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CHAPTER 1 Preface[...]
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1-2 Preface Preface T able of Content ............................................. ................................................................. ..... ..........1 -2 Regulations Information .......................................... ......................................................................1-4 RF Exposure Warning ..................[...]
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1-3 Preface Getting S tarted Charging Y our T able t PC ......................................... .............................................................. ........3 -2 Connecting the AC Power ................................................................. ...................................... ..3-2 Basic Operations ........................[...]
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1-4 Preface Regula tion s Inform ation RF Exposure Warning This equi pment must be ins talled and oper ated in accord ance with provid ed instr uctions and must not be co-l ocatedor oper ating in conjun ction with any oth e r antenn a or transmitter . End-users and installers must be providing with antenna ins tallation instructions and transm itte[...]
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1-5 Preface Safety Instructions Read the safety instruction s carefully and thoroughly . All cau tions and warn ings on the e quipment or us er ’s manual should b e noted. Keep th e User’s Guide that come s with the p ackage for f uture referen ce. Keep thi s equipment away from humidi ty and high temper ature. Lay this equ ipment on a [...]
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1-6 Preface The unit should be operated unde r maximum amb ient temperatu re of 40°C (120°F). Make sur e the power v oltage is w ithin safety r ange and has be en adjusted properl y to the value of 100~240V be fore conne c ting t he equipment to the power out let. Always u nplug the AC pow er cord befor e installi ng any add-on ca rd [...]
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1-7 Preface T o preven t explosion caused by improp er battery replacement, us e the same or equival ent type of bat tery recomme nded by the m anufac turer only . Always k eep the batt ery in a safe pl ace. If any of the followi ng situations arises, get th e equipment che cked by a ser vice personnel: The pow er cord or plug is damage[...]
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1-8 Preface Users shoul d contact the l ocal authorized po int of collecti on for recycling a nd disposi ng of their e nd-of-life pr oducts. Safety Guideline for Using Batter y CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is in correctly replaced . Replace onl y with the same o r equivalent type recommended by the equipm ent manufacturer. Discard us[...]
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1-9 Preface Trademarks All trad emarks are t he properties of their respec tive owner s. Revision History V ersion Revi sion History Date 1.0 First Released 09, 2013[...]
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CHAPTER 2 Introductions[...]
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2-2 Introductions C ongratulations on be coming an user of th is product, the finely designed tablet PC . This brand-new exquisite tablet PC will give you a delightful and profess ional experience in using it. We are pro ud to tell our us ers that this pr oduct is thor oughly teste d and certifi ed by our reput ation for unsurpassed dependability a[...]
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2-3 Introductions Unpacking First, unpack the shipping carton an d check all items carefully . If any item contained is damaged or missin g, please cont act your local de aler immediat ely . Al so, keep the box and p acking materi als in case you need to ship the unit in the future. Th e package should contain the following items : Ta b l e t P C Q[...]
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2-4 Introductions Specification Physical Characteris tic Dimension 189.9 (W) x 107.5 (D) x 8.9 (H ) mm Weight 291g CPU Processor Type Allwinner A20 Dual Core Memo ry Memory DDR3 1GB Stor age (Items listed here ma y vary depending on the m odel users purchased) S to rage 16GB S pecia l Notification The actua l storage prein stalled in thi s product [...]
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2-5 Introductions I/O Po rt Micro- USB Port x 1 Headphone Jack x 1 Mini- HDMI Port x 1 Internal Microphone x 1 Micro- SD Card Slot x 1 (Suppor ts Maximum 32 GB) The supported m emory cards m ay vary without notice. Communica tion Port (Items listed he re may vary without noti ce) Wirele ss LAN 802.1 1 b/g/n Au di o Internal Speaker 1 speaker with h[...]
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2-6 Introductions Web C am Front Ca mera 0.3 Mega Rear Camer a 2.0 Mega Other s G-Sens or Supporte d S pecia l Notification The act ual function p reins talled in thi s product de pends on the model y ou purchased, and may vary without notice.[...]
