Alcatel A30 FIERCE User manual

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Getting Started with your Device: Alcatel A30
Tablet
Android is an operating system for smartphones and tablets. An operating
system is the software or technology that supports the device’s basic
functions.
Unlike Apple, Android can be run on many different brands of devices, include:
Alcatel, LG, Samsung, and Huawei, etc. Android devices can vary a lot
depending on the brand and how old the device is.
With our Take-home Technology project, you are using an Alcatel A30 tablet.
Parts of the tablet:
•Note: While using this tablet, you don’t have to use part # 3, # 10 and # 11.
What is an Android?
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Charging the battery
To charge your tablet, connect the charger to your tablet (#2 on the diagram)
and wall socket. When using your tablet for the first time, charge the battery fully
(approximately five hours). Charging status is indicated by the percentage on
screen.
Power on the device
Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on (by default, there’s no password required). The Home
screen will be displayed.
Power off your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the pop-up menu appears; select Power off to confirm.
The Home screen extends on either side of the screen to allow more space for adding apps, shortcuts etc.
Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. The page
indicators above the Application tab indicate which screen you are viewing.
You can bring all your favorite icons (apps, shortcuts, folders and widgets) to your Home screen for quick
access. You can move and manage your apps by dragging them around. You can always touch the Home
key to switch to Home screen.
Setting Up
Home Screen
Find these navigation keys at the
bottom of the screen:
Home key
While on any application or screen,
touch to return to the Home screen.
Back key
Touch to go back to the previous
screen, or to close a dialogue box,
options menu, the notification panel,
etc.
Recent key
Touch to display a list of recently
used applications.

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You will be using the following gestures to interact with the touchscreen:
Touch/Tap
To access an application, touch/tap it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a Web page), touch and hold
the item.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web pages etc. at your convenience.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element
on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the tablet sideways to
have a better view.
There are two ways to access settings:
•The Settings App
•Pull Down Menu from the Quick Settings Panel: from the Home screen, drag the Status bar
down to open the quick setting panel and touch to enter Settings
You can now touch Sound & notification to set the volume of media and notifications. Or, scroll down to
Display, where you can change your wallpaper, font size and style.
Gestures: Interacting with the Touchscreen
Settings

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Wi-Fi refers to wireless local area network. Using Wi-Fi, you can connect to the internet when your tablet
is within range of a wireless network.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
•Touch on quick settings panel to go to Settings.
•Touch Wi-Fi, and slide the switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi.
•The detailed information of detected Wi-Fi networks is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
•Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If the network you selected is secured, you are required to
enter a password or other credentials. When finished, touch Connect.
After connecting to Wi-Fi, you can now surf the internet with a browser (an app that helps you access a
wide range of websites).
•Find Google Chrome from your home screen.
•Tap the icon to open up the app.
•Enter the URL of a website into the address bar to visit a specific website (i.e. westvanlibrary.ca
if you want to visit West Vancouver Memorial Library’s homepage); or enter a keyword (i.e.
West Vancouver Memorial Library) you want to search for into the address bar.
•A keyboard will be triggered and appear on the bottom of the screen after you touching the
address bar. After entering the URL or search term, tap enter on the keyboard to start
your search.
You can now browse websites using the touchscreen.
Connect to Wi-Fi
Surf the Internet
Address Bar

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Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games
to your Android-powered tablet.
To open Play Store:
•Touch Apps icon from home screen, then touch Play Store .
•The first time you access Play Store, a screen with terms of service pops up for your attention.
Touch Accept to continue.
•You may need to get a Google Play Account in order to download apps from here.
Locate an App you want
From Google Play Store, you can touch to search from the search bar, or browse to see all categories, or
different recommendations.
Download & Install
Find the app you are interested in, tap on the logo to read its detailed description, then tap INSTALL >
Tap ACCEPT> wait until you see the downloaded icon next to the App. After downloading, you can
find the app from your home screen.
Google Play Store: Finding New Apps

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You can take pictures or videos with this tablet. Start by tapping the camera icon from your home
screen.
•Pictures can be taken with the front (for self
portraits and video chats) and back cameras on
your device. To switch, touch settings at the
right bottom corner of the screen > touch the
switch icon to switch.
•If the image is blurry, tap the screen to focus the
picture.
•To take a picture, tap the camera icon. To
shoot a video, swipe/slide on the screen to
switch to the video mode, then touch to shoot a video.
Viewing Photos in Gallery
oOnce you have taken a photo, you can view it by tapping the circle
showing you the previous photo.
oYou can also access your photos by selecting the Gallery App from your home
screen
oYour device will automatically sort your photos by the type of photo: Camera Photos,
Downloaded Photos, Social Media Photos, and Screen Shot.
oTo view a picture or play a video, touch the picture/image to open it up.
The tablet cannot be switched on or is frozen
When the tablet cannot be switched on, charge for at least 20 minutes to ensure the minimum battery
power needed, then try to switch on again.
The tablet has not responded for several minutes
Restart your tablet by long pressing the Power key for about 10 seconds.
The tablet can’t charge properly
Make sure that your battery is not completely discharged; if the battery power is empty for a long time,
it may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charger indicator on the screen.
The tablet can’t connect to the internet
Take a Picture
Troubleshoot

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Check your tablet’s internet connection / Wi-Fi settings. Make sure you are in a place with network
coverage. Try connecting at a later time or another location.
The tablet will become warm following prolonged game playing, internet surfing or running other
complex applications.
This heating is a normal consequence of the tablet handling excessive data such as game playing,
internet surfing or running other complex applications. Ending above actions or powering off and
restarting your tablet will make your tablet return to normal temperature.
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