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  • Page 1 IDEOS S7 Slim User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents   1 Getting started...................1   1.1 About your Tablet....................1   1.2 Getting to know your Tablet ................1   1.3 Installation ......................2   1.3.1 To remove the back cover...............2   1.3.2 To install or remove the SIM card............3   1.3.3 To install or remove the battery ...............4  ...
  • Page 3   1.8.2 Home screen extensions ..............11   1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen..............11   1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen ..............13   1.9.1 To lock the screen .................13   1.9.2 To set screen timeout period..............13   1.9.3 To unlock the screen ................13  ...
  • Page 4   2.1.2 Turning Wi-Fi on or off ................22   2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network..............22   2.1.4 Turning open network notification on or off ...........23   2.1.5 Adding a Wi-Fi Network ................23   2.1.6 Forgetting a Wi-Fi network..............24   2.2 Bluetooth ......................24  ...
  • Page 5   3.2 Using Market ....................29   3.2.1 Searching for Applications ..............29   3.2.2 Installing an Application ................29   3.2.3 Uninstalling an Application ..............30   4 Browser....................30   4.1 Browsing webpages ..................30   4.1.1 To open Browser ...................30   4.1.2 To navigate within a webpage ...............31  ...
  • Page 6   5 Email .......................34   5.1 Opening Email....................34   5.2 Adding and deleting email accounts ..............34   5.2.1 To add an Email account...............34   5.2.2 To delete an email account ..............35   5.3 Sending and responding to email messages...........35   5.3.1 To compose and send email messages ..........35  ...
  • Page 7   6.4 Calling listed contacts..................38   6.5 Calling favorite contacts ..................38   7 Messaging....................39   7.1 Opening Messaging..................39   7.2 Exchanging messages ..................39   7.2.1 To create and send a text message ............39   7.2.2 To create and send a multimedia message...........40  ...
  • Page 8   8.5 Editing favorite contacts ..................44   8.5.1 To add a contact to favorites ..............44   8.5.2 To remove a contact from favorites ............44   9 Multimedia applications................44   9.1 Sound Recorder ....................44   9.2 Camera and Camcorder ..................45   9.3 Music .......................45  ...
  • Page 9   10.4 Documents ....................48   10.5 File Manager ....................48   10.5.1 Creating a Folder ................48   10.5.2 Deleting files and folders..............48   10.5.3 Searching a File..................48   11 Security settings..................49   11.1 Enabling the SIM card PIN ................49   11.2 Changing the SIM card PIN................49  ...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    1.1 About your Tablet Thanks for choosing IDEOS S7 Slim. The IDEOS S7 Slim (Tablet for short) is an information terminal that provides convenient and high quality picture, audio, video, networking, and information services based on the Android open source operating system and supports classification and dragging of elements on the home screen.

  • Page 11: Installation

    Speaker Microphone microSD card slot Dock interface LCD screen Back key Menu key Home key Power interface Rear camera lens Power key Headset jack Speaker Volume Up/Down key 1.3 Installation 1.3.1 To remove the back cover...

  • Page 12: To Install Or Remove The Sim Card

    To remove the back cover, refer to the following figure. 1.3.2 To install or remove the SIM card Before installing or removing the SIM card, power off the Tablet. Insert your SIM card fully into the SIM card slot as shown in the following figure.

  • Page 13: To Install Or Remove The Battery

    To remove the SIM card, do as shown in the following figure. 1.3.3 To install or remove the battery To install the battery, refer to the following figure. To remove the battery, do as shown in the following figure.

  • Page 14: To Install The

    1.3.4 To install the back cover To install the back cover, refer to the following figure. 1.4 Turning the Tablet on or off 1.4.1 To turn the Tablet on Before you turn the Tablet on, ensure that the SIM card has been correctly installed and that the battery is correctly installed or the Tablet has been properly connected to the power supply.

  • Page 15: Pin Protection

    1.4.2 PIN protection If your SIM card is preset with a PIN, the Tablet prompts you to enter the PIN. The PIN may have been provided by your service provider with your SIM card. If you have lost your PIN, consult your service provider. 1.4.3 To turn the Tablet off Press and hold Power key to open the Tablet options menu.