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2-7 Introductions Product Overview This section provides the description of ba sic aspects of this tablet PC. It will help you to know more about th e appearan ce of this device befor e using it. Please be aware th at the devic e shown in thi s section may vary from the actual one that use rs purchased. The figures show here are for refe rence o nl[...]
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2-8 Introductions 1. Power/ L ock / * Reset Bu tton Press this button to turn this product ON an d OFF; or press the power button to lock the screen. * Press and hold the pow er button for 8 seconds can rese t the tablet PC. 2. V olume Up / V olume Down Bu tton 3. Front Camera This built-in front c amera can be used for pictu re taking, video reco [...]
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2-9 Introductions Connecting the USB de vice to the T ablet PC Throug h the micro-U SB OTG cable, this tablet PC is able to c onnect vario us USB devi ces, such as mouse, keyboar d, external st orage device, etc. T o correctly connect and uti lize these d evices, you might need to i nstall their respectiv e application s provided by the device vend[...]
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CHAPTER 3 Getting St arted[...]
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3-2 Getting Started Charging Your Tablet PC It is strongly rec ommended to us e the AC power to fully charge the ba ttery of the tablet PC for the first ti m e. When th e AC pow er is connected, r echarging the b a ttery will st art immediately . Note that the ad apter included in the pa ckage is approved for your tablet PC; using o ther adapter mo[...]
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3-3 Getting Started 4. Press the clip of th e interchangeab le plug adapter down ward to fasten the interchangeable plug head. 5. Connect the mi cro-USB cabl e to the micro-US B port of the tabl et PC and the unde rneath USB port of the interc hangeable pl ug adapter . 6. Plug t he joined int erchangeabl e plug adapter to the electr ical outlet. No[...]
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3-4 Getting Started Basic Operations Powering On Yo ur Tablet PC Poweri ng on your t ablet PC, foll ow the step s below: 1. Locatin g the power button a s shown in the figure. 2. Pressi ng and holding the pow er button for 3 second s to turn on your ta blet PC. Note: If the table t PC does not res pond, you can reset it by pressing and ho lding the[...]
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3-5 Getting Started Android First Startup Process When first powering on your tablet PC, Android setup wizard will proceed a series of fac tory-set start up process. Y ou can sel ect “Next” to ski p to the next step s or you can chang e the individu al setti ngs by personal desir e. Please be no ted that the desktop may vary depending on the ta[...]
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3-6 Getting Started 2. The scree n of set up date & time, sel ect “Next” or “Ret urn” arrow to conti nue the process. 3. Select ing the Wi-Fi you want to us e and touchi ng “Skip” to t he next proce ss.[...]
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3-7 Getting Started 4. Choosi ng one acces s point and yo u will be asked t o enter it s password. 5. The bas ic Android setti ng process i s finish ed.[...]
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3-8 Getting Started 6. If touching “OK”, you can get the main home screen[...]
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3-9 Getting Started 7. Or touching app icon will bring app list.[...]
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3-10 Getting Started Powering Off Your Tablet PC 1. Power ing off the t ablet PC, follow the st eps below : 2. Locati ng the power button as show n in the figure. 3. Pressing and holding the power bu tton for 2 s econds to br ing a popup window as sho wn in the pictur e. Selecting “P ower off ” to power of f the device.[...]
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3-1 1 Getting Started Unlocking Your Tablet PC After powering on the tablet PC or awaking it from po wer saving mode will bring the following lock screen. Please r efer to the foll owing inst ructions to unlock the t ablet PC. 1. F irs tly , th is i s loc k scre en . 2. T ouching and holding t his lock icon r ightward to u nlock the scr een.[...]
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3-12 Getting Started 3. This is the un lock central Home s creen.[...]
