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1 Getting Started ....................................................................................... 1
1.1 Welcome ........................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 SpringBoard at a Glance ............................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Installing the SIM and microSD Cards ................................................................................. 2
1.4 Switching Your SpringBoard On or Off ................................................................................. 3
1.5 Charging the Battery .................................................................................................................... 3
1.6 Important Information About the Battery .............................................................................. 4
1.7 Power-Saving Tips ........................................................................................................................ 5
1.8 Touchscreen Actions .................................................................................................................... 5
1.9 Home Screen .................................................................................................................................. 7
1.9.1 Home Screen at a Glance ........................................................................................... 7
1.9.2 Home Screen Extensions............................................................................................. 9
1.9.3 Customizing the Home Screen ................................................................................11
1.10 Locking and Unlocking the Screen ................................................................................... 14
1.10.1 Locking the Screen .................................................................................................... 14
1.10.2 Setting the Screen Timeout Period ..................................................................... 14
1.10.3 Unlocking the Screen ............................................................................................... 15
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Getting Started ..................1 1.1 Welcome ............................1 1.2 SpringBoard at a Glance ......................1 1.3 Installing the SIM and microSD Cards ................. 2 1.4 Switching Your SpringBoard On or Off ................. 3 1.5 Charging the Battery ........................3 1.6 Important Information About the Battery ................
  • Page 2 1.10.4 Setting the Screen Unlock Pattern ..............15 1.11 Navigation Icons ........................16 1.12 Opening the Settings List ..................... 17 1.13 Connecting Your Tablet to a PC..................19 1.13.1 Turning on MTP ......................20 1.13.2 Hi Suite ........................... 22 1.13.3 MTP ..........................22 1.13.4 Turning off MTP ......................
  • Page 3 3.2 Bluetooth............................32 3.2.1 Turning Bluetooth On or Off ..................32 3.2.2 Accessing Bluetooth settings ................... 32 3.2.3 Connecting to Another Bluetooth Device ............33 3.2.4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with Another Bluetooth Device ..... 34 3.3 Mobile Networks ......................... 34 3.3.1 Accessing Mobile Network Settings ..............
  • Page 4 5.2.1 Setting Up an Email Account ................... 40 5.2.2 Deleting an Email Account ..................40 5.3 Sending and Receiving Emails..................... 40 5.3.1 Editing and Sending an Email ................. 40 5.3.2 Reading an Email ......................41 5.3.3 Other Operations ......................41 6 Contacts ....................42 6.1 Accessing Contacts ........................
  • Page 5 7.4 Gallery............................. 48 7.4.1 Opening Gallery ......................49 7.4.2 Viewing Pictures ......................49 8 Applications ..................51 8.1 Calendar ............................51 8.2 Alarms ............................. 52 9 Security Settings .................. 53 9.1 Turning On the SIM Card PIN ....................53 9.2 Changing the SIM Card PIN ....................53 10 FAQs ....................

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started 1.1 Welcome Thank you for choosing SpringBoard as your daily life assistant and partner. Your SpringBoard is a smart tablet that delivers high quality images, audio and video, and convenient network and information services. The figures in this guide are provided for your reference only. The appearance and display features may vary slightly depending on the actual product version.

  • Page 8: Installing The Sim And Microsd Cards

    You can use the USB adapter provided with your SpringBoard to connect a keyboard, mouse or USB flash drive to your SpringBoard. 1.3 Installing the SIM and microSD Cards Remove the back cover. Install the SIM card. Install the microSD card. Replace the back cover.

  • Page 9: Switching Your Springboard On Or Off

    Do not remove the cover for the main camera. When installing the SIM card, insert the card gently until it clicks firmly into place. When removing the SIM card, push the card further into its slot and then release it to make it pop out.

  • Page 10: Important Information About The Battery

    1.6 Important Information About the Battery When charging the battery for the first time, charge it for at least 6 hours to ensure that your SpringBoard displays the battery information correctly. If the battery has not been used for a long time or the battery power is exhausted, you may not be able to power on your tablet immediately after you begin charging the battery.

  • Page 11: Power-Saving Tips

    When the battery power is low, your SpringBoard will alert you and display a message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, your SpringBoard will power off automatically. 1.7 Power-Saving Tips When your SpringBoard is not in use, turn off the screen backlight. Reduce the time it takes for the screen backlight to turn off when your tablet is idle.
  • Page 12 Action Description Touch and Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the tablet hold responds. For example, touch and hold an item to open its shortcut menu. Drag Touch and hold an item and move it to a desired position. For example, drag a shortcut icon to the trash can to delete the icon.

