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  • Page 1 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 This revision: June 2014 Sign up for an Acer ID and enable Acer Remote Files Open the Acer Portal from the Home screen to sign up for an Acer ID or sign in if you already have an Acer ID.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents - 3 A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Getting started with your tablet Google services ........23 Features and functions ......4 Managing people and contacts Unpacking your tablet......4 Making calls Getting to know your tablet......

  • Page 4: Getting Started With Your Tablet

    Your new tablet comes packed in a protective box. Carefully unpack the box and remove the contents. If any of the following items is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately: • Acer Iconia A1-713HD tablet • Product setup and safety information • USB cable •...

  • Page 5: Getting To Know Your Tablet

    Getting started with your tablet - 5 Getting to know your tablet iews No. Item Description 3.5 mm headphone Connects to stereo headphones. jack Speaker Emits audio from incoming calls. When connected to a power source, LED Charging LED lights red when charging; green when fully charged.

  • Page 6: Inserting A Sim/Microsd Card

    6 - Getting started with your tablet No. Item Description Long press to turn the tablet on, press briefly to turn the screen on/off or enter Power button sleep mode; press and hold to turn the tablet off. Insert a small thin object (such as a Reset pin hole paperclip) to reset the tablet.

  • Page 7: Using Your Tablet

    Using your tablet - 7 S I N G Y O U R T A B L E T Using the SIM card slot Your tablet includes a SIM slot. To take full advantage of your tablet’s internet capabilities, you should install a SIM card with data subscription before turning on your tablet.

  • Page 8: Turning On For The First Time

    Turning on for the first time To turn on your tablet, press and hold the power button until you see the Acer logo. Wait a moment for your tablet to boot up. You will then be asked some questions before you can use your tablet.

  • Page 9: Using The Touchscreen

    Using your tablet - 9 If the tablet’s screen turns off, it has entered sleep mode. Briefly press the power button to wake it up. For more information see Waking your tablet on page Sign in to or create a Google account If you have internet access, your tablet allows you to synchronize information with a Google account.

  • Page 10: The Home Screen

    10 - Using your tablet Scroll: To scroll up or down the screen, simply drag your finger up or down the screen in the direction that you want to scroll. The Home screen When you start your tablet, or wake it from power saving, it will display the Home screen.
  • Page 11 Using your tablet - 11 Search To search for applications, files or for information on the internet, tap the Google icon in the top-left corner. Simply enter the text you want to find. Tap the arrow or Enter key to search the internet, or tap one of the suggestions, applications or files shown in the list.

  • Page 12: The Extended Home Screen

    12 - Using your tablet The extended Home screen The Home screen extends to either side of the initial Home screen, giving you more room to add widgets or organize shortcuts. To view the extended Home screen, swipe your finger to the left or right. A total of five pages are available, two to the left and two to the right.
  • Page 13 Using your tablet - 13 Adding an application to a Home screen Tap and hold an icon to add a shortcut to one of your Home screens. When you select an icon, you are taken to the initial Home screen. You can drag the selected icon to any extended home screen.
  • Page 14 14 - Using your tablet Quick Settings icons Note Many Quick Settings icons turn green when active. Icon Name Description Displays current battery status. Tap to display Battery battery life details. Settings Tap to display your device’s settings menu. Tap to toggle Wi-Fi on and off (waves indicate signal strength).

  • Page 15: Personalizing The Home Screen

    Using your tablet - 15 Note If your device’s battery is getting too hot, you will be notified and advised to turn off the device. If you fail to turn it off, it will shut down automatically. Personalizing the Home screen You may personalize your Home screen by adding or removing application shortcuts or widgets, and by changing the wallpaper.
  • Page 16 16 - Using your tablet Changing the Home screen image Tap and hold any open space on the Home screen. You can choose from a pre-formatted wallpapers, images stored in the Gallery, selected Wallpapers, Live wallpapers that feature animated interactive backgrounds, or Video wallpapers that feature your recorded personal videos.

  • Page 17: The Onscreen Keyboard

    Using your tablet - 17 The onscreen keyboard When you tap a text box to enter text, an onscreen keyboard will appear. Simply tap on keys to enter text. Note The layout of the keyboard varies slightly, depending on the application and information that is required.

  • Page 18: Editing Text

    18 - Using your tablet keyboard that continue the sequence of letters tapped, or are a close match allowing for errors. The word list changes after every key press. If the word you need is displayed, you can tap on it to insert it into your text.

  • Page 19: Shutting Down Your Tablet

    Using your tablet - 19 2. If the cursor is not in the desired position, simply drag it to the correct position. 3. Modify the text by typing or deleting text or tapping the PASTE button. Waking your tablet If the screen is off and the tablet does not react to any taps on the screen, then it has been locked and is in sleep mode.

