User Guide

User Guide GH68-40350B Printed in USA

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A N D R O I D T A B L E T
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started .......................... 5 Section 3: Contacts and Accounts ...........37

Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Preparing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Section 4: Messaging ................................45
Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Section 2: Understanding Your Device .... 12 Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Section 5: Applications .............................49
Front and Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Application Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Action Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Amazon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Amazon Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Customizing the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Amazon MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Appstore (Amazon) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
S Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Audible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
My Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Businessweek+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 My Verizon Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 NYTimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 POLARIS Office 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 S Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Google Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Scrapbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 SketchBook for Galaxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
IMDB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Story Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Verizon Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
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 VZ Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Section 6: Connections ............................ 86 Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Wi-Fi Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Default Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Mobile Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Multi User Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tethering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
VPN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Connect to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Backup and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Section 7: Settings ................................... 99 Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Accessing Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Motions and Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Using Tab View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 S Pen Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wi-Fi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
More Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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 Software Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Index .........................................................132

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Section 1: Getting Started
This section helps you to quickly start using your device.
Note:Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual
Understanding This User Manual start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.
The sections of this manual generally follow the features of
All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual
your device. A robust index for features begins on page 132.
displays may vary depending on the software version of
This manual gives navigation instructions according to the your device and any changes to the device’s settings.
default display settings. If you select other settings,
navigation steps may be different.
Special Text
Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual
In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This
assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a
special text is intended to point out important information,
Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. For more
share quick methods for activating features, define terms,
information, refer to “Securing Your Device” on page 11.
and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:
Note:Instructions in this manual are based on default settings • Notes: Presents alternative options for the current feature, menu,
and may vary from your device depending on the or sub-menu.
software version on your device and any changes to the • Tips: Provides quick or innovative methods or useful shortcuts.
device’s settings. • Important!: Points out important information about the current
feature that could affect performance.
• Warning!: Brings important information to your attention that
can help to prevent loss of data or functionality or damage to
your device.
Getting Started 5
Text Conventions Preparing Your Device
This manual provides condensed information about how to Before using your device, install the SIM card and an optional
use your device. To make this possible, the following text microSD card (not included), and then charge the battery.
conventions are used to represent often-used steps:
➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of Important!Before installing the SIM card, be sure the device
selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive, is powered off.
procedures. For example: To turn the device off, press and hold down the
From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Power key until the Device options pop-up
Settings ➔ Wi-Fi. appears, and then touch Power off.
OFF/ This button turns a feature or setting ON and OFF.
Installing the SIM Card
ON • ON indicates that the feature is ON.
When you subscribe to a 4G LTE cellular network, you are
• OFF indicates that the feature is OFF. provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your
subscription details, such as your PIN, available optional
services, and many others features. This SIM card will only
work with this device.

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Important!The SIM card must be installed for your device to
establish a network connection.
The SIM card information and its contacts can be
easily damaged by scratching or bending, so be
careful when handling, inserting, or removing the
card. Keep all SIM cards out of reach of small
children.

1. Locate the SIM card slot on the bottom right side of the
tablet.
2. Make sure the gold contacts of the SIM card face
downward and that the notched corner of the card
faces inward toward the left (as shown).
Note:If the SIM card is not inserted correctly, the device
3. Carefully slide the SIM card into the SIM card socket cannot make a network connection.
(as shown) until the card locks into place.
Once the SIM card is inserted, do not remove it.

Getting Started 7
Memory Card
Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC
memory cards (not included) with maximum capacities of
64 GB. Memory cards are used to store music, photos,
videos, and other files.For more information, refer to
“Memory Card” on page 110.
Installing a Memory Card
1. Open the memory card slot cover on the bottom right
side of the tablet and turn to expose the slot.
2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the
memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks
into place.

3. Replace the memory card slot cover.

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Battery 1. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head.
Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion
battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable)
are included with the device for charging the battery.

Warning!Use only approved charging devices. Approved

accessories are designed to maximize battery life.
Using other accessories may invalidate your
warranty and may cause damage.
2. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/
Charging the Battery Accessory Port.
Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head,
and USB cable) to charge your device from any standard AC
power outlet.

Note:The battery comes partially charged. You must fully

charge the battery before using your device for the
first time. After the first charge, you can use the
device while charging.

Getting Started 9
 Battery Indicator
Warning!While the device is charging, if the touch screen
The battery icon in the Status Bar shows the battery
does not function due to an unstable power supply,
power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device
unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet
prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate
or unplug the USB cable from the device.
the device without charging, the device powers off. For
battery use information, see “About Device” on page 131.
3. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power
outlet. Turning Your Device On and Off
4. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head
from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from Turning Your Device On
the device.  Press and hold the Power/Lock key.
For more information, refer
Note:You cannot charge the battery using the USB cable and to “Unlocking the Device”
your PC. on page 11.
Note: Your device’s internal
antenna is located along
Note:If the battery is completely discharged, you cannot turn
the top back of the device.
on the device, even with the USB power adapter
Do not block the antenna;
connected. Allow a depleted battery to charge for a few
doing so may affect signal
minutes before you try to turn on the device.
quality and may cause the
device to operate at a
higher power level than is
necessary.

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Turning Your Device Off For other settings related to securing your device, see “Lock
1. Press and hold the Power/Lock key. Screen” on page 115.
2. On the popup menu, touch Power off. Locking the Device Manually
 Press the Power/Lock key.
Setting Up Your Device
The first time you turn your device on, the Setup Wizard will Unlocking the Device
guide you through the basics of setting up your device. 1. Press the Power/Lock key.
Follow the prompts to choose a default language, set up The Lock screen displays.
accounts, choose location services, and learn more about 2. Swipe across the screen as shown.
your device.
Touch Skip to skip some screens, or touch Back to re-
display them. (Some screens may or may not display
depending on the options you choose.)

Note:If your screen dims or turns off, press the Power/Lock

key to continue.

Securing Your Device

By default, the device locks automatically when the screen
times out or you can lock it manually. You can unlock the
device using one of the default Unlock screens or, for The last screen you accessed displays.
increased security, use a personal screen unlock pattern.

Getting Started 11
Section 2: Understanding Your Device

Features – 3.5mm Headset Port

• 10.1" WQXGA (2560x1600) touch screen • Camera:
• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean – Main (rear): 8MP Auto Focus with LED flash
• Galaxy Camera Modes: Sports, Panorama, Eraser, Rich tone,
• Multi-User Mode
Drama, Sound & shot, Best face, Best photo, Beauty face, Auto
• Enhanced Multi Window mode
– Front: 2MP
• Memory:
• Features:
– Internal: 32GB (The actual available capacity of the internal
– Lighter form factor for ultra-portability
memory is less than the specified capacity because the
– Leather-like back cover offers a premium look and feel
operating system and default applications occupy part of the
– Integrated S Pen offers the comfort of a pen and the control of a
memory. The available capacity may change when you upgrade
mouse
the device.)
– Use two apps simultaneously with the Multi Window feature
– Memory card: Up to 64GB
– Customize your magazine page with your favorite topics using
• Connectivity: the My Magazine feature
– Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5GHz) – Replace your TV remote control with WatchOn
– Wi-Fi Direct – Use Polaris Office with your Microsoft Office documents while
– Mobile Hotspot on the go
– Bluetooth 4.0 LE – Read up on the latest news with Businessweek+ and NY Times
– DLNA – Amazon Suite offers a variety of multimedia and shopping
– MHL experiences
– USB 2.0
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Front and Sides 1 2
The following items can be found on the front and sides of
your device as illustrated. 3
1. Light Sensor: Used to control screen brightness
4 4
automatically when taking photos with the front-facing
Camera. 45
2. Front-Facing Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or
recording videos. 6
3. 3.5mm Headset Jack: Plug in for headphones.
4. External Speakers: Used in music or video playback,
notification tones, and for other sounds.
5. Display Screen: The orientation of the display screen 7 8 9
rotates with the tablet as you turn it.
6. Memory Card Slot: Install a memory card for storage
of files.
7. Menu: Display a list of options.
8. Home: Display the central Home Screen. Touch and
hold to display recent apps that have been accessed.
9. Back: Return to the previous screen or option.

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Back, Top, and Bottom 1 2 3 4 5
The following items can be found on the back, top, and
bottom of your device as illustrated. 6
1. Flash: Provides adequate light when taking pictures in
dark places.
2. Camera Lens: Used when taking photos or recording
videos.
3. Infrared Blaster: Emits infrared signals used for
controlling external devices.
4. Volume Key: From a Home Screen, press to adjust
Master Volume. During music playback, press to adjust
volume.
5. Power/Lock Key: Press and hold to turn the device on or 7 8
off. Press to lock the device or to wake the screen for
unlocking.
6. S Pen: A built-in stylus that allows you to perform
various functions. For more information, refer to
“S Pen” on page 28.
7. Charger/Accessory Port: Plug in a USB cable for
charging or to sync music and files.
8. Microphone: Used for video chat.

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Home Screen • Notification icons: New messages, software updates, calender
The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. events, and app notifications.
• Status Bar: Displays notifications icons (left side) and status
icons (right side).
Notifications Status Bar Widgets Status Icons
• Widgets: Apps that run on the Home screen.
• Status icons: Network status, battery power, connection details,
and other system information.
• Shortcuts: Shortcuts to apps.
• Home Screen Indicator: Highlights which Home screen panel is
currently being display.
• Shortcuts: Touch to launch the application.
• App Screen: Touch to access all of your applications.
Extended Home Screen
The Home screen consists of the main Home panel, plus
panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more
Home Screen Shortcuts Apps space for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.
Indicator Screen Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to
the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the
bottom of the display shows your current position.

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Adding and Removing Home Screen Panels Navigation
 From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Edit page. Navigate your device’s features using the command keys and
– or – the touch screen.
You can also “pinch” the Home screen to display Edit Use command keys and the touch screen to navigate.
page options. See “Pinching and Spreading” on page
20. Command Keys
Back
Drag panel here to delete
• Touch Back to return to the previous screen, option, or step.
Home
• Touch Home to display the main Home Screen.
Device Menu
• Touch and hold Home to display a list of recently used
apps.
– Touch an app to open it.
– To close an app, drag the app preview up or down.
– Touch Close all to end all running apps.
• Touch and hold to access:
Set as main Home screen Add new panel – Google Now. See “Google Now” on page 70.
(the panel with will – Task Manager: Manage running apps, downloads, device
display when you press * Touch and drag a memory, and storage. See “Task Manager” on page 51.
the Home Key) panel to reposition it

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Using the Touch Screen Finger Gestures
Touching
Warning! Please note that a touch screen responds best to a
light touch from the pad of your finger or a non- To open an application, to select a menu item, to press an
metallic stylus. Using excessive force or a metallic onscreen button, or to enter a character using the onscreen
object when pressing on the touch screen may keyboard, touch it with a finger.
damage the tempered glass surface and void the
warranty. For more information, refer to the online
Warranty information.

Caution! Do not allow the touch screen to come into contact

with other electrical devices. Electrostatic discharges
can cause the touch screen to malfunction.

Important! Leaving the touch screen idle for extended periods

may result in afterimages (screen burn-in) or
ghosting. Turn off the touch screen when you do
not use the device.

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Touching and Holding Dragging
Touch and hold an item for more than 2 seconds to access To move an icon, thumbnail, or preview to a new location,
available options. touch and hold it and drag it to the target position.

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Double-Tapping Swipe
Double-tap on a web page, map, or image to zoom in a part. Swipe left or right on the Home Screen or the Applications
Double-tap again to zoom out again. screen to see another panel. Swipe up or down to scroll
through a web page or a list, such as contacts.

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Pinching and Spreading Screen Rotation
Spread two fingers apart on a web page, map, or image to Many applications allow display in either portrait or
zoom in. Pinch to zoom out. landscape orientation. Rotating the device causes the display
to automatically adjust to fit the new screen orientation.

Control Motions
Simple motions allow easy control of the device. To prevent the display from rotating automatically, open the
Notification panel and deselect Screen rotation.
Note: Before using motions, make sure the motion feature is
activated. See “Motion” on page 126. Note: Some applications do not allow screen rotation. Some
applications display a different screen depending on the
orientation. For example, the calculator turns into a
Warning! Excessive shaking or impact to the device may result
scientific calculator when rotated to landscape.
in unintended inputs. Control motions properly.

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Tilt Pan
Touch and hold two points on the screen, and then tilt the When an image is zoomed in, touch and hold a point on the
device back and forth to zoom in or out. screen, and then move the device in any direction to browse
the image.

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Palm Motions Mute/Pause
Use palm motions to control the device by touching the Cover the screen with a palm to pause media playback.
screen.

Note: Before using motions, make sure the motion feature is

activated. See “Motion” on page 126.

Capture Screen
Sweep your hand across the screen to capture a screenshot.
The image is saved in Gallery ➔ Screenshots album.

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Notifications Quick Settings
Notifications shows information about connections, alerts Use Quick Settings to enable/disable features. Slide your
and other items. finger right and left to see all the icons.
• Wi-Fi: See “Wi-Fi” on page 86.
Touch for data and Go to Display all
Search time settings
• GPS: See “More Settings” on page 102.
Settings Quick Settings
• Sound/Vibrate/Mute: See “Sound Settings” on page 104.
Enable/disable • Screen rotation: See “Screen Timeout” on page 108.
setting • Bluetooth: See “Bluetooth” on page 90.
Adjust screen • Reading mode: See “Reading Mode” on page 107.
brightness and • Smart stay: See “Smart stay” on page 109.
sound
Clear all • Airplane mode: See “Airplane Mode” on page 99.
notifications • Power saving: See “Power Saving Mode” on page 111.
Touch to view a notification, • Screen Mirroring: See “Screen Mirroring” on page 103.
or drag left or right to delete
• Multi window: See “Multi Window” on page 107.
• Mobile data: See “Data Usage” on page 100.
1. Touch and drag downward from the top of the screen
to display notifications.
• Air view: See “Data Usage” on page 100.
2. Touch an item to open the item, or to launch the related
• Sync: See “Accounts” on page 37.
app or feature. • Smart pause: See “Smart pause” on page 109.
• Smart scroll: See “Smart scroll” on page 109.
To close the Notification Panel:
• Blocking mode: See “Blocking Mode” on page 104.
 Touch Back, or swipe up.
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To rearrange the options on the Notification panel: Customizing the Home Screen
1. Open the Notification panel and touch ➔ . Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.
2. Touch and hold an item, and then drag the item to For information about changing your tablet’s screen settings,
another location. see “Display Settings” on page 107.
Shortcuts and Widgets
Status Bar
You can add, reposition, or remove shortcuts and widgets
The Status Bar shows network and battery status icons and
from the Home screen.
other details.
• Shortcuts: Icons on the Home screen which launch applications.
For a list of status icons:
• Widgets: Self-contained applications. They appear as on-screen
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. applications.
2. Touch About device ➔ Icon glossary. Adding a Shortcut or Widget
You can customize the Home screen by adding shortcuts
and widgets.
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the Home screen.
On the pop-up menu, touch Apps and widgets.
– or –
Tap Apps to display the Apps screen.
2. For shortcuts, touch the Apps tab. For widgets, touch
the Widgets tab.
3. Touch and hold the shortcut or widget, and then drag it
to a position on the Home screen and release.
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Removing a Shortcut or Widget Wallpaper
You can choose a picture to display on the Home Screen,
Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the application, it
Lock screen, or on both the Home and Lock screens. Choose
simply removes the shortcut from the Home screen.
from preloaded wallpapers, or select a photo you have
downloaded or taken with the Camera.
 Touch and hold the shortcut or widget until it detaches,
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the Home screen.
and then drag it to Remove and release.
On the pop-up menu, touch Set wallpaper.
Folders 2. Touch Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and lock
Place folders on the Home screen to organize items. screens.
Adding Folders 3. Choose a source:
1. From a Home Page, touch and hold on an empty area • Gallery: Choose a picture stored on your device or on an
of the screen until the Home screen pop-up appears. optional installed memory card. Touch a picture to select it,
2. Touch Folder. then use the crop tool to resize the picture, if desired. Touch
3. Enter a name for the folder and touch OK. Done to set the picture as wallpaper.
Using Folders • Live wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded interactive moving
 Touch the folder to open it and access the shortcuts wallpapers. Touch a wallpaper, then touch Set wallpaper.
inside. • Wallpapers: Choose from pre-loaded wallpaper images. Touch
 To add shortcuts to the folder, touch and hold the a wallpaper, then touch Set wallpaper.
shortcut, and then drag it to the folder and release.
 To delete a folder, touch and hold the folder until it Note: You can also set Wallpaper in Settings. For more
detaches, and then drag it to Remove and release. information, see “Wallpaper” on page 107.

