr ess and passwor d. T ap NEXT for a privat e email account or tap MANU AL SETUP for a c ompany email acc ount. After that, follo w the on-screen instructions to complete the[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 53 Reading emails T ap Email on the Apps screen. Selec t an email accoun t to use , and new emails are retriev ed. T ap an email to read . Open attachments. Reply to the email. Reply to all recipients . Add this email addr ess to the contacts list or view other options. Mark the email as a reminder . Go to the previous or [...]

Useful apps and f eatures 54 Internet 1 T ap Internet on the Apps screen. 2 T ap the address field . 3 Enter the w eb address or a keyword , and then tap Go . T o view the toolbars , drag your finger down wards slightly on the scr een. Close the tab . Move to the pr eviously-visited page. Open a new tab . Read an ar ticle in reading mode. Refresh t[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 55 Music Pla ying music T ap Music on the Apps screen. Selec t a music category , and then selec t a song to play . T urn on shuffle. P ause and resume playback. Set the file as your fav ourite song. Skip to the previous song. T ap and hold to mov e backwards quickly . Skip to the nex t song . T ap and hold to mov e forwar[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 56 V ideo Pla ying videos T ap V ideo on the Apps screen. Selec t a video to pla y . Move the con trol panel to the left. Move f or wards or backwards by dragging the bar . Change screen ratio . Skip to the previous video . T ap and hold to move backwards quickly . Skip to the nex t video . T ap and hold to move forwards q[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 57 Clock ALARM On the Apps screen, tap Clock → ALARM . Setting alarms Set an alarm time and tap OPTIONS to set other various alarm options, and then tap SA VE . T o open the keypad to ent er an alar m time, tap KEYP AD . T o activate or deactivate alarms, tap next to the alarm in the alarms list. Stopping alarms T ap DIS[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 58 ST OPW A T CH On the Apps screen, tap Clock → ST OPW A T CH . T ap ST AR T to time an even t. T ap LAP to rec ord lap times. T ap ST OP to stop timing . T o clear lap times, tap RESET . TIMER On the Apps screen, tap Clock → TIMER . Set the duration, and then tap ST AR T . T o open the keypad to ent er the duration, [...]

Useful apps and f eatures 59 Searching for memos T ap SEARCH on the memos list and enter a keywor d to search f or memos that include the ke y word. Smar t Manager The Smart manager provides an overview of the status of your device ’ s battery , storage, RAM, and system security . Y ou can also automatically optimise the device with one tap of y [...]

Useful apps and f eatures 60 Stor age Check the status of used and available memory capacit y . Y ou can delete unused and residual files or uninstall apps that you do not use an y more. RAM Check the amount of available RAM. Y ou can close background apps and reduce the amoun t of RAM you ar e using to speed up your devic e. Device security Check [...]

Useful apps and f eatures 61 Maps F ind your location on the map , search for locations , and view location information for v arious places. Play Music Discov er , listen to , and share music on your devic e. Play Mo vies & T V W atch videos stor ed on your device and do wnload various content to wat ch from Play St ore . Play Books Download va[...]

Useful apps and f eatures 62 Hangouts Chat with your friends individually or in gr oups and use images, emoticons, and video calls while you ar e chatting . Google Search quickly for items on the Internet or your devic e. V oice Search Search quickly for items by sa ying a keyword or phrase . Google Settings Configur e settings for some f eatures p[...]

63 C onnec ting with other devic es Bluetooth About Bluetooth Bluetooth crea tes a direct wireless c onnection bet ween two devices o ver shor t distances. Use Bluetooth to ex change data or media files with other devices. • Samsung is not responsible f or the loss, int erception, or misuse of da ta sent or receiv ed via Bluetooth. • Alwa[...]

Connecting with other devices 64 P airing with other Bluetooth devices 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Bluetooth , and then tap the switch to activate it. The detected devices ar e listed. 2 Selec t a device to pair with. If your device has paired with the devic e before , tap the device name without confirming the auto- generated passkey . [...]

Connecting with other devices 65 Receiving an image When another device sends y ou an image, ac cept the Bluetooth authorisation r equest. Y ou can view receiv ed images in Galler y . Unpairing Bluetooth devic es 1 On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Bluetooth . The device displa ys the paired devic es in the list. 2 T ap next to the device ’ s [...]

Connecting with other devices 66 Sending and receiving da ta Y ou can share data, such as contacts or media files, with other devices . The following actions are an example of sending an image t o another device. Sending an image 1 On the Apps screen, tap Galler y . 2 Selec t an image. 3 T ap Share → W i-Fi Direct , and then select a device to tr[...]

Connecting with other devices 67 Quick C onnec t About Quick connect Use this f eature t o easily search and connect to nearby devices . • Connection methods may vary depending on the t ype of connected devices or the shared con tent. • Device name may vary depending on the Bluetooth devices to pair with. F or example, the devic e name ca[...]

