Samsung GT-B9150 manual

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2 About this manual • Please read this manual bef ore using the device to ensur e safe and pr oper use. • Images and screenshots may diff er in appearance fr om the actual product. • Cont ent may diff er from the final product, or from software provided b y ser vice providers or carriers, and is subject to change without prior notice[...]

About this manual 3 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 C opyright Cop yright © 2013 Samsung Elec tronics This guide is prot ec ted under international cop yr ight[...]

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5 T able of C on ten ts Getting star ted 7 Key featur es 7 Device lay out and function 9 P ack age contents 9 Installation 11 T urning on the device 12 Connecting to a smar tphone 13 Connecting to audio equipment 14 Resetting the device Basics 15 Contr olling a screen 19 Entering text 19 Home screen 20 Opening an application 21 Applications screen [...]

T able of Conten ts 6 Settings 39 About Settings 39 Wi-F i 40 Bluetooth 40 Ethernet 40 Nearby devices 40 Play nearby devic e content 41 Sound 41 Display 41 Storage 41 Application manager 42 Loca tion ser vices 42 Lock scr een 42 Member management 43 Securit y 43 Language and input 46 Cont ent backup and restor ation 46 Backup and reset 46 Add ac co[...]

7 Getting star ted Use this device t o play multimedia files on large scr eens that suppor t the H igh Definition Multimedia Inter face (HDMI). Y ou can also save and share files with family members via the Home cloud storage . I nstall HomeSync application on your smartphone to upload and download cont ent, add and manage multiple user accounts , [...]

Getting star ted 8 Name F unc tion P ower button • Pr ess and hold to turn the device on or off . • Pr ess and hold for more than 8 seconds t o reset the device. F unc tions button • Pr ess to confirm secure pairing with your smartphone. • Pr ess and hold for a few sec onds to capture a scr eenshot. P ower adaptor port • Co[...]

Getting star ted 9 P ack age c ont ents Check the product box f or the following items . • Device • P ower adaptor/P ower c ord • LAN cable • HDMI cable (A-t o-A) • The items supplied with the devic e may vary depending on the region or ser vice provider . • Y ou can purchase additional accessories: USB cable, S/PDIF c[...]

Getting star ted 10 2 Connect a LAN cable to the LAN cable por t on the device to c onnec t to a network. • T o set the static IP , access Settings → Ethernet → Configur e Ethernet device . • Y ou can let the device connect automatically to the Wi-F i network your smar tphone uses, or y ou can connect to a Wi-F i network by accessing [...]

Getting star ted 11 T urning on the devic e 1 Pr ess and hold the Po wer button t o turn on the device. 2 T urn on the connected monitor . F or better picture quality , follow the on-screen instructions when setting up the device f or the first time and select a screen aspec t ratio t o fit the original screen. Or , access Settings → Display → [...]

Getting star ted 12 C onnec ting to a smar tphone Connect and regist er the device to a smartphone. Y ou can upload and download content , add and manage multiple user accounts , use it as a remote contr ol for the screen ( T V or monitor), and more . T o use this featur e, y ou must download HomeSync application from Samsung Apps or Play St ore an[...]

Getting star ted 13 When y our smar tphone does not suppor t the NFC fea ture Y ou can connec t the device to y our smar tphone via the Bluetooth feature when the smar tphone does not suppor t the NFC featur e. If the Bluetooth featur e on your smar tphone is off , the Bluetooth featur e is turned on automatically when HomeSync application launches[...]

Getting star ted 14 Resetting the device If your device is fro zen or unresponsive , press and hold the P ower butt on for mor e than 8 seconds. Resetting may disconnect the device from y our smar tphone. Connect the device to your smartphone again via the NFC feature or the Bluet ooth featur e.[...]

15 Basics C ontrolling a scr een Contr ol a screen ( T V or monitor) by using y our smar tphone as a mouse or a remote contr ol. T ap HomeSync → on your smartphone, and then switch to con trol mode y ou want. • A vailable contr ol modes may var y depending on the smar tphone you use . • Y ou can also connec t a mouse to the USB port on [...]

Basics 16 Using the cursor mode Contr ol the screen by touching the con trol pad and scr olling lists with the scroll cursors . Switch to the butt on mode. Launch the T V application. Switch to the mirr or mouse mode. Using the mirr or mouse T ap . The monitor scr een appears on your smar tphone. Use the t ouch screen on the smartphone to contr ol [...]