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Multi Window Multi window panel
Multi task by using two applications at the same time.

Note: Only applications displayed on the Multi window panel

can be used with the Multi window feature.

Activate Multi Window

1. From a Home Screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Display ➔ Multi window.
3. Touch OFF/ON to turn Multi window on, and then touch
Multi window for options:
• If desired, touch Open in multi window view to automatically
Window controls Tab Panel
view content in multi window when you open files from My Files
controls
or Video, or attachments from emails and messages.

Note: You can also activate Multi window from the Notification
Panel. For more information, refer to “Notifications” on
page 23.

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Multi Window Panel Window Controls
Multi window apps are displayed on the Multi window panel. Select an application window and touch in the middle of
To display the Multi Window panel: the windows. Window controls appear:
1. Activate Multi Window. Border button: To resize the space of each on-
2. Touch and drag left from the right edge of the screen to screen window.
display the Multi window panel. After a few seconds, Switch Application: To switch the app and compact
the panel will be hidden again. the screen.

Using Multi Window Applications Switch Windows: To switch locations between

Multi Window applications.
You can use Multi window to run two applications at the
same time. Drag and Drop Content: To share items between the
1. With Multi window activated, touch the Tab on the right application windows. Drag an item to share from
edge of the screen to display the Multi window panel. one window to another. Some applications may
not support this feature.
2. Drag an app off the panel and release. Drag a second
app off of the panel and release it into one of the Full View: Allows the user to expand the selected
highlighted windows. window to full screen.
Close Application: The current application is closed
and the remaining app is maximized.

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Creating a Paired Window S Pen
Use this feature to save the combination of current running The S Pen is a stylus that assists you in selecting screen
Multi Window applications. items and performing functions such as taking memos,
1. With Multi window activated, touch the Tab to display creating screenshots, finding information, and more.
the Multi window panel.
2. Touch to access the panel controls.
3. Touch Create.
4. Enter a title and then touch OK.

Panel Configuration
You can rearrange the apps on the Multi window panel, add
new apps or remove apps. S Pen Button
1. With Multi window activated, touch the Tab to display
the Multi window panel.
2. Touch to access the panel controls. S Pen Tip
3. Touch Edit.
4. Configure apps: Tip: For best results, keep the S Pen mostly perpendicular to
• To remove an app from the panel, drag it off of the panel and the touch screen and avoid using it at sharp angles.
place it in the storage area.
• To add an app to the panel, drag it from the storage area to
the panel.
• To relocate an app, drag it to a new location.
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Using the S Pen Air Command
The S Pen is stored within your device at the top right corner. Use the Air command menu to quickly launch S Pen
 Pull out the S Pen using the notch on the end. When applications and actions.
you remove the S Pen from its slot, the touch screen  To launch the Air command menu, simply remove the
turns on (if it is off) and Air Command displays. See S Pen from the S Pen slot.
“Air Command” on page 29. – or –
Hold the S Pen near the screen and press the S Pen
button.

Air
command

• Action Memo: Link short notes to applications.

• Scrap booker: Capture, save and categorize clipped images.
• Screen Write: Capture screenshots and write or draw on them.
• S Finder: Search device contents.
• Pen Window: Outline a window on the screen to quickly
access selected applications.

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Launching Action Memo Easy Clip
With the S Pen button pressed, double-tap the screen to Outline and crop images on the screen, in any shape, to
launch Action Memo. share or paste. You can edit the cropped content, or
Jot down or draw a note, and then select the memo by personalize it with handwriting notes.
tapping to perform various actions, such as adding 1. Press and hold the S Pen button, then draw around
contacts or sending a email. With the memo selected, draw a the image you want to clip, making sure to close
line around an area with the S Pen to perform actions with the shape.
the selected area. 2. Tap the app you want to paste the image into, or if you
do nothing, the image is pasted to Clipboard.
Restore the original selection
Convert to a circular shape
Convert to rectangular shape
Customize the selection
View help information

Paste the image into an app

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Capturing Screenshots Air View
Use S Pen to capture an image of the screen. You can then Hover S Pen over the screen to preview content or to view
write or draw on the screenshot and save it to the Gallery. information about an item on the screen. For example:
1. With the S Pen button pressed, touch and hold the • Hover over a photo album to preview the contents, or see a
S Pen on the screen until the screen border flashes. picture enlarged.
2. The screenshot is automatically saved to the Gallery ➔ • Hover over the time line during video playback to preview and
Screenshots folder, as well as placed on the clipboard. navigate to specific scenes.
3. Use S Pen to write or draw on the screenshot. • In Calendar, hover over dates and events to see details.
4. Touch Save. The edited image is saved to the Gallery ➔ • Hover over an icon or screen button to view the item’s title.
Screenshots folder.
Writing/drawing Tools

For more information about Air View, see “Motion” on

Note: It is not possible to capture a screenshot while using page 126.
some applications.

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My Magazine Viewing My Magazine
Make your own social magazine with My Magazine. Use these actions while viewing My Magazine.
My Magazine brings you personalized news and information,
Viewing Topics
social media, and more together in a magazine-style layout.
• Swipe left or right to scroll between topics.
• News: View news feeds from a variety of sources.
• While viewing the top page of a topic, drag downward to refresh
• Personal: View all of your favorite content in one place.
the topic’s articles.
• Here & Now: View news and information based on your location.
• Swipe up or down to view additional pages for the current topic.
• Social: View content from Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and many
• Touch any preview to view the entire article.
more.
• Touch Menu for options:
Accessing My Magazine for the First Time – Refresh: Sync all articles with the Flipboard servers.
1. From a Home Screen, touch and drag upward from the – Settings: Configure My Magazine app settings.
bottom of the screen. – About: Read the Terms of Use.
– Help: Get assistance using My Magazine.
The My Magazine Welcome screen displays.
2. Touch Next.
The Terms of Use screen displays.
3. Touch each Agree check box and then touch Start.
4. Turn on Location services, if necessary.
5. Swipe left or right to scroll between the News, Personal,
Here & Now, or Social My Magazine screens.

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Viewing Articles Personalize My Magazine
• Swipe left or right to move between pages. 1. From any Home Screen, swipe the bottom of
• Touch to share the article. the screen upwards to view My Magazine.
• Touch to “Like” this article. 2. To personalize My Magazine, touch . For each topic,
• Touch to “Add” this article. touch the check box to include that topic in
• Touch or to return to the topic page. My Magazine.
• Touch Menu for options: • For each topic, touch , and then touch new items or content
– Save Image to Device: Save a copy of all images on the current to include.
page to Gallery. 3. To rearrange topics, touch Change order, and then
– Read Later: Save this article to your article list for later. touch and drag up or down.
– View on Web: View the Internet source of the article. 4. Touch Back to view My Magazine.
– Report: Flag this article as inappropriate for review by
Flipboard.

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Entering Text Using Samsung Keyboard
Your device uses a virtual QWERTY keyboard for text entry. The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY
Use the keyboard to enter letters, punctuation, numbers, and keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters
other characters into text entry fields or applications. Access by tapping the onscreen keys with your finger, or use speech
the keyboard by touching any text entry field. recognition.
You can also use voice input to speak your inputs. You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung
The virtual QWERTY keyboard displays at the bottom of the keyboard match your key touches to common words and
screen. By default, when you rotate the device, the screen displays them. Select a word from the display to insert it into
orientation updates to display the keyboard at the bottom of your text.
the screen. Configure Samsung Keyboard
Configure the Samsung keyboard to your preferences.
Text Input Methods
• For more information, see “Samsung Keyboard” on page 121.
Your device offers two text input methods: Google voice
• While entering text, touch and hold , then select from the
typing and the Samsung keyboard.
pop-up menu.
You can set a default text entry method in Settings. For more
information, see “Default Input Method” on page 121.
To choose a text input method at any time:
 While entering text, touch and drag downward from the
top of the screen to display Notifications, then touch
Select input method.

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Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters Using Google Voice Typing from the
The default case is lower case (abc). To enter upper and Samsung Keyboard
lower case letters, touch Shift, then the letter key(s). When enabled as an input method, you can switch to
• Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode. Google voice typing from the Samsung keyboard.
• Touch twice quickly to switch to ABC mode. Press again to return For more information about using Google voice typing, see
to lower case mode. “Using Google Voice Typing” on page 36.
Entering Common Symbols  Touch , and then speak your input.
• To enter common symbols, touch to switch to symbol mode, Using Predictive Text
then touch the corresponding key. When using Predictive text, you can have next-letter
• Touch 1/2 to display additional symbols. prediction and regional error correction, which compensates
• Touch ABC to return to letter keys. for pressing the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
 While entering characters, potential word matches
display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard.
Touch a word to insert it into your text.

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Using Google Voice Typing
Use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice typing
feature.
1. While entering text, touch and drag downward from the
top of the screen to display Notifications, then touch
Select input method ➔ Google voice typing.
– or –
While using the Samsung keyboard, touch .
2. At the Speak now prompt, speak your text. As you
speak, the text displays in the text field.
3. To return to using the Samsung keyboard, touch
anywhere in the text field.

For more information on configuring Google voice typing, see

“Google Voice Typing Settings” on page 123.

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Section 3: Contacts and Accounts

Accounts Setting Up Your Accounts

Your device provides the ability to synchronize information, Set up and manage your accounts with the Accounts
from a variety of accounts, including Email, Facebook, settings.
Google, and your Samsung account. Depending on the For information about setting up other, non-synchronized
account, you can choose to synchronize your calendar, email accounts, see “Setting Up Email Accounts” on
contacts, and other types of content. page 45.
Contacts from your accounts appear in your device’s Adding an Account
Contacts.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔
With synchronization, you can ensure that information on
Add account.
your device is updated with any information that changes in
2. Select an account provider, then follow the prompts to
your accounts.
enter your credentials and sign in.
3. The device communicates with the provider’s server to
set up your account on the device.

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Contacts • Touch Groups to assign the contact to a group. For more
Use Contacts to store information for your friends, family and information about Groups, see “Groups” on page 43.
colleagues, to make contacting them easy. • Touch Add another field to add more fields, including
Phonetic Name, Organization, IM, Address, Notes,
Adding Contacts
Nickname, Website, Events, or Relationship.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts
4. When you finish entering information, touch Save.
➔ Add contact.
2. At the Save contact to prompt, select a save option for Updating Contacts
the contact (options depend on accounts set up): Make changes to update an existing contact.
• Device: Save to the tablet’s Contacts. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
• Google: Save to your Google account. 2. Touch a contact to view its information, then touch
• Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync: Save to your Outlook Edit.
account. 3. Continue entering contact information. See “Adding
3. Touch contact fields to enter information. Touch to Contacts” on page 38.
add another entry, or to remove an entry.
• Touch Photo ID to choose a picture to identify the contact.
• Touch Name to enter a name for the contact. Touch for
additional name fields.
• Touch Phone number to enter a phone number, and then
touch to choose a label.
• Touch Email address to enter an email address, and then
touch to choose a label.
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Contacts Options • Contacts to display: Select which contacts to display.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts. • Import/Export: Import or export contacts. See “Exporting
2. Touch a contact to display it, then touch Menu: and Importing Contacts” on page 41.
• Delete contacts: Delete one or more contacts. • Accounts: Manage your synced accounts.
• Share namecard via: Send one or more contacts as • Settings: Access Contacts settings.
namecards. See “Sending Namecards (vCards)” on • Help: View help for using Contacts.
page 41.
Choosing Contacts to Display
• Send message/email: Send a message or email to one or
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
more contacts.
2. Touch Menu, then touch Contacts to display:
• History: View calls and messages to and from this contact.
• Choose All contacts to show all contacts.
• Link contact/Separate contact: Manage multiple contacts as
• Touch Device to show only show contacts saved to the tablet.
one. For information, see “Linking Contacts” on page 40.
• Touch SIM to show only contacts saved to the SIM card.
• Mark as default: Set a default tablet number or other field
(such as IM or email address). Defaults are the contact method • Choose an account to only display contacts from that account.
used when creating a message or calling a contact. You can • Choose Customized list to select contact types for each
also set a default by touching and holding on a contact field. account and device.
• Add shortcut to home: Add a shortcut icon to a Home screen
to provide direct access to this contact.

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My Local Profile Linking Contacts
My local profile is your own contact record, listed under ME Your device can synchronize with multiple accounts,
in Contacts. You can send My local profile as a vCard over a including Google, Corporate, and other providers, plus social
Bluetooth connection or as an attachment to a message. networking sites like Facebook. When you synchronize
contacts from these accounts with your device, you may
Creating My Local Profile
have multiple contacts for one person.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
Linking contact records allows you to see all the contact’s
2. At the top of the Contacts list, under ME, touch numbers and addresses together. Linking also helps you
Set up profile. The My local profile pop-up displays. keep your contacts updated, because any changes to
3. Enter your information in the contact fields. information in the respective accounts is automatically
For more information, see “Adding Contacts” on updated the next time you synchronize with the account.
page 38. Linking Contacts
Sending My Local Profile 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
You can send your profile as a vCard over a Bluetooth 2. Touch and hold on a contact, then select Link contact.
connection or as an attachment to a message. 3. Select a contact to join to the selected contact.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
Separating Contacts
2. Under ME, touch your profile to display your contact
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
information.
2. Touch a contact to display its information.
3. Touch Menu, then touch Share namecard via.
3. Touch to display the linked contacts.
4. Choose a sending method, then follow the prompts to
4. Touch next to a contact to remove it from the
send the profile.
Linked contact list.

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Exporting and Importing Contacts Sending Namecards (vCards)
You can export your contact list to and from USB storage You can send a contact namecard as a vCards using a
(your device’s memory), or an installed memory card. Bluetooth connection to other Bluetooth devices, or as an
Contacts are exported and imported as a special VCF file, and attachment to a Gmail or Email message.
contacts are sent as vCards.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts. Important! Not all Bluetooth devices will accept contacts, and
not all devices support transfers of multiple
2. Touch Menu, then touch Share namecard via. For
contacts. Check the target device’s documentation.
more information, see “Sending Namecards (vCards)”
on page 41. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
– or – 2. Touch Menu, then touch Import/Export ➔
Touch Import/Export, then select an option: Share namecard via.
• Import from USB storage: Copy contacts that are saved in
3. Touch Selected contact. Choose a sending method and
device memory.
follow the prompts to send the namecard.
• Export to USB storage: Copy contacts to device memory.
– or –
• Import from SD card: Copy contacts from a memory card Touch Multiple contacts. Touch contacts to mark
(not included). them for sending, or touch Select all to mark all
• Export to SD card: Copy contacts to a memory card. contacts. Touch Done. At the prompt, choose a
• Import from SIM card: Copy contacts that are saved to the sending method, then follow the prompts to send
SIM card to device memory. the namecard.
3. Follow the prompts to complete the operation.

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Contacts Settings Favorites
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts. Mark contacts with a star to identify them as Favorites.
2. Touch Menu, then touch Settings: Favorites display on the Favorites tab in the Tablet and
• Select Only contacts with phones to show contacts with at Contacts for fast dialing or messaging, and are indicated by
least one stored phone number. the .
• Touch List by to sort contacts by first or last name. Accessing Favorites
• Touch Display contacts by to list contacts by first or last name.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔
• Touch Contact sharing settings to set your preferences for Favorites tab.
transferring contacts by Bluetooth. You can choose to send all
Creating Favorites
namecards at once, or individually. For more information about
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts.
sending contacts, see “Sending Namecards (vCards)” on
2. Touch the Favorites tab ➔ Menu ➔ Add to
page 41.
Favorites, select the contacts to be added to favorites,
then touch Done.
– or –
Touch a contact to display it, and then touch next
to the contact’s name.

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Groups 3. Touch contact(s) to mark them for addition, or touch
Assign contacts to Groups to make searching for contacts Select all to mark all contacts.
faster, or to quickly call or send messages to group 4. Touch Done to add the selected contact(s).
members. Your device comes with pre-loaded groups you
Removing Contacts from a Group
can use to add your contacts, or you can create new groups.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔
Accessing Groups Groups tab.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔
2. Touch a Group to display it.
Groups tab.
3. Touch Menu, then touch Remove member.
Creating a New Group 4. Touch contact(s) to mark them for removal, or touch
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔ Select all to mark all contacts.
Groups tab. 5. Touch Done to remove the selected contact(s).
2. Touch Menu ➔ Create and enter information:
• Touch Group name to enter a name for the group.
• Touch Add member to select members from Contacts.
3. Touch Save to save the new group.

