Table of contents 1 Getting started Charging the battery Set up your Clear Favorites Tray Browse & organize your Home screens Touch & type Type text by speaking What’s New in Android 2 Exploring your Clear Swipe up for Google Now Swipe down for notifications &...
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5 Google Now & Search Abo ut Goo gle Now Use Google Now Turn Google Now on or off Co ntro l lo cation access, repo rting, & histo ry Use your voice on Android Voice Actions commands Google Now Card list Abo ut Gm ail Cards Abo ut the Activity summ ary card 6 Settings...
Wintec Industries’ limited 1 year warranty. Here are some basic guidelines: Use only the charging unit and micro USB cable that come s with your FileMate Clear. Using a different charging unit or cable may damage your tablet. If you need a replacement wall charger, please contact Wintec Industries’...
It is not recommended to charge or use your FileMate Clear while driving. The voltage output from your vehicle is different and may damage your FileMate Clear. The input voltage range between the wall outlet and this charging unit is AC 100V–240V, and the charging unit’s output volt-age is DC 5V, 2A.
Favorites Tray Every Home screen shows the Favorites tray: another quick way to get to your books, magazines, apps, movies, and music: Open folder for View all Shop on popular apps your apps Google Play At the bottom of the Clear’s screen, no matter what you’re doing, you’ll always find these three navigation buttons: Back Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app.
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If you don’t use these buttons often, they may shrink to dots or fade away, depending on the current app. To bring them back, touch their location. On the All Apps screen available from the Favorites tray, notice the Settings icon. Settings icon provides you with brings you all the different settings options for your Clear.
Browse & organize your Home screens Browse Home screens To move between Home screens, swipe left or right. There may not be anything there now, but you can customize your home screens to have what you want ranging from any of the widgets that can be found in the widget section in the Apps folder.
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To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go and drag the blue dots. To remove it, touch & hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen. O r g a n i z e H o m e s c r e e n s To add an app or widget to a Home screen: 1.
Touch & type To select or activate something, touch it. To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets y o u t y p e i n t o t h e f i e l d . O t h e r c o m m o n g e s t u r e s i n c l u d e : •...
Type text by speaking You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard. 1. Touch a text field, or a location in text you’ve already ent ered in a text field. 2.
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• G o o g l e P l a y w i d g e t s New widgets on your Home screens display recently used apps, music, movies, books, or games you already have including preloaded content that comes with your device. Other widgets offer suggestions for browsing Google Play.
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•Google Now Google Now shows you information at just the right time, such as today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re playing. Swipe up from the bottom center of any screen, or touch the Google Search bar on any Home screen.
Exploring your Clear Swipe up for Google Now Google Now is about getting you just the right information, at just the right time. It tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re playing.
Similarly, Google Now can use data that you may have stored in t h i r d - p a r t y p r o d u c t s t h a t y o u a l l o w G o o g l e t o a c c e s s . F o r e x a m p l e , your tablet’s synced calendar may include entries from non-Google calendar products.
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Dismiss All Touch to respond to other guests Swipe down using one finger to expand certain notifications...
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Q u i c k S e t t i n g s Use Quick Settings to easily ac cess Wi-Fi settings, manage dis play brightness, open the main Settings menu, and more. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top right corner of any screen: Touch to open all...
Relax with Google Play Google Play brings together all your favorite content in one place – movies, TV shows, books, music, magazines, apps, and more –so you can reach it from any of your devices. Use Google Play widgets These widgets are available on your Home screens: •M y L i b r a r y .
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Shop on Google Play To open the Google Play Store app, touch the Play Store icon in your Favorites tray on every Home s c r e e n . Most things you purchase on Google Play are available from your computer as well as from any of your A n d r o i d m o b i l e d e v i c e s .
you’re notified about updates to apps and games, clear your search history, and enable user controls. TIP: To filter Android apps based on maturity level or require a PIN before completing any purchase, touch C o n t e n t f i l t e r i n g or Set or change PIN. G o o g l e P l a y s u p p o r t For more detailed information about Google Play, including phone a n d e m a i l s u p p o r t o p t i o n s , v i s i t...