Basics 17 Using the c ontrol pad T apping T o open an application, to pr ess an on-screen button, or t o enter a character using the on- screen keypad , tap it with your finger . Dragging Drag left or right to move t o another page when is changed to after tapping and holding the contr ol pad. Drag up or down t o scroll through a list when is chang[...]

Basics 18 Double -tapping Double -tap on a webpage or image to zoom in to an area. Double -tap again to r etur n. F licking Flick left or right on the Home screen or the A pplications screen t o see another panel. F lick up or down to scr oll through a webpage or a list. Pinching T ap and hold the control pad with two fingers , and then spread them[...]

Basics 19 Ent ering te x t T o enter te xt, place the cursor at the text input field, and then use the keypad that appears on the screen. Delete a preceding character . Enter uppercase . Add an item fr om the clipboard. Enter a space . Enter uppercase . Set options for the Samsung Chinese IME keyboard. Y ou can also connec t a keyboard to the USB p[...]

Basics 20 Buttons Place the point er at the bottom of the scr een to open the navigation bar . Button F unction • Pr ess to open the list of recent applications . • Pr ess to open the Home screen. • Pr ess to return to the previous scr een. Opening an application Open the Applications screen and select an application icon t o open. T[...]

Basics 21 Applica tions screen The Applications scr een displays icons f or applications, including an y new applications installed. Icons f or recently-used applica tions appear at the bottom of the screen. On the Home screen, select Apps . When a new panel is added due to newly installed application, mo ve to another panel by dragging right. Inst[...]

Basics 22 Setting up acc ounts Google applications, such as Play St ore , requir e a Google account, and Samsung Apps requir es a Samsung account. C reate Google and Samsung acc ounts to ha ve the best experience with the device . A dding acc ounts F ollow the instructions that appear when opening a Google application without signing in to set up a[...]

Basics 23 T ransf erring files Once HomeSync is activated , photos and videos taken with register ed devices (such as smar tphones and cameras) are uploaded t o the device automatically . Y ou can also connect a USB storage device t o transfer media files. The f ollowing file f ormats are supported by some applications. Some file f ormats are not s[...]

Basics 24 4 Remove the micr oUSB cable from the device. • Do not remov e the microUSB cable from the device while transf err ing files. Doing so may r esult in the loss of data or damage to your devic e. • Do not disconnect the device from a computer while the c omputer is playing a file stored on y our device. Stop pla yback before disco[...]

Basics 25 Setting a private st orage The device pr ovides shared, personal , and private stor age. An administr ator or each guest can creat e a secure sector by setting a passw ord f or one ’ s private storage . T o set a passwor d for the privat e storage, tap HomeSync → Private on your smartphone. T o reset the passw ord f or the pr ivat e s[...]

Basics 26 C onnec ting to a W i-F i network Connect the device to a W i-Fi network to use the Internet or shar e media files with other devices. T urning Wi-F i on and off On the Applications screen, select Settings → Wi - Fi , and then drag the Wi - Fi switch to the right. Joining W i-F i netw orks Selec t a network from the list of det ected Wi[...]

27 W eb & netw ork Internet Use this application to br owse the Internet. Selec t Internet on the Applications screen. V iewing webpages Selec t the address field , enter the web address , and then selec t Go . View y our bookmar ks, sa ved pages, and r ecent Internet histor y . Open a new window . Enter a web addr ess or a keyword. Opening a n[...]

W eb & network 28 Histor y Selec t → Book marks → Histor y to open a webpage fr om the list of recently-visit ed webpages . T o clear the history , selec t → Clear history . Selec t → Book marks → Histor y → Most visited to open a webpage fr om the list of most visited webpages . Sav ed pages T o view sav ed webpages , select → Bo[...]

W eb & network 29 Screen Mirroring Use this application to shar e your smar tphone ’ s display on a connected monitor . Some smar tphones may be incompatible with the devic e. Using Scr een Mirroring on the device On the Applications screen, select Screen Mirroring . On your smartphone, activate the screen mirroring f eature. Select the devic[...]

30 Media Music Pla yer Use this application to list en to music. Selec t Music Play er on the Applications screen. • Some file formats are not supported depending on the device ’ s sof tware v ersion. • Some files may not play pr operly depending on the encoding method used. Pla ying music Selec t a category , and then selec t a song to[...]

Media 31 Crea ting playlists Make an own selection of songs. Selec t → New playlist , and then enter a title . S elect OK . T o add the currently-pla ying song to a playlist, select → Add t o playlist . Pla ying music by mood Play music g rouped by mood . The playlist is automatically cr eated by the device . When a new song is added, select Mu[...]

