Hisense SERO7 manual

User Manual[...]

1 Content Getting Star ted ............................................................................................................. 3 Over view ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Accessories .............[...]

2 Appendix A .................................................................................................................. 52 Specifications ................................................................................................................................................................ 52 T rouble Shooting ......................[...]

3 Getting Started Getting Started Read this chapter to learn about Sero 7 featur es, how to use the contr ols, and more. Over view 1 Po wer Button Headphone port Reset Micro SD port Micro-USB por t Mini-HDMI por t Fr ont Camera Volume Up/Down Buttons Speakers WLAN Antenna[...]

4 Getting Started Item Function Po wer Button Pr ess & hold to turn on/o ; Press it to put/wake the unit in/from sleep mode . V olume Up/Down Buttons Pr ess to adjust the volume. Headphone port Headphone connections for personal listening. Micro SD port Plug microSD card (up t o 32G). Micro-USB por t Connect to wall outlet with Micro-USB cab[...]

5 Getting Started Home Screen T o move between Home screens, slide left or right. Status Bar At the bottom of the screen, y ou’ll see indicators that inform you about the status of y our Sero. Y ou can open the Notication T ray by tapping the Status bar . Notication T ray Notications can come from the system, a game, an application such [...]

6 Getting Started Notication & Status Icons The below table list the frequently show ed up icon at Status bar : Icon What it means Alarm An alarm is aler ting or snoozed. Alert Install/update/enable Google Play service. Calendar T ask reminders . Message Received new message. Music Play Music application is running. Screenshots Screenshot ca[...]

7 Getting Started Buttons Po wer Button T urn Sero On Pr ess & hold the Power butt on until the Hisense logo displays. T urn Sero O In waken mode, press & hold the Pow er button until a message displays, tap OK, then your Sero 7 will shut down. Put Sero in Sleep Mode Pr ess the Power butt on to put the Sero 7 in sleep mode. If you don ?[...]

8 Getting Started Home Button T ap this button fr om anywhere on your Sero t o return to the Home screen. If you ’r e viewing a left or right Home screen, this will open the central Home screen. T o open Google Now, see Google Now on page 6 . Recent Apps Button T ap this button t o view recently used apps. T ap an app to use it again. Y ou can sl[...]

9 Making Connections Making Connections Read this chapter to learn how to connect to an external device and establish data transmission . Battery The Sero 7 has an internal Lithium-ion P olymer rechargeable battery. F or important safety instructions about the battery and charging the Sero 7, see Impor tant Safety Instructions on page 54 . The Batt[...]

10 Making Connections Micro-USB Y ou can use the included Micro-USB cable to connect the Sero 7’ s Micro-USB por t to your computer’ s USB port. T o change your Sero 7’ s USB connection options, go to Settings > Device > Storage > Menu icon > USB computer connection , or open the Notication T ray , tap the USB icon. Y ou can se[...]

11 Making Connections Micro SD Inser t the microSD card contacts facing down into the Sero 7’ s M icro SD port. T o check the storage of microSD card, go to Settings > Device > Storage . NO TES • Y ou can use micr oSD TM card and microSDHC TM c ard. • Never remove or insert microSD card while the Sero 7 is po wered on. Headphone Headpho[...]

12 Making Connections Add a Wi-F i Network Y ou can add a Wi-F i network so your device will remember it, along with any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it’ s in range. Y ou must also add a Wi-F i network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID ), or to add a Wi-F i network when you are out of range. 1. Turn on[...]

13 Making Connections VPN Virtual private net works ( VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network, from outside that network. VPNs are commonly deplo yed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected t o a wireless network. T o con?[...]

14 Basics Basics Read this chapter to learn about the Sero 7 basic featur es. Setup Guide T urning Y our Sero 7 On for the First Time T o star t, turn on your Sero 7 by pressing and holding P ower button for a f ew seconds. After boot animation follow the on-scr een instructions to set up your Sero 7. 1. Slide up and down to select the language, th[...]