Try Face Unlock You can set an automatic screen lock for your ta blet. If a lock is set, the screen locks when your Clear’s display goes to sleep or if you press the Power button. You can set locks of different strengths using lock settings: 1 .
Take a screenshot You can easily take a screenshot on your tablet that you can save in your Gallery or share with others: 1. Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the s c r e e n . 2.
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M i c e When you connect a mouse and move the mouse, a n a r r o w - s h a p e d c u r s o r a p p e a r s , j u s t a s o n a c o m p u t e r : •...
Use the keyboard Enter & edit text You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want t o t y p e . Touch & hold to Touch a type this character suggestion...
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B a s i c e d i t i n g • Move the insertion point. Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a blue tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. •...
Using next-word suggestions 1. Touch the location where you want to input text. 2. Start typing out a word. When the word you want is displayed in a list above the keyboard, touch it. 3. Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t appear. If so, type it. Your tablet continues to suggest words as you type.
Use Gesture Typing without the space bar When you use Gesture Typing, there’s no need to use the spaceba r. Just continue to slide your finger across the letters you want t o i n p u t , a n d t h e n l i f t y o u r f i n g e r t o s t a r t t h e n e x t w o r d .
Try some apps Use All Apps To see all your apps, touch the All Apps icon in the Favorites tray on any Home screen. This is where you can see all your apps, includi ng those down-loaded on Google Play. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens.
To remove an app icon from the Home screen, touch & hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over the Remove icon. 1. To view info about an app from an All App screen, touch & hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over the App Info icon.
Find People The People app gives you quick access to everyone you want to reach. To open it, touch the People icon on a Home or All Apps screen. When you first turn on your tablet and sign into a Google Account, any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app.
Manage your Calendar Use the Calendar app to view and edit your schedule. To open it, touch the Calendar icon on a Home or All A p p s s c r e e n . When you first set up your tablet, you confi gured it to use an existing Google Account (such as Gmail), or you created a new one.
Manage downloads To manage most downloads; touch the Downloads icon on the All Apps screen. Movies and some other content that you downloaded don’t show up in the Down-l o a d s a p p . Google Play streams your purchases and rentals from Google servers while you’re playing them. They don’t occupy permanent storage space.
Google Now & Search About Google Now Google Now gives you just the right information at just the right time. Swipe up from the bottom of your tablet to get commute traffic before work, popular nearby places, your favorite team’s current score, and more. You can turn Google Now on or off at any time.
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About Google Now cards A Google Now card is a short snippet of useful information that slides into view right when you’re most likely to need it. For ex ample, here’s a traffic card: To see some sample cards from the main Google Now screen, t o u c h M e n u >...
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If you prefer, you can turn off location access by Google apps while still permitting its use by non-Google apps just go to Settings > Accounts > Google > Location settings. Location reporting refers your tablet’s ability to report your current location for the purpose of recording your location history.
Use Google Now To view the Google Now cards that are waiting for you at any particular time, swipe up from the bottom of your tablet, or touch G o o g l e on any Home screen. Google Now displays cards when they’re most likely to be useful and relevant based on the current time and your current location.
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The italicized text explains why t he card has appeared at the cur rent time or location. In some cases, you can also adjust preferences related to that card (such as Fahrenheit or Celsius for the Weather card). Some cards also let you answer questions that help Google Now upgrade i t s p e r f o r m a n c e .
To add a Google Now widget: 1. Go to the lock screen: Touch the Add icon and follow the i n s t r u c t i o n s . 2. To the Home screen: Touch the All Apps icon and swipe left until you find the widget. Then touch &...
