Quick Start Guide
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1. larih bta Yao l L y Internet Tablet Series Quick Start Guide Version 2 0 HITNI 3 Bluetooth F gt i The A7 Internet Tablet A Front Panel Microphone Use to input sounds Camera Light Sensor Smart Keys LCD Panel Press to bring up Touch Screen that the Smart Menu displays Tablet s images RIGHT Power Button Press to turn on off power USB Port Use to connect to USB devices HDMI Supports standard enhanced or high definition audio and video Speaker Outputs audio Speaker Outputs audio C Back Panel Reboot Key Press to reboot the Tablet el Arit s LVUILY D Top Bottom Panel Audio Card Reader Connect to the supplied stereo Insert a Micro SD card earbuds for audio output to access media and other data TOP DC In Use to connect to the power cable E Charging the Battery The battery for your Tablet comes partially charged It is recommended that you use the Tablet until the battery is completely discharged then charge it fully for the first time Batteries perform best after being fully charged To Charge the Battery 1 Connect the power cable to the Tablet as shown 2 Plug the power cable into an electrical outlet 3 Remove the power cable when charging is complete Note The Power LED indicator will show you the s2. camera icon on the top right corner as shown below i Gallery A i The Home Menu Tap this to bring up the Home Menu screen that shows icons for all applications installed on the Tablet You can launch an app by tapping the icon you need i 4 50 PM o Sound Recorder Tap this to access the internet No setup is required once you have established a Wi Fi connection see page 15 For more information about browsing and bookmarks see page 19 ww google com m client ms android googie amp sou Je fir a S Tat f NOV KI if TANANG We H 7 lt Paso i gt r ad fer A da hee BEAR beer n T gt 5 The Email Smart Menu Tap this to bring up the Email screen Set up your email when you first log in by following a few simple on screen instructions See Page 16 for additional instructions 4 53 PM You can configure Email for most accounts in just a few steps E Personalizing Your Desktop By pressing the Desktop Page for 2 seconds you can bring up the Add to Home screen function There are 4 types you can choose Shortcuts Widgets Folders and Wallpapers P Shortcuts dog Widgets mm Folders E Wallpapers i Installing the Micro SD Card At the time of this release the A7 Tablet supports micro SD cards up to 64GB in size The cards must be a minimum of Class 4 with Class 6 or better preferred for optimal performance The cards must be Tormatt
3. on the security format of the service provider Tap the name of your Wi Fi network A popup menu will show the type if any the signal strength and an entry field for the password if required Tap the password data field to activate the keyboard and type in the password for your Wi Fi network The keyboard has Alpha and Numeric layouts that can be switched from one to the other If you are typing letters and need to switch to numbers tap the 123 key at the bottom left and the layout will switch to numbers If you need to switch back to letters tap the bottom left button which now says ABC and the layout will switch to letters Use the SHIFT key for capital letters When you are done entering your password tap the small gray button that says DONE at the top right Back at the previous popup menu your password will now show as a series of dots If you want to see the password you have typed in tap the small box below that says Show password and the dots will change to the letters and numbers of your password If the password is correct tap the bottom left button CONNECT If the password was entered incorrectly tap the password data field again and make the necessary correction After pressing CONNECT the tablet will obtain the IP Address and make the connection To confirm your connection you will see the small print under the name of your network now says Connected If you scroll to the top you will also see that the
4. top line labeled WI FI has small print underneath that says Connected to your network As a practical test of the Wi Fi connection tap the HOME smart key 4 on the black bezel then tap the 4th key from the bottom of the on screen menu at the right 4 to launch the web browser If you successfully reach the Google home page or other web page you have a good connection If you get a message that says Web page not available you do not have a Wi Fi connection Check your router and repeat the steps above SETTING UP EMAIL Your tablet has a built in mail program that can allow you to check one or more email accounts Prior to setting up the email accounts in the tablet you must know the following information Y Y VV V WV Your email account logon username if different than your email address Your email account logon password The type of incoming mail server POP3 IMAP or Exchange The name of the incoming mail server i e incoming verizon net or pop att yahoo com The outgoing SMTP server i e outgoing verizon net or smtp att yahoo com SSL encryption port number setting if applicable Your internet or mail service provider can give you information for all items marked with an Once you have all the above listed information follow these simple steps 1 Tap the HOME smart key 4 on the black bezel then tap the bottom key of the on screen menu at the right s to launch the email program On setup 2 dat