Media 32 • Rotate right : Rotate clockwise. • Crop : Resize the blue frame to cr op and save the image in it. • Print : Print via a USB or W i-Fi c onnec tion. The device is only compa tible with some Samsung printers. • Details : Show file details . V ideo Pla yer Use this application to pla y videos. Selec t V ideo Player on t[...]

Media 33 Y ou T ube Use this application to w atch videos fr om the Y ou T ube websit e. Selec t Y ou T ube on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . W atching videos Selec t , and then en ter a keyword . S elect one of the returned search results t o watch a video .[...]

34 Applica tion & media stor es Pla y Stor e Use this application to pur chase and download applications and games that are able t o run on the device . Selec t Play St ore on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Installing applications Brow se applications by categor y[...]

Application & media stor es 35 Samsung Apps Use this application to pur chase and download dedicated Samsung applications. F or mor e information, visit ww w .samsungapps.com . Selec t Samsung Apps on the Applications screen. This application ma y not be available depending on the r egion or ser vice pr ovider . Installing applications Brow se [...]

36 Utilities POLARIS O ffice Use this application to view documen ts in various formats , including spreadsheets and presenta tions. Selec t POLARIS Office on the Applications screen. Some func tions may not be a vailable, depending on the file type . Reading documents Selec t F orm t ype , Brow ser , or F av ourites , and then select a file to ope[...]

Utilities 37 Pr esentation • Zoom In/Out : Change the view size . • Slide note : View memos on slides . • Screen capture : Capture an image of the scr een. • V iew I nforma tion : View inf ormation about the file. Spreadsheet • Zoom In/Out : Change the view size . • F reeze frame : Keep the selected row in place . •?[...]

Utilities 38 My F iles Use this application to ac cess all k inds of files stored in the devic e including images, videos , songs, and sound clips . Selec t My F iles on the Applications screen. Selec t a f older to open it. T o go back to the parent f older , select . T o return to the root director y , select . Downloads Use this application to s[...]

39 Settings About Settings Use this application to c onfigure the device, set application options , and add accounts. Selec t Settings on the Applications screen. Scroll up or down f or more options. Wi - Fi Activate the W i-Fi f eature to connect to a W i-F i net work and acc ess the Internet or other network devices. T o use options, select . •[...]

Settings 40 Bluetooth Use the Bluetooth f eature to connect to Bluetooth-enabled keyboards or mice . Ethernet Activate the Ethernet f eature to connect to a local area network, the Internet, or other network devices. Nearby de vices Search for other DLNA - enabled devices on the same W i-Fi network and allow the devic es to share media files . •?[...]

Settings 41 Sound Change settings for various sounds on the devic e. • V olume : Adjust the v olume level for music and videos, sy stem sounds, and notifications. • Default notification sound : Selec t a ringtone f or events , such as incoming messages. Display Change the settings for the displa y . • Screen size : Selec t a screen a[...]

Settings 42 L ocation ser vices Change settings for location inf ormation permissions. • Ac cess to my loca tion : Set to use your curren t location for Google sear ch and other Google ser vices. • Use wir eless networks : Set to use Wi-F i network for finding the curren t location. L ock screen Change settings for the locked scr een. Mem[...]

Settings 43 Securit y Change settings for securing the device . • F irewall : Activate an Internet fir ewall to pr otect your data from unappr oved access . • Make passwor ds visible : Set the device to display passw ords as they are enter ed. • Device administr ators : View devic e administrators installed on the devic e. Y ou can a[...]

Settings 44 Google voic e t yping T o change the voice input settings , selec t Settings under Google voice typing . • Choose input languages : Selec t input languages f or text input. • Block offensiv e words : Set the device to prev ent the device from rec ognising offensive wor ds in voice inputs . • Download offline speech rec og[...]

Settings 45 Samsung keyboar d T o change the Samsung keyboard settings , select Settings under Samsung keyboard . • Input languages : Selec t languages f or text input. • Pr edictive text : Activate pr edic tive text mode to predict wor ds based on your input and show wor d suggestions. Y ou can also customise the word pr edic tion settin[...]

Settings 46 C onten t backup and rest oration Back up or restor e data by connecting an ex ternal USB stor age device. Backup and reset Change the settings for manag ing settings and data. • Back up my da ta : Set to back up settings and application data to the Google server . • Backup accoun t : Set up or edit your Google backup account.[...]

Settings 47 Dat e and time Ac cess and alter the f ollowing settings to control ho w the device displays the time and date . • Selec t time zone : Set the home time zone. • Set date : Set the current date manually . • Set time : Set the current time manually . • Use 24-hour f ormat : Display time in 24-hour f ormat. • Selec[...]