15 Basics Zoom Place two ngers about an inch apart on the screen. Slide them together to “Zoom out“ . Slide your ngers apart to “Zoom in“ . Rotate Place two ngers about an inch apart on the screen. Rotate them in clockwise or anti-clock wise. Rearrange Home Screen F rom All Apps screen to Home screen: T ap All Apps button open All [...]

16 Basics F rom the Download app: T ap an item t o open it. T ap headings f or earlier downloads to view them. Check items you want to share. Then tap the Share icon and choose a sharing method from the list. Check items you want to delete . Then tap the T rash icon . At the bottom of the screen, tap Sort by size or Sor t by date to swit ch back an[...]

17 Basics Entering T ext Enter text: T ap a text eld to bring up the keyboard, then tap keys on the keyboard. The letter isn ’t entered until you r elease your nger from the key . Delete text: T ap to delete selected text or the characters before the cursor . Type capital lett ers: T ap the Shift key to switch to capital lett ers for one le[...]

18 Basics Google Now Google Now gives you just the right inf ormation at just the right time - before you even ask. Just slide up from the bottom of your Ser o 7 to get commute trac before w ork , popular nearby places, your favorite team ’ s cur rent scor e, and more. After you opt in to Google Now , you don ’t need to do anything else . If[...]

19 Basics Dismiss Cards When you ’re nished with a car d, just slide it left or right to dismiss it from the Google Now screen. NO TE The card appears again when a new update is av ailable. Adjust Notications When a card has a new update, y ou’ll receive a notication at the bott om of your screen. Y ou can tap the icon in the Notica[...]

20 Basics What you want What to type or say Examples Movie showtimes Movie Movie [location] [movie name] Movie Movie Chicago The Horse’ s Mouth Wor d denition D ene [word] Dene campanile Weather f orecast Weather Weather [location] Weather Weather Detroit Identify an area code Area code [###] Area code 215 Identify zip code Zip code [###[...]

21 Basics When you ’re viewing the Google Now scr een, you don ’t have to touch an ything. Just say “G oogle. ” NO TE T o detect when you say “Google ” to launch Voic e Search or Voice A ctions, Google analyzes sound picked up by your Sero 7’ s microphone in intervals of a few seconds or less. The sound is immediately discarded after [...]

22 Basics Say Follow ed by Examples “Set alarm” “ Time” or “for ” & time, such as “10:45 a.m. ” or “20 minutes from now , ” “Label” & name of alarm “Set alarm for 7:45 p.m., label , switch the laundry ” “Listen to ” Wor ds to search Y ou T ube for , such as the name of a song, artist, or album. “Listen to: [...]

23 Basics Slide - The slide provides no prot ection, but lets you get to the Home screen quickly, or open the Camera and take pictures immediately . F ace Unlock - Lets you unlock y our Sero 7 by using facial recognition. This is the least secur e lock option. Tip: After you set F ace Unlock up, look under Settings > P ersonal > Security >[...]

24 Basics Apps Y ou ’ll see four tabs at the top of the screen, each displa ying a list of apps or their components: Downloaded - Displays apps you ’ve downloaded on Google Play or other sources . On SD card - Displays apps y ou’ve installed on SD card . Running - Displays all apps, pr ocesses, and ser vices that are currently running or that[...]

25 Basics Google Acc ount Why Use a Google A ccount? A Google Account lets you organiz e and access your personal information from any computer or mobile device: Google Play - Google Play brings together all your fav orite content in one place: movies, books, music, magazines, apps , and more. When you sign in with your Google A ccount, you can rea[...]

26 Basics Syncing Congure S ync Options Y ou can congure synchr onization options for any of your apps . Y ou can also decide what kinds of data to synchronize f or each account. F or some accounts, syncing is two-way ; changes that you make to the information on your Sero 7 ar e made to the copy of that information on the web . Y our Google [...]