Adding Contacts to a Group

1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔
Groups tab.
2. Touch a Group to display it, and then touch
Add member.

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Sending an Email to Group Members Deleting a Group
Create a new email addressed to the group’s members. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔ Groups tab.
Groups tab. 2. Touch Delete.
2. Touch a Group to display it. 3. Touch a group to mark it for deletion, or touch Select all
3. Touch Menu ➔ Send email. to mark all groups. (You cannot delete pre-loaded
4. Touch group members to mark them as recipients for groups.)
the new message, and then touch Done. 4. Touch Delete, and then choose Group only or Group and
5. The new message opens with the marked contacts as group members.
recipients. For more information about using email, see 5. Touch OK to delete the selected group(s).
“Composing and Sending Email” on page 46.

Editing a Group
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Contacts ➔
Groups tab.
2. Touch a Group to display it.
3. Touch Menu ➔ Edit, and then update information
for the group.

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Section 4: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive messages Email
and other features associated with messaging.
Send and receive email using popular email services.
Types of Messages Setting Up Email Accounts
Your tablet supports these types of messages: You can configure Email for most accounts in just a few
• Email and Gmail messages steps.
• Instant messaging 1. From the Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Email.
2. The first time you set up an email account, select your
Message Icons on the Status Bar
email provider.
Message icons are displayed on the Status Bar at the top of
– or –
the display when new messages are received. For more
From the Home screen, touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔
information, refer to “Status Bar” on page 24.
Add account, and then select your email provider.
3. Follow the prompts to set up your email account.

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Composing and Sending Email Email Settings
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Email. Use settings to configure handling of your email.
2. If you have multiple accounts set up, choose an
account from the menu at the top of the screen. Note: Available settings depend on the email provider.
3. Touch Compose, then touch fields to enter
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Email.
recipients and the email text.
2. Touch Menu for these options:
4. While composing a message, use these options:
• Sort by: Select the criteria the order in which your messages
• Touch Menu for options. Available options depend on the
are listed.
type of email account.
• View as: List your messages in Standard view or in
• Touch Attach to add a file to the message. Available
Conversation view.
options depend on the type of email account.
• New meeting invitation (Microsoft Exchange accounts only):
• Touch Save to save a draft of this message.
Send a meeting invitation message. Also see “Calendar” on
• Touch Cancel to discard this message. page 56.
5. Touch Send to send the message. • Create folder: Create a new folder for organizing emails.
Syncing Email Accounts • Documents (Microsoft Exchange accounts only): Enter
Syncing refreshes your device with the account’s servers. Windows SharePoint Services or Windows file address to
When you set up an email account, you can choose whether access documents.
the account syncs in the background or manually. • Font size: Choose the desired text font size for your messages.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Email ➔ • Delete all: Delete all messages in the displayed folder.
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 General settings Deleting Email Accounts
– Display: Set how emails are shown in the email list and 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Email.
when you open them. 2. Touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Delete account.
– Composing and sending: Set what functions are available 3. Select email account(s) for deletion, then touch Delete.
while composing and sending emails.
– Auto advance: Show the email list after an email has been Gmail
deleted, moved, etc. Send and receive emails using Gmail, Google’s web-based
– Confirm deletions: Ask for confirmation before deleting email.
email.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
– Priority senders: Manage your priority senders. Google folder ➔ Gmail.
– Spam addresses: Edit the list of senders and domain Setting Up Your Gmail Account
names reported as sources of spam. The first time you launch Gmail, your device will prompt you
– Rules for filtering: Set email filtering rules and manage to set up your Google account, if you haven’t already set it
filtered email in combined view. up. If you set up your Google account on your device, Gmail
is set up automatically
Account settings
– Touch an account to configure its settings. Available 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Google folder ➔ Gmail.
options depend on the account.
2. Follow the prompts to sign in, or create a new account.
• Help: View instructions on how to set up email accounts.
3. The device communicates with the Google server to set
up your account and synchronize your email.

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 Refreshing Your Gmail Account
Note: You can use more than one Google account on your
device. To add another account, from the Home screen, Syncing refreshes your device with the account’s servers.
touch Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Add account ➔ When you set up an email account, you can choose whether
Google. the account syncs in the background, or manually.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Composing and Sending Gmail Google folder ➔ Gmail ➔ Menu ➔
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Refresh.
Google folder ➔ Gmail. Gmail Settings
2. Touch Compose, then touch fields to compose the Use settings to configure your Gmail preferences.
message. While composing, touch Menu for 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
options. Google folder ➔ Gmail.
3. To send the message, touch SEND. 2. Touch Menu ➔ Settings for options.

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Section 5: Applications

Apps Screen Accessing the Apps Screen

The Apps screen ( ) holds all applications installed on your  From a Home screen, touch Apps.
device. Applications that you download and install are also
Downloading and Installing Apps
added to Apps.
Discover new apps to download and install on your device:
From the Apps screen, you can change the way apps appear
on the screen, uninstall apps you’ve downloaded, and share
• Play Store: For more information, see “Play Store” on
apps with friends. When you install new apps, additional page 79.
screens are added to hold them. Uninstalling Apps
The Apps screen is like the Home screen—it consists of
You can uninstall apps you download and install. Pre-loaded
panels that extend beyond the display width to provide more
apps cannot be uninstalled.
space. Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to
1. From the Apps screen, touch Menu ➔ Uninstall/
scroll to the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the
disable apps. Apps that can be uninstalled show
indicator at the bottom of the display shows your current
position. on their icon.
2. Touch , then follow the prompts to uninstall the app.
Tip: You can place shortcuts to apps on the Home screen.
See “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 24.

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Customizing the Apps Screen – Drag it to to launch Application manager to view
Sort Option information about the app. For more information, see
“Application Manager” on page 112.
By default, app icons appear in a Customizable grid. You can
change the view type to an Alphabetical grid. – Drag to (if available) to remove the icon. The
1. From the Apps screen, touch Menu ➔ Sort by. trashcan is only available for apps you’ve installed.
2. Choose an option: Pre-loaded apps cannot be removed.
• Customizable Grid: The default view, which allows • Create folder: Create a new folder to contain apps.
you to touch and hold on apps to move them from • Sort by: Configure how apps are listed on the screen.
screen to screen. • Uninstall/disable apps: Remove/or disable an app
• Alphabetical grid: Icons are arranged in a grid, in A-Z that you downloaded from your device. Preloaded apps
order. cannot be uninstalled.
• Show disabled apps: Control whether disabled app
Apps Screen Options
icons are visible on the Apps screen.
 From the Apps screen, touch Menu for options:
• Edit: Touch and hold an app icon for these options:
– Drag it to a new location.
– Drag it to to create a new folder to contain the
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Task Manager Application Folders
Your device can run multiple apps simultaneously, with some There are several applications that are grouped into different
apps running in the background. Use Task Manager to see folders. The applications in this section are described
which apps are running on your device, and to end running alphabetically. The following folders contain the applications
apps to extend battery life. You can also uninstall apps from listed below:
your device and check memory usage.
1. From any unlocked screen, press and hold the Amazon: Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon MP3,
Home Key, then select Task manager. Appstore, Audible, and IMDb.
2. Touch the Active applications tab to view apps
Google: Chrome, Drive, Google, Google Settings,
running on your device. Touch End, or End all to close
Google+, Gmail, Hangouts, Photos, Play Books,
apps.
Play Games, Play Newstand, Play Movies & TV, Play
3. Touch the Downloaded tab to view information about Music, and Voice Search.
apps you’ve installed on your device. Touch Uninstall
to remove an app from your device. Samsung: Action Memo, Flipboard, Internet, S Voice,
Scrapbook, SketchBook for Galaxy and Story Album.
4. Touch the RAM tab to display the amount of RAM
(Random Access Memory) in use. Touch Clear Tools: Calculator, Downloads, and My Files.
memory to clear processes to increase available RAM.
5. Touch the Storage tab for internal system storage and
Verizon: Cloud, Mobile Hotspot, My Verizon Mobile,
SD card memory statistics.
Setup Wizard, Verizon Messages, and VZ Navigator.

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Action Memo Use these tools to create your memo:
The S Pen and Action Memo let you quickly access the Add free-format drawing and change the input color.
information you need while using any application. You can
Erase marks and drawings.
keep a memo always nearby by pinning it to the screen.
Link your short notes to applications like Contacts, Circle an onscreen text or drawing to then assign
Messages, and more. For more information, refer to “S Pen” that as an action item to an available application
on page 28. such as Call, Contacts, Messages, Email, Internet,
Maps, and Calendar event.
Creating a New Memo
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Display additional functions.
Samsung ➔ Action Memo. The action Allows you to edit the current color.
Memo screen is displayed.
Detaches the current memo and converts it in a
2. Touch an existing Memo to open it then touch the
small popup box.
screen to enter edit mode.
– or – Reduces the number of onscreen options.
Touch Create to create a new action memo. Closes the current session and save the action
3. Use the onscreen options to create your memo. memo.
4. Touch Save to store the new memo. Cancels the current memo.

Saves the current memo and creates a new one.

Add an additional page to the memo.

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 5. From within the main application screen select the • Touch the Alarm type field and select one of the
following functions: following: Melody, Vibration, or Vibration and
• Search: Search for information within existing memos. melody.
• Create: Create a new memo. • Slide the slider bar left or right in the Alarm volume
• Delete: Delete an existing memo. field to decrease or increase the alarm volume. A
sample of the volume level plays.
Alarm • Touch the Alarm tone field and either select an
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Alarm. available tone or select Add to use locate a sound to
2. From the Alarm tab, touch Create alarm. use as an alarm ringtone. Touch OK to activate the
3. Set a basic alarm: ringtone.
• Use the arrow symbols to enter adjust the hour, and 4. Advanced alarm settings:
minutes, then touch AM or PM (toggles depending on • Move the Location alarm slider to the right to activate
which was last selected). the feature, then follow the onscreen instructions to
• Touch the Alarm repeat field and touch the number of enter a location. When activated, the alarm only sounds
times you want this alarm to repeat. Selections are: day when you are at a specific location.
blocks or Repeat weekly. Selected day blocks turn
blue when active.

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 • Touch Snooze to activate the feature: Amazon
– Interval indicates the length of time the alarm will Shop with Amazon.
remain silent between alarm notifications (snooze  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
time).
Amazon folder ➔ Amazon.
– Repeat indicates the numbers of snooze sessions
that are assigned to this alarm. How many times will Amazon Kindle
the snooze silence the alarm. Use the Amazon KindleTM application to download books for
• Touch Smart alarm to start the alarm a few minutes reading, right on your tablet.
early, and slowly increase the alarm volume.
Note: You must be registered with Amazon to use the Kindle
– Touch Interval to set the length of time the alarm will
application. At the prompt, enter your Amazon account
remain silent between alarm notifications (snooze
credentials.
time).
• Touch Tone to select one of several nature sounds to  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
use as the alarm tone. Amazon folder ➔ Amazon Kindle.
5. Touch the Name field and enter a name for this Alarm.
6. Touch Save to store the new alarm event.

Stop an Alarm
 Touch and slide to any direction to stop an alarm
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Amazon MP3 Businessweek+
Shop for music with Amazon. Read Bloomberg Businessweek+ weekly for all the content
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ of the print edition of the magazine along with exclusive
content and interactive features.
Amazon folder ➔ Amazon MP3.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Appstore (Amazon) Businessweek+.
Browse and download applications, games and more from
the Amazon application store. Calculator
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Perform basic and scientific mathematical calculations.
Amazon folder ➔ Appstore.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Tools folder ➔ Calculator.
Note: Airtime or download charges may apply when using
Appstore.

Audible
Download audio books to enjoy on your tablet.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Amazon folder ➔ Audible.

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Calendar • Delete: Delete All events, All events before today, or
With this feature, you can consult the calendar by day, week, an individual event.
or month, create events, and set an alarm to act as a • Sync: Refresh your synced calendars.
reminder. Google Calendar is built into the tablet and • Calendars: View the current Calendar accounts.
synchronizes both new and existing entries between your • Settings: Display a list of configurable settings.
tablet and your online Google account.
Creating a Calendar Event
Important!You should previously add an account (Facebook, 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, or Google) prior to Calendar.
using the Calendar.
2. Within the Year, Month, Week, and Day tabs,
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Create event to create a new Calendar event.
Calendar. The following tabs are available:
• Year: Display the Year view.
• Month: Display the Month view.
• Week: Display the Week view.
• Day: Display the Day view.
• List: Display the events in a List view.
2. Touch Today to display the current date indicated by a
blue box, then touch Menu and select one of the
following options:
• Go to: Display a specific date.

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Enabling the Handwriting Mode • First day of week: Choose Locale default, Saturday,
Edit the Calendar using hand-written information. Sunday, or Monday.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ • Hide declined events: Do not display declined events.
Calendar. • Lock time zone: Lock event times and dates to your
2. Touch Handwriting mode. selected time zone.
3. Use the following functions: • Select time zone: Set your time zone.
Write or draw. • Show week number: Display week numbers.
Erase marks and drawings. • Hide completed tasks: Do not display completed
tasks.
Undo the last action.
• Weather: Display weather information from
Redo the last action that was undone.
AccuWeather.com.
Exit the current action and returns to the 4. Touch the Event notification tab for options:
Calendar application. • Set alerts and notifications: Adjust the event
Save the current updates. notification method. Choose Alert, Status bar
notification, or Off.
Calendar Settings • Select ringtone: Assign a ringtone to this event
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ notification.
Calendar. • Vibration: Assign a vibration notification to this event.
2. Touch Menu ➔ Settings. • Quick responses: Edit your default quick responses
3. Touch the View settings tab for options: for outbound emails.
• Week view: Set the week view to Timeline or Analog.

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Camera Important!Do not take photos of people without their
You can use the camera or camcorder to take and share permission.
pictures and videos. Do not take photos in places where cameras are
Taking pictures with your phone's built-in camera is as not allowed.
simple as choosing a subject, pointing the camera, then Do not take photos in places where you may
pressing the camera key. interfere with another person’s privacy.

Switch to front/
Take a Picture
back camera
Activate Dual shot You can take pictures with your phone's front or back
Capture Use video
Quick settings camera, or combine shots with Dual mode.
picture camera
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera.
2. Using the phone's screen as a viewfinder, compose
your shot by aiming the camera at the subject. While
composing your picture, use the onscreen options, or
these gestures:
• Press the Volume Key up or down to zoom in or out, or
touch the screen with two fingers and pinch or spread
them on the screen to zoom in or out.
• Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched.
View picture Apply Change 3. Touch to take the picture.
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Record Videos
Elapsed Time Stop File Size Pause
In addition to taking pictures, you can record, view, and send
videos with your phone's built-in video camera.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera.

Note:When the Camera app is initially launched, the screen

displays onscreen camera controls, including the
Record Video button. While recording video, video
camera controls are temporarily displayed. For more
information about the Camera screen, see “Camera” on
page 58.
View video Capture
2. Using the phone's screen as a viewfinder, compose in Gallery picture
your shot by aiming the camera at the subject. While
composing your shot, use the onscreen options, or 4. While recording, you can use these options:
these gestures: • Touch the screen to change the focus area to the area
• Press the Volume Key up or down to zoom in or out, or you touched.
touch the screen with two fingers and pinch or spread • Touch to take a picture while continuing recording.
them on the screen to zoom. • Touch Pause to temporarily stop recording.
• Touch the screen to focus on the area you touched. Touch Start to begin recording again.
3. Touch Record to begin recording. • Touch Stop to stop recording.