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3-13 Getting Started Inserting a Micr o-SD card to Your Tabl et PC Y ou may purchase the micro-SD car d to increase t he storage cap acity of the t ablet PC, ple ase follow the steps bel ow to insert or replace it: 1. Locate th e micro-SD card slot on the ta blet PC as shown. 2. Insert or re place the micro- SD card into the micr o-SD card slot wit[...]
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3-14 Getting Started Home Screen This is t he central st arting scree n when usi ng your tabl et PC. It prov ides several qui ck accesses a nd simple i nformation t o guide you contr ol those short cuts and wi dgets. Beca use the width of the tablet PC displ ay is limited, yo u can swipe across t he screen rightw ard or leftw ard to flip throug h a[...]
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3-15 Getting Started 1. Google Sear ch Launch the internet b rowser to search information on the int ernet. 2. V oice Se arch Ask your qu estions out loud an d get answers spoken back 3. System S tatu s Bar Show curr ent system stat us and notific ations. y Time 16:1 1: Sh ow current local time. y Wi-Fi: E nable/ Disabl e Wi-Fi funct ion. y Battery[...]
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3-16 Getting Started 9. Programs Shortcu ts The shor tcuts of t he default pr ograms include s: y Google Maps y Gmail y Play Stor e y App y Camera y Vi deo Player y Browser[...]
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3-17 Getting Started Setting Me nu & Infor mation Me nu Y ou can swip e your finger downward fro m the t op of the right/ left scre en to bring th e setting menu & infor mation menu. Setting Menu Information Me nu[...]
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3-18 Getting Started How to Manage Apps Y ou can use app s shortcut s on the home screen to get qui ck access to t he related appli cations. P lease follow the instruct ions below t o create/ remov e apps shor tcuts. Adding App Sh ortcut s on the Home S creen T ouch app ic on on the dow n-center of the home screen to br ing out the apps/ widget s m[...]
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3-19 Getting Started If you w ant to create other app short cut on the ho me screen, t ouch and hold t he app , then dra g it rightw ard or left ward to the p age you want to locate. Removin g App S hortcut s on the Home Screen On the ho me screen, t ouch and hold t he app shortcu t you want to r emove until t he word“ X Remov e” appears on the[...]
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3-20 Getting Started Groupi ng App Shor tcuts on th e Home Screen On the home sc reen, you can grou p and organize t he apps by making a fol der . For example, cho ose two apps you want to group, touch and drag one app onto another one. Choos ing “ok” can group them and make a co mbined folder . Select this unnamed c ombined fol der will brin g[...]
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3-21 Getting Started Settings This se ction inclu des many basi c adjust able settin gs, please make sure to f ollow the in structions to custo m ize yo ur tablet P C. Here are so me introduct ions of sever al major fun ctions. Wireless & Network Settings Wi-Fi Setting Wi-Fi function is to manage the Internet connection which allows us ers to p[...]
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3-22 Getting Started Device Settings Sound This set ting menu is to adj ust the speaker volume. First ly , select “Sett ings” from the upper-right setting m enu and touch “Sound” tab to sho w the soun d menu in the right column. Select “Syst em” to make its det ailed setti ngs.[...]
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3-23 Getting Started Vo l u m e : Select “ Volu me” will brin g the following v olume bars to a djust the vol ume of ringto ne & notification/ alarms .[...]
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3-24 Getting Started Display Setting Y ou can adjust th e display setti ng of your tabl et PC. Firstly , select “Sett ings” from the upper-right setting menu, then touch “Display” tab to bring the setting menu in the right column.[...]
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3-25 Getting Started Storage Y ou can check the st orage of your t ablet PC from thi s settin g. Firstly , sele ct “Settings” from the upper-right setting menu, then touch “Storage” tab to bring the storage menu in the right column. Y ou can view the use d / unu sed internal s torage and i nternal SD st orage[...]
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3-26 Getting Started Apps Firstly , select “Settings” f rom the upper-r ight setting me nu, then touch “A pps” tab t o bring all apps menu in the right column.[...]