  • Page 16: Keys

    To charge the battery, you can connect the Tablet to the power supply through the power adapter, as shown in the following figure. 1.6 Keys You access a variety of functions and shortcuts by using the physical keys in addition to buttons displayed on the touchscreen.

  • Page 17: Using The Touchscreen

    Press to open an option menu with items relevant to the current screen or − application. Press and hold to open the keyboard to perform quick search (only available on − some screens). If the screen unlock pattern has not been set, press to unlock the locked screen. −...

  • Page 18: Home Screen

    Action Description Touch and Touch and hold an item on the screen until an action occurs. For hold example, you can usually touch and hold the screen to open the context menu of the active item. Drag Touch and hold an item, and then move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position.

  • Page 19: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    1.8.1 Getting to know the Home screen Item Description Screen switching dots. Indicate the number of the screens on the left or right. Touch the left or right dots to switch between the screen. Display area. Shows the operation and display areas of your Tablet. Notifications bar.

  • Page 20: Home Screen Extensions

    The pictures are provided only for reference. Your Home screen and Applications screen might look a little different. For details, see the actual product. 1.8.2 Home screen extensions Flick your finger across the Home Screen to go to the Home screen extensions. Home screen extensions to the right provide more space for shortcuts, widgets, and other items.
  • Page 21 Shortcuts Add an application shortcut, a webpage bookmark, a favorite contact, a − music playlist, and other items. Widgets Add any of a variety of miniature widgets such as an analog clock, a − calendar, a music player, a picture frame and many other items. Folders Add a folder where you can organize your Home screen items.

  • Page 22: Locking And Unlocking The Screen

    Touch Wallpapers to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper. − To rename a folder Open a folder. Then touch and hold the title bar of the folder window until the Rename folder dialog appears. Enter a new name, and then touch OK. 1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen 1.9.1 To lock the screen When the Tablet is on, press the Power key to turn off and lock the screen.

  • Page 23: To Set Unlock Pattern

    1.9.4 To set unlock pattern To set the unlock pattern, press the Home key to go to the Home screen then press the Menu key, touch Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern, and then follow the instructions on the screen .

  • Page 24: Cutting Or Copying Text

    Touch the DEL key to erase a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold the − DEL key to erase all characters to the left of the cursor. Touch the Symbols key (?123) to switch to the numbers and symbols keyboard, −...

  • Page 25: Opening And Switching Applications

    Touch Cut or Copy. After you cut or copy text, the text is stored in a temporary area so that you can paste it into other text field. Before you can paste, you must have cut or copied text at least once. Once you cut or copy text, you can paste multiple times.

  • Page 26: Setting Date And Time

    1.13 Setting date and time By default, the Tablet automatically uses the network provided date, time zone, and time. When the time provided by the network is automatically used, you cannot set the date, ime, and time zone by yourself. To manually set date and time: Open the Settings list.

  • Page 27: Connecting To Or Disconnecting From A Computer Using Usb

    To remove the microSD card, gently push the card into the slot, then release it. The card will eject from the slot, and can then be removed. 1.15 Connecting to or disconnecting from a computer using USB To connect your Tablet to a computer using USB: Use the USB cable supplied with your Tablet to a USB port on your computer.
  • Page 28 Do not connect the Tablet to a PC to charge the Tablet, as shown in the following igure. Doing so may damage your Tablet and the PC.

  • Page 29: Connecting The Tablet To A Tv

    Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog that opens to confirm that you want to transfer music, pictures, and other files between your Tablet storage or microSD card storage and the computer. To disconnect your Tablet from the computer, safely and avoid losing information, carefully follow your computer operating system’s instructions to disconnect USB devices , and do the following: When you are on the Home screen, press the Menu key, and touch Notifications in...

  • Page 30: Wireless Networks

    Select the TV’s correct program source for the HDMI interface. 2 Wireless networks Your Tablet can connect to a variety of wireless networks and devices, including Wi-Fi data networks, Bluetooth devices such as headsets and mobile networks for voice and data transmission.