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• On the main Google Now screen, go to Menu > Settings > Mys t u f f > P l a c e s , then edit H o m e or Work • Visit m a p s . g o o g l e . c o m from a browser and open M y P l a c e s •...
IMPORTANT: Turning off location access for your tablet also turns it off for Google Now, other Google apps, and third-p a r t y a p p s . T h a t m e a n s t h a t n o a p p s c a n r e c e i v e y o u r p r e cise location information and many useful features will be d i s a b l e d .
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• Weather: What’s the weather like tomorrow morning? • Locations: Where’s the nearest pharmacy? • Flight status: When does United Airlines flight 900 depart? • Time: What time is it in Belgium ? • Events: When is sunset? • Math: What is the square root of 2209? •...
Voice Actions commands V o i c e A c t i o n s a r e o n l y s u p p o r t e d i n E n g l i s h , F r e n c h , G e r m a n , S p a n i s h , a n d I t a l i a n . To see examples of Voice Actions commands on the Google Now screen, say “Google,”...
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Activity Summary Shows a rough estimate of how far you have walked or cycled during the past month. Birthdays Displays an interesting fact about your birth date On your birthday and reminds you of your friends’ birthdays. Google Now Cards can even let you know of events in your area. Some examples are provided below.
About Gmail Cards Gmail cards are based on confi rmation messages sent to the Gmail account you’ve selected for use with Google Now. For example, cards appear before restaurant reservations you’ve made with OpenTable or when you receive email updates for package s in transit. Gmail cards typically include links to other useful information, such as a link to the email on wh ich the card is based, or directions to a restaurant or hotel from your current location.
Settings To open Settings, touch its icon in All Apps. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top right of any screen. To get more information about most Settings screens, touch M e n u > H e l p Quick Settings provide the fastest way to adjust settings that you access frequently, such as Wi- Fi or brightness.
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The user must install, store, and manage their application correctly, or the FileMate Clear may exhibit freezing, crashing or instability. If the user has any questions in regards to a specific app, please contact the developer of the application through the Google Play Store or contact Google Support.
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Tap on Settings > Tap on Apps > Tap on SD card. A populated list of apps will appear with boxes on the right hand side. If the box has a check mark, the app is already installed on the larger internal memory. If there is no check in the box, the app may be a candidate to be moved.
Accessibility To use the accessibility options available on your tablet, open S e t t i n g s > S y s t e m > A c c e s s i b i l i t y . Options for people with visual impairment s i n c l u d e : •...
Warranty Wintec Industries, Inc. ("Wintec") warrants and tests the Product to be free from defects in material and workmanship and to conform to published specifications. During the warranty period, should the Product fail under normal use in the recommended environment due to improper workmanship or materials, Wintec Industries, Inc.
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Product. If you have any software related technical problems when using your FileMate Product, we suggest you check the Quick Start Guide or Wintec Industries support web site to carry out preliminary trouble shooting...
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Quick Start Guide or reasonably acceptable for similar product usage models deemed industry standard best practices. h. There is damage from third party software or from virus (es) from items downloaded unto the FileMate product. Wintec Industries is not responsible for: ...
Troubleshooting There are many different software issues that can be troublesome to an Android device/tablet including your FileMate Clear. It is important to know where to go for support when trouble happens. There are two distinct types of issues: ...
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Software is typically an issue that is related to what is installed by the user or an issue that is related to Google’s operating system and/or Google’s Play Store. Here are some examples that include but are not limited to: ...
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Uninstalling an App: Tap on Apps folder Tap on Settings Tap on Apps Tap on Downloaded Tap on the offending app Tap on Uninstall Tap on Ok Moving an app to the internal SD card: ...
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There will be following options: Get Started with Google Play Using Google Play Purchases and Downloads Managing devices Account and password Refunds and returns Troubleshoot issues Help by product type IMPORTANT: PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU SIGNED IN WITH YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT SO THEY CAN BETTER ASSIST YOU.
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