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  • Page 1 Beaming Knowledge to Everyone Odyssey 700 Satellite-Enabled Tablet Computer User Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2014 Yazmi USA, LLC. All rights reserved. Yazmi, Odyssey, LAMBDAS, AfriStar, AsiaStar, and Beaming Knowledge to Everyone are trademarks of Yazmi USA, LLC. Commercial reproduction or distribution of this material in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Yazmi USA, LLC is prohibited.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Launcher ............................... 8 Pre-loaded Applications ........................9 Antenna Setup ............................ 15 10 Charging of Odyssey 700 tablet and Setup of Optional Solar-Power Charging Station ....23 11 Application Management ........................28 12 People ..............................29 13 Voice Search (requires Internet connection) ..................30 14 Clock ..............................

  • Page 4: The Odyssey 700 Tablet

    1 The Odyssey 700 Tablet ① Antenna connector ⑤ Power button ② microSD Card port ⑥ Volume down button ③ Micro USB/Charging port ⑦ Volume up button ④ Earphone port ⑧ Rear-facing camera lens...

  • Page 5: Power Button Usage

    Odyssey 700. To begin use of a new microSD memory card in the Odyssey 700, insert the card into the microSD slot until it clicks into place. To remove a microSD card from the Odyssey 700: ·...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    5 Getting Started Charge the device The Odyssey 700 has an internal battery. The battery must be fully charged after unboxing and prior to first use, which should take approximately 4 hours to complete. The battery is recharged using an electrical outlet and the included MicroUSB wall charger. While charging, the battery indicator light should be lit.

  • Page 7: Screen Lock

    6 Screen Lock The screen lock feature can be set to automatically lock the screen to protect user data. The screen can also be manually locked by quickly pressing the power button. Once locked, the home screen will display a lock icon as shown below: To exit the screen lock, press the lock icon and gently drag it in any direction across the screen.

  • Page 8: Launcher

    7 Launcher ① Back key ⑤ Wi-Fi signal strength ② Home key ⑥ Battery charge status ③ Display open programs ⑦ Current time ④ Bluetooth status ⑧ Satellite signal strength (see image next page)

  • Page 9: Pre-Loaded Applications

    8 Pre-loaded Applications...
  • Page 10 Description  Shows Satellite Signal reception level and Channel Details.  Allows user to select/deselect Yazmi channels.  Allows user to delete data in internal storage. Control Station  EYazmi's proprietary Live audio and Multimedia Broadcast Directly Access via Satellite (LAMBDAS) player for video presentations and lectures.
  • Page 11  Edu Portal is the Digital Curriculum centre for the registered user  Access applicable content by subject and grade level.  Access resources and Internet links.  Updates automatically over-the-air including new content and annual or semester-based refresh. Edu Portal ...
  • Page 12  App for solving mathematical problems for Algebra I, Algebra II, Calculus, and Math for secondary and university students, including detailed answers.  Helps learn English grammar by practicing interactive grammar exercises. Edu Games  Name numbers  Count  Compare numbers ...
  • Page 13 Calendar Calendar with ability to set events. Sound recorder Audio memo recorder. Camera application with still photo and video capability. Camera Includes a variety of photo filters.. Calculator Standard and scientific notation. Send/Receive email using your existing email addresses Email (available via Wi-Fi connection).
  • Page 14 Local search using Navigation service. Places Lets pre-selected users view each others’ locations on maps Latitude and share status messages with each other. Multiple settings for personalizing and enhancing the Odyssey Settings 700. Used for installation of =Android applications on a microSD Apk Installer card or NANDFLASH.

  • Page 15: Antenna Setup

    Antenna Setup Antenna setup & optimization for receiving YAZMI Satellite signal. The Odyssey 700 requires the included external antenna in order to utilize the Yazmi satellite service. The antenna must be located within the Yazmi satellite coverage area and have no obstructions between the antenna and sartellite (clear "line-of-sight").
  • Page 16  Elevation Elevation - which is the angle calculated between Antenna look angle satellite and horizon (measured from the horizon - a larger number means a the satellite is Horizon located "higher" in the Elevation sky). Angle. TP2-0002 Elevation angle as shown in Picture-0001 Elevation angle Picture-0001...
  • Page 17 Picture-0003 0 degree (0°) elevation as shown in Picture-0003 Antenna is fully opened up with the antenna face point straight out at the horizon. Picture-0004 50 degree (50°) elevation as shown in Picture-0004 Picture-0005 TP2-0003 Azimuth angle as shown in North Picture-0005 Azimuth is always calculated from...
  • Page 18 Picture-0006 90 degree (90°) azimuth as shown in Picture-0006 Antenna face (YAZMI logo engraved) is positioned due EAST. Picture-0007 160 degree (160°) azimuth as shown in Picture-0007. Antenna face is positioned SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. Picture-0008 270 degree (270°) azimuth as shown in Picture-0008. Antenna face is positioned due WEST.
  • Page 19 TP2-0004 Yazmi operates the AfriStar and AsiaStar satellites, which together provide coverage over more than 120 countries as shown in Picture-0009. Depending upon your location, you may be able to obtain a signal from one or both satellites. However, it is important to remember which satellite your purchasing organization has contracted to use.
  • Page 20 TP2-0006 Antenna installation and signal Picture-0011 optimization  Check whether antenna is installed in the direction of the satellite  Place the antenna next to a window or outside so that there are no obstacles between the antenna and the satellite ...
  • Page 21 Ensure YazmiAud is selected as Picture-0015 shown in Picture-0015 Picture-0016 TP2-0011 Click on YazmiAud and make sure the settings on your Odyssey 700 match those shown in Picture-0016. Confirm DEFAULT APP and SHOW LOG are selected . Press SAVE button to save any changes.
  • Page 22 TP2-0012 Press the Yazmi log icon on the top Picture-0017 left hand side shown Picture-0017 TP2-0013 Press the Play icon in the display as Picture-0018 shown in Picture-0018.

  • Page 23: Charging Of Odyssey 700 Tablet And Setup Of Optional Solar-Power Charging Station

    4 bars. Satellite service is possible in certain circumstances with CNR level of as little as 1 dB. 10 Charging of Odyssey 700 tablet and Setup of Optional Solar-Power Charging Station Training Action to be carried Visual...
  • Page 24 TP3-0002 Tablets can be charged using DC Picture -0002 adapter as shown in Picture-0002 or the Yazmi solar-power charging station as shown in Picture-0003. Important Notes: * Use only the Yazmi OEM wall adapter included in the tablet box. . * Use only the Yazmi-brand solar-power charging station.
  • Page 25 TP3-0004 The solar panel and clamps (legs) as Picture-0005 shown in Picture-0005 must be assembled prior use. standard elevation angle for the solar panel is approximately 18 to 22 degrees. Solar panel must be attached to Picture-0006 clamps using screws (included with solar-power charging station) as shown Picture-0006...
  • Page 26 TP3-0005 The solar panel needs to face the sun Picture-0008 at the standard elevation angle (achieved by attaching the clamp legs and then placing the assembled solar panel on a flat level surface) as shown Picture-0009 Picture-0010. Charging rate of the battery within the solar-power charging station will be highest during the late morning...
  • Page 27 TP3-0006 The Odyssey tablet should be Picture-0011 recharged when it reaches 25% charge level. tablet will automatically power off when it reaches a critical level. Charging station battery has built-in capacity of 8400 mAh. Tablet battery capacity is 4500 mAh.

  • Page 28: Application Management

    Downloading Android Applications Directly from a Website Using a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet, you can download Android applications directly from websites onto the Odyssey 700, and then quickly and easily install them on the tablet: 1. Ensure you have an active Wi-Fi connection.

  • Page 29: People

    Downloading Android Applications direct from Google Play Store Please refer to the Chapter entitled “Google Play Store”. Uninstalling Android Applications You can also uninstall Android applications that you have installed. 1. Press Settings → Applications 2. Tap the application you want to uninstall, → Uninstall. 3.

  • Page 30: Voice Search (Requires Internet Connection)

    13 Voice Search (requires Internet connection) Press the icon to open the following window and Tap the mic icon to enter the speaking mode.
  • Page 31 Mic Icon The mic icon will turn red while the speaking mode is on. Say in a clear voice what you want to search. If the app can understand your request, then it will start searching the Internet automatically.

  • Page 32: Clock

    14 Clock Alarm Add Alarm 1. Tap the Clock application icon. 2. Press to add alarm 3. Set up your alarm as desired. 4. Tap Turn on alarm to activate the alarm. 5. Tap Done or tap Revert to reset your alarm again. Note: The clock icon displayed at the bottom of screens indicates that one or more alarms have been set and are active.
  • Page 33 Tab to add a alarm To do more settings, touch settings to open the following window, and make your choice.

  • Page 34: Google Play Store

    The Google Play Store has more than one million free or for-fee applications that you can quickly and easily download to your Odyssey 700. Accessing the Google Play Store requires an active Internet connection (via WiFi or SIM) and may require a credit card.
  • Page 35 The first time you enter your account, you will be requested to provide your credit card details. Tap set up credit card button to open the following window, where you can input your credit card information. Yazmi takes no responsibility for the safety or security of using a credit card on the Google Play Store or the content of applications available on the Google Play Store.

  • Page 36: App Market Function Menu

    fully downloaded. 4. Slide down the status bar and tap “Successfully installed” → tap Open to launch the app. If you prefer to uninstall the app, tap Uninstall. 5. Press Back key to return to the Play Store home screen to download other applications as desired.

  • Page 37: Browser And Chromium

    16 Browser and Chromium Using Browser to surf the Web (requires WiFi or SIM connection to Internet). Opening Browser Tap the browser icon on the Home screen , and then you can open the Web browser. An internet connection is required to use the Web browser. Network Status Website of current page...

  • Page 38: Calendar

    Browser options You can tap the settings button (shows three dots) to make more choices: Options Refresh/stop (Browser) Refresh the current page/stop opening the current page New Tab (Browser, Chrome) Enter the latest added tab New incognito tab (Browser, Chrome Enter the incognito tab Share page (Browser) Share your favorite pages with your friends...
  • Page 39 Agenda View Touch to add new agenda Touch to view the details of an agenda Day View Show additional settings...
  • Page 40 Week View Month View Drag up or down to view earlier or later months Touch an event to view its details...

  • Page 41: Camera

    Creating an Event 1. In any view of Calendar, press Menu key -> More -> New event. 2. Add details about the event. 3. Press Menu and touch Show extra options to add details about the event. 4. Scroll to the bottom of the event details screen and tap Done. Edit /Delete/View an Event ...
  • Page 42 Taking Videos switch to video. Note that videos are larger files than photos, and saving many videos or long videos may deplete the available storage capacity of the Odyssey 700. to begin and tap to stop. The video will be saved.

  • Page 43: Calculator

    19 Calculator 1. Tap the Calculator application icon on Home screen to launch it. 2. Tap the numbers and sign of operation to do a calculation. 3. Tap CLEAR to clear the result one by one, tap and hold CLEAR to clear all. Tap and hold to clear all data.

  • Page 44: Email

    20 Email POP3 and SMTP accounts are supported. Requires WiFi or SIM connection to Internet. Add Email accounts You can enter one or more personal email addresses that you would like to access through your Tablet. 1. Tap the Email application icon. 2.