  • Page 31: Opening Wi-Fi Settings

    2.1.1 Opening Wi-Fi settings You can turn Wi-Fi on or off, turn the open network notification on or off, connect to a Wi-Fi network and add Wi-Fi networks in Wi-Fi settings list. To open Wi-Fi settings list, do as follows. Open the Settings list.

  • Page 32: Turning Open Network Notification On Or Off

    name in the Wi-Fi networks list, touch Forget, enter the correct WEP password and try again. When you are in range and Wi-Fi is on, you will automatically reconnect to available networks that you have connected to previously. When you are connected to a network, you can touch its name in the Wi-Fi networks list for details about the speed, security, address, and related settings.

  • Page 33: Forgetting A Wi-Fi Network

    2.1.6 Forgetting a Wi-Fi network To forget a Wi-Fi network that you do not want to connect to automatically or you no longer use when Wi-Fi is on, do as follows. Touch and hold a Wi-Fi network you have connected to previously in the Wi-Fi networks list on the Wi-Fi settings screen.

  • Page 34: Changing The Bluetooth Name Of Your Tablet Tablet

    2.2.3 Changing the Bluetooth name of your Tablet Tablet The Bluetooth name of your Tablet is visible to other Bluetooth devices when you connect to them. When Bluetooth is on, do the following to change the Bluetooth name of your Tablet: Touch Device name in the Bluetooth settings list.

  • Page 35: Disconnecting From Or Unpairing A Bluetooth Device

    2.2.5 Disconnecting from or unpairing a Bluetooth device To automatically disconnect your Tablet from a paired device, simply turn off the device. To manually disconnect your Tablet from a paired device or unpair this device to erase all the pairing information about it, do the following: Touch and hold the device in the Bluetooth devices list on the Bluetooth settings screen.

  • Page 36: Turn Data Roaming On Or Off

    Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Mobile networks. 2.3.2 Turn Data roaming on or off When Data roaming is on, your Tablet can transmit and receive data over other carriers mobile networks when you leave your carriers mobile network service area. To turn Data roaming on or off, do the following: Open the Mobile networks settings screen.

  • Page 37: Google Services

    To turn Airplane mode on or off, you can press and hold the Power key and touch Airplane mode in the menu that opens. You can also do as follows. Open the Settings list. Touch Wireless & networks, and touch Airplane mode to make it checked or unchecked.

  • Page 38: Using Market

    To use another account, go to the Accounts & sync settings screen, and touch Add account to select which type of accounts you want to add. 3.2 Using Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your Tablet.

  • Page 39: Uninstalling An Application

    3.2.3 Uninstalling an Application On the Market screen, touch My apps. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your Tablet. Choose the reason for removing the application, and then touch OK. 4 Browser Use Browser to view webpages and to search for information on the web.

  • Page 40: To Navigate Within A Webpage

    4.1.2 To navigate within a webpage The following tips help you to navigate within a webpage. Flick your finger on the screen to scroll up and down.  Flick your finger slightly on the screen to reveal the zoom control. Touch the plus or minus ...

  • Page 41: Working With The Bookmarks

    Browser recognizes links, as well as some phone numbers, addresses, and similar  information that you may want to act on directly. To follow shortcuts for links, phone numbers, and addresses, touch and hold a link to open a menu with shortcuts for opening, adding to the bookmark, saving, and sending the link via email.

  • Page 42: To Open The Bookmarks List

    4.2.2 To open the bookmarks list Touch the bookmark button to the right of the address bar of the browser screen. Or press the Menu key and touch Bookmarks. 4.2.3 To open a bookmark In the bookmarks list, touch a bookmark to open it. The bookmark opens in the current window.

  • Page 43: To Download And Install Only Trusted Applications

    4.3.1 To download and install only trusted applications You can download and install applications from the web or receive with an email message. Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources. To protect your Tablet and personal data, and download applications only from trusted sources, open the settings list and touch Applications >...

  • Page 44: To Delete An Email Account

    Enter a name for the account, and the name you want displayed in outgoing mail, and touch Done. Email starts downloading your Email messages and you can send and receive Email messages with this new account. 5.2.2 To delete an email account Open the Email screen, press the Menu key and touch Accounts.

