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A N D R O I D T a B L E T U S E R M a N U T F A R D ANDROID TABLET User Manual Please read this manual before operating your device and keep it for future reference. Intellectual Property All Intellectual Property, as defined below, owned by or which is otherwise the property of Samsung or its respective suppliers relating to the SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab, including but not limited to, accessories, parts, or software relating there to (the “Galaxy Tab System”), is proprietary to Samsung and protected under federal laws, state laws, and international treaty provisions. Intellectual Property includes, but is not limited to, inventions (patentable or unpatentable), patents, trade secrets, copyrights, software, computer programs, and related documentation and other works of authorship. You may not infringe or otherwise violate the rights secured by the Intellectual Property. Moreover, you agree that you will not (and will not attempt to) modify, prepare derivative works of, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to create source code from the software. No title to or ownership in theT Intellectual Property is transferred to you. All applicable rights of the Intellectual Property shall remain with SAMSUNG and its suppliers. Samsung Electronics America (SEA), Inc. Address: 85 Challenger Road F Ridgefield Park, New Jersey 07660 Toll Free Telephone: 1-800-SAMSUNG Internet Address: http://www.samsung.com A ©2011 Samsung Electronics America, Inc. All rights reserved. Do you have questions about your Samsung Mobile Device? For 24 hour information and assistance, we offer a Rnew FAQ/ARS System (Automated Response System) at: http://www.samsung.com/us/support D GT-P7510_GalaxyTab10.1_English_UM_XXXKEE_BH_052911_F1 Nuance®, VSuite™, T9® Text Input, XT9® Smart Input, and the Nuance logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc., or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. The Bluetooth® word mark, figure mark (stylized “B Design”), and combination mark (Bluetooth word mark and “B Design”) are registered trademarks and are wholly owned by the Bluetooth SIG. Google, the Google logo, Android, the Android logo, Android Market, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wireless Fidelity Alliance, Inc. T Open Source Software Some software components of this product incorporate source code covered under GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), OpenSSL License, BSD License and other open source licenses. To obtain the source code covered under the open source licenses, please visit: http://opensource.samsung.com. F Disclaimer of Warranties; Exclusion of Liability EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THE EXPRESS WARRANTY CONTAINED ON THE WARRANTY PAGE ENCLOSED WITH THE PRODUCT, THE PURCHASER TAKES THE PRODUCT “AS IS”, AND SAMSUNG MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRODUCT OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE; THE DESIGN, CONDITION OR QUALITY OFA THE PRODUCT ; THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT; THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE PRODUCT OR THE COMPONENTS CONTAINED THEREIN; OR COMPLIANCE OF THE PRODUCT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY LAW, RULE, SPECIFICATION OR CONTRACT PERTAINING THERETO. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO CREATE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, SAMSUNG SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM THE PURCHASE OR USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING FROM THE BREACH OF THER EXPRESS WARRANTY, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR BENEFITS. D Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ..............................................4 App Shortcuts . 21 Understanding This User Manual . 4 Wallpapers . 22 Battery . 5 More . 23 Turning Your Device On and Off . 6 Apps Screen . 24 Your Google Account . 7 Applications . 24 Using Google Maps . 7 Section 3: Entering Text ...............................................T 28 Galaxy Tab Accessories . 7 Virtual QWERTY Keyboard . 28 Securing Your Device . 7 Using the Samsung Keypad . 28 Troubleshooting . 8 Configuring the Keypad . 28 Android System Recovery . 8 Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters . 29 Section 2: Understanding Your Device ........................10 Using XT9 PredictiveF Text . 29 Features . 10 Editing Text . 30 Front and Side Views . 11 Section 4: Contacts and Accounts .............................. 32 Top and Bottom Views . 11 Accounts . 32 Back View . 12 Contacts . 32 Home Screen . 12 AGroups . 36 Navigating Your Device . 15 Favorites . 38 Notifications . 16 Section 5: Messaging ................................................... 39 Status Details . 16 Types of Messages . 39 Quick Settings . 16 Gmail . 39 Status Bar . 17 Email . 41 Primary Shortcuts . .R . 18 Google Talk . 46 Widgets . 19 1 D Section 6: Web and Social Networking .......................50 Clock . 86 Browser . 50 Contacts . 87 Maps . 55 Downloads . 88 Latitude . 57 Email . 88 Navigation . 58 Gallery . 88 Places . 59 Gmail . 88 Google Search . 59 Latitude . 89 Voice Search . 60 Maps . .T . 89 YouTube . 60 Market . 89 Section 7: Music ...........................................................62 Movie Studio . 90 Music Player . 62 Music . 90 Music Hub . 66 Music Hub . 90 Section 8: Photos and Video ........................................68 Navigation . 91 Places . F. 91 Camera . 68 Gallery . 73 Pulse . 91 Movie Studio . 77 Quickoffice . 91 Section 9: Connections ................................................79 Samsung Apps . 92 Search . 92 Wi-Fi . 79 ASettings . 92 Bluetooth . 80 Talk . ..
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