Astro Tab A745 Quick Start Manual

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Internet Tablet With Touchscreen
ASTRO TAB
Quick Start Guide
A745
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  • Page 1 Internet Tablet With Touchscreen ASTRO TAB Quick Start Guide A745 Please read carefully before using.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Â Table of Contents ThAnk YOu ........... 3 COnneCTInG TO The InTeRneT ..... 19 Package Contents ............3 Requirements ..............19 Features................4 Connect to a Wi-Fi Network ........20 GeTTInG TO knOW The InTeRneT BROWSInG The WeB ......... 22 TABleT ............5 OpTIOnAl COnneCTIOnS ......
  • Page 3: Thank You

    Â Thank You Congratulations on your purchase of this Internet Tablet. This guide is provided to help you get quickly started with your tablet; please read it carefully and save it for future reference. To view PDF documents, download and install the free Adobe Acrobat reader from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com.
  • Page 4: Features

    features  Built-in camera Convenient front-facing camera  Browse the Web Visit your favorite websites  Automatic orientation detection Read any way you want; the display adjusts  Check your e-mail automatically! Keep in touch with friends and family Reading books in the ePub format requires the included ...
  • Page 5: Getting To Know The Internet Tablet

    Â Getting to know the Internet Tablet unit at a Glance name description Camera Front-facing camera Page 5 Getting To Know The Internet Tablet...
  • Page 6 name description Power Key Press to turn the unit on, or to turn the screen on and off. 2 3 4 Headphone Audio output connection for jack head-phones. USB Host Connect a storage device to the tablet. Volume + Press to increase the volume level.
  • Page 7 name description camera Rear-facing camera Speaker Speaker output is automatically muted when using headphone jack. Reset Press to reset the tablet if it freezes or otherwise behaves abnormally. (Use a paperclip or other small object to gently press this key.) Page 7 Getting To Know The Internet Tablet...
  • Page 8: About The Touchscreen

    About the Touchscreen buttons, menu items, the on-screen keyboard and other items displayed on the screen. Your tablet comes equipped with an easy-to-use touch- screen which allows access to the tablet’s functions. You can perform the following actions on the touchscreen Use your fingertip to touch the area of the screen where using your fingertip.
  • Page 9: About The Orientation Sensor

    About the Orientation Sensor Swipe: Swipe up/down on the screen to scroll through a list. On some screens, The tablet contains a sensor that will automatically you may be able to swipe left/right to change the orientation of most screens as you rotate the change the view.
  • Page 10: Charging The Tablet

    Charging the Tablet Inserting a memory Card The current battery status will be always displayed in the The tablet accepts microSD memory cards. Insert a lower right of the screen in the system information bar. memory card into the microSD card slot to: The battery icon will change in accordance with the battery status.
  • Page 11: Resetting The Tablet

    To release and remove a memory card: 3. Grasp the card by its edge to remove it. 1. unmOunT the memory card. To avoid damage and data corruption, do not remove a memory card while data is being a. In the home screen, tap the launcher Tab and written to or read from the card.
  • Page 12: Getting Started

     Getting Started Turning the Tablet on and off 2. Touch Ok to turn off the tablet. To turn the tablet on:  Press and hold the power key until the LCD screen turns on. Wait until the Home screen appears; the tablet is now ready for use.
  • Page 13: Turning The Screen On And Off (Standby)

    Turning the Screen On and Off (Standby) Unlocking the Screen When the tablet is on, you can turn off the screen to When the screen turns off, you will have to unlock the conserve battery power. Simply press the power key screen when you turn it back on.
  • Page 14: Home Screen At A Glance

    home Screen at a Glance If a password has been set, enter the password to finish unlocking the screen. The Screen Unlock password can be set in the Security settings menu. The home Screen is the starting point for all of the features of your tablet.
  • Page 15: About Applications

    About Applications name description Back Touch to go back to the previous To open an application, touch the application icon on the screen. home screen or in the Launcher. Home icon Touch to go back to the central Launcher screen: Home screen.
  • Page 16 Browse the web. Check your e-mail. Display the calendar or record events View photos andvideos, plus edit and appointments to manage your photos. schedule. Perform simple mathematical Access the settings menu to adjust operations. the tablet’s options. Take pictures or videos with the front- View videos.
  • Page 17: Installing Applications