  • Page 20: 20 - Connecting Devices To Your Tablet

    20 - Connecting devices to your tablet O N N E C T I N G D E V I C E S T O Y O U R T A B L E T Connecting to AC power See Charging your tablet on page Inserting a microSD card You may install a microSD card to expand your device's storage space.

  • Page 21: Connecting A Bluetooth Device

    Bluetooth devices. For Bluetooth settings, tap APPS > Settings, then under WIRELESS & NETWORKS tap Bluetooth. Turn Bluetooth on and tap Search for devices to scan for nearby devices. Accessories For a complete list of accessories, visit store.acer.com.

  • Page 22: Going Online

    22 - Going online O I N G O N L I N E Managing Wi-Fi connections If you did not connect to a Wi-Fi network when you first started your tablet, or want to connect to a new network, tap APPS > Settings > Wi-Fi to manage your connection settings.

  • Page 23: Setting Up The Email Application

    Going online - 23 Chrome enables you to open multiple tabs. When a page is open, tap the small New tab button. Simply tap one of the open tabs across the top of the screen to switch pages. New tab Setting up the Email application The Email application enables you to access email from most popular email providers.

  • Page 24: Voice Search

    24 - Going online Composing an email 1. Make sure your tablet is connected to the internet. 2. Tap APPS and then Gmail. 3. Tap 4. Enter the recipient's email address, the subject and message. 5. When you are finished composing your message, tap Send. Voice Search Note Voice Search is available only in selected regions.

  • Page 25: Play Store

    Going online - 25 Play Store Tap Play Store from the home screen or APPS menu to open Google Play. Here you can obtain a variety of add-on programs and applications to enhance the functionality of your tablet. You can browse Google Play by category or tap the search icon to search for a specific application.
  • Page 26 26 - Going online You may keep track of the download progress from both the app’s page and the tablet’s notification area. Important Some applications may require payment before you can download them. You will need to have a Google Wallet account in order to pay for these applications.

  • Page 27: Google Hangouts

    Going online - 27 Google Hangouts Tap Hangouts from the APPS menu to open Google Hangouts. Here you can see a list of your contacts connected to Google Hangouts services. Tap on a contact to open a chat session. After you have connected, you can open a video chat session.

  • Page 28: Managing People And Contacts

    28 - Managing people and contacts A N A G I N G P E O P L E A N D C O N T A C T S Your tablet features an address book that allows you to save contacts to the internal memory, SIM card or your Google account.

  • Page 29: Adding A New Contact

    Managing people and contacts - 29 Adding a new contact to add a new contact. If you have multiple accounts, you will be asked which account you want to use to store the contact. The contact will be synchonized with that account. You may now edit the new contact entry.
  • Page 30 30 - Managing people and contacts Note Set each phone number to match the type of network as this can determine some functions, i.e. certain applications only recognize ‘Mobile’ numbers as they require a function only available on a mobile network. Editing a contact on your computer If you have synchronized your Google account and contacts, you can use your computer to access and edit your contact list.

  • Page 31: Making Calls

    Making calls - 31 A K I N G C A L L S This chapter shows you how to make phone calls, and the options available to you during your call. Before making a call Check that the phone function is on before you make a call. You can confirm the phone status from the Notification area.

  • Page 32: Viewing Missed Calls

    32 - Making calls Dialing a number from Call log Your call history can be viewed by tapping at the bottom left of the screen. The call history displays All, received, dialed and missed calls. Tap the phone icon next to the contact to redial.

  • Page 33: The Voice Call Screen

    Making calls - 33 Making a call to one of your contacts 1. From the Home screen tap People to view your contacts. You can also access your contact list from Phone by tapping the Menu icon > People. 2. Tap on a contact to call them. Dialing an international number When dialing international numbers, there is no need to enter the international direct dialing prefix (’00’...

  • Page 34: Answering Or Declining A Call

    34 - Making calls Answering or declining a call When you have an incoming call, the number will be shown as a "floating window" on the screen. 1. Tap to answer the call. 2. Tap to reject the call. 3. Tap to mute the call.

  • Page 35: Ending A Call

    Making calls - 35 Saving a dialed number to contacts You can save a number you have dialed for future use. 1. Select the number from the Call log tab and tap on the contact 2. You will then be asked if you want to add the number to your contacts.

  • Page 36: Using The Camera And Camcorder

    36 - Using the camera and camcorder S I N G T H E C A M E R A A N D C A M C O R D E R Your tablet features a front- and rear-facing digital cameras. This section will take you through all the steps in taking photos and videos with your tablet.

  • Page 37: Settings

    Using the camera and camcorder - 37 In the camera window, the controls at the top of the screen allow you to change settings. The controls at the bottom allow you to take a picture, select camera or camcorder, zoom in or out, and view the last picture/video taken.