48 Appendix Upgr ading the device Soft ware is r egular ly upgraded t o the higher version. Updat e the device to the lat est version for optimised user int er face . The device can be dir ec tly upgraded to the lat est sof tware by the F irmwar e Over- The- Air (FO T A) ser vice . Upgr ading ov er the air (FO T A ) 1 On the Applications screen, se[...]

Appendix 49 Upgr ading with Samsung K ies 1 Install Samsung K ies to the comput er . Y ou can download Samsung K ies from the Samsung w ebsite. 2 Launch Samsung Kies. 3 Connect the device to the comput er using the USB cable while the device is turned on. 4 Selec t Update when a dialogue box appears . If the dialogue box does not appear , selec t t[...]

Appendix 50 T roubleshooting Nothing appears on the screen. Ensure that the po wer adaptor and the HDMI cable ar e connec ted pr operly . Some par ts of screen is cut off . F ollow the on-screen instructions when setting up the device for the first time and select a screen aspect ratio to fit the original scr een. Or , access Settings → Display ?[...]

Appendix 51 A connection is not established when the device is c onnec ted t o a comput er with a microUSB cable . • Y ou can transfer media files from a comput er to the device by connecting the device via Media T ransf er Pr otocol (MTP). • If you are a W indows XP user , ensur e that you ha ve Window s XP Ser vice P ack 3 or higher ins[...]

52 Safety inf ormation T o prevent injury to yourself and others or damage to y our device, r ead the safety information about y our device befor e using the device. Some con tent ma y be not applicable to y our device . W arning F ailure to c omply with safety warnings and regula tions can cause serious injur y or death Do not use damaged pow er c[...]

Safety information 53 Use manufacturer-appr ov ed accessories and supplies Using generic accessories or supplies ma y shor ten the life of y our device or cause the device to malfunction. They may also cause a fir e or cause the device to explode . Handle and dispose of the device with car e • Never dispose of the device in a fir e. Never plac[...]

Safety information 54 Caution F ailure to c omply with safety cautions and regulations can cause injur y or proper ty damage Do not use your de vice near other electronic devices Most elec tronic devic es use radio frequency signals. Y our device may int er fere with other electronic devices. Do not use your de vice in a hospital , on an aircraft, [...]

Safety information 55 T urn off the device in poten tially explosiv e environmen ts • Alway s comply with regula tions, instructions and signs in potentially explosiv e envir onments. • Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosiv e materials in the same compar tment as the device , its par ts, or accessories . If you notic[...]

Safety information 56 Do not place hea v y items on the device or plac e the device on top of other elec tronic de vices Do not use your de vice or applications f or a while if the device is ov erheated Pr olonged exposure of your skin to an overheat ed device may cause low tempera ture burn symptoms, such as r ed spots and pigmentation. Do not dro[...]

Safety information 57 Handle cables with care • When connecting a cable to your devic e, make sur e that the cable is connected to the proper side . • Connecting a cable by f orce or impr oper ly may r esult in damage to the multipurpose jack or other par ts of the device . Pr otec t your personal da ta and preven t leakage or misuse of s[...]

Safety information 58 Malware and viruses T o prot ec t y our device fr om malware and viruses, f ollow these usage tips. F ailur e to do so may result in damages or loss of da ta that may not be co ver ed by the warran t y ser vice • Do not download unknown applications. • Do not visit untrusted websit es. • Delete suspicious messag[...]

Safety information 59 RF Exposure General Stat ement on RF energy Y our device contains a transmitter and a r eceiver . When it is ON, it receiv es and transmits RF energy . When y ou communicate with y our device, the system handling y our connec tion contr ols the power lev el at which your device transmits . (!) Body operation Impor tant safety [...]

Safety information 60 “ THIRD P ART Y CONTENT AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “ AS IS. ” SAMSUNG DOES NO T W ARR ANT C ONTENT OR SER VICES SO PROVIDED , EITHER EXPRESSL Y OR IMPLIEDL Y , FOR ANY PURPOSE. SAMSUNG EXPRESSL Y DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCL UDING BUT NOT LIMITED T O , W ARR ANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILIT Y OR FITNESS FOR A P ARTICU[...]

English (HK ). 09/2013. Rev . 1.2 Some content ma y differ from your devic e depending on the region, ser vice pro vider , or soft war e version, and is subject to change without prior notice. ww w .samsung.c om/hk[...]