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Camera Options – Best photo: Allows you to select the best shot from
Camera options are special options that you can choose, multiple shots you take at the same time.
right on the camera screen, to make your pictures or – Best face: Select the best shot of each subject in
videos special. order to get the best possible group shot.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera. – Sound & shot: Adds a few seconds of background
2. Touch an option: sound to enhance pictures.
• Front/Back Camera: Touch to switch between the – Drama: Take a series of photos and combine them
front and back cameras. With the front camera, you can to create an image that shows trails of movement.
take self-portraits or record yourself. With the back – Rich tone (HDR): Allows you to take pictures in
camera, you can take pictures or record what's in front various exposures and merge them to create pictures
of you. with rich color.
• Mode: Touch MODE to choose a shooting mode. Scroll – Eraser: Remove moving subjects in the background.
available modes, and then touch a mode to select it. – Panorama: Take multiple pictures to merge into one
Modes include:
expansive panoramic picture.
– Auto: Automatically adjusts the exposure to optimize – Sports: Allows you to capture clear shots of a
the color and brightness of pictures. In Auto mode,
moving subject.
you can take single or burst shots (take burst shots
– Night: Allows you to capture images in low-light level
by holding Capture button to take multiple shots until
conditions.
you lift your finger).
– Beauty face: Automatically enhances facial
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Quick Camera Settings • Recording mode: Touch to choose a mode for
Use Quick settings to quickly configure settings while you recording. Choose Limit for MMS to restrict recordings
take pictures and record videos. to a size that can be attached to a multimedia message.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera. Choose Normal to control the speed of recording.
2. Touch to access settings: • Share: Touch to choose a method for sharing
• Advanced settings: Touch to access advanced pictures and videos. You can choose Share shot, Buddy
camera settings. For more information, see “Advance photo share, or Remote viewfinder.
Camera Settings” on page 61. • Hide Settings: Touch to hide Quick camera settings.
• Flash: Touch to choose a flash setting.
Advance Camera Settings
• Night mode: Touch to automatically adjust the
Use Advanced settings to configure default options for
camera in low light to give brighter, clearing photos
pictures and videos.
without using the flash. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Camera.
• Voice control: Touch to access voice control 2. From the Camera screen, touch and then touch
settings, for using voice commands to take pictures and
for these settings:
record video. For more information, see “Voice Control”
• Photos
on page 127.
– Photo size: Choose the default size for pictures.
• Timer: Touch to choose a timer setting to delay
– Burst shot: Touch and hold the camera button to
the taking of pictures or recording.
take a rapid series of photos.
– Tap to take pics: Touch the screen to focus the
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 – Face detection: Set the camera to automatically – Location tag: Store GPS location information in
adjust settings for taking pictures of faces. picture files.
– Metering modes: Set how the camera measures – Review pics/videos: Set pictures to display briefly
the light source. after you take them so you can review them.
– ISO: Set the sensitivity of the camera's light meter. – Volume Key: Choose a function for the Volume Key
– Smart stabilization: Allow the camera to while using the Camera: as a Zoom key, the Camera
compensate for movement of the device when taking key, or the Record key).
pictures. – Timer: Set a timer to delay the taking of pictures or
– Save as: Select how your device should handle recording.
saving rich tone photos-save both the Rich tone – White balance: Choose a setting for current light
photo and the original photo, or save only the Rich conditions.
tone photo. This option is only accessible when you – Exposure value: Adjust the brightness of pictures.
have selected Rich tone (HDR) from the camera – Guidelines: Display guidelines on the screen to aid
modes. in composition.
• Videos – Flash: Choose a flash setting.
– Video size: Choose the default size for videos. – Voice control: Take pictures or record videos by
– Video stabilization: Allow the camera to speaking commands. For more information, see
compensate for movement of the device when Voice Control.
recording video. – Contextual filename: Add GPS information to
• General Settings filenames. GPS tag must be enabled to use
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 – Save as flipped: Reverse, or mirror, the photo when Contacts
saving (front camera only). The default storage location for saving tablet numbers to
– Storage: If you have an optional memory card your Contacts List is your tablet’s built-in memory.
installed (not included), you can choose whether to For more information, refer to “Contacts” on page 38.
save files to device memory or to the memory card.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
• Reset: Return settings to the factory defaults. Contacts.

Chrome Downloads
Use Google Chrome to browse the web. View and manage files downloaded to your tablet.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Google folder ➔ Chrome. Tools folder ➔ Downloads.
2. Touch an item to open it (if an appropriate application
Cloud is installed.)
Use the Verizon Cloud secure storage app to back up and
access your information. Note: Applications you download in Google Play Store are
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ managed in Play Store, and will not appear in
Verizon folder ➔ Cloud. Downloads.
2. Enter your Verizon Wireless Mobile Number and your
Verizon Password.
3. Touch Sign in.

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Drive Email
Use the Google Drive app to open, view, rename, and share Email enables you to review and create email using most
your Google Docs and files. email services. The device alerts you when you receive an
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ email message.
Google folder ➔ Drive. For more information, refer to “Email” on page 45.
2. Sign in to your Google account. For more information,  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Email.
refer to “Setting Up Your Gmail Account” on page 47
A product tour displays the first time you access Drive.
Flipboard
Create a personalized digital magazine out of everything
3. Touch Next to view the product tour or touch Go to Drive being shared with you. Access news stories, personal feeds
to get started. and other related material. Flip through your Facebook
newsfeed, tweets from your Twitter account, photos from
Tip: Touch Menu ➔ Product Tour to repeat the product friends, and much more.
tour at any time.
Visit flipboard.com to learn more.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to use Drive.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Samsung ➔ Flipboard.
5. Touch Menu ➔ Settings to configure your Drive
preferences.
6. Touch Menu ➔ Help to display additional help
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Gallery 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery.
Using the Gallery application, you can view pictures and 2. Browse files stored in your phone's memory, or on an
watch videos that you've taken with your phone's camera, optional installed memory card (not included). From the
downloaded, or copied to an optional memory card (not main Gallery screen, you have these options:
included). • Touch the menu in the toolbar to display files by
For pictures stored on an optional memory card, you can do Albums, All, Time, Locations, People, or Favorites.
basic editing such as rotating and cropping. You can also set • Touch a picture or video to display it in full screen view.
a picture as your contact picture or wallpaper and share
• Touch and hold thumbnails to select them (indicated by
pictures with your friends.
a check mark).
While viewing pictures in the Gallery, scroll up the screen to
• Touch to create a New album. Give the album a
view more albums. Simply touch an album to view the
name, and then select and drag thumbnails to the
photos or videos in that album.
album to move or copy files to the new album.
If you have pictures or videos stored on an optional memory
card (not included), they will be display folders they are • Touch to launch the Camera app.
stored in, and folders are treated as albums. The actual
folder names will be used as the album names. If you have
downloaded any photos and videos, these will be placed in
the All downloads album.

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 • Touch Menu for Gallery options. Options may vary View Photos and Videos
depending on the view: After selecting an album from the Albums tab, you can
– Select album/Select item: Depending on the view, browse the photos and videos of that album. Touch a photo
touch albums or items to select them. After selection, or video to view it fullscreen.
you can touch Menu again for options you can 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery.
use with the selected item. 2. Touch a thumbnail to view the photo or video. While
– Slideshow: Choose options to create a slideshow for viewing, you can use these options:
viewing your pictures and videos. • Select device: Send the photo or video to a nearby
– Sort by oldest/latest: Sort items by date. device.
– Scan for nearby devices: Scan for Wi-Fi devices to • Share via: Choose an option for sharing the photo or
share photos and videos. video.
– Settings: Configure Gallery settings. • Trim: Remove the beginning and ending frames of a
– Help: Get help using Gallery. video.
• Delete: Delete the photo or video.
• Camera: Launch the Camera app.
3. Touch Menu for more options. Options may vary
according to item being viewed:
• Edit: Edit the photo.
• Favorite: Mark the photo or video as a favorite.
• Slideshow: View a slideshow of your photos and
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• Photo frame: Add a decorative frame to the photo. – Tags: Enable Tag buddy and Face tag. Tag buddy
• Photo note: Write a note on the 'back' of the photo. identifies each photo with information such as the
• Copy to clipboard: Place the photo on the clipboard weather, location, people in the photo, or date
for pasting into other apps. created. Face tag scans each photo to detect
• Print: Print the photo to a compatible Samsung Wi-Fi people's faces, which you can then tag with
printer (not included). their name.
• Rename: Rename the photo or video. – Sound & shot: Enable Auto play sound to
automatically play the recorded sound when viewing
• Buddy photo share: Share the photo with people
tagged in the photo. pictures taken in Sound & shot mode.

• Rotate left: Rotate the photo 90 degree to the left. Zoom In or Out on a Photo
• Rotate right: Rotate the photo 90 degree to the right. There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo.
• Crop: Crop the photo.  Touch the screen twice quickly to zoom in and then
• Set as: Set the photo as a Contact photo, or as touch the screen twice quickly again to zoom out.
wallpaper for the Home screen and Lock screen. – or –
• Details: View file details about the photo or video. You can also use “pinch” and “spread” gestures to
• Settings: zoom in or out. See “Pinching and Spreading” on
– SNS data management: Enable Sync only via page 20.
Wi-Fi to only sync photos and videos when
connected to a Wi-Fi network.

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Editing a Photo 5. Use the following editor controls to edit your picture:
You can edit your photos using the built-in Photo editor Undo: Undo the last action.
application on your device. The photo editor application
Redo: Redo the last action.
provides basic editing functions for pictures that you take on
your phone. Along with basic image tuning like brightness, Cancel: Close the currently displayed photo.
contrast, and color it also provides a wide variety of effects
used for editing the picture. Save: Save this photo to the memory card.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery. Rotate: Rotate a photo in all 4 directions. You
2. Select a folder location and touch a file to open it. can also mirror image the photo.
3. With the image displayed, touch Menu ➔ Edit to Crop: Crop (cut-out) an area of a photo.
launch the photo editor.
Color: Auto adjustment, Brightness, Contrast,
4. Touch and hold the image then select an option:
Saturation, Adjust RGB, Temperature, Exposure,
• Selection mode: provides several onscreen selection and Hue of a photo.
options such as: Select area, Inverse selection,
Effect: Add various effects to your photo.
Selection size, and Selection mode (Magnetic, Lasso,
Brush, Round, and Square). Sticker: Place various pre-created onscreen
• Select all: Select the entire area of the current image. stickers on top the of current image.
• Clipboard: Place the photo on the clipboard for pasting Drawing: Draw on the picture using a brush,
into other apps. pen, or eraser.
Frame: Place a pre-created border style on top
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 6. Touch Menu to access the following options: Setting a Picture as a Contact Photo
• Select image: Select a new image for editing. Set a picture as a contact’s photo. The contact’s photo
• Take picture: Activate the camera and take a new displays with notifications to calls or messages from the
image for editing. contact.
• Share via: Select a sharing method to share your 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery.
saved photo and follow the onscreen instructions. 2. Touch a category, and then touch a picture to select it.
• Set as: Assign the image as a Contact photo, Home 3. Touch Menu ➔ Set as ➔ Contact photo.
and lock screens wallpaper, Home screen wallpaper, 4. Select a contact, or create a new contact, with the
Lock screen wallpaper, or to Wallpaper. selected picture as the contact’s photo.
• Save as: Rename your current image and save it to
Setting a Picture as Wallpaper
your gallery.
Set a picture as the wallpaper for the Home and Lock
Sharing Pictures and Video screens.
You can share pictures and videos via Email, Messaging, 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery.
Bluetooth, or popular sharing services. 2. Touch a category, and then touch a picture to select it.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Gallery. 3. Touch Menu ➔ Set as.
2. Touch an album to display preview. Touch Menu 4. Select an option, from Home screen, Lock screen, or
➔ Select item, and then touch previews to mark them Home and lock screens wallpaper. Use the crop tool to
for sharing. edit the picture. Touch Done.
3. Touch Share via and follow the prompts.

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Gmail 1. Press and hold the Home Key, and then
Send and receive emails via Gmail, Google’s web-based touch Google.
email. 2. Follow the instructions to set up and use Google Now.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Google folder ➔ Gmail. Note: When Google Now is enabled, you can also access it
by touching Apps ➔ Google folder ➔
Google Google.
Use Google Search to search the Web.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Google Settings
Google folder ➔ Google and enter the search As Google has become more intertwined with other
text. applications, this menu provides a quick and ready access
point to configure preferences for Google+, Maps & Latitude,
Google Now Location, and so on. You can also use the Search function to
Google Now recognizes repeated actions performed on the initiate a Google Search from this menu.
device (including accessing locations, repeated calendar 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
appointments, search queries, and more). Google Now uses Google folder ➔ Google Settings
these actions to automatically send updates for user-specific 2. Select one of the available onscreen options.
information in the form of “cards.” 3. Follow the onscreen prompts.
For more information, visit google.com/landing/now.

Note: You must be signed in to your Google Account to use

Google Now. If not, touching Google Now will
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Google+ Help
Stay connected and share life as it happens with Google+. Access information on using your device’s features, basic
Chat with friends and family, post photos, or see what others functions and settings, and built-in applications.
are sharing while you’re on the go.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Help.
Visit google.com/mobile/+ to learn more.
IMDB
Note: This app requires a Google Account. Search movies and actors, view trailers and show times,
explore top charts and box office information, and add
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ movies and TV to your personal Watchlist.
Google folder ➔ Google+.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Hangouts Amazon folder ➔ IMDb.

Previously known as Google Talk, Hangouts is an online

place to meet friends and family, share photos, and host
video calls.
Visit google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts to learn more.

Note: This app requires a Google Account.

 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔

Google folder ➔ Hangouts.

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Internet Entering a URL
Your device is equipped with an web browser for surfing the  Touch the URL field at the top of the screen to enter the
Internet. URL using the virtual QWERTY keyboard, then touch
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Go.
Samsung ➔ Internet.
Selecting Items on a Page
Navigating the Internet • Touch an item to select it.
Command keys • Touch a hyperlink to follow the link.
 Touch Back or to return to the previous page. • Touch and hold on a hyperlink for options.
 Touch and hold Back display browser History. Tabs
 Touch Forward to go forward to a recent page. You can have multiple tabs open at one time, each with a
 Touch Refresh to reload the current page. different web page.
Touching and dragging • To open a new tab, touch New tab.
• Touch and drag your finger on the screen to navigate pages, and • Touch a tab to display it.
to reposition pages within the screen. • To close a tab, touch Close tab.

Entering text in a field

• While browsing, touch a text field to display the virtual QWERTY
keyboard to enter text.
Zoom
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Bookmarks • Touch Menu for options.
While browsing, bookmark a site to quickly access it later. – Create folder: Create a folder to stored pages.
Create a bookmark for the current web page: – Change order: Change the order pages are listed.
1. Touch Bookmarks ➔ Add bookmark. – Move to folder: Move a bookmark to a folder.
– or – Saved Pages
Touch in the address field.
Save a web page to your device for viewing offline.
2. Enter the required information and touch Save.
Save the current web page:
Access bookmarks, saved pages, and browsing history:  Touch Menu ➔ Save page.
 Touch Bookmarks to display bookmarks.
View saved pages:
• Touch a bookmark to load the page.
 Touch Bookmarks ➔ Saved pages tab to display
• Touch and hold a bookmark for options:
your saved pages.
– Open in new tab: Open the page in a new tab. • Touch a saved page to load the page.
– Delete: Delete the page. • Touch and hold a saved page for options:
– Edit: Change the bookmark title and folder. – Open in new tab: Open the stored page in a new
– Share via: Send the URL to others. tab.
– Add shortcut to home: Add a shortcut to this page – Delete: Delete the stored page.
on your Home screen.
– Share via: Send the stored page to others.
– Set as homepage: Set this page as default home • Touch Menu for options:
page.
– Delete: Delete the stored page.
– Sort by: Sort saved pages by Date or Read/Unread.
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History Maps
View your browsing history. Find your current location, get directions and traffic reports,
 Touch Bookmarks ➔ History tab to display your discover local businesses and attractions, and much more.
browsing history. Visit google.com/maps/about/explore/mobile to learn more.
• Touch a page to load it.
• Touch and hold a page for options: Important! Google Maps requires an active data network or
Wi-Fi connection. Some features require that one
– Open in new tab: Open the page in a new tab. or more location services be enabled. See “Date
– Delete: Delete the page. and Time” on page 128.
– Copy: Copy the page’s URL to the clipboard.
– Share via: Send the URL to others.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Maps.
– Add bookmark: Add a bookmark for this page.
Mobile Hotspot
– Set as homepage: Set this page as default home
Access the Mobile Hotspot feature.
page.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
• Touch Menu for options:
Verizon folder ➔ Mobile Hotspot.
• Clear history: Delete your browser history.
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Music Shuffle: When enabled, songs play in
The Music Player is an application that can play music files. random order. When disabled, songs play in
Launching the Music Player allows you to navigate through the order they appear in List view.
your music library, play songs, and create playlists (music Repeat All: Touch to play all songs, an
files bigger than 300 KB are displayed). album, or playlist.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Music.
Repeat All: Touch to repeat the current
2. Music Player scans for songs stored in phone memory,
song, repeat all songs, or disable repeat
or on an installed memory card and displays your mode.
songs on the Songs, Playlists, Albums, Artists, and
Repeat 1: Touch to repeat the current song,
Folders tabs.
album, or playlist in a loop.
3. Touch a music file to begin playback. During playback,
use the sound and playlist controls: List: Touch to switch to a list of all songs.
AllShare: Select a device to use for sharing Playlist: Touch to display the current
music files. playlist.
Volume: Touch to activate onscreen volume Touch to advance to the next song. Touch
control, and then touch and drag on the and hold to scan forward through the
scale to set volume, or press the Volume current song.
Key on the side of the phone to adjust Touch to go back to the previous song.
playback volume. Touch and hold to scan backward
Touch to view the SoundAlive equalizer. through the current song.

