Acer B1-720-L864 manual

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2 © 2012. All Rig hts Reserved. Acer Iconia User Guide Model: B1-A71 This revision: 12/2012 Acer Iconia Model number: ............................................................................................. ................... Serial number * : ............................................................................................. .....[...]

3 Table of contents Getting to know your tablet 4 Features and functions .................. ............... ..... 4 Product r egistration ........... .......... .............. ........ 4 Setting up 5 Unpacking yo ur tablet ..... ............. .............. ........ 5 Getting to know your ta blet .......... .............. ........ 6 Using yo ur tab[...]

Features and functions 4 Getting to know your tablet Features and functions Your new tablet offers leading, easy- to-access mul timedia and entertainment features. You can: • Connect to the Internet. • Access your email while on the move. • Keep in touch with your friends via your Peo ple and social networkin g applications. Product registrat[...]

5 Setting up Unpacking your tablet Your new tablet comes packed in a protective box. Care fully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of t he following items is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediate ly: • Acer Iconia B1-A71 • Setup po ster • USB cable • AC adapter • W arranty card[...]

Getting to know your tablet 6 Getting to know your tablet Front 1 2 3 view No. Item Description 1 T ouchscreen 7-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel capacitive touchscreen. 2 Front-facing camera A 0.3-megapixel camera for video chats and self- portr ait images. 3 Microphone Receives audio for video chats and Internet calls.[...]

7 Left and right 1 2 views No. Item Description 1 Power button Long press to turn the tablet on, press briefly to tur n the screen on/off or enter sleep mode; press and hold to turn the tablet off. 2 V olume control key Incr eases and decreases the tablet volume. Top 1 view No. Item Description 1 3.5 mm headphone jack Connects to stereo headphones.[...]

Getting to know your tablet 8 Bottom 1 2 view No. Item Description 1 microSD card s lot Insert a microSD card into the slot. See "Inserting a microS D card (o ptional )" on p age 21. 2 Micro USB port (Slave) Connects to a computer via a USB cable. Also ser ves as the charging port for the AC adapter . For more information, see "Charg[...]

9 Using your tablet Charging your tablet For first-time use, you need to charge your tab let for four hours. After that you can recharge the ba ttery as needed. Note: Charger illustration is for refere nce only. Actual configuration may vary. Assembling the power adapter Slide the plug fitting into the power ada pter body until it clicks into place[...]

Turning on for the first time 10 Turning on for the first time To turn on your tablet, press and hold the powe r button until you see the Acer logo. Wait a moment for your tab let to bootup. You will then be asked some questions before you c an use you r tablet. To start, tap to select your language then tap Start . Follow the rest of the instructi[...]

11 Note: If you have multiple Google a ccounts, such as separate accounts for personal and business contacts, you can access and synchonize them from the Accounts settings section. See "Multiple Google accounts " on page 43. Using the touchscreen Your tablet uses a touch screen for selecting items and entering information. Use your finger[...]

The Home screen 12 Search To search for applica tions, files or for information on the Internet, tap the Goog le icon in the top-l eft corner. Simply enter the text you want to find. Tap the arro w or Enter key to search the Intern et, or tap one of the suggestions, app lications or files shown in th e list. Voice search If voice search is availabl[...]

13 The application menu The application men u displays applications and widgets avail able on your tablet. Applications are displayed in alphabetical order. If more applica tions are available, an outli ne of the second page will be shown on the side of the screen. Swipe the outline towards th e ce nter of the screen to switch pages. Otherwise swip[...]

The Home screen 14 From the notifica tion area, swipe down to display the status rib bon. The status ribbon contains notificatio ns su ch as current downloads and media controls such as "play/pause" and "next track" when music is playing. Status and notification icons Connection icons Icon Description Icon Description Locks/unlo[...]

15 Battery status icons Note : If your devices battery is getting too hot, you will be notified and advised to turn off the device. If you fa il to turn it off, it will shut down automatically. Notification icons Personalizing the Home screen You may personalize your Home scre en by adding or removing appli cation shortcuts or widgets, and by chang[...]

The Home screen 16 Adding or removin g shortcuts or widgets To add shortcuts or widgets tap the APPS icon in the bott om-center of the Home screen. The APPS menu contains a list of shortcuts to applications you can drag to a Home screen. Tap WIDG ETS to see small appl ications and li nks (such as custom shortcuts, contacts or bookmarks) th at you c[...]

17 To move the item to a different Home screen, drag it to the side of the screen, the Home screen will switch to the screen i n that direction. Release the item when it is positioned correctly. Resizing a Widget Most widgets can be made larger, so you can give more spac e to information that is important to you. After plac ing a Widget on the Home[...]

