ViewSonic ViewPad 7 User Manual

ViewSonic ViewPad 7 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Model No. : VS13761...
  • Page 2: Compliance Information

    The highest SAR value for the device as reported to the FCC when tested for use when worn on the body, as described in this user guide, is 1.23 W/kg. (Body-worn measurements differ among device models, depending upon available accessories and FCC requirements.) ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 3 The County Code Selection feature is disabled for products marketed in the US/ Canada. For product available in the USA/ Canada markets, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 4 If the batteries, accumulators and button cells included with this equipment, display the chemical symbol Hg, Cd, or Pb, then it means that the battery has a heavy metal content of more than 0.0005% Mercury, or more than 0.002% Cadmium, or more than 0.004% Lead. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 5 2483.5-MHz frequency band (channels 1 through 13) for indoor applications. For outdoor use, only 2400-2454 MHz frequency band (channels 1-9) may be used. For the latest requirements, see http://www.art- telecom.fr. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 0700...
  • Page 6 This company hereby guarantees that all large-screen smartphones sold (or manufactured) by it (including their LP RF electric devices or modules) (brand: ViewSonic, model number: VS13761) shall have operating instructions inside the packaging when they are made available on the market. The instructions or external packaging of the products shall contain: (1) a warning that reads, “Use properly to...
  • Page 7: Important Safety Instructions

    16. DO NOT disassemble the ViewPad, only a certified service technician should perform repair. 17. The ViewPad has apertures to disperse heat. DO NOT block the ViewPad ventilation, the ViewPad may become hot and malfunction as a result. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 8: Declaration Of Rohs Compliance

    4. Lead as an allotting element in steel containing up to 0.35% lead by weight, aluminium containing up to 0.4% lead by weight and as a cooper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Proposed Maximum Concentration 0.1% 0.1%...
  • Page 9: Copyright Information

    ® trademarks or registered trademarks of DataViz, Inc. All rights reserved. Disclaimer: ViewSonic Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material, or the performance or use of this product.
  • Page 10: Product Registration

    Serial Number: Purchase Date: Product disposal at end of product life ViewSonic respects the environment and is committed to working and living green. Thank you for being part of Smarter, Greener Computing. Please visit ViewSonic website to learn more. USA & Canada: http://www.viewsonic.com/company/green/recycle-program/ Europe: http://www.viewsoniceurope.com/uk/support/recycling-information/...
  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 5: Using the Internet ... 17 5.1 Connecting to Internet ... 17 Wi-Fi ... 17 Cellular Data Network ... 19 Starting a Data Connection ... 19 Quick search on your ViewPad and the web ... 20 ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Table of Contents...
  • Page 12 8.16 YouTube ... 35 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad... 36 9.1 ViewPad Settings ... 36 Wireless & networks... 36 Call settings... 36 Sound ... 36 Display ... 37 Location & Security ... 37 Applications ... 38 ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Table of Contents...
  • Page 13 Chapter 10: Using the PC Tools Application ... 44 10.1 Using the PC Tools Application... 44 Installing the driver ... 44 Using your ViewPad to sync with a computer ... 45 Specifications ... 46 Customer Support... 49 Limited Warranty ... 50 ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Table of Contents...
  • Page 14: Chapter 1: Getting Started

    Chapter 1: Getting Started 1.1 Your device Front Front camera Touch screen Back Micro SD card slot ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started Return Search Home: • Return to Home screen. • Press and hold to bring up recent activities.
  • Page 15: Down

    1.2 Accessories Your package comes with the following items. If any of them is missing, please contact your retailer. • ViewPad 7 • AC adapter / Charger • Mini USB cable • Headphones • Leatherette Cover •...
  • Page 16: Installing Sim Card And Memory Card

    When battery is fully charged, the red LED disappears and the green LED is activated; if the device is turned on, the ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started ® card to store...
  • Page 17: Using Headphones

    To set your device to Sleep mode To set this device to sleep mode, press the power button briefly. This turns the display off. To turn the display on, press again the power button briefly. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started...
  • Page 18: Unlocking The Screen