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3-27 Getting Started Personal Settings Ac co u nt S e tt i ng Y ou need to sign in you r account to get more information from interne t, update and synchron ize your information through interne t access. Please refer to the following instructions to create a ne w Google ac count or use your exi sted Google acco unt to sign in. 1. Firstly , select ?[...]
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3-28 Getting Started 3. Choose one function you want to use and add one n ew account; for exam ple, you selec t Google. 4. “Add a Googl e Acc ount” screen show s, select “Ex isting” or “New ” to continue the pr ogress.[...]
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3-29 Getting Started 5. Y ou can sign in to your Google account if you ha ve an existing accou nt or you will be as ked to complet e account setti ng to get a new account. 6. When return back to the settings list and select “Accounts” tab again, the new Google account display s in the right c olumn. Please follow the same steps to cr eate your [...]
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3-30 Getting Started Lang uage & Input Setti ng The virt ual on screen keybo a rd wi ll a ppear wh en touching the te xt input bar . For exampl e, when touching Google s earch on the upper -left home sc reen, the virtu al keyboard wi ll appear an d you can tou ch the on screen mat ching keys to sear ch the wor ds for your request . Before u sin[...]
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3-31 Getting Started 1. Firstly , select “Settings” from the upper-ri ght setting menu. 2. Select “Langua ge & input” tab from the settings list. 3. T ouc h “Language” in the right column to bring a languag e list to choose.[...]
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3-32 Getting Started 4. Set keyboard & inpu t methods in this setting list. Or touch this ke yboard icon from the infor m ation me nu to check and set key board setting s .[...]
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3-33 Getting Started Backup & Reset T ouch “Settings ” from the upper-righ t setting menu and s elect “Backup & Reset” tab to bring the sett ing menu in the ri ght column. Ma ke a check on “Bac k up my data” and “Auto matic restore” to enable their functions.[...]
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3-34 Getting Started Syst em Date & Tim e T ouch “Set tings” from the upper-righ t setting menu and selec t “Date & Time” tab to bring the setting menu in the right column. Make a ch eck on “Autom atic date & time” and “Use 24-hour format” to enable their func tions.[...]
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3-35 Getting Started Camera Y our tablet PC is equipped w ith two built-in cameras: the fro nt camera and the r ear camera. Y ou can take t he photo or v ideo and use g allery or vide o app to view t hem. Using the Cam era/ Camcorder Y ou can enter camer a/ camcorder mode by touching the ca mera shortcut on the home sc reen. Or touch app icon on th[...]
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3-36 Getting Started Camera/ Camcorde r Basic Functi on The following in troduction will expl ain the basic function of e ach button/icon u nder the came ra/ camcor der mode. 3 4 5 6 1 2 8 7 9[...]
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3-37 Getting Started 1. Camer a Switch 2. St art/ Stop Ca pturing and S tart/ S top Recordin g 3. Function 4. Whit e Balance 5. Camer a Mode 6. Camcorder Mode 7. Panoramic Mode 8. Settings 9. Expo sure V alue (EV)[...]
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3-38 Getting Started How to Vie w the Photos/Videos When taking the photos or video, the files will be saved automatically in the ga llery or video app. T ouch the ap p icon on the down-center of th e home screen to brin g the app menu, choose galler y app can view the phot os you have t aken. T ouch the vide o player app ic on on the home scree n [...]
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3-40 Getting Started Gallery Y ou can view and ma nage the photos through this applica tion. T ouch “Gallery” shortcuts on the home screen to bring the following photos menu . They are classified by albums , locations, times, people a nd tags, cho ose one type y ou desired t o show the phot os or videos.[...]
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3-41 Getting Started Select one menu you want to open , if you touch the “slideshow” on the uppe r-right screen, the photos will list by a slides how mode, touch the screen again can stop the slideshow . When sel ect one item fr om the menu, ther e will appear a to ol bar with thre e functiona l icons on t he upper-right screen : : Sharing the [...]
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