  • Page 13: Home Screen

    1.9 Home Screen 1.9.1 Home Screen at a Glance Description Touch to open the text search box. Enter text in the box to search for matching content. Touch to open the voice search box. Speak to s earch as prompted. Touch to see recently used applications and running applications.
  • Page 14 Description Displays the time, Wi-Fi status and signals, battery power, and more. To open the notification panel, touch the digital clock. Displays widgets and application shortcuts. Touch to access the Apps screen. Touch to open the customization screen. Depending on the presets of the product you have purchased, your Home sc reen might look a little different.

  • Page 15: Home Screen Extensions

    1.9.2 Home Screen Extensions Flick left or right across the Home screen to switch between Home screen extensions.
  • Page 16 You can also touch and hold a blank area of the Ho me screen or its extensions to display screen thumbnails. Then touch the thumbnail of the screen you want to view.

  • Page 17: Customizing The Home Screen

    1.9.3 Customizing the Home Screen If there is enough room, you can add items such as shortcuts and widgets to the Home screen. You can also chan ge the wallpaper to suit your preference. Adding an Item Flick to the Home screen or extension where you want to add an item. Touch in the upper right corner of the screen.
  • Page 18 Moving an Item Touch and hold an icon on the Home screen, drag the icon to the desired position, and then release it.
  • Page 19 Removing an Item Touch and hold an icon to be removed until the trash can appears on the screen. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the trash can. When both the icon and the trash can are focused, release the icon by lifting your finger.

  • Page 20: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    Changing the Wallpaper On the Home screen, touch in the upper right corner of the screen. Touch Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper. 1.10 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 1.10.1 Locking the Screen When your SpringBoard is turned on, press the Power button to lock the screen. If your SpringBoard is idle for a preset period of time, the screen will lock automatically.

  • Page 21: Unlocking The Screen

    1.10.3 Unlocking the Screen Press the Power button to wake up the screen. Drag the unlock icon to any point of the circle that is around the icon. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, draw the pattern to unlock the screen. 1.10.4 Setting the Screen Unlock Pattern Touch >...

  • Page 22: Navigation Icons

    1.11 Navigation Icons The following icons are commonly used on the Home screen or other ap plication screens. Touch the icons to perform the following operations. Touch... To... Return to the previous screen. Return to the Home screen. Open the list of recently used applications and running applications. View all applications installed on the tablet.

  • Page 23: Opening The Settings List

    1.12 Opening the Settings List In the settings list, you can view and change the settings for the SpringBoard's Wi-Fi, sounds, date and time, and more. On the Home screen, touch the digital clock in the lower right corner. In the displayed menu, touch , then Settings.
  • Page 24 On the Home screen, touch , then Settings to directly go to the settings screen. Date and time settings: Touch > Settings > Date & time. Screen settings: Touch > Settings > Screen. Language settings: Touch > Settings > Language & input > Select language.

  • Page 25: Connecting Your Tablet To A Pc

    1.13 Connecting Your Tablet to a PC You can connect your SpringBoard to a PC to share resources between th e devices using the USB cable that comes with the SpringBoard. The first time you connect the tablet to your PC, an installation wizard will run automatically. Follow the wizard to install the Hi Suite.

  • Page 26: Turning On Mtp

    1.13.1 Turning on MTP Connect your SpringBoard to a PC using the USB cable that comes with the SpringBoard. On the Home screen, touch , then MTP initiator connected.
  • Page 27 In the displayed screen, touch Enable to access the tablet storage from your computer. To enable MTP automatically when connected your tablet to a PC: Touch > Settings > Storage, and select Auto-open.

  • Page 28: Hi Suite

    1.13.2 Hi Suite On windows operating system, the installation of Windows Media Player 11 or later is required to launch the Hi Suite. You can use Hi Suite software to synchronize your contacts and calendar appointments between your PC and Tablet. Connecting the tablet to your PC and turn on MTP Double-click the virtual CD-ROM device SpringBoard to launch the Hi Suite software.

  • Page 29: Turning Off Mtp

    computer to synchronize media files between your Tablet and PC or between your micro SD card and PC. On Macintosh, the virtual CD-ROM device named SpringBoard may run automatically. Double-click the androidfiletransfer.dmg, and make sure the MTP is turned on. After Double-clicking the Android icon appeared, you can browse files on the SpringBoard, and after double -clicking the Applications icon appeared, you can browse files on your PC.

  • Page 30: Connecting Your Tablet To A Tv

    In the displayed screen, touch Disable to turn off the MTP. 1.14 Connecting Your Tablet to a TV You can connect your SpringBoard to a TV to output audio and video from the tablet to the TV. Playing pictures, videos, and music on your SpringBoard via a TV delivers a better experience.
  • Page 31 To connect your SpringBoard to a TV: Before using the HDMI function, turn HDMI on. To turn HDMI on, touch > Settings > Screen, and select HDMI. Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI ports of your SpringBoard and TV. Select the program source of the TV, and then use the TV to play the signals received through the HDMI port.