    1. Press the power button or front buttons briefly to turn on display from Sleep mode. 2. Tap and swipe downwards to turn the sound off. 3. To turn on the sound, repeat the steps above. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 1: Getting Started...
  • Page 19: Chapter 2: The Basics

    The Status bar icons indicate different types of information. Tap the status bar and swipe down to view ongoing phone activities or notifications easily. To close the window, press ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 2: The Basics Status bar • Displays status and notification icons and clock.
  • Page 20 The following icons may appear on the phone network icon area. Icon Description No network signal Maximum signal strength. Fewer bars indicate lower signal strength. GPRS network is in use. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Notification icon Text message icon Battery icon Signal strength icon Network icon Wi-fi icon Bluetooth icon...
  • Page 21 GPRS data connection is active. HSDPA data connection is active. Device is connected to PC via USB connector. File has been downloaded. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 2: The Basics Notification icon The following icons may appear on the notification icon area. Icon...
  • Page 22: Shortcut Menu

    3. Tap to add the items that you want to appear on Home screen. To remove a shortcut: 1. Tap and hold the desired shortcut icon. The icon enlarges. appears on the right of Home screen. 3. Drag the icon to to delete. The shortcut icon is then removed. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 23: Application Drawer

    Save time with live updates right on Home screen and get all of your personalised updates in one place. You may add and customise the Widgets on Home screen as you like. 1. From Home Screen, tap Menu > Add > Widgets. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 2: The Basics...
  • Page 24: Setting The Wallpaper

    6. Drag your finger to select the crop area and tap inside the box to crop the image. 7. Tap Save and the cropped image appears as wallpaper on Home screen. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 2: The Basics...
  • Page 25: Adjusting The Volume

    1. Tap Application Drawer > Settings> Sound & display. 2. In Sound settings submenu, tap Media volume and Media volume slider appears 3. Drag the volume slider to adjust the volume. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 2: The Basics Volume slider Volume slider...
  • Page 26: Chapter 3: Entering Information

    Tap keys to enter characters. • To toggle between upper and lower case letter display, tap • To display the numeric and symbols keyboard, tap ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 3: Entering Information Input method selector: Tap to choose your preferred input method. Uppercase keyboard Numbers and symbols .
  • Page 27: Setting The Input Method

    Relevant words. • Chinese: tap Ambiguous PinYin to see more options. (For traditional Chinese language only) • Handwriting: available options are Stroke width, Recognize interval, Stroke Color, and Help. (For traditional Chinese language only) ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 3: Entering Information...
  • Page 28: Chapter 4: Sending Messages

    4.2 Sending a Text Messge 1. Tap Messaging. 2. Tap New message. 3. In To field, enter the recipient’s phone number, then tap Next. 4. Type message in the Type to compose field, then tap Done. 5. Tap Send. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 29: Sending A Multimedia Messge

    Replace and Remove the audio. 5. Enter the mobile phone number in the To field. The audio message can be sent up to 20 recipients. 6. Tap to enter message in the box and tap Send. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 4: Sending Message...
  • Page 30: Chapter 5: Using The Internet

    2. Tap Wi-Fi settings. The device scans for Wi-Fi signals. 3. Detected networks are displayed below. Tap a network connection then tap Connect. 4. If you select an unsecured network, the connection is automatically established. 5. Otherwise, proceed to the next step. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 5: Using Internet...
  • Page 31 IP settings as required. 3. In IP settings, enter the information for IP address, gateway, netmask, and DNS. Tap OK to save your settings. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 5: Using Internet connection icon is displayed on the status bar.
  • Page 32: Cellular Data Network

    To manually start a data connection 1. Tap Application Drawer > Settings. 2. Tap Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 5: Using Internet...
  • Page 33: Quick Search On Your Viewpad And The Web

    Quick search on your ViewPad and the web From the Home Screen, you can search information on the web with Google Search. 1. Tap Google Search widget. 2. Enter the text you are searching in the Quick Search Box. 3. Tap Search. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 34: Chapter 6: Using Bluetooth