  • Page 38: Taking A Photo

    38 - Using the camera and camcorder Icon Description Mute Before recording a video, tap the icon to turn the microphone microphone on or off (the icon is disabled while recording). Front-facing Tap the icon to switch between the front-facing and rear camera cameras.
  • Page 39 Using the camera and camcorder - 39 marked with a small play symbol). From the Gallery you can share the file using various services and edit the image using various options. to see which sharing options are available for the file or tap the menu icon to display image editing options.

  • Page 40: 40 - Advanced Settings

    40 - Advanced settings D V A N C E D S E T T I N G S Access Settings from the APPS menu. Tap APPS, then Settings. Wireless & Networks SIM management Displays the SIM information and allows you to enter and edit personal information for your SIM.

  • Page 41: Data Usage

    Advanced settings - 41 To connect to a device, tap the device in the list of available devices. You may be asked to enter a PIN on both devices to establish the connection. Note Only A2DP stereo headsets (playback only, no microphone) are supported. Please check for updates to the tablet's software which may add support for additional Bluetooth devices.

  • Page 42: Device

    42 - Advanced settings Virtual Private Network (VPN) This option enables you to connect to a private network, such as a secure work or office environment. Add a VPN by tapping Settings, then under WIRELESS & NETWORKS tap More... > VPN > Add VPN network. You need to set a lock screen PIN or password before you can use credential storage.
  • Page 43 Advanced settings - 43 Item Description Ring and vibrate General Note: General settings can be adjusted. Silent Silent only Meeting Vibrate only Outdoor Loudest ring and vibrate Display You can adjust your tablet screen settings by tapping APPS > Settings > Display. Item Description Lock screen...

  • Page 44: Personal

    44 - Advanced settings Uninstalling an application You can remove programs installed on your tablet to free up extra storage memory. Tap and hold the program icon from the APPS menu and drag it into the Uninstall area in the top-left corner. Note You cannot uninstall applications that were pre-loaded on your tablet.

  • Page 45: System

    Advanced settings - 45 Google Account you sign in to on your tablet, or from an account associated specifically with that application. For some applications, such as People or Calendar, all changes that you make on your tablet are made to the synchronised copy on the internet.

  • Page 46: Updating Your Tablet's Operating System

    46 - Advanced settings Setting alarms There are two predefined alarms on your tablet by default. To add or edit alarm settings, tap Clock in the APPS menu and tap . Tap the ON/OFF switch next to a preset alarm to turn it on or off or tap the to create a new alarm.

  • Page 47: Faq And Troubleshooting

    FAQ and troubleshooting - 47 F A Q A N D T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G This section lists frequently asked questions that may arise during the use of your tablet, and gives easy answers and solutions to these questions.
  • Page 48 Google account username and password. I forgot my unlock You must have an active Google Unlock pattern pattern. account on the tablet and an Internet connection. If this option is not available, please contact your local Acer service center.

  • Page 49: Other Sources Of Help

    All Acer tablets are factory-tested before release. Other sources of help For information on: Refer to: Up-to-date information www.acer.com...

  • Page 50: 50 - Specifications

    50 - Specifications P E C I F I C A T I O N S Performance • MTK MT8382 quad-core 1.3 GHz processor • System memory: • 1 GB of RAM • 8 or 16 GB of flash memory ™...
  • Page 51 Specifications - 51 Power • DC power-in (5.35 V, 2 A or 5.2 V, 1.35 A) Connectivity • Bluetooth 4.0 • Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g/n • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz • WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz •...
  • Page 52 52 - Specifications Dimensions Height 193 mm Width 116 mm Thickness 8.9 mm Weight 305 g Environment Temperature ° ° Operating: 0 C to 35 ° ° Non-operating: -20 C to 60 Humidity (non-condensing) Operating: 20% to 80% Non-operating: 20% to 80%...

  • Page 53: End User License Agreement

    1. Use or copy the Software except as that you may, after prior written notification provided in this Agreement; to Acer, transfer the Software as a whole to 2. Rent or lease the Software to any third a third party so long as you do not retain party;...
  • Page 54 TRADEMARKS This Agreement does not grant to you any rights in connection with any trademarks or service marks of Acer or of Acer's licensors or suppliers. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY...
  • Page 55 WITHOUT TERMINATION Without prejudice to any other rights, Acer may 2. Destroy or return to Acer the original and immediately terminate this Agreement without all copies of the Software; and notice if you fail to comply with any terms and 3.
  • Page 56 56 - End user license agreement products of Acer's licensors' or suppliers' third subject to additional terms and conditions and party licensors. Your use of the Third Party policies which can be accessed through our Software and Third Party Services is also global website.

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