Anditone A91 User manual

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User Manual
of A91 Tablet PC
Anditone Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.
www.anditone.com

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1. Appearance ...............................................................................................................................1
2. Starting..........................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Charge the battery...............................................................................................................2
2.2 Use the storage card............................................................................................................2
2.3 Hot plug of storage card......................................................................................................2
2.4 Memory space.....................................................................................................................3
2.5 Power on/off........................................................................................................................3
2.6 Connect to wireless networks..............................................................................................3
3. Home Screen.................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Status and notifications.......................................................................................................6
3.2 shortcuts toAdd widgets.....................................................................................................7
3.3 Finger gestures....................................................................................................................8
3.4 Copy files to and from the storage card..............................................................................8
3.5 Searching the device and the web.......................................................................................9
4. Personalizing...............................................................................................................................11
4.1 Change the Notification ringtone......................................................................................11
4.2 Change your wallpaper .....................................................................................................11
4.3 Personalize your Home screen with widgets.....................................................................12
4.4 Rearrange or remove widgets and icons on your Home screen ........................................13
5. Web browsing..............................................................................................................................14
6 Manage Applications....................................................................................................................15
7. Typical applications introduction................................................................................................16
7.1 Music Player .....................................................................................................................16
7.2 Video Player......................................................................................................................17
7.3 Gallery...............................................................................................................................18
7.4 File Manager.....................................................................................................................21
7.5 Instant Messaging tools.....................................................................................................23
7.6 Emails ...............................................................................................................................23
8. Settings........................................................................................................................................24
8.1 Wireless & networks.........................................................................................................24
8.2 Sound ................................................................................................................................24
8.3 Display..............................................................................................................................25
8.4 Storage ..............................................................................................................................26
8.5 Apps ..................................................................................................................................27
8.6 Accounts& Sync................................................................................................................27
8.7 Location service................................................................................................................28
8.8 Security settings................................................................................................................29
8.9 Language & Keyboard setting ..........................................................................................29
8.10 Backup &reset.................................................................................................................29
8.11Date & Time setting .........................................................................................................30
8.12Accessibility.....................................................................................................................30
8.13Developer options............................................................................................................31
8.14About Device ...................................................................................................................31
9. Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................32

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9.1 Force shutdown.................................................................................................................32
9.2 Restore default settings.....................................................................................................32
9.3 System updating................................................................................................................32
9.4 Reset..................................................................................................................................32

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1. Appearance
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3.5mm earphone jack
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Micro USB port：USB HOST，support connecting USB keyboard，U disk and
mouse via switch wiring
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T-Flash card slot
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Micro USB port：USB OTG，support communicating with PC, and also support
connecting external U disk, mobile hard drive and 3G dongle via switch
wiring
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Mini HDMI port
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DC port for charging
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Power button: power on\off, wake up from sleep mode
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Reset key

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2. Starting
2.1 Charge the battery
A91comes with a built-in polymer rechargeable battery and is designed to use
only manufacture-specified original batteries and accessories. When the battery is low,
please charge it timely.
Charge by Charger
Plug one terminal of the charger into the power adapter socket, and the other to
the power jack of the device to charge it.
2.2 Use the storage card
Insert the storage card
The storage card slot is on the right panel, just insert the TF Flash card with its
gold contacts facing down and push it in until it locks into place.
Browse files in the storage card
To browser the files in the storage card, do one of the following:
●run “File Manager to view files in the storage card
●you can also install and run any other third party file browser applications
Remove the storage card
Simply push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.
To avoid data loss or damage, please stop using files/ programs in the storage
card before remove the T-Flash card, and then tap Settings> Storage> Unmount SD
card to remove it safely.
[Note]:
1. Make sure the location and direction of the storage card is correct when
inserting, otherwise it is easy to cause damage/destroy to the storage card.
2. To avoid incompatibility or unrecognized of the storage card, major
brands of storage card are recommended.
2.3 Hot plug of storage card
Please do not hot plug the storage card when using or browsing its files.
For example, when you are running the Music/Video Player/ Gallery, the storage
card may damage if you push out the storage card directly and the running program
will stop automatically to protect the device. As for details of inserting/removing
storage card, see 2.2 Use the storage card.