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 Touch to pause playback. Adding Multiple Songs to a Playlist
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Music
Touch to resume playback.
➔ Playlists.
Favorites: Touch to add this song to your
2. Touch ➔ [name of playlist].
Favorites list.
3. Touch next to a song to add it to the playlist, or
Creating a Playlist touch Add all.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Music 4. Touch Done.
➔ Playlists.
2. Touch ➔ Create playlist. Enter a name for the My Files
playlist. Touch OK. Find, view and manage files stored on your device or an
installed memory card. Touch a file to open it in an
3. Touch next to a song to add it to the playlist, or
associated application, if available.
touch Add all. Touch Done.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Adding a Song to a Playlist Tools folder ➔ My Files.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Music.
2. Touch and hold a song, and then drag it on to a playlist. Note: Different folders may display depending on how your
tablet is configured.
– or –
While playing a song, touch Menu ➔ Add to
playlist. Touch a playlist to add the selected song to it,
or touch Create playlist to create a new playlist and
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My Verizon Mobile 2. Tap Get started and follow the on-screen prompts to
View details and manage your Verizon Wireless account. configure a connection method and other related
parameters.
Note: No airtime or minute charges apply when accessing
My Verizon Mobile. Play Books
With Google Play Books, you can find more than 3 million
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ free e-books and hundreds of thousands more to buy in the
Verizon folder ➔ My Verizon Mobile. eBookstore.
Visit play.google.com/store/books to learn more.
NYTimes
Read the latest web edition of The New York Times newspaper. Note: This app requires a Google Account.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
NYTimes.
Google folder ➔ Play Books.
Photos
Play Games
This application (also known as Google Photos) provide a
means for automatically backing up your photos and videos Discover hundreds of games for download and purchase
to a centralized Google cloud location. through the Google Play Store.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Visit play.google.com/store/apps/category/GAME to learn
Google folder ➔ Photos. more.

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Note: This app requires a Google Account.
Play Movies & TV
Watch movies and TV shows purchased from Google Play.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ You can stream them instantly, or download them for viewing
Google folder ➔ Play Games. when you’re not connected to the Internet. You can also view
videos saved on your device.
Play Newsstand Visit play.google.com/about/movies to learn more.
Subscribe to your favorite magazines, and have them
Note: This app requires a Google Account.
available to read on your device at any time, in any place.
Visit play.google.com/store/newsstand to learn more.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Google folder ➔ Play Movies & TV.
Note: This app requires a Google Account.
Play Music
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Google folder ➔ Play Newsstand. With Google Play Music, you can play music you’ve
downloaded, and music you copied from your computer.
You’ll need to be have a Google account to download content.
Visit play.google.com/about/music to learn more.

Note: This app requires a Google Account for some features.

 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔

Google folder ➔ Play Music.

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Play Store S Note
All your favorite apps, movies and tv shows, music, books, Use this application to create notes with productivity tools
magazines, and games are available in Google Play Store. that turn handwriting into typed text and correct drawn
Visit play.google.com/store to learn more. shapes, lines, and formulas to make them perfect.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ S Note.
Note:This app requires a Google Account. 2. Touch Start and follow the onscreen instructions.

 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔

Play Store.

POLARIS Office 5
Polaris Office 5 is a Microsoft Office-compatible office suite
for managing your documents online or offline. It can also
open Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
Visit polarisoffice.com to learn more.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
POLARIS Office 5.

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S Voice Examples:
• Touch and say “Find me the best Pizza”. This
Use voice commands to perform common operations on
your tablet, and to speak criteria for searches and other launches an Internet search.
operations. Just speak naturally, and S Voice understands • Touch and say “Navigate to Cambridge”. This
what you’re looking for. Use S Voice to find everything from launches the Map application and indicates where this
directions to trivia answers to the current weather forecast. is in relation to your current position.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Samsung ➔ S Voice. Note:You can set S Voice to be always listening:
2. Say “Hi Galaxy”, or touch to wake up S Voice; • With S Voice running, touch Menu➔ Settings.
then speak a command or question. • Under Wake up, touch Wake up command to enable
Tap from the list of the right of the application screen to this feature.
view a list of commands; then touch a command to see
examples. Scrapbook
3. Touch Menu ➔ Settings for options. Combine documents, images, and music into a digital
scrapbook.
Tip: You can launch S Voice from most unlocked screens by
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
pressing the Home Key twice.
Samsung ➔ Scrapbook.

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Settings SketchBook for Galaxy
This icon navigates to the sound and tablet settings for your SketchBook for Galaxy is a professional-grade paint and
tablet. It includes such settings as: display, security, memory, drawing application optimized for use with S Pen.
and any extra settings associated with your tablet. Visit sketchbook.com/galaxy to learn more.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Settings. Samsung ➔ SketchBook for Galaxy.
– or –
From a Home screen, touch Menu and then touch Story Album
Settings. Organize your photos and create albums based on specific
For more information, refer to “Settings” on page 99. events. Apply themes and arrange your photos in various
layouts. You can then print the photos into albums through an
Setup Wizard online service and hold the memories in your hand.
Use the Setup Wizard to quickly configure your tablet.  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Samsung ➔ Story Album.
Verizon folder ➔ Setup Wizard.
Verizon Messages
Use Verizon Messages to send and receive messages on your
tablet using your mobile phone number.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Verizon folder ➔ Verizon Messages.

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Video Additional Video Features
The Video player application plays video files stored locally. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Video.
2. Touch Menu and then touch an available option:
Using Video
• Scan for nearby device: Share video with nearby
The Video application plays video files stored on the SD card.
device.
This device is able to playback DivX videos.
• Share via: allows you to share a selected video with
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Video.
external sources.
A list of available videos displays in the Video list.
• Delete: allows you to delete selected videos.
2. Touch a video file to begin viewing.
• Edit: allows you to edit a selected video file.
Sharing Videos • Auto play next: allows you to play videos
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Video. consecutively. Once a video ends, the next available
After a few seconds, each onscreen video begins to video begins to play.
cycle through a preview of the first five seconds.
2. Touch Menu and then touch Share via.
3. Select either individual videos or touch Select all.
4. Touch Menu and then touch Done to complete the
process or Cancel to quit.
5. Select a sharing option. Choose from Bluetooth, Cloud,
Drive, Email, Gmail, Google+, Picasa, S Note,
Scrapbook, Verizon Messages, Wi-Fi Direct, or
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Using Picture-In-Picture 4. As playback is initiated, locate and touch
This feature can be used during playback of supported video Picture-in-Picture from the bottom-right of
types using either the Gallery, Play Videos, or Video player. the playback screen. Your current video is then sent
to foreground of any new page and most application
Note:Some applications might not allow this video to remain screens.
active in the foreground (ex: Camera/Camcorder
5. The video disappears from the screen once it ends.
screen).
Video Editor
This feature allows you to continue to view your video as a
background operation while you multi-task and do other Use this application to edit your videos.
things, such as surf the Internet, access your Contacts list,  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
look for a picture, and so on. Video Editor.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps.
2. Touch the desired video playback application.
Voice Search
3. Touch the desired video to begin playback. Use voice commands to search the web with Google.
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
Note:The Picture-In-Picture feature only works when using Google folder ➔ Voice Search.
the Video player application. Other video players (ex:
YouTube), do not support this feature.

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VZ Navigator WatchON
Use VZ Navigator to find, share and navigate to millions of Use the Samsung WatchON application to use your tablet as
locations, avoid traffic, and drive or walk with ease. a remote control for your TV, set top box, DVR, Blu-Ray/DVD,
stereo or other device.
Note: VZ Navigator requires service activation. Contact
Set Up WatchON
Verizon Wireless or your cellular provider for more
information. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
WatchON.
To access the VZ Navigator feature: 2. Follow the prompts to configure WatchON options,
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ such country/region, TV service provider, channel list
Verizon folder ➔ VZ Navigator. setup, etc.

Note:Touch Menu ➔ Help to learn more about

WatchON.

Configure Your Device as a Remote

1. From the toolbar, touch Remote Control.
2. Touch Set up now at the prompt.
3. Follow the instructions to find your TV or other devices
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World Clock YouTube
This feature allows you to find out what time it is another part YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can
of world. upload and share videos.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔  From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔
World clock. YouTube.
2. Touch Add city then scroll and select the desired
city, or touch in the search field to locate a city.
To assign DST settings:
1. Locate a desired city from the World clock list.
2. Touch and hold a city and select DST settings.
3. Select a DST setting (Automatic, Off, or 1 hour).

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Section 6: Connections

Wi-Fi Tip: You can also quickly turn Wi-Fi on or off using Quick
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides Settings. From a Home screen, sweep your finger
access to local area networks. downward to display the Notification Panel. Touch the
Wi-Fi communication requires access to an existing Wi-Fi Wi-Fi button to turn Wi-Fi on (green) or off (gray).
network. Wi-Fi networks can be Open (unsecured), or
Secured (requiring you to provide login credentials). Scan and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
Your device supports the 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz and When you turn on Wi-Fi, your device searches for available
5.0 GHz) Wi-Fi protocols. Wi-Fi connections and displays them.
Turn Wi-Fi On or Off 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
When Wi-Fi is turned on, your tablet will notify you of 2. Touch Wi-Fi. Touch OFF/ON to turn Wi-Fi on.
available Wi-Fi networks, and you can connect to the Wi-Fi 3. When your device completes a scan, touch a Wi-Fi
networks. network to connect. If the Wi-Fi network is open, you
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. will be automatically connected. If the Wi-Fi network is
2. Touch Wi-Fi. secured, enter the password at the prompt to connect.
3. Touch OFF/ON to turn Wi-Fi on or off.

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Add a Wi-Fi Network Manually Wi-Fi Status Indicators
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. The following icons show your Wi-Fi connection status at
2. Touch Wi-Fi. Touch OFF/ON to turn Wi-Fi on. a glance:
3. On the pop-up Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi Displays when Wi-Fi is connected, active, and
Network (below the scanned networks), then enter communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
these fields: Displays when there is a Wi-Fi access point available
• Network Name (SSID): Enter the name of the Wi-Fi network. but you are not connected to it. May also display if
• Security: Select the type of security used by the Wi-Fi network. there is a communication issue with the target
• Password: If the network is secured, enter the password. Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Touch Show password to display it. Displays when connected to another device using
• Show advanced options: Select the Proxy settings and Wi-Fi Direct. For more information, refer to “Wi-Fi
IP settings for the network. Direct” on page 88
4. Touch Connect to save the settings and connect to
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Advanced Settings • Manage networks: Edit or remove saved networks.
Set up and manage wireless access points. • WPS push button: Set up a connection to a WPS (Wi-Fi
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Protected Setup) router or other equipment.
2. Touch Wi-Fi. Touch OFF/ON to turn Wi-Fi on. • WPN PIN entry: View the PIN used by your tablet to set up a
3. Touch Menu for options: PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or other equipment
• Advanced: (not configurable).
– Wi-Fi notifications: Send a notification when an open network • Help: Learn about setting up and using Wi-Fi networks.
is available.
– Passpoint: Connect to passpoint-enabled Wi-Fi Access Points Wi-Fi Direct
automatically. Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly
– Sort by: Sort available Wi-Fi networks alphabetical or by signal via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without
strength. having to set up the connection.
– Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to switch from For example, your tablet can use Wi-Fi Direct to share
Wi-Fi to mobile data for data communications when the tablet photos, contacts and other content with other Wi-Fi Direct
goes to sleep (when the backlight goes out). devices. Many of the apps on your device provide options for
– Always allow scanning: Allow Google location service and sharing via Wi-Fi Direct under Menu.
other apps to scan for networks, even when Wi-Fi is turned off.
Turn Wi-Fi Direct On
– Auto network switch: Automatically switch between available
networks. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
– Install certificates: Install certificates from a memory card. 2. Touch Wi-Fi. Touch OFF/ON to turn Wi-Fi on.
– MAC address: View your device’s MAC address (not (Wi-Fi must be enabled to use Wi-Fi Direct.)
configurable). 3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to turn Wi-Fi Direct on.
– IP address: View your device’s IP address (not configurable).
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Turn Wi-Fi Direct Off Connect to Wi-Fi Direct Devices
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Wi-Fi. 2. Touch Wi-Fi. Touch OFF/ON to turn Wi-Fi on.
3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to view connections. (Wi-Fi must be enabled to use Wi-Fi Direct.)
4. Touch End connection to turn Wi-Fi Direct off and 3. Enable Wi-Fi Direct on the target device. Consult the
terminate all Wi-Fi Direct connections target device’s documentation for more information.
4. On your tablet, touch Wi-Fi Direct to scan for the
Note: Turning Wi-Fi off also turns off Wi-Fi Direct and other device.
terminates all Wi-Fi Direct connections
5. In the scanned list, touch the target device to connect
with it, or touch Multi-connect to connect to multiple
devices (not all devices support multi-connect).
6. Follow the prompts on both devices to complete the
connection.

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Bluetooth Note: Due to different specifications and features of other
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications Bluetooth-compatible devices, display and operations
technology for exchanging information over a distance may be different, and functions such as transfer or
of about 30 feet. If the devices are in range, you can exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth-
exchange information between them, even if they are compatible devices.
in different rooms.
Your device can use Bluetooth to share photos, contacts and Pair with a Bluetooth Device
other content with other Bluetooth devices. Many of the apps Pairing initiates a connection between your tablet and the
on your device provide options for sharing via Bluetooth target device, usually by using a passcode or PIN. After
under Menu. pairing, your tablet and the target device recognize each
Turn Bluetooth On or Off other and exchange information without having to enter a
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. passcode or PIN.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Bluetooth.
2. Touch Bluetooth. Touch OFF/ON to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Touch OFF/ON to turn Bluetooth on or off.
3. Make sure that the target device is discoverable, so
Tip: You can also quickly turn Bluetooth on or off using Quick that your tablet can find it. Refer to the target device’s
Settings. From a Home screen, slide your finger documentation for more information.
downward to display the Notification Panel. Touch the 4. Touch Scan. Your tablet will start to scan for Bluetooth
Bluetooth button to turn Bluetooth on (green) or off (gray). devices within range.

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 5. From the list of scanned devices, touch the target Reconnect to a Bluetooth Device
device and follow the prompts to complete the pairing: 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
• If the target device requires a PIN, enter a PIN for the target 2. Touch Bluetooth. Touch OFF/ON to turn Bluetooth on.
device and touch OK. When prompted, enter the PIN on the 3. Make sure that the target device is discoverable.
target device. 4. Touch the target device's name in the Bluetooth
• If the device allows automatic or smart pairing, your device will devices section.
attempt to pair with the device automatically. Follow the
5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or
prompts on your tablet and the target device to complete
consult the target device's documentation.
the pairing.
Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device
Note: The pairing and connection status is displayed below the Disconnect from a Bluetooth Device
target device in the Bluetooth devices section.
You can disconnect your tablet from a Bluetooth device, such
as a headset. Disconnecting does not unpair the Bluetooth
Bluetooth Status Indicator device—the next time you connect, your tablet and the
The following icon show your Bluetooth connection status target device will recognize each other and exchange
at a glance: information without having to enter a passcode or PIN.
Displays when Bluetooth is active. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Bluetooth. Touch OFF/ON to turn Bluetooth on.
3. Tap the connected device, and then touch OK to
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Unpair from a Bluetooth Device Bluetooth Settings
You can make your tablet forget its pairing connection with When Bluetooth is on, additional settings are available.
another Bluetooth device. To connect to the other device 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again. 2. Touch Bluetooth. Touch OFF/ON to turn Bluetooth on.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Tap your tablet's name to enable or disable visibility to
2. Touch Bluetooth. Touch OFF/ON to turn Bluetooth on.
other Bluetooth devices. When your tablet is visible,
3. In the Bluetooth devices section, tap next to the other devices can find your tablet during a scan. Your
device, and then tap Unpair. tablet remains visible for the period of time set in the
Visibility timeout setting.
4. Touch beside a paired device for options:
• Rename: Enter a new name for the paired device.
• Unpair: Delete the Bluetooth connection to this device. To
connect to the other device again, you may need to enter or
confirm a passcode again.
5. Touch Menu for options:
• Visibility timeout: Set the length of time your tablet is visible to
other devices when you turn on visibility.
• Received files: View files transferred to your tablet via
Bluetooth.
• Help: Learn about Bluetooth, and other settings.