  • Page 32: Text Input

    Text Input Touch a text field to open the keyboard. Then touch letters and symbols on the keyboard to enter text. To close the keyboard, touch in the lower left corner of the screen. 2.1 Selecting a Text Input Method Touch >...

  • Page 33: Andriod Keyboard

    2.2 Andriod Keyboard Description Switch between uppercase and lowercase letters. Switch to the number/symbol input mode. Move to next item. Enter a space. Start a new line. Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor.

  • Page 34: Swype Keyboard

    2.3 Swype Keyboard Swype keyboard provides an optional text input method which may not be installed on your SpringBoard. Download Swype keyboard if you want to use it. Description Select an input language. Switch between uppercase and lowercase letters. View the Swype Help. Open the symbol keyboard.

  • Page 35: Editing Text

    2.4 Editing Text Touch the text field where you want to edit text. will appear at the cursor. Move the cursor to the position where you want to edit text. Drag the cursor to select the text you want to edit. Touch Copy, Cut or Select all to edit the text, or touch the Delete key on the keyboard to delete the selected text.

  • Page 36: Wireless Networks

    Wireless Networks Your SpringBoard allows you to connect to various wireless networks and devices via Wi -Fi or Bluetooth. Using a wireless device or accessory while driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey local laws and drive safely. 3.1 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that allows users to access the Internet through wireless access points.

  • Page 37: Connecting To A Wi-Fi Network

    On the Wi-Fi settings screen, you can turn Wi -Fi on or off, turn open network notification on or off, connect to a Wi -Fi network, or add a Wi -Fi network. 3.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network Turn Wi-Fi on, and touch Wi-Fi settings. Touch >...

  • Page 38: Bluetooth

    If a Wi-Fi network you connected to previously is in range and if your SpringBoard's Wi-Fi is turned on, you will automatically re-connect to the network. After connecting to a Wi-Fi network, touch it in the Wi-Fi networks list to view detailed information about its speed, security, address, and other settings.

  • Page 39: Connecting To Another Bluetooth Device

    On the Bluetooth settings screen, you can turn Bluetooth on or off, rename the SpringBoard, connect the SpringBoard to other Bluetooth devices, and scan for and view other Bluetooth devices within range. 3.2.3 Connecting to Another Bluetooth Device When pairing the SpringBoard with another Bluetooth device, ensure that Bluetooth is turned on and the device is discoverable.

  • Page 40: Disconnecting From Or Unpairing With Another Bluetooth Device

    3.2.4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with Another Bluetooth Device To disconnect the SpringBoard from another Bluetooth device, touch on the right of the device, and select Unpair. 3.3 Mobile Networks Your SpringBoard with a SIM card can be configured to use mobile network s for Internet access.

  • Page 41: Sharing A Data Connection Via Usb

    3.4.1 Sharing a Data Connection via USB USB tethering only works with PCs running Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. Connect your SpringBoard to a PC using the USB cable that comes with the SpringBoard. Touch > Settings. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot. Select USB tethering to share your data connection.

  • Page 42: Browser

    Browser Touch > Browser . To access more Browser settings, touch in the upper right corner of the Browser screen. Your Browser also supports multi-webpage browsing. To open more webpages, touch on the Browser screen.

  • Page 43: Browsing A Webpage

    4.1 Browsing a Webpage Open Browser. Enter a web address or touch and speak a web address. After opening the website, flick up or down to browse the webpage. Touch... To... Open a new webpage. Go back. Go forward. Stop loading a webpage. Bookmark the current webpage.

  • Page 44: Bookmarks

    Touch... To... Access the bookmark screen. View more menu options. 4.2 Bookmarks When browsing a webpage, touch to add the web address as a bookmark. You can also touch to open the bookmark screen. Then touch and hold a bookmark to view more options.

  • Page 45: Downloading Files

    4.3 Downloading Files You can download files, images, and even applications from webpages. The downloaded files will be stored on your SpringBoard or microSD card. For example, to download an image, touch and hold the image on a webpage, and then touch Save image in the displayed menu;...

  • Page 46: Email

    Email 5.1 Opening an Email To open an email, touch > Email. 5.2 Adding and Deleting Email Accounts 5.2.1 Setting Up an Email Account Touch > Email. Enter account information, and touch Next. You can also touch Manual setup to manually configure server settings. If you touch Manual setup to manually set up your email account, contact your email service provider for specific settings.

