Gemini JoyTAB GEM8112 User manual
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GEM8112
TabletUserGuide
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Contents
Recommendations............................................................................................3
GettingStarted..................................................................................................3
ButtonsandConnections..........................................................................................3
ChargingtheBattery..................................................................................................3
UnlockingandPoweringOnandOff.........................................................................4
UsingtheTouchScreen.............................................................................................4
ConnectingtotheInternet(WiFi).............................................................................4
UsingAndroid....................................................................................................5
TheHomeScreen......................................................................................................5
ChangingtheWallpaper............................................................................................6
Camera......................................................................................................................7
UsingtheKeyboard...................................................................................................8
Settings...................................................................................................................10
Storage...................................................................................................................11
ConnectingtoaPC.................................................................................................11
ManagingApplications....................................................................................12
Arrange&workwithApps.....................................................................................12
Adding&RemovingApplications...........................................................................13
UsingFolders..........................................................................................................13
IncludedApplications......................................................................................14
Browser..................................................................................................................14
Email.......................................................................................................................16
VideoPlayer............................................................................................................17
Clock.......................................................................................................................17
Music......................................................................................................................17
Troubleshooting..............................................................................................18
ResettingyourdevicetoFactoryDefaults..............................................................18
Gettingfurtherhelpandsupport...........................................................................18
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Recommendations
‐Removetheprotectivefilmfromthescreenbeforeuse.Thisisforprotection
duringtransitonlyandwillaffectperformanceofthetouchscreen.
‐Toavoidtouchscreeninterferencedonotusethedevicewhilstchargingvia
themainscharger.
‐Pleasekeepthedeviceawayfrommoisture,dustandhightemperatures.
‐Donotdroporstrikethedevice.
‐ToreducetherisksofElectricShockdonotopentheoutercasing.
Getting Started
Buttons and Connections
The buttons on your device carry out various functions:
ThePowerbuttonisonthetopofthedevicenexttotheVolumebuttons.
TheAppsbuttononthefronttakesyoutoyourAppsscreenandtheback
buttontakesyoubacktothelastthingyouweredoing.
Charging the Battery
YoucanchargeyourtabletbyconnectingtoacomputerviaminiUSBorusing
theincludedmainscharger.PleasenotethattricklechargingviaUSBtakes
muchlongerthanwhenusingthemainscharger.Werecommendchargingfor
agood8hoursbeforefirstuse.
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Unlocking and Powering On and Off
ToPowerOnpressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthescreenlightsup.To
poweroffholddownthepowerbuttonuntilamenuappearsaskingwhatyou
wouldliketodo.Towakethetabletfromsleeporputitbacktosleepclickthe
powerbuttononce.
UnlockingtheScreen
YouwillneedtounlockthescreenbeforeusingyourTablet.Todothis,place
yourfingeronthepadlockiconanddragtowardstheothersideofthescreen.
LockingtheScreen
Bydefaultthetabletlocksitselfautomaticallyafter1minuteifunused.To
manuallylockthescreen,pressthepowerbutton.Thescreenwillgoblankand
yourdevicewillbelocked.
Using the Touch Screen
Thecapacitivetouchscreengivesafluidandresponsivetouchexperience
withouttheneedtoapplypressuretothescreen.
Touchandslideyourfingerupanddownthescreentoscrollweb
pages.
Tapanicontostartappsorvisitwebpagelinks.
MultiTouchtechnologyallowsyoutousemorethanonefingerata
time,forexampleinthewebbrowseryoucanpinchtozoomin.
Connecting to the Internet (WiFi)
Yourtabletcanconnecttoanyrouterthatsupportsthe802.11b/gstandard.
Toconnecttoyourwirelessnetwork:
1. TouchSettings,Wireless&NetworksthenWi‐Fi.
2. TouchtheWi‐FiOff/Ontoggle.
3. Touchyournetworknamefromthelist.
4. Inputyourpassword.
Ifyouarenotsurewhatyourpasswordisitcannormallybefoundonthe
side/underneathofyourrouter.Thisisnormallycasesensitivesopleaseenterit
exactlyasshown.IfyouareunsurepleasecallyourISPwhoshouldbeableto
remindyouofyourpassword.IfyouhaveproblemsconnectingtoyourWi‐Fitry
changingtheroutersecuritysettingstoWPA/WPA2.