5. THE SETTINGS MENU The A7 Internet Tablet has many options that can be set or changed with the SETTINGS application There are 2 easy ways to enter the SETTINGS menu 1 Tap the HOME smart key Y on the black bezel to make sure you are on the home screen Tap the center button on the right and then scroll down to tap the SETTINGS icon 2 Tap the HOME smart key on the black bezel to make sure you are on the home screen Tap the SHORTCUTS smart key to open a menu bar at the bottom of the screen then tap the SETTINGS icon at the bottom right corner CONNECTING TO WI FI Before setting up email or browsing the internet you must establish an internet connection The A7 Internet Tablet has a built in 802 11b g wi fi receiver which can connect to any compatible wi fi transmitter Please note that the A7 Tablet does not support 802 11n wi fi and the quality of the connection if any made to an n router is not guaranteed Prior to starting the Wi Fi connection process you will need to know the name of your wireless network and the logon password if any Contact your internet service provider if you do not know this information Before making the connection to your router it is recommended that you reboot your wireless router to purge residual settings from any previously connected devices This reboot can generally be done with a reset button or by unplugging the router for 30 seconds and then plugging it back in but please check
6. a fields will appear for Email address and Password Tap the top field that says Email address to activate the keyboard Enter your email address and tap the button near the top right that says Next You will be moved automatically to the password entry field Type in your email logon password then tap the button near the top right that says Done You will see your email address in the top field and a series of dots in the password field Tap the button at the bottom left that says Manual setup Choose the type of incoming mail server your provider uses POP3 IMAP or Exchange 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Several data fields will appear in a single popup screen which is labeled Incoming server settings at the top left The Email address and Password fields should be filled in already If not re enter the data for those fields Tap the third field from the top for POP3 server or IMAP server or Exchange server as applicable Enter the incoming server information i e incoming verizon net or pop att yahoo com then press the button near the top right that says Done Tap the field for Security type and select the appropriate type None SSL SSL Accept all TLS and TLS Accept all Selecting the Security type for the incoming server should automatically fill in the corresponding port number ab
7. appears on your desktop To move shortcuts once they are on the desktop press and HOLD the icon until it becomes bigger in size then drag it to the desired location To delete a shortcut from a Desktop Page press and HOLD the icon until it becomes bigger in size When it does drag the icon to the trash can that appears at the right edge of the screen There is no need to empty the trash as nothing is held there for recycling B Status Bar The Status Bar at the top of the Tablet screen indicates several things Wi Fi status Bluetooth status battery status and time of day Tion pers 2 14 PM Time Battery Status Indicates battery level more bars denotes more power Wi Fi Status Icon appears when Wi Fi is on Bluetooth Status Icon appears when Bluetooth is on C Smart Keys There are 3 Smart Keys on the right side of the Tablet s front panel a ee o Previous Tap this to go back to the previous page 2 Home Tap this to go back to the Start Menu Shortcuts Tap this to bring up related shortcuts D Smart Menu The Smart Menu located on the right side of the Tablet s screen contains 5 keys 1 a The Music Smart Menu Tap this to bring up the Music screen Music is classified by Artists Albums Songs Playlists and Now Playing 4 45 PM Recently added 2 The Gallery Smart Menu Tap this to bring up the Gallery screen You can browse pictures and videos or take photos by pressing the
8. box near the bottom so that a green check mark appears to Require sign in Tap the Next box with the green arrow at the bottom right The Account Options page will allow you to choose how often the tablet automatically checks for mail ranging from Never to Every 5 minutes To change this setting tap the setting to open up a menu of choices Tap the desired frequency to return to the Account Options menu You can also check uncheck the boxes for Send email from this account by default and Notify me when mail arrives Tap the Next box with the green arrow at the bottom right The Set up email page has two data fields that will allow you to create an optional nickname for the account i e Bob Home or Bob Work and set the name as displayed on your outgoing emails You do not need to set an account name but you must set the name displayed on outgoing emails When the name on outgoing emails has been set tap the gray button in the bottom right corner that says Done The tablet will automatically load any new messages to your Inbox 17 18 EMAIL ACCOUNT SETTINGS You can access the Account Settings menu from your Email Inbox Tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tap the Account settings button from the popup menu at the bottom of the screen You can edit the following Account name nickname Your name sender name on outgoing emails Signature Email check fr