  • Page 45: To Receive Email Messages

    5.3.2 To receive email messages To receive email messages, press the Menu key and touch Refresh after you log into the email box. You can also touch Account settings > Email check frequency to set the frequency for automatically checking new email messages. 5.3.3 To read an email message To read an email message, you can open the Email screen, touch to select an account inbox, then touch the message to read.

  • Page 46: Answering, Rejecting Or Ending Calls

    key on the screen to erase subsequent digits of the number one by one. Touch and hold it to erase the entire number. Touch on the screen. 6.2 Answering, rejecting or ending calls When you receive phone calls, the Incoming call screen opens. To silence the ringer before answering calls, press the Volume Down key.

  • Page 47: To Add Numbers To The Contacts

    Touch to dial the number of the contact. 6.3.3 To add numbers to the Contacts Touch and hold the target entry in the Call log to display the context menu. Touch Add to Contacts. 6.3.4 To clear the Call log While viewing the Call log, press the Menu key, and touch Clear call log.

  • Page 48: Messaging

    Open Phone, Call log, or Contacts, then touch the Favorites tab to display the favorite contacts list. Touch a favorite contact to call. Touch a number of the contact to call. Touch to dial the number of the contact. 7 Messaging Use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends.

  • Page 49: To Create And Send A Multimedia Message

    Touch the composition text field to enter your message text. If you press the Back key while composing a message, it is saved as a draft in your Messaging window. Touch the message to resume composing it. Touch Send. 7.2.2 To create and send a multimedia message On the Messaging screen, touch New message.

  • Page 50: To View Details About A Message

    7.2.4 To view details about a message Touch and hold a message in a message thread, and then touch View message details in the menu that opens. 7.2.5 To forward or delete a message Touch and hold the message thread to forward or to delete. Touch Delete message or Forward in the menu that opens.

  • Page 51: Searching For Contacts

    Touch a category of contact information, such as phone numbers and email − addresses, to enter that kind of information about your contact. Flick up and down to view all categories. Touch the plus button to the right of a category to add more than one entry for that −...

  • Page 52: To Set Default Phone Number

    Edit the contact information, using the same controls as when you create a contact. 8.4.2 To set default phone number A default phone number appears below the name of the contact in the Contacts list, and this number can be used when you initiate a call or send a text message from the list by touching and holding a contact.

  • Page 53: Editing Favorite Contacts

    8.5 Editing favorite contacts 8.5.1 To add a contact to favorites Open Contacts. Touch and hold a contact to open the contexts menu, and touch Add to favorites. You can also touch the gray star to the right of the contact name while viewing details of the contact.

  • Page 54: Camera And Camcorder

    9.2 Camera and Camcorder Touch Camera or Camcorder on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the camera or camcorder to take pictures or shoot videos. Be sure to clean the protective lens cover with a microfiber cloth before taking pictures and shooting videos.

  • Page 55: Opening Gallery

    9.5.1 Opening Gallery Touch Gallery on the Applications screen to open it. Gallery categorizes your pictures and videos by location and stores these files in folders. You can touch one of the folders to view pictures or videos. If you have a great many pictures or videos on your Tablet or microSD card, it may take ew minutes to discover and organize them when you open the Gallery.

  • Page 56: Playing A Video

    Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize it with fixed proportions. − Touch Save to save a copy of the picture that you cropped. The original uncropped version remains on your Tablet or microSD card. 9.5.6 Playing a Video Touch the video you want to watch in Gallery to start playing the video.

  • Page 57: Calculator

    10.3 Calculator Touch Calculator on the Home screen or on the Applications screen to open the calculator to solve math problems. You can drag to switch between basic and advanced panels, or press the Menu key and touch Advanced panel. 10.4 Documents Touch Documents To Go on the Applications screen to view documents with the format such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF.

  • Page 58: Security Settings

    Enter the name or keyword of the name of the target file or folder in the search text box. Touch Search. Your Tablet starts to search for the file or folder in all folders and subfolders. The search result is shown in a list. Touch to open your target file or folder. 11 Security settings 11.1 Enabling the SIM card PIN Open the Settings list.

  • Page 59: 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 third-party may ...

  • Page 60: 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 reproduce,...
  • Page 61 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.
  • Page 62 THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PRODUCT.
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