Editing text 18 characters (if available for that key), such as letters with accents or related symbols. The layout of the keyb oard varies sl ightly, depend ing on the application an d information that is required. Changing Android keyboard settings To use a different keyboard langu age or change settings, tap th e Input options key, then select e[...]

19 2. T ap and hold the text or word you want to select. The sele cted text is highlighted, with a tab at each end of the selection. 3. Drag either tab to expand or reduce the amou nt of selected text, or tap Select all . 4. T o cut or copy the text, tap the CUT or COPY butt on. Inserting text To type new text or add text that you have copied: 1. T[...]

Shutting down your tablet 20 Waking your tablet If the screen is off and the tablet does not rea ct to any taps on the screen, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode. To wake your tablet, press the power bu tton. Your tab let will display the Lock screen. To unlock the screen, pr ess the lock button and follo w the lock to the right side of t[...]

21 Connecting devices to your tablet Connecting to AC power See "Charg ing your table t" on page 9. Inserting a microSD card (optional) You may install a micro SD card to expand your device's storage space . Ensure that the microSD card is inse rted all the way into the card slot. Note: Your tablet only supports microSD cards that us[...]

Connecting a Bluetooth device 22 After a short delay, your tablet's interna l memory will be visible as a Portable Device in your PC’s file explorer. Select the Acer Iconia Tab icon to see your tablet’s internal memory and any additional memory (microSD Card) availabl e to your tablet . Connecting a Bluetooth device Only A2DP stereo headse[...]

23 Going online Managing Wi-Fi connections If you did not conn ect to a Wi-Fi network when you first started your tablet, or want to connect to a new netw ork, tap APPS > Settings > Wi-Fi to manage your connection setti ngs. Alternatively, tap the Wi -Fi status icon in the bottom- right corner of the screen. If Wi-Fi is not on, tap the Wi-Fi [...]

Setting up Gmail 24 You may open multiple tabs. Wh en a page is open, tap the small New tab button. Simply tap one of the open ta bs across the top of the screen to switch pages. Pinch to zoom in or out of pages. Tap and hol d an item on a page to open a contextual menu. Voice Search With voice actions, you can send emails , find directions to loca[...]

25 Composing an email 1. Make sure your tablet is connected to the Internet. 2. Open the application menu and tap Gmail . 3. T ap th e Compose icon (shown right). 4. Enter the recipient's email add ress, the subject and message. 5. When you are finished composing your message, tap Send . Setting up the Email application The Email appl ication [...]

Online applications 26 *Note: Applications installed may vary according to your region. Google Play Note: Google Play may not be available in all coun tries and regions. Note: You must activate a Google account before using Goog le Play. T he first time you access Google Play, you must read and accept the Terms of Service. Tap Play Store from the h[...]

27 You can browse Googl e Play by category or ta p the search icon to search for a specific application. Once you have selected an application, tap the Install button to download and install the application. You wil l be told which services (contact information, wireless access, GPS, etc.) th e application requires access in order to function corre[...]

Online applications 28 Important: Some application s may require payment before you can download them. You will ne ed to have a Go ogle Checkout accoun t in order to pay for th ese applicat ions. Using downloaded applications Once you’ve downloaded and installed an applicatio n, you may find it in the APPS or WIDGETS sections of the Application m[...]

29 Tap Talk from application menu to ope n Google Talk. Here you can see a list of your contacts connected to Google Ta lk services. Tap on a contact to open a chat session. After you have connected, you can open a vid eo chat session.[...]

Multimedia playback 30 Playing music and video Multimedia playback Your tablet comes supplied with a variet y of programs that you can use to enjoy mult imedia cont ent. Play Music Use Play Music to listen to music and other audio files that you download or copy from you r co mputer, usb drive, mass storage device, etc. Tap APPS > Play Music to [...]

31 Note: You can return to the Home page while playing music. The current track along with basic music control functions appear in th e status ribbon. See "Status and no tification area" on page 13.[...]

32 Managing people and contacts Your tablet features an address book that allows you to save contacts to the internal memory or your Google account. Tap People from the Home screen or the ap plication menu to view your contacts. If you don’t have any cont acts stored on your tabl et, you can sync with your Google account contacts, import contacts[...]

33 Editing a contact If you have opened a new or existing contact, you can enter information abou t the contact: Simply tap on a bo x and type the appropriate informatio n. Click on the arrow next to the n ame entry to see options, such as adding a na me prefix or phonetic name. To enter multiple entries, such as se parate entries for mobil e and h[...]

34 Tap on an entry (such as an e mail addr ess) to open the appl ication linked to that type of entry. For example, tap an email addre ss to open the Gmail application. To add or change information, tap th e pencil icon. Tap Done to save changes, or Can cel to discard them . Starred contacts You may quickly access your favorite contacts by adding a[...]