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Using Android
The Home Screen
Thehomescreenisthefirstscreenyouseeafterunlockingyourdevice.You
canuseupto5screenstostoreshortcutstoyourfavouriteappsorwidgets.
Atthebottomleftcornerofthescreenyouwillfind3navigationbuttons.
IconNameDescription
BackOpensthepreviousscreenyouwereworking
in,evenifitwasinadifferentapp.Onceyou
backuptotheHomescreen,youcan'tgo
backanyfurtherinyourhistory.
HomeOpensHome.Ifyou’reviewingaleftorright
Homescreen,opensthecentralHomescreen.
RecentAppsOpensalistofthumbnailimagesofapps
you’veworkedwithrecently.Toopenanapp,
touchit.Toremoveathumbnailfromthelist,
swipeitleftorright.
Afterashorttimewithoutbeingused,thesebuttonsmayshrinktodotsor
fadeaway.Tobringthemback,touchtheirlocation.
Atthetoprightcornerofthescreen,noticetheAllAppsicon.
Touchittoseeallyourappsandwidgets.
ThemiddleofyourHomescreencanholdappandwidgeticons,plusfolders.
Toopenanapp,folder,orwidget,touchitsicon.
ToseeadditionalHomescreens,swipeyourfingerquicklyleftorright.
Atthebottomrightcornerofthescreen,you'llseesomethinglikethis:
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Statusiconstotheleftoftheclocktellyouwhichappshavesentyou
notifications—forexample,thatamessagehasarrived,orit'stimefora
meeting.
Toseeyournotifications,touchtheclockortheiconsoneithersideof
it.
Systemiconstotherightoftheclockdisplaythecurrentwirelessandnetwork
connectionstrength,batterylevel,andsometimesmore.
Atthetopleftcornerofthescreenyou'llfindGoogleSearch,whichletsyou
searchyourtabletortheInternet.TouchGoogletotypeyoursearchterms,
ortospeakthem.
Changing the Wallpaper
WallpapersareimagesfromGallery(picturesyoushotwithCamera,synced
fromPicasa,andsoon),stillimagesincludedwiththesystem,andliveimages
(suchasananimationoramapthatcentresonyourlocation).Theytakethe
placeofthedefaultbackgroundforyourHomescreens.
1. Touch&holdanywhereonaHomescreenthat'snotoccupied.
Alistofoptionsappears.
2. Touchawallpapersource:
Gallery.Choosefrompicturesthatyou'vetakenwithCameraor
downloadedtoyourdevice.
LiveWallpapers.Choosefromascrollinglistofanimatedwallpapers.
Wallpapers.Choosefromthumbnailsofdefaultimages,ortoucha
thumbnailforalargerversion.
YoucandownloadadditionalwallpapersonGooglePlay.
3. Tosetawallpaperimage,touchSetwallpaperor,forGalleryimages,
determinethecroppingandtouchCrop.
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Camera
TheCameraappisacombinationcameraandcamcorder.
YoucanviewphotosandvideosyoutakewithCameraintheGalleryapp.
Totakepicturesandvideos,firsttouchtheCameraicononaHomeor
AllAppsscreen.
WhenCameraopens,youcan
Takeapicture:Touchthebluebutton.
Viewthemostrecentlytakenpicture:Touchthethumbnailnearthe
bluebutton.
YoucannowsharethepicturebytouchingtheGmailorothericons
displayedalongonesideoftheimage.
ToviewthispictureandothersintheGalleryapp,touchthepicture.
WhileCameraisopen,youcanalsotouchtheseiconstoadjustitssettings:
IconNameDescription
ModeSwitchamongcamera&videomodes.
ZoomTouch&hold,thenslidetozoominorout.
SettingsRevealsadditionaliconsthatyoucanuseto
setexposure,flash,focus,scenemode,white
balance,andothersettings.
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Using the Keyboard
Youcanentertextusingtheonscreenkeyboard.Someappsopenit
automatically.Inothers,youopenitbytouchingwhereyouwanttotype.
Asyoutype,thekeyboarddisplayssuggestionsabovethetoprowofkeys.To
acceptasuggestion,touchit.
BasicEditing
Movetheinsertionpoint:Touchwhereyouwanttotype.
Thecursorblinksinthenewposition,andagreentabappearsbelow
it.Dragthetabtomovethecursor.
Selecttext:Touch&holdordouble‐tapwithinthetext.
Thenearestwordhighlights,withatabateachendoftheselection.
Dragthetabstochangetheselection.
Thetabdisappearsafterafewmoments,togetoutofyourway.To
makeitreappear,touchthetextagain.
Deletetext:Touchtodeleteselectedtextorthecharacters
beforethecursor.
Cut,copy,paste:Selectthetextyouwanttomanipulate.Thentouch
thePaste,Cut,orCopybutton:
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Tomakethekeyboardgoaway,touchDone.
TipsandShortcuts
Typecapitalletters:TouchtheShiftkey oncetoswitchtocapital
lettersforoneletter.
Ortouch&holdtheShiftkey whileyoutype.Whenyourelease
thekey,thelowercaselettersreappear.
Turncapslockon:Double‐taportouch&holdtheShiftkey ,soit
changesto .TouchtheShiftkey againtoreturntolowercase.
Shownumbersorsymbols:Touchthe?123key.Toseemorechoices,
touchthe=\<key.
Quicklyaccesscommonpunctuationandsymbols:Touch&holdthe
keytotherightofthespacebar(periodkey).
Typespecialcharacters:Touch&holdtheShiftkey whileyou
touchakeywithasmallgreycharacterinitscornertoenterthegrey
character.
Touch&holdanykeytoseealternativeletters,symbols,ornumbers,
whichyoucanthentouchtotype.
Changeinputlanguageorkeyboard:Touch&holdthekeytotheleft
ofthespacebar(with...inthelower‐rightcorner),andthenreleaseit.
TheInputoptionsmenuappears.Choosetheoptionyouwantto
adjust.
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Settings
Thesettingsscreencanbeaccessedbytouchingthesettingsiconunder
applicationsoronthestatusbaratthebottomrightofthehomescreen.
Theseoptionsallowyoutoconfigureyourdevicetoyourrequirements.
Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:
Pleasenotethatyoucangettoapplicationspecificsettingsbytouchingthe
settingsiconinthestatusbarwhilstyouareinanapplication.
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Storage
BuiltinStorage
Yourtabletcomescompletewitheither4GB,8GBor16GBofbuiltinstorage.
HowevertheAndroidoperatingsystemdividesthisspaceupinto2sections,
internalstorageandinternalflashstorage.
TheInternalstorageisreservedforusebyapplicationsandtheoperating
system.Youmaynotseeallofthespaceavailableforuseastherestisusedby
Android.Youcannotaccessthisareafromyourcomputer.TheInternalflash
storageshowstherestofthefreespace.Thisisthestoragethatyouseewhen
youplugyourtabletintoyourcomputerandshouldbeusedtoholdyour
moviesandmusicetc.
UsingaMicroSDCard
AvailablestoragecanbeexpandedusingaMicroSDcardofupto32GBin
capacity.
TouseaMicroSDCard:
1. InserttheMicroSDcardintotheslotshowninthefrontofthisguide.
Youmayneedtouseapenorsimilarimplementtopushthecardfully
intoplace.
2. Thetabletwillautomaticallypreparethecardforuse.
Toejectthecard:
1. Pushtheendofthecardinwardsagainuntilitclicksthenrelease.The
cardwillpopoutfromtheslot.
Connecting to a PC
TocopyfilestoandfromyourdeviceviayourPC:
1. ConnectthedevicetothecomputerusingthesuppliedUSBcable.You
willseeanotificationinthestatusbarthatUSBisconnected.
2. TouchtheUSBicon.
3. Touchthe“USBConnected”option.
4. Touch“TurnonUSBstorage”
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5. Youshouldseeapopuponyourcomputeraskingyouifyouwantto
browsethedevice.Youcanalsoseethedeviceunder“MyComputer”.
6. Tocopyfilesyoucannowdraganddropfilestoandfromyourdevice.
7. Todisconnectfromyourcomputerrepeatstep2abovethentouch
“TurnoffUSBstorage”.
Managing Applications
Arrange & work with Apps
Toseeallyourapps,touchtheAllAppsicononanyHomescreen.
ThemainAllAppsscreenopens.Thisiswhereyoucanseeallyourapps,
includingthosedownloadedonGooglePlay.Youcanmoveappiconstoanyof
yourHomescreens.
FromAllApps,youcan
Movebetweenscreens:Swipeleftorright.
Launchanapp:Touchitsicon.
PlaceanappicononaHomescreen:Touch&holdtheappicon,slide
yourfinger,andliftyourfingertodroptheiconinplace.
Exploreyourwidgets:TouchtheWidgetstabatthetopofanyAll
Appsscreen.
Getmoreapps.TouchtheGooglePlayiconinthelistofappicons,or
theShopiconattheupperright.
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Adding & Removing Applications
AddingApplications
TodownloadappsyouneedaGoogleaccount.Youcanloginorsetupanew
accountafteryouhavestartedtheGooglePlayapplication.Asimplewizard
guidesyouthroughthisprocess.
UninstallingApplications
ToremoveanappiconfromtheHomescreen,touchandholdit,slideyour
fingertowardthetopofthescreen,anddroptheappovertheRemove
icon.
Using Folders
Youcancombineseveralappiconsinafolder.Droponeappiconoveranother
onaHomescreen,andthetwoiconswillbecombined.
FromanyHomescreen,youcan
Openafolder:Touchit.
Thefolderopens:
Renameafolder:Touchitsname.
MoveiconsaroundyourHomescreens:Touch,hold,andslide.
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Included Applications
Therearemanyapplicationsincludedwithyourtablet.Belowyouwillfind
informationonhowtousethemainapplications.
Browser
FromaHomeorAllAppsscreen,touchtheBrowsericon.
Browseropenstothelastwebpageyouwereviewing.Ifyouhaven'tusedit
recently,itopenstoyourhomepage.
Browseralsoopenswhenyoutouchaweblink—forexample,inanemailor
chat.
Thewebaddress(URL)ofthecurrentpageisdisplayedatthetopofthe
screen,unlesstheaddressbox(alsocalledomnibox)scrollsoffthetop.Ifthis
happens,swipedowntoshowitagain.
Openawebpageorsearchtheweb
1. Touchtheomniboxatthetopofthepage.
2. Typetheaddressofawebpageortermstosearchfor.
Asyoutype,alistofmatchingsuggestionsappears.Iconsinthelist
helpidentifythetypeofmatch:
TheFavoritesiconidentifiesitemsfromyourbookmarks.
TheSearchiconidentifiesrelatedsearches.
TheHistoryiconidentifiesitemsfromyoursearchhistory.
Toaddasuggestiontotheomnibox,touchthearrowtoitsright.You
canthenkeepontypingorchoosefurthersuggestions.
3. Tosearchforthecontentsoftheomniboxoropenaspecificweb
addressitcontains,touchtheGokeyinthelowerrightcornerofthe
keyboard.
OR
Tosearchforasuggestionorgotoasuggestedwebpage,touchit.
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TheBrowseropenseitherthespecifiedwebpageoralistofsearchresults.
TosetwhichsearchengineyouwanttouseforsearchesfromtheOmnibox,go
toMenu>Settings>Advanced>Setsearchengine.
Navigatewithinawebpage
Webpagesthataren’toptimizedformobiledevicestypicallyopenwiththepage
zoomedout,togiveyouthebigpicture.
Tochangethisbehaviour,goto Menu > Settings > Advanced > Open pages in
overview. Unchecktheoptiontozoominonnewwebpagesautomatically.
Whileviewingmostwebpages,youcan:
Scroll. Swipethescreeninanydirection.
Zoom: Tozoomout,touchthescreenwithtwofingersandpinchthem
together.Tozoomin,spreadthemapart.
OR
Double‐taptheplacewhereyouwanttozoomin.Toreturntotheoriginal
zoomlevel,double‐tapagain.Youcancontrolthewaydouble‐tapworkswith
theAuto‐fitsetting,describedbelow.
Find text. Touch Menu > Find on page andtype.
Asyoutype,thefirstwordonthepagewithmatchingcharactershighlights,
andsubsequentmatchesareboxed.Tomovebetweenmatches,touchtheup
anddownarrowsatthetopright.
Auto‐fitbehaviourfordouble‐tapiscontrolledbytheoption Menu > Settings >
Advanced > Auto-fit pages:
WithAuto‐fitchecked,double‐tappingacolumnoftextcausesBrowsertofit
thetexttothescreen;anddouble‐tappingagainreturnstotheoriginalview.
WithAuto‐fitunchecked,double‐tappingjustzoomsinandoutwithout
regardforthetextlayout.