  • Page 45: Edit Email Account

    Open Email Message 1. On the Inbox screen, tap on an email to open it. 2. For attachments, tap Open to launch appropriate application, or tap Save to save attachment to a SD card. 3. To replay, tap Reply or Reply all. a.

  • Page 46: Explorer

    Set Default Email Account You must always have one account designated as the default account, so if you have multiple email accounts, you can select any one as the default. 1. Tap the Email application icon. 2. On the Inbox screen, touch settings. 3.

  • Page 47: Delete Files

    Functions of icons introduction Tap to display the root directory of Explorer. Tap to go to the parent directory of the current folder. Tap to select multiple items displayed. Tap to do some operation for a selected item, such as copy, delete, move, paste, rename. Tap to build a new folder.

  • Page 48: Music

    Transfer music from a computer to the Odyssey 700 using microUSB port Transfer music files from a computer to your memory card. 1. With a microSD memory card inserted in the Odyssey 700, and the tablet showing the Home screen, use the USB-to-microUSB cable to connect the tablet to a USB port on your computer.

  • Page 49: Play Music

    Play Music 1. Tap the Music application icon. 2. Tap any audio file from Albums/Artists/Songs/Playlists/ to begin playback of the selected file. 3. To stop playback, tap the Pause icon. 4. To leave the music playing and return to previous screens, press Back key to return to the Home screen.

  • Page 50: Video

    23 Video Play Video 1. Tap the My Video application icon. 2. Touch any video from the video list. 3. Tap on the playing video screen, the options displayed on the screen below. Volume Playback Change the size of Play the video Restart Volume down...

  • Page 51: Other Options

    To exit the small window, tap and hold the window until there is an"Ｘ" in the middle of the window, then tap the "Ｘ" to close the window. Other options Delete Bookmark and play from beginning Tap during video playback and elapsed time bookmark will be deleted, and the video will start again from the beginning.

  • Page 52: Gallery

    Return Causes the user to exit the play mode screen and return to video player home screen. 24 Gallery Opening Gallery (photo viewer) and viewing albums 1. Touch the Gallery icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen 2. Open Gallery from Camera by touching the thumbnail image at the top right Note: If you have many pictures or videos on your microSD card or USB storage, it may take Gallery a few minutes to initialize when started.

  • Page 53: Working With Pictures

    Working with pictures View and browse pictures Open Gallery album and touch a picture. Watch a slideshow of your pictures 1. Open Gallery album and touch a picture. 2. Touch the settings at the top of the screen to see the controls of the picture. Touch Slideshow to see pictures in a slideshow.

  • Page 54: Gmail

    25 Gmail Gmail is a free email client offered by Google. Requires WiFi or SIM connection to Internet. Opening Gmail and your Inbox Open Gmail Touch Gmail icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. When you open Gmail, the current Google Account is displayed at the top of the Inbox. If you have more than one account, you touch the current account to switch accounts.
  • Page 55 Switching accounts Gmail displays conversations, messages, and settings from one Google Account at a time. If you have more than one account, you can open the Accounts screen to view how many unread messages you have in each account and to switch accounts. From your Inbox, touch the current account at the top right of the screen.
  • Page 56 Tab to forward the email Tabs to reply or reply-all to the email Attach a photo to a message 1. Touch settings on the view of composing message and touch 2. Touch to choose a picture to attach as an attachment for the message. Replying to or forwarding a message 1.

  • Page 57: Maps, Local, And Latitude

    26 Maps, Local, and Latitude Maps Google Maps for Android includes the Maps application as well as the Latitude, Navigation, and Places components, with each available within Maps and as a separate shortcut in the Launcher. Open maps Touch Maps icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. Note: Maps requires WiFi or SIM connection to the Internet to download the map data the first time you open the application.