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Mobile Hotspot Connect a Device
Use your tablet as an Access Point (AP), connecting up to ten 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
devices via a Wi-Fi network to the Internet. 2. Touch More settings ➔ Mobile Hotspot.
Enable Mobile Hotspot 3. Touch Mobile Hotspot. Touch OFF/ON to enable Mobile
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Hotspot.
2. Touch More settings ➔ Mobile Hotspot. 4. If the target device is not in your Allowed devices list,
tap > All devices.
3. Touch Mobile Hotspot. Touch OFF/ON to enable Mobile
5. On the target device, activate Wi-Fi and scan for Wi-Fi
Hotspot.
hotspots. Select the name of your tablet and enter your
4. Touch to control which devices may connect to
Hotspot password (if required).
your Hotspot:
• All devices: Allow all devices to connect. Note: Follow the target device's instructions for activating
• Allowed devices only: Limit connections to only those devices Wi-Fi and connecting to your tablet.
in your Allowed devices list.

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Allowed Devices Mobile Hotspot Settings
You can limit connections to your Mobile Hotspot to only 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
those devices in your Allowed Devices list. 2. Touch More settings ➔ Mobile Hotspot.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 3. Touch Mobile Hotspot.
2. Touch More settings ➔ Mobile Hotspot. 4. Touch Configure for options:
3. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Touch OFF/ON to enable • Network SSID: Enter a name for your tablet. This name will be
Mobile Hotspot. displayed in the other device's Wi-Fi networks listing.
4. Touch Allowed devices to view the Allowed Devices list. • Hide my device: Do not display your tablet's name in the other
5. To add a new device to the Allowed devices list: device's Wi-Fi networks listing.
• Touch Add device. • Security: Set the network connection to Open (no security) or
• Enter the device's name and MAC address. WPA2 PSK (requires a password).
6. To remove a device from the Allowed devices list: • Password: Enter a security password. Touch Show password
• Touch Delete. to display it.
• Touch each device you want to delete, or tap Select all. • Show advanced options:
• Touch Delete.
– Broadcast channel: Select 2.4 GHz or 5 Ghz as the
Note: Using your tablet as a portable hotspot consumes broadcast channel. If 2.4 GHz is selected, tap Auto to select a
battery power and uses data service. While Mobile different channel.
Hotspot is active, your tablet’s applications will use the 5. Touch Menu for additional options:
Mobile Hotspot data service. Roaming while using your • Timeout settings: Set the amount of time your device will be
tablet as a mobile hotspot will incur extra data charges. available as a Mobile Hotspot.
• Help: View help on using Mobile Hotspot.
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Tethering VPN
Use feature lets you share your tablet’s mobile data Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
connection via USB or Bluetooth.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Note: VPN settings include storage of login credentials on your
tablet. You must configure a screen unlock pattern, PIN
2. Touch Tethering for options:
or password before setting up a VPN. See “Lock Screen”
• Mobile Broadband Connect: Share your mobile data
on page 115.
connection via USB.
– Connect your tablet to your PC using a USB cable and touch Configure a Basic VPN
USB tethering to activate the feature. Follow the onscreen 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
instructions to use USB tethering. 2. Touch More settings ➔ VPN ➔ Basic VPN.
• Bluetooth tethering: Share your mobile data connection 3. Touch Add to add a new VPN:
via Bluetooth. • Name: Enter the name of the VPN.
– Activate Bluetooth and make sure your device is visible, then • Type: Choose the type of VPN: PPTP, L2TP/IPSec PSK,
touch Bluetooth tethering to activate the feature. For more L2TP/IPSec RSA, IPSec Xauth PSK, IPSec Xauth RSA, or
information, refer to “Bluetooth” on page 90 IPSec Hybrid RSA.
Important! Tethering consumes battery power and increases • Server address: Enter the VPN server address.
your data usage. Roaming while using tethering • PPP Encryption (MPPE): Touch to enable, if applicable.
will incur extra data charges. • Show advanced options: Touch to set other options,
depending on the type of VPN.
4. Tap Save to save the VPN.

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Nearby Devices Configure File Sharing
Share files with nearby devices using the DLNA (Digital Living 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Network Alliance) standard via Wi-Fi. 2. Touch Nearby devices.
To share with nearby devices, you must connect to a Wi-Fi 3. Touch OFF/ON next to Nearby devices to turn file
network. The devices you wish to share files with must also sharing on or off.
be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and must 4. Touch Nearby device to display file sharing settings.
support DLNA.
5. Under Advanced, touch each option to control how
Important! Use care when enabling file sharing for nearby content is shared from your device:
devices. When enabled, other devices can access • Shared contents: Choose the type of content to share.
data on your device. • Allowed devices list: View and manage devices allowed to
connect to your device.
Turn File Sharing On or Off • Not-allowed devices list: View and manage devices restricted
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. from connecting to your device.
2. Touch Nearby devices. • Download to: Choose a location to save downloaded content
3. Touch OFF/ON next to Nearby devices to turn file (Device or SD card).
sharing on or off. • Upload from other devices: Choose how to handle incoming
files from other devices (Always accept, Always ask, or
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Screen Mirroring Connect to a Computer
Use the Screen Mirroring feature to share media files on your Connect your device to a computer to transfer data between
tablet with an HDMI device, such as an HDMI TV. your device and the computer. Use the USB cable that comes
with your device, or use one of the pre-loaded apps on your
Note: This feature requires an optional AllShare Cast dongle device to connect wirelessly.
accessory (not included).
Transfer Data
1. Connect the AllShare Cast dongle to the HDMI device Connect your device to a computer, via USB cable, to transfer
using an HDMI A-to-A cable. data as a Media device using MTP (Media Transfer Protocol),
2. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. or as a Camera using PTP (Photo Transfer Protocol).
1. Attach your device to the computer with a USB data
3. Touch Screen Mirroring.
cable. Your device recognizes the connection as the
4. Touch OFF/ON to enable Screen Mirroring.
last connection method you used, and displays a
5. Your tablet will scan for available devices.
connection alert in the Status bar and Notifications.
6. Touch a device, and follow the onscreen instructions.
2. From a Home screen, sweep your finger downward to
Note: Press Menu ➔ Help for more information. display Notifications, then touch the alert.
3. Select a connection method:
• Media device (MTP): Transfer media files with
Windows, or using Android file transfer on a Mac
(visit android.com/filetransfer).
• Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software, and
transfer files to computers that do not support MTP.

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4. On your computer, choose a method for accessing your
device. Available options depend on the programs
installed on your computer.
5. Transfer files to the memory card. When finished, you
can disconnect the USB cable.

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Section 7: Settings
This section explains Settings for customizing your device. Airplane Mode
Accessing Settings Enabling Airplane mode turns off calling, messaging, and
data network features. It also turns off other connectivity
 From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. features, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
– or – While in airplane mode, you can use other features of your
From any screen, touch the top of the screen and tablet, such as playing music, watching videos, or other
swipe downward, to display the Notification Panel, and applications.
then touch Settings. For more information, refer to To use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when Airplane mode is enabled,
“Notifications” on page 23. turn them on in Settings, or on the Notifications panel.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Using Tab View 2. Touch OFF/ON next to Airplane mode to enable or
The Settings page now comes with the ability to view the disable the option.
Settings options in either a list or tab view. 3. Touch Airplane mode to view the current status.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Menu for options: Note: You can also set Airplane mode from the Device options
• Switch to tab view: Allows you to modify the appearance of menu. Press and hold the Power/Lock key, then touch
Airplane mode.
the Settings list to order items within preset tabs.
• Switch to list view: Allows you to modify the appearance of
the Settings list from atabbed view to a list view.

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Wi-Fi Settings Data Usage
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that provides Monitor data usage, and control your tablet’s connection to
access to local area networks. mobile data service.
For more information about using your tablet’s Wi-Fi
Note: Data is measured by your tablet. Your service provider
features, see “Wi-Fi” on page 86.
may account for data usage differently.
Wi-Fi Direct
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Wi-Fi Direct allows devices to connect to each other directly
via Wi-Fi, without a Wi-Fi network or hotspot, and without 2. Touch Data usage.
having to set up the connection. 3. Touch Mobile data to enable or disable your tablet’s
For more information about using your tablet’s Wi-Fi Direct connection to mobile data service.
features, see “Wi-Fi Direct” on page 88. • When disabled, you will not be able to use the Internet, sync
email, or use any app that requres a data connection unless
Bluetooth you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications 4. Touch Limit mobile data usage to disable the mobile
technology for exchanging information over a distance of data connection when the specified limit is reached.
about 30 feet.
5. Touch Alert me about data usage to receive notifications
For more information about using Bluetooth to exchange about data usage limits.
information with other Bluetooth devices, see “Bluetooth” on
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View Mobile Data Usage 3. Touch Menu for options:
1. Touch the Data usage cycle drop-down menu and • Data roaming: Allow your tablet to use mobile data when
select a time period. roaming. Additional charges may apply. See your service plan
A chart displays the total mobile data usage during that for details.
time period, followed by a breakdown of data usage by • Restrict background data: Prevent the tablet from connecting
each application. to the mobile data network in the background for
2. Set data usage limits: synchronization or other services.
• Touch and drag the red limit bar to set the maximum data • Auto sync data: Synchronize with accounts automatically, at
limit. When data usage reaches this limit, mobile data will any time.
be disabled. • Show Wi-Fi usage: Display data usage while connected to
Wi-Fi.
Warning! When disabled, you will not be able to use the Internet,
• Mobile hotspots: Select Wi-Fi networks that are mobile
sync email, or use any app that requres a data
hotspots. You can restrict apps from using these networks, and
connection unless you are connected to a Wi-Fi
network. you can configure apps to warn you before using these
networks for large downloads.
• Touch and drag the orange warning bar to set a warning level.
• Show units: Display units as MG/GB (auto change), MB only,
You will be notified when data usage reaches this level.
or GB only.
• Touch and drag the two white bars to adjust the time period.
• Touch an application to view its data usage. Touch Restrict
background data to force the application to sync background
data only when connected to a Wi-Fi network.

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More Settings Mobile Networks
Access additional options for configuring connections Set options for network selection and data service.
between your tablet and other devices.
Important! Depending on your service plan, changes you
Printing make to mobile networks settings may incur
Allows you to select a printing service (ex: Samsung Print extra charges. Consult your service provider
Service), and then connect to a compatible wireless printer. for more information.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch More settings. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Tap the Printing field and select from a list of currently 2. Touch More settings ➔ Mobile networks for options:
available print services. • Mobile data: Enable or disable your device’s connection to the
mobile data network.
4. Follow the on-screen prompts to connect to a
wirelessly compatible printer. • Global Data Roaming Access: Enable or disable connection to
data services when your device is roaming on another network.
• Roaming: Indicates if you are currently in roaming mode.
• Signal strength: Indicates your current signal strength.
• Access Point Names: Choose a preferred APN.

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Mobile Hotspot
Note: Once an active Ethernet connection is detected, a
Use your tablet as an Access Point (AP), connecting up to ten notification will appear within the Notification Panel
devices via a Wi-Fi network to the Internet. area.
For more information about using Mobile Hotspot, see
“Mobile Hotspot” on page 93. View Verizon Account
Tethering Provides direct and ready access to your Verizon account
Share your tablet’s mobile data connection via USB and information.
Bluetooth. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
For more information about tethering, see “Tethering” on 2. Touch More settings ➔ View Verizon Account.
page 95. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

VPN Nearby Devices

Set up and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Share files with nearby devices using the DLNA (Digital Living
For more information about connecting to VPNs on your Network Alliance) standard via Wi-Fi.
tablet, see “VPN” on page 95. For more information about sharing files with nearby devices,
see “Nearby Devices” on page 96.
Ethernet
This is activated only when the tablet is connected to an Screen Mirroring
optional Ethernet adapter. Use the Screen Mirroring feature to share media files on your
 Once connected and active, fill in the appropriate tablet with an HDMI device, such as an HDMI TV.
infomration within the Configure Ethernet device For more information on using Screen Mirroring, see “Screen
screen. Mirroring” on page 97.

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Blocking Mode Sound Settings
When Blocking mode is enabled, notifications for selected Configure settings for your tablet's audio.
features are blocked, and you only receive the notifications
you choose. You can choose to block notifications by feature
Volume
or contact, and choose blocking all the time, or during a Set the system volume level, and set default volume for
specific time period. notifications and media playback.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Note: You can also set System volume from a Home screen by
2. Touch ON/OFF next to Blocking mode to enable or pressing the Volume Key.
disable the setting.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Touch Blocking mode for options:
• Turn off notifications: Notifications for new messages will not 2. Touch Sound ➔ Volume.
be displayed. 3. Touch and drag the sliders for:
• Turn off alarm: Notifications for alarms will not be displayed. • Music, video, games and other media: Set the default
volume level for audio playback. You can also adjust volume
4. Set a time period for Blocking mode:
from this default inside the apps.
• Always: Block notifications at all times.
• Notifications: Set the volume for notifications, such as new
• To set a specific time period to block notifications each day,
messages and event reminders.
disable the Always option, and then set a starting time
(From field) and ending time (To field). • System: Set the volume for all other system sounds, such as
keytones played for screen touches. You can control whether
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Vibration Intensity Touch Sounds
Vibration Intensity: Set the level for vibration to accompany Play tones when you make selections on the screen.
notifications and Haptic feedback 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 2. Touch Sound.
2. Touch Sound ➔ Vibration intensity. 3. Touch Touch sounds to turn the option on.
3. Touch and drag the sliders for:
• Notifications: Set the vibration intensity level for notifications.
Screen Lock Sound
• Haptic feedback: Set the vibration intensity level for haptic Play tones when you touch the screen to lock or unlock it.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
feedback.
2. Touch Sound.
Default Notification Sound 3. Touch Screen lock sound to turn the option on.
Choose a default sound to play for notifications, such as for
new messages and event reminders. Haptic Feedback
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Vibrate when softkeys are pressed and on certain UI
2. Touch Sound ➔ Notifications. interactions.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Touch a sound to select it. As you touch a sound, a
sample plays. 2. Touch Sound.
3. Touch Haptic feedback to turn the option on.

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Pen Attach/Detach Sound 4. Tap Vibrate when tapped to activate the a vibration
Set the sound that is made when the pen is attached or when you press on-screen keys. A check mark
detached from your tablet. displayed next to the feature indicates this feature is
active.
Samsung Applications
These menu options provide a shortcut to the sound HDMI Audio Output
configuration screens for the listed applications. Set the HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) audio
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. setting.
2. Touch Sound. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Tap an available on-screen application to be taken 2. Touch Sound.
directly to its sound menu screen. 3. Touch Audio output and select Stereo or Surround.
4. Make adjustments to the application’s sound
Adapt Sound
parameters as needed.
Find the best sound for you during calls and media playback.
Samsung Keyboard
Note: This setting uses earphones to ensure the best sound
These options are used when you use the on-screen keypad. during setup. You must connect optional earphones
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. (not included) to the tablet to configure this setting.
2. Touch Sound.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Tap Sound when tapped to activate a tone when you
use on-screen keys. A check mark displayed next to 2. Touch Sound ➔ Adapt Sound.
this features indicates active status. 3. Read the information about Adapt Sound and connect
optional earphones (not included).
4. Touch Start, and then follow the prompts.
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Display Settings Screen Mode
Configure settings for your tablet's display. Optimize the display for the content being viewed.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Wallpaper
2. Touch Display ➔ Screen mode for options:
Customize the background of the Home and Lock screens.
• Adapt display: Touch the check box to enable or disable
For more information, refer to “Wallpaper” on page 25.
automatic optimization of the screen to match the type of
Notification Panel image being displayed and other criteria, such as battery level.
Configure options for the Notification panel, available when • When Adapt display is disabled, select a specific screen mode
you swipe your finger down from Status bar at the top of the to match the content being displayed:
screen. – Dynamic: Make the display tone more vivid.
For more information, refer to “Navigation” on page 16. – Standard: Use this mode for normal surroundings.
– Movie: Use this mode for dim surroundings, such as in
Multi Window
a dark room.
Configure options for the Multi window feature.
For more information, refer to “Multi Window” on page 26. Reading Mode
Optimize the screen for reading from selected applications.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Display ➔ Screen mode.
3. Touch OFF/ON to enable Reading mode.
4. Touch Edit for additional options.

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Brightness Daydream
Adjust the screen brightness to suit your surroundings, or to The Daydream setting controls what the screen displays
your personal preference. when the tablet is docked, or while charging. You can choose
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. to display a Colors screen, or display photos stored on your
2. Touch Display ➔ Brightness. tablet.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
3. Touch Automatic brightness to allow the tablet to adjust
the brightness based on your surroundings. 2. Touch Display ➔ Daydream.
– or – 3. Touch ON/OFF to turn the feature on.
To set a custom brightness level, clear the Automatic 4. Configure options:
brightness checkmark and then slide the Brightness • Colors: Display screen full of colors.
level bar to set your preferred brightness level. • Flipboard: Display pictures from Flipboard. Touch to
choose pictures to display.
Screen Timeout
• Photo Frame: Display pictures in a photo frame. Touch to
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
choose pictures to display.
2. Touch Display ➔ Screen timeout to choose a
• Photo Table: Display pictures in a photo table. Touch to
time period.
choose pictures to display.
5. Touch Start now to preview Daydream mode. Touch the
screen to cancel.

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Smart Screen Font Style
Your table’s display has special features which enhance or Select the font style for standard display text.
optimize viewing. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 2. Touch Display ➔ Font style to choose a font.
2. Touch Display ➔ Smart screen for options:
• Smart stay: Keep the screen on as long as you are looking Tip: To find new fonts, touch Get fonts online to access new
at it. fonts in the Google Play Store app.
• Smart rotation: Rotate the screen according to the orientation
Font Size
of your face.
Select the font size for standard display text.
• Smart pause: Pause video when you are facing away from the
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
screen.
2. Touch Display ➔ Font size to choose a size.
• Smart scroll: Scroll up or down by tilting your head or device
while looking at the screen. Touch OFF/ON to enable the Touch Key Light Duration
feature, and then touch Smart scroll for options. Set the length of time the Menu Key and Back Key
remain lit after you touch them.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Display ➔ Touch key light duration to choose
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Show Battery Percentage Storage
The battery charge level displays as an icon on the Status Manage the use of memory resources in your tablet's
bar by default. This option displays the battery icon plus the memory and on an optional memory card (not included).
percentage of remaining battery charge. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 2. Touch Storage to view information about memory
2. Touch Display ➔ Show battery percentage to turn usage and options:
the option on. • Device memory: View memory usage for the different types of
Edit After Screen Capture information stored on your tablet's memory. Touch an item for
more information.
Automatically open screen captures for editing.
• SD card: View total space and available space on an optional
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
memory card (not included).
2. Touch Display ➔ Edit after screen capture to turn
the option on. Memory Card
Your device supports optional microSD or microSDHC
memory cards of up to 64GB capacity (not included), for
storage of music, pictures, and other files.
Install a Memory Card
For information on installing a memory card, see “Installing a
Memory Card” on page 8.

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Remove a Memory Card Power Saving Mode
Important! To prevent damage to data stored on the memory Configure Power saving mode to conserve battery power.
card, always unmount the card before removing it 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
from the tablet. 2. Touch Power saving mode.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 3. Touch ON/OFF to enable the feature.
2. Touch Storage. 4. Configure options:
• CPU performance: Limit the maximum performance of the
3. Touch Unmount SD card, and then touch OK.
CPU (Central Processing Unit). This does not affect normal
4. Open the memory card slot cover and turn to expose
usage, such as browsing and video playback.
the slot.
• Screen output: Use low power level for the screen.
5. Gently press in on the memory card to release it, and
• Turn off haptic feedback: Turn off haptic feedback to extend
then carefully pull the card out.
battery life.
6. Replace the memory card slot cover.
Format a Memory Card Note: Touch Learn about power saving mode for more
information.
Use the Format SD card setting to remove all data from an
installed memory card.

Important! Data cannot be recovered after formatting.

1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.

2. Touch Storage ➔ Format SD card, then follow the
prompts to delete all data from the card.

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Battery Application Manager
View what is using battery power. You can download and install applications from the
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Google Play Store or Samsung Apps, or create applications
2. Touch Battery to view battery usage for apps and using the Android SDK and install them on your tablet. Use
services. Application manager to manage applications on your tablet.

3. Touch an item for more information, or to configure Warning! Because this device can be configured with system
options for managing power use. software not provided by or supported by Google or
any other company, end-users operate these devices
at their own risk.

1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.

2. Touch Application manager.
3. Touch DOWNLOADED, SD CARD, RUNNING, or ALL to
view the status of applications and services. Touch an
app or service for more information and for app
options, such as stopping or uninstalling.

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Default Applications Multi User Mode
This option allows you to both quickly view and access the a This menu allows you to add additional user profiles to your
listing of current functions being defaulted to particular apps. device. The new user account can have either full or
From this menu you can also change the default restricted access.
assignments.
Note: Up to 8 profiles can be enabled on the tablet.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔
Default applications. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔
2. Tap an available on-screen category entry. Users.
3. Follow the on-screen prompts to select a different 2. Touch an existing user profile to alter the associated
default application. Ex: changing Message default profile properties.
functionality from Messages to Hangouts. 3. Touch to add another entry, or to remove an
entry.
4. Touch Photo ID to choose a picture to identify the
contact.
5. Touch Name to enter a name for the contact. Tap
for additional name fields.
6. Touch Phone number to enter a phone number, and
then tap to choose a label.
7. Touch Email address to enter an email address, and
then tap to choose a label.

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 8. Touch Add another field to add more fields, including Location
Phonetic Name, Organization, IM, Address, Notes, These settings allow you to configure how the tablet
Nickname, Website, Events, or Relationship. determines its location.
9. When you finish entering information, touch Save.
Note: Some apps may require one or more location services
Adding a New User be turned on for full functionality.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔
GPS signals may be affected by your surroundings, including:
Users.
• Buildings
2. Tap Add user and select an availble account type:
• Tunnels or underground structures
• User: This account ype is allows a user access to their own
• Weather conditions
apps and content.
• High-voltage or electromagnetic fields
• Restricted profile: Provides limited access to apps and
content. • Tinted windows
3. Read the on-screen disclaimer and touch OK.
4. Complete the set up process by tapping Set up now to
confirm available access.
5. Tap the entry and configure the account parameters
such as name, picture, numbers, etc..

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To configure location services: Lock Screen
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Choose settings to unlock your tablet.
2. Touch Location. For more information about using the lock and unlock
3. Touch OFF/ON next to Access to my location to allow features, see “Securing Your Device” on page 11.
apps to use your location information.
Screen Lock
• GPS & Verizon location services: Let apps use GPS & Verizon
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
location services.
2. Touch Lock screen ➔ Screen lock and select a
• Google Wi-Fi & mobile network location: Let apps use
screen lock. Then configure the displayed options for
Google’s location services to estimate your location faster.
that screen lock.
– When enabled, you are allowing Google's location service to
collect anonymous location data. Some data may be stored on
your tablet, and collection may occur even when no apps
are running.
• My places: Save your favorite locations for use with services
that require location information.
– Touch Home, Office, or Car, and follow the prompts to
configure options for identifying the location.
– Touch to set up a different location.

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Swipe Signature Unlock
Unlock your tablet by swiping your finger across the screen. Unlock your tablet by writing you signature with the S Pen.
This is the default screen lock, and offers no security. This screen lock offers low security.
• Multiple widgets: Display multiple widgets on your Lock screen. • Clock widget options: Configure the clock widget.
• Clock widget options: Configure the clock widget. • Personal message: Customize a personal message on the lock
• Shortcuts: Add app shortcuts to the lock screen. screen.
• Personal message: Customize a personal message on the lock • Owner information: Show user information on the lock screen.
screen. • Make signature visible: Display your signature as you write it.
• Owner information: Show user information on the lock screen. • Accuracy level: Set the accuracy level of the signature required to
• Unlock effect: Show a ripple effect or light effect on the unlock the screen.
lock screen when you slide your finger over the screen. • Lock automatically: Automatically lock the tablet when the screen
• Ink effect: Select the ink effect color for the Unlock effect. has turned off after a selected amount of time.
• Wake up in lock screen: Wake up the screen by speaking a • Lock instantly with power key: Instantly lock the screen
command. whenever the Power/Lock key is pressed.
• Set wake-up command: Set a command to wake up the screen. • Action Memo on lock screen: Double-tap the lock screen while
• Action Memo on lock screen: Double-tap the lock screen while pressing the S Pen button to open an Action Memo.
pressing the S Pen button to open an Action Memo.
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Pattern PIN
Draw a pattern on the screen to unlock your tablet. This Enter a numeric PIN (Personal Identification Number) to
screen lock offers medium security. unlock your tablet. This screen lock offers medium to high
• Clock widget options: Configure the clock widget. security.
• Personal message: Customize a personal message on the lock • Clock widget options: Configure the clock widget.
screen. • Personal message: Customize a personal message on the
• Owner information: Show user information on the lock screen. lock screen.
• Make pattern visible: Display the security pattern. • Owner information: Show user information on the lock screen.
• Unlock effect: Show a ripple effect or light effect on the • Lock automatically: Automatically lock the tablet when the screen
lock screen when you slide your finger over the screen. has turned off after a selected amount of time.
• Lock automatically: Automatically lock the tablet when the screen • Lock instantly with power key: Instantly lock your tablet by
has turned off after a selected amount of time. pressing the Power/Lock key.
• Lock instantly with power key: Instantly lock your tablet by • Action Memo on lock screen: Double-tap the lock screen while
pressing the Power/Lock key. pressing the S Pen button to open an Action Memo.
• Action Memo on lock screen: Double-tap the lock screen while
pressing the S Pen button to open an Action Memo.

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Password Security Settings
Enter an alphanumeric password to unlock your tablet. This Configure options for securing information on your tablet.
screen lock offers high security.
• Clock widget options: Configure the clock widget. Encryption
• Personal message: Customize a personal message on the You can encrypt accounts, settings, downloaded apps and
their data, media, and other files. After encryption, you must
lock screen.
enter the PIN or password you set each time you turn on your
• Owner information: Show user information on the lock screen. tablet. You can also encrypt information stored on an optional
• Lock automatically: Automatically lock the tablet when the screen installed memory card (not included).
has turned off after a selected amount of time. Encryption may take an hour or more to complete. Start with
• Lock instantly with power key: Instantly lock your tablet by a charged battery, and keep the tablet on the charger until
pressing the Power/Lock key. encryption is complete. Interrupting the encryption process
• Auto factory reset: If the password is entered incorrectly 10 may result in the loss of some or all data.
times, reset the device to factory settings and delete all data and 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
files. 2. Touch Security, and then touch an option:
• Action Memo on lock screen: Double-tap the lock screen while • Encrypt device: Touch Set screen lock type to start, and then
pressing the S Pen button to open an Action Memo. follow the prompts to encrypt information.
• Encrypt external SD card: Touch Set screen lock type to
None
start, and then follow the prompts to encrypt information.
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SIM Card Lock Unknown Sources
Set up and manage your SIM card lock. Allow applications from sources other than the
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Google Play Store to be installed on the tablet.
2. Touch Security ➔ Set up SIM card lock for options. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Security ➔ Unknown sources to turn the
Device Administration option on.
Some applications, such as Corporate email, may require you
allow access to your tablet by device administrators in Warning! Because this device can be configured with system
certain circumstances, such as if your tablet is lost or stolen. software not provided by or supported by Google or
Some features a device administrator might control include: any other company, end-users operate these devices
• Setting the number of failed password attempts before the device at their own risk.
is restored to factory settings
Verify Apps
• Automatically locking the device.
Block or display a warning before installing apps that might
• Restoring factory settings on the device. cause harm to the tablet.
Device Administrators 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
View, add or remove device administrators. 2. Touch Security ➔ Verify apps to turn the option on.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Security ➔ Device administrators, and then
touch the agent(s) to use.

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Change Security Level Credential Storage
Allows you to change the current security level so that You can install credentials from an optional installed memory
threats that meet the selected criteria are blocked. card (not included), and use the Credential storage settings
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. to allow applications to access the security certificates and
2. Touch Security ➔ Change security level and select other credentials.
an available option: 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
• High: Block all unauthenticated actions. 2. Touch Security ➔ Storage type to back up your
• Normal: Block only explicit threats. tablet to hardware.
3. Touch Trusted credentials to view installed certificates.
Security Update Service
4. Touch Install from device storage and choose a
To set security update service settings:
certificate and follow the prompts to install.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔
5. Touch Clear credentials and follow the prompts to clear
Security.
stored credentials and reset the password.
2. Touch Security policy updates for these options:
• Automatic updates: Automatically check for changes to the
security policy and download any updates to improve security.
• Preferred networks: Set whether to use Wi-Fi or mobile
networks or Wi-Fi networks only.
• Check for updates: Check for updates manually.
3. Touch Send security reports to send security reports to
Samsung via Wi-Fi for threat analysis.