27 Featured Apps Featured Apps Introducing the featur ed apps of Sero 7. W almar t The Walmart app helps you find and buy quality products at unbeatable prices whether you’ re at home, in their stores or an ywhere in between. Y ou ’ll also be able to stay up-to- date on app- only exclusive shopping events . Home Page Title F unction Search bar [...]

28 Featured Apps Home Page Y ou can bro wse the products, view your messages, access the instant savings , use scanner and search tool from Home page. Tips: These options can be found in menu . Y ou can also tap Cart icon from Home page to make purchases , view prices, edit car t or simply browse-all shipping list. Menu T ap the icon fr om any scre[...]

29 Featured Apps Title F unction My VUDU Y ou can browse the movies and TV that you have bought or rented, you can also view your wishlist. Search Search movies in VUDU . Subpage T ap the logo from any subpage to r eturn to Home page. Title F unction Over view The overview of current movie. Cast & Crew The cast and crew of current movies and fi[...]

30 Apps Apps Introducing the common Apps of Sero 7. Galler y Galler y is used to view pictures and play videos that you’ve taken, downloaded, or copied . Y ou can per form basic editing tasks on pictures and set them as your wallpaper or contact photo. Y ou can also share your pictures and videos with friends. Tip: Y ou can view pic tures in a P [...]

31 Apps T ap Menu icon > Edit show all the editing tools summarized in the table: Icon Mode Description Contrast Increase or decrease the contrast to adjust the white and areas of the image . Special Eects Apply artistic lters, including Lomo , V ignette, F ilm Grain, and many more. Colors Adjust the color in the image. Geometr y Straighte[...]

32 Apps Camera Settings T ap the Settings icon to open camera menu: T ap the White Balance icon to select the White Balance mode from cloudy , daylight, auto, uorescent and incandescent. T ap SCN to select the Scene mode. T ap the Time lapse int er val icon to select the timer . Play Music When you ’re online , you can play the music you added[...]

33 Apps 1. T ap the icon to the right of an album, ar tist, song or genre, and tap A dd to playlist. Y ou can also add the currently playing song from the Now P laying screen by tapping the list icon to the right of the song title and tapping the icon > Add to playlist . 2. T ap the name of the playlist to add the song to it. Or tap New playlist[...]

34 Apps Flowing T ext & Original Pages Books are available in two viewing modes. In Flo wing text mode, the text of the book is wrapped according to Sero 7’ s screen size, which allows y ou to read most books clearly even on a screen that is smaller than the original physical book. In or iginal pages mode, the original scanned image of the bo[...]

35 Apps • T o remove a highlight you’v e made - T ap on the highlight and tap the icon. • T o add a note to text in your book - Select the text and tap the icon, enter your note, then tap the icon to go back. Y our annotated text will appear highlighted in the color last used, with a note icon on the far right side of the page. • T o edit t[...]

36 Apps T V Shows - Under the T V Shows tab you’ll see sections for the shows y ou’ve pur chased, as well as suggested shows that may be of inter est. Personal V ideos - T his section will display the videos you create using the camera on Sero 7, as well as any videos that you copy ov er to your tablet via a Micro-USB cable. Searching for movie[...]

37 Apps Gmail When you set up your Sero 7 with a Gmail account, the Gmail app is r eady to go. If you haven ’t set up a Gmail account yet, or to set up another Gmail account, add accounts in Settings > Accounts > A dd account . F or more information, see Google Acc ount on page 25 . Y our messages are st ored on Google ser vers, but you can[...]

38 Apps W ork ing With Attachments When a message has an attachment, Gmail displays information about that attachment at the top of the message. Depending on the k ind of attachment, the applications you have installed , and your settings, Gmail may also display a thumbnail image and one or mor e of the buttons to preview , view or play , view the [...]

39 Apps Reply to or F or ward a Message Y ou can continue a conv ersation by replying to or forwarding one of its messages. 1. When reading a message, y ou can reply to or forward it from the message header . T ap the Reply icon , the Reply All icon , or the F or ward icon . 2. The new message opens in a new screen where you can add or r emove addr[...]