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2.4 Memory space
The device contains 2 memory spaces: local storage & extended storage card.
Local storage appears as “Local” and extended storage card as “SD1”in the device.
The built-in flash capacity of your device depends on the model your purchased. A91
series support extended storage card of capacity maximum 32GB.
2.5 Power on/off
1. Power on: press down the Power Button to turn on the device when the battery is
full enough
2. Power off: press down the Power Button for about 3 seconds and then a menu
with options will popup, select Power Off to turn off the device
3. Silent Mode: press down the Power Button for about 3 seconds and then a menu
with options will popup, select Silent Mode and then the device will be mute
4. Screen Lock：press down the Power Button for about 3 seconds and then a menu
with options will popup, select Screen Lock to shutdown the screen to save
battery life. Press down the Power Button again to activate the locked Home
Screen. After unlocking, the device will resume the screen before locking the
screen.
2.6 Connect to wireless networks
To connect to a wireless network, you should follow:
1. tap Settings on the Home screen;
2. tap Wi-Fi;
3. select ON;
4. the network names and security settings of detected Wi-Fi networks are

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displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section;
5. Tap a Wi-Fi network to connect. If you selected an open network, you will be
automatically connected to the network. If you selected a network that is secured with
WEP, enter the key and then tap Connect.
Depending on the network type and its security settings, you may also need to enter
more information or choose a security certificate.
6. After successful connection, the Wi-Fi connected icon will appears on the
status bar.

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3. Home Screen
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on you device. It
displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customer
the Home screen with different wallpaper& widgets and display items you want. See
the Personalizing chapter.
When you sign in, the Home screen opens.
Sleep mode
Sleep mode suspends your device to a low power state while the display is off in
order to save battery power. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while
the device is in Sleep mode.
[Note]: If the device in sleep mode more than 30 minutes, the device will
automatically turn off to save electricity.
Switch to sleep mode
Press down the Power Button and tap Sleep Mode in the option menu prompted.
The device will automatically shutdown the display screen when there is no
operation on the screen for a period of time.
Wake up from sleep mode
To wake up your device manually, press the Power Button. You will then see that
the device has locked the screen.
Unlocking the screen
Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger upwards to unlock the
screen.
Browse Home Screen
You can go to the extended Home screen by sliding your finger horizontally
across the screen to go to the left or right side of the Home screen. Tap the icon
to view all applications on your device.

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3.1 Status and notifications
Status and Notification Icons may appear
The status bar (as the above) presents media volume, networks condition, battery
condition, time and so on. When an application is running, corresponding notification
icon will appear in the notification area. Icons you may often see are listed as follows:
Status icons and its meanings
Notification icons its meanings
Tap to go to the Home screen
New Gmail/Google Mail
message
Back
New Email message
Recently windows viewed
Music player is ongoing
Menu icon
SD card is mounted
Notification
USB Connected
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network and display the
signal strength
Airplane mode
Battery is charging
Settings
Open notification panel
When a new notification icon displays in the status bar, press and hold the status
bar, then slide your finger downward to open the Notifications panel as follows:
If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to view more
notifications.

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[Tip]: You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing
Menu icon on the panel and then tapping Notifications.
In the dropdown notification panel, there are shortcut buttons for turning on/off Wi-Fi,
airplane mode, auto-rotate screen and for adjusting screen brightness.
Close the Notifications panel
Simply press the Back button on the device panel.
3.2 shortcuts to Add widgets
To add widgets to Home screen, you can
1. tap on the home screen to enter into all apps interface as follows
2. tap
3. select one item.
Slide your finger horizontally on the home screen to check widgets that can be
added to the home screen. Widgets selectable are as follows:

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3.3 Finger gestures
Tap: When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such as
application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your
finger.
Press and hold: To open the available option for an item (e.g. contact or link in a web
page), simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or slide: To swipe or slide means to drag your finger vertically or horizontally
across the screen.
Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag. While
dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
Rotate: For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways. When entering text, you can turn
the device sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. Refer to Settings chapter for more
details.
3.4 Copy files to and from the storage card
You can copy music, photos/pictures and others to your device to personalize your
device.
1. Use the USB cable that came with your device to connect it to a USB port on
your computer.

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2. when the icon appears in the notification area, open the notification panel
and tap USB Connected to popup the following screen:
3. tap , when the notification icon turns yellow, the
computer will recognize your device as a removable disk;
4. find the removable disk and open it. Do one of the followings:
Copy the files from the computer to the storage card’s root folder.
Copy the files from the storage card to a folder in your computer or computer
desktop.
5. after copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, your device) as
required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your device.
6. disconnect your device from the computer.
If your want your device remain connecting to the computer and enable reading its
storage card, you can open the Notifications panel and tap
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[Note]: you can also realize communication between the device and the computer by
tapping Settings> Developer options>USB Debugging.
3.5 Searching the device and the web
You can search for information on your device and on the Web by using the Quick
Search Box.
1. press on the home screen to enter into all apps interface;
2. tap Search and then enter the search item in the Quick Search Box
As you type, matching items on your device and suggestions from Google web search
are shown as a list. The suggested items that appear will depend on the options that

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you have selected in the search settings.
3. Do one of the following:
If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The
item opens in the appropriate application.
If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to open the search
option menu. Tap Web and then tap to search the Web. The web
browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the Web