9. ed in FAT16 or FAT32 NTFS is not supported To insert a micro SD card open the protective door on the top of the tablet and push the card into place The metal connectors on the card should go in first facing the back of the Tablet Push the card until it clicks into place then close the door At the top left of the screen you will see a message saying Preparing external storage Tollowed by the addition of the SD card icon when the card is ready to access To remove a micro SD card you should unmount it rather than just pull it out To unmount the micro card go to SETTINGS then scroll down and tap SD CARD amp DEVICE STORAGE Tap UNMOUNT SD CARD If you are running an application that is accessing the drive you will get a warning message that your application will stop Tap OK At the top left of the screen you will see a message saying External storage safe to remove Once you see this message you can pull out the micro card 10 Tap the Settings icon to bring up the settings window as shown below 4 50PM A u lt a i Wireless amp networks ii Sound Display 1 7 Location amp security Applications amp Accounts amp sync WH Drivacv Just slide your finger up and down the list of choices to scroll through the list of Settings categories Touch the Setting you want to adjust It s that easy 11 Wireless amp Networks Set up airplane mode wi fi and bluetoot
10. enu 2 Tap WIRELESS amp NETWORKS at the top of the list 3 Turn on Bluetooth by tapping the gray box to the right If the gray box has a green check Bluetooth is turned ON 4 Tap BLUETOOTH SETTINGS then tap SCAN FOR DEVICES to detect Bluetooth devices in range of the tablet A list of nearby devices will be listed if found 5 Tap the appropriate device in the list and the tablet will attempt to pair with the device 6 If prompted type in the pairing code as provided by the device manufacturer Note Certain other peripheral devices such as keyboards and scanners may have limited or no functionality because they require drivers specific to both the Android 2 2 OS and the Tegra 2 processor and may not yet be fully compatible with the A7 Tablet SECURING YOUR TABLET There are 2 options for securing your tablet from unauthorized access password protection and a pattern screen lock To restrict access with a password go to SETTINGS and tap LOCATION amp SECURITY Tap SET UP SCREEN LOCK and then tap PASSWORD to activate the keyboard Enter your password at least 4 characters and then tap the OK button at the bottom right You will be asked to re enter your password to confirm To restrict access with a pattern lock go to SETTINGS and tap LOCATION amp SECURITY Tap SET UP SCREEN LOCK and then tap PATTERN Tap the Next box with the green arrow at the bottom right to start animated instructions When you are ready to draw yo
11. equency Default account for outgoing emails only one account can be set as default Email notifications Notification ringtone Vibration setting Server settings incoming and outgoing VV VV VV VV V USING EMAIL The A7 Internet Tablet s pre installed mail client is easy to use Viewing To view any email just tap it to open To delete an open email tap the button at the bottom right that says Delete To mark the email as unread tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tap the Mark as unread button from the popup menu at the bottom of the screen To close an open email without deleting it tap the Previous button on the black bezel and you will return to the Inbox Replying To Reply or Reply All just tap the corresponding buttons at the bottom of the open email You cannot reply to an email unless it is open Fowarding To Forward an email tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tap the Forward button from the popup menu at the bottom of the screen Composing New Mail From the Inbox page tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tap the Compose button from the popup menu at bottom of the screen Enter the recipient email address es subject header and type the body of your email For CC and BCC addresses tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tap the Add Cc Bcc button at the bottom left This will add data fields for both CC and BCC To add a
12. h Sound Set up volume and ringtones Display Set up brightness auto rotation and screen timeout Location amp Set up network locations passwords and screen lock Security a Set up unknown sources manage applications running services Applications P 6e app 5 and development Accounts amp sync Factory data reset and backup restore settings SD Card amp Device Storage Search web and quick search box Language amp Set up background data and auto sync Manage SD card and USB device storage Set up language keyboard and user dictionary Keyboard 12 Date amp Set up date and time Time System updates device status battery status legal information and current firmware version About Device E Turning Off the Tablet Press and hold the power button for about 2 seconds until a popup window appears then choose Power off Device options 4 Silent mode Sound Is ON x Airplane mode Airplane mode is OFf Power off 13 14 E User Manual A complete user manual can be viewed and downloaded from the eLocity website www elocitynow com support E Product Registration To make sure you are notified of firmware updates and other important information please register your tablet using the online form on the eLocity website www elocitynow com registration Arit etd OIL y A7 INTERNET TABLET Quick Start Guide Addendum e
13. heck in the gray box at the right If the box has a green check tap the box to remove the green check If the box is grayed out and the small print under BLUETOOTH says Turn on Bluetooth then you know that the Bluetooth is OFF To disable Wi Fi only enter SETTINGS and make sure that WI FI 2nd item from the top does NOT have a green check in the gray box at the right If the box has a green check tap the box to remove the green check If the box is grayed out and the small print under WI FI says Turn on Wi Fi then you know that the Wi Fi is OFF A COMPLETE USER MANUAL IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW ELOCITYNOW COM SUPPORT 21 ED WPP Printed in China A7 004 HFOCV000120