When a page doesn't zoom: Websitesthatareoptimizedformobiledevices
typicallyopentoasizeappropriateforthedevice,andmaynotpermitzoomingand
scrolling.Insomecasesyoumayprefertoviewthedesktop(non‐mobile)versionofa
site.Mostmobile‐optimizedsitesprovidealinkthatallowsyoutoswitchtothe
desktopversion.
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Bookmarkawebpage
4. Openthewebpage.
5. Touch
6. Editthebookmarklabelandaddressifnecessary,orchooseadifferent
account.
7. Tospecifyadifferentplacetostorethebookmark,touchthename
displayedbesideAddto,andchooseaBookmarksfolder,thetop‐level
listofbookmarks,ortheHomescreen.
8. Whenyou'redone,touchOK.
Thebookmarkisaddedtoyourlistofbookmarks.
Openabookmark
1. TouchtheBookmarksicon .
Asetofthreetabsappears,withBookmarksontheleft.
Toshoworhideanaccount'sbookmarks,touchtheemailaddressfor
theaccount.
2. Toopenabookmarkinthecurrenttab,touchit.
OR
Toopenabookmarkinanewtab,touch&holdit,thenchooseOpen
innewtab.
Thebookmarkedpageopens.
Email
Youcanenteroneorseveralemailaccountstoyourtablet.
Addinganemailaccount
1. Touchtheemailicon.
2. IntheaccountinterfacetouchNext.
3. Inthee‐mailaddressboxenteryouremailaddress.
4. Enteryourpasswordinthepasswordbox.
5. TouchOK.
6. Manualsettings(optional)–Thedeviceshoulddetectyourother
settingsautomatically,howevershouldyouneedtoenterthem
manuallyclickManualsettingstomakeanyrequiredchanges.
7. TouchNext.
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8. Enteranaccountname.
Ifyouhaveproblemsconnectingtotheaccountpleasecheckallofyour
settingswithyouremailserviceprovider.
Video Player
YoucanviewphotosandvideoswiththeGalleryapp.
TheGalleryappfindsallofyourmediaandarrangesitinathumbnailview.It
showsfoldersonthefirstscreen.Touchthefolderyouwouldliketoopento
gointoitandtheappwillshowallofthefilesinthatfolder.
Touchthefileyouwouldliketoplay.
PlayingbackthroughyourHDTV
1. ConnectyourtablettoyourTVusingaMiniHDMItoHDMIlead.
2. SwitchtotherelevantinputsourceonyourTV.
3. YourtabletwillautomaticallystartdisplayingitsoutputtoyourTV.
Clock
TouchtheClockicontoviewthecurrentdateandtime.
SettinganAlarm
Youcansetseveralalarmsatthesametime.
1. Fromtheclockapppressmenu–Addalarmclock.
2. SetthetimeyouwouldliketheAlarmtogooff(ifyoudonotselect
repeatthealarmwilldeleteautomaticallyafterthetimeofthealarm).
3. Touchenablealarmclock.
4. TouchOK.
Music
1. TouchtheMusicicon.
2. Selectyourdesiredmusictoplayfromthemusic/album/artist/playing
list.
3. UsethePrevious–Pause–Nexticonstocontroltheplayback.
4. Toreturntothepreviousscreenpressthebackiconinthenavigation
areaortoreturntothehomescreenpressthehomeicon.
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Troubleshooting
Resetting your device to Factory Defaults
Ifyouneedtoresetyourdevicetothefactorydefaultsettingsforanyreason
pleasefollowtheprocessbelow:
WARNING!!!
Pleasebeawareanyinformationcurrentlyonthedevice
willbepermanentlyerasedbyfollowingthisprocedure.
1. Gotoapplicationsscreenandtouchthesettingsbutton.
2. TouchtheBackup&resetoption.
3. SelectFactorydatareset.
4. LeavetheeraseSDcardoptionunticked&touch“Resettablet”.
5. Touch“eraseeverything”.
6. Theunitwillnowresetitselfbacktofactoryresetandanyprevious
information/datawillhavebeenpermanentlyerased.
Getting further help and support
Pleaseseeoursupportsitebelowforfurtherhelpandsupportwithyour
deviceincludinghowtoinstallsoftwareupdatesifavailableandmuchmore:
http://getsatisfaction.com/geminidevices
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