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4. Personalizing
4.1 Change the Notification ringtone
Choose from the available selections of notification ringtones on your device. You can
also download or copy notification ringtones or songs to your device' storage card and
choose one to use as your notification ringtone. To find out how you can copy files to
your storage card, see “Coping files to and from the storage card”.
1. In the Home screen, tap Settings > Sound > Notification ringtone.
2. Tap the notification ringtone you want to use. The notification ringtone briefly
plays when selected.
3. Tap OK.
4.2 Change your wallpaper
Personalizing your Home screen wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and
easy way to change the feel of your device and give it a fresh look. Browse the
collection of wallpapers included in your device or choose from photos that you have
taken with the camera.
To change your Home screen or lock screen wallpaper:
1. on the Home screen press o prompt the Choose wallpaper from menu as
follows,
[Note]: you can also press and hold the home screen to prompt the Choose wallpaper
from menu
2. and then tap Wallpaper.
3. choose source of wallpaper
you can do one of the following:
Tap Super-HD Player to select a photo/picture that you have taken using the
camera or copied to your storage card. Tap Crop to crop the photo/picture

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and set the cropped picture as wallpaper.
Tap Wallpapers gallery to choose from preset wallpapers and then tap Set
wallpaper.
Tap Live Wallpapers gallery to choose from preset wallpapers and then tap
Set wallpaper.
4.3 Personalize your Home screen with widgets
Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your
Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your
convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download
more widgets.
①adding a widget to your Home screen
A wide selection of widgets is available for you to choose from, such as Calendar,
Music, Photo Album, and more.
1. go to the part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new shortcut. To
find out how, see “Browse the Home screen”.
2. press and hold on the Home screen to open the Add to Home screen options
menu.
3. Tap Widgets and then select a widget that you want.
[Note]: To remove a widget, press and hold the widget until the icon
appears, drag the widget onto it and release your finger.
②Adding folders on your Home screen
Use folders to group related applications and other shortcuts to keep your Home
screen tidy and organized.
Press and hold the application shortcut and drag it onto another shortcut to create a
folder for the applications you want to file together, and then release your finger to
finish creating a folder. You can drag any other application shortcut into the new
folder.
To rename a folder:

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1. Tap the folder to open it.
2. Tap Unnamed Folder to prompt the keyboard.
3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.
4.4 Rearrange or remove widgets and icons on your Home screen
Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room for adding more
items to the Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don’t
frequently use.
①Moving a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move.
You’ll see a yellow box around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.
2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.
Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another
Home screen panel.
3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, release your finger.
If you’ve released your finger but a message shows that there’s no space to place
the widget or icon, drag it right or left again to another Home screen panel.
②Removing a widget or icon
1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. You’ll see a yellow box
around the widget or icon. Don’t release your finger.
2. Drag the widget onto the cross icon in the middle of the screen
top.
3. When the widget or icon also turns red, release your finger.

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5. Web browsing
User can connect to the network via the browser.
Tap the browser icon on the Home screen to open it as follows:

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6 Manage Applications
You can personalize and enrich your A91 by installing a wide variety of free and
paid apps ranging from productivity apps, entertainment, to games. When you find a
program you want, you can easily download and install it on your A91with just a few
steps as follows:
How to install Android third-party programs
1. download the programs you want from web sites and store them into your
storage card or local memory. You can also copy programs downloaded on
your computer into your storage card or local memory;
2. run the application File Manager
3. find the third-party program you want, and then use functions of File Manager
o install it to your device.
How to uninstall Android third-party programs
To dismount the program, you can also use functions of File Manager And you
can also by tapping Settings > Apps> Downloaded to uninstall a third-party
application.

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7. Typical applications introduction
7.1 Music Player
Enjoy listening to songs and music on your A91using the Music application. You need
to copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music application to play
music. To find out how to copy files, see “Copying files to and from the storage
card”. Audio formats supported include/wav/ac3/aac/ogg /ra/amr/m4a/wma and so
on.
Tap the icon on the Home screen to enter the following screen:
Your music is organized into different categories such asArtists, Songs and Albums.
Tsp one of the category tabs to view a category.
Select a song in the playlist and tap on it to start playing as follows:

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Tap to go to the previous song.
Tap to play, pause, or resume playing the song
Tap to go to the next song
Tap to go to the now playing list
Tap to switch the following repeat modes: repeat all songs;
repeat current songs; .do not repeat
Tap to shuffle the current playlist.
When you are playing music and the screen turns off, you can control the music
playback right from the Lock screen when you “wake up” the device by pressing
POWER button. If you do not see the playback controls on the Lock screen, tap
anywhere on the screen to display the playback controls.
7.2 Video Player
Tap the launcher icon on the Home screen and the tap the Super-HD player icon
to go to the following interface:
When there are multiple video files in the player, tap to display all video files in
thumbnail mode or in details display mode. Double tap on a video file to start playing
it.
On the video playing screen, tap on the screen to popup the control bar as follows: