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Archos TKC8212 Owner's Handbook Manual

Archos TKC8212 Owner's Handbook Manual

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Handbook...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ELECTRICAL INFORMATION CAUTION! Use this appliance only with the supplied AC Adapter/charger. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK Using non-approved power supplies will void the warranty. DO NOT OPEN Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of this unit is marked TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK on a rating plate on the AC adapter/charger.

  • Page 4: License Agreement

    NO WARRANTY / LIMITED LIABILITY have the express written consent to. ARCHOS SOFTWARE is licensed to you “as is” and your use of TRANSFER – You can permanently transfer your rights to such is at your sole risk.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    INDEX Important safety information ....................1 License agreement ........................2 Legal information ........................3 Overview ............................. 4 Controls and connectors ....................... 5 Connecting power ........................6 Power control ..........................6 Using passwords ........................6 Installation wizard ........................7 Working with the touch screen ................... 8 The home page ........................10 Applications, books, movies and games ................12 Widgets ............................13...

  • Page 6: Overview

    OVERVIEW WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY TABLET? INTRODUCTION If you have access to the Internet via a wifi connection you can use Congratulations on the purchase of your Technika tablet. your tablet to stay in touch through email and social networking, Your tablet is fully portable, and powered by an internal you can search the Internet or browse for your favourite videos on rechargeable battery.

  • Page 7: Controls And Connectors

    CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS bc d e BACK Back camera FRONT & SIDES Micro-SD card dock (under cover) Headphone jack Microphone DC-In jack Micro-USB jack Front camera Touch screen display Sleep/Power button Charge indicator Volume up button Volume down button Speakers...

  • Page 8: Connecting Power

    GETTING STARTED CONNECTING POWER Battery level: • Check that the mains voltage marked on the rating plate on The battery level is shown in the battery symbol at the AC adapter/charger is the same as the voltage in your the bottom right of the screen. The blue level in this area.

  • Page 9: Installation Wizard

    INSTALLATION WIZARD When you first power up your tablet the Installation Wizard will Touch-Screen calibration: run. This will help you step through the initial settings you need to This process will start automatically and requires no intervention choose to get your tablet set up. from the user.

  • Page 10: Working With The Touch Screen

    WORKING WITH THE TOUCH-SCREEN HOW DOES THE TOUCH-SCREEN WORK? Switching between the text and numeric keypads: The touch-screen is a dual purpose interactive display and input There are three keypads - QWERTY, numeric/punctuation and device. No keyboard or mouse is required to make selections or additional punctuation.
  • Page 11 WORKING WITH THE TOUCH-SCREEN Portait or Landscape viewing: For some applications such as Internet browsing etc, you can zoom the display in and out to view sections of the screen in more At any time you can set the screen to display in portrait or landscape detail.

  • Page 12: The Home Page

    THE HOME PAGE USING THE HOME PAGE Applications are necessary to make things happen on your tablet. HOME PAGE The Home Page is the place where you have your most-used applications. Just touch the application that you want to launch. The factory default Home Page screen layout is shown here.
  • Page 13 THE HOME PAGE HOME PAGE WALLPAPER The wallpaper is the background picture on the home page. You A PERSONALISED HOME PAGE can change this to other designs in the library or you can use one of your favourite digital photos as in the example shown. To change the wallpaper: •...

  • Page 14: Applications, Books, Movies And Games

    APPLICATIONS, BOOKS, MOVIES AND GAMES Your tablet is bundled with many applications (apps). ALL APPLICATIONS SCREEN (Example shown) The supplied applications may vary, but include an Internet browser, Email app, Social networking links, Photo viewers, Music and Video players, Maps of the world, Navigation route finder and more. To view all the applications: •...

  • Page 15: Widgets

    WIDGETS Your tablet is also bundled with many useful widgets including quick links to apps that you may use regularly. A SCREEN OF WIDGETS To browse the widgets that are available: • Navigate to the All Applications screen. • Touch the ‘WIDGETS’ tab at the top of the screen. A page of widgets will be displayed.

  • Page 16: Browsing The Internet, Youtube And Social Networking

    BROWSING THE INTERNET, YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL NETWORKING BROWSING THE INTERNET NOTE: You can only browse the Internet if you have an active wi-fi BROWSER SCREEN (Example shown) connection. The Internet browser on your tablet works in exactly the same way as the Internet browser on a computer.

  • Page 17: Email - Setting Up An Account

    EMAIL IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN EMAIL ACCOUNT You can set up and use one or more email accounts from your tablet. You will need to have a wifi connection to set up or use Most users will already have acquired an email account when email.

  • Page 18: Email - Receiving And Sending

    EMAIL RECEIVING AND SENDING EMAIL EMAIL INBOX Once you have set up your email account you are ready to receive or send email. d e f g • Navigate to the Home Page. • Touch the ‘Email’ icon. If your email accounts are live you will now see the email Inbox summary of messages you have received.