40 Apps Accoun t Settings Each account has independent settings. Priority Inbox - Check to make Priority Inbox your default inbox, so it opens when you start Gmail with new messages (instead of Inbox), and you only receive notications f or new messages that are part of impor tant conversations. This setting is not visible unless you hav e con[...]

41 Apps • I f you already have a Google account but you don’t see your account in this list, tap Add account, then tap Existing. F ill out your information and tap Sign in. • If you ’ d lik e to create a new G oogle+ account, tap Add account, then tap New to sign up for a new Google account. 2. Set up your Google+ Prole. NO TE Y ou won ?[...]

42 Apps Reshare a P ost Open a post and tap the Share arrow icon , then add comments and choose which circles or people to share with. T ap icon to share the post. Post C omments Join the conversation by commenting on a post. Just tap the A dd a comment box at the bottom of the post you ’ d like to comment on. +1, Edit or Delete Comments Open a p[...]

43 Apps Once enabled, photos taken with Sero 7’ s camera will be uploaded to your private album on Google+. Instant upload won ’t work when you’ re signed out of Google+. View Photos T o vie w your photos , including your Instant Upload album, visit your prole: 1. From the Google+ menu, go t o Photos. 2. T ap the photo album you want to vi[...]

44 Apps T o add a comment or photo: • T ap the add comment icon to share a comment t o other Event guests. • T ap the add photo icon to upload a photo fr om Sero 7, or take a new photo with your Camera. The Menu icon will allow you to: • Edit this event (Event owners only): change details of the event. • Delete this event (Event owners only[...]

45 Apps 4. I f you ’ d like to turn o ringing notications, tap the bell icon . 5. T o browse a list of your Cir cles and contacts, tap the icon. When you ’re r eady to video chat, tap the ST AR T HONGOUT at the bottom of the screen. The Hangout will start immediately, all you hav e to do is wait for people to accept the invitation and joi[...]

46 Apps Message Receipts Message receipts appear next to messages in a conversation to show if a message has been r eceived, read, or sent. The f ollowing message receipts appear for one-on- one conversations: Icon Description The message is being sent. The message has been delivered . The message has been read. Conv ersation Settings If you don ?[...]

47 Apps T o enable Location Ser vices, go to Settings > P ersonal > Location ser vices from Home scr een. Selec t the location options that you want to use: Enable Google Location Services. Enable Google use your location to improv e search results and other services. View the Map Navigate the Map In Google Maps, you can pan, rotate, z oom, a[...]

48 Apps My Places My Places gives you easy access to y our impor tant locations and personal Maps histor y . In M y Places you ’ll nd your: O ine Maps, Starred places (including Home and Work locations), Recently viewed Maps items, Directions, My Maps, Rated Places, and Maps searches . T o access M y Places, you can tap the Menu icon > M[...]

49 Apps 4. T ap Clear map to clear the map of all layers . T rac Layer Google Maps will either show current color- coded traffic conditions on highways and roads where data is available. Color Description (highways) (Roads smaller than highways) Green More than 50 miles per hour or 80 kilometers per hour The trac conditions are good Y ellow 2[...]

50 Apps 1. Open the Map and zoom in to an available indoor map. 2. Nearby Latitude fr iends will appear overlaid on the map. NO TE Accur acy of your indoor location may vary depending on the data available. Oine Maps Oine maps lets you select and download cer tain areas in your Google Maps, so that you can view that area even when you ar en?[...]

51 Apps Navigate W ithin Street View Use your nger to pan the map . Drag the P egman icon in the lower-left corner to a point in the image in order t o zoom directly to that point. Double tap a point in Street View with one nger to zoom in; tap once with two ngers to z oom out. T ap Compass mode in the Google Maps menu to use Sero 7 itself[...]