    NOTE: Tap and hold the selected device to enter device options menu. NOTE: Once a partnership has been created, connecting to that device again will no longer require entering the passcode. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 6: Using Bluetooth...
  • Page 35: Chapter 7: Multimedia Applications

    1. Tap Application Drawer > Camcorder. 2. Aim the device at the subject. 3. To start recording, press the shutter button or tap 4. To stop recording, press the shutter button again or tap ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 7: Multimedia Applications Displays the last recorded video.
  • Page 36: Configuring Camcorder Settings

    7.2 Viewing Videos To playback videos in an album 1. Tap Application Drawer > Videos. All saved video clips are displayed. 2. Tap the video to playback. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 7: Multimedia Applications Available options VGA, CIF, QVGA, QCIF...
  • Page 37: Using The Music Player

    Library screen: Displays folder categories which makes searching for media files quick and easy. It contains the following categories: Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists and Now playing. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 7: Multimedia Applications Tap to shuffle. Tap to enable or disable the repeat function.
  • Page 38: Playing Music

    Tap Use as ringtone to set this song as your ringtone. • Tap Delete to delete this song. Creating a Playlist Add songs to a specific playlist or create a playlist. 1. Tap Application Drawer > Music. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 7: Multimedia Applications...
  • Page 39 1. Tap Application Drawer > Music. 2. Tap Menu > Library. The Library screen is displayed. 3. Tap and hold the song you want to delete. 4. Tap Remove from playlist. 5. The song is removed from the playlist. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 40: Chapter 8: Programs

    Videos Play back the video clips. Voice Dialer Read and record predefined texts to be recognized and used by this device for voice dialing, finding a contact and others. Voice Note Record voice notes. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs...
  • Page 41: Aldiko

    6. Tap on the book you want to download and tap Download. 7. The downloaded book appears in your bookshelf. Note: You may need to pay for downloading ebooks. 8.2 Camcorder Record video clips with the ViewPad. See “Videos” on page 22. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs...
  • Page 42: Documents To Go

    • To view other worksheets on file, tap Menu > View > Worksheets, then tap the worksheet name you want to view. 4. To close the file, tap Return. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs ® Office and Adobe file formats.
  • Page 43: Slideshow To Go

    To paste an item, tap Menu and select Paste. • To sort items, tap Menu and select Sort, then select an option. • To search for a file, tap Menu and select Search. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs ® PowerPoint ®...
  • Page 44: Gallery

    5. Once you are signed in you can begin searching and downloading programs from the market. Tap Apps to view the list of applications available and tap Games to view the list of games available. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs...
  • Page 45: Music

    To create a note 1. Tap Application Menu > Note pad. 2. Tap Create new notebook. 3. When you are done, press automatically saved. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 to return to Note Pad screen. Your note is Chapter 8: Programs...
  • Page 46: Rss Reader

    Directly connect to user services provided by your mobile service provider. 8.12 Talk Google Talk is Google's instant messaging program. To sign in to Google Talk 1. Tap Application Drawer > Google Talk. 2. Tap Create or Sign in your Google account. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 47: Videos

    Tap Applications Drawer > Voice Dialer. 8.15 Voice Note To record a voice note 1. Tap Application Drawer > Voice Note. 2. Tap Menu > Record. 3. The recording screen is displayed. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs...
  • Page 48: Youtube

    Tap a category to see the available videos for that category. 3. Tap a video to play it. NOTE: YouTube may be not availiable in all countries. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 8: Programs to stop recording. Select to delete all voice notes.
  • Page 49: Chapter 9: Managing Your Viewpad

    Ringtone: Adjust ringer volume for incoming calls and notifications. Media volume: Set volume for music and videos. Alarm: Adjust alarm volumn. Phone ringtone Set your default incoming call ringtone. Notification Set your default notification ringtone. ringtone ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad...
  • Page 50: Display

    Set unlock pattern Tap to set the unlock pattern. Set security Set your security question and answer to unlock screen. question and answer Screen unlock Tap to set the unlock pattern. pattern ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad...
  • Page 51: Applications