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Language and Input Samsung Keyboard
Use Language and input settings to choose a default The Samsung Keyboard is an onscreen QWERTY keyboard,
language for your tablet's operations, plus settings for text so you can enter text by “typing” on the keyboard. Samsung
entry and other inputs. keyboard is enabled by default.
For more information, see “Using Samsung Keyboard” on
Default Language and Personal Dictionary
page 34.
Choose the default language for operating your tablet. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Language and input.
2. Touch Language and input.
3. Samsung keyboard is enabled by default. Touch to
3. Touch Language to select a default language.
configure options:
Default Input Method • Touch Select input languages to set the keyboard languages.
Select default input method you will use when accessing • Predictive text: Touch ON/OFF to enable predictive text.
the keyboard. Predictive text suggests words matching your text entries, and
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. optionally, complete common words automatically. Touch
2. Touch Language and input ➔ Default to select Predictive text to configure options:
Samsung keyboard. – Live word update: Automatically update with popular new
words every day.
– Personalized data: When enabled, predictive text uses
personal language data you have entered to make better
predictions. Samsung keyboard can collect all the text you enter,
including personal data and credit card numbers, in order to
give better prediction results.
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 – Learn from Facebook: Log into Facebook to allow your tablet Keyboard swipe
to learn from your Facebook postings. • None: Disable keyboard swiping.
– Learn from Gmail: Log into Gmail to allow your tablet to learn • SwiftKey flow: Enter text by sliding your finger across the keys
from your Gmail email. on the keyboard.
– Learn from Twitter: Log into Twitter to allow your tablet to • Cursor control: Slide your finger across the keyboard to move
learn from your Twitter postings. the cursor to begin entering text.
– Learn from Contacts: Allow your tablet to learn from your Key-tap feedback
Contacts entries. – Sound: Play sounds when a key to touched.
– Clear remote data: Delete your information stored on the – Vibration: Vibrate when a key is touched.
personalization server.
– Character preview: Display the character in a bubble when
– Clear personal data: Remove all personalized data you have you touch it on the keyboard.
entered.
More settings
– Privacy Policy: Read the privacy policy.
• Pen detection: Change to Handwriting recognition mode when
• Auto replacement: Complete or replace the word you are
the S Pen is detected.
typing with the most probable word when you touch the space
• Help: Learn about Samsung Keyboard.
bar or a punctuation mark.
• Reset setting: Return settings to the defaults.
• Auto capitalization: Automatically capitalize the first letter of
sentences.
• Auto spacing: Automatically insert spaces between words.
• Auto punctuate: Automatically insert a full stop by tapping the
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Google Voice Typing Settings Voice Search Settings
Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries. When 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
you enable Google voice typing, it’s available for use when 2. Touch Language and input ➔ Voice search for
you touch a field to enter text. options:
For more information, see “Using Google Voice Typing” on • Language: Choose a language for voice searching.
page 36. • Speech output: Set whether search results use speech output
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Always, Informative only, or Hands-free mode only.
2. Touch Language and input. • Block offensive words: Hide words many people find
3. Touch the Google voice typing check box to enable it. offensive from the results of Google voice searches. Offensive
4. Touch beside Google voice typing for options: words are replaced in results with a placeholder (####).
• Hotword detection: Launch a voice search by saying the
• Choose input languages: Select languages for Google voice
word “Google.”
typing. Select Automatic to use the Default language
• Offline speech recognition: Install a language module for
exclusively, or choose other language(s).
offline speech recognition.
• Block offensive words: Hide words many people find
• Personalized recognition: Allow your tablet to improve
offensive are in results of Google voice searches. Offensive recognition based on your speech. (This option is only available
words are replaced in results with a placeholder (####). when you are signed in to a Google Account.)
• Offline speech recognition: Download and install speech • Google Account dashboard: View and manage your collected
recognition engines, to allow you to use voice input while not data.(This option is only available when you are signed in to a
connected to the network, such as during Airplane mode. Google Account.)
• Bluetooth headset: Record audio through an optional
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Text-To-Speech Options Backup and Reset
Text-to-speech (TTS) provides audible readout of text, such Back up application data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other
as the contents of text messages. settings to Google servers.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Backup Your Data
2. Touch Language and input ➔ Text-to-speech options
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
for options:
2. Touch Backup and reset ➔ Back up my data to
• Preferred TTS engine
enable automatic back up of your data to a Google
– Select Samsung text-to-speech engine as your default
Account.
TTS engine. Touch to configure.
3. Touch Backup account to set up a Google Account for
• General
backups. You can create a new Google Account, or sign
– Speech rate: Choose a speed at which the text is spoken.
in to an existing account.
– Listen to an example: Play a sample of speech synthesis.
4. Touch Automatic restore to restore an app’s settings
Mouse/Trackpad and other information from the backup (if available)
This option sets the pointer speed for an externally when you reinstall that app.
connected mouse or trackpad (not included).
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Language and input ➔ Pointer speed.
3. Touch and drag along the scale to set the pointer
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Factory Data Reset Add Account
Reset all settings to the factory defaults, and permanently Add an account to your tablet to share information between
delete all data from the tablet. your tablet and the account.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
2. Touch Backup and reset ➔ Factory data reset ➔ 2. Touch Add account and select an account type.
Reset device. Follow the prompts to enter your credentials and set up
3. Follow the prompts to perform the reset. the account on your device.

Reset Settings For more information about managing applications, see

“Accounts” on page 37.
To reset system settings back to their default values:
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings ➔
Backup and reset.
2. Touch Reset settings.

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Motions and Gestures Palm Motion
Configure various motion and gestures features. Control the tablet by touching the screen with the palm of
your hand.
Motion 1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Control your tablet with natural hand movements, such as
2. Touch Motions and gestures ➔ Palm motion, then
putting the tablet to your ear to call a displayed contact.
touch ON/OFF to enable each feature:
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
• Capture screen: Capture the screen by swiping it from right to
2. Touch Motions and gestures ➔ Motion, then touch
left or vice-versa with the side of your hand.
ON/OFF to enable each feature:
• Mute/pause: Mute incoming calls and pause playback by
• Zoom: Tilt the tablet to zoom in or out when viewing pictures
covering the screen with your hand.
in Gallery.
• Browse an image: Move the tablet in a side-to-side motion to
pan from side to side while viewing an image.

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Voice Control S Pen Settings
Use voice commands to control functions of your tablet. This menu allows you to customize settings for the S Pen.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
Note: If you set the alert type for notifications to vibrate, voice
command is not available. 2. Touch S Pen.
3. The following options are available:
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. • Turn off pen detection: Allows you to deactivate pen
2. Touch Voice control. detection
3. Touch OFF/ON to enable the feature. • Pointer: Allows you to activate the ability to show the pointer
4. Touch each option to enable it: when you hover the S Pen over the screen.
• Alarm: Stop or snooze alarms with the voice commands • Direct pen input: Displays the handwriting pad within the text
“Stop” and “Snooze.” input area when the S Pen is detected.
• Camera: Take pictures with the voice commands • Air view: Enables the ability to display helpful information
“Smile”, “Cheese”, “Capture”, and “Shoot.” when you hover your finger over the screen.
• Music: Control the Music app with the voice commands • Air command: Allows you to activate or deactivate the Air
“Next”, “Previous”, “Pause”, “Play,”, “Volume Up”, and • command function that appears on-screen once you remove
“Volume Down.” the S Pen from its internal slot.
• Sound and haptic feedback: Allows you to enable sound
and feedback activity when using the S Pen.
• Pen detachment options: Allows you activate a selected
action when the device detects the S Pen is detached. Choose
from: None, Action Memo, or Air command.
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 • Pen attach/detach sound: Allows you to select a sound. Book cover
• Attach/detach vibration: Allows you to receive vibratory • Automatic unlock: Unlocks the screen automatically once the
feedback wehn you attach or detach the S Pen. cover is flipped open.
• Daynote: Show a quick note pad with the date, time weather,
Accessories your schedule, and drawings when you open the book cover.
Configure your tablet's behavior when it is connected to an • Unit: Set the degree unit to Celsius or Fahrenheit.
optional dock (not included).
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. Date and Time
2. Touch Accessories for options: By default, your tablet receives date and time information
Dock from the wireless network. When you are outside network
• Dock sound: Play a sound when you insert and remove the coverage, you may want to set date and time information
tablet from the dock. manually using the Date and time settings.
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
• Audio output mode: Play audio through the dock speakers
when the tablet is docked. 2. Touch Date and time.
• Daydream: Set the table to daydream when docked. Touch 3. Touch a setting to configure:
OFF/ON to enable the feature, and then touch Daydream for • Automatic date and time: When enabled, the tablet takes
options. See “Daydream” on page 108. date and time updates from the wireless network.
• Set date: Enter the current date (only available when Automatic
HDMI
date and time is disabled).
• Audio output: Flip the S View cover open to unlock the screen
• Set time: Enter the current time (only available when the
when the secure lock is disabled and the tablet is docked.
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 • Automatic time zone: When enabled, the tablet takes the time • Easy touch mode: Touch to stop/snooze alarms and calendar
zone from the wireless network. event alerts.
• Select time zone: Choose your local time zone (only available • Show shortcut: Display a shortcut to Accessibility settings on
when the Automatic setting is disabled). the Device options menu. (The Device options menu displays
• Use 24-hour format: Set the format for time displays. when you press and hold the Power/Lock key.)
• Select date format: Set the format for date displays. • Manage accessibility: Choose settings for exporting,
updating, and sharing the accessibility settings as a file.
Accessibility Services
Your tablet offers features to make using the tablet easier for • TalkBack: Activate the TalkBack feature and configure options.
those with certain physical disabilities. Use the Accessibility
settings to configure these features. Vision
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. • Font size: Change the size of the fonts used on the screen.
2. Touch Accessibility for options: • Magnification gestures: Control whether your tablet
• Auto rotate screen: Enable automatic rotation of the screen recognizes gestures to pan, and zoom in or out.
when you rotate the tablet. • Negative colors: Reverse the display of onscreen colors from
• Screen timeout: Set a period of time for the screen to remain White text on a Black background to Black text on a White
lit-after which it will dim and lock. background.
• Lock automatically: Lock the screen in 5 seconds after • Color adjustment: Adjust the color of the screen if you are
screen automatically turns off. (This option appears only when color blind or have difficulty reading the display because of the
a screen lock is enabled.) screen color. Touch ON/OFF to turn color adjustment on, then
touch Color adjustment for options.
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 • Accessibility shortcut: Control whether your tablet recognizes – Dominant hand: Display the Assistant menu on the left or right
a gesture to quickly enable accessibility features. To use the side of the screen.
gesture, press and hold the Power/Lock key until you hear a – Edit: Reorder or remove items on the Assistant menu.
sound or feel a vibration, then touch and hold two fingers on • Press and hold delay: Select a time interval for using the
the screen until you hear an audio confirmation. Touch and hold gesture.
• Text-to-speech options: Configure options for converting text Recognition
to speech. See “Text-To-Speech Options” on page 124.
• Interaction control: Adjust how your tablet interprets motions
Hearing and screen touches. You can turn motions and screen timeout
• Sound balance: Control the signal sent to the left and right on or off. You can also block areas of the screen from touch
when using earphones. interaction, turn Auto rotate and hard key functions (Power/
• Mono audio: Enable stereo audio to be compressed into a Lock key, Volume Key, etc.) off, and display app notifications
single mono audio stream for use with a single earphones. only on the Notification panel and Status bar. Touch ON/OFF,
• Turn off all sounds: Mute every sound made by the tablet and then touch Interactive control for options.
during touches, selections, notifications, etc.
• Flash notification: Set the camera flash to blink when
notifications occur.
Mobility
• Assistant menu: Display a special menu to improve tablet
accessibility for users with reduced dexterity. Touch ON/OFF,
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About Device Software Update
View information about your tablet, including status, legal The Software Update feature enables you to use your device
information, hardware and software versions, and a tutorial. to connect to the network and upload any new software
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings. directly to your device. The device automatically updates
2. Touch About device. with the latest available software when you access this
option.
3. Touch a setting to view details:
1. From a Home screen, touch Apps ➔ Settings.
• Software update: Check availability and install updates.
2. Touch Software update.
• Icon glossary: View a list of your tablet’s notification and
status icons. 3. Tap Check for new software update.
• Status: View information about your tablet’s current status. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
• Legal information: Display open source licenses, Google legal
information, and Samsung legal information.
• Device name: View your tablet’s name. Touch to change the
tablet’s name.
• Model number: View your tablet’s model number.
• Android version: View the firmware version of your tablet.
• Baseband version: View the baseband version of your tablet.
• Kernel version: View the kernel version of your tablet.
• Build number: View the build number of your tablet.
• SE for Android status: View the status of SE for Android.
• Hardware version: View the hardware version of your tablet.
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Index
A uninstalling 49 Brightness
Accessibility 129 Apps Screen 49 screen setting 108
Accessory accessing 49 Browser 72
settings 128 customizing 50 bookmarks 73
Accounts options 50 entering URLs 72
adding a Google account 37 B history 74
setting up 37 Back button 16 navigation 72
Action Memo Backup and Reset 124 saved pages 73
Creating a New Memo 52 Battery selecting items on a page 72
Adapt Sound 106 charging 9 tabs 72
Airplane Mode 99 indicator 10 C
Application Folders 51 installing and removing 9 Calendar
Application Manager 112 power saving mode 111 Creating An Event 56
Applications settings 112 Settings 57
Email 64 show battery percentage 110 Calls
Video 82 Blocking Mode 104 Adapt Sound settings 106
YouTube 85 Bluetooth 90 Camcorder
Apps disconnect or unpair 91 recording videos 59
Application Manager 112 pairing with a device 90 Camera
downloading 49 reconnect 91 advanced settings 61
installing 49 settings 92 Gallery 65
security settings 119 turning on or off 90 options 60
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 Quick settings 61 Date configuring accounts 45
recording video 59 settings 128 refreshing your accounts 46
taking pictures 58 Daydream Setting 108 Encryption 118
Capture Screen (Motion) 22 Device Administration 119 Entering Text
Cloud Backup 128 Display Google voice typing 36
Computer brightness 108 F
connect to 97 Daydream 108 File Sharing 96
Connections edit screen capture 110 Files
Accessing the Internet 72 font size 109 sharing via computer 97
Contacts font style 109 sharing with nearby devices 96
creating contact photos Screen Mode 107 Flipboard 64
Contacts 69 Screen Timeout 108 Folders
exporting and importing 41 settings 107 adding to Home screen 25
groups 43 show battery percentage 110 G
joining 40 touch key light duration 109 Gallery 65
My Profile 40 DLNA 96
editing photos 68
namecards 41 Docking
Picture-In-Picture 83
starred contacts 42 settings 128 sharing pictures and video 69
updating 38 Downloads 63
viewing photos and videos 66
using pictures as contact E zooming 67
photos 69 Email Gestures
D account settings 46 settings 126
Data Usage combined Inbox 46 Gmail
settings 100 composing and sending 46 composing and sending 48
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 configuring your account 47 Home screen 24 Memory Card
managing your account 48 customizing 24 format 111
refreshing your account 48 I installing 8, 110
Google Icons remove 111
Gmail 47 Status Bar 24 removing 111
Google Now 70 Infrared Blaster 14 settings 110
setting up an account 37 Internet 72 Menu
Settings 70 K Context-sensitive 16
Google Now 70, 83 Keys Message Types 45
Google Settings 74 Messages
touch tones 105
Google Voice Typing email 45
entering text 36
L Gmail 47
settings 123 Language and Input Settings 121 Messages App
Legal Information 131
GPS 128 icons on the Status Bar 45
Location Services 128
Groups Messaging
adding contacts 43 Lock Screen Google Mail 70
Screen lock 115
creating 43 Mobile Data Usage 101
Locking and Unlocking
sending a message 44 Mobile Hotspot 74, 93
unlocking the keypad 11
H connecting a device 93
Help
M settings 94
Memory Mobile Networks
In-Device 71
clear RAM memory 51 settings 102
Home Screen
folders 25 display memory in use 51 Motion
view 110 Capture screen 22
shortcuts and widgets 24
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 Mute/Pause 22 Notification Sound 105 viewing 66
Pan 21 NYTimes 77 zooming 67
Tilt 21 O Picture-In-Picture 83
Motions Organizer Pinning
settings 126 Calculator 55 Memo 52
Mouse/Trackpad World Clock 85 Play Books 77
settings 124 P Play Store 79
Multi Window 26 Playlists
Pairing with Bluetooth 90
Multi-Tasking Pan (Motion) 21 creating 76
Watching Videos 83 Portable Hotspot
Phone
Music 75 allowed devices 94
about 131
Adapt Sound settings 106 Date and Time 128 Power Saving Mode 111
Music App Powering On and Off 10
key tones 105
Music Application 78
language 121 R
Music Player name 131 RAM
creating a playlist 76 clear memory 51
reset 124
Mute/Pause (Motion) 22 display memory in use 51
software update 131
My Profile 40 status 131 Reading Mode 107
sending 40 Reset Phone 124
Photos
N editing 68 S
Namecards Gallery 65 S Note 79
sending 41 setting as wallpaper 69 S Voice 80
Nearby Devices 96 sharing 69 Samsung Keyboard
Notification Panel 23 taking pictures 58 settings 121
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Scrapbook 80 Shortcuts Text-To-Speech
Screen Capture adding and removing 24 options 124
setting 110 SIM card Tilt (Motion) 21
Screen Lock 115 installation 7 Time
None 118 Installing 6 settings 128
Pattern 117 SketchBook for Galaxy 81 Touch Sounds 105
PIN 117 Smart Alarm 54 Turning Your Device On and Off 10
sounds 105 Sound V
Swipe 116 settings 104 Verizon Messages 81
Screen Mirroring 97 volume settings 104 Verizon Mobile Hotspot 74
Screen Mode 107 Sounds Video
Screen Rotation 20 Adapt Sound 106 Picture-In-Picture 83
Screen Timeout 108 notifications 105 recording video 59
Securing your device Screen Lock sounds 105 Sharing Videos 82
locking and unlocking 11 touch sounds 105 Video Editor 83
Security Status Videos
certificates 120 phone 131 Gallery 65
device administration 119 Storage sharing 69
encryption 118 settings 110 viewing 66
locking and unlocking 11 T Voice Control
locking your device 11 Task Manager 51 settings 127
settings 118 Tethering 95 Voice Search 83
Settings 99 Text settings 123
entering 34 Volume 104
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Volume Key 14
VPN 95
W
Wallpaper
using photos 69
WatchON 84
Web Browser 72
Widgets
adding and removing 24
Settings 81
Wi-Fi
adding a connection manually 87
scanning and connecting 86
settings 88
turning on or off 86
Wi-Fi Direct 88
connecting to devices 89
turning on or off 88, 89
Wireless Networking
Bluetooth 90
Tethering 95
VPN 95
World Clock
DST Settings 85
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