    Installing Applications Removing Widgets You can also download and install additional applications Touch and hold the Widget until Remove icon appears from the play store, the web browser or other sources. at the top of the screen, then drag the Widget to the Remove icon to remove it.
  • Page 18: About Notifications

    About Notifications To respond to a Notification: The icons that appear in the Notification bar at the Touch a notification in the list; the Notifications panel will bottom right corner of the screen alert you when new close and the application associated with the notification messages arrive or alarms or other application events will launch.
  • Page 19: Connecting To The Internet

    Â Connecting to the Internet This tablet can utilize Wi-Fi data networks to connect to the Internet. — Wireless Wi-Fi technology can provide Internet access at distances of over 300 feet; however, this distance can be affected by your surrounding environment and Wi-Fi router. Requirements Please refer to your wireless router’s documentation for help, or ask your network administrator for details.
  • Page 20: Connect To A Wi-Fi Network

    Connect to a Wi-fi network The Notification bar displays icons that indicate your tablet’s Wi-Fi status. Connected to a Wi-Fi network (waves indicate connection strength). There are no Wi-Fi networks in range, or [no icon] the Wi-Fi radio is off. 1.
  • Page 21 If the network is open, the tablet will prompt you to confirm connection to the network. Touch Connect to confirm. If the network is secured (as indicated by a Lock icon), the tablet will prompt you to enter a password or other credentials.
  • Page 22: Browsing The Web

    Â Browsing the Web The Browser application lets you visit webpages and find information on the web. Keep up with the news, your friends, or enjoy video from YouTube™, the world’s most popular video-sharing community. To use Browser, the tablet must be connected to the name description Internet.
  • Page 23  To bookmark a webpage. Some common Browser actions are described below. Bookmark your favorite webpages in order to visit  To go to a webpage. them quickly without entering a URL. 1. Go to the web- 1. Touch the Address bar at the top of the page that you Browser screen.
  • Page 24  To go to a bookmarked webpage. 3. Touch “Delete bookmark“. 1. Touch the Goto Bookmark icon. 4. Touch “OK” to confirm. 2. Touch a bookmark Browser menu tile to open it. While viewing a webpage, touch the icon shown on the right to open the Browser menu, the icon is located on the top right corner of the screen.
  • Page 25  Request desktop site:  Save for offline reading: Save this page onto the in- ternal memory, then you can read it when the internet connection is disabled.  Page info: View information about the current page, including the URL. ...
  • Page 26: Optional Connections

     Optional Connections Connecting to a Computer  Touch the Notification bar to open the notifications panel. Connect the tablet to a computer to transfer files. 1. Connect your tablet to the computer. With the included USB cable:  Plug the small end of the cable into the USB 2.0 Hi- speed connector of the tablet.
  • Page 27: Connecting Headphones

    Connecting headphones 2. mount the storage drive.  Touch uSB connected to mount the tablet’s built-in Connect a pair of headphones (or earphones) to the storage, then touch “Turn on USB storage” and “OK” tablet to enjoy media in private. when prompted to confirm.
  • Page 28: Using The Usb Full-Size Adapter

    using the uSB full-Size Adapter The USB full-size adapter can be used to connect and You may also use this connection to add a use USB devices with the tablet. The adapter converts mouse to the tablet. the Micro USB port on the tablet into a USB On-the-Go The adapter supports one connection at a time.
  • Page 29: Setting The System Options

    Â Setting the System Options Open the system settings menu to adjust how the tablet looks and functions. Many applications will have their own settings; refer to the documentation provided by the application developer to learn more. To open the Settings menu: 1.
  • Page 30 Â ALLWINNER A64, QUAD-Core Processor Cortex-A7 1.3GHz brightness set to default. Actual playback results may vary. Mali 400 MP2 FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are Storage designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 31: Specifications

    Product to Astro Tab, and Astro Tab is likewise responsible for all shipping and handling of the Product back to you. Astro Tab bears no risk of loss of the Product in connection with the transportation and shipment of the Product in any way relating to this limited warranty.

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