35 Using the camera and camcorder Your tablet features a 2- megapixel, fron t-facing digital camera. This section will take you through all the ste ps in taking photos and videos with your tablet. Note: It is recommended that you insert a microSD card i nto the microSD slot before using the camera. Please note you can only save photos and video s t[...]

Taking a photo 36 Camera options Icon Description White balance Change the color balance to match the lighting: Auto, Incandescent, Daylight, F luorescent or Cloudy . Scene Select the scenery mode for Auto or Night. Exposure Increase or decrease image exposure: +1, 0, -1. Camera settings Activate or change special settings: S t or e location, Pictu[...]

37 4. T ap the came ra icon to take the photo. After taking a photo, tap the thumbnail in the top-right corner to view the photo. Camcorder icons and indicators Tap the camcorder icon to switch to camcorder mode. Icon Description Zoom in Crop and enlarge the center of the screen. When using zoom, the image on t he screen does not re present the qua[...]

Shooting a video 38 Camcorder options Adjust camcorder options to obtain the best image: Shooting a video 1. Ensure the options describe d above are set to your preferences. 2. Frame your subject and steady your tablet and zoom in or out as needed. 3. T ap the record icon to begin recording. 4. T ap the record icon again to stop recordi ng. Support[...]

39 corner of the screen. Alterna tively, open th e application menu and tap Gall ery , then Camera . Select the photo or video you want to view (videos are marked with a small play symbol). From the Gallery you can shar e the fil e using various services. Tap Menu and then Share . Note: Share options vary depending on the file type. Note: This devi[...]

Wireless & Networks 40 Advanced settings Access Settings from the App lication menu. Tap APPS , then Settings . Wireless & Networks Activating or deact ivating connections Tap APPS > Settings , then under WIRELESS & NETWORKS each connection has an ON/OFF switch that controls the connection. T ap an entry to manage your con nection se[...]

41 Note: Only A2DP stereo headsets (p layba ck only, no microphone) are supported. Please check for updates to th e tablet's software which may add support for additional Bluetooth devices. Data Usage The Data Usage section sho ws how much data has been transmitted to your tablet, either in to tal or for each App. Th is information is usefu l [...]

Personal 42 Display You can adjust your tabl et screen settings by tappi ng APPS > Settings > Display . Tip : You can enable or disable the screen rotation function from the notification area at th e top of the scre en. Apps Closing an application To close an active application, go to Settings > Apps . Tap the RUNNING tab, then tap the pro[...]

43 Some applications, su ch as People, Gma il, and Ca lendar, can sync data from multiple accounts. Others sync data only from the first Google Account you sign in to on your tablet, or from an account associated specifically with that application. For some applications, such as People or Cal endar, all changes that you make on your tablet are made[...]

Updating your tablet’s operatin g system 44 • Set the alarm time. • Set which days to repeat the alarm. • Set a ringtone. • Enable or disable vibrate. • Give it a label (i.e., a name). Updating your tablet ’s operating system Your tablet can download and install s ystem updates, adding su pport for new devices or expanding software op[...]

45 FAQ and troubleshooting This section lists frequently asked quest ions that may arise during the use of your tablet, and gives easy answers and solutions to these questions. Aspect Question Answer Audio Why is there no sound coming from the device? If the headset is plugged into the device, the speaker is automatically shut off. Disconnect the h[...]

Other sources of help 46 Other sources of help For information on: Refer to: Up-to-date information regarding your t ablet www .acer .com Service enquiries support.acer .com St o r a g e How do I check memory status? T o check storage status, go to Settings > Stor ag e. What do I do when my device’s internal storage is full or almost full? Y o[...]

47 Specifications Performance • MediaT ek 1.2 GHz dual-core processor • System memory: • 512 MB of RAM • 8 or 16 G B of flas h memory Google Android ™ operating system Display • 7" WSVGA TFT -LCD capacitive multi-touch screen • 1024 x 600 re solution Multimedia • Mono speaker • Built-in microphone Formats supported: USB conne[...]

48 Camera • Front camera • 0.3-megapixel • Fixed focus Expansion • microSD Card slot (up to 32 GB) Battery • Rechargeable Li-ion battery: 10 W Note: Length of battery operation will depend on power consumption which is based on system resource us e. For example, constantly using the backlight or using power-demandin g applications will sh[...]

49 End user license agreement IMPORT ANT - READ CAREFULL Y : THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ("A GREEMENT") IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY), AND ACER INC. INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDI ARIES ("ACER") FOR THE SOFTW ARE (WHETHER PROVIDED BY ACER OR BY ACER'S LICENSOR S O R SUPPLIERS) THA T A[...]

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