  • Page 58: Finding Your Friends With Google Latitude

    Finding your friends with Google Latitude Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others’ locations on maps and share status messages with each other (requires WiFi or SIM connection to Internet). Join Latitude While viewing a map touch settings and touch Join Latitude. The first time you join Latitude you’re prompted to accept or reject the Google privacy policy.
  • Page 59 separated by commas, of the friends you want to invite. 3. Touch Add friends at the bottom of the screen. If your friends already use Latitude, they receive an email request and a notification on Latitude. If they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an email inviting them to sign into Latitude with their Google Account.

  • Page 60: Google Talk

    more precise locations again, touch Best available location. Remove Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations altogether. Control what you share You have control over how and when your friends can find you in Latitude. Only the last location sent to Latitude is stored with your Google Account.
  • Page 61 If you don’t have a Google account, tap new to create one. Edit your information according to the prompt. when you finish creating the account, it will login automatically. If you already have a Google account, tap exiting and login. When you login successfully, you will see the following window, Search Google Talk More options...

  • Page 62: Google

    28 Google Requires WiFi or SIM connection to Internet. Touch the widget “Google ” on the home screen. or tap the Google application icon to open the following window. Tap the left red block to input the content by keyboard to start searching. Tap the microphone icon to speak out the content to start searching.
  • Page 63 Settings Tap settings to open the following window: This window is divided by two parts:  The right part is to show the details.  The left part is to show the main terms. Google now Set Sticky Notes, such as the weather location, when to appear the card and so on. Voice Set the language, choose the time when speech output, choose whether to hide the recognized offensive results or not, choose whether to do Hotword detection or not.

  • Page 64: Wi-Fi

    29 Wi-Fi Connecting to Wi-Fi networks 1. Press Settings -> Wi-Fi 2. Check Wi-Fi item on the top of the screen to turn it on 3. Touch a network to connect to it Note: If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want to connect to that network by touching Connect.
  • Page 65 Forget a Wi-Fi network You can erase the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added if you no longer want to connect to that network automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use. 1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on. 2.

  • Page 66: Accounts

    IP address The Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the device by the Wi-Fi network you are connected to (unless you used the IP settings to assign it a static IP address). 30 Accounts Adding and removing accounts Add an account Open the Accounts &...

  • Page 67: Settings

    Open the Accounts Settings screen: Press Settings -> Accounts Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. Check or uncheck the kinds of information you want to sync to the device. 31 Settings...
  • Page 69 Turn on Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi Bluetooth Turn on/off Bluetooth and manage it. Wireless & networks Data usage Turn on Mobile data to check the data usage Touch to set VPN, portable hotspot, Wi-Fi direct and Mobile network. More Turn on HDMI Turn on HDMI before using HDMI.
  • Page 70 ~ Google account ~ System and application data and settings ~ Downloaded applications Backup & reset (continued) The factory reset will NOT erase: ~ Current system software and bundled applications ~ SD card files, such as music or photos You can choose a appropriate mode to unlock your screen and you can choose to show your owner info on Screen security lock screen or not.
  • Page 71 Guide for Elevation and Azimuth (in Degrees) Yazmi AsiaStar Satellite Country (City) Azimuth Elevation Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Burma Cambodia China (Shanghai) India (Mumbai) India (Chennai) India (Kolkata) India (Bangalore) Indonesia (Jakarta) Iran Japan (Tokyo) Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Laos Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) Maldives...
  • Page 72 Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Somalia South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen...
  • Page 73 Guide for Elevation and Azimuth (in Degrees) Yazmi AfriStar Satellite Country Azimuth Elevation Afghanistan Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Cote d'Ivoire Cyprus Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea...
  • Page 74 Ghana Guinea Iran Iraq Jordan Kenya Kuwait Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mozambique Morocco Namibia Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Qatar Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan...
  • Page 75 Swaziland Syria Tanzania Togo Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Note: Approximate orientation is sufficient to obtain the Yazmi satellite signal.
  • Page 76 Beaming Knowledge to Everyone Yazmi USA, LLC 8515 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 USA www.yazmi.com...

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