    Delete all data on the device. reset SD card, USB Mass Storage & ViewPad storage Application Description Unmount SD card Unmount the memory card for safe removal. Internal ViewPad Shows available ViewPad storage. storage ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad...
  • Page 52: Search

    Tap to set time for this ViewPad. Use 24-hour Set the clock to 24-hour format. format Select date format Set the preferred date format. About ViewPad View legal information, ViewPad status and software version. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad...
  • Page 53: Changing Basic Settings

    6. Tap Repeat to select a day to sound the alarm. Tap OK to confirm. 7. Tap Label, and enter an alarm description. 8. To turn on the alarm, check Turn on alarm. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad...
  • Page 54: Display Settings

    To change the screen orientation 1. Tap Application Drawer > Settings > Sound & display to enter the submenu. 2. In Display settings submenu, tap Orientation. 3. Check the box to automatically switch the screen orientation when rotating the device. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 55: Ring Settings

    3. Tap Lock SIM card to use PIN to use the device. Check to enable, uncheck to disable. 4. Enter the current PIN code. 5. To change the PIN code, tap Change PIN. 6. Enter the old PIN code. 7. Enter the new PIN code and confirm. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 9: Managing Your ViewPad...
  • Page 56: Enabling Screen Lock Protection

    You can reset your ViewPad to its factory defaults. 1. Tap Application Drawer > Settings > Privacy settings. 2. In Personal data submenu, tap Factory data reset. 3. Tap Reset ViewPad to erase all data on your ViewPad. ViewSonic ViewPad 7...
  • Page 57: Chapter 10: Using The Pc Tools Application

    2. From the Windows desktop, double click on My Computer and locate the CD drive. 3. Browse and double click Setup.exe. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 10: Using PC Tools Application...
  • Page 58: Using Your Viewpad To Sync With A Computer

    Start Synchronization: allows you to initiate synchronization. • Synchronization Setting: allows you to set the synchronization settings. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the settings. • Synchronization Summary: displays the summary of the synchronization process. ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Chapter 10: Using PC Tools Application...
  • Page 59: Specifications

    Non-operating / Storage Charging Humidity Operating Non-operating / Storage ViewSonic ViewPad 7 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 850 / 1900 / 2100 or 900 / 1900 / 2100 GPRS Class 12 Multi-Slot Class 12 DL / UL, HSDPA 7.2Mbps GPS / AGPS 802.11 b/g...
  • Page 60 Home screen 6 Icons Battery 7 Connection 8 Notification 8 Phone Network 7 Status Bar 6 volume 7 ViewSonic ViewPad 7 Input method 14 Internet 15, 17 connecting 15, 16, 17 data connection 19 Keyboard on-screen 13 Market 31 Menu...
  • Page 61 23 recording 22 viewing 23 Videos 34 Voice Dialer 34 Voice Note 34 Volume adjusting 12 slider 1 Wi-Fi 16, 17 Add Wi-Fi network 18 Connect to Wi-Fi 17 Wireless & networks 42 YouTube 35 ViewSonic ViewPad 7 INDEX...
  • Page 62: Customer Support

    Latin America (Mexico) www.viewsonic.com/la/ Renta y Datos, 29 SUR 721, COL. LA PAZ, 72160 PUEBLA, PUE. Tel: 01.222.891.55.77 CON 10 LINEAS Electroser, Av Reforma No. 403Gx39 y 41, 97000 Mérida, Yucatán. Tel: 01.999.925.19.16 Other places please refer to http://www.viewsonic.com/la/soporte/index.htm#Mexico Latin America (Peru) www.viewsonic.com/la/ Macau www.hk.viewsonic.com...
  • Page 63: Limited Warranty

    Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components. How long the warranty is effective: ViewSonic ViewPad are warranted for at least 1 year for labor from the date of the first customer purchase. Who the warranty protects: This warranty is valid only for the first consumer purchaser.
  • Page 64 Exclusion of damages: ViewSonic’s liability is limited to the cost of repair or replacement of the product. ViewSonic shall not be liable for: 1. Damage to other property caused by any defects in the product, damages based...

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