Connecting with other devices 68 Sharing con tent Share con tent with the connected devices . 1 Open the notifications panel and tap Quick Connect . 2 Selec t a device fr om the list of detected devices. 3 T ap Share c ontent and select a media categor y . 4 Selec t the cont ent to shar e and tap DONE . Y our device sends the content t o the connec[...]

Connecting with other devices 69 C onnec ting your tablet and a smar tphone 1 On your tablet, tap SideSync 3.0 on the Apps screen. 2 Launch SideSync 3.0 on a smar tphone. 3 The tablet searches f or available smar tphones automatically . Selec t one of the detected smar tphones. 4 T ap OK on the smar tphone screen.[...]

Connecting with other devices 70 5 The smartphone’ s vir tual screen is display ed on your tablet and the smartphone’ s screen is turned off .[...]

Connecting with other devices 71 Using the vir tual smar tphone screen Brow se the screen and use apps in the vir tual smar tphone screen. Y ou can send or receiv e messages, or chat with others . • Some featur es, such as Screen Mirroring , may not w ork in the vir tual smar tphone screen. • The smartphone’ s vir tual screen may diff e[...]

Connecting with other devices 72 Moving the vir tual smar tphone screen T ap and drag the top edge of the virtual smar tphone screen to mov e it to another location. Adjusting the siz e of the vir tual smar tphone screen 1 T ap and hold at the bottom right of the vir tual smar tphone screen. 2 When the frame appears , drag the frame to adjust the s[...]

Connecting with other devices 73 Swit ching bet ween the smartphone screen and the vir tual smar tphone screen It is not possible to use the smar tphone screen and the vir tual smar tphone screen at the same time. When you are using the virtual smar tphone screen on the tablet, the smar tphone screen turns off . Using the smartphone screen Pr ess t[...]

Connecting with other devices 74 C opying files between devic es C opying files fr om the smar tphone to the tablet 1 T ap and hold a file on the vir tual smar tphone screen. 2 Selec t the files to cop y , tap and hold any selected file, and then drag it to the tablet’ s screen. 3 My F iles is launched on the tablet ’ s screen. Selec t a folder[...]

Connecting with other devices 75 Screen Mirroring About Screen Mirroring Use this f eature t o connect your device to a lar ge screen with an AllShar e Cast dongle or HomeSync and then shar e your cont ents. Screen Mirroring -enabled devices (AllShar e Cast dongle, HomeSync) • This f eature ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser[...]

Connecting with other devices 76 V iewing cont ent on a T V Befor e you connect your device t o a T V , connect the screen mirroring-enabled device to the T V . T o set up the connec tion, ref er to the device ’ s user manual. The f ollowing ac tions are an example of viewing cont ent on a T V connec ted via an AllShar e Cast dongle. 1 Connect th[...]

Connecting with other devices 77 Mobile printing Connect the device to a printer via Wi-F i or Wi-F i Direct, and print images or documents. Some printers may not be compa tible with the device. A dding printer plug-ins Add print er plug-ins for printers y ou want to connect the device to . On the Apps screen, tap Settings → More connection setti[...]

78 Devic e & data manager T ransf erring data fr om your pr evious device Y ou can transfer data fr om a previous device t o your new device via Samsung Smart Switch. The f ollowing versions of Samsung Smart Switch are a vailable. • Mobile version (Smar t Swit ch Mobile): T ransfer da ta between mobile devices . Y ou can download the app f[...]

Device & data manager 79 5 On your pr evious device, select data to send t o your new device and tap SEND . 6 On your new device , tap RECEIVE on the connection request pop-up window to receiv e the data. The data transf er will begin. 7 On both devices, tap FINISH when the data transf er is complete. T ransferring da ta from a c omputer Back u[...]

Device & data manager 80 U sing the devic e as a remo vable disk f or data transf er Move audio , video , image, or other types of files from the devic e to the computer , or vice versa. Do not disconnect the USB cable from the device when you ar e transferring files. Doing so may cause data loss or device damage . The devices ma y not connect [...]

Device & data manager 81 Updating with Smar t Swit ch Connect the device to a comput er and update the device to the latest software . 1 On the computer , visit ww w .samsung.c om/smar tswitch to download and install Smar t Switch. 2 On the computer , launch Smar t Switch. 3 Connect the device to the comput er using a USB cable. 4 On the comput[...]

Device & data manager 82 Using a Google acc ount On the Apps screen, tap Settings → Backup and reset , and then tap the Back up my da ta switch to activate it. T ap Backup accoun t and select an account as the backup account . T o rest ore data using a Google account, tap the Aut omatic rest ore switch to activate it. When you r einstall apps[...]

83 Settings About Settings Use this app to c onfigure the device , set app options, and add accounts . T ap Settings on the Apps screen. T o search f or settings by entering keywords , tap SEARCH . C onnec tions Wi - Fi Activate the Wi-F i feature t o connect to a Wi-F i network and access the Internet or other network devices. On the Settings scre[...]