  • Page 19: Reading Books

    READING BOOKS On your tablet you can read ebooks that you have downloaded BOOK READER (Example shown) on-line from the Internet or Google Play store. Book reading apps: When you download books from the Google Play store you may be prompted to download the Google Play book reader.

  • Page 20: Taking A Still Photo

    TAKING PHOTOS DUAL CAMERAS CAMERA SCREEN (Example shown) Your tablet includes two cameras, one on the back panel and one forward-facing positioned above the screen. Both cameras can be used for taking photos. The screen mounted g h i camera can also be used for video phone calls and messaging (suitable applications will be required).

  • Page 21: Clock And Alarms

    CLOCK AND ALARMS CLOCK APPLICATION To dim the clock display if you are using the clock at night: You can use the clock application to display the time in large format • Touch the display. on the screen. The display will dim. In the clock application you can also enable multiple alarms to •...

  • Page 22: Music, Photo, Video And Data File Transfer

    MUSIC, PHOTO, VIDEO AND COMPUTER DATA FILE TRANSFER MUSIC, PHOTOS AND VIDEOS DATA FILES (DOCUMENTS, DIGITAL BOOKS ETC) You can play compatible music files, browse digital photos and Data files such as documents, digital books and spreadsheets are watch video files on your tablet. transferred from your computer using Windows Explorer or My Computer.

  • Page 23: Transferring Music From A Windows Media Player Library

    TRANSFERRING MUSIC FROM A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER LIBRARY You can transfer music to your tablet from the Windows Media The display above the sync list will show the available memory in Player library on your computer using Windows Media Player your tablet.

  • Page 24: Transferring Photos And Videos From A Windows Media Player Library

    TRANSFERRING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS FROM A WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER LIBRARY You can also switch the Windows Media Player screen to display a Picture and video files may be transferred to your tablet in the library of the Pictures or Videos stored on your computer. same way as music files.

  • Page 25: Transferring Files Using Windows Explorer

    TRANSFERRING FILES USING WINDOWS EXPLORER Uploading files/folders: For users familiar with computer file transfer, Windows Explorer can be used as an alternative to Windows Media Player to transfer files • Browse to the folders or files you want to copy from your or folders to your tablet.

  • Page 26: Managing The Files On Your Tablet

    MANAGING THE FILES ON YOUR TABLET The ‘Explorer’ application included on your tablet will manage EXPLORER (Example shown) the files on your tablet in a similar way to Windows Explorer/My Computer managing them on your computer. Using Explorer: • Navigate to the All Applications screen. •...

  • Page 27: Playing Music

    PLAYING MUSIC Once you have uploaded music files to your tablet, they will be NOW PLAYING SCREEN (Example shown) available to play. • Navigate to the All applications screen. • Touch the ‘Play Music’ icon. The Music index screen will open. The screen will show you music albums and tracks that are available to play in all memory locations on your tablet including a Micro-SD card (when fitted).

  • Page 28: Browsing Digital Photos

    BROWSING DIGITAL PHOTOS You can view photos you have taken with the tablet and also GALLERY (Example shown) photos you have copied to the tablet from your computer. • Navigate to the All Applications screen. • Touch the ‘Gallery’ icon. The Gallery screen will open.

  • Page 29: Watching Videos And Movies

    WATCHING VIDEOS AND MOVIES You can watch movies you have filmed with the tablet and also MOVIE DISPLAY (Example shown, including toolbar) movies you have copied to the tablet from your computer. • Navigate to the All applications screen. • Touch the ‘Video’...

  • Page 30: Settings

    SETTINGS The settings screens of your tablet enable you to set up and SETTINGS DISPLAY (Example shown) personalise your tablet to your own requirements. Opening the Settings screen from the Home Page: • Navigate to the Home page. • Touch the Settings icon. The Settings screen will open.
  • Page 31 SETTINGS > WIRELESS & NETWORKS SETTINGS > DEVICE WIRELESS & NETWORKS > Wifi: DEVICE > Sound: Touch this option to see if your tablet is connected to a wireless • Touch this option to change the settings for sounds generated network and also to see any other wireless networks that will by your tablet in response to actions you take.
  • Page 32 SETTINGS > PERSONAL SETTINGS > SYSTEM PERSONAL > Accounts & sync: • Touch this tab to change the settings for time and other settings that relate to the operating system of your tablet. • Touch this option to display email and other accounts that are setup on your tablet.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING FACTORY RESET Unable to browse the Internet: If you encounter problems that you can’t resolve, then you may prefer to reset your tablet to factory settings. • Go to Settings > WIRELESS & NETWORKS. CAUTION: Resetting your tablet will delete all applications, erase •...
  • Page 35 FCC Warning: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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