14. hite arrow at the top left of your screen animating with downward strokes to indicate the download in progress When the download is complete the animation will stop and you will see just a solid white arrow Tap the HOME smart key 4 on the black bezel to return to the home screen then tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel to access the popup menu at the bottom of the screen Tap NOTIFICATIONS then tap the APK file you have downloaded From the popup screen tap INSTALL The application should install quickly and then give you the option to OPEN the application or choose DONE to continue without launching the app An icon for the new app will automatically be placed on the applications page and can be accessed by tapping the center button ii at the right of the screen REMOVING APPLICATIONS To delete third party applications enter SETTINGS and tap APPLICATIONS Tap MANAGE APPLICATIONS to bring up a list of installed apps Tap the app you want to delete then tap the gray UNINSTALL button near the top right Before the app is removed you will get a warning prompt to confirm the command Tap OK of you want to delete the app tap CANCEL if you want to change your mind Note Pre Installed apps are flashed into the memory of the A7 an cannot be removed by the process described above To remove pre installed applications you will need to download a third party app like Titanium Backup which can be found at http matrixrewriter co
15. m android 19 20 CONNECTING amp DISCONNECTING USB DEVICES At the time of this release the A7 Tablet supports flash memory devices up to 32GB in size To insert a flash memory thumb drive open the protective door on the left side of the tablet and push the drive into place At the top left of the screen you will see a message saying Preparing external storage followed by the addition of the USB icon when the drive is ready to access To remove a USB drive you should unmount it rather than just pull it out To unmount the USB drive go to SETTINGS then scroll down and tap SD CARD amp DEVICE STORAGE Tap UNMOUNT USBO If you are running an application that is accessing the drive you will get a warning message that your application will stop Tap OK At the top left of the screen you will see a message saying External storage safe to remove Once you see this message you can pull out the USB drive Note Certain other peripheral devices such as keyboards printers and powered external hard drives may have limited or no functionality because they require drivers specific to both the Android 2 2 OS and the Tegra 2 processor and may not yet be fully compatible with the A7 Tablet CONNECTING BLUETOOTH DEVICES At the time of this release the A7 Tablet supports only A2DP Bluetooth stereo audio listening devices such as speakers and headphones Connect a supported listening device as follows 1 Enter the SETTINGS m
16. ove If it does not or if the port number does not match the port number specified by your provider tap the field for Port and enter the port number as necessary At the bottom tap the field for Delete email from server and select the setting of your choice Never or When I delete from Inbox Tap the Next box with the green arrow at the bottom right The tablet will check incoming server settings If you get a message that says Setup could not finish tap the Edit details button and check all your data fields to make sure the entries are correct Make any necessary corrections then tap the Next box with the green arrow at the bottom right When all incoming server fields have been entered correctly and confirmed by the tablet several new data fields will appear in a single popup screen which is labeled Outgoing server settings at the top left Tap the field for SMTP server and enter the name of the outgoing server i e outgoing verizon net or smtp att yahoo com and tap the button near the top right that says Done In the third field from the top choose the Security type Selecting the Security type for the outgoing server should automatically fill in the corresponding port number above If it does not or if the port number does not match the port number specified by your provider tap the field for Port and enter the port number as necessary If applicable tap the gray
17. s you scroll up k 3 Inthe top right corner next to the address bar is a button for BOOKMARKS R 4 Tap the BOOKMARKS button to see a list of favorite sites To delete a bookmark press and HOLD the bookmark until a popup menu appears then scroll down and select DELETE BOOKMARK You can also choose SET AS HOMEPAGE OPEN OPEN IN NEW WINDOW and other choices 6 You can choose List View or Thumbnail View by tapping the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tapping the appropriate selection at the bottom right All bookmarks are listed in alphabetical order 7 7 To add a bookmark navigate to the page you want and tap the BOOKMARKS button Bu Then tap the ADD icon in the upper left It s that easy INSTALLING APPLICATIONS To install third party applications enter SETTINGS and tap APPLICATIONS Make sure the check box at the right of UNKNOWN SOURCES has a green check If the box is grayed out tap it to add the green check You will get a warning popup saying your device may be at risk of attack from unknown sources but this is okay It is the only way to install non Android Market apps Tap OK Use the web browser to locate the desired apps you want to download For example you can launch the Getjar store which is pre installed to find Angry Birds Or go to www elocitynow com freeapps to access several other recommended applications Tap the download button or other icon to start your download as directed by the site You will see a w