Settings 84 Data usage Keep track of your da ta usage amount. On the Settings screen, tap Data usage . T o use more options , tap MORE . • Restric t networks : Set the device to disable sync in the backgr ound while using Wi-F i network. More c onnec tion settings Cust omise settings to contr ol net works. On the Settings screen, tap More conn[...]

Settings 85 Devic e Sounds and notifications Change settings for various sounds on the devic e. On the Settings screen, tap Sounds and notifications . • Sound mode : Set the device to use sound mode or silent mode . • V olume : Adjust the v olume level for music and videos, sy stem sounds, and notifications. • Ringtones and sounds : [...]

Settings 86 Motions and gestures Activate the motion r ecognition featur e and change the settings that control motion recog nition on your device. On the Settings screen, tap Motions and gestures . • Mute : Set the device to mute alarms by using palm motions . • P alm swipe to capture : Set the device to capture a scr eenshot when you sw[...]

Settings 87 P ersonal W allpaper Change the wallpaper settings for the Home scr een and the locked screen. On the Settings screen, tap W allpaper . Lock scr een and securit y Change the settings for securing the device . On the Settings screen, tap Lock scr een and security . The av ailable options may vary depending on the screen lock method selec[...]

Settings 88 Priv ac y Change the settings for maintaining y our privac y . On the Settings screen, tap Priv ac y . • Location : Change settings for location inf ormation permissions. • Priv ate mode : Set the device to prev ent others from accessing y our personal content by activating private mode. • Repor t diagnostic info : Set th[...]

Settings 89  – Negativ e colours : Reverse the display c olours to impro ve visibility .  – Colour adjustmen t : Adjust the c olour scheme for the scr een when the device determines that you ar e colour blind or having difficulty reading cont ent.  – Ac cessibility shor tcut : Set the device to activate T alkBack when you press and h[...]

Settings 90 • Notification reminder : Set the device to aler t you t o notifications that you hav e not checked at the interval. • Single tap mode : Set the device to contr ol notifications by tapping the button instead of dragging it. • Manage accessibility : Expor t or impor t the accessibility settings to shar e them with other de[...]

Settings 91 Sys te m Language and input Change the settings for t ext input. Some options may not be available depending on the selected language. On the Settings screen, tap Language and input . • Language : Selec t a display language f or all menus and apps. • Default keyboar d : Selec t a default keyboard type f or text input. • S[...]

Settings 92 Stor age View memory information for y our device and memor y card, or f ormat a memor y card. On the Settings screen, tap Stor age . F ormatting a memor y card permanently deletes all data fr om it. The actual available capacity of the internal memor y is less than the specified capacity because the operating system and default apps oc[...]

93 Appendix T roubleshooting Befor e contacting a Samsung Ser vice Centre , please attempt the follo wing solutions. Some situations may not apply t o your device . When y ou turn on your devic e or while you ar e using the device , it prompts y ou to enter one of the f ollowing codes: • P assword: When the device lock f eature is enabled, y o[...]

Appendix 94 The t ouch screen r esponds slowly or improperly • If you attach a prot ective cov er or optional accessories to the t ouch screen, the touch screen ma y not function properly . • If you are w earing gloves , if your hands are not clean while touching the touch scr een, or if you tap the scr een with sharp objec ts or your fin[...]

Appendix 95 The ba tter y icon is empty Y our batter y is low . Charge the batt er y . The ba tter y does not charge pr operly (F or S amsung-appro ved chargers) • Ensure that the char ger is connec ted properly . • Visit a Samsung Ser vice C entre and have the ba tter y replac ed. The ba tter y depletes fast er than when first purchased [...]

Appendix 96 Photo quality is poorer than the pr eview • The quality of your photos ma y var y , depending on the sur roundings and the photograph y techniques you use . • If you take photos in dark areas , at night, or indoors, image noise may oc cur or images may be out of f ocus. Error messages appear when opening multimedia files If yo[...]

Appendix 97 A connection is not established when you c onnec t the devic e to a comput er • Ensure that the USB cable y ou are using is compatible with your devic e. • Ensure that y ou have the proper driv er installed and updated on y our computer . • If you are a W indows XP user , ensure that you ha ve W indows XP Ser vice P ack 3[...]

Appendix 98 Removing the ba tter y (non-remo vable type) • These instructions are only for y our ser vice provider or an authorised repair agen t. • Damage or faults caused by the unauthorised remo val of the battery are not cov ered by the warranty . • T o remo ve or replace the batt er y , contact your ser vice pr ovider or an auth[...]

Appendix 99 4 Loosen and r emove the screw s as shown in the image below . 5 Disconnect the batter y connector as shown in the image below . 6 Remove the batt er y .[...]

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