52 Appendix A Appendix A Specifications Product Name Sero 7 Lite Model E270BSA Dimension (L × W × T ) 7.87 inches × 4.80 inches × 0.41 inches (200 mm × 122 mm × 10.5 mm) W eight 0.73 lbs (330 g) Display Diagonal 7 inches Resolution 1024 × 600 Hardware Pla tform RK3066 Storage RAM 1GB ROM 4GB 1 Extendable Memor y Micro SD (up to 32G, support [...]

53 Appendix A Make sure that the Sero 7’ s software has been upgraded to the latest v ersion. Sero 7 is froz en or a serious error appears If the Sero 7 is frozen or suspended , you may need to close the app program or r eset the tablet. If the Sero 7 is frozen or slow t o respond, press & hole the pow er button for 8 seconds to the reset the[...]

54 Appendix B Appendix B Impor tant Safety Instruc tions 1. Read these instruc tions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other . A grounding type plug has two blades and a t[...]

55 Appendix B If a small par t is coming out of the Sero 7, do not tr y to remov e it. Keep it away from small children. Never force a connector into a port of Sero 7. If a connec tor and a port do not join with reasonable force , make sure that the connector matches the por t and that you have positioned the connector correctly in relation to the [...]

56 Appendix B set by the FCC is 1.6 watts per kilogram ( W/k g). T ests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions specied by these agencies, with Sero 7 transmitting at its highest certied power level in all tested frequency bands. Although SAR is determined at the highest certied power level in each frequency band, the actu[...]

57 Appendix C Appendix C Legal T er ms The product/device you have pur chased from Hisense USA Corp., or it’ s Par ent Company , aliates and/ or Subsidiar y Company , its successors and/or assigns (her einafter referred to as “H isense ”) provides direct access to the internet through one or more int ernet provider ser vices (hereinafter r[...]

58 Appendix C period of time. Content and services are transmitted by means of networks and transmission facilities over which Hisense has no control. Without limiting the generality of this Disclaimer , and to the extent permitted by law , Hisense expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any change , interruption, disabling, remo va[...]

59 Appendix C our Privacy Policy . Y our personal inf ormation must be complete, accurate, and must be YOURS. Y ou shall not use any third party personal information to create an account in connection with the use of HISMART@ Ser vices, and you are not allo wed to access others’ accounts. HISENSE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO BL OCK ANY USER ACCOUNT IN T[...]

60 Appendix C Conditions will result in an immediate r evocation of the rights granted herein and Hisense may engage in further legal ac tion to protect any of its rights hereunder including but not limit ed to the recovery of monetar y damages. MA TERIALS PROVIDED BY Y OU Any Content submitt ed, uploaded or posted by you or on behalf of you on or [...]

61 Appendix C various capabilities of Hisense devices featuring the HISMART@ Ser vices, as well as limitations in the available Content and Services oered via HISMART@ Services, cer tain features , Applications, Content and Ser vices may not be available on all devices or in all territories. Some featur es on the HISMART@ Ser vices may also requ[...]

62 Appendix C LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPL Y IN ANY ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER CLAIM, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENT A TIVE OF HISENSE HAS BEEN AD VISED OF OR SHOULD HA VE KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILIT Y OF SUCH DAMA GES. User hereby acknowledges that this limitation of liability shall apply to all Hisense content, mercha[...]

63 Appendix C Y our use of the W eb Ser vices provided through the use of the Hisense product is at your own risk. Hisense, its suppliers, distributors and the other parties involved in creating and delivering the content contained in the Web Services, are not liable for an y damages arising from the use of such W eb Ser vices. Through the use of t[...]

64 Appendix C T o obtain W arranty Ser vice and troubleshooting inf ormation: T o receive W arranty ser vice, the CONSUMER must contact HISENSE to tr oubleshoot and set up the ser vice. P roof of purchase in the f orm of an original bill of sale, receipt, or evidence that the P roduct is within the applicable Warranty period(s) MUST be presented to[...]

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