18. the user manual for your router for instructions specific to your unit After rebooting the router place the A7 Tablet reasonably close to your router and perform the following steps 1 Enter the SETTINGS menu as described above 2 Tap WIRELESS amp NETWORKS 3 The second line is titled WI FI Make sure the gray box at the right has a green check If the box is not checked tap the gray box and a green check mark will appear 4 Tap the third line which says WI FI SETTINGS 5 The tablet will automatically scan for available wi fi signals You will see one or more networks listed in order of signal strength The strongest available network will be listed at the top 6 The name of the network will be listed at the left and the right side will show an icon consisting of one or two parts The first part is always the Wi Fi beacon with 4 bars to show signal strength A fully bright white beacon indicates a strong signal A small white ball with 3 gray lines above it indicates a weak signal etc If the icon also contains a padlock it means that particular network is secured with a password 15 16 10 11 12 13 If your router is on and is compatible with the tablet you will see the name of your network at or near the top of the list If the network is password protected you will see small print under the name of your network that says Secured with WEP or Secured with WPA WPA2 PSK or other similar language depending
19. ttachments tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel and tap the Add attachment button at the bottom right At any point you can choose from the menu choices at the bottom Send or Save as draft or Discard ADDING ADDITIONAL EMAIL ACCOUNTS Once you have set up your first email account it is easy to add more 1 From the Inbox of your first account tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel 2 Tap the Accounts button from the popup menu at the bottom of the screen This will take you out of the Inbox to the main accounts overview page 3 Once again tap the Shortcuts button on the black bezel 4 Tap the Add account button from the popup menu at the bottom of the screen This will take you to Step 2 of the SETTING UP EMAIL procedure described on page 2 5 Follow the rest of the SETTING UP EMAIL instructions until new account has been set up BROWSING THE INTERNET The A7 Tablet comes with a pre installed web browser No setup is required once you have established a Wi Fi connection 1 Tap the HOME smart key 4 on the black bezel to make sure you are on the home screen Tap the 4th key from the bottom of the on screen menu at the right to launch the web browser 2 Ifyou do not see the address bar scroll up to the top of the page Often the Google page will load scrolled part way down so that the search window is revealed but the address bar is hidden at the top unles
20. ur pattern lock tap the Next box with the green arrow at the bottom right Draw an unlock pattern by connecting at least 4 dots in a pattern you can remember When drawing your pattern do not lift your finger drag it from one dot to the next If you like the pattern you created tap the gray button that says Continue at the bottom left If you want to try again tap the gray button that says Retry at the bottom left Once you have a pattern you like you will be asked to draw it again to confirm Note If you forget your password or pattern lock the only way to gain access to your tablet is to do a Factory Data Reset which will erase all data and restore the tablet to original factory specifications so it is important to keep your password or pattern in a safe place for reference EXTENDING BATTERY TIME Two big drains on the battery are the Wi Fi and Bluetooth receivers You can extend the amount of battery life by turning off the Bluetooth when not connected to wireless speakers or headphones and by turning off the Wi Fi when not browsing the internet or using the email program To quickly and easily disable both Bluetooth and Wi Fi receivers push and hold the POWER button for 2 seconds as if you are turning off the tablet In the popup menu that appears tap AIRPLANE MODE to disable the Wi Fi and Bluetooth To disable Bluetooth only enter SETTINGS and make sure that BLUETOOTH 4th item from the top does NOT have a green c
21. ystem power status When it is charging the LED is Orange When it is fully charged or when the Tablet is plugged in the LED is Green E Turning on the Tablet The Power Switch is located at the top left corner of your device It is used to power on off the Tablet Power Button Press to turn A To Turn on theTablet on off power Press the power button for about 2 seconds then release B To Unlock the Tablet After turning on the Tablet move the lock indicator in the direction of the arrow as shown below to enter the system 2 09PM No service 2 09 n Thursday January 1 E Operating the Tablet A Desktop Shortcut Menu For quick and easy access to the apps you like most the A7 has 5 desktop screens on which to place your shortcuts At the top center you will see a Scroll Bar with 5 dots indicating the Desktop Pages The page you are currently viewing will be highlighted with a white circle and will show the page number Swipe your finger left or right to move through the pages Note tapping the Home Smart Key always brings you to Page 3 Scroll Bar Status Bar Tap the left right arrows to Displays time of day scroll through the Main and status of battery ji To add a shortcut scroll to the Desktop Page you want to customize Tap the center Smart Menu button on the right Hi and then scroll to find the icon of the app you want Press and HOLD the icon until the icon pops through and
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