  • Page 47: Reading An Email

    Touch in the upper right corner of the screen. Enter the recipient's email address, the email subject, and the email content. Touch Send in the upper right corner of the screen. 5.3.2 Reading an Email Touch Email, and select the email account you want to use. Touch in the upper right corner of the screen to refresh the inbox, and then select the email you want to read.

  • Page 48: Contacts

    Contacts Contacts enables you to save and manage contact information such as the phone numbers and email addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information on yo ur tablet, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to communicate. 6.1 Accessing Contacts Touch >...

  • Page 49: Editing Detailed Contact Information

    The first time you open Contacts, you can touch Import contacts from a file or Import from SIM card to import contacts from the microSD or SIM card. 6.4 Editing Detailed Contact Information Touch Contacts. Touch the contact for whom detailed contact information is to be edited, and touch in the upper right corner of the screen.

  • Page 50: Multimedia

    Multimedia 7.1 Sound Recorder On the Apps screen, touch Sound Recorder to open the Sound Recorder screen. To use the recorder: Touch to start to record. Touch to play the recording. Touch to stop recording. 7.2 Camera and Camcorder On the Apps screen, touch Camera or Camcorder to launch the camera or the camcorder, and take pictures or record videos.

  • Page 51: Camera Screen

    7.2.1 Camera Screen Touch... To... Zoom in and out. Set the white balance. Set the color effect. Take a picture. Configure the camera settings. Switch between the front and rear cameras. Switch between the camera (drag to the right) and camcorder (drag to the left) modes.

  • Page 52: Camcorder Screen

    7.2.2 Camcorder Screen Touch... To... Zoom in and out. Set the white balance. Set the color effect. Record a video. Set the video quality. Set the time lapse interval. Switch between the front and rear cameras. Switch between the camera (drag to the right) and camcorder (drag to the left) modes.

  • Page 53: Music

    7.3 Music On the Apps screen, touch Music to open your music library. In the musi c library, your music will be sorted by Artists, Albums, Songs, Playlists and Genres. Touch... To... Open the drop-down menu to select a sorting mode. Display the currently playing song.

  • Page 54: Gallery

    Touch... To... Add the track currently playing to a playlist. View all artists. View all songs in the album. Turn Shuffle on or off. Turn Repeat on or off. Use playback controls. 7.4 Gallery Gallery displays pictures and videos stored on your SpringBoard and microSD card, and sorts them into folders.

  • Page 55: Opening Gallery

    7.4.1 Opening Gallery Touch > Gallery. On the Gallery screen, touch By album for more sorting modes. If a large number of pictures are stored on your SpringBoard or microSD card, the SpringBoard may take several minutes to detect and organize the pictures the first time you open Gallery.
  • Page 56 You can pinch to zoom in or out on a picture or rotate the tablet sideways to switch the screen orientation for viewing pictures. Touch... To... View more menu options. Delete the currently displayed picture. Share the picture via Bluetooth, email and so on. Play a slideshow.

  • Page 57: Applications

    Applications 8.1 Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, such as meetings and appointments. To open Calendar, touch Calendar on the Apps screen. Touch... To... Display your calendar in day view. Display your calendar in week view. Display your calendar in month view. Display the search box.

  • Page 58: Alarms

    Touch... To... Create a new event. View more calendar settings. 8.2 Alarms Touch > Clock to display the Clock screen. Touch to display the Alarm screen. Select an alarm to enable it. Touch an alarm to set it. To add more alarms, touch Add alarm.

  • Page 59: Security Settings

    Security Settings If you have lost your PIN, consult your service provider. 9.1 Turning On the SIM Card PIN Touch > Settings. Touch Location & security > Set up SIM card lock. Touch Lock SIM card, and then enter the default SIM card PIN using the on-screen keyboard.

  • Page 60: Faqs

    FAQs How Can I Prevent Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My Tablet? Touch > Settings > Screen, and then clear the Auto-rotate screen check box. How Can I Set the Screen Lock? Touch > Settings > Location & security > Configure lock screen, and then select Pattern, PIN or Password as a method for locking your SpringBoard's screen.
  • Page 61 How Can I View the Applications Running on My Tablet? Touch > Running. How Can I Uninstall an Application? Touch > Settings > Applications > Manage applications. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. How Can I Exit a Running Application? After starting an application, if you touch , the application will run in the background.

  • Page 62: Personal Information And Data Security

    Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third -party application providers. Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a...
  • Page 63 Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third -party application providers. Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services. If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data, please contact mobile@huawei.com.

  • Page 64: Legal Notice

    No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner...
  • Page 65 Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not compensate or be li able for services provided by third-party service providers, or the interruption or termination of third -party...
  • Page 66 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works, such as texts, images, videos, or software. Customers shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatibility between the software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or downloading the third-party works.
  • Page 67 Import